The newly sponsored Tamar Marine PDYC Blockbuster was lining up to be Tassies biggest regatta of the year. Run over the first weekend of February 4-5 2012 boats had only just returned from their National championships in Perth, Western Australia. With 14 boats including 4 brought over from Victoria and another leased meant the fleet, which was going to be one of the smallest, became one of the largest. As always the Victorian contingent have put a massive effort into making the trip happen.
Guy Bancroft Sailing with Lachlan Imeneo on One More For The Bone. Photo: Kelly Atkins
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Pictured Right, Luke Cripps Skippered the boat "Blow Me" with crew Sam Cannamela. Halfway through the regatta by an unknown source a new name appeared upside down on the hull, "The Turtle" for obvious reasons during the National and World Championships in Hobart, Tasmania 2009.
Sadly Luke has passed away after a tragic accident on his bucks night. For the little time we got to know Luke, we will remember the laughs shared and know that his love and dedication to the sport of sailing was extensive.
Our thoughts and wishes are with those close to Luke in this sad time.
To find out more http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2012/02/27/304345_road-toll.html
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The B14 fleet headed up the A1(M) to Rutland Water for the Rutland Challenge for the John Merricks Tiger Trophy to be greeted by
sub zero weather, -5°C. Taking the forecast into account (starting to sound like a gramophone record), several teams decided that the risk of snow and possible stranding, meant that they would have to decline and not attend. However, for the 4 B14s that attended with the rest of the reduced fleet Dave Wilkins and his team provided some great racing over the weekend in hard conditions. The club liad on it's usual welcome, and the briefing included a video message dispatched by Ian Walker from the warmth of the South China Sea where he was still racing in the Volvo Ocean Race
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This was to be part of the Seavolution Winter Series, but a combination of the B14 fleet's legendary reluctance to do anything other than sail in a hurry and the popularity of this limited-entry event, which forms part of Andy Rice's "Sail Juice Global Warm Up" series meant that only two boats were able to enter, with even Mark Barnes, series organiser, failing to secure a place. So it was that just 749 (Olly and Gareth) and 766 (Barry and Al) made their was to Northampton SC on Saturday 28th January.
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