Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott are Mirror Champs

by Alan Straton on 18 Jan 2007
Britain's Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott finished today on a net total of 28 points to win the Mirror World Championships. 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 net total of 44 points which is still two points ahead of Nick and John.

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 18 January.

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.

For the first time in living memory the Mirror World Championships being sailed in Port Elizabeth, South Africa have served up four firsts:

The FIRST female Mirror World Champions - Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (GBR), and 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.

The FIRST GBR team to win since 1997.

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 of Britain 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 net 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.

Well Done Anna and Holly.

Overall results after 11 races:

Rank - Helm - Crew - Club - Nett pts
1st Anna Mackenzie Holly Scott Royal Windemere Yacht Club 28pts
3rd Sieraj Jacobs Ashwin Daniels Isivungu 24
2nd Nick Davis John Collova RFBYC 46
4th John Clementson Jamie Clementson Chipstead 67
5th Juliet Long Richard Long RPCYC 71
6th Doire Shiels Graham Daly Skerries Sailing Club 83
7th Ricky Robinson Ryan Robinson Royal Natal Yacht Club 92
8th Ross Kearney Adam McCullough RNIYC 113
9th Rebecca Kalderon Hannah Mitchell Itchenor Sailing Club 118
10th Craig Bond Michael Conlon Brightlingsea 122
11th Emma Barry Martina Barry Brightlingsea SC 137
12th Brennan Robinson Julian Wertheim Aymes Royal Natal Yacht Club 138
13th Edward Fitzgerald Chantal Crane Itchenor 139
14th Liam Arrowsmith Isabelle Fitzgerald Plym Yacht Club 153
15th Mark Boylan Niall Collins Skerries Sailing Club 163
16th David Grey Bethany Grey Royal Windemere Yacht Club 169
17th Michael Hill Adam Hill Royal North Of Ireland Yacht Club 180
18th Paul Amerlynck Melissa Daly Skellies Sailing Club 183
19th Alan Blay Cian Hickey Sutton Dinghy Club 198
20th Emma Houlihan Emily Mackenzie Royal Windemere 249
21st Per Backlund Thomas Backlund StrSS 250
22nd Jilli Darling Emma Spruce Itchenor Sailing Club 260
23rd David Pitt James Pitt Hillarys 268
24th David Conlon Mitchell Bond Brightlingsea Yacht Club 271
25th Helena Newell Charlotte Fitzgerald Itchenor Sailing Club 275
26th Cillian Dickson Colm Foy Loughree Yacht Club 275
27th Simon Lovesy Charlotte Griffin Warsash 279
28th Christopher Mathews Oliver Townsend Brightling Sailing Club 282
29th Edward Grey Nicholas Elsdon Royal Windemere 285
30th Lilly Carlisle Becky Wallbank Ripon Sailing Club 295
31st Graham Griffin James Griffin HHYC 299
32nd Waldo Zevenster James Potgieter Milnerton Aquatic Club 303
33rd Philip Benn Luke McGill Ripon Sailing Club 311
34th Mathew Buckle Michael McNeill Poit Yacht Club 313
35th Stephen Locke Lois Pickering Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 323
36th Chris Swinchatt Christopher Swinchatt Chipstead Sailing Club 338
37th Nigel Smithie Lauren Smithie Milnerton Aquatic Club 354
38th Greta Carroll Simon Carroll RFBYC 354
39th Leon Poutsma Jack Walker Fremantle 373
40th David Moore Jack Moore Blithfield Sailing Club 375
41st Robert Searle William Searle Mounts Bay 383
42nd Kirsty Packer Alexandra Maskell Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 390
43rd Trevor Gibb Megan Buckle Point Yacht Club 395
44th Martin Egan Tim Wilkinson Restronguet Sailing Club 402
45th Roseanna Yeoward Harry Yeoward Rhosneigr Boat Owners Association 414
46th Aileen Boylan Roisin Leneghan Skerris Sailing Club 415
47th Robin O' Mahony Colin Curran Royal Cork Yacht Club 418
48th Kenwyn Daniels Joweal Klaase Isivungu 437
49th Asinathi Jim Jerome Williams Isivungu 444
50th Bernard Lee Karl Mackey Lough Derg Yacht Club 468
51st Christopher Rust Freddie White Brightlingsea Sailing Club 468
52nd Ciara Egan Miriam Sweeney Lough Derg Yacht Club 474
53rd Robert Dann James McWha Florida Yacht Club 480
54th Michael Kellett Gabriel Bhala Zeekoeivlei Yacht Club 487
55th Alex Lloyd Trevor Lloyd Brightlingsea 492
56th Jeremy Holdcroft Emmanuel Morake Emmarentia Sailing Club 499
57th Angus Carlisle William Carlisle Ripon Sailing Club 513
58th Andre Hogbom Rebecca Hetzler Sto SS 524
59th James Wilkinson Natalie Roach Mounts Bay Sailing Club 534
60th Henry Westropp Jonny Stephenson Royal Windemere Yacht Club 545
61st Liam Wilson Sam Jameson CYC 550
62nd Henio Miszewski Natasha Miszewski Theewaters Sailing Club 555
63rd Eric Marshall Charl Marshall Milnerton Aquatic Club 556
64th Craig Latigan Christopher Joubert Zeekoeivlei Yacht Club 574
65th Viktor Hogbom Anna-M Carlsson Storsjons SS 576
66th Christopher Miller Sam Hamersley Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 610
67th Olivia Egan Anna Sweeny Lough Derg Yacht Club 615
68th Kuba Miszewski Daniel Tatt Theewaters Sailing Club 631
69th David Laing Rory Laing George Lakes Yacht Club 636
70th Anna Carlsson Karolina Carlsson Str SS 640
71st Dale Miller Malindi Haggett Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 648
72nd Jon Petter Hogbom Linn Dodell Storsjons SS 659
73rd Wayne Watkins Michael Collier Redhouse Yacht Club 669
74th Tom Lovesey James Lovesy Warsash 691
75th Cundell John Statt Kerry Lee Statt Knysna Yacht Club 696
76th Barra Collins Ben Malone Skerries Sailing Club 699
77th Francois Smit Alexander Smit Emmarentia Sailing Club 719
78th David Moorcroft Bradley Moorcroft Algoa Bay Yacht Club 734
79th Tony Lane Hettie Viljoen Emmarentia Sailing Club 737