Hi everyone,
Lindsay Mason sent me some info last week that will be great for sailing trivia buffs. It partly concerns our friend, Rohan Nosworthy, who teamed up with Lindsay for 2nd place at the Nationals, encountered some mishaps and still came 3rd at the NS14 States. Well done, Rohan! Aside from the gear donation, mentioned br Lindsay that helped Hugh at Balmoral, I understand Hugh had to drive to Gosford to help repair some gear failure that his father had at the NS14's. A casual observer migh question whether the MG and NS guys are more than just good friends!! Hmmmmm...... Here is Lindsay"s message:
Has a boat (or parts thereof) ever come top three places in both the MG and NS Titles held concurrently? Water Rat just managed this feat over Easter!
Firstly, a huge congratulations to Rohan Nosworthy and Reilly Tasker (son of Barracouta Sails sail maker Neil Tasker) who sailed Water Rat into 3rd place in the NS State Titles at Gosford, despite being match raced off the course in one heat and breaking a gooseneck, thus scoring dnf in another heat. The day when an MG wins a major NS regatta is not very far off! The MG and its abundance of boat speed, was the talk of the NS boat park and everybody was swarming over the boat. You just can’t buy publicity for the MG class better than that. A big thank you to the NS official that decided that Water Rat should be spot weighted for compliance with the rules. They weighted the hull at 64.8kg, which allowed us to remove the 3/4kg of lead that we had on the boat, bring it right down to 100g over the minimum weight and making it the lightest boat of the 67 competing in the regatta. I think that they will be careful what they wish for in the future!
Secondly, congratulations to Hugh and Tom for winning the MG States at Balmoral. After breaking his carbon mast in heat 3, Water Rat’s spare mast was loaned to Hugh to complete heats 4 and 5 of the MG Titles, before being rushed back up to Gosford to be used on Water Rat for the final heat of the NS Titles.