2014 - 2015 Tornado World Championship - Day 3

by Andrew Dowley on 3 Jan 2015 2014 - 2015 Tornado World Championship - With four races scheduled for Friday it was always going to be a big day, especially with the points being so tight at the top.

Again there was lots of cloud cover to start the day but this cleared over the lunch break to a windy afternoon with clear skies.

The first start of the day was a little frustrating with the sailors fighting to be first over the line, this resulted in two general recalls from race officer JT who has been doing a great job. The U flag then made an appearance with the sailors holding back for the third attempt. After some wind changes across the river some sailors were gaining but were then quickly left behind. The local sailors from Nedlands YC were in their element. In the end it was Team Redbull who took the victory followed by Gavin Colby and then Brett Burvill.

In the second race the start was also close with plenty of discussion at the pin end. The left hand side of the course seemed to pay best but with varied wind it was hard to judge. Sailors could be 100m apart but sailing different courses, this was an exciting downwind with fast sailing and crossing of boats.

After three laps Team Windrush took the race victory followed by Roland Gaebler then Redbull.

In breezier conditions the sailors headed out to the start area after lunch for the final races of the day. The wind kept building throughout the race with an average of 22 knots throughout the race. There was plenty of drama with Roland Gaebler having his port rudder knocked off before the start, James Clark stopping for a swim in front of the downwind gate and plenty more capsizes across the race course.

After the third race the race officer decided enough was enough and postponed the fourth race until tomorrow.

Scoring a one, three, one today the table has changed and Iordanis Paschalis and Kostas Trigonis lead the fleet going into the final races. If they can hold on then this will be their fourth World Championships in a row.

Top Three Open Results
1. Iordanis Paschalidis and Kostas Trigonis (GRE7)
2. Brett Burvill and Ryan Duffield (AUS333)
3. Gavin Colby and Pete (AUS05)

Top Three Mixed Results:
1. Roland and Nahid Gaebler (GER1)
2. Jurgen and Sarah Jentsch (GER211)
3. Maria Tsaousidou and Marc Baier (GER14)

Tomorrow is the final day of the 2014 ISAF Tornado Worlds and Global Mixed Championships with two races scheduled for the morning.

Complete Results:

Place    Skipper                          Boat                                              Score     1       2         3       4        5        6         7       8       9     10

1	Iordanis Paschalidis	Tornado: 01 - GRE7-Redbull	13	2	1	4	1		1	3	1
2	Brett  Burvill	Tornado: 03 - AUS333-Windrush	21	4	6	2		3	3	1	2
3	Gav Colby	Tornado: 05 - AUS05-Alter Ego	27	1	2	9	5	1	2	7
4	Roland Gaebler	Tornado: 21 - GER1-J.J. Darboven, Marin	28.9	3	12	1	2	4		2	4.9
5	James Clark	Tornado: 27 - AUS331-Upstart	47	5	3	10	4		9	6	10
6	Lachie Gibson	Tornado: 13 - AUS300-Nothing Too Serio	61	9	17		6	2	12	12	3
7	betz markus	Tornado: 23 - GER02-Boattox	63	12	4	17	8	8	6	8
8	Allan Gamble	Tornado: 32 - AUS3251-Sirius Minerals	64	6	8	5	16	11	8	10
9	Paul Raymond	Tornado: 30 - AUS326-Massive Dong	65	14	9	13		5	5	15	4
10	Matthew Punch	Tornado: 33 - AUS322-NAUTICAL SUPP	65	8	11	11	13	6	11		5
11	Ethan Neaves	Tornado: 11 - AUS319-Kapeesh	80	10	15	12	10		14	13	6
12	Gavin Davies	Tornado: 17 - RSA36-Wild Thing	86	22	20	3		9	17	4	11
13	Paul  Peterson	Tornado: 04 - AUS330-Tornado Sailing	87	7	7	8	3	15	31	16
14	Josef Gunkel	Tornado: 31 - GER100-Archimedes	89	16	13	18	14	14	7		7
15	Billy Leonard	Tornado: 20 - AUS315-Hoon	91	11		16	12	10	20	9	13
16	Gavin Parker	Tornado: 18 - AUS325-Aeolos	92		18	26	9	7	13	11	8
17	JÃœRGEN JENTSCH	Tornado: 22 - GER211-GRIS	95	20	16	6		16	16	5	16
18	Maria Tsaousidou	Tornado: 24 - GER14-Gris	95		5	19	11	13	18	14	15
19	Michael O_Halloran	Tornado: 08 - AUS8-Shergar	107	13	10	24	15	17	4	24
20	PETER GIBB	Tornado: 07 - AUS317-VINO ROSA	125	18	19	28	17	12	19		12
21	Bill Caunce	Tornado: 19 - NZL70-Quantum Leap	128	17	21	14	19		15	20	22
22	Stefan Bernsdorf	Tornado: 35 - AUS226	135	19	14	15	20	22	26		19
23	Bevan Chrimes	Tornado: 28 - AUS327-Sparks	140	15	23	20	23	31		19	9
24	VICENTE AMENGUAL RI	Tornado: 10 - ESP11-EL GAITERO	150	21	28	7		23	22	26	23
25	Ron Stokes	Tornado: 26 - AUS320-Full Monty	154	23		21	21	21	23	25	20
26	Glenn Neaves	Tornado: 15 - AUS319-Sail Bad The Sinn	157	24		29	26	20	21	23	14
27	Steve Glynn	Tornado: 25 - GBR415-Dinghy Rope	160	27	27	23	24		25	17	17
28	Harry Winspear	Tornado: 14 - AUS289-Dirty Harry	165	25	24	25	22		24	27	18
29	DIRK ALBER	Tornado: 12 - AUS324-VIAQUA	182	26	25	27	27		27	29	21
30	Cracknell Gwyn	Tornado: 06 - AUS251-Esoteric	198	28	29	31	29	31	28	22