UK pair Mackenzie and Scott lead Mirror Worlds

by Alan Straton on 15 Jan 2007 The second day of the Mirror World Championships was the first day that the weather was predicted to be a bit light. Launching was once again to the accompaniment of Alistair Mackenzie's bagpipes.

The first race was started in what, for this regatta, can be considered lightish conditions of 11 knots from the South West and in a light chop. It took a General Recall, an I Flag Start with another General Recall followed by a Z Flag start before the fleet finally got off at 10:59 a.m.

Three boats scored ZFP under rule 30.2 - if flag Z has been displayed, no part of a boat's hull, crew or equipment shall be in the triangle formed by the ends of the starting line and the first mark during the minute before her starting signal. If a boat breaks this rule and is identified, she shall receive, without a hearing a 20% scoring penaly calculated as stated in rule 44.3(c), which in this case equated to an additional 16 points being added to each of the three boats that were over the line before the start.

The course sailed was triangle, sausage and race one heralded the start of the Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott Express (GBR) as they sailed to a first place followed by Martin Egan and Tom Wilkerson (GBR) with Waldo Zevenster and James Potgieter (South Africa) in third.

Race number two was sailed over a windward leeward course after a little bit of mark shifting to accomodate the now south south west wind of around 12 knots. The race was started with only one boat OCS and was relatively fast with the first boat finishing in 54 minutes. The racing was very tight as the final boat finished just under 9 minutes later.

Once again the Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott Express (GBR) were in first place, Doire Shiels and Graham Daly (Ireland) were second and John and Jamie Clementson (GBR) a close third.

For the third race the wind shifted another 30 degrees back towards the west, the course was adjusted slightly and the number 2 flag went up for the triangle, sausage. With 15 knots wind strength and light chop most boats marched up the first beat right of middle which was the inshore course to get to the top mark.

On the downwind leg the judges moved in to yellow flag the race leaders, Nick Davis and John Collova (Australia). Their 720 penalty put them back to second place. This coupled with some debris on their centreboard and missing a lift on the inshore side of the beat up to the windward mark put paid to their hopes for a first place.

The Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (GBR) Express sailing on Simply Gorgeous got their third first place of the day followed by John and Jamie Clementson (GBR) in second and third place was taken by Emma and Martina Barry (GBR).

Top three places (after six races):

1. Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (England) - 27 points
2. John Clementson and Jamie Clementson (England) - 47 points
3. Nick Davis and John Collova (Australia) - 52 points

Top Sailors by Country:

1. Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (England)
2. Sieraj Jacobs and Ashwin Daniels (South Africa)
3. Nick Davis and John Collova (Australia)
4. Doire Shiels and Graham Daly (Ireland)
5. Per Backlund and Thomas Backlund (Sweden)

The weather outlook for to-morrow is South South West at 6 knots swinging to South West 10 to 16 knots. 24 degrees celsius and cloudy.

The race within the race:

At every dinghy event the sailors are accompanied by a whole entourage of coach and support boats. These boats range from small to large, spartan to luxurious. This is where the race within the race occurs as not only is there a competition to go to sea in the most luxurious RIB, there is also a competition to get to the top, reach and bottom marks the fastest, and the winner in this contest so far? Definitely Team GBR.

Web Site: http://abyc.org.za/mirrors/

Results:

Sailed:6, Discards:0, To count:6, Entries:79, Scoring system:My scoring system

Rank	Tally	Boat Name	Country	SailNo	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Total	Nett
1st	21	Simply Gorgeous	GBR	GBR 70457	Anna Mackenzie	Holly Scott	Royal Windemere Yacht Club	2	16	6	1	1	1	27	27
2nd	10	Whatever!	GBR	GBR 70222	John Clementson	Jamie Clementson	Chipstead	11	22	4	5	3	2	47	47
3rd	46	Vigilante 9	AUS	AUS 70459	Nick Davis	John Collova	RFBYC	1	7	14	7	18	5	52	52
4th	43	Still Thinking	IRL	IRL 70225	Doire Shiels	Graham Daly	Skerries Sailing Club	9	9	16	15	2	4	55	55
5th	30	Mesmeriser	GBR	GBR 70455	Juliet Long	Richard Long	RPCYC	10	6	2	9	20	11	58	58
6th	5	Pthreetle	GBR	GBR 69776	Emma Barry	Martina Barry	Brightlingsea SC	7	8	31	17	7	3	73	73
7th	80		RSA	RSA 69975	Sieraj Jacobs	Ashwin Daniels	Isivungu	24	2	1	43	5	6	81	81
8th	24	Simply Red	GBR	GBR 70361	Edward Fitzgerald	Chantal Crane	Itchenor	27	21	3	13	10	13	87	87
9th	25	Out of Control	GBR	GBR 70373	Rebecca Kalderon	Hannah Mitchell	Itchenor Sailing Club	19	26	9	8	12	15	89	89
10th	37	P&B Musto	IRL	IRL 70347	Ross Kearney	Adam McCullough	RNIYC	15	14	23	25	6	8	91	91
11th	6	Molly	GBR	GBR 70281	Craig Bond	Michael Conlon	Brightlingsea	3	1	45	33	4	9	95	95
12th	72	Mirrajuana	RSA	RSA 70410	Ricky Robinson	Ryan Robinson	Boskop Yacht Club	33	5	13	11	8	25	95	95
13th	39	Dead On	IRL	IRL 70444	Michael Hill	Adam Hill	Royal Windemere Yacht Club	6	12	39	16	9	22	104	104
14th	31	Red Hot	IRL	IRL 70428	Mark Boylan	Niall Collins	Skerries Sailing Club	20	23	27	6	22	7	105	105
15th	42	Inferno	IRL	IRL 70287	Paul Amerlynck	Melissa Daly	Skellies Sailing Club	17	13	25	23	16	21	115	115
16th	69	African Express	RSA	RSA 70207	Brennan Robinson	Julian Wertheim Aymes	Boskop Yacht Club	4	19	15	10	61	10	119	119
17th	22	Rush	GBR	GBR 70346	Emma Houlihan	Emily Mackenzie	Royal Windemere	46	3	20	19	34	12	134	134
18th	38	Vengeance	IRL	IRL 70333	Alan Blay	Cian Hickey	Sutton Dinghy Club	12	15	32	40	14	24	137	137
19th	3	Emerald Isle II	GBR	GBR 70450	David Grey	Bethany Grey	Royal Windemere Yacht Club	80 OCS	11	5	4	17	27	144	144
20th	18	Eat My Shorts	GBR	GBR 70223	Liam Arrowsmith	Isabelle Fitzgerald	Plymouth Yacht Club	5	4	19	12	39	80 OCS	159	159
21st	49	Leading Edge IV	AUS	AUS 70104	David Pitt	James Pitt	Hillarys	13	20	7	39	33	47	159	159
22nd	58	Permobil	SWE	SWE 69752	Per Backlund	Thomas Backlund	StrSS	26 RDG	31 RDG	35	28	21	30	171	171
23rd	7	Mission Impossible	GBR	GBR 70356	David Conlon	Mitchell Bond	Brightlingsea Yacht Club	34	33	26	24	30	28	175	175
24th	29	Filthy Gorgeous	GBR	GBR 70436	Jilli Darling	Emma Spruce	Itchenor Sailing Club	25	32	60	18	25	17	177	177
25th	16		GBR	GBR 70324	Lilly Carlisle	Becky Wallbank	Ripon Sailing Club	22	10	30	46	35	35	178	178
26th	34		IRL	IRL 70304	Cillian Dickson	Colm Foy	Loughree Yacht Club	21	31	38	48	23	23	184	184
27th	26	No Patience III	GBR	GBR 70153	Philip Benn	Luke McGill	Ripon Sailing Club	8	35	12	47	51	33	186	186
28th	76	Iolar na Mara	RSA	RSA 70120	Waldo Zevenster	James Potgieter	Milnerton Aquatic Club	32	34	21	3	47	55	192	192
29th	11	Mr Blobby	GBR	GBR 70166	Chris Swinchatt	Christopher Swinchatt	Chipstead Sailing Club	50	17	22	27	40	36	192	192
30th	15	On the Huh	GBR	GBR 70341	Christopher Mathews	Oliver Townsend	Brightling Sailing Club	48	18	24	34	32	38	194	194
31st	12	Blue Tack II	GBR	GBR 70432	Helena Newell	Charlotte Fitzgerald	Itchenor Sailing Club	38	41	50	22	15	31	197	197
32nd	8	Yellow Snow	GBR	GBR 70252	David Moore	Jack Moore	Blithfield Sailing Club	42	24	11	44	29	51	201	201
33rd	4	B-Limey Something Different	GBR	GBR 70015	Edward Grey	Nicholas Elsdon	Royal Windemere	16	50	DNC	14	27	18	205	205
34th	35	Gee Czar	IRL	IRL 69955	Bernard Lee	Karl Mackey	Lough Derg Yacht Club	36	46	10	54	19	42	207	207
35th	52	Steamed Up	AUS	AUS 69616	Stephen Locke	Lois Pickering	Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club	49	25	18	37	41	37	207	207
36th	79	Mustang Sally	RSA	RSA 69490	Nigel Smithie	Lauren Smithie	Milnerton Aquatic Club	35	45	37	21	37	32	207	207
37th	27		GBR	GBR 70400	Simon Lovesy	Charlotte Griffin	Warsash	28	51	55	49	13	14	210	210
38th	48	No Chance	AUS	AUS 70065	Greta Carroll	Simon Carroll	RFBYC	29	27	46	29	38	41	210	210
39th	44	Vigilante IV	AUS	AUS 69963	Leon Poutsma	Jack Walker	Fremantle	53	30	8	38	45	39	213	213
40th	14		GBR	GBR 70155	Graham Griffin	James Griffin	HHYC	14	38	DNC	31	26	26	215	215
41st	17	Balls of Fire	GBR	GBR 69917	Robert Searle	William Searle	Mounts Bay	59	28	17	48 ZFP	11	59	222	222
42nd	67	Quantum Leap	RSA	RSA 69522	Trevor Gibb	Megan Buckle	Point Yacht Club	51	60	34	20	49	19	233	233
43rd	20	Bold Forrestor	GBR	GBR 69667	Martin Egan	Tim Wilkinson	Restronguet Sailing Club	40	48	28	2	53	65	236	236
44th	68	Bucs	RSA	RSA 70414	Mathew Buckle	Michael McNeill	Poit Yacht Club	18	43	48	51	31	45	236	236
45th	36		IRL	IRL 70130	Robin O' Mahony	Colin Curran	Royal Cork Yacht Club	57	68	29	59	28	20	261	261
46th	71	Tubthumpa	RSA	RSA 69902	Robert Dann	James McWha	Florida Yacht Club	39	40	54	30	56	50	269	269
47th	40	Unfinished Business	IRL	IRL 69874	Ciara Egan	Miriam Sweeney	Lough Derg Yacht Club	37	49	47	35	50	52	270	270
48th	74		RSA	RSA 70416	Kenwyn Daniels	Joweal Klaase	Isivungu	30	53	33	64	60	34	274	274
49th	47	Reflections	AUS	AUS 69553	Kirsty Packer	Alexandra Maskell	Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club	41	44	51	80 OCS	58	16	290	290
50th	61		RSA	RSA 70392	Michael Kellett	Gabriel Bhala	Zeekoeivlei Yacht Club	63	36	40	63	24	67	293	293
51st	13	Cool Running	GBR	GBR 70427	Roseanna Yeoward	Harry Yeoward	Rhosneigr Boat Owners Association	45	64	63	58	36	29	295	295
52nd	2	Ptwootle	GBR	GBR 69583	Alex Lloyd	Trevor Lloyd	Brightlingsea	58	39	49	68	43	43	300	300
53rd	75		RSA	RSA 50735	Asinathi Jim	Jerome Williams	Isivungu	31	37	58	80 OCS	52	44	302	302
54th	9	Va Va Voom	GBR	GBR 70190	James Wilkinson	Natalie Roach	Mounts Bay Sailing Club	23	69	65	26	46	80 RAF	309	309
55th	33	Keep on Smiling	IRL	IRL 70087	Aileen Boylan	Roisin Leneghan	Skerris Sailing Club	43	47	56	42	44	80 DSQ	312	312
56th	64	IR Bowt	RSA	RSA 70412	Henio Miszewski	Natasha Miszewski	Theewaters Sailing Club	44	65	36	61	54	54	314	314
57th	23		GBR	GBR 70456	Angus Carlisle	William Carlisle	Ripon Sailing Club	68	56	42	36	55	66	323	323
58th	78	Wacky Racer	RSA	RSA 70245	Eric Marshall	Charl Marshall	Milnerton Aquatic Club	54	42	53	55	80 OCS	56	340	340
59th	28	Utter Chaos	GBR	GBR 70362	Christopher Rust	Freddie White	Brightlingsea Sailing Club	60	61	62	76 ZFP	42	40	341	341
60th	45	V6	AUS	AUS 70195	Liam Wilson	Sam Jameson	CYC	64	55	44	72 ZFP	64	46	345	345
61st	56	Spruttibangbang	SWE	SWE 70342	Viktor Hogbom	Anna-M Carlsson	Storsjons SS	55	66	68	45	48	63	345	345
62nd	59		RSA	RSA 70384	Jeremy Holdcroft	Emmanuel Morake	Emmarentia Sailing Club	75	52	43	67	62	48	347	347
63rd	55	Syster Yster	SWE	SWE 69830	Andre Hogbom	Rebecca Hetzler	Sto SS	47	62	66	57	59	60	351	351
64th	50	Leading Edge III	AUS	AUS 69629	Christopher Miller	Sam Hamersley	Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club	72	54	41	73	63	49	352	352
65th	1		GBR	GBR 70167	Henry Westropp	Jonny Stephenson	Royal Windemere Yacht Club	67	29	DNC	80 OCS	65	53	374	374
66th	63	Control Alt Del	RSA	RSA 69489	Kuba Miszewski	Daniel Tatt	Theewaters Sailing Club	65	58	57	66	67	61	374	374
67th	73	Atria II	RSA	RSA 70433	Craig Latigan	Christopher Joubert	Zeekoeivlei Yacht Club	52	57	59	52	80 DNF	80 DNS	380	380
68th	51	Cobra	AUS	AUS 69443	Dale Miller	Malindi Haggett	Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club	62	59	52	70	70	72	385	385
69th	41	Cygnet	IRL	IRL 70289	Olivia Egan	Anna Sweeny	Lough Derg Yacht Club	DNC	70	67	50	57	62	386	386
70th	57	Jacuzzi	SWE	SWE 69751	Jon Petter Hogbom	Linn Dodell	Storsjons SS	69	63	64	53	80 DNF	58	387	387
71st	62	Moonshine	RSA	RSA 70243	David Laing	Rory Laing	George Lakes Yacht Club	61	67	61	72	69	57	387	387
72nd	54	Anka	SWE	SWE 69852	Anna Carlsson	Karolina Carlsson	Str SS	56	73	70	41	DNC	DNC	400	400
73rd	77	Vital Statt-istics	RSA	RSA 70381	Cundell John Statt	Kerry Lee Statt	Knysna Yacht Club	71	72	69	74	66	64	416	416
74th	70	Matrix	RSA	RSA 70119	Wayne Watkins	Michael Collier	Redhouse Yacht Club	70	71	DNC	65	68	69	423	423
75th	60	Magic	RSA	RSA 69523	Francois Smit	Alexander Smit	Emmarentia Sailing Club	74	76	72	62	72	70	426	426
76th	65		RSA	RSA 30614	David Moorcroft	Bradley Moorcroft	Algoa Bay Yacht Club	73	77	DNC	69	71	68	438	438
77th	66	Love Boat	RSA	RSA 48671	Tony Lane	Hettie Viljoen	Emmarentia Sailing Club	76	75	71	75	73	71	441	441
78th	32	Emerald	IRL	IRL 70136	Barra Collins	Ben Malone	Skerries Sailing Club	66	74	DNC	71	80 DNS	80 DNS	451	451
79th	19	Passing Wind	GBR	GBR 70154	Tom Lovesey	James Lovesy	Warsash	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	480	480