With six different winners in the seven heats this years regatta was a closely fought battle. Congratulations to winners Club Marine who narrowly defeated Asko Appliances and RMW Marine to claim the prestigious JJ Giltinan title.
The 2005 I14 Worlds were held at Takapuna Boating Club in New Zealand. Congratulations to the 13 boats in the top 15 who had CST rigs.
Congratulations to Peter Vaiciurgis onboard Smashing Pumpkin who won the NS14 Nationals with a very consistent regatta with four heat wins and six second places finishes using a CST rig.
The 2004-2005 Cherub Nationals were held at George River Sailing Club in Sydney. Congratulations to winners Brent Frankcombe and Paul Newman. Nine of the top ten finishers including 1st, 2nd and 3rd had CST rigs.
CST Composites will be closed from 24th December, 2004, and will reopen on 10th January, 2005. Wishing you all a happy holiday season.
The I14 UK Nationals were won by Andy Fitzgerald with a Bieker 5. First in the POW Cup was taken by Andy Partington in a Morrison 12. Both used CST rigs.
With a fantastic start to the year, RMW Marine has won the JJ Giltinan 18fter World Championships. With 4 wins and 2 second places, RMW reigned supreme in the series. Excellent crew work and a fantastic boat and rig combination ensured that RMW took an early strangle hold upon the championship. Beating 9 previous JJ winners, including Howie Hamlin, took an enormous effort and Rob and Peter Greenhalgh along with Dan Johnson did so convincingly.
CSTComposites skippered by Chris Dixon had mixed luck with collision in the Invitational Race, which set them back in the JJ. However they recovered towards the end of the regatta for a 15th.
I14 South Pacific and Australian Championships
After a competitive week of racing, Grant Geddes and Dan Wilsdon aboard Snatch has taken both titles by a 1 point margin from Lindsey Irwin and Andrew Perry on Irwin Sails. Snatch regained the lead by beating Irwin Sails by 4 boat lengths in the final race. Both boats, using CST rigs, battled fiercely for the lead for the entire week, putting on a good performance for spectators.
CST will close at midday on December 23, 2003 and will re-open for business on January 12, 2004. We wish you all a happy and safe holiday season.
CST is proud to announce that is it sponsoring on of the 18 footers that sails out of The Australian 18 Footers at Double Bay. Skippered by Chris Dixon, brother Greg is in the bow and Mark Loneragan is sheethand, the boys have had a successful start to the season with a 3rd in the Sprint Series. Stay tuned for more news.
Using a CST rig, RMW Marine has taken the worlds by storm winning 4 of the 6 races and not contesting the last race. 4 of the top 5 boats used CST rigs, dominating the waters off Wakayama, Japan. The variable wind strengths proved a great test for the sailors with some races being postponed due to no wind and in others the starters were considering postponement due to excessive breeze. See http://www.i14.jp/wakayama/ for more details.
