Zhik 29er Worlds - Australia takes title for second successive year

by Sail-World.com on 15 Aug 2015 The final day of the 2015 Zhik 29er World Championship in Pwllheli, Wales, proved to be a thriller as the title came down to the last race and one point, wtih Kyle O’Connell and Tom Siganto (AUS) surviving the conclusion to take the win.

“We were pretty nervous coming into today, and we knew we had to do well the last race to keep the lead,” Siganto explained. “A couple of things went wrong the last race, and we made some mistakes, but we managed to keep it.”

Second overall Ignacio Varisco and Federico Garcia from Argentina turned it on the last 4 races with a 1-5-5-2-1 to move within striking distance but just out of reach of the title.

The USA team of Christopher Williford and Wade Waddell, who finished 3rd overall, started the day in 7th, and then dropped to 12th overall going into the last 2 races. After posting a 16-20, they rallied with a 1-2 to move on to the podium.

O’Connell and Siganto also claim the top youth team with Mimi El-Kazindar and Emma Loveridge (GBR) as top female team.

The Silver fleet was won handily by Matt Venables and John Mather (GBR) with the Bronze fleet won by Tania Bonilla and Nuria Miro (ESP).

The 2016 29er Worlds will be held in Medemblik, The Netherlands

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Zhik 29er World Championships 2015 Day 6 - Finals from Fleye Aerial Film & Photography on Vimeo.