ISAF Match Race Rankings - 15 October 2014

by ISAF on 16 Oct 2014

Taylor Canfield and his team in action during their Qualifying Match at Dutch Match Cup Robert Hajduk / WMRT

Taylor Canfield (ISV) has reclaimed the world number one position in the open rankings whilst Camilla Ulrikkeholm (DEN) holds on to the world number one position in the Women's rankings.

Taylor Canfield (ISV) and Ian Williams (GBR) have once again exchanged places on the ISAF Open Match Race Rankings with the 2013 World Champion, Canfield returning to the world number one position.

With two Alpari World Match Race Tour events counting to this ranking release it was 2-0 to Canfield as he defeated Williams in the final in Chicago, USA and at the inaugural Dutch Match Cup in Lelystad, The Netherlands. Canfield is on a roll as he continues his quest for a second world championship title, also securing a win at the ISAF Grade 2 Chicago Grand Slam.

Mathieu Richard (FRA) and Bjorn Hansen (SWE) hold steady at world number three and world number four respectively whilst Philip Robertson (NZL) makes a return to the top five after finishing sixth at the two World Tour events.

The Oakcliff International was the only ISAF Grade 1 event for this ranking release and the title went to Staffan Lindberg (FIN). Eric Monnin (SUI) picked up the bronze medal which, combined with wins at the ISAF Grade 2 Teamwork Geneva Match Race and the Grade 3 Swiss Open plus tenth place at the Chicago Match Cup, moves him up five places to world number six.

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

Camilla Ulrikkeholm and her crew from Denmark cheering after their fourth consecutive victory in Lysekil Women's Match. © Dan Ljungsvik / LWM

The top three of the ISAF Women's Match Race Rankings remain unchanged so Camilla Ulrikkeholm (DEN) holds on to the world number one position once again. Anna Kjellberg (SWE) and Stephanie Roble (USA) are world number two and world number three respectively.

Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN) claimed the ISAF Grade 1 Sheboygan Women's Match Race International, the penultimate event of the 2014 WIM Series, and moves up one place to world numner four. The Danish skipper beat Roble for the title but only counts seven scores from the maximum eight which is affecting her overall position.

Caroline Sylvan (SWE) moves up two places to world number five after claiming fourth place in Sheboygan.

Two ISAF Grade 3 national championships are included in this ranking release and there are new champions crowned in Australia and Finland.

Katie Spithill is the 2014 Australian National Champion. The 2007 ISAF Women's Worlds silver medallist hasn't competed at a graded event since she won bronze at the 2013 ISAF Worlds and now counting scores from two regattas rockets up the rankings 33 places to world number 23. Milly Bennett (AUS) came in second with Sarah Parker completing the podium. Bennett's position at World #8 remains the same but Parker makes her rankings debut at world number 63.

The 2014 Finnish Women's Match Racing Champion is Martina Karlemo who moves up 33 places to world number 35.

Match racing - Open - Wednesday 15 October 2014

Pos ↑ ↓	Name ↑ ↓	Country ↑ ↓	Crew	Events ↑ ↓	Previous ↑ ↓	Best	Points ↑ ↓
1	Taylor Canfield	ISV		8	2	1	11914
2	Ian Williams	GBR		8	1	1	11405
3	Mathieu Richard	FRA		8	3	1	10465
4	Bjorn Hansen	SWE		8	4	2	9944
5	Philip Robertson	NZL		8	9	4	9577
6	Eric Monnin	SUI		8	11	6	9505
7	Joachim Aschenbrenner	DEN		8	8	7	9440
8	Nicolai Sehested	DEN		8	5	5	9413
9	Keith Swinton	AUS		8	6	3	9387
10	David Gilmour	AUS		8	12	10	9366
11	Staffan Lindberg	FIN		8	10	5	9090
12	Pierre-antoine Morvan	FRA		8	7	3	9078
13	Reuben Corbett	NZL		8	14	10	8860
14	Sam Gilmour	AUS		8	13	13	8659
15	Chris Steele	NZL		8	16	15	8444
16	Johnie Berntsson	SWE		8	15	6	8207
17	Mati Sepp	EST		8	22	17	7893
18	Viktor Ogeman	SWE		8	17	17	7883
19	Christopher Poole	USA		8	30	19	7753
20	Arthur Herreman	FRA		8	21	20	7748
21	Olli-pekka Lumijärvi	FIN		8	23	21	7695
22	Donald Wilson	USA		8	18	18	7657
23	Maximilian Soh	SIN		8	26	23	7655
24	Tomislav Basic	CRO		8	19	10	7550
25	Mark Lees	GBR		8	20	20	7435

For full Open Rankings, click here.

Match racing - Women - Wednesday 15 October 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	8938
3	Stephanie Roble	USA		8	3	3	8630
4	Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen	DEN		7	5	1	7360
5	Caroline Sylvan	SWE		8	7	5	6125
6	Anne-claire Le Berre	FRA		5	6	5	5865
7	Klaartje Zuiderbaan	NED		6	4	2	5611
8	Milly Bennett	AUS		8	8	6	4710
9	Claudia Pierce	NZL	Aimee Famularo Paige Maree Cook Janelle Peat Hannah Louise Osborne	8	9	9	4113
10	Denise Lim	SIN		8	10	10	3512
11	Annabel Vose	GBR		4	13	11	3480
12	Lucy Macgregor	GBR		4	15	1	3330
13	Pauline Courtois	FRA		5	16	13	3265
14	Rayshele Martin	AUS		7	18	14	3039
15	Nina Ramm-schmidt	FIN		8	19	15	3034
16	Nicole Breault	USA		5	17	15	2779
17	Emma May	AUS		6	20	17	2651
18	Julie Bossard	FRA		3	12	3	2575
19	Susannah Pyatt	NZL	Jenny Egnot Karleen Dixon Jenna Hansen	4	21	19	2495
20	Morgane Fountaine	FRA		5	22	20	2387
21	Ekaterina Skudina	RUS	Ekaterina Chashchina Tatiana Lartseva Silke Hahlbrock Vera Dubina	4	23	2	2330
22	Katie Maxim	USA		3	24	22	2255
23	Katie Spithill	AUS	Stacey Jackson Jessica Eastwell Maryann Thomas Alessandra Angelini	2	56	2	2202
24	Johanna Larsson	SWE		4	39	24	2180
25	Fettje Osinga	NED		8	25	23	2144