Queensland Kite Foil Championships - Results
Published Mon 05 Oct 2020
The Queensland Kite Foil State Championships as part of Rumble on The Reef took place over the weekend with big seas and strong winds.
Ryan Palk proved himself champion to come out on top of the racing placing 1st over the 3 day regatta. Race Officer Glen Taylor delivered an exciting 15 race series, with three days of wind.
Queensland is presenting itself as the breeding ground of the next generation of Kite Foil racers, with promising signs of the next generation taking on the seasoned ventrans.
More photos are available thanks to Marty Strecker - https://www.martystrecker.com/kitefoil200
Flying for the finish line
Photo - Marty Strecker
Regatta Results
| Placings 1-11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Name | Surname | BIB NO | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | TOTAL | POS |
| Ryan | Palk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | [2] | 1 | [2] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | [2] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Marvin | Baumeister | 11 | 4 | [6] | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | [12 RET] | 2 | 5 | [12 RET] | 26 | 2 |
| Clint | Smith | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | [6] | 4 | [12 DNC] | [12 DNC] | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 3 |
| Craig | Rawson | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | [7] | [7] | [12 RET] | 5 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 4 |
| Julian | Thomson | 2 | [9] | 4 | [7] | 5 | [8] | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 5 |
| Oscar | Timm | 3 | 6 | [8] | 6 | [9] | 4 | 6 | [7] | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 6 |
| Eliot | Tobin | 5 | 7 | 7 | [8] | [8] | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | [8] | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 68 | 7 |
| Chris | De Lange | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | [9] | 8 | 6 | 4 | {8} | {[8] | 7 | 72 | 8 |
| Jake | Timm | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | [9] | 7 | [9] | [9] | 8 | 100 | 9 |
| Benjamin | Harper | 10 | 12 DNF | 12 DNF | 12 DNF | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 DNF | [12 DNC] | [12DNC] | [12 DNC] | 126 | 10 |
| Kai | Timm | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 DNC | 12 DNC | [12 DNC] | [12 DNC] | [12 DNC] | 128 | 11 |
| Juniors | |||||||||||||||||||
| Name | Surname | BIB NO | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | TOTAL | POS |
| Oscar | Timm | 3 | 6 | [8] | 6 | [9] | 4 | 6 | [7] | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 1 |
| Eliot | Tobin | 5 | 7 | 7 | [8] | [8] | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | [8] | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 68 | 2 |
| Jake | Timm | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | [9] | 7 | [9] | [9] | 8 | 100 | 3 |
| Masters | |||||||||||||||||||
| Name | Surname | BIB NO | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | TOTAL | POS |
| Clint | Smith | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | [6] | 4 | [12 DNC] | [12 DNC] | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 1 |
| Craig | Rawson | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | [7] | [7] | [12 RET] | 5 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 2 |
| Julian | Thomson | 2 | [9] | 4 | [7] | 5 | [8] | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 3 |
Day 1 racing taking placing off Lamberts Beach, Mackay
Big thanks to VMR Mackay, RO Glen Taylor and all of our race organising volunteers helping out at Mackay.
Racing underway off Mackay
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Ryan Palk taking 1st place over the 3-day regatta
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Ready, set, go. The start line is always high adrenaline.
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Big thanks to Volunter Marine Rescue Mackay, the event sponsors and event organisers for bringing the event together.
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