| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(20-12-2005) Four days of racing on Sydney Harbour has seen 220 competitors race from 13 countries and all Australian states in the 2005 Sydney International Regatta (SIRs). Olympic, Youth and invited classes have raced in a variety of conditions that has seen some the top places in some classes remain consistent and some classes have had dramatic changes in the podium places. The final days’ racing has been in an increasing breeze from the East. The start of the morning’s racing was delayed due to lack of breeze but by mid afternoon the sea breeze had kicked in for a pleasant afternoon of sailing.
 The Yngling fleet was won by Athens Olympian Nicky Bethwaite with her crew of Karyn Gronjnich and Helen Impey won with Hamish Jarrett and his crew of Trent Goldsak and Sara Phillips in second and class newcomer Nicky Souter and her crew of Angela Farrell and Sarah Wilmot in third.
Nathan Outteridge and Ben Austin maintained their overnight lead to win the 49er class with Emmett Lazich and Phil Manning taking out second place and Clynton Wade Lehman and Tai Elliott completing the podium places. The Japanese pair of Kenjiro Todroki and Kenji Takahashi took out fourth place.
Matthew Belcher and Nick Behrens have maintained a strong lead in the 470 men’s class over the regatta to win by five points from New Zealanders Geoff Woolley and Mark Overington and Mattieu Higgins and Tim Lynch finishing in third.
Western Australian team of Elise Richichi and Tessa Parkinson sailed well over the series to win the 470 women’s division from Queensland’s Lauren Jefferies and Rike Ziegelmayer with South Australian’s Natalie Dewing and Catherine Shanks completing the top three in the women’s division. Catherine will next race on her father’s boat in this years Rolex Sydney Hobart race starting in six days.
Sam Kivell and Max Taylor have won the 420 class from Sam Phillips and Harry Mighell by 27 points with Lachlan Doyle and Richard Plain rounding out the top three.
The 18 boat 29er fleet has been very competitive over the four days of racing with Joel Rose and Matt Hodge taking home first place with a five point separation to brothers Clint Marshall and Ty Marshall with Matthew Vandervoot and Joshua Cornford two points behind them in third.
After 10 races Anthony ‘Nocka’ Nossiter has again won the Finn class at SIRs with UK sailor Ed Wright filling the second place and Victorian Ricky Ironmonger slipping into third on the last day of racing. New Zealand’s Nik Burfoot finished in fourth.
The Moth class with foils has made a huge impression on the SIRs fleet and sailing on Sydney harbour with Moth foiler aficionado Rohan Veal leading the class for the first three days of the regatta but unfortunately couldn’t sail in the last day. Even with a Did Not Compete on his scorecard Veal has taken out the class from Scott Babbage by three points and Chris Dey finished in third.
With the Toshiba OK Dinghy World Championship being held on Lake Macquarie in February 2006, the racing in the OK Dinghy class was fierce within the 13 boat fleet. Two points separates winner Mick McQueen from second placed Peter Horne with Nick Gray taking out third place.
The Laser 4.7’s has been dominated by Keiran Searle winning by eight points from Jonothan Dawes with Victorian Ben Laycock rounding out the trio.
Krystal Weir has won the Laser Radial class by two points from Zac Skulander with New Zealander Miranda Powrie taking third place. Series leader Sarah Blanck was unable to race the last two days of racing and slipped back from the top three in the fleet to 19th.
New Zealander Andrew Murdoch sailed well on the last day to beat Australian Tom Slingsby by five points with fellow New Zealander Michael Bullot finishing third. Canadian Michael Leigh ended up in fourth after the 10 race series.
Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby have lead from start to finish for the four days of racing finishing on 12 points, four points ahead of UK pair Leigh McMillan and William Howden who are currently ranked second in the world inthe Tornado class. Greek pair Iordanis Paschilidis and Trigonis Koscancinos maintained their third place to complete the podium spots.
Aron Gadorfalvi one of two Hungarian board sailors racing at SIRs has won the RS: X boards from Australian board sailor Corey Plant. Australia’s number one ranked board sailor Jonathan Bonnitcha finished third.
Final Results (top three places in each class)
29er
1 Joel Rose, Matt Hodge
2 Clint Marshall, Ty Marshall
3 Matthew Vandervoot, Joshua Cornford
49er
1 Nathan Outteridge and Ben Austin
2 Emmett Lazich and Phil Manning
3 Clynton Wade Lehman and Tai Elliott
470 (Men)
1 Matthew Belcher and Nick Behrens
2 Geoff Woolley and Mark Overington
3 Mattieu Higgins and Tim Lynch
470 (Women)
1 Elise Richichi and Tessa Parkinson
2 Lauren Jefferies and Rike Ziegelmayer.
3 Natalie Dewing, Catherine Shanks
420
1 Sam Kivell, Max Taylor
2 Sam Phillips, Harry Mighell
3 Lachlan Doyle, Richard Plain
Finn
1 Anthony Nossiter
2. Ed Wright
3 Ricky Ironmonger
Laser
1 Andrew Murdoch
2 Tom Slingsby
3 Michael Bullot
Laser Radial
1 Krystal Weir
2 Zac Skulander
3. Miranda Powrie
Laser 4.7
1 Keiran Searle
2 Jonothan Dawes
3 Ben Laycock
Moth
1 Rohan Veal
2 Scott Babbage
3 Chris Dey
OK Dinghy
1 Mick McQueen
2 Peter Horne
3 Nick Gray
RS:X Boards
1Aron Gadorfalvi
2 Corey Plant
3 Jonothan Bonnitcha
Tornado
1 Darren Bundock, Glenn Ashby
2 Leigh McMillan, William Howden
3 Iordanis Paschalidis, Kostantinos Trigonis
Yngling
1 Nicky Bethwaite, Karyn Gojnich, Helen Impey
2 Hamish Jarrett, Trent Goldsak, Sara Phillips
3 Nicky Souter, Angela Farrell, Sarah Wilmot
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