Mannering Park Open Cat Regatta (A Class Fleet)

The John Cootes Furniture Warehouse Open Cat Regatta at Mannering Park Amateur Sailing Club was an outstanding success. 63 boats started in 4 Divisions this also included the Nacra NSW State Titles. The event sponsor, John Cootes being an avid sailor competed in the A class Cat division and was the oldest competitor at the event.
 

The weekend winds where favourable with Saturdays winds between 12 to 15 knots NE and Sundays winds reaching 20+ Knots NE which provided spectacular and challenging racing.

The A Class fleet had some great racing with 14 boats racing. The fleet included Olympic, AC and World champions Darren Bundock, Nathan Outteridge, Steve Brewin the current world champion in the A Class and James Spithill.

Team Harken were again there with Steven Brayshaw making the trip up from VIC to compete along with James Spithill, Steve Brewin & Grant Pellew.

Results and photos below (All photos by Michael Pfeffer)

Place	Name	Points with Drop	Platform / Rig / Sail
1	Darren Bundock	9	DNA / Fibrefoam / Brewin
2	Nathan Outteridge	12	DNA / Fibrefoam / Ashby
3	Steve Brewin	14	DNA / Saalburg / Brewin
4	James Spithill	15	DNA / Fibrefoam / Ashby
5	Andrew Williams	23	DNA / Saalburg / Brewin
6	Grant Pellew	29	DNA / Fibrefoam / Brewin
7	Stephen Brayshaw	30	DNA / Fibrefoam / Brewin
8	Ayden Menzies	39	DNA / Fibrefoam / Ashby
9	Mark Johnson	43	New Scott Anderson / Fibrefoam / Brewin
10	Robert Griffiths	42	DNA / Saalburg / Brewin
11	Steve Breaden	56	Marstrom / ? / Landerburger
12	Konrad Schultz	63	Geltec / ? / ?
13	John Cootes	67	DNA
14	Dario Valenza	70	Flyer

Steven Brewin

Steven Brewin

Outteridge going, Brewin & Spithill

Outterridge

James Spithill

Outteridge walking on water

Bundock

Outteridge

Outterridge (this is what happens when you use Ronstan)



Brayshaw

 Photos by Michael Pfeffer