For benefit of those whose have seen the appaling write-up in Australian Sailing, yes there were MkIIs racing.
This is what they were supposed to print.
Mosquito National Titles - Five in a row for Maskiell and two new champions
32 Mosquitoes made the journey to Lake Albert in SA where Meningie SC ran the Australian Titles in some very challenging conditions - winds mostly ranged from 15 to 25 knots for the whole week, making it spectacular, both for the sailors and for those watching from the beach.
Gary Maskiell continued his dominance of the cat rigged division winning his 6th National Title in the class and his fifth in a row. Whilst Daniel Stone showed impressive boat speed in the very strong winds, Gary showed consistency in all conditions to finish 7 points ahead of Daniel. Philip Warren-Smith showed a long-awaited return to form taking 3rd place.
Daniel was more consistent in the spinnaker division, with a string of 2nd placings giving him his first National Title in Mosquitoes. Once again the wind was fresh to frightening for the spinnakers, and it took a few downwinds before the sailors started to feel more confident. The spectacular nature of the spinnaker rig was brilliantly demonstrated on the final run to the finish of the last race where six boats were locked together in a group, barely under control and all crossing the line within seconds of each other.
In the sloops another new Champion was crowned when Simon Hallsworth and Ben Clarke achieved a perfect score of eight first places to depose the long-time sloop master Warwick Kemp and his crew Tomas Norman. Peter Dunk and Kirsten Thomas achieved many 2nd placings and a 1st but finished one point behind Warwick.
As usual with the Mossies the socialising was a feature of the event, with most nights spent wandering from campsite to campsite or cabin, with supplies in hand to help the recovery from a hard day's sailing. This is undoubtedly a feature of Mossie sailing, with on water rivalry only boosting off water camaraderie and everybody welcome at each other's sites, with young and old, experienced and inexperienced sailors all mixing together.
The Australian spinnaker titles have been held as a separate event prior to the cats and sloops up to now, but at the AGM this year the class decided that, from now on, the three divisions (cat, sloop and spinnaker) will run concurrently for the whole event. After 12 years of racing with spinnakers the addition of the 3rd division is a significant milestone for the Mosquitoes. The Mosquito class continues to grow, with more new boats launching every year and a recent poll showing that around 25-30 Mosquitoes are now racing with spinnakers.
Results
Mk1 - Cat rig
1st Gary Maskiell (9 Lives) 13pts
2nd Daniel Stone (Kryptonite) 20pts
3rd Philip Warren-Smith (More than a Splash) 28pts
Mk2 - Sloop rig
1st Simon Hallsworth & Ben Clark (The Young Mariner) 8pts
2nd Warwick Kemp & Tomas Norman (Atreus) 19pts
3rd Peter Dunk & Kirsten Thomas (Splashes of Brilliance) 20pts
Spinnaker Rig
1st Daniel Stone (Kryptonite) 6pts
2nd Gary Maskiell (9 Lives) 8pts
3rd Tim Shepperd (Karma Cat) 8pts
Australian Sailing used to carry a good record of the Summer's National titles, but now it is just a joke.
Presumably they are ruining all the write-ups to persuade the classes to pay the $500 fee to do it properly next time.
