2013 F18 Australian Catamaran Championship, final results

From the following Sail-World article:

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Easy-Tiger-Racing-wins-F18-Masters-at-2013-Australian-Championships/106047

Sheeting rain and 30 knot gale force nor ‘east winds caused the final day of racing in the 2013 F18 Australian Championships at Lake Macquarie to be abandoned today.

Jason Waterhouse and Brett Goodhall (NSW) were declared the winners followed by Brett Burvill/Ryan Duffield (WA) and Adam Beattie/Jamie Leitner (VIC) in third place.

Rod Waterhouse and Chris Way of Easy Tiger Racing held off seven other teams to take out the Masters Divisions and finished in 12th position overall.

'We’re happy with our results at this shortened regatta. It’s disappointing we couldn’t have had more racing but the east coast low and forecast winds would have made it treacherous. I’m pleased to see Jason and Brett are on form for this season and the upcoming AC45 youth racing in San Francisco next week,' Skipper Rod Waterhouse said.

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Rod Waterhouse (Skipper) and Chris Way - Mark Rothfield

also From the following Sail-World article:

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/F18-Australian-Championships-2013---Two-in-row/106041

The Australian F18 National Championships 2013 had the final day of racing scrapped off the schedule due to heavy flooding and a looming gale on Monday, allowing Jason Waterhouse and his crewman Brett Goodall to bag their second consecutive national title after five races at Mannering Park Amateur Sailing Club, Lake Macquarie.

As flood waters rose around the State, it left the appropriately named Jason Waterhouse and his crewman Brett Goodall with their second consecutive national title, following an emphatic performance in the five races staged over the weekend.

Carrying a third placing as their drop they finished on just six points, comfortably ahead of the WA combination of Brett Burvill and Ryan Duffield (14 pts) and Adam Beattie/Jamie Leitner (15 pts).

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'Jason Waterhouse and Brett Goodall won back-to-back national titles - 2013 Australian F18 National Championships' Mark Rothfield

 

2013 Australian Formula 18 catamaran championships

From the following Sail-World Article

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/F18-top-guns-ready-for-take-off-in-national-championships/105904

A squadron of F18s will do battle on Lake Macquarie, near Newcastle, over the Australia Day long weekend, as the top guns of catamaran sailing contest the 2013 Australian Formula 18 National Championships.

With revolutionary wave-piercing hulls, twin trapezes, a high aspect square-top mainsail, asymmetric spinnaker, plus carbon-fibre centreboards and rudders, the flying F18s can reach speeds of over 25 knots (46 km/h), making them one of the world’s fastest racing classes.

There’s close tacking and gybing duels aplenty as the windward/leeward courses are relatively tight and each race takes approximately 45 minutes for the first boat to finish.

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'The F18s are one of the fastest sailboat racing classes on the water' photo Mark Rothfield

Phantom F18 catamaran, interview with Alex Udin on catsailingnews.com

An interview with Alex Udin has been posted up on the excellent Catsailingnews blog.  The Phantom F18 is designed by Martin Fischer.

http://www.catsailingnews.com/2012/12/design-talk-phantom-f18-in-detail.html

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Alex Udin photograph

F18 catamaran Argentine Nationals 2012

From Catsailingnews blog: Image by Fabien Haiek

http://www.catsailingnews.com/2012/11/f18-arg-nats-2012-sergio-mehl-nico.html

Excellent article at the Catsailingnews blog on the F18 Arg Nats 2012: Sergio Mehl & Nico Aragones Champs

One of the most competitive Nats since the first back in 2008. The top three crews leading each day for a last gold medal race with a MR included.
Smith-Heuser went to hunt Mehl-Aragones (who needed a 4th to take it all) for the title as Bundock did once for the 2nd place at Erquy, all was working to perfection with both crews back in the fleet match racing, at that point Smith-Heuser were champs but their spin broke and Mehl-Aragones flew to a super comeback to grab a 2nd behind the other contenders, Blando-Joubert.

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Formula 18 catamaran, Saint Barth Cata Cup

Repost from Sailweb.uk

http://www.sailweb.co.uk/multihull/2394/formula-18-saint-barth-cata-cup

Formula 18 Saint Barth Cata Cup

Carolijn Brouwer is extraordinary . . . but she might be a little scatterbrained as well. The Dutch sailor and her teammate Jeroen Van Leeuwen put on a really good show during the first race of the Formula 18 Saint Barth Cata Cup. Right from the start, they took the lead and never lost it. From the swells of the Atlantic to sailing with spinnaker in the trade winds, Brouwer and Van Leeuwen commanded, controlled, and flattened the rest of the fleet . . . until they made a fatal error. On the last tack into the wind, they missed the obligatory gate . . . First to cross the finish line, but disqualified.
Saint-Barth Cata Cup- Design Affairs Regatta from Easy Ride on Vimeo

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