ISAF Match Race Rankings – 12 November 2014

by ISAF on 13 Nov 2014 There’s no change atop of the ISAF Match Race Rankings with Taylor Canfield (ISV) and Camilla Ulrikkeholm (DEN) holding firm in the Open and Women’s rankings.

Open Rankings

Johnie Berntsson (SWE) was triumphant at the 2014 Argo Group Gold Cup in Hamilton, Bermuda and as a result moves up four spots to World #12. The Swedish racer followed the world's top sailors such as Russell Coutts, Peter Gilmour, Ben Ainslie and Chris Dickson in becoming a two time victor of the Argo Group Gold Cup, the sixth stage of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour.

The Swedish sailor claimed the title 3-1 over Switzerland’s Eric Monnin. Despite walking away as runner-up, Monnin can celebrate the fact that his performance pushed him up to World #4 from World #6, a personal best.

World #1 Taylor Canfield (ISV) and World #2 Ian Williams (GBR) locked horns in the Petit Final in Bermuda with the World #1 coming out on top. With a third place overall Canfield solidified and extended his advantage over Williams in the Open Rankings. Just over 500 points separates the leading duo as the fight for not only the World #1 spot but also Alpari World Match Racing Tour title heats up with just the Monsoon Cup in Johor, Malaysia remaining.

Tomislav Basic (CRO) took the inaugural ISAF Grade 2 Alpe Adria Match Race Championship in Izola, Slovenia and as a result progresses up the Open Rankings to World #17 from World #24. Runner up Christian Binder (AUT) also advances up the Open Rankings to World #43.

David Storrs (USA) had a superb October, winning the CMRC Autumn Invitational A and B in Belmont Harbour, USA. Both were ISAF Grade 3 regattas and push the American from World #43 to World #30, his best ranking position to date.

Oakcliff Halloween Invitational victor Christophe Killian (USA) is one of the month’s big movers after he took full points from the ISAF Grade 3 regatta. Killian defeated Lance Fraser (BER) in the final and moves up 37 spots to World #60. Fraser put in solid performances at the CMRC Autumn Invitational A and B and leaps up to World #52, a career best.

With a number of ISAF Grade 3, 4 and 5 regattas included in this ranking release there are plenty of changes down the list.

Women’s Rankings

Camilla Ulrikkeholm (DEN) counts eight exceptional regatta scores to her points total and remains firmly in charge atop of the ISAF Women’s Match Race Rankings.

Despite missing the Busan Women’s Match Race 2014 in Korea the Dane is more than 500 points ahead of World #2 Anna Kjellberg (SWE). In all eight of the regattas she counts to her point’s total Ulrikkeholm has finished on the podium at each one with three gold medals to her name.

Trine Palludan (DEN) was stand-in skipper for Team Ulrikkeholm at the Busan Women’s Match Race and with a fourth place finish ensured that Team Ulrikkeholm claimed the Women’s International Match Race Series title. However, as skipper the ISAF Women’s Match Race Rankings points were awarded to Palludan. As a result Palludan advances up to World #26 from World #73.

Great Britain’s Lucy Macgregor was the triumphant skipper at the 2014 Busan Women’s Match Race as she defeated Australia’s Katie Spithill in a tense final. In the first to three final it went down to a deciding race with the scores locked at two apiece. Former World #1 Macgregor held her nerve and defeated Spithill to claim the Busan title for the second time after winning in 2009.

Having picked up maximum points Macgregor advances up to World #8 from World #12 in the Women’s Rankings. Runner-up Spithill climbs from World #23 to World #11.

There is no change from World #1 to World #7 as the skippers prepare for the 2015 edition of the Women’s International Match Race Series.

Match racing - Open - Wednesday 12 November 2014

Pos ↑ ↓	Name ↑ ↓	Country ↑ ↓	Crew	Events ↑ ↓	Previous ↑ ↓	Best	Points ↑ ↓
1	Taylor Canfield	ISV		8	1	1	11914
2	Ian Williams	GBR		8	2	1	11405
3	Mathieu Richard	FRA		8	3	1	10451
4	Eric Monnin	SUI		8	6	4	10176
5	Bjorn Hansen	SWE		8	4	2	9944
6	Philip Robertson	NZL		8	5	4	9577
7	Joachim Aschenbrenner	DEN		8	7	7	9440
8	Nicolai Sehested	DEN		8	8	5	9413
9	Keith Swinton	AUS		8	9	3	9387
10	Pierre-antoine Morvan	FRA		8	12	3	9371
11	David Gilmour	AUS		8	10	10	9366
12	Johnie Berntsson	SWE		8	16	6	9201
13	Reuben Corbett	NZL		8	13	10	8860
14	Staffan Lindberg	FIN		8	11	5	8659
15	Sam Gilmour	AUS		8	14	13	8659
16	Chris Steele	NZL		8	15	15	8390
17	Tomislav Basic	CRO		8	24	10	8163
18	Mati Sepp	EST		8	17	17	7893
19	Viktor Ogeman	SWE		8	18	17	7883
20	Arthur Herreman	FRA		8	20	20	7876
21	Olli-pekka Lumijärvi	FIN		8	21	21	7695
22	Donald Wilson	USA		8	22	18	7657
23	Maximilian Soh	SIN		8	23	23	7655
24	Mark Lees	GBR		8	25	20	7401
25	Christopher Poole	USA		8	19	19	7273

 

Match racing - Women - Wednesday 12 November 2014

Pos ↑ ↓	Name ↑ ↓	Country ↑ ↓	Crew	Events ↑ ↓	Previous ↑ ↓	Best	Points ↑ ↓
1	Camilla Ulrikkeholm	DEN	Louise Ulrikkeholm Josefine Boel Rasmussen Joan Hansen Trine Palludan	8	1	1	10231
2	Anna Kjellberg	SWE	Karin Almquist Johanna Larsson Linnéa Wennergren Annie Wennergren Vanja Lundberg Annika Carlunger	8	2	2	9634
3	Stephanie Roble	USA		8	3	3	8630
4	Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen	DEN		7	4	1	7360
5	Caroline Sylvan	SWE		8	5	5	6404
6	Anne-claire Le Berre	FRA		6	6	5	6382
7	Klaartje Zuiderbaan	NED		6	7	2	5611
8	Lucy Macgregor	GBR		5	12	1	5314
9	Milly Bennett	AUS		8	8	6	4710
10	Claudia Pierce	NZL	Aimee Famularo Paige Maree Cook Janelle Peat Hannah Louise Osborne	8	9	9	4113
11	Katie Spithill	AUS	Stacey Jackson Jessica Eastwell Maryann Thomas Alessandra Angelini	3	23	2	4026
12	Denise Lim	SIN		8	10	10	3694
13	Annabel Vose	GBR		4	11	11	3480
14	Rayshele Martin	AUS		7	14	14	3039
15	Nina Ramm-schmidt	FIN		8	15	15	3034
16	Susannah Pyatt	NZL	Jenny Egnot Karleen Dixon Jenna Hansen	5	19	16	2890
17	Sanna Häger	SWE		6	34	17	2854
18	Nicole Breault	USA		5	16	15	2779
19	Emma May	AUS		6	17	17	2651
20	Rikst Dijkstra	NED		5	29	20	2601
21	Johanna Larsson	SWE		5	24	21	2540
22	Pauline Courtois	FRA		4	13	13	2495
23	Katie Maxim	USA		3	22	22	2255
24	Katariina Rove	FIN		5	42	24	2166
25	Fettje Osinga	NED		8	25	23	2144

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