The 2012 KA Sail Victorian Moth State Championships started in a challenging fashion with the first four races sailed in 0-15knots, often varying from one extreme to the other within seconds, as well as having to deal with an outgoing tide. These unusual conditions saw leading boats going backwards with boats coming from hundreds of metres behind sailing past at speeds over 20 knots.
In recent years the Victorian Moth fleet has come a long way with the standard of competition. Anyone of six boats out of the eleven boat fleet is capable of winning races and the justle for positions at the top of the leader board is very tight.
Race 1 saw Andrew McDougall use his brand new design, KA MSL16 to good effect taking the win from Richard Jackson and James Owen-Smith.
Race 2 provided wind that were extremely fickle and at times it was quite literally a lottery. James Owen-Smith took the win from dark horse Kohie Kajimoto and Samantha England in third.
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| AMac: Always looking for a new edge Photographer: Russell Bates |
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| Kohie Kajimoto Photographer: Russell Bates |
After a lengthy postponement Race 3 started in more consistent conditions of 10-15 knots. Richard Jackson came first with James Owen-Smith and Andrew McDougall following close behind.
Race 4 was also sailed in 10-15 knots and Andrew McDougall again took the win from James Owen-Smith and Kohei Kajimoto following through for third.
Racing was cancelled on Sunday due to lack of wind and the remainder of the series will be held later in March.
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| Leigh Dunstan Photographer: Russell Bates |
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| Lochy Byrne Photographer: Russell Bates |
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| Sam England: Something wrong with this photo? Photographer: Russell Bates |
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| Kyle Ross Photographer: Russell Bates |
Results can be found at HERE
