2007 NSW Paper Tiger Catamaran State Championships

[Dave]

The 2007 NSW Paper Tiger Catamaran State Championships were held over the Australia Day long weekend at Mannering Park Yacht Club on Lake Macquarie.

The winner was the defending state champion and recently crowned Australian Champion, Greg Williams, from Griffith. Greg won five of the six races sailed. In the last race, he came from well down the fleet at the first mark to finish second, the race being won by his father Garry, a 19-times NSW State Champion.

Runner-up was Kim Marcovitch, from the host club, with third place going to Garry Williams from Wagga Wagga.

Seven races were programmed, but two were lost on the second day after a very strong southerly ripped through the area. Conditions were mixed with light, medium and heavy races.

Mannering Park YC did a great job of running the event, led by Brett Hord and backed up by a small but dedicated band of helpers.

Final Results

1. Greg Williams (Wagga Wagga) 1-1-1-1-1-2, 5pts

2. Kim Marcovitch (Mannering Park) 5-3-2-3-2-11, 15pts

3. Garry Williams (Wagga Wagga) 7-5-5-6-3-1, 20pts

4. Ian Marcovitch (Mannering Park) 2-2-6-DNF-4-8, 22pts

5. Wayne Eager (Koonawarra Bay) 3-4-4-DNF-8-3, 22pts

6. Jon Pinkerton (Koonawarra Bay) 4-8-3-DNF-5-4, 24pts

7. David Stumbles (Koonawarra Bay) 6-7-7-2-6-5, 26pts

8. Neil Waterman (Koonawarra Bay) 8-6-9-DNF-9-6, 38pts

9. Cameron Fitzgerald (Wagga Wagga) 11-9-DNF-4-10-9, 43pts

10. Robert Fox (Bellinger River) 9-10-10-7-13-12, 48pts

11. Rohan Nicol (Wagga Wagga) 12-11-12-DNF-7-7, 49pts

12. Steve Halliday (Mannering Park) 13-16-8-5-14-13, 53pts

13. Kerry Spalding (Wagga Wagga) 10-13-11-DNF-12-10, 56pts

14. Lance Maizey (Concord Ryde) 15-12-13-DNF-11-15, 66pts

15. Alex Boyes (Koonawarra Bay) 14-14-14-DNF-DNC-DNC, 74pts

16. Des Collins (Mannering Park) 16-15-15-DNF-15-14, 75pts

Regards,

Dave Stumbles

Secretary

N.S.W.P.T.C.A.

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good to see gerogerie has finally found his groove! not many other classes where you would see a homebuilt ply boat win a national titles thats for sure. Dave , any word on the 2008 nats location?