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New Zealand, 2022 Rum Bucket

Wakatere BC, Auckland

29 & 30 January

By Ben Morrison

On 29 & 30 January, despite Omicron and Cindy’s traffic lights, the might OK fleet gathered (well, the Auckland contingent anyway) at Wakatere and held a simplified edition of the Rum Bucket. No paperwork, no going inside the clubhouse, just great courses, great weather, and great sailing.

Race 1 began in a glorious 15 knot NE breeze, and Ben Morrison led around the first mark, soon to be passed on the reaches by Andy Philips. The two then swapped the lead several times before Philips took a narrow win from Morrison, with Dan Slater in 3rd. Race 2 was a similar affair, Philips winning again from Eric Rone and Morrison. In Race 3, with the wind starting to ease and becoming increasingly shifty, Slater found the lead and hung onto it from Philips in 2nd and Rone in 3rd. Philips was not to be denied in Race 4, taking his third bullet of the day in a dominant victory from Morrison in 2nd and Gordon Sims in 3rd.

So, at the end of Day 1, with three wins and a 2nd, Philip had a stranglehold on the contest with just 5 points to his name.

Day 2 was somewhat lighter, another NE (tending E at times) of 6-8 knots with a strong incoming tide. Philips soon took control in Race 5, fighting his way to the lead on the first lap and never relinquishing it from there for yet another win. John Cutler started to find some form after a mixed first day, sailing well for 2nd, while Rod Davis took 3rd (after a solid 4, 4, 4, 6 on Day 1). Race 6 saw the fleet mixed up from previous races, with Rohan Lord putting together an excellent win from Rod Davis and John Cutler. And so, onto the final race of the contest, another cracker with a sea breeze coming in to bolster the prevailing (but light) NE breeze. Morrison finally got his act together and led from start to finish, while Rod Davis sailed yet another excellent race to take 2nd in the race and ease ahead of Morrison for 2nd overall, and Philips cruised to 3rd and a comfortable victory for the contest.

So, Andy “Lightning” Philips took the Rum Bucket for 2022, showing that despite a year or so away he is still a force to be reckoned with. Rod Davis had a breakthrough contest to take 2nd, while Morrison was 3rd.

Huge thanks to Simon Probert for organising the event, Dan Bush for running excellent races with minimal fuss as PRO, and everyone else who helped out. This regatta showed that great sailing contests can be held during Omicron and was a breath of fresh air for sailors who badly needed it.

2022 Rum Bucket - Results
Place	Name	Sail No.	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Total	Net
1	Andy Philips	559	1	1	2	1	1	5	3	14	9
2	Rod Davis	592	4	6	4	4	3	2	2	25	19
3	Ben Morrison	580	2	3	8	2	11	6	1	33	21
4	Gordon Sims	587	7	4	16	3	5	7	4	40	30
5	Eric Rone	583	19	2	3	5	10	8	8	46	36
6	Simon Probert	565	9	11	5	6	12	4	7	54	42
7	Sean Cleary	601	15	7	6	9	7	10	6	60	45
8	Josh Newman	509	16	8	11	11	6	9	11	72	56
9	Brett Daniel	561	13	13	12	7	13	11	5	74	61
10	Mark Perrow	581	11	9	7	8	17	18	9	79	61
11	Rohan Lord	563	5	17	DNC	DNC	4	1	10	93	65
12	Thomas Olds	546	14	16	9	15	9	12	14	89	73
13	David Hoogenboom	551	12	14	15	12	14	15	12	94	79
14	Jon Henderson	500	22	18	14	16	8	13	13	104	82
15	Dean Coleman	568	17	12	13	13	18	16	17	106	88
16	Michael Shannon	536	18	15	19	14	15	14	16	111	92
17	Dan Slater	562	3	5	1	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	121	93
18	John Cutler	570	6	DNC	DNC	DNC	2	3	DNC	123	95
19	Tim McDowell	560	20	20	18	10	19	17	15	119	99
20	Oscar Paulich	611	8	10	16	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	146	118
21	Gray Gibson	603	19	19	17	DNC	16	DNC	DNC	155	127
22	Graham Arcus	498	24	DNC	DNC	DNC	20	19	18	165	137
23	Phil Coveny	569	21	21	21	18	DNC	DNC	DNC	165	137
24	Ollie (?)	5	23	22	20	17	DNC	DNC	DNC	166	138

UFD, DNC, DNCF etc: 28pts