Mackenzie and Scott are Mirror World Champs

by Alan Straton on 18 Jan 2007 Mirror Worlds Results - Day 4

Well, it looks like the 2007 Mirror World Championships host club, the Algoa Bay Yacht Club have a hot line direct to the weather gods as today dished up another incredible days racing with a wind speed that never rose above 18 knots, despite the long term predictions of 20 and 22 knots of hard easterlies.

Two races were sailed today to bring the regatta series total to 11 races sailed and one more to be sailed to-morrow, the 18th January 2007.

The first race was started at 10:15 a.m. in a light chop and the wind from east south east at 13 knots. The course chosen was number two, triangle, sausage, and the fleet started under threat of an I Flag and only one boat failed to round the ends and be scored On Course Side (OCS). The first finisher completed the course in 72 minutes and the last boat finished 13 minutes later. Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (GBR) finished in first place, Doire Shiels and Graham Daly (Ireland) were second and Nick Davis and John Collova (Australia) third.

Race number two again over the triangle, sausage course was also started under an I Flag and the wind shifted 15 degrees to the south east. This, the 11th race of the series was much faster with the first boat finishing in 53 minutes.First over the line was Nick Davis and John Collova (Australia) with their fourth first place of the series, second Juliet and Richard Long (GBR) and third were Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (GBR) to seal their place in history as the first female Mirror World Champions.

All competitors agreed that today was fast and exciting with the swell that had been pushed into the bay by the east that had been blowing. Some exciting surfing took place en route back to the Algoa Bay Yacht Club, hot soup and a jam of sailors waiting for the results.

After two races sailed today and for the first time in living memory the Mirror World Championships being sailed in Port Elizabeth, South Africa have served up four firsts by the Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott express:

1. The FIRST female Mirror World Champions - Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (GBR), and
2. The FIRST time that the same team - Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (GBR) - have won BOTH the Mirror Pre Worlds and the Mirror World Championships.
3. The FIRST GBR team to win since 1997.
4. The FIRST time that current or former members of the RYA Junior Development program have won a Mirror World Championships.

Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott finished today on a net total of 28 points. The next closest boat, Nick Davis and John Collova (Australia) are on a net of 46 points. If Anna and Holly do not sail to-morrow they will discard the maximum and get 16 points added to their total for a ntt total of 44 points which is still 2 points ahead of Nick and John. Extremely consistent sailing from a likeable team of girls who also get the prize for being the prettiest sailors to ever win the Mirror World Championships.

Top three places (after eleven races):

1. Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (England) - 26 points
2. Nick Davis and John Collova (Australia) - 46 points
3. Sieraj Jacobs and Ashwin Daniels (South Africa) - 59 points

Top Sailors by Country:

1. Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (England) - 1st
2. Nick Davis and John Collova (Australia) - 2nd
3. Sieraj Jacobs and Ashwin Daniels (South Africa) - 3rd
4. Doire Shiels and Graham Daly (Ireland) - 6th
5. Per Backlund and Thomas Backlund (Sweden) - 21st

To-morrow is the last day for sailing and we only have to get one more race in to make the series. The weather again looks to be very different with a south south west in the morning swinging to the south and blowing from 7 to 11 knots. A nice sunny day of 25 degrees celsius and swell below 1.3 metres.

Overall results:
Rank - Country - SailNo - Helm - Crew - Club - Nett
1st GBR GBR 70457 Anna Mackenzie Holly Scott Royal Windemere Yacht Club 28
3rd RSA RSA 69975 Sieraj Jacobs Ashwin Daniels Isivungu
2nd AUS AUS 70459 Nick Davis John Collova RFBYC 46
4th GBR GBR 70222 John Clementson Jamie Clementson Chipstead 67
5th GBR GBR 70455 Juliet Long Richard Long RPCYC 71
6th IRL IRL 70225 Doire Shiels Graham Daly Skerries Sailing Club 83
7th RSA RSA 70410 Ricky Robinson Ryan Robinson Royal Natal Yacht Club 92
8th IRL IRL 70347 Ross Kearney Adam McCullough RNIYC 113
9th GBR GBR 70373 Rebecca Kalderon Hannah Mitchell Itchenor Sailing Club 118
10th GBR GBR 70281 Craig Bond Michael Conlon Brightlingsea 122
11th GBR GBR 69776 Emma Barry Martina Barry Brightlingsea SC 137
12th RSA RSA 70207 Brennan Robinson Julian Wertheim Aymes Royal Natal Yacht Club 138
13th GBR GBR 70361 Edward Fitzgerald Chantal Crane Itchenor 139
14th GBR GBR 70223 Liam Arrowsmith Isabelle Fitzgerald Plym Yacht Club 153
15th IRL IRL 70428 Mark Boylan Niall Collins Skerries Sailing Club 163
16th GBR GBR 70450 David Grey Bethany Grey Royal Windemere Yacht Club 169
17th IRL IRL 70444 Michael Hill Adam Hill Royal North Of Ireland Yacht Club 180
18th IRL IRL 70287 Paul Amerlynck Melissa Daly Skellies Sailing Club 183
19th IRL IRL 70333 Alan Blay Cian Hickey Sutton Dinghy Club 198
20th GBR GBR 70346 Emma Houlihan Emily Mackenzie Royal Windemere 249
21st SWE SWE 69752 Per Backlund Thomas Backlund StrSS 250
22nd GBR GBR 70436 Jilli Darling Emma Spruce Itchenor Sailing Club 260
23rd AUS AUS 70104 David Pitt James Pitt Hillarys 268
24th GBR GBR 70356 David Conlon Mitchell Bond Brightlingsea Yacht Club 271
25th GBR GBR 70432 Helena Newell Charlotte Fitzgerald Itchenor Sailing Club 275
26th IRL IRL 70304 Cillian Dickson Colm Foy Loughree Yacht Club 275
27th GBR GBR 70400 Simon Lovesy Charlotte Griffin Warsash 279
28th GBR GBR 70341 Christopher Mathews Oliver Townsend Brightling Sailing Club 282
29th GBR GBR 70015 Edward Grey Nicholas Elsdon Royal Windemere 285
30th GBR GBR 70324 Lilly Carlisle Becky Wallbank Ripon Sailing Club 295
31st GBR GBR 70155 Graham Griffin James Griffin HHYC 299
32nd RSA RSA 70120 Waldo Zevenster James Potgieter Milnerton Aquatic Club 303
33rd GBR GBR 70153 Philip Benn Luke McGill Ripon Sailing Club 311
34th RSA RSA 70414 Mathew Buckle Michael McNeill Poit Yacht Club 313
35th AUS AUS 69616 Stephen Locke Lois Pickering Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 323
36th GBR GBR 70166 Chris Swinchatt Christopher Swinchatt Chipstead Sailing Club 338
37th RSA RSA 69490 Nigel Smithie Lauren Smithie Milnerton Aquatic Club 354
38th AUS AUS 70065 Greta Carroll Simon Carroll RFBYC 354
39th AUS AUS 69963 Leon Poutsma Jack Walker Fremantle 373
40th GBR GBR 70252 David Moore Jack Moore Blithfield Sailing Club 375
41st GBR GBR 69917 Robert Searle William Searle Mounts Bay 383
42nd AUS AUS 69553 Kirsty Packer Alexandra Maskell Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 390
43rd RSA RSA 69522 Trevor Gibb Megan Buckle Point Yacht Club 395
44th GBR GBR 69667 Martin Egan Tim Wilkinson Restronguet Sailing Club 402
45th GBR GBR 70427 Roseanna Yeoward Harry Yeoward Rhosneigr Boat Owners Association 414
46th IRL IRL 70087 Aileen Boylan Roisin Leneghan Skerris Sailing Club 415
47th IRL IRL 70130 Robin O' Mahony Colin Curran Royal Cork Yacht Club 418
48th RSA RSA 70416 Kenwyn Daniels Joweal Klaase Isivungu 437
49th RSA RSA 50735 Asinathi Jim Jerome Williams Isivungu 444
50th IRL IRL 69955 Bernard Lee Karl Mackey Lough Derg Yacht Club 468
51st GBR GBR 70362 Christopher Rust Freddie White Brightlingsea Sailing Club 468
52nd IRL IRL 69874 Ciara Egan Miriam Sweeney Lough Derg Yacht Club 474
53rd RSA RSA 69902 Robert Dann James McWha Florida Yacht Club 480
54th RSA RSA 70392 Michael Kellett Gabriel Bhala Zeekoeivlei Yacht Club 487
55th GBR GBR 69583 Alex Lloyd Trevor Lloyd Brightlingsea 492
56th RSA RSA 70384 Jeremy Holdcroft Emmanuel Morake Emmarentia Sailing Club 499
57th GBR GBR 70456 Angus Carlisle William Carlisle Ripon Sailing Club 513
58th SWE SWE 69830 Andre Hogbom Rebecca Hetzler Sto SS 524
59th GBR GBR 70190 James Wilkinson Natalie Roach Mount