RS Feva Worlds Overall

by Bill Tucker on 28 Jul 2012 On day 6 of the RS Feva Worlds at Hayling Island SC one forecast had sailing being possible and one not.

The latter was correct as it transpired. Latest start possible was 3pm and the race team led by Greg Wells and Mike Dawe tried their hardest. But with three different wind directions at three different buoys and three different speeds getting just a fair start would have been a feat. Wen the plug was pulled at the point that the start sequence couldn’t be completed, a new World Champion was found.

Leonardo Stocchero and Gianluca Virgenti from Iatly were the winners. This was their third tilt at the title and it couldn’t have been won by two nicer kids. The exuberance of the event was matched and more by the exuberance of the Italians at the prize giving. 14 Italian kids brought the house down by belting the anthem out. The closing ceremony had the Abarth Stunt plane put on a hearstopping performance. An aeroplane really shouldn’t be able to do what it did. Jon Patridge from RS Sailing spoke eloquently and movingly about passion, sailing, family and friends.

A couple of thoughts before the list of winners: four different nations in top four, Adriatic Weather conditions, feeling sorry for missing those moving on and up, feeling proud of the sailing skills and sportsmanship displayed, pleased for Leo and Gianluca and Italy, sorry for the big boys and girls who didn’t get to burn up the race track, amused at the Nations Cup (actually more like nearly died laughing!), loved the professionalism flexibility and friendly can do of HISC and all the volunteers.




1st: Leonardo Stocchero & Gianluca Virgenti (ITA)
2nd & first U15 Robbie King & Josh Atherton (IRL)
3rd & first U13 Jamie Smith & Piers Nicholls (GBR)
4th & second U13 Albert Gelpi & Marti Serra (ESP)
5th & first Ladies Jemima Lawson & Jenny Cropley (GBR)
6th Matt Whitfield & James Taylor (GBR)
7th James Hutton-Penman & Tom Jayasekaya (GBR)
8th & first Family Chris Allen & Jamie Allen (GBR)
9th Louis Chambet & Lucas Tissot (FRA)
10th & second U15 Tom Darling & Will Dolin (GBR)
11th & second Ladies Anna Prescott & Jess Eales (GBR)
12 & third U15 Harvey Martin & Will Ward (GBR)
13th & third U13 Arthur Brown & Niamh Davies (GBR)
15th & third Ladies Jess Hammet & Hattie Lucas-Clements (GBR)

2nd Family Tomas & Mads Mathisen (NOR)
3rd Family Gillies & Katie Munro (GBR – SCO)

Silver Fleet
1st Delanie Rutter & Eve Townsend (GBR)
2nd Emma Baker & Isabella Black (GBR)
3rd Coen Minderhoud & Louisa Coxson (NED-GBR)
4th Eirik Lundberg & Regine Tronstad (NOR)
5th Andrew & Michela Mifsud (MLT)
6th Tom Joesbury & Will Creaven (GBR)

Bronze Fleet
1st James Eales & Jack Lewis (GBR)
2nd Jourdan Swindon & Zak Bermon (GBR)
3rd Alice Kidd & Remi Pfister (GBR)

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