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Sail-World.com : 2010 Contender Worlds Day 2- Its tough out there says The Master

2010 Contender Worlds Day 2- Its tough out there says The Master

'All in a row - Race 4 Day 2 Contender Worlds Championships'    Contender Worlds 2010    Click Here to view large photo

The 40th Contender Worlds Day 2 were sailed on a benign Waterloo Bay in Brisbane Australia. Andrea Bonezzi sailed his first Championships 25 years ago and has won seven World titles since then. Today his experience continued to shine through.

As they made their way to the start line for Race 3, the competitors were greeted by a glorious day with 12 knots of east south east breeze .

Now thats close racing - Day 2 Contenders Worlds -  Contender Worlds 2010   Click Here to view large photo


Current World Champion and early event leader, Andrea Bonezzi (ITA11) started half way down the line and led a group of Contenders out to the right side of the course in softening conditions.

Australian Champion Matt Mulder (AUS2408) led Steven Grimes (AUS2179), German sailor Christoph Homeier (GER551) and Bonezzi at the top mark.

Then as they came on the reach to the wing mark, the breeze dropped to eight or nine knots, so sailors were not on trapezes. Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron sailor Steven Grimes soaked down inside the course and rounded the wing mark with pressure.

Homeier rounded in second, with Bonezzi close behind. Mulder, who had done so well early in the race, fell back into sixth place, the conditions being just too light for big Matt.

Reaching down towards the bottom mark, the middle of the fleet were up on trapezes as the breeze freshened.

At the bottom mark Grimes had extended his lead, from Homeier and Bonezzi. Jono Neate (AUS2323) was fourth with yesterday’s second race winner Simon Mussell (GBR 2420) on his hammer.

The breeze was back to seven or eight knots at the top of the course and the lightweight Grimes began to sail away with the race. At the top mark he held a ten boat length advantage over Homeier. Mussell came in fast on the port lay line but was slow on the tack and Bonezzi sailed inside him.

At the bottom mark for the last time, Mussell had overtaken Bonezzi. Neate was still holding onto fifth place.

Grimes crossed the line first, with Homeier, Mussell and Neate following him. Bonezzi finished fifth and Mulder sixth.

Winner Steven Grimes grinned ‘I started mid line, I worked the middle of the course and just played the shifts up the first beat, then I stayed low on the first reach and that’s what really did it.’

Three boats were OCS with another DNF.

Top Five places in Race 3:
1. Steven Grimes (AUS2179)
2. Christoph Homeier (GER551)
3. Simon Mussell (GBR2420)
4. Jono Neate (AUS2323)
5. Andrea Bonezzi (ITA11)

Race 4

A clear start.

Christoph Homeier (GER551) and Steven Grimes (AUS2179) went right from mid line with Grimes best placed. Homier hit the right hand corner hard.

Andrea Bonezzi (ITA11) was further down the line and with Simon Mussell (GBR2420), went left to the first shift. Bonezzi then led the fleet back from the left.

At the first mark however it was Grimes who led Bonezzi, with Geoff Fisher (AUS2468) third. Homeier was buried in the 20’s.

As he did in the first race, Grimes was soaking low with speed and was first to the wing mark ahead of Bonezzi, Neate (AUS2323) and Fisher. Matt Mulder was having centreboard problems and dropped from around sixth to 16th at the wing.

By the top mark with just one lap to go, the seven times World Champion Bonezzi had fought his way back to a powerful position and was six boat lengths clear of Grimes. Jono Neate was close behind Grimes, with a further four boat lengths back to Fisher. It was still light, eight to nine knots at the mark.

With just one beat to go, Bonezzi was ahead of Neate, Grimes and Fisher. The lead group had gapped the fleet.

At the bottom mark for the last time Bonezzi headed right towards Lota Creek, well clear of Neate.

The Master had returned. Bonezzi crossed ahead of Neate, Fisher and Grimes. Gary Langdon (GBR2421) was fifth.

Bonezzi was well pleased. ‘Race four was much better than the race three. I had a better race. It’s getting tougher out there. There are some very good sailors here and they continue to get better. In Denmark we had 120 boats, but this fleet is now stronger.

'Now there seem to more boats of very similar speed; you pass them, they pass you. Jono (Neate) and Christoph (Homeier) are especially physical. I am hanging in there, but the younger guys do have an advantage.

'But ….it's very good racing and wonderful weather.'



1. Andrea Bonezzi (ITA11)
2. Jono Neate (AUS2323)
3. Geoff Fisher (AUS2468)
4. Steven Grimes (AUS2179)
5. Gary Langdon (GBR2421)

Contender Worlds fleet Race 3 on Day 2 -  Contender Worlds 2010   Click Here to view large photo



Second overall after four races is Australian Jono Neate, who was second behind Bonezzi in Denmark. He'd had a trapeze problem yesterday which probably cost him five places. Today he said ‘No gear breakages, no excuses. Pleased to be in second place overall. It’s not easy... I am pretty knackered now. I did really well on the reaches today but there is still a long way to go.’

Geoff Fisher from the RQYS fleet is third overall. 'I enjoyed today's races; my seventh and my third. It was a beautiful day out there.' He was smiling as he said ‘Still a little too much pressure for me - the big guys seem to hold onto the waves better. In the second race four of us broke clear and then Steven (Grimes) clawed his way back and ended up fourth.'

Sitting in fourth after four races Christoph Homeier still looks fresh. ‘In race three I managed to sail through Andrea (Bonezzi) and Simon (Mussell) into second. Then I sailed a little conservatively to hold my second. I screwed up the start badly in race four; I went right and was 20+ at the top mark. I was probably lucky to finish 12th.'

The Pre-World’s winner, Australian Champion and Event Organiser Matt Mulder said 'I just did not sail very well today. I had a breakage on the first reach, my centreboard would not stay down. I had to stop and fix it. I was probably 15th by the wing mark but climbed back a little.'

So the leader board is settling as expected. However while Steven Grimes is currently back in 12th place, carrying his second race OCS, after a drop his 4, 1, 4 will look good and he could be amongst the leaders.

At 80kg he is a little on the light side but if conditions ease as expected, he could be a podium Contender.

Top Five places in Race 4
1. Andrea Bonezzi (ITA11)
2. Jono Neate (AUS2323)
3. Geoff Fisher (AUS2468)
4. Steven Grimes (AUS2179)
5. Gary Langdon (GBR2421)

Series Results [Open] up to Race 4 (Drops = 0)
Place Ties From Sail No Boat Name Skipper Series R4 R3 R2 Race 1
1   ITA ITA11 Ronstan Andrea Bonezzi 9 1 5 2 1
2 2.0S VAUS AUS2323 AUS2323 Jono Neate 18 2 4 4 8
3   QAUS AUS2468 Bella Anna Geoff Fisher 18 3 7 5 3
4   GER GER551 Schroeder Christoph Homeier 20 12 2 1 5
5   UK GBR2420 Carrie2 Simon Mussell 24 7 3 12 2
6   QAUS AUS2408 Chewbacca Matt Mulder 26 6 6 3 11
7   UK GBR2421 (V)No Name Gary Langdon 33 5 9 13 6
8 6.0S QAUS AUS1753 Stacey Phillip Evans 35 8 12 6 9
9   VAUS AUS2204 Erica's Diamond Chris Peile 35 10 8 10 7
10   ITA ITA315 Gnuzzender Antonio Lambertini 65 17 17 21 10
11   UK GBR2383 Bit of Wet David Davies 68 11 15 9 33
12   QAUS AUS2179 AUS2179 Steven Grimes 70 4 1 61.00O 4
13   ITA ITA40 Stealth Luca Bonezzi 71 9 19 26 17
14 10.0S GER GER531 Fajrant Joachim Harpprecht 72 27 10 20 15
15   UK GBR2406 Mako Ed Presley 72 20 23 17 12
16   QAUS AUS1306 Got Wood Chris Somers 77 13 21 27 16
17   NED NED232 (V)Ristretto Mark Thorborg 79 15 16 16 32
18   CAN CAN2398 HoneyBun Neil Smith 84 23 18 23 20
19   WAUS AUS2411 (V)Cruising Ross Brennan 86 19 29 15 23
20   GER GER1421 Kabbelwasser Dirk Mueller 87.5 35.5 11 19 22
21   VAUS AUS2136 Ro Shambo Grant Robinson 88 28 32 14 14
22   UK GBR694 Rock n Rolla Chris Boshier 93 18 35 11 29
23 8.0S WAUS AUS2443 (V)AUS2443 Chris Sutherland 97 14 14 8 61.00O
24   GER GER1789 (J)Flyer Alexander Groehlich 97 21 26 29 21
25   DEN DEN2425 (V)Jolly Jumper Henning Wermuth 106 24 22 25 35
26   UK GBR2152 (V)One Jump Ahead Mike Denham 107 29 28 32 18
27   NAUS AUS2238 (V)Neopnee Alan Griffith 109 16 13 61.00O 19
28   ITA ITA15 Calaf II Luca Gusmeroli 116 30 20 38 28
29   NAUS AUS2375 Butterfly Sandwich Brett Holly 117 22 27 7 61.00O
30   UK GBR2432 (V)Syringa Jerry Hone 121 25 25 47 24
31 13.0S WAUS AUS2105 (V)Mojo Greg Barrington 124 26 61.00O 24 13
32   QAUS AUS2281 Don t Know Scott McInerney 124 41 36 22 25
33   ITA ITA111 (V)Valiant Emilio Betta 126 43 24 28 31
34   QAUS AUS1364 Blubber Boy Trevor Monaghan 134 44 34 30 26
35   UK GBR2407 (V)RB Sport&Travel Richard Buttner 142 33 38 35 36
36 27.0S GER GER2235 (V)Sailoraptor Michael Koch 144 48 33 36 27
37   ITA ITA20 c'e le secche Antonio Martini 144 34 37 33 40
38   QAUS AUS225 (J)Sticky Side Up James Dahl 156 40 30 45 41
39   DEN DEN1628 DEN1628 Lars Bo Rasmussen 157 39 31 39 48
40   QAUS AUS1327 (V)BabyBoomerOnBoard Jan Mulder 158 32 42 41 43
41 18.0S VAUS AUS2296 Maho Matthew Kee 160 49 46 18 47
42   QAUS AUS1540 AUS1540 Roger Grimes 160 42 44 37 37
43   UK GBR2314 (V)Foxy Lady Rodger White 163 37 61.00O 31 34
44   QAUS AUS226 Gopher Shuffle Ian Bowman 165 31 39 43 52
45   QAUS AUS1244 Random Scott Bowman 166 38 40 44 44
46   UK GBR2318 (V)U-Beaut Alan Mollatt 168 45 43 42 38
47   UK GBR2310 (V)Mzungu Tony White 171.5 35.5 45 46 45
48 30.0S WAUS AUS2164 Juche' Richard Shallcross 186 61.00F 61.00F 34 30
49   NAUS AUS2174 The Big Kahuna David Leask 186 46 61.00O 40 39
50   GER GER2400 (W)Herz aus Gold Ann Seidel 189 47 47 49 46
51   ITA ITA316 MagicBoxSailingTeam Matteo Brescia 194 50 41 61.00F 42
52   NAUS AUS2338 (V)Spider Pig Peter Murphy 197 51 49 48 49
53   QAUS AUS1329 (V)Frantic@SupaIGA John McLean 205 52 48 52 53
54   QAUS AUS166 Gavin Dan Haydon 207 56 51 50 50
55   QAUS AUS830 Get Me A Bucket Rod Hieatt 215 53 50 61.00S 51
56   UK GBR589 Sherbet David Henshall 217 57 55 51 54
57   VAUS AUS232 Gogolomobile Sean Managh 223 54 52 61.00S 56
58   QAUS AUS21 Colly Wobble Tony Debney 225 59 56 53 57
59   CAN CAN80 (W)Sweet Pea Stephanie Mah 227 58 53 61.00F 55
60   QAUS AUS2169 (V)Carbon Credit Stephen Toms 231 55 54 61.00S 61.00F
 




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