Musto Performance Skiff World Championships - World Champion crowned
by Rick Steuart on 9 Jan 2015
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Day four; races eight, nine and ten. Jon Newman is the Musto Performance Skiff World Champion again!
Jon Newman has confirmed his ownership of the World Championship for another year. But it’s not over yet, with second to seventh place open for the taking.
In a south easterly that made it interesting for the mark laying team, let alone the RO, three races were sailed today. With more than 20 knots in the gusts, you would expect it to be choppy and hard to sail on, but the flat water that was on offer was taken up with gusto by the Musto sailors. Another day of Snakes and Ladders loomed.
The first race of the day had the majority of the top ten heading left only to find that going right was the paying proposition. Denis Jones found himself in the lead at the bottom mark and took a right, to find that those who headed left managed to get past him at the top. Jon Newman took the lead from top mark to bottom mark and saw Marcus Hamilton catch up and Thor Schoenhoff slip into third place and they didn’t change their positions from then on; giving Jon Newman a first for the day.
Race two started with a general recall and the 'soft black' or U flag was in evidence. The breeze was oscillating 10 to 15 degrees across the course and the first windward had Brit Tom Conway rounding with Thor and Jon Newman in hot pursuit. The down wind section was again affected by the left/right pressure and Jon Newman used his skills to take the bottom mark in first place.
John Reekie had come into play by this time and was sitting behind Thor Schoenhoff in third. The second lap had a reshuffle of the pack with Denis Jones and Richie Robinson making initial gains but Marcus Hamilton went with them and managed to get past Jon momentarily, only to have Jon slip past him in the next lap and take first again with Marcus second and Thor in third.
Race three had Paul Dijkstra at the pin end, watching the sponsor’s boats up the river in an associated regatta of their own, lifting about 20 degrees and took the view that going left would be of benefit. The top mark was his on the first rounding followed by Jon Newman and Marcus Hamilton.
Still in front on the down wind, Paul took the other gate to Arthur Brett and watched him get to the front and had to battle all the way back to the top mark with him. Both of them were caught at the top by a lull in the breeze and Jon Newman got to the top mark and grabbed hold of a passing gust to slip past them and hold the lead to the finish.
Jon turned up the volume as he shouted his joy. World Champion again.
But still the question has to be answered tomorrow. Who will take the minors?
There are a lot of people interested in the option.
Musto Performance Skiff World Championships 2015 - Perth AUS
Mounts Bay Sailing Club - 5 to 9 January 2015
Results are provisional
Overall
Sailed: 10, Discards: 2, To count: 8, Entries: 35, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank |
Sail No |
Helm |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
R6 |
R7 |
R8 |
R9 |
R10 |
Total |
Nett |
1st |
AUS 492 |
Jon Newman |
(2.0) |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
(3.0) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
14.0 |
9.0 |
2nd |
AUS 453 |
Marcus Hamilton |
7.0 |
(12.0) |
3.0 |
9.0 |
(18.0) |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
65.0 |
35.0 |
3rd |
AUS 513 |
Thor Schoenhoff |
(13.0) |
(15.0) |
7.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
67.0 |
39.0 |
4th |
GBR 449 |
Ian Renilson (GM) |
8.0 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
(12.0) |
(13.0) |
7.0 |
11.0 |
71.0 |
46.0 |
5th |
AUS 493 |
Arthur Brett (M) |
11.0 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
(15.0) |
(18.0) |
7.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
79.0 |
46.0 |
6th |
AUS 489 |
Denis Jones (M) |
4.0 |
(11.0) |
(16.0) |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
9.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
74.0 |
47.0 |
7th |
NED 478 |
Paul Dijkstra |
9.0 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
(17.0) |
4.0 |
(18.0) |
5.0 |
12.0 |
9.0 |
3.0 |
83.0 |
48.0 |
8th |
GBR 520 |
Dave Poston |
3.0 |
7.0 |
9.0 |
(11.0) |
7.0 |
(23.0) |
11.0 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
92.0 |
58.0 |
9th |
AUS 379 |
Paul Newman |
6.0 |
3.0 |
(21.0) |
8.0 |
9.0 |
(19.0) |
8.0 |
5.0 |
18.0 |
4.0 |
101.0 |
61.0 |
10th |
AUS 380 |
Richie Robertson (M) |
(27.0) |
14.0 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
(29.0) |
3.0 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
17.0 |
126.0 |
70.0 |
11th |
AUS 472 |
Tim Hill |
1.0 |
9.0 |
11.0 |
7.0 |
11.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
(25.0) |
(15.0) |
15.0 |
114.0 |
74.0 |
12th |
SUI 306 |
Alexander Greil (Y) |
15.0 |
16.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
(25.0) |
(21.0) |
6.0 |
4.0 |
12.0 |
7.0 |
126.0 |
80.0 |
13th |
GBR 516 |
John Reekie |
12.0 |
5.0 |
14.0 |
(36.0 OCS) |
(19.0) |
3.0 |
13.0 |
17.0 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
137.0 |
82.0 |
14th |
SUI 470 |
Nicolas Duchoud |
5.0 |
13.0 |
17.0 |
(26.0) |
10.0 |
(36.0 DNF) |
4.0 |
14.0 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
161.0 |
99.0 |
15th |
GBR 446 |
Ben Clegg (Y) |
17.0 |
8.0 |
4.0 |
13.0 |
(26.0) |
8.0 |
25.0 |
15.0 |
(36.0 DNS) |
12.0 |
164.0 |
102.0 |
16th |
GBR 456 |
Sergei Samus (M) |
10.0 |
(23.0) |
19.0 |
19.0 |
12.0 |
(28.0) |
20.0 |
18.0 |
21.0 |
14.0 |
184.0 |
133.0 |
17th |
AUS 511 |
Chris Sutherland (GM) |
14.0 |
6.0 |
(22.0) |
16.0 |
17.0 |
(24.0) |
22.0 |
19.0 |
22.0 |
21.0 |
183.0 |
137.0 |
18th |
AUS 440 |
Wayne Bates (M) |
(21.0) |
18.0 |
13.0 |
(25.0) |
14.0 |
20.0 |
21.0 |
21.0 |
17.0 |
13.0 |
183.0 |
137.0 |
19th |
AUS 244 |
Colin Turner (M) |
16.0 |
17.0 |
18.0 |
21.0 |
(22.0) |
(27.0) |
17.0 |
20.0 |
14.0 |
16.0 |
188.0 |
139.0 |
20th |
GBR 294 |
Tom Conway (M) |
29.0 |
21.0 |
15.0 |
(30.0) |
(33.0) |
9.0 |
15.0 |
23.0 |
13.0 |
19.0 |
207.0 |
144.0 |
21st |
AUS 491 |
Robin Dayes |
26.0 |
(31.0) |
(29.0) |
12.0 |
16.0 |
11.0 |
23.0 |
24.0 |
25.0 |
18.0 |
215.0 |
155.0 |
22nd |
GBR 476 |
John Archer |
18.0 |
(36.0 DNF) |
26.0 |
(27.0) |
15.0 |
25.0 |
14.0 |
11.0 |
24.0 |
25.0 |
221.0 |
158.0 |
23rd |
GBR 384 |
Stuart Keegan |
20.0 |
19.0 |
24.0 |
14.0 |
20.0 |
(32.0) |
29.0 |
9.0 |
(36.0 DNF) |
24.0 |
227.0 |
159.0 |
24th |
GBR 394 |
Nigel Walbank (GM) |
22.0 |
27.0 |
12.0 |
20.0 |
29.0 |
12.0 |
24.0 |
(31.0) |
20.0 |
(31.0) |
228.0 |
166.0 |
25th |
AUS 524 |
James Lewis |
(36.0 DNF) |
29.0 |
(36.0 RET) |
18.0 |
28.0 |
7.0 |
32.0 |
27.0 |
11.0 |
22.0 |
246.0 |
174.0 |
26th |
AUS 218 |
Richard Shallcross (M) |
23.0 |
26.0 |
(30.0) |
15.0 |
21.0 |
(31.0) |
26.0 |
28.0 |
26.0 |
27.0 |
253.0 |
192.0 |
27th |
AUS 423 |
Daryl Stone (M) |
(31.0) |
20.0 |
20.0 |
29.0 |
27.0 |
22.0 |
(33.0) |
29.0 |
19.0 |
26.0 |
256.0 |
192.0 |
28th |
GBR 228 |
Ron Barnes (GM) |
28.0 |
24.0 |
27.0 |
(33.0) |
23.0 |
(34.0) |
30.0 |
16.0 |
23.0 |
23.0 |
261.0 |
194.0 |
29th |
GBR 248 |
Mark Haine |
19.0 |
(30.0) |
25.0 |
23.0 |
24.0 |
(30.0) |
19.0 |
30.0 |
27.0 |
28.0 |
255.0 |
195.0 |
30th |
AUS 357 |
Chris Jahn |
33.0 |
32.0 |
28.0 |
24.0 |
13.0 |
14.0 |
16.0 |
(36.0 DNC) |
(36.0 DNC) |
36.0 DNC |
268.0 |
196.0 |
31st |
AUS 429 |
Jayson Brownie |
25.0 |
28.0 |
23.0 |
22.0 |
(30.0) |
16.0 |
28.0 |
(32.0) |
28.0 |
30.0 |
262.0 |
200.0 |
32nd |
GBR 521 |
Iain Morton (GM) |
32.0 |
25.0 |
31.0 |
28.0 |
31.0 |
13.0 |
27.0 |
22.0 |
(36.0 OCS) |
(36.0 DNS) |
281.0 |
209.0 |
33rd |
GBR 333 |
Tim Chapman (GM) |
24.0 |
22.0 |
33.0 |
31.0 |
(36.0 DNS) |
26.0 |
31.0 |
26.0 |
(36.0 OCS) |
36.0 UFD |
301.0 |
229.0 |
34th |
NZL 502 |
Aaron Duncan |
(34.0) |
33.0 |
34.0 |
32.0 |
32.0 |
17.0 |
34.0 |
(36.0 DNF) |
29.0 |
29.0 |
310.0 |
240.0 |
35th |
AUS 425 |
David Taylor (GM) |
30.0 |
34.0 |
32.0 |
34.0 |
34.0 |
33.0 |
(36.0 DNF) |
33.0 |
(36.0 RET) |
32.0 |
334.0 |
262.0 |
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