ISAF Sailing World Cup - Belcher-Ryan and Tom Burton defend their lead
by Cora Zillich on 29 Nov 2014
Tom Burton Jesus Renedo / Sailing Energy
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2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final - Abu Dhabi - The leaderboards across the Olympic classes at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, UAE are shaping up ahead of the penultimate day of racing and ahead of Sunday’s medal race.
World Champions Mat Belcher and Will Ryan defended their lead in the Men’s 470 class over night as did Tom Burton (NSW) in the Laser. In the 49er class recent qualifiers to the Australian Sailing Team David Gilmour (WA) and Rhys Mara (NSW) moved up the ranks into fourth.
A lighter breeze in the region of nine - twelve knots with gusts up to 13 knots made for an intriguing day two of racing in the Emirati capital. At the midway stage of the regatta there is minimal separation of the top racers in the fleets, which are limited to a maximum of twenty boats.
After racing, Mathew Belcher also paid tribute to compatriot Phillip Hughes and dedicated his labours at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Finals to Hughes.
'I was aware of the incident but didn't know of his death until I had completed the first day’s sailing,'
'Sometimes such unfortunate incidents happen not only in cricket but in all sports and all over the world. It was a very sad day and in this time of difficulty, our thoughts are with his family members and friends.'
The Australian Sailing Team expressed their deepest condolences to the family of Phillip Hughes and the Australian cricket community acknowledging the fellow Australian talented athlete and valued team mate.
In a gesture of respect for the young cricketer the Australian Sailing Team raced with black armbands.
Men’s 470:
Mat Belcher and Will Ryan are showing their class in the 16-boat Men’s 470. The pair enjoyed another excellent day on the water posting a third and a bullet to give them a one point lead over Japan’s Tetsuya Matsunaga and Yugo Yoshida.
The Australians have a consistent string of races under their belts whilst those around them, minus Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis (GRE) in fifth, count some bigger scores.
With two fleet races remaining ahead of the Medal Race, Belcher knows it will all boil down to Sunday’s judgement day, 'Everyone is well aware that the Medal Race will decide it. We’re not necessarily here to win. We’re here to perform and to take each race as it comes. There are only six races so we’re just sailing as well as we can and take as much out of it as we can.'
Belcher is one of the most dominant sailors around, winning five consecutive World Championship titles, an Olympic gold at London 2012 and amassing 17 consecutive regatta victories. He has seen a lot across his many years of racing but Abu Dhabi is a first for him and he likes what he sees, 'It’s an amazing place to race. It’s not every day you can race in 12 knots and be wearing lycra which is pretty cool. We came over here because we wanted a top level competition. We've got six of the top seven in the world and we've certainly got that.
'The Abu Dhabi people are really welcoming in what we’re doing and they are showing a lot of support. The weather conditions are fantastic and the racing does't get much better than this. It’s fantastic, we’re really happy to be here and we’re looking forward to seeing how this event develops in the next few years.' Twelve points separate places first to eighth so it is all to play for with two days of racing remaining.
Laser:
Tom Burton and Francesco Marrai (ITA) are tied on seven points apiece in the 20-boat Laser fleet. It was an up and down day for Burton who was penalised in the opening race, subsequently receiving a scoring penalty, before he bounced back to take victory in the final race of the day.
Australia’s second Laser sailor in the fleet Matt Wearn (WA) sits in seventh and is still looking good to make it into the final medal race of ten on Sunday.
Finn / 49erFX:
In other Australian Results Jake Lilley (QLD) dropped to sixth in the Finn fleet while Victorian Oliver Tweddell moved up into 12th.
In the 49erFX Tess Lloyd (VIC) and Caitlin Elks (WA) are ranked 10th ahead of Saturday’s last day of fleet racing.
Racing is scheduled to resume at 12:00 local time (19:00 AEST) in Abu Dhabi with the top ten Medal Race places to be decided.
ISAF Sailing World Cup Abu Dhabi – AST and ASS entries and results (Day 1):
470M (Men’s Two Person Dinghy) – Seven races:
Mat Belcher (QLD) / Will Ryan (QLD) – AST: 2, (4), 3, 1 – first
Laser (Men's One Person Dinghy) – Seven races:
Tom Burton (NSW) – AST: 5, 1, (21 UFD), 1 – first
Matthew Wearn (WA) – ASS: 3, 8, 9, 6 – seventh
49er (Men's Skiff - 49er) – 10 races
David Gilmour (WA) and Rhys Mara (NSW) – AST: 5, 6, 11, 4, (12), 5 – fourth
49erFX (Women's Skiff) – 10 races:
Tess Lloyd (VIC) and Caitlin Elks (WA) – ASS: 6, 7, 8, 12, 5, (15) – 10th
Finn (Men’s One Person Dinghy Heavy) – Seven races:
Jake Lilley (QLD) – ASS: 2, 5, 13, 11 – sixth
Oliver Tweddell (VIC) – ASS: 16, 10, 17, 3 – 12th
Complete Results:
470 - Men - Overall Results:
| Pos |
Nation |
Sail Number |
Crew |
Race |
Points |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Net |
| 1 |
AUS |
AUS 11 |
|
2 |
(4) |
3 |
1 |
10.00 |
6.00 |
| 2 |
JPN |
JPN 12 |
|
(12) |
2 |
2 |
3 |
19.00 |
7.00 |
| 3 |
CRO |
CRO 83 |
|
7 |
(16) |
1 |
2 |
26.00 |
10.00 |
| 4 |
GRE |
GRE 1 |
|
3 |
(5) |
5 |
4 |
17.00 |
12.00 |
| 5 |
USA |
USA 1713 |
|
1 |
(11) |
7 |
6 |
25.00 |
14.00 |
| 6 |
ESP |
ESP 9 |
|
(8) |
3 |
4 |
7 |
22.00 |
14.00 |
| 7 |
AUT |
AUT 437 |
|
4 |
6 |
(11) |
5 |
26.00 |
15.00 |
| 8 |
AUT |
AUT 3 |
|
11 |
1 |
6 |
(13) |
31.00 |
18.00 |
| 9 |
SUI |
SUI 16 |
|
5 |
10 |
9 |
(11) |
35.00 |
24.00 |
| 10 |
RSA |
RSA 1 |
|
(14) |
7 |
8 |
9 |
38.00 |
24.00 |
| 11 |
ITA |
ITA 29 |
|
6 |
14 |
(17)
UFD |
10 |
47.00 |
30.00 |
| 12 |
CHN |
CHN 1267 |
|
10 |
(13) |
13 |
8 |
44.00 |
31.00 |
| 13 |
GER |
GER 15 |
|
13 |
8 |
10 |
(14) |
45.00 |
31.00 |
| 14 |
ESP |
ESP 44 |
|
9 |
12 |
(17)
UFD |
12 |
50.00 |
33.00 |
| 15 |
SWE |
SWE 350 |
|
15 |
9 |
12 |
(16) |
52.00 |
36.00 |
| 16 |
ITA |
ITA 27 |
|
16 |
15 |
(17)
UFD |
15 |
63.00 |
46.00
|
Laser - Men - Overall Results:
| Pos |
Nation |
Sail Number |
Crew |
Race |
Points |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Net |
| 1 |
AUS |
AUS 199012 |
|
5 |
1 |
(21)
UFD |
1 |
28.00 |
7.00 |
| 2 |
ITA |
ITA 205243 |
|
(18) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
25.00 |
7.00 |
| 3 |
CRO |
CRO 204731 |
|
4 |
2 |
(5) |
5 |
16.00 |
11.00 |
| 4 |
FRA |
FRA 203800 |
|
7 |
(12) |
3 |
3 |
25.00 |
13.00 |
| 5 |
NZL |
NZL 206426 |
|
9 |
6 |
1 |
(16) |
32.00 |
16.00 |
| 6 |
GBR |
GBR 201402 |
|
2 |
7 |
(8) |
7 |
24.00 |
16.00 |
| 7 |
AUS |
AUS 199015 |
|
3 |
8 |
(9) |
6 |
26.00 |
17.00 |
| 8 |
CYP |
CYP 206765 |
|
1 |
(11) |
7 |
11 |
30.00 |
19.00 |
| 9 |
EST |
EST 203724 |
|
13 |
4 |
6 |
(14) |
37.00 |
23.00 |
| 10 |
SWE |
SWE 199617 |
|
(10) |
5 |
10 |
10 |
35.00 |
25.00 |
| 11 |
NED |
NED 206745 |
|
8 |
13 |
(15) |
8 |
44.00 |
29.00 |
| 12 |
USA |
USA 206151 |
|
11 |
9 |
(18) |
9 |
47.00 |
29.00 |
| 13 |
ITA |
ITA 207955 |
|
12 |
(17) |
17 |
4 |
50.00 |
33.00 |
| 14 |
CRO |
CRO 207268 |
|
6 |
(19) |
13 |
15 |
53.00 |
34.00 |
| 15 |
POR |
POR 207025 |
|
16 |
16 |
4 |
(20) |
56.00 |
36.00 |
| 16 |
NZL |
NZL 181961 |
|
14 |
(20) |
12 |
13 |
59.00 |
39.00 |
| 17 |
CAN |
CAN 197120 |
|
(19) |
10 |
19 |
12 |
60.00 |
41.00 |
| 18 |
ITA |
ITA 199697 |
|
(20) |
15 |
11 |
19 |
65.00 |
45.00 |
| 19 |
SIN |
SIN 197538 |
|
15 |
14 |
16 |
(17) |
62.00 |
45.00 |
| 20 |
BEL |
BEL 202016 |
|
17 |
(18) |
14 |
18 |
67.00 |
49.00
|
49er - Men - overall Results:
| Pos |
Nation |
Sail Number |
Crew |
Race |
Points |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Total |
Net |
| 1 |
POL |
POL 52 |
|
(13) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
1 |
31.00 |
18.00 |
| 2 |
NZL |
NZL 34 |
|
(15) |
12 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
42.00 |
27.00 |
| 3 |
GBR |
GBR 10 |
|
2 |
8 |
8 |
(16) |
6 |
4 |
44.00 |
28.00 |
| 4 |
AUS |
AUS 7 |
|
5 |
6 |
11 |
4 |
(12) |
5 |
43.00 |
31.00 |
| 5 |
SWE |
SWE 16 |
|
3 |
3 |
(14) |
10 |
8 |
9 |
47.00 |
33.00 |
| 6 |
FRA |
FRA 6 |
|
9 |
(11) |
10 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
44.00 |
33.00 |
| 7 |
ESP |
ESP 32 |
|
(10) |
10 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
44.00 |
34.00 |
| 8 |
FRA |
FRA 9 |
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
(15) |
14 |
53.00 |
38.00 |
| 9 |
FRA |
FRA 14 |
|
(16) |
13 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
56.00 |
40.00 |
| 10 |
POR |
POR 27 |
|
(19)
DNF |
5 |
7 |
5 |
14 |
10 |
60.00 |
41.00 |
| 11 |
GBR |
GBR 33 |
|
1 |
2 |
(19)
RET |
19
RET |
10 |
11 |
62.00 |
43.00 |
| 12 |
AUT |
AUT 84 |
|
6 |
(16) |
13 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
59.00 |
43.00 |
| 13 |
GBR |
GBR-98 |
|
7 |
15 |
5 |
9
RDG |
9
RDG |
(19)
DNC |
64.00 |
45.00 |
| 14 |
CRO |
CRO 13 |
|
12 |
9 |
(19)
DSQ |
11 |
2 |
12 |
65.00 |
46.00 |
| 15 |
USA |
USA 150 |
|
(17) |
7 |
2 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
73.00 |
56.00 |
| 16 |
SWE |
SWE 500 |
|
11 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
7 |
(15) |
72.00 |
57.00 |
| 17 |
ITA |
ITA 26 |
|
8 |
(19)
RET |
19
RET |
1 |
11 |
19
DSQ |
77.00 |
58.00 |
| 18 |
ITA |
ITA 444 |
|
14 |
17 |
(19)
DSQ |
9 |
17 |
13 |
89.00 |
70.00
|
49er FX - Women - Overall Results:
| Pos |
Nation |
Sail Number |
Crew |
Race |
Points |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Total |
Net |
| 1 |
NZL |
NZL 1 |
|
1 |
(10) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
16.00 |
6.00 |
| 2 |
SWE |
SWE 381 |
|
(7) |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
24.00 |
17.00 |
| 3 |
ITA |
ITA 4 |
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
(14) |
7 |
39.00 |
25.00 |
| 4 |
DEN |
DEN 136 |
|
8 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
(18)
UFD |
8 |
46.00 |
28.00 |
| 5 |
ESP |
ESP 23 |
|
3 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
(15) |
9 |
49.00 |
34.00 |
| 6 |
NED |
NED 15 |
|
4 |
8 |
11 |
5 |
7 |
(14) |
49.00 |
35.00 |
| 7 |
SWE |
SWE 25 |
|
5 |
(16) |
10 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
52.00 |
36.00 |
| 8 |
SIN |
SIN 33 |
|
14 |
4 |
5 |
(15) |
9 |
5 |
52.00 |
37.00 |
| 9 |
ARG |
ARG 19 |
|
12 |
2 |
(13) |
8 |
4 |
12 |
51.00 |
38.00 |
| 10 |
AUS |
AUS 11 |
|
6 |
7 |
8 |
12 |
5 |
(15) |
53.00 |
38.00 |
| 11 |
FIN |
FIN 17 |
|
11 |
(12) |
12 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
53.00 |
41.00 |
| 12 |
FIN |
FIN 101 |
|
10 |
(14) |
9 |
10 |
13 |
3 |
59.00 |
45.00 |
| 13 |
FRA |
FRA 13 |
|
9 |
9 |
14 |
9 |
8 |
(16) |
65.00 |
49.00 |
| 14 |
AUT |
AUT 911 |
|
15 |
3 |
15 |
(16) |
12 |
6 |
67.00 |
51.00 |
| 15 |
GER |
GER 777 |
|
16 |
15 |
4 |
(17) |
6 |
13 |
71.00 |
54.00 |
| 16 |
GBR |
GBR 99 |
|
13 |
13 |
(16) |
11 |
11 |
11 |
75.00 |
59.00 |
| 17 |
IND |
IND 171 |
|
(17) |
17 |
17 |
14 |
16 |
17 |
98.00 |
81.00
|
Finn - Men - Overall Results:
| Pos |
Nation |
Sail Number |
Crew |
Race |
Points |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Net |
| 1 |
SLO |
SLO 573 |
|
1 |
1 |
(7) |
2 |
11.00 |
4.00 |
| 2 |
CRO |
CRO 524 |
|
(5) |
3 |
1 |
4 |
13.00 |
8.00 |
| 3 |
USA |
USA 6 |
|
3 |
(14) |
6 |
1 |
24.00 |
10.00 |
| 4 |
NED |
NED 842 |
|
9 |
2 |
4 |
(20)
UFD |
35.00 |
15.00 |
| 5 |
GRE |
GRE 77 |
|
7 |
4 |
(14) |
6 |
31.00 |
17.00 |
| 6 |
AUS |
AUS 41 |
|
2 |
5 |
(13) |
11 |
31.00 |
18.00 |
| 7 |
ITA |
ITA 146 |
|
12 |
8 |
2 |
(14) |
36.00 |
22.00 |
| 8 |
EST |
EST 2 |
|
15 |
(18) |
3 |
7 |
43.00 |
25.00 |
| 9 |
NZL |
NZL 24 |
|
4 |
13 |
(16) |
8 |
41.00 |
25.00 |
| 10 |
ITA |
ITA 123 |
|
6 |
(15) |
15 |
5 |
41.00 |
26.00 |
| 11 |
POL |
POL 17 |
|
11 |
7 |
9 |
(17) |
44.00 |
27.00 |
| 12 |
AUS |
AUS 261 |
|
16 |
10 |
(17) |
3 |
46.00 |
29.00 |
| 13 |
GBR |
GBR 11 |
|
8 |
(12) |
12 |
10 |
42.00 |
30.00 |
| 14 |
ITA |
ITA 117 |
|
10 |
9 |
11 |
(20)
UFD |
50.00 |
30.00 |
| 15 |
SWE |
SWE 6 |
|
(13) |
11 |
8 |
12 |
44.00 |
31.00 |
| 16 |
NOR |
NOR 1 |
|
(19) |
6 |
18 |
9 |
52.00 |
33.00 |
| 17 |
EST |
EST 11 |
|
(18) |
16 |
5 |
13 |
52.00 |
34.00 |
| 18 |
RUS |
RUS 1 |
|
14 |
(17) |
10 |
15 |
56.00 |
39.00 |
| 19 |
ITA |
ITA 66 |
|
17 |
(20)
DNF |
20
DNE |
16 |
73.00 |
53.00
|
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