The trophy winners for the Flying Fifteen National Championships: Uffa Fox Trophy for 1st place in Invitation Race - presented to Aussie Falcon (Dale Collings and Glen Scheen) Coweslip Trophy for 1st place in Championship - presented to Sake (Ashley Smith and Matthew Williams/Adam Kingston) Canberra Plate for 2nd place in Championship - presented to Aussie Falcon (Dale Collings and Glen Scheen) Tempest Trophy for 3rd place in Championship - presented to Ten Pound Note (Trevor Williamson and Damian Anderson) Gipsland Lakes YC Trophy for 4th in Championship - presented to 4KinL (Mark Daly and Nicole Magyar) Walbourn Trophy for 1st boat numbered 400 or more below the highest numbered boat entered - presented to Eagle Eye (Karen and Russell Dawes) Jat (Tally) Hobbs Trophy for 1st Silver Division - presented to Eagle Eye (Karen and Russell Dawes) Anniversary Trophy for 1st Classic Division - presented to Secret Fifteen (Greg Williamson and Iain Mitchell Hill) Allen Brooke Trophy for 1st Handicap - presented to Stiff Uffa Lip (Chris Howell and Paul Young) Masters Trophy for 1st Helm aged over 50 yrs - presented to Sake (Ashley Smith) Bill Shand Trophy for 1st boat with combined crew aged over 110 yrs - presented to Bubbles (Ken and Lee Bubb)

Much more sedate conditions for heats 5 and 6 with a 10 to 12 knot easterly breeze and smooth seas. Surprisingly, it didn’t rain which made for a clear sunny day with very high humidity. Ashley and Adam (Ff sake) and John and Dianna (Fast Lane 4) were equal to the first mark of heat 5 and extended their lead over the rest of the fleet with Ff sake eventually getting the gun. Ten Pound Note ( Trevor Williamson and Damian Anderson ) from Victoria were third. Eagle Eye ( Karen and Russell ) was the first silver boat and 4th over the line. Rookie and Morton (Fflashpoint) had a race they would rather forget in 11th. After a short delay, heat 6 got underway in about 8 knots of breeze but a 40 degree windshift to the north saw the race called off on the second lap with usual mix of smiles and frowns ! The restart had a tight bunch at the front in some quite shifty conditions and, after several lead changes, Aussie Falcon ( Dale Collings and Glenn Scheen) won and Ten Pound Note ( Trevor and Damian) were second. Ff sake ( Ashley and Adam) recovered after hitting the start mark to be third. Fflashpoint woke from their slumber to finish 5th and Eagle Eye was 7th. John and Dianna ( Fast Lane 4) went from chocolates to boiled lollies to be 10th. With one race to go, Ff sake has secured the title but there’s still plenty of opportunities for the minor places. Full results....

With none of the meteorological theatrics of yesterday, the waters off Sandgate delivered perfect Flying Fifteen sailing conditions with the first heat starting in a south easterly of just under 20 knots and a 1 metre swell. The wind and seas softened throughout the day to be about 10 knots by the conclusion of racing. Ff sake (Ashley Smith and Adam Kingston) from Queensland won both races to be in a strong position at the mid point of the regatta. Rookie and Morton (Fflashpoint) answered the question “What’s in a mast?” by stepping in a replacement stick without the help of measuring tape or tuning guide and scoring a second and a fifth for the day. Not to be outdone, John and Deanna (Fast Lane 4) finished second in the second race after challenging for the lead earlier on. They were ninth in the first race. Eagle Eye (Karen and Russell) were the first silver boat in both races and were seventh and ninth in the open fleet. Formally of the Western Australian fleet, Happy Days (2825) continues to perform well for new owners Ariane and Duncan Ritchie from Queensland. Races start 30 minutes later each day to allow boats to be retrieved well before low tide in Cabbage Tree Creek. Racing resumes on Friday at 1200hrs. Check out the results with some fierce competition starting to emerge between boats. A few more photos from Sandgate...

Heat 1 started in a pleasant 15 knot easterly (onshore) breeze with a confused sea. All was progressing to script until the second leg, a run, when the fleet was engulfed by a squall with gusts to 30 knots which brought a serious reshuffle to the fleet standings by the bottom mark. Several boats capsized with one being unable to continue due to floating below the water surface. Rookie and Morton broke the mast on Fflashpoint while running second and have re-rigged another one in order to be ready for heats 3 and 4 on Wednesday. The breeze softened for the rest of the race and Aussie Falcon (Dale Collings and Glen Scheen) took the win from Ashley Smith and Matt ( Ff sake) and Mark Daley and Nicky Maygar (4 kin L). John Wilson and daughter Deanna (Fast Lane 4) shook off yesterday’s woes to finish 4^th. Eagle Eye ( Karen and Russell Dawes) won the silvers and were 7^th overall. Heat 2 had less surprises but a solid breeze and building sea providing some great moments under spinnaker around the triangle. Ashley and Matt (Ff sake) won from Dale and Glen (Aussie Falcon) with Mark and Nicky (4 kin L) third. Eagle Eye just pipped Fast Lane 4 on the line to finish 4^th and 5^th respectively. Full results.....