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Contender Worlds - Day 4 - Beebe dominant in the tricky conditions

by Flemming Clausen on 21 Jul 2017
Is that a smile Beebe - Day 4 - Contender World Championship 2017 VR Sport Media Ltd
Jason Beebe was continuously looking over his shoulder throughout the fourth day at the Contender Worlds in Sønderborg, Denmark. Keeping a close watch on his fellow Australian, Mark Bulka, he stretched his winning streak with a further two bullets in race six and seven.

Mark is still in contention going into the final day but is trailing by eight points, picking up a second and fourth, to enable him to retain his world title.



Race eight proved to be a topsy-turvy event with a rain storm during the earlier stages and large wind shifts dropping the two leaders down to mid fleet and mid fleet to the top. Great achievement for Gerhard Gotz to pick up his first win of the Champs with a normal average of 50th throughout the regatta. The beers were on him at the Sønderborg Yacht Club after racing.



Highcliffe Sailing Club Master sailor, Gary Langdown, had a strong day too with two thirds and in the final race managed to salvage a 17th.



So the next Contender World Champion will be Australian - which one will it be? Light winds predicated so Mark Bulka is certainly preying for wind and Jason Beebe is having his neck massaged in preparation for the final show down.



Top five standings:

• Jason Beebe AUS 2482 11pts
• Mark Bulka AUS 2457 19pts
• Jesper Nielsen DEN 2352 55pts
• Davide Fontana ITA 59 58pts
• Paul Verhallen NED 9 71pts



Results:

Nr Sail Number
Team
Club T N R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10
1
 AUS 2482
RQYS 30.0 11.0
 
3.0
 
2.0
 
2.0
 
1.0
 
1.0
 
1.0
 
1.0
 
(19.0)
 

 


2
 AUS 2457

79.0 19.0
 
2.0
 
1.0
 
6.0
 
2.0
 
2.0
 
2.0
 
4.0
 
(60.0)
 

 


3
 DEN 2352
ASC - DB 89.5 55.0
 
4.0
 
4.0
 
1.0
 
15.0
 
7.0
 
(34.5)
 
19.0
 
5.0
 

 


4
 ITA 59
AVb 104.0 58.0
 
5.0
 
12.0
 
5.0
 
13.0
 
8.0
 
13.0
 
2.0
 
(46.0)
 

 


5
 NED 9
WVDH 127.0 71.0
 
8.0
 
21.0
 
8.0
 
7.0
 
19.0
 
(56.0)
 
6.0
 
2.0
 

 


6
 ITA 384
411 104.0 71.0
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
17.0
 
15.0
 
11.0
 
7.0
 
(33.0)
 

 


7
 GER 2507
WSCK 187.0 79.0
 
10.0
 
5.0
 
12.0
 
5.0
 
5.0
 
28.0
 
(108.0)
BFD
 
14.0
 

 


8
 GER 2549
SLSV 132.0 87.0
 
14.0
 
3.0
 
21.0
 
12.0
 
20.0
 
4.0
 
13.0
 
(45.0)
 

 


9
 DEN 2471
HS 132.0 102.0
 
15.0
 
(30.0)
 
3.0
 
19.0
 
28.0
 
19.0
 
11.0
 
7.0
 

 


10
 GER 2527
SKWB 213.0 105.0
 
6.0
 
14.0
 
15.0
 
18.0
 
13.0
 
17.0
 
(108.0)
BFD
 
22.0
 

 


11
 GER 488
WSVK 137.0 111.0
 
16.0
 
10.0
 
11.0
 
22.0
 
18.0
 
16.0
 
18.0
 
(26.0)
 

 


12
 NED 2582
Maas en Roer 157.0 123.0
 
(34.0)
 
18.0
 
14.0
 
27.0
 
25.0
 
21.0
 
14.0
 
4.0
 

 


13
 GBR 2503

181.0 130.0
 
11.0
 
23.0
 
22.0
 
10.0
 
12.0
 
26.0
 
26.0
 
(51.0)
 

 


14
 GBR 720
RYA 160.0 132.0
 
(28.0)
 
25.0
 
18.0
 
24.0
 
26.0
 
10.0
 
8.0
 
21.0
 

 


15
 GBR 2315

222.5 132.5
 
12.0
 
16.5
 
4.0
 
4.0
 
3.0
 
23.0
 
70.0
 
(90.0)
 

 


16
 AUS 2468
BYS 175.0 134.0
 
18.0
 
24.0
 
25.0
 
30.0
 
23.0
 
9.0
 
5.0
 
(41.0)
 

 


17
 GBR 2465
Datchet Water SC 183.0 136.0
 
21.0
 
22.0
 
10.0
 
20.0
 
21.0
 
(47.0)
 
17.0
 
25.0
 

 


18
 GBR 2439
Highcliffe 175.0 137.0
 
20.0
 
(38.0)
 
28.0
 
32.0
 
34.0
 
3.0
 
3.0
 
17.0
 

 


19
 GER 11

194.0 142.0
 
23.0
 
15.0
 
20.0
 
16.0
 
17.0
 
18.0
 
33.0
 
(52.0)
 

 


20
 GER 551
SVGO 252.0 144.0
 
(108.0)
OCS
 
13.0
 
9.0
 
9.0
 
11.0
 
5.0
 
23.0
 
74.0
 

 


21
 AUS 2565
Blairgowrie YS 219.0 152.0
 
32.0
 
9.0
 
38.0
 
6.0
 
4.0
 
22.0
 
41.0
 
(67.0)
 

 


22
 GER 2510
SCW 197.0 152.0
 
29.0
 
6.0
 
32.0
 
8.0
 
6.0
 
(45.0)
 
39.0
 
32.0
 

 


23
 AUS 2615

224.5 153.5
 
39.0
 
16.5
 
13.0
 
11.0
 
31.0
 
31.0
 
(71.0)
 
12.0
 

 


24
 GER 1789
SVG 212.0 159.0
 
9.0
 
33.0
 
16.0
 
14.0
 
14.0
 
38.0
 
35.0
 
(53.0)
 

 


25
 GBR 2420
Highcliffe SC 270.0 162.0
 
1.0
 
8.0
 
(108.0)
UFD
 
3.0
 
9.0
 
15.0
 
62.0
 
64.0
 

 


26
 ITA 2561
YCD 272.0 164.0
 
30.0
 
(108.0)
DNC
 
24.0
 
33.0
 
10.0
 
7.0
 
10.0
 
50.0
 

 


27
 GBR 2449
CCSC 209.0 176.0
 
25.0
 
28.0
 
17.0
 
25.0
 
(33.0)
 
27.0
 
25.0
 
29.0
 

 


28
 NED 2544
wsv de Zeevang 235.0 183.0
 
33.0
 
31.0
 
29.0
 
37.0
 
(52.0)
 
25.0
 
22.0
 
6.0
 

 


29
 AUS 2237
RFBYC 296.0 188.0
 
37.0
 
29.0
 
42.0
 
(108.0)
DNF
 
24.0
 
12.0
 
21.0
 
23.0
 

 


30
 ITA 40
Canottieri mincio mantova 245.0 196.0
 
42.0
 
37.0
 
26.0
 
(49.0)
 
47.0
 
14.0
 
12.0
 
18.0
 

 


31
 GER 14
KYC 244.0 198.0
 
17.0
 
26.0
 
31.0
 
45.0
 
(46.0)
 
8.0
 
43.0
 
28.0
 

 


32
 GBR 2572
Cotswold SC 253.0 199.0
 
22.0
 
19.0
 
34.0
 
29.0
 
22.0
 
(54.0)
 
30.0
 
43.0
 

 


33
 GER 416

298.0 228.0
 
27.0
 
69.0
 
23.0
 
40.0
 
27.0
 
33.0
 
9.0
 
(70.0)
 

 


34
 GBR 2618

336.0 228.0
 
24.0
 
11.0
 
19.0
 
21.0
 
16.0
 
60.0
 
(108.0)
BFD
 
77.0
 

 


35
 GBR 2607

336.0 228.0
 
13.0
 
39.0
 
(108.0)
DNF
 
23.0
 
30.0
 
39.0
 
28.0
 
56.0
 

 


36
 GER 2390
SCU 340.0 232.0
 
40.0
 
34.0
 
44.0
 
42.0
 
(108.0)
DNC
 
40.0
 
24.0
 
8.0
 

 


37
 GBR 678

280.0 234.0
 
(46.0)
 
46.0
 
37.0
 
36.0
 
38.0
 
6.0
 
27.0
 
44.0
 

 


38
 GER 2355
DRS 297.0 242.0
 
27.0
STP
 
43.0
 
27.0
 
31.0
 
39.0
 
29.0
 
46.0
 
(55.0)
 

 


39
 ITA 326
Cdv Erix 295.5 245.0
 
19.0
 
36.0
 
(50.5)
 
44.0
 
48.0
 
41.0
 
15.0
 
42.0
 

 


40
 GER 9
SVMÜ 317.0 245.0
 
36.0
 
32.0
 
30.0
 
35.0
 
32.0
 
51.0
 
29.0
 
(72.0)
 

 


41
 GBR 2383
Loch Ryan Sailing Club 308.0 250.0
 
31.0
 
27.0
 
47.0
 
34.0
 
40.0
 
20.0
 
51.0
 
(58.0)
 

 


42
 AUS 2437

314.0 260.0
 
38.0
 
35.0
 
(54.0)
 
50.0
 
35.0
 
37.0
 
45.0
 
20.0
 

 


43
 GER 2612
0000 337.0 281.0
 
45.0
 
48.0
 
(56.0)
 
56.0
 
42.0
 
50.0
 
31.0
 
9.0
 

 


44
 GER 2366
YCN 398.0 290.0
 
41.0
 
40.0
 
35.0
 
(108.0)
DNF
 
60.0
 
36.0
 
20.0
 
58.0
STP
 

 


45
 GER 2365
SCLW 363.0 301.0
 
50.0
 
60.0
 
39.0
 
39.0
 
(62.0)
 
43.0
 
59.0
 
11.0
 

 


46
 DEN 2500
ÅSK 417.0 309.0
 
68.0
 
(108.0)
DNC
 
66.0
 
46.0
 
54.0
 
46.0
 
16.0
 
13.0
 

 


47
 GER 535
SCU 425.0 317.0
 
51.0
 
70.0
 
59.0
 
(108.0)
UFD
 
55.0
 
32.0
 
49.0
 
1.0
 

 


48
 GBR 2347

401.0 324.0
 
49.0
 
20.0
 
36.0
 
41.0
 
61.0
 
(77.0)
 
69.0
 
48.0
 

 


49
 NED 2

390.0 324.0
 
35.0
 
59.0
 
43.0
 
47.0
 
37.0
 
48.0
 
55.0
 
(66.0)
 

 


50
 GER 322
SKBUE 400.0 326.0
 
57.0
 
52.0
 
40.0
 
54.0
 
36.0
 
63.0
 
(74.0)
 
24.0
 

 


51
 GER 2392
WVH 440.0 332.0
 
48.0
 
51.0
 
45.0
 
58.0
 
(108.0)
DNC
 
49.0
 
44.0
 
37.0
STP
 

 


52
 GBR 2407
RNSA / RYA 412.0 334.0
 
54.0
 
50.0
 
63.0
 
43.0
 
51.0
 
57.0
 
(78.0)
 
16.0
 

 


53
 GBR 2522
Thorpe Bay Yacht Club 421.0 340.0
 
56.0
 
42.0
 
53.0
 
28.0
 
29.0
 
80.0
 
52.0
 
(81.0)
 

 


54
 GBR 691

421.5 350.5
 
58.0
 
61.0
 
41.0
 
52.0
 
(71.0)
 
34.5
 
36.0
 
68.0
 

 


55
 GER 8
SLRV 460.0 352.0
 
55.0
 
66.0
 
58.0
 
(108.0)
UFD
 
45.0
 
24.0
 
50.0
 
54.0
 

 


56
 AUS 2501
LYC 446.0 364.0
 
60.0
 
(82.0)
 
72.0
 
26.0
 
50.0
 
53.0
 
32.0
 
71.0
 

 


57
 NED 1

461.0 370.0
 
52.0
 
44.0
 
48.0
 
38.0
 
41.0
 
75.0
 
72.0
 
(91.0)
 

 


58
 DEN 2611
Hellerup Sejlklub 485.0 377.0
 
88.0
 
58.0
 
57.0
 
(108.0)
DNC
 
59.0
 
55.0
 
57.0
 
3.0
 

 


59
 GER 400
Segel- und Surf Club Kempen 489.0 381.0
 
70.0
 
67.0
 
62.0
 
80.0
 
57.0
 
30.0
 
(108.0)
BFD
 
15.0
 

 


60
 GER 2553
SCU 482.0 392.0
 
(90.0)
 
53.0
 
76.0
 
70.0
 
68.0
 
62.0
 
53.0
 
10.0
 

 


61
 DEN 2526
Roskilde Sejlklub 491.0 401.0
 
67.0
 
45.0
 
49.0
 
60.0
 
44.0
 
(90.0)
 
56.0
 
80.0
 

 


62
 DEN 56
Kaløvig baadlaug 519.0 411.0
 
78.0
 
49.0
 
64.0
 
48.0
 
64.0
 
61.0
 
47.0
 
(108.0)
DNC
 

 


63
 GBR 2599

506.0 418.0
 
81.0
 
65.0
 
67.0
 
61.0
 
58.0
 

 
86.0
 
(88.0)
 

 


64
 GER 2212
SVSS 529.0 421.0
 
45.0
STP
 
(108.0)
DSQ
 
60.0
 
68.0
 
53.0
 
70.0
 
63.0
 
62.0
 

 


65
 DEN 2532
HS 515.0 428.0
 
73.0
 
55.0
 
61.0
 
59.0
 
49.0
 
65.0
 
66.0
 
(87.0)
 

 


66
 DEN 2430
Aarhus Sejlklub 516.0 429.0
 
(87.0)
 
85.0
 
46.0
 
55.0
 
56.0
 
81.0
 
68.0
 
38.0
 

 


67
 GER 529
SVK 541.0 433.0
 
44.0
STP
 
(108.0)
DSQ
 
33.0
 
108.0
DNF
 
108.0
DNC
 
71.0
 
34.0
 
35.0
 

 


68
 SUI 92

529.0 434.0
 
61.0
 
75.0
 
(95.0)
 
77.0
 
82.0
 
67.0
 
42.0
 
30.0
 

 


69
 DEN 2426
ÅS 517.0 434.0
 
(83.0)
 
76.0
 
65.0
 
76.0
 
75.0
 
44.0
 
37.0
 
61.0
 

 


70
 GBR 2538
BSS 526.0 436.0
 
77.0
 
41.0
 
68.0
 
72.0
 
43.0
 
69.0
STP
 
(90.0)
STP
 
66.0
STP
 

 


71
 GER 900
SSCK 551.0 443.0
 
71.0
 
93.0
 
69.0
 
67.0
 
70.0
 
42.0
 
(108.0)
BFD
 
31.0
 

 


72
 GER 483
SSCK 536.0 445.0
 
62.0
 
56.0
 
55.0
 
64.0
 
65.0
 
(91.0)
 
67.0
 
76.0
 

 


73
 GER 2213
ZSK 529.0 446.0
 
72.0
 
47.0
 
(83.0)
 
69.0
 
76.0
 
64.0
 
81.0
 
37.0
 

 


74
 AUS 2521

569.0 461.0
 
47.0
 
68.0
 
(108.0)
DNC
 
108.0
DNC
 
108.0
DNC
 
52.0
 
38.0
 
40.0
 

 


75
 NED 2630
Niederlande 569.0 461.0
 
74.0
 
78.0
 
73.0
 
57.0
 
(108.0)
DNF
 
82.0
 
58.0
 
39.0
 

 


76
 GBR 712

548.0 462.0
 
64.0
 
54.0
 
77.0
 
(86.0)
 
83.0
 
66.0
 
40.0
 
78.0
 

 


77
 NED 2370

559.5 471.5
 
84.0
 
62.0
 
74.0
 
71.0
 
73.0
 
(88.0)
 
60.5
 
47.0
 

 


78
 GER 435
YCRA 574.0 486.0
 
59.0
 
84.0
 
80.0
 
78.0
 
(88.0)
 
83.0
 
75.0
 
27.0
 

 


79
 DEN 2431
Sejlklubben Rødvig-Stevns 587.0 494.0
 
75.0
 
72.0
 
52.0
 
65.0
 
66.0
 
87.0
 
77.0
 
(93.0)
 

 


80
 NED 2637
GWV De Vrijbuiter 585.0 499.0
 
79.0
 
73.0
 
70.0
 
63.0
 
63.0
 
69.0
 
82.0
 
(86.0)
 

 


81
 AUS 2617
MANLY SKIFF CLUB 585.0 501.0
 
66.0
 
57.0
 
75.0
 
74.0
 
79.0
 
74.0
 
76.0
 
(84.0)
 

 


82
 BEL 1722

586.0 505.0
 
76.0
 
71.0
 
(81.0)
 
81.0
 
78.0
 
72.0
 
54.0
 
73.0
 

 


83
 GER 448
SLRV 618.0 529.0
 
82.0
 
80.0
 
71.0
 
73.0
 
81.0
 
(89.0)
 
83.0
 
59.0
 

 


84
 ITA 1111
LNI Riva del Garda 642.5 534.5
 
69.0
 
63.5
 
(108.0)
UFD
 
51.0
 
77.0
 
58.0
 
108.0
BFD
 
108.0
DNC
 

 


85
 DEN 2613
Roskilde Sejlklub 650.0 542.0
 
92.0
 
88.0
 
93.0
 
79.0
 
(108.0)
DNF
 
59.0
 
48.0
 
83.0
STP
 

 


86
 GER 2660
YCRA 634.0 542.0
 
86.0
 
77.0
 
82.0
 
82.0
 
67.0
 
(92.0)
 
79.0
 
69.0
 

 


87
 DEN 2286
Aarhus Sejlklub 659.0 551.0
 
63.0
 
81.0
 
90.0
 
83.0
 
72.0
 
79.0
 
(108.0)
BFD
 
83.0
 

 


88
 GER 2533
HSC 666.5 558.5
 
93.0
 
96.0
 
88.0
 
87.0
 
(108.0)
DNC
 
85.0
 
60.5
 
49.0
 

 


89
 DEN 2604
Aarhus Sejlklub 670.0 562.0
 
85.0
 
83.0
 
78.0
 
84.0
 
85.0
 
84.0
 
(108.0)
BFD
 
63.0
 

 


90
 GER 2458
CYC 671.0 563.0
 
80.0
 
79.0
 
85.0
 
53.0
 
(108.0)
DNF
 
95.0
 
92.0
 
79.0
 

 


91
 GER 2459
CYC 664.0 565.0
 
98.0
 
87.0
 
(99.0)
 
93.0
 
92.0
 
96.0
 
65.0
 
34.0
 

 


92
 GER 2504
NFBS-W 659.0 567.0
 
91.0
 
90.0
 
84.0
 
62.0
 
69.0
 
86.0
 
85.0
 
(92.0)
 

 


93
 GER 499
SSCK 682.0 574.0
 
65.0
 
74.0
 
79.0
 
75.0
 
74.0
 
99.0
 
(108.0)
DNC
 
108.0
DNC
 

 


94
 DEN 2528
Hellerup Sejlklub 690.5 582.5
 
53.0
 
63.5
 
94.0
 
(108.0)
DNC
 
80.0
 
76.0
 
108.0
DNC
 
108.0
DNC
 

 


95
 ITA 2559

694.5 586.5
 
(108.0)
DNC
 
108.0
DNC
 
50.5
 
66.0
 
108.0
DNF
 
73.0
 
73.0
 
108.0
DNC
 

 


96
 DEN 2215
Aarhus 703.0 609.0
 
89.0
 
86.0
 
89.0
 
85.0
 
91.0
 
(94.0)
 
84.0
 
85.0
 

 


97
 NED 2506
GWV De Vrijbuiter 746.0 638.0
 
100.0
 
92.0
 
92.0
 
(108.0)
DNF
 
108.0
DNC
 
93.0
 
64.0
 
89.0
 

 


98
 GER 24
DRS 751.0 643.0
 
(108.0)
OCS
 
97.0
 
97.0
 
108.0
DNF
 
108.0
DNC
 
78.0
 
80.0
 
75.0
 

 


99
 GER 515
CYC 747.0 646.0
 
99.0
 
100.0
 
86.0
 
92.0
 
84.0
 
(101.0)
 
87.0
 
98.0
 

 


100
 GER 443
PSV 751.0 650.0
 
96.0
 
89.0
 
(101.0)
 
91.0
 
86.0
 
98.0
 
93.0
 
97.0
 

 


101
 GER 387
BSV 765.0 657.0
 
94.0
 
95.0
 
87.0
 
90.0
 
87.0
 
(108.0)
DNC
 
96.0
STP
 
108.0
DNC
 

 


102
 DEN 1460
Aarhus Sejlklub 773.0 665.0
 
95.0
 
99.0
 
96.0
 
89.0
 
(108.0)
DNF
 
100.0
 
90.0
 
96.0
 

 


103
 DEN 213
Hellerup Sejlklub 777.0 669.0
 
97.0
 
94.0
 
98.0
 
88.0
 
89.0
 
(108.0)
DNC
 
95.0
STP
 
108.0
DNC
 

 


104
 GER 2298
NFBS-W 773.0 671.0
 
(102.0)
 
98.0
 
102.0
 
95.0
 
93.0
 
97.0
 
91.0
 
95.0
 

 


105
 SUI 2601
SCH 789.0 681.0
 
101.0
 
91.0
 
100.0
 
94.0
 
90.0
 
(108.0)
DNC
 
97.0
STP
 
108.0
DNC
 

 


106
 GBR 718

815.0 707.0
 
(108.0)
DNF
 
108.0
DNC
 
91.0
 
108.0
DNF
 
108.0
DNC
 
108.0
DNC
 
89.0
STP
 
95.0
STP
 

 


107
 ITA 19
AVAL-CDV 864.0 756.0
 
(108.0)
DNC
 
108.0
DNC
 
108.0
DNC
 
108.0
DNC
 
108.0
DNC
 
108.0
DNC
 
108.0
DNC
 
108.0
DNC
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