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2015 SB20 World Championships - Big breeze on Day 4

by True Angle on 10 Jul 2015
2015 SB20 World Championships - Day 4 Jurij Plavnik / Circolo Vela Torbole / SB20 Class
2015 SB20 World Championship - Three ‘epic’ races with 30-knot gusts made for spectacular competition on Day 4 of the SB20 World Championships. Three physically demanding races were held for the Gold fleet today (July 9) at Torbole, Lake Garda.

Racing began in 20-knot breezes, which built throughout the course of the afternoon to 30 knots. Jerry Hill, sailing “SportsboatWorld’ in 13th overall described it as: “Classic Ora conditions. We had three cracking races – hard racing with some epic downwind legs. There will be lots of very tired bowmen in the fleet tonight, but this is why everyone comes here!”

With the increasing winds, the race committee from Circolo Vela Torbole opted to cancel the third race for the silver fleet, however both fleets have now completed enough races for the second discard to come into play.



John Polland’s ‘Excellent’ took the first win of the day in Gold fleet, but went on to score a 24th and DNF – one of seven Gold fleet boats who failed to complete the last race. He was followed home by Robert Jeffreys and Glenn Bourke who took second, and Robin Follin, with the FFV Youth team ‘Give me 5’, who finished third.

Follin’s youth team went on to score another second and a fifth. With two discards coming into play they now count no result worse than a fifth, and have recovered their position at the top of the leaderboard after four day’s of racing on 27 points, with a nine point advantage over their nearest pursuers.

Robin Follin and his team began sailing the SB20 just 18 months ago. They are supported by the French Sailing Federation (FFV) and include very successful match racers and 470 sailors. Follin is just 19 years old, while his oldest member of crew is 26. The team have put a great deal of time into sailing the SB20 this year and are performing impressively well. However, having already used a high scoring discard, they may be put under pressure in tomorrow’s final races.

Roger Hudson and the ‘Race Ahead – Spirit of Cape Town’ team took the day’s final win, following on from a consistent day with a sixth and fifth. They now have an all top-10 score line and are lying second overall on 36 points.



Rodion Luka and his ‘SkyLine’ team from Kiev took the second race win, his fifth race victory of the series. He has now climbed up to third place overall, after finishing 10th and seventh in the remainder of today’s races. Luka and team are on 41 points, with Glenn Bourke and Robert Jeffreys in fourth on 49 points.

First British boat is now Joe Llewellyn and the Wessex Exiles sailors on ‘Forelle Estaes’, lying in sixth on 65 points. The leading Italian flagged entry is Ian Ainslie and Paulin Gian Matteo’s team, in seventh on 71 points. In eighth is Michael Cooper, who has travelled all the way from Tasmania to compete in the event. He has one boat back home in Australia, and another he will keep in Europe for the next two World Championships (Cascais, Portugal in 2016 and Cowes, UK in 2017).

Cooper said after racing: “I just love this boat, I love the people in the class, and I’m having an absolutely great time.” As one of two Australian boats in the top 10, however, he really wants to beat the Poms in the SportsboatWorld-sponsored ‘Nations Cup’ prize (for the best aggregate score for the top three teams from each nation overall).

In the Silver fleet the Italian team ‘Enjoy’ of Carlo Tomelleri enjoyed the first race win of the day, with Ireland’s Ronan Downing taking the second victory. Vladislaav Ivanovskiy retains the overall lead after discard with 118 points, from second placed ‘Venuesworld.com (IRL), skippered by Ger Dempsey, on 121 points. Ronan Downing is in third on 132 points overall.

Racing concludes tomorrow, Friday, July 10 with two races scheduled from 1100am.





Results Day 4

No Numero Nome Punti 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 FRA 3653 ROBIN FOLLIN, Maschio, MARINE BOUDOT, EMERIC MICHEL, CN SAINTE-MAXIME
GIVE ME 5 BY FFV YOUTH
27,0 (13) 3 2 1 4 2 4 1 (27) 3 2 5
2 RSA 3469 ROGER HUDSON, Maschio, ASENATHI JIM, TAARIQ JACOBS, RCYC
RACEAHEAD – SPIRIT OF CAPE TOW
36,0 3 (4) 1 4 2 2 (10) 9 3 6 5 1
3 UKR 3726 RODION LUKA, Maschio, SVETLANA SOROKINA, IGOR SEVERIANOV, KIEV RACING YACHT CLUB
SKY LINE
41,0 1 12 9 (18) 1 1 6 2 1 (10) 1 7
4 AUS 3737 ROBERT JEFFREYS, Maschio, GLEN BOURKE, SAE LILLEY, SANDRINGHAM YACHT CLUB 49,0 4 9 (12) 3 9 4 5 (21) 7 2 4 2
5 RUS 3708 KIRILL FROLOV, Maschio, MURASHKIN ALEXEY, IGNATENKO EGOR, SPBYC
MELSTONTEAM
59,0 7 8 4 2 2 (9) 2 14 4 5 (15) 11
6 GBR 3732 JOE LLEWELLYN, Maschio, NIGEL WAKEFIELD, JERRY VIGUS, WESSEX EXILES SAILING CLUB
FORELLE ESTATES
65,0 8 2 6 (20) 9 1 (24) 3 5 9 12 10
7 ITA 3616 IAN AISLIE, Maschio, PAULIN GIAN MATTEO, ADAM MARTIN, CUS BOLOGNA 71,0 4 1 1 (8) 6 5 (20) 10 12 12 11 9
8 AUS 3731 MICHAEL COOPER, Maschio, DAVID CHAPMAN, MATTHEW JOHNSTON, ROYAL YACHT CLUB OF TASMANIA 77,0 5 15 3 (18) 12 3 1 6 15 14 (32) 3
9 RUS 3709 VLADIMIR PROSIKHIN, Maschio, BASALKIN ARTEM, MARTEMIANOV ALEX, SPB YC
NIKA
81,0 1 5 7 (10) 5 8 14 12 9 7 13 (23)
10 FRA 3706 RUSSO EDWARD, Maschio, CHATEAU CE’DRIC, FAVENNER GILLIES, CLUB NAUTIQUE VALéRIQUAIS
BLACK MAGIC
81,0 6 4 (7) 7 6 3 22 11 (23) 4 6 12
11 GBR 3724 JOHN POLLAND, Maschio, ROB SMITH, CHAZ HOOK, RTYC
EXCELLENT
86,0 5 13 6 6 1 (14) 13 15 2 1 24 (dnf)
12 GBR 3728 RICHARD POWELL, Maschio, BEN VINES, TIM BURNELL, RORC
MARVEL
86,0 9 11 (28) 5 8 4 (16) 16 6 16 7 4
13 GBR 3722 JERRY HILL, Maschio, ALAN HILLMAN, CRAIG WATSON, ROYAL SOUTHERN YC
SPORTSBOATWORLD.COM
99,0 3 8 5 9 (15) 12 19 13 14 8 (22) 8
14 GBR 3047 PIETER HEYN, Maschio, ROB GULLAN, ROSIE SIBTHORPE, WARSASH SC
F5 SYNTHESIS TEAM GUL
108,0 2 1 15 (ocs) ocs 8 3 5 11 (19) 10 6
15 GBR 3720 ADRIAN PEACH, Maschio, GARY PHARE, JIM SHORT, ROYAL TORBAY YACHT CLUB
UBER
116,0 13 2 (14) 11 7 10 (34) 7 8 11 25 22
16 ITA 3543 VINCENZO GRACIOTTI, Maschio, GIOVANNI MELONE, SERGIO LAMBERTENGHI, YACHT CLUB RIVIERA DEL CONERO
DKC
130,0 (15) 9 3 13 10 11 15 (42) 20 18 18 13
17 AUS 3735 CHRIS DARE, Maschio, SEARCE KEIRAN, TWEEDELL OLIVER, SORRENTO SAILING COUTA BOAT CL 141,0 2 6 2 (27) 26 5 12 (ufd) 17 21 3 dnf
18 ITA 3073 MASSIMO FULLONE, Maschio, AIRO’ ANDREA, ALESSIA DE VITA, C. VELICO ONDABUENA
SBERLA
151,0 10 (26) 22 3 20 26 7 20 19 (27) 8 16
19 RUS 3707 VADIM PUSHEV, Maschio, TIMUR SABIRZIANOV, ALEXANDER MIKHAILOV, SAINT-PETERSBURG YACHT CLUB
VIS SAILING TEAM
151,0 9 17 8 12 (30) 28 (23) 8 13 20 21 15
20 UKR 3703 VALERIY POLOVOY, Maschio, BOGOMOLKIN VOLODYMYR, STASYUK VOLODYMYR, BLACK SEA Y/C
PEARL 2
157,0 10 13 5 4 7 (24) 26 24 18 33 17 (dnf)
21 IRL 3490 SHANE MURPHY, Maschio, DARAGH SHERIDAN, JOHN PHELAR, HOWTH YACHT CLUB 159,0 16 21 8 5 5 (bfd) 9 17 (42) 15 33 30
22 GBR 3710 SCOTT GRAHAM, Maschio, NICK ELDER, TICH SUMMERS, ROYAL TAY YACHT CLUB
CHILL PILL
159,0 12 7 9 (29) 8 15 8 (36) 28 34 14 24
23 ITA 3333 DANIELE POLI, Maschio, OSCAR FARACE, DEBERNARDI FRANCESCO, CIRCOLO VELA ORTA
MINNIE
171,0 (26) 15 4 17 13 19 18 23 (35) 22 23 17
24 NED 3714 MARCO VAN DRIEL, Maschio, JOOST ASSMANN, MARTIJN WORSELING, WSV BRAASSEMERMEER
MXTC
181,0 14 12 31 8 (36) 23 28 4 (ufd) 28 19 14
25 ITA 3553 ROBERTO BENAMATI, Maschio, CATTANEO ALESSANDRO, BARBIERI VALENTINO, FRAGLIA VELA MALCESINE
BEST WIND
181,0 11 20 13 (30) 4 11 31 19 (dnf) 17 36 19
26 FRA 3302 JADE FESTINO, Maschio, ALEXANDRE FESTINO, BENJAMIN COHEN, CLUB NAUTIQUE DES SALETTES
CN SABLETTE
186,0 7 7 17 11 (24) 6 30 32 16 13 (dnf) dnf
27 POR 3581 GEORGY SOKOLOVSKIY, Maschio, BORIS KUCHERENKO, VASILY YAKOVLEV, NA
ALADDIN
188,0 14 16 16 (28) 17 15 33 18 24 26 9 (dnf)
28 POR 3105 JOSE’ PAULO RAMADA, Maschio, ANTONIO PEREIRA, MIGUEL L L.FARIA, CNCASCAIS
DOM PEDRO HOTELS/GENERALI
198,0 6 6 (21) 14 24 7 17 43 22 23 (dnf) 36
29 IRL 3433 DAVY TAYLOR, Maschio, LISA NEARY, MARTY O’LEARY, ISA
WWW.YACHTSMAN.IE
205,0 (26) 25 24 9 3 18 25 27 26 (40) 28 20
30 AUS 3734 STEHPEN FRIES, Maschio, MARK MUIRHEAD, ANDREW ROBERTS, SANDRINGHAM YACHT CLUB 213,0 8 19 10 10 19 (20) 38 (41) 33 29 26 21
31 POR 3525 ROQUETTE TIAGO, Maschio, BARRETO PEDRO, TELES FERNANDO, CWDS
BOOM BAP WEAR
215,0 18 14 (42) 36 18 6 (39) 30 10 37 20 26
32 NED 3441 PAUL GAST, Maschio, NANNO AUKUS, WONTER VAN DER ENDER, WSV HELLEVOETSLUIS
RIVIUM
216,0 17 10 26 17 14 (35) (36) 26 29 32 27 18
33 UKR 3042 VALERII BUNDIUK, Maschio, YULIY KHUDOMAKA, OLEG YZYUMTSEV, NIKOPOL SAILING CENTER 227,0 11 (24) 24 22 12 16 11 33 38 25 35 (39)
34 IRL 3544 MICHAEL O’CONNOR, Maschio, OWEN LAVERTY, KEVIN JOHNSON, ROYAL ST GEORGE YACHT CLUB
SIN BIN
235,0 18 20 20 15 (30) 9 32 (ufd) 21 43 30 27
35 GBR 3149 MARK GILLETT, Maschio, NIKI BIRRELL, LAURA WOOSEY, FRENSHAM POND SC
POOR BUOY
236,0 20 22 11 22 (29) 20 21 25 (ufd) 36 31 28
36 IRL 3060 KIREAN DORGAN, Maschio, JASON LOSTY, EWAN O KEEFFE, COVE SAILING CLUB
THE BEAR
239,0 12 17 12 (40) 22 10 43 (ufd) 40 35 16 32
37 FRA 3423 HELENE URRUTTI, Femmina, ANNA PIROGOVA, JOHAN RAVIER, YACHT CLUB DE CANNES
OCEANTEAM SOLUTIONS
247,0 16 23 17 16 (26) 7 (45) 29 25 42 37 35
38 GBR 3027 ALEC RUSSELL, Maschio, CLAIRE RUSSELL, EDWARD HANDASYDE DICK, ROYAL SOUTHERN YACHT CLUB
eDIGITAL RESEARCH
249,0 21 10 11 (31) 29 21 35 35 (36) 24 34 29
39 ITA 3098 LINA FAGGI, Femmina, CHIARA ABBRUZZESE, SERENA SICHER, PORTO SAN ROCCO
PETITE BETE
257,0 19 (24) 10 19 14 13 42 39 34 (44) 29 38
40 GBR 3082 CHARLES SHEPPARD, Maschio, FRANCOIS HILARY, GASPAR VANHOLLEBEKE, RORC
SHARC
260,0 (43) 18 34 21 11 12 40 22 30 39 (dnf) 33
41 ITA 3187 ROBERTO RIVIECCIO, Maschio, RIVECCIO MATTEO, MATTEO RAMIAN, YC PORTO TORRES
SBALLATA
267,0 21 18 16 (26) 10 24 (44) 28 41 31 41 37
42 RUS 3725 BORIS LATKIN, Maschio, CHUGUNOV OLEG, YCSPB
MY MARUSIA
270,0 (27) 14 26 12 23 18 29 31 (dnf) 30 40 dnf
43 GBR 3106 THOMAS CLAY, Maschio, JAMES CLAY, RICHARD CLAY, ROYAL SOUTHERN YC
WHYADUCK
270,0 20 (dnf) 15 14 15 23 (46) 40 32 38 42 31
44 GER 3402 DANIEL SPAENLE, Maschio, TOBIAS SPAENLE, KONSTANTIN KRAUSS, MUENCHENER RUDER- UND SEGELVER
PROPERTY BASE
274,0 22 (43) 33 19 17 14 37 38 31 (45) 38 25
45 AUS 3390 PHILIP REID, Maschio, ANDRE’ DECLERCK, SAM IBBOTT, ROYAL YACHT CLUB OF TASMANIA
MIND GAMES
287,0 (30) 23 29 2 20 28 27 34 39 46 39 (dnf)
46 BEL 3345 BART TYTGAT, Maschio, TOBIAS TYTGAT, KRISTOF WOUTTERS, RNSYC
GO WITH THE FLOW
289,0 30 21 (37) 6 25 17 41 37 37 41 (dnf) 34
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