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Sail-World.com : 2010 PUMA Moth Worlds -Day 6 Report - Another Payne-less day for Simon

2010 PUMA Moth Worlds -Day 6 Report - Another Payne-less day for Simon

'Day 6. start of Race 10. - 2010 PUMA Moth Worlds'    Thierry Martinez ©

2010 Moth Worlds - With a light start to day 5 of racing the postponed race 10 took place after a short delay at 14.00

Three races were held in all today for the Puma Moth World Championships in more light winds off the coast of Dubai Offshore Sailing Club. Along with most of the competition, UAE resident Glenn Raphael has been surprised by the light conditions this week. 'It's pretty testing out there. Most of our training has been in the 12-15 knot range, and we've just had very little practice in these conditions,' said Raphael. 'Still, I'm having fun and that's what really matters.'

The wind was holding a steady 9 knots across the course. The fleet were obviously keen to start the days racing as many pushed the start too early! After 1 general recall the race finally got off to a foiling start. Brad Funk (USA)lead the fleet for the entire race followed by Simon Payne (GBR)and Scott Babbage (AUS).

Day 6. start of Race 10. - 2010 PUMA Moth Worlds -  Thierry Martinez ©  
The wind dropped for race 11 to 7-8 knots and swung right to a heading of 310 degrees. With an average of 11 minutes per lap Andrew MacDougal AMac (AUS) and Simon again fought for top position with AMac finally pipping him to post
Day 6. Race 10.
SIMON PAYNE (GBR 5 - 2010 PUMA Moth Worlds -  Thierry Martinez ©  


Race 12 once again saw the eager fleet keen to finish a third race for the day causing another general recall. This time the committee replaced P flag with the Black Flag meaning anyone starting before the gun was penalized with an automatic disqualification. Fortunately the sailors choose to sail with caution allowing the race to get off without further hitches.

Day 6. Race 10.
BRAD FUNK (USA 3451 - 2010 PUMA Moth Worlds -  Thierry Martinez ©  
Simon Payne, Mike Lennon (GBR) and Brad Funk vied for pole position during the dying late afternoon winds with the American leaving the Brits in his wake.

With only one day remaining, Simon Payne (GBR) tripled his three point lead from yesterday over Brad Funk (USA). 'It's damned hard work, and I guess I've got a good lead but I can't seem to win a race out there,' said Payne, regarding his performance. 'I'll look at the board, won't be doing anything differently, maybe have a few beers, read my book, then go to bed.'

Funk, who earned two come-from-behind, first-place finishes for the day had a 13th in the second race, making Payne's lead all-but untouchable barring catastrophe.

Andrew McDougall (AUS) continued his strong performance with a decisive victory in race two, lifting him over Arnaud Psarofaghis (SUI) for the final spot on the podium with just two races left in the 2010 championship. Psarofaghis had a disappointing performance, his worst of the week, with a 17th and a 15th on Saturday.

Amazingly, the first and third-place racers are among the oldest in the fleet. Payne (45) explains that 'age isn't a barrier unless you think it is. You've got to stay fit and do your own thing and you can do well,'he said. 'Who says this is a young man's game?' said McDougall. 'Our average age is 50 years old, and we're not getting any slower either.'

After making major changes to his boat, top level pro sailor George 'Bear' Peet (USA) had his best day of this championship with two solid top ten finishes, but he remained baffled by the conditions. 'There's no rhyme or reason to the wind. You can sail 20 degrees higher and faster than a guy 10 feet away from you. It'll make you go crazy.' With so much experience in sailing other classes he explains that 'Moth sailing requires every aspect of your sailing ability to be at the top if you want to do well in this class. It's made me so much better in my other sailing.'

In the women’s division, Emma Aspington (SWE) has opened up a 17 point lead over Kirsten Sommer (UAE). As the event has progressed both have gotten quite a bit faster. 'This is one of the best regattas I've ever been to in any class. The people are so nice and helpful but it is still extremely competitive,' said Aspinton. These women have been sailing impressively consistently finishing in the middle of the men’s fleet.

Two races are scheduled for Sunday, the final day of the 2010 Puma Moth World Championship

Overall positions after race 12:

  Sail No   Class   Helm M/F Tot. R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12
1 GBR5 Mach 2 Masters UK Simon Payne M 23 5 2 1 41 3 4 3 1 3 2 2 2
2 USA3451 Mach 2 Open USA Brad Funk M 32 3 11 10 1 1 3 2 5 5 1 13 1
3 AUS3380 Mach 2 Masters AUS Andrew McDougall M 35 1 1 11 2 13 8 11 2 1 4 1 4
4 SUI3 Mach 2 Open SUI Arnaud Psarofaghis M 50 17 9 3 3 2 6 1 3 2 6 17 15
5 USA4 Mach 2 Open USA Dalton Bergan M 53 10 20 4 4 4 1 4 8 6 5 7 14
6 GBR3708 Mach 2 Open GBR Michael Lennon M 58 2 8 8 6 8 9 10 7 4 9 3 3
7 AUS7 Mach 2 Open AUS Scott Babbage M 61 8 4 9 5 10 2 9 6 44 3 8 7
8 USA1 Mach 2 Open USA Bora Gulari M 68 12 10 2 7 6 5 5 4 10 7 16 20
9 UAE3679 Mach2 Open UAE Chris Graham M 72 4 7 7 10 5 7 7 14 7 15 12 6
10 GBR3604 Mach 2 Open GBR Adam May M 93 6 5 6 16 9 14 18 13 15 10 6 9
11 SLO3712 Mach 2 Open SVN Tomaz Copi M 98 7 3 41 11 19 10 19 10 9 14 10 5
12 AUS9 Mach 2 Open AUS Rob Gough M 105 11 18 12 12 12 12 8 11 14 12 4 11
13 USA3615 Mach 2 Open USA George Peet M 131 23 14 16 18 17 18 26 9 11 11 9 8
14 GBR3594 Mach 2 Open GBR Ricky Tagg M 132 9 17 15 13 14 11 13 43 19 42 11 10
15 USA3683 Mach 2 Open USA Zack Maxam M 133 14 15 14 15 16 17 14 12 16 18 5 12
16 SIN3700 Mach 2 Open SGP Mark Robinson M 139 16 23 5 14 11 15 6 15 20 24 14 31
17 SUI3392 Mach 2 Masters SUI Jean-Pierre Ziegert M 140 19 16 13 9 7 19 15 17 17 8 19 23
18 SUI3623 Mach 2 Open SUI Mikis Psarofaghis M 151 15 28 20 19 15 16 16 16 8 13 15 18
19 SWE3666 Mach 2 Masters SWE Martin Gravare M 167 13 19 44 8 18 13 12 44 21 17 18 28
20 GBR4082 Full Force Open GBR Alex Adams M 174 18 24 17 17 21 20 17 18 18 16 20 13
21 SIN3711 Bladerider Open AUS James Cole M 180 21 6 21 20 25 21 21 19 12 22 22 17
22 UAE3276 Bladerider Junior UAE Alex Buerger M 209 22 12 24 28 23 27 22 22 13 21 23 30
23 GBR3607 Mach 2 Open   Tim Penfold M 219 38 42 19 33 20 22 27 20 22 19 21 16
24 UAE3231 Bladerider Junior UAE Marcel Herrera M 224 24 13 26 22 26 23 20 25 24 23 33 24
25 UAE3680 Mach 2 Open UAE Glenn Raphael M 227 35 35 18 21 22 29 25 23 26 20 24 19
26 GBR3632 Mach 2 Open GBR Paul Hayden M 237 20 22 23 24 27 30 29 21 23 28 27 22
27 SWE3125 Bladerider Women SWE Emma Aspington F 263 29 30 28 27 33 25 23 30 25 44 25 21
28 GBR3335 Bladerider Junior GBR Dougie Imrie M 280 27 26 41 26 31 34 33 29 27 26 30 25
29 UAE3300 Bladerider Women UAE Kerstin Sommer F 280 28 25 29 30 30 26 28 31 32 27 42 26
30 GBR3713 Mach 2 Open GBR James Phare M 285 26 21 41 23 24 24 24 43 44 42 31 29
31 AUS3262 Prowler Zero Open AUS Ben Crocker M 285 32 27 25 29 28 28 31 24 29 32 34 34
32 UAE3357 Bladerider Open UAE Simon Savage M 296 33 36 22 25 34 31 34 32 30 29 26 35
33 UAE3647 Assassin Open UAE Rob Fordyce M 314 30 29 31 35 35 32 32 28 31 31 36 36
34 SWE3279 Bladerider Masters SWE Magnus Gravare M 318 36 33 30 32 29 36 37 27 34 44 28 33
35 HKG3672 Mach 2 Open HKG Dion Houghton M 332 34 32 27 31 36 37 38 43 35 30 32 39
36 USA3592 Mach 2 Women USA Lindsey Bergan F 336 25 44 44 44 44 44 44 26 28 25 29 27
37 GBR3431 Bladerider X8 Masters UK Richard Davies M 345 39 34 34 37 37 35 35 33 36 34 35 32
38 UAE3665 Fastacraft Masters UAE Marc Bruegger M 356 31 37 33 34 39 39 39 36 33 36 39 38
39 SWE3140 Bladerider X8 Masters SWE Per Eskilson M 361 40 42 36 36 38 38 30 35 38 35 38 37
40 SUI3250 Bladerider Open SUI Philip Kasermann M 372 37 31 32 39 32 33 36 44 44 44 44 44
41 CHN3637 Mach 2 Open CHN Dirk Weiblen M 376 42 38 37 38 41 41 41 34 37 33 37 40
42 GBR3495 Bladerider Open GBR Jonathan Peats M 390 41 42 35 44 40 40 40 37 39 37 40 41
43 UAE3278 Bladerider Masters UAE Jeroen Leenen M 438 44 44 44 44 43 44 44 43 44 44 44 44



Day 6. Race 10.
ANDREW MCDOUGALL (AUS 3380 - 2010 PUMA Moth Worlds -  Thierry Martinez ©  




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