International Moth World Championships - Nathan Outteridge wins

by Cora Zillich on 26 Jul 2014 2014 International Moth World Championship - Australian Sailing Team’ Olympic Champion Nathan Outteridge (NSW) won the International Moth World Championships at Hayling Island Sailing Club in the UK last night.

Four Australians finished in the top then with Josh Mcknight (NSW) making it onto the podium in third, Scott Babbage (NSW) coming fourth and Tasmanian Rob Gough finishing seventh.

It is the second International Moth World’s title for Outteridge after winning the event in 2011 and adds to Outteridge’s long list of sailing accolades, including his London 2012 Olympic gold medal in the 49er-Skiff together with Iain Jensen (NSW). On top of aiming to defend his Olympic gold medal in Rio 2016 in the 49er class, multitalented Outteridge is also involved in his second America’s Cup campaign as helmsman of Swedish Artemis Racing Team.

After a week of light winds in scorching temperatures, the forecast for the final day was for no wind, but it turned out to be a sparkling day with the best breeze of the week. Four final gold fleet races were held in 10-14 knot winds, leading to very tactical racing.

Outteridge had moved up into the lead on the penultimate day of the regatta and went into the final day of Gold fleet racing with a slight lead over of Britain’s Chris Rashley in second. Posting two fourth places, a second as well as a first in the last race were enough for Outteridge to take home the title at the end of the six-day event and ten races. Outteridge won the last leg by a country mile, which wrapped up his championship in style.

Outteridge said about the week’s racing and last race: 'It's been a tough week with light winds but today we finally got some good breeze and it was actually really fun racing. The wind got a bit soft in that very last race and I actually fell off the foils at the top mark. Then on the final leg, I turned around half-way to see how I was going and no-one was foiling so it was a pretty nice way to finish, to have a really big lead.'

'It’s obviously very pleasing to win the Worlds. Even though I haven’t done a whole lot of training before this event, I believe the training I’ve been doing in this class over the last five years put me in a good position. And I had a very fast boat, which makes a big difference. When you got boat speed it makes your life very easy. Once you have boat speed, you get confidence and then it just rolls from there.'

About his next steps ahead he added: 'It will be back to Olympic 49er sailing for the World Championships in Santander now, but I’m really looking forward to the World’s in Sorrento next year and hopefully we will see as many of this high-calibre fleet as possible come down and do it.'

With Australian Moth Sailors posting strong results throughout the event, the regatta soon became a 'Moth-Ashes' contest between the Brits and the Aussies with Australia winning the overall count.

On Australia retaining the 'Moth-Ashes' bronze medallist Josh Mcknigh, said, 'Well I mean that's really all we come to these events for -- the Moth Ashes. It's a great trophy to have as it puts emphasis on a bit of team spirit among Australia and England....'

Outteridge is heading to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil next for the Olympic Sailing Test event on Guanabara Bay (4-9 August 2014), with the season’s highlight, the ISAF World Sailing Championships in Santander, Spain, following from 12-22 September 2014.

The 2015 International Moth Australian and World Title Championships will be held in Sorrento, Victoria at Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club from January 6th to 16th 2015.

For more information visit event website.



 2014 International Moth World Championship Complete Results:

Rank	Tally	Fleet	Nation	SailNo	HelmName	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6	F7	F8	F9	F10	Total	Nett
1st	101	Gold	AUS	2	Nathan Outteridge	Wangi SC	(70.0 DNC)	3.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	(4.0)	1.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	(4.0)	4.0	2.0	1.0	101.0	23.0
2nd	2	Gold	GBR	7	Chris Rashley	Royal London YC	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	(5.0)	1.0	4.0	4.0	6.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	(13.0)	3.0	(20.0)	71.0	33.0
3rd	102	Gold	AUS	4142	Josh Mcknight	RPAYC	3.0	1.0	3.0	(5.0)	3.0	5.0	3.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	(7.0)	(10.0)	7.0	1.0	2.0	56.0	34.0
4th	103	Gold	AUS	3	Scott Babbage	Woollahra SC	2.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	(6.0)	9.0	(12.0)	1.0	3.0	7.0	(18.0)	3.0	2.0	7.0	8.0	87.0	51.0
5th	3	Gold	GBR	4	Ben Paton	Lymington Town SC	5.0	3.0	(7.0)	7.0	5.0	2.0	5.0	5.0	10.0	(12.0)	3.0	1.0	(16.0)	9.0	5.0	95.0	60.0
6th	1	Gold	GBR	5	Robert Greenhalgh	Royal Southern YC	(8.0)	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	11.0	14.0	(71.0 DNC)	9.0	(15.0)	5.0	2.0	8.0	5.0	3.0	156.0	62.0
7th	104	Gold	AUS	6	Rob Gough	Royal YC Tasmania	1.0	5.0	7.0	(23.0)	2.0	15.0	2.0	6.0	5.0	4.0	16.0	8.0	(17.0)	6.0	(17.0)	134.0	77.0
8th	6	Gold	GBR	4038	Tom Offer	Rock SC	3.0	8.0	6.0	3.0	(70.0 DNC)	7.0	8.0	12.0	15.0	9.0	4.0	(33.0)	6.0	(16.0)	6.0	206.0	87.0
9th	7	Gold	GBR	4123	Dylan Fletcher	Portland Moth Squad	(12.0)	4.0	8.0	6.0	9.0	3.0	10.0	7.0	(13.0)	13.0	8.0	12.0	5.0	(14.0)	4.0	128.0	89.0
10th	5	Gold	GBR	4147	Michael Lennon	HISC	(19.0)	4.0	2.0	2.0	6.0	(14.0)	9.0	9.0	11.0	10.0	11.0	5.0	(28.0)	11.0	11.0	152.0	91.0
11th	35	Gold	GBR	3942	Jason Belben	Stokes Bay SC	(12.0)	7.0	4.0	6.0	4.0	13.0	(23.0)	13.0	12.0	14.0	6.0	(15.0)	1.0	12.0	7.0	149.0	99.0
12th	9	Gold	GBR	4146	Paul Goodison	Ulley SC	10.0	(12.0)	5.0	3.0	4.0	8.0	(24.0)	11.0	4.0	(20.0)	13.0	13.0	14.0	4.0	12.0	157.0	101.0
13th	8	Gold	GBR	3967	Chris Draper	LCSC	6.0	(12.0)	5.0	5.0	8.0	16.0	6.0	10.0	(21.0)	(19.0)	12.0	7.0	12.0	15.0	14.0	168.0	116.0
14th	105	Gold	AUS	3900	Andrew McDougall	Black Rock YC	4.0	6.0	4.0	(21.0)	21.0	19.0	(26.0)	8.0	8.0	17.0	(30.0)	9.0	3.0	17.0	9.0	202.0	125.0
15th	138	Gold	SUI	3796	Arnaud Psarofaghis	SN Geneva	10.0	6.0	(11.0)	7.0	1.0	10.0	16.0	(18.0)	18.0	5.0	14.0	16.0	9.0	18.0	(21.0)	180.0	130.0
16th	163	Gold	SUI	4112	Christopher Rast	TYC/RCO/MBYC	6.0	5.0	6.0	15.0	(16.0)	6.0	11.0	14.0	17.0	6.0	(23.0)	(28.0)	10.0	13.0	22.0	198.0	131.0
17th	148	Gold	USA	9	Brad Funk	US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider	(20.0)	(52.0)	10.0	10.0	11.0	12.0	13.0	15.0	7.0	8.0	9.0	(19.0)	19.0	8.0	15.0	228.0	137.0
18th	130	Gold	JPN	3989	Hiroki Goto	ABeam	4.0	8.0	(15.0)	8.0	11.0	(21.0)	17.0	19.0	(28.0)	11.0	20.0	21.0	21.0	10.0	10.0	224.0	160.0
19th	125	Gold	ITA	4138	Gian Maria Ferrighi	YC Acquafrecsca	5.0	(70.0 DNC)	14.0	9.0	14.0	31.0	7.0	21.0	16.0	18.0	10.0	17.0	20.0	(43.0)	(45.0)	340.0	182.0
20th	129	Gold	JPN	4095	Kohei Kajimoto	Black Rock YC	7.0	16.0	8.0	(22.0)	10.0	17.0	25.0	(41.0)	23.0	26.0	15.0	24.0	(40.0)	39.0	19.0	332.0	229.0
21st	153	Gold	ITA	4092	Carlo de Paoli	Circolo Vela Torbole	8.0	9.0	10.0	14.0	(18.0)	27.0	28.0	22.0	19.0	23.0	(36.0)	23.0	(50.0)	25.0	27.0	339.0	235.0
22nd	4	Gold	GBR	3985	Simon Hiscocks	HISC	9.0	11.0	9.0	(23.0)	9.0	18.0	33.0	27.0	20.0	36.0	(59.0)	31.0	18.0	24.0	(43.0)	370.0	245.0
23rd	51	Gold	GBR	4149	Oliver Holden	HISC	(23.0)	18.0	12.0	11.0	15.0	23.0	18.0	26.0	(35.0)	22.0	31.0	30.0	(37.0)	26.0	25.0	352.0	257.0
24th	16	Gold	GBR	4036	Dan Vincent	Stokes Bay SC	7.0	19.0	13.0	(34.0)	7.0	(42.0)	20.0	(45.0)	38.0	24.0	26.0	27.0	38.0	23.0	16.0	379.0	258.0
25th	11	Gold	GBR	4122	Andrew Friend	Norfolk Punt Club	31.0	(39.0)	36.0	13.0	14.0	(51.0)	27.0	25.0	24.0	(57.0)	28.0	34.0	11.0	20.0	23.0	433.0	286.0
26th	67	Gold	GBR	3947	Ed Chapman	Queen Mary SC	(29.0)	22.0	21.0	25.0	13.0	28.0	(41.0)	34.0	(39.0)	27.0	19.0	22.0	29.0	21.0	31.0	401.0	292.0
27th	111	Gold	BEL	4049	Giovanni Galeotti	RYCB	2.0	(11.0)	11.0	9.0	3.0	22.0	(71.0 DNC)	49.0	48.0	41.0	39.0	(51.0)	22.0	19.0	28.0	426.0	293.0
28th	115	Gold	FRA	4090	Seb Col	YCPR	20.0 RDGa	(24.0)	22.0	10.0	24.0	33.0	(62.0)	23.0	32.0	(38.0)	37.0	18.0	15.0	29.0	34.0	421.0	297.0
29th	128	Gold	ITA	4093	Stefano Rizzi	SV Oscar Cosulich	13.0	7.0	(21.0)	11.0	7.0	55.0	21.0	17.0	14.0	16.0	22.0	44.0	(71.0 DNC)	(71.0 DNC)	71.0 DNC	461.0	298.0
30th	61	Gold	GBR	4155	Stevie Morrison	Exe SC	14.0	15.0	(16.0)	15.0	8.0	(40.0)	29.0	29.0	(43.0)	37.0	33.0	29.0	35.0	37.0	18.0	398.0	299.0
31st	147	Gold	SWE	4159	Nils Akervall	Royal Swedish YC	9.0	21.0	15.0	16.0	(70.0 DNC)	30.0	31.0	36.0	37.0	30.0	24.0	(61.0)	(45.0)	27.0	29.0	481.0	305.0
32nd	63	Gold	GBR	4096	Tim Penfold	HISC	35.0	17.0	12.0	(39.0)	30.0	29.0	34.0	(46.0)	(44.0)	35.0	17.0	20.0	30.0	32.0	26.0	446.0	317.0
33rd	17	Gold	GBR	4059	Dan Ward	Frensham Ponds SC	15.0	9.0	(28.0)	12.0	22.0	38.0	(52.0)	37.0	27.0	33.0	40.0	38.0	32.0	31.0	(49.0)	463.0	334.0
34th	18	Gold	GBR	4065	Daniel Henderson	Stokes Bay SC	24.0	25.0	16.0	(30.0)	22.0	(49.0)	37.0	43.0	30.0	39.0	21.0	25.0	24.0	33.0	(47.0)	465.0	339.0
35th	137	Gold	RSA	4062	Jonathan Heathcote	Point YC	20.0	13.0	25.0	(36.0)	17.0	34.0	(43.0)	30.0	34.0	(50.0)	38.0	26.0	26.0	38.0	41.0	471.0	342.0
36th	122	Gold	IRL	3592	Rory Fitzpatrick	National YC	28.0	14.0	30.0	18.0	(45.0)	(50.0)	40.0	38.0	26.0	25.0	(46.0)	46.0	25.0	40.0	24.0	495.0	354.0
37th	116	Gold	FRA	3972	Yann Andrillon		(26.0)	24.0	24.0	16.0	19.0	35.0	38.0	42.0	42.0	44.0	(55.0)	11.0	33.0	(71.0 DNC)	32.0	512.0	360.0
38th	135	Gold	NZL	4037	Jason Russell	HISC	(29.0)	17.0	13.0	28.0	21.0	32.0	32.0	(48.0)	(53.0)	46.0	27.0	48.0	42.0	28.0	30.0	494.0	364.0
39th	127	Gold	ITA	41	Stefano Ferrighi	YC Acquafresca	16.0	10.0	33.0	(38.0)	23.0	24.0	15.0	16.0	45.0	21.0	56.0	35.0	(71.0 DNF)	(71.0 DNC)	71.0 DNC	545.0	365.0
40th	113	Gold	ESP	3975	Pablo Arandia	EMV Valencia	19.0	28.0	20.0	(31.0)	15.0	25.0	35.0	44.0	25.0	(71.0 DNC)	(71.0 DNC)	32.0	34.0	42.0	54.0	546.0	373.0
41st	55	Gold	GBR	3943	Richard Edwards	Parkstone YC	(25.0)	10.0	22.0	18.0	10.0	43.0	(59.0)	32.0	46.0	32.0	34.0	(62.0)	56.0	35.0	40.0	524.0	378.0
42nd	133	Gold	NED	4074	Eelco Boers	WV Roerkoning	(70.0 DNC)	25.0	25.0	27.0	24.0	45.0	42.0	47.0	(49.0)	48.0	(54.0)	37.0	23.0	22.0	13.0	551.0	378.0
43rd	24	Gold	GBR	4075	Doug Pybus	Queen Mary SC	(37.0)	32.0	18.0	4.0	36.0	36.0	48.0	31.0	22.0	31.0	(61.0)	49.0	41.0	47.0	(58.0)	551.0	395.0
44th	108	Gold	AUS	4034	Luke Molloy	RQYS	15.0	33.0	19.0	26.0	(70.0 BFD)	46.0	22.0	20.0	33.0	49.0	45.0	(56.0)	43.0	45.0	(51.0)	573.0	396.0
45th	123	Gold	IRL	3805	Ryan Seaton	Ballyholme YC/CSC	(33.0)	28.0	17.0	12.0	28.0	39.0	(66.0)	24.0	(55.0)	52.0	29.0	47.0	47.0	34.0	44.0	555.0	401.0
46th	12	Gold	GBR	4067	Cameron Stewart	HISC	21.0	20.0	26.0	19.0	(33.0)	41.0	50.0	(66.0)	54.0	28.0	35.0	(64.0)	31.0	44.0	35.0	567.0	404.0
47th	57	Gold	GBR	4099	Ricky Tagg	HISC	11.0	14.0	9.0	8.0	(70.0 DNF)	20.0	19.0	28.0	(71.0 DNC)	(71.0 DNC)	71.0 DNC	14.0	71.0 DNS	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	619.0	407.0
48th	142	Gold	SUI	3752	David Holenweg	CV Estavyer-le-Lac	(28.0)	20.0	19.0	14.0	25.0	47.0	30.0	40.0	51.0	(55.0)	(58.0)	41.0	46.0	41.0	37.0	552.0	411.0
49th	126	Gold	ITA	4030	Marco Lanulfi	YC Acquafresca	17.0	13.0	23.0	31.0	(70.0 DNC)	48.0	(63.0)	33.0	41.0	(59.0)	51.0	59.0	27.0	36.0	46.0	617.0	425.0
50th	114	Gold	FRA	3875	Benoit Marie	SNO Nantes	(51.0)	26.0	39.0	32.0	12.0	44.0	44.0	(58.0)	(63.0)	43.0	25.0	45.0	48.0	50.0	36.0	616.0	444.0
51st	49	Gold	GBR	4060	Neil Baker	HISC	18.0	(39.0)	27.0	37.0	20.0	54.0	47.0	(55.0)	47.0	51.0	(57.0)	42.0	39.0	49.0	33.0	615.0	464.0
52nd	144	Gold	SUI	4032	Jean-Pierre de Siebenthal	SN de Geneve	24.0	22.0	18.0	13.0	(44.0)	26.0	45.0	51.0	29.0	56.0	41.0	(71.0 DNC)	(71.0 DNC)	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	653.0	467.0
53rd	106	Gold	AUS	3637	Brent Pearson	Keppel Bay SC	21.0	16.0	37.0	33.0	(38.0)	(62.0)	49.0	(53.0)	52.0	40.0	49.0	36.0	53.0	48.0	42.0	629.0	476.0
54th	13	Gold	GBR	4061	John Pink	Hill Head SC	(32.0)	21.0	20.0	24.0	28.0	53.0	36.0	50.0	36.0	34.0	32.0	(71.0 DNC)	(71.0 DNC)	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	650.0	476.0
55th	21	Gold	GBR	4115	David Hivey	HISC	22.0	27.0	23.0	(37.0)	18.0	58.0	56.0	35.0	60.0	54.0	(71.0 DNC)	39.0	57.0	30.0	(71.0 DNC)	658.0	479.0
56th	124	Gold	ITA	3855	Fabio Mazzetti	Circolo Vela Arco	13.0	19.0	17.0	(36.0)	26.0	(64.0)	61.0	54.0	50.0	45.0	52.0	(65.0)	54.0	46.0	57.0	659.0	494.0
57th	110	Gold	AUS	4004	Will Logan	Royal YC Tasmania	26.0	23.0	32.0	(52.0)	25.0	57.0	54.0	57.0	31.0	(62.0)	(62.0)	50.0	36.0	51.0	55.0	673.0	497.0
58th	44	Gold	GBR	4045	Matt Ponsford	HISC	22.0	18.0	(29.0)	17.0	29.0	37.0	60.0	39.0	40.0	58.0	50.0	66.0	(71.0 DNC)	(71.0 DNC)	71.0 DNC	678.0	507.0
59th	54	Gold	GBR	4071	Phillippe Oligario	Worthing YC	(32.0)	31.0	24.0	19.0	30.0	(63.0)	39.0	61.0	58.0	(63.0)	53.0	40.0	58.0	55.0	39.0	665.0	507.0
60th	30	Gold	GBR	4121	James Phare	Queen Mary SC	11.0	(37.0)	34.0	29.0	16.0	52.0	58.0	52.0	57.0	47.0	(63.0)	55.0	(62.0)	53.0	48.0	674.0	512.0
61st	118	Gold	GER	3684	Sven Kloppenburg	Ratzeburger SV	33.0	34.0	33.0	(41.0)	27.0	(63.4 P)	62.2 P	60.0	(64.0)	42.0	42.0	52.0	52.0	54.0	38.0	697.6	529.2
62nd	26	Gold	GBR	4158	Geoff Carveth	HISC	17.0	38.0	34.0	20.0	(39.0)	(66.0)	51.0	56.0	56.0	(61.0)	47.0	60.0	55.0	56.0	52.0	708.0	542.0
63rd	74	Gold	NED	4023	Kalle Coster		35.0	36.0	(39.0)	17.0	37.0	59.0	53.0	59.0	(65.0)	29.0	44.0	(63.0)	63.0	52.0	59.0	710.0	543.0
64th	162	Gold	FRA	3879	Pierre Blanc	CN St Jean Cap Ferrat	31.0	30.0	29.0	26.0	(37.0)	(65.0)	46.0	64.0	59.0	60.0	48.0	58.0	49.0	58.0	(71.0 DNC)	731.0	558.0
65th	27	Gold	GBR	3980	Graham Simmonds	HISC	39.0	(40.0)	27.0	28.0	13.0	(71.0 DNC)	55.0	62.0	61.0	(65.0)	60.0	54.0	60.0	60.0	56.0	751.0	575.0
66th	107	Gold	AUS	3631	John Genders	RYCT	36.0	35.0	36.0	(48.0)	12.0	(67.0)	64.0	(67.0)	67.0	64.0	64.0	53.0	51.0	57.0	53.0	774.0	592.0
67th	36	Gold	GBR	3979	Jeremy Hartley	Stokes Bay SC	41.0	36.0	30.0	(42.0)	19.0	60.0	57.0	65.0	62.0	53.0	43.0	67.0	61.0	(71.0 DNC)	(71.0 DNC)	778.0	594.0
68th	22	Gold	GBR	3995	David Simmonds	HISC	30.0	23.0	37.0	27.0	(48.0)	61.0	(67.0)	63.0	(66.0)	66.0	65.0	57.0	59.0	59.0	50.0	778.0	597.0
69th	59	Gold	GBR	3981	Simon Reynolds	Whitstable YC	27.0	29.0	28.0	35.0	(70.0 DNC)	(71.0 DNC)	(71.0 DNC)	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	43.0	44.0	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	844.0	632.0
70th	56	Gold	GBR	4073	Richard Westbury	Draycote	23.0	34.0	14.0	(53.0)	41.0	56.0	65.0	(71.0 DNC)	(71.0 DNC)	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	854.0	659.0

Scoring codes used

Code	Description	Points
BFD	Black flag disqualification under rule 30.3	70
DNC	Did not come to the starting area	Varies
DNF	Started but did not finish	Varies
DNS	Came to the start area but did not start	71
P	Promoted boat score allocated	Varies
RDGa	Redress - average points for all qualifying races except the race in question	20