Etchells Worlds – USA still tops after Penultimate day
by RHKYC Media on 7 Nov 2015
Fleet in action - 2015 Etchells World Championships 2015 Etchells Worlds / Guy Nowell
2015 Etchells World Championships –
As stated after racing yesterday, PRO Kevin Wilson confirmed that competitors would be set a long race today, featuring course one for the first time. With a course length of 2.0nm and an additional windward leg, this gave a predicted race duration of 110 minutes – a good half hour longer than any of races one to seven.
With the breeze sticking at 075° and blowing at 15kts, the swell was up around the three metre mark, offering great downwind surfing conditions. Right on schedule the P flag was removed and the 43-strong fleet charged for the line ... a little too early, earning a general recall. The restart was under a U flag, with Land Rat and Gen XY positioning themselves within a hair’s breadth of the line at the head of a clean start.
By the first windward rounding, The Martian had pulled into the lead, with Hong Kong’s Frank van Kempen and Mark Thornburrow in second and third and Gen XY and Scimitar filling out the top five places. With the fleet favouring the starboard gate mark at the first leeward rounding, Marvin Beckmann was holding onto the lead, with van Kempen taking the port mark in second and Gen XY in third then it was off up the left again for a second beat. Beckmann still led the fleet at the second windward rounding, but with Steve Benjamin hot on his transom in second, having made up a further two places on the beat. Gen XY rounded in third ahead of van Kempen and Thornburrow.
By this time the signal boat had weighed anchor and was setting the finish line at the windward end of the track. By the time they saw the fleet again it was for the finish, with Benjamin and Beckmann in a tacking duel for the finish, with Scimitar taking the gun 21 seconds ahead of The Martian, followed by HKG1364 Gen XY and Aretas, who had bested Racer X2 on the final beat.
Generous in defeat (and still top of the leaderboard), Aretas owner, Jon McClean commented “it was an interesting day, a tough day in the office – we had a hard race, big breeze, lots of waves. Steve Benjamin sailed a great race – a beautiful race. I admired all his manoeuvres today.”
Coming in ten minutes behind the leaders, Thomas Cheung of Are We There Yet? remained upbeat, noting that “it’s been a great regatta, a real steep learning curve (and real steep waves) but it’s been a great experience even at the back of the fleet!”
With Aretas on 23 points after discard, and Scimitar on 28, the last word goes to Jon McClean, who wrapped up by saying “we have a job to do tomorrow. We always said it will come down to the last beat of the last race and it will be that way.”
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| Rank |
Yacht Name |
Skipper |
R1
|
R2
|
R3
|
R4
|
R5
|
R6
|
R7
|
R8
|
R9
|
Total |
Nett |
| First |
Aretas |
Skip Dieball |
2.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
(13.0) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
|
36.0 |
23.0 |
| Second |
SCIMITAR |
Steve Benjamin |
1.0 |
5.0 |
(11.0) |
3.0 |
11.0 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
|
39.0 |
28.0 |
| Third |
The Martian |
Marvin Beckmann |
5.0 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
(16.0) |
2.0 |
|
57.0 |
41.0 |
| Fourth |
Swedish Blue |
Ante Razmilovic |
7.0 |
(12.0) |
5.0 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
|
57.0 |
45.0 |
| Fifth |
Gen XY |
Matthew Chew |
4.0 |
(23.0) |
4.0 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
11.0 |
14.0 |
4.0 |
|
70.0 |
47.0 |
| Sixth |
PHAN |
Jeremy Thorp |
6.0 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
(23.0) |
5.0 |
4.0 |
12.0 |
10.0 |
|
70.0 |
47.0 |
| Seventh |
Magpie |
Graeme Taylor |
10.0 |
(15.0) |
3.0 |
15.0 |
1.0 |
8.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
|
63.0 |
48.0 |
| Eighth |
1375 |
Argyle Campbell |
9.0 |
(19.0) |
1.0 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
10.0 |
16.0 |
|
72.0 |
53.0 |
| Ninth |
The HORN |
Dirk Kneulman |
12.0 |
9.0 |
15.0 |
10.0 |
4.0 |
(24.0) |
3.0 |
9.0 |
|
86.0 |
62.0 |
| 10th |
Racer X 2 |
Mark Thornburrow |
(21.0) |
1.0 |
13.0 |
6.0 |
17.0 |
12.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
|
84.0 |
63.0 |
| 11th |
Baby Doll |
Noel Drennan |
16.0 |
(39.0) |
7.0 |
9.0 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
11.0 |
17.0 |
|
111.0 |
72.0 |
| 12th |
1364 |
Frank van Kempen |
(25.0) |
4.0 |
21.0 |
2.0 |
18.0 |
19.0 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
|
98.0 |
73.0 |
| 13th |
No Dramas |
Seamus McHugh |
20.0 |
18.0 |
(24.0) |
14.0 |
16.0 |
10.0 |
4.0 |
15.0 |
|
121.0 |
97.0 |
| 14th |
Jezebel |
Peter Backe |
3.0 |
17.0 |
9.0 |
20.0 |
(29.0) |
7.0 |
29.0 |
19.0 |
|
133.0 |
104.0 |
| 15th |
Tango |
Chris Hampton |
(29.0) |
10.0 |
8.0 |
19.0 |
23.0 |
16.0 |
15.0 |
14.0 |
|
134.0 |
105.0 |
| 16th |
Land Rat |
John Warlow |
14.0 |
24.0 |
27.0 |
(37.0) |
20.0 |
21.0 |
8.0 |
11.0 |
|
162.0 |
125.0 |
| 17th |
Freelance |
Laurence Mead |
15.0 |
16.0 |
(31.0) |
13.0 |
19.0 |
25.0 |
26.0 |
13.0 |
|
158.0 |
127.0 |
| 18th |
Wanchai Belle |
Jamie McWilliam |
19.0 |
7.0 |
20.0 |
26.0 |
26.0 |
15.0 |
21.0 |
(44.0 DNF) |
|
178.0 |
134.0 |
| 19th |
Strait Dealer |
David Franks |
24.0 |
13.0 |
14.0 |
(41.0) |
36.0 |
14.0 |
17.0 |
18.0 |
|
177.0 |
136.0 |
| 20th |
DreamOn |
Greg Farrell |
11.0 |
(34.0) |
22.0 |
24.0 |
21.9 RDGa |
18.0 |
23.0 |
21.0 |
|
174.9 |
140.9 |
| 21st |
Tiburon |
Mark Watson III |
23.0 |
14.0 |
(44.0 UFD) |
22.0 |
9.0 |
33.0 |
18.0 |
22.0 |
|
185.0 |
141.0 |
| 22nd |
YANDOO XX |
Jeanne-Claude Strong |
(35.0) |
26.0 |
16.0 |
1.0 |
27.0 |
34.0 |
19.0 |
28.0 |
|
186.0 |
151.0 |
| 23rd |
AUS 1292 |
Shane Guanaria |
13.0 |
21.0 |
(44.0 UFD) |
36.0 |
33.0 |
23.0 |
13.0 |
12.0 |
|
195.0 |
151.0 |
| 24th |
Kirribilli |
Doug Flynn |
(33.0) |
33.0 |
30.0 |
18.0 |
10.0 |
13.0 |
22.0 |
26.0 |
|
185.0 |
152.0 |
| 25th |
Matatu Dubh |
Richard Burrows |
22.0 |
11.0 |
28.0 |
11.0 |
(44.0 RET) |
29.0 |
27.0 |
25.0 |
|
197.0 |
153.0 |
| 26th |
The Boat |
Jake Gunther |
17.0 |
6.0 |
(44.0 DSQ) |
34.0 |
15.0 |
20.0 |
44.0 DSQ |
20.0 |
|
200.0 |
156.0 |
| 27th |
Highlander |
Martin Webster |
(39.0) |
20.0 |
29.0 |
25.0 |
14.0 |
22.0 |
24.0 |
23.0 |
|
196.0 |
157.0 |
| 28th |
African Queen |
Jan Muysken |
8.0 |
22.0 |
17.0 |
(42.0) |
28.0 |
28.0 |
40.0 |
24.0 |
|
209.0 |
167.0 |
| 29th |
Jukes of Hazzard |
Brendon Jukes |
(38.0) |
29.0 |
19.0 |
31.0 |
12.0 |
26.0 |
20.0 |
30.0 |
|
205.0 |
167.0 |
| 30th |
The Battler |
Mark Jukes |
26.0 |
31.0 |
12.0 |
17.0 |
31.0 |
27.0 |
(36.0) |
33.0 |
|
213.0 |
177.0 |
| 31st |
Easy Tiger |
Marty Kaye |
34.0 |
32.0 |
18.0 |
(35.0) |
30.0 |
17.0 |
25.0 |
27.0 |
|
218.0 |
183.0 |
| 32nd |
Free Advice |
Robert Hanna |
18.0 |
28.0 |
23.0 |
29.0 |
25.0 |
37.0 |
28.0 |
(44.0 DNF) |
|
232.0 |
188.0 |
| 33rd |
Stampede |
Rob Goddard |
27.0 |
(35.0) |
25.0 |
28.0 |
21.0 |
35.0 |
33.0 |
29.0 |
|
233.0 |
198.0 |
| 34th |
Chelsea Lady |
Bill Steele |
32.0 |
25.0 |
26.0 |
16.0 |
32.0 |
(42.0) |
35.0 |
37.0 |
|
245.0 |
203.0 |
| 35th |
China White |
Nicholas Stagg |
(43.0) |
30.0 |
33.0 |
21.0 |
22.0 |
39.0 |
31.0 |
31.0 |
|
250.0 |
207.0 |
| 36th |
Reprobate |
Denis Martinet |
31.0 |
(44.0 UFD) |
32.0 |
27.0 |
34.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
40.0 |
|
268.0 |
224.0 |
| 37th |
The Answer is... |
Willem Van Walt Meijer |
(41.0) |
27.0 |
35.0 |
39.0 |
24.0 |
32.0 |
37.0 |
32.0 |
|
267.0 |
226.0 |
| 38th |
Incoming |
Ian Fleming |
(40.0) |
36.0 |
36.0 |
30.0 |
37.0 |
31.0 |
32.0 |
38.0 |
|
280.0 |
240.0 |
| 39th |
Fuzzy Duck |
Michael Haehnel |
28.0 |
37.0 |
34.0 |
33.0 |
(44.0 DSQ) |
36.0 |
39.0 |
34.0 |
|
285.0 |
241.0 |
| 40th |
Mind The Bumps |
Mark Whitehead |
30.0 |
(44.0 DNF) |
44.0 DNC |
32.0 |
38.0 |
38.0 |
38.0 |
36.0 |
|
300.0 |
256.0 |
| 41st |
Grand V |
Gordon Hinds |
37.0 |
40.0 |
38.0 |
(43.0) |
39.0 |
40.0 |
34.0 |
39.0 |
|
310.0 |
267.0 |
| 42nd |
Diva Deux |
Mark Yeadon |
36.0 |
38.0 |
37.0 |
40.0 |
(41.0) |
41.0 |
41.0 |
35.0 |
|
309.0 |
268.0 |
| 43rd |
Are We There Yet |
Thomas Cheung |
42.0 |
41.0 |
39.0 |
38.0 |
40.0 |
(43.0) |
42.0 |
41.0 |
|
326.0 |
283.0 |
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