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Tight racing at SB3 World Championship

by Katie Ashworth on 23 Sep 2008
SB3 Worlds 2008 Racing Day 1 Gareth Craig (Fotosail)
If day one is anything to go by, it’ll be five days of nip-and-tuck racing in Dun Laoghaire for the SB3 World Championships, running until Friday out of the National Yacht Club.

The 137-boat fleet was split in two today for three races on each course, with tight corners and packed roundings the order of the day.

Twelve knots and blistering sunshine greeted the racers as they exited Dun Laoghaire harbour and veered left and right to the two courses. With the consistent northerly wind oscillating through an arc of 20 degrees, things got underway without delay.

By race two of three, the fleets had found their confidence on the start line, evidenced by a handful of restarts and disqualifications for false starts.

At the top of the blue fleet, South African helm Dave Hudson described as ‘dangerous’ some of the early windward mark roundings, with almost 70 boats converging on the windward mark in tight formation after the first leg.

'If you came in at about five to ten boat lengths below [the mark] you could generally find a gap,' said Hudson, who won the SB3 class at Cork Week in July.

'One to five boat lengths was really dangerous and that’s where a few of the boats got trapped,' he said.

Plenty of boats found themselves doing penalty spins before re-joining the queue - Hudson, however, steered clear of much of the chaos to emerge among the front runners again, with a 1,6, 4 scoreline for the day keeping him in second overall behind British pairing Tim and Sue Fells.

It’s another British boat at the top of the other fleet, Mark Richards holding the top space on equal points with Aussie Daniel Geoghegan.

The top Irish slot falls to Peter Kennedy, an Irish Olympian from 1988, who sits in third overall after a tough first day, with three results inside the top six.

Plenty of spills and knocks on the racecourse will keep the protest teams busy long into the evening, but the overall mood in Dun Laoghaire is hugely positive.

Top Irish helm at the recently-held nationals, Gareth Flannigan, remarked that racing was incredibly close, and that it was ‘all or nothing’ on the first beats of the course, after which finding clear air to mount a comeback was nearly impossible.

Other Irish performances of note included Bád, crewed by Olympians Peter O’Leary and Tim Goodbody, who posted consistent results to leave themselves seventh out of their 67-boat fleet.

Racing resumes tomorrow morning, with three more qualification races.

Results as of 22:59 on September 22, 2008 Provisional

Overall

Sailed:3, Discards:0, To count:3, Entries:132, Scoring system:Appendix A
Nat Boat Helm Crew Crew Crew Flight Bow SailNo Q1 Q2 Q3 Nett Total Rank
GBR Shaun Beaver Tim Fells Sue Fells Sandy Ramus Jules Wilkinson Blue 92 3231  2.0 4.0 1.0 7.0 7.0 1
GBR Sneakylookatporn.com Mark Richards Craig Mitchell  Chris Gould    Orange 30 3082  6.0 3.0 1.0 10.0 10.0 2
AUS Platinum Blonde Daniel Geoghegan Charles Cumbley  Robert Taylor    Orange 72 3469  4.0 1.0 5.0 10.0 10.0 3
RSA City of Cape Town David Hudson Roger Hudson  Alan Hudson Wandisile Xayimpi Blue 51 3451  1.0 6.0 4.0 11.0 11.0 4
IRL Team Redmand Fisher Peter Kennedy Dave Cheyne  Stephen Kane    Blue 108 3500  6.0 5.0 3.0 14.0 14.0 5
GBR Zimmer Mike Budd Nick Craig Neil Hughston   Orange 78 3475 3.0 1.0 14.0 18.0 18.0 6
GBR I Maximus David Lenz Will Harrison-Cripps Victoria Lenz Clare Molloy Orange 40 3106  4.0 7.0 7.0 18.0 18.0 7
GBR Badger Paul Lovejoy Sam Minns Andy Rice Maurice O'Connell Blue 35 3462  5.0 8.0 6.0 19.0 19.0 8
GBR Team Earl's Court Geoff Carveth Roger Gilbert Sarah Allan Roz Allen Blue 61 3053  3.0 2.0 16.0 21.0 21.0 9
IRL Modus Operandi Ronan Collins Killian Collins  Donal Hegarty    Blue 22 3551 5.0 13.0 7.0 25.0 25.0 10
IRL Bád-Kilcullen Peter O Leary Tim Goodbody Jerry Dowling Jimmy Dowling Orange 80 3307  7.0 3.0 16.0 26.0 26.0 11
GBR Darling Associates Chris Darling Alistair Shaw Sian McCleave  Alice Darling  Blue 29 3027  27.0 2.0 2.0 31.0 31.0 12
GBR Baloo Martin Boatman John Outhwaite Carl Outhwaite   Blue 60 3057  12.0 5.0 15.0 32.0 32.0 13
GBR Downs Sailing Club Craig Burlton Adam Heeley  AB (Stephen White)    Orange 90 3042  1.0 30.0 ZFP 2.0 33.0 33.0 14
GBR Team Maclaren Christina Summerhayes Barbara Watson  Sacha Oswald   Catherine Wiliamson Orange 95 3031  7.0 7.0 19.0 33.0 33.0 15
GBR Orthteam Richard Catchpole Adam Hoad-Reddick Alan Woosey   Orange 38 3546 13.0 12.0 9.0 34.0 34.0 16
GBR Laser Performance Nico Honor Paul Bedell Ian Mills Duncan Adams Blue 86 3509 16.0 16.0 5.0 37.0 37.0 17
GBR Team Vw Touareg Jono Shelley Jon Modral  Chris Blacburn    Blue 104 3134  8.0 16.0 14.0 38.0 38.0 18
GBR Doolalli 3 Colin Simonds Raymond Simonds  Gavin Simonds    Orange 36 3517  14.0 17.0 8.0 39.0 39.0 19
GBR Chaotic Nick Phillips Jim Eynon  Sophie Hartley  John Greenland  Orange 43 3234  19.0 11.0 9.0 39.0 39.0 20
UAE Team Premier Composites Hannes Waimer Max Waimer  Hendrik Witzmann    Orange 134 3360  17.0 14.0 9.0 RDG 40.0 40.0 21
IRL McCready Sailboats Gareth Flannigan Brian Spence  Jeremy Tomalin    Orange 103 3433  8.0 24.0 12.0 44.0 44.0 22
IRL Samba Emma McDonald Joe Turner  Ross McDonald    Blue 116 3501  18.0 13.0 13.0 44.0 44.0 23
GBR 3 Sad Old Blokes Jerry Hill Joe Llewellyn  Mark Thomas    Blue 100 3465  2.0 6.0 38.0 46.0 46.0 24
ITA Stenghele Caresani Roberto Pietro Negri Nicola Maggi    Orange 94 3543 28.0 9.0 11.0 48.0 48.0 25
GBR Finitor 7 Stewart Reed Mary Barrett Andrew Shaw   Blue 49 3060  10.0 21.0 18.0 49.0 49.0 26
NZL Sailingwest.ie Sharkbait Ben Duncan Paul Adamson  Audrey McGovern    Blue 110 3287  9.0 10.0 35.0 54.0 54.0 27
FRA Aquaserge Jerome Aguesse Paul Fallon  Enda O Driscoll    Orange 127 3206  15.0 19.0 20.0 54.0 54.0 28
IRL Flash Colin Galavan Colm Jones  Paula Rice    Orange 64 3257  19.0 15.0 20.5 54.5 54.5 29
GBR Pambere Mark Gillett Nick Jones  Simon Lomas-Clarke    Blue 27 3149  26.0 15.0 17.0 58.0 58.0 30
GBR Helly Hansen Guy Jackson Jorgen Stromquist James Moore   Blue 47 3152  35.0 10.0 15.0 60.0 60.0 31
POR Engexpor-Mandrian Fernando Belo Jose Belo Rui Caldas   Blue 62 3506 24.0 25.0 13.0 62.0 62.0 32
GBR Here Comes Bod Charlie Whelan Richard McAdam Keith Lyon    Orange 37 3021  27.0 8.0 28.0 63.0 63.0 33
GBR Cheeky Monkey Ian Sullivan Tom Mallindine  tba   Blue 96 3302  25.0 32.5 6.0 63.5 63.5 34
GBR Uber 3 Adrian Peach Olivier Vidal  Dan Pedwick  Nicola Groves  Orange 73 3336  10.0 27.0 27.0 64.0 64.0 35
GBR Excuse Me Gents Ann Jackson Katie Haighton  Simon Haighton  James Ward  Blue 52 3079  15.0 9.0 44.0 68.0 68.0 36
IRL Sibelus Kieran Dorgan Kieran Dorgan  Gareth Dorgan  David Horgan  Blue 21 3324  13.0 29.0 27.0 69.0 69.0 37
GBR Gill-Racing Snake Marshal King Matt Waite  Steve McLean   Blue 23 3039  22.0 25.0 22.0 69.0 69.0 38
IRL Mosquito Christian Donagh Gavan Jones  Paul O'Callaghan    Orange 84 3272  11.0 22.0 37.0 70.0 70.0 39
GBR Blue Sky Travel Systems Jeremy Entwistle Ian Hunt Lesley Ryan   Orange 107 3154  21.0 27.0 24.0 72.0 72.0 40
GBR Wet Nuts Chris King Daren Fenn  Andrew Hubbard    Orange 46 3388  31.0 23.0 19.0 73.0 73.0 41
IRL Seriously Bonkers Marty Cuppage Peter Lee  Ronan Rogerson   Blue 136 3484 33.0 34.0 8.0 75.0 75.0 42
IRL Sin Bin Barry O'Neill Michael Keogh  Bob Tyler    Orange 112 3125  35.0 28.0 12.0 75.0 75.0 43
IRL Aranow Des Faherty / Michael Evans Des Faherty  Brian Moran    Blue 135 3253  38.0 12.0 26.0 76.0 76.0 44
IRL 2can3 Ruselle McGovern Gavin Vaughan Andrew Vaughan   Orange 16 3298  26.0 19.0 31.0 76.0 76.0 45
IRL Featherlight David Barry Gareth Nolan  Kieran Foley    Blue 69 3059  24.0 30.0 25.0 79.0 79.0 46
IRL Bullet Trevor D'Arcy Simon Hutchinson Sinead Hutchinson   Blue 4 3045 32.0 38.0 11.0 81.0 81.0 47
GBR tba Mark Rushall Liz Rushall  James Baxter  Charlotte Savage  Orange 102 3467  11.0 67.0 BFD 4.0 82.0 82.0 48
IRL Duff Beer 2 Michael Ennis William McKinney Alain McKinney    Orange 91 3280  30.0 35.0 17.0 82.0 82.0 49
ITA Citta' Di Numana Vincenzo Graciotti Giovanni Tricarico Nicolo Fasoli   Orange 59 3188 23.0 17.0 43.0 83.0 83.0 50
GBR Trouble & Strife Ian Armstrong Clare Armstrong  Mark Sherwood    Orange 101 3276  14.0 33.0 38.0 85.0 85.0 51
IRL Squalo Bianco Sean Craig Laura Fitzpatrick  Rachel MacManus  Eavan Gannon  Orange 129 3281  46.0 ZFP 37.0 ZFP 3.0 86.0 86.0 52
IRL Still Beating Theo Lyttle Chris Arrowsmith  Adrian Waters    Blue 128 3306  29.0 37.0 20.0 86.0 86.0 53
IRL Yoke Adam Winkelmann Trevor Hall  Conor Colleary   Blue 68 3260  47.5 18.0 26.0 91.5 91.5 54
TBA Usa Team Maclaren Kaity Storck Alana O'Reilly Lyndsey Gibbons-Neff  Emily Flint  Blue 75 3542 30.0 32.0 30.0 92.0 92.0 55
IRL Indecision Stefan Hyde Donal Herraghty  Roy Darrer    Blue 126 3232 40.0 18.0 35.0 93.0 93.0 56
IRL Helly Hansen Ger Owens John Malone David Quinn   Blue 111 3240  28.0 21.0 45.0 94.0 94.0 57
GBR Andean Signs Lloyd Hamilton Mike Barham Glyn Deakin   Orange 57 3304 40.0 32.5 24.0 96.5 96.5 58
IRL Trade Credit Brokers Aidan O'Connell Conal Casey  Graham Elmes    Blue 113 3279  17.0 48.0 ZFP 32.0 97.0 97.0 59
GBR Xceptable Steve Williams Alan Almund Pete Muskett Ww Orange 32 3094  49.0 20.0 28.0 97.0 97.0 60
GBR Threesome Duncan Pryde Richard Purssell  Steph Nowell-Withers   Blue 41 3038 21.0 51.0 25.0 97.0 97.0 61
GBR Taku Andrew Lightbown Andrew Peden Marc Turner    Orange 6 3278 33.5 22.5 41.0 97.0 97.0 62
GBR Chill Pill Scott Graham Nick Elder tba   Orange 39 3292  37.0 26.0 34.0 97.0 97.0 63
GBR Dirty Harry Richard Stenhouse Jon Whitehead  James Whitehead    Orange 3 3527 67.0 DNC 14.0 18.0 99.0 99.0 64
GBR 3 Fat Lads Martin Wadsworth Ian Lewis Simon Everest   Blue 50 3204  9.0 42.0 50.0 101.0 101.0 65
IRL Arftul Dodger Roger Bannon Fergus Kelly  Robert Bannon    Blue 67 3541 25.0 38.0 40.0 103.0 103.0 66
GBR Saboteur Simon Oatley Quintin O'Neill Paul Wiseman    Orange 31 3016  48.0 36.0 21.0 105.0 105.0 67
NED E-Qual Paul Gast Nico Overbeke  Jan Willem van Leeuwen    Blue 28 3441  36.0 48.0 22.0 106.0 106.0 68
GBR Pelican Consulting Ltd Ash Holmes Ian Gilmour  Simon Davies    Orange 106 3379  36.0 26.0 46.0 108.0 108.0 69
IRL Dingy Supplies Daragh Sheridan Shane Murphy  John Phelan    Blue 125 3490  53.0 19.0 37.0 109.0 109.0 70
IRL Milvus Milvus Robert Howe Joanne Sheehy  Gerret Kinnane   Orange 20 3338  38.0 24.0 47.0 109.0 109.0 71
GBR Streaky Bacon Jason Pyke Pauline McCracken  Alan Bell    Blue 70 3519  29.0 31.0 49.0 109.0 109.0 72
IRL Splashgordon Gordon Patterson Bob Espey Michael Guming   Orange 18 3283  12.0 67.0 OCS 31.0 110.0 110.0 73
GBR Flamin Galah Jonno Brech Magnus Anderson  Robert Bird    Orange 24 3081  18.0 40.0 52.0 110.0 110.0 74
IRL Sbodikins Robert Cahill Denis O' Sullivan  tba   Orange 138 3322  41.0 67.0 ZFP 10.0 118.0 118.0 75
GBR Whizz Bang Nick Wright Tom Day  Dominic Greeves    Orange 48 3224  39.0 41.0 40.0 120.0 120.0 76
GBR Geronimo Simon Hume Matt Bernett  William Ayres    Blue 56 3126  23.0 55.0 ZFP 43.0 121.0 121.0 77
IRL Alert Packaging Justin Burke Des Gibney  Bobby Collins  Darren Burke  Blue 74 3323  45.0 47.0 29.0 121.0 121.0 78
GBR Scoundrel The Tird Paul Foddy Peter Smithin Nick Shuttleworth    Orange 25 3056  41.0 39.0 41.0 RDG 121.0 121.0 79
GBR Sun Microsystems Ben Ainsworth Pieter Heyn  Rob Gullan  Suzie Shuttleworth  Blue 7 3047  16.0 67.0 DNC 39.0 122.0 122.0 80
POR tba Peter Stratton Pedro Vozone  Francisco Garcia    Orange 120 3256  32.0 67.0 DSQ 23.0 122.0 122.0 81
GBR Black Box Richard Wharram Ben Williamson  James Williamson    Orange 26 3510  56.0 ZFP 34.0 33.0 123.0 123.0 82
ITA Alfa 147 Luca Bacci  Duccio Colombi  Luca Merlini    Blue 9 3187  67.0 SCP 28.0 29.0 124.0 124.0 83
IRL Sacrebleu Doug Smith Cathel Richie Murphy   Blue 88 3164  50.0 45.0 33.0 128.0 128.0 84
GBR E-Shopfittings Dave Best Steve Allso  Mark Thompson    Orange 82 3216  33.5 46.0 49.0 128.5 128.5 85
IRL Probably Mark Nolan Billy Riordan Ian Simington   Blue 115 3314  44.0 37.0 48.0 129.0 129.0 86
POR Maniacos Jose Pedro Pinheiro Antonio Mascarenhas Ana Teresa Pimenta    Blue 45 3507 51.0 44.0 36.0 131.0 131.0 87
IRL tba Cathy MacAleavey Denis Coughlan Adrdian Hinkson   Orange 79 3033  46.0 39.0 46.0 131.0 131.0 88
IRL Aficionado John Driscoll W M Gilfillan  Thomas Anderson   Orange 14 3434  20.0 67.0 OCS 45.0 132.0 132.0 89
IRL Bom Chicka Wah Wah John O'Driscoll Stephen O'Driscoll  Paul McDermott    Blue 122 3312  43.0 36.0 54.0 133.0 133.0 90
IRL Profile Park Ronan Downing Mary Creedon  Paul McDermot   Orange 76 3062  58.0 43.0 34.0 135.0 135.0 91
IRL Andromeda Brian Nixon Ian McSweeney Brian Carlin   Orange 131 3275  43.0 51.0 41.0 135.0 135.0 92
GBR Liftingsafety.co.uk Davit Atkinson Graham Oliver tba   Orange 53 3044  51.0 41.0 44.0 136.0 136.0 93
GBR Mayhem Paul Craft Mark Savage  Daniel Craft Tom Colyer  Orange 34 3123  67.0 DNC 35.0 36.0 138.0 138.0 94
GBR Yachting World Matthew Sheahan Jonty Sherwill Mark Fitzgibbon   Blue 85 3485 67.0 ZFP 30.0 42.0 139.0 139.0 95
IRL tba Dylan Redmond Jamie Callaghan  John White   Blue 65 3315  57.0 40.0 42.0 139.0 139.0 96
GBR Team Green Libby Greenhalgh H. Drapper Sara Grain Peter O'Leary Blue 10 3474 48.0 ZFP 45.0 48.0 141.0 141.0 97
IRL Sidewinder Declan Keogh Peter Nash  Mick Webb   Blue 137 3268  42.0 42.5 59.0 143.5 143.5 98
IRL Sin A Bfhuil Gillian Guinness Colm Costigan  Se O'Leary   Orange 123 3165  61.0 53.0 32.0 146.0 146.0 99
ITA Lupi D'Irlanda Marco Sorgassi Mauro Ratto / Matteo Germano  Andrea Salvatori  Conor O'Leary  Blue 119 3437  55.0 44.0 47.0 146.0 146.0 100
GBR Pink Gin Peter Knight Mike Miller  Roger Ford    Orange 44 3226  47.0 48.0 53.0 148.0 148.0 101
NED Twerk Martin Lossie Saskia van Rijt Finn AA   Orange 33 3289  46.0 52.0 51.0 149.0 149.0 102
AUS Ocean's 11 Kai Timm Chris Desbrowe Annear  Gregor MacAllen Smith    Blue 66 3385 60.0 67.0 DNC 23.0 150.0 150.0 103
GBR Big Blue Mark Freeman Graham Noonan J. O'Reilly    Blue 87 3143  57.0 31.0 62.0 150.0 150.0 104
GBR Retail Therapy Christopher Fry Charles Sheppard  Andrew Roberts    Orange 55 3104  50.0 42.5 58.0 150.5 150.5 105
GBR Sail….  Joe Henry  Rachel Clayton  Becky Schofield  Euan Watson  Blue 8 3215  47.5 53.0 51.0 151.5 151.5 106
IRL   Domhnall Macauley Rory Johnson Lucy McAuley   Orange 12 3117  53.0 47.0 52.0 152.0 152.0 107
IRL Forza Phoenix Ronan Cull Joe Cull Alistair Kissane   Blue 132 3148  41.0 50.0 67.0 RAF 158.0 158.0 108
IRL Orestes Eoin Quinlan Jonathan Hartshorn Daragh McCarthy   Blue 124 3286  56.0 49.5 53.0 158.5 158.5 109
IRL Sonic Zoom Emmet Ryan J. White  James Ryan    Blue 5 3093 59.0 46.0 54.0 159.0 159.0 110
IRL Sea Breeze David Cahill Sean Cahill Ian Cummins    Orange 63 3271  49.0 52.0 60.0 161.0 161.0 111
GBR All Day Sunshine Greg Booth Roger Lacey James Hiller   Blue 42 3070  56.0 67.0 OCS 39.0 162.0 162.0 112
IRL White Noise Luke Tritschler David Walsh Mark Delaney   Orange 117 3342  55.0 58.0 50.0 163.0 163.0 113
GBR Headless Chicken Iain Chidgey Lucy Wood Ian Hudson   Orange 54 3145  52.0 54.0 57.0 163.0 163.0 114
GBR Bathstore Tim Cork Mark Foley Mick Wood   Orange 1 3146 59.0 49.5 55.0 163.5 163.5 115
IRL Team Belfast Kitchen Comp Tom Molloy Jay Colville  Pete Mackel    Blue 19 3273  67.0 BFD 67.0 BFD 30.0 164.0 164.0 116
IRL Smoke Louise McKenna Bob Hobby  Garret O'Carroll    Orange 130 3320  54.0 54.0 61.0 169.0 169.0 117
IRL Sunday Brunch David Dwyer Richard Tate  Pat O'Brien    Orange 118 3297  54.0 49.0 67.0 RAF 170.0 170.0 118
IRL Lia David Barry Connor Jeffreys  Breffni Jones   Orange 121 3449  37.0 67.0 DNC 67.0 RAF 171.0 171.0 119
IRL Tewrydegz 2 Liam Shanahan Ben Shanahan  Claudine Murphy   Blue 81 3347  60.0 55.0 56.0 171.0 171.0 120
GBR Sinbad Nick Over Peter Kent David Searle    Orange 11 3531 61.0 55.0 56.0 172.0 172.0 121
FRA Team SFG Luc Videau Coz Francois Michael Morisot Pascal Lacoste Blue 97 3024  39.0 67.0 RAF 67.0 DSQ 173.0 173.0 122
IRL Commotion 2 Declan Hartnett John Callanan  Brian Griffin    Blue 98 3288  62.0 56.0 55.0 173.0 173.0 123
UKR tba Sergiy Ivchenko Valentin Klymentyev  Victor Budantsev    Blue 89 3444  45.0 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 179.0 179.0 124
IRL Bumble B Fionnuala Loughrey Cathy Booth John Loughrey   Blue 77 3532 62.0 56.0 63.0 181.0 181.0 125
GBR Plod Will Sankey Dominic Ford Chris Noble Ànna Mackenzie Orange 109 3043  67.0 SCP 57.0 57.0 181.0 181.0 126
IRL Shambolic 3 Ciaran Ramsay Hugh Kennedy Bob Allen   Orange 133 3340  52.0 67.0 ZFP 67.0 DNC 186.0 186.0 127
IRL Mutt's Nutts Lee Boatman Brent Grove tba   Blue 105 3095  67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 201.0 201.0 128
GBR Millgate Homes Nick Jackson Nick Scutt  Peter Chaplin    Blue 93 3080  67.0 DSQ 67.0 DSQ 67.0 DSQ 201.0 201.0 128
IRL tba Rebecca Irwin Alan Baird John Saulters   Orange 99 3217  67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 201.0 201.0 128
IRL Jumping jack Flash Andrew Mark Potter Jonathan Foley   Orange 13 3025  67.0 DSQ 67.0 DSQ 67.0 DSQ 201.0 201.0 128
IRL Outlaw Gavin Polard Steve Atkinson Richard McCay   Blue 15 3254 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 201.0 201.0 128

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