Transfusion wins the 2009 Hamilton Island Farr 40 Australian Championship
Guido Belgiorno Nettis’s Transfusion has taken the double by winning both the 2009 Hamilton Island Farr 40 Australian Championship and the 2008-09 Australian Farr 40 Circuit after racing wrapped up today.
Farr 40 Transfusion Crew
L to R back row: Bob Wilmot, Michael Leigh, Andrew Palfrey, Mitch White, Guido Belgiorno Nettis, Hamish Roughley, Tom Slingsby, Sam
Front row: Joe Turner, Peter Sheldrick, Daniel Turner photo: Sam Crichton
Frustrating would be one word that comes to mind when describing the final day of racing in the Island Farr 40 Australian Championship as the nine teams sailed in a very light six knot breeze from a east north east direction in a large rolling swell.
Lang Walker’s Kokomo went into day three with a four point lead over Transfusion which was narrowed after race seven of the series to two points when Transfusion won, Lisa and Martin Hill’s Estate Master was second and Kokomo finished third.
The next race of the day got underway after a two hour postponement as the race committee waited for the fickle light breeze to build enough to start a race. Graeme Wood’s Wot For crew displayed fantastic light air racing skills leading the fleet around the course to take the gun for the second last race of the series. Transfusion finished third and Kokomo crossed the line in eighth place which moved Transfusion into the lead.
The race committee managed to get the final race of the series started within one minute of the cut off time for a start sequence and this race ultimately decided who would take the final place on the podium.
New Zealander Brett Neill and his
“We’ve spent three years chipping away and I am sure Brett is very pleased to finish up this event in third”, said White Cloud crew member Phil Douglas.
The Farr 40 class would like to thank Hamilton Island and the Oatley family for their support of the Australian class, Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron for hosting the event and their race management
2009 Hamilton Island Farr 40 Australian Championship Final Results:
Place |
Boat |
Skipper |
Yacht Club |
Pts |
1 |
Transfusion |
Guido Belgiorno Nettis |
MHYC |
21 |
2 |
|
Lang Walker |
RSYS |
30 |
3 |
White Cloud |
Brett Neill |
RNZYS |
40 |
4 |
Estate Master |
Lisa & Martin Hill |
MHYC |
41 |
5 |
Sputnik |
Ivan Wheen |
RSYS |
42 |
6 |
Wot For |
Graeme Wood |
CYCA |
46 |
7 |
Easy Tiger II |
Chris Way/Ian Burns |
RPAYC |
52 |
8 |
Edake |
Jeff Carter |
MHYC |
61 |
9 |
VooDoo |
Lloyd Clark/Andrew Hunn |
RYCT |
72 |
2008-09 Australian Farr 40 Circuit: For more information please go to www.farr40.org or contact Sam Crichton ph # +61 0407 63 64 16 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
1 Guido Belgiorno Nettis
2 Lisa and Martin Hill
3 Lang Walker