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US Sailors working on a 505 Worlds sweep

by Rich Roberts on 26 Aug 2009
2009 SAP 505 World Championships Rich Roberts http://www.UnderTheSunPhotos.com
Good thing the wind calmed down a bit Tuesday or Mike Martin and crew Jeff Nelson, notorious for their heavy weather sailing, would be running away with the 2009 SAP 505 World Championship, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club.

Wait a minute. The Newport Beach, Calif. sailors were every bit as dominant in mom and pop breeze of 8 to 11 knots to start the day as conditions built to 20 by the end of the second race. They led at every mark in both races, sometimes seemingly too far ahead to read the sail numbers of their closest competitors, if they ever bothered to look back.

Their speed has been exceptional, their tactics solid and their boat handling like clockwork. When the wind came up, while others were flopping and flipping in their wake, their teamwork at executing jibes as they skipped over the waves at more than 20 knots was as slick and quick as a pas de deux at the
Royal Ballet.

Now, after discarding the 99 points for Race 2 Sunday when their mast broke as they were running a close second to Mike Holt and crew Carl Smit, their tally shows only four points in five races. But they do look back.

'Yeah,' Nelson said, 'absolutely.'

As for Holt and Smit, they're three points behind with a first and four seconds after beating everybody but Martin/Nelson.

Nelson said, 'Their worst race was a second, so we don't have much breathing room. They were nipping at our heels for awhile.'

Three points is within mathematical reach should the leaders stumble again---but don't count on it. Their wins were by 1 minute 38 seconds and 1:12. Holt/Smith may be keeping Martin/Nelson honest, but they need to pay attention to Australia's three-time world champion, Chris Nicholson with crew Casey Smith, whose (4)-3-3-3-3 line score is also impressive.

Nick Adamson of nearby San Carlos, Calif., and crew Steve Bourdow, are fourth with 19 points but facing reality.

'They'll have to screw up or have some problems,' Adamson said of the leaders. 'But anything can happen.'

No racing was scheduled Wednesday, and the regatta will wind up with two races Thursday and one each Friday and Saturday.

There will be one more discard after the eighth race, but even that may not help perennial contender and 1999 winner Howard Hamlin of Long Beach, Calif. and crew Paul Cayard, whose seventh and 14th places Tuesday left them 28 points back in seventh, behind Germany's Jens Findel and crew Johannes Tellen and Seattle's Dalton Bergan and crew Fritz Lanzinger.

Hamlin/Cayard have already used one of their throwouts by voluntarily rejecting, in a change of heart, the redress they had won after being disqualified in Monday's race for interfering with the Gate Launch boat that follows the Pathfinder race boat, a.k.a. the 'rabbit.' Then in Tuesday's second race their boat sprang a leak when the gasket in the centerboard failed.

'We had geysers this high in the boat,' Hamlin said, holding his hand waist high. 'I'm sure it hurt us. We were slow.'

That morning Cayard had phoned Hamlin to suggest they forfeit the redress.

'That was my first gate start in 30 years,' Cayard said. 'I went home and read the rules'---specifically, paragraph 11.9 that states 'a boat shall not interfere with the Pathfinder . . . [or] the Gate Launch [boat]'---in this case an inflatable tender.

The rule didn't define 'interfere,' but now, after a pre-race amendment issued Tuesday, it says 'a boat shall not make contact with the boats.'

Cayard said, 'We didn’t even know we hit the thing. One of the guys on it said a piece of my clothing grazed it. I don't know what that could have been. The hull did not make contact.'

But, Cayard said, 'I figured it all out at 11:30 last night.'

He decided the right thing to do was to go with the spirit of the rule.

 

2009 SAP 5O5 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
St. Francis Yacht Club
San Francisco, CA, USA
August 23-30, 2009
 
Preliminary Results
Tuesday August 25
 

Pos
Sail
Country
Skipper
Crew
Total
Points
Pos
1
8714
USA
Mike Martin
Jeff Nelson
1
[99/DNF]
1
1
1
4.00
1
2
9002
USA
Mike Holt
Carl Smit
[2]
1
2
2
2
7.00
2
3
8786
AUS
Chris Nicholson
Casey Smith
[4]
3
3
3
3
12.00
3
4
8081
USA
Nick Adamson
Steve Bourdow
9
2
[13]
4
4
19.00
4
5
8875
GER
Jens Findel
Johannes Tellen
[72]
5
6
5
12
28.00
5
6
8815
USA
Dalton Bergan
Fritz Lanzinger
8
8
4
10
[15]
30.00
6
7
8762
USA
Howie Hamlin
Ian Mitchell/Paul Cayard
5
6
[99/RAF]
7
14
32.00
7
8
8681
USA
Ryan Cox
Stuart Park
[12]
11
12
6
8
37.00
8
9
8854
USA
Bruce Mahoney
Paul Allen
[24]
7
7
8
19
41.00
9
10
9012
GBR
Ian Pinnell
Carl Gibbon
7
14
8
13
[20]
42.00
10
11
8937
USA
Kevin Taugher
Ben Benjamin
14
4
10
18
[99/DNF]
46.00
11
12
8715
USA
Ethan Bixby
Simon Gorman
15
18
9
[21]
7
49.00
12
13
8974
GBR
James Hunt
Neil Fulcher
10
21
[26]
9
9
49.00
13
14
8913
USA
Tyler Moore
Geoff Ewenson
11
13
11
15
[16]
50.00
14
15
8946
AUS
Sandy Higgins
Paul Marsh
3
12
17
[24]
24
56.00
15
16
8801
AUS
Peter Chappell
Ian Davidson
6
24
[99/DNF]
17
10
57.00
16
17
9009
USA
Bruce Edwards
David Shelton
49
[99/DNF]
5
12
6
72.00
17
18
8987
USA
David Chatham
Jon Bell
17
10
21
30
[35]
78.00
18
19
7875
USA
Jeff Miller
Mike Smith
[38]
15
22
16
25
78.00
19
20
8958
GER
Stefan B?hm
Andreas Achterberg
31
[99/DNF]
24
19
5
79.00
20
21
9006
GBR
Terry Scutcher
Christian Diebitsch
13
[99/DNF]
18
33
18
82.00
21
22
8843
GER
Nicolai Voelckner
Lars Dehne
19
17
20
[41]
26
82.00
22
23
8794
AUS
Michael Babbage
James McAllister
20
16
37
20
[48]
93.00
23
24
8964
DEN
Jan Saugmann
Lasse Andreasen
18
9
25
42
[99/DNF]
94.00
24
25
8824
USA
Jen Morgan Glass
Ben Glass
47
[99/DNF]
15
11
22
95.00
25
26
8395
AUS
Paul Mitchell
Dale Mitchell
26
28
28
29
[99/DNF]
111.00
26
27
8965
GER
Hasso Plattner
Peter Alarie
28
[99/DNF]
19
46
21
114.00
27
28
8878
USA
Matt Noble
Bill Erklends
[61]
25
29
27
34
115.00
28
29
8554
USA
Ted Conrads
Brian Haines
22
33
32
[47]
29
116.00
29
30
8813
USA
Steve Kleha
Matthias Kennerknecht
16
22
[58]
53
28
119.00
30
31
8992
GER
Claas Lehmann
Leon Oehme
[42]
27
40
23
32
122.00
31
32
9020
GER
Tim Boeger
Markus Schoener
46
20
16
43
[64]
125.00
32
33
8853
AUS
Carter Jackson
Peter Holden
36
30
[99/DNF]
22
38
126.00
33
34
8886
AUS
Norman Rydge
Jordan Spencer
39
26
[99/DNF]
38
23
126.00
34
35
8953
USA
Augie Diaz
Tommy Fink
25
31
35
36
[41]
127.00
35
36
8796
AUS
Nick Deussen
Jonno Bannister
30
19
45
34
[99/DNF]
128.00
36
37
8722
USA
Macy Nelson
Parry Barclay
[41]
29
36
28
36
129.00
37
38
8651
GER
Christian Kellner
Martin Schoeler
52
[99/DNF]
31
35
17
135.00
38
39
8920
AUS
Michael Quirk
Simon Reffold
[99/DNS]
99/DNS
14
14
11
138.00
39
40
8817
AUS
Nick Davis
Michael Duffield
35
23
41
[45]
40
139.00
40
41
8017
USA
Derek Campbell
Jon Henderson
23
[99/DNS]
43
31
47
144.00
41
42
8963
GBR
Martin Hodgson
Adrian Miles
40
40
34
[44]
30
144.00
42
43
8990
GER
Frieder Achterberg
Arne Lanatowitz
29
[99/DNF]
39
40
39
147.00
43
44
7611
USA
John Turney
Ned Turney
27
35
44
[50]
42
148.00
44
45
8851
USA
Keith Davids
Jesse Falsone
48
38
[99/DNF]
37
33
156.00
45
46
8890
AUS
Malcom Higgins
Nick Johnston
[99/DNS]
99/DNS
23
25
13
160.00
46
47
8830
USA
Ramsay Key
Andrew Buttner
34
[99/DNS]
51
26
49
160.00
47
48
7346
USA
John Loe
Craig Thompson
45
34
47
[52]
37
163.00
48
49
9004
USA
Douglas Hagan
Robert Woelful
51
32
[99/DNS]
39
44
166.00
49
50
8970
USA
Robert Tennant
Rich Mundell
33
51
42
[75]
46
172.00
50
51
8524
AUS
Richard Gallimore
Tom Woods
[80]
43
30
54
50
177.00
51
52
8557
AUS
Neil Long
Mick Odonnel
[99/DNS]
99/DNS
27
32
27
185.00
52
53
8893
AUS
Jeffrey Robinson
Bryce Penfold
43
37
50
[99/DNF]
56
186.00
53
54
8192
CAN
Philip Cragg
Reto Corfu
[99/DNS]
46
33
51
58
188.00
54
55
8747
GER
Martin Kittsteiner
Oliver Stieglitz
[62]
41
52
58
55
206.00
55
56
8808
USA/RSA
Evert Meyer
Peter Funke
56
[99/DNF]
53
56
43
208.00
56
57
8831
USA
Pierre Jeangirard
Paul Von Grey
57
49
54
49
[99/DNF]
209.00
57
58
8266
USA
John Gray
David Rasmussen
55
45
[61]
55
59
214.00
58
59
8904
USA
Hubert Guy
Xavier Detappe
[68]
48
46
61
63
218.00
59
60
8647
USA
Andrew Watters
Tripp Burd
63
44
[99/DNF]
69
52
228.00
60
61
8731
USA
Thad Lieb
Pat Diola
60
[99/DNF]
48
63
57
228.00
61
62
7156
USA
Aaron Ross
Rob Waterman
54
39
38
[99/DNF]
99/DNF
230.00
62
63
8919
USA
Ted Ferrarone
Doug McKeige
53
[99/DNF]
99/DNF
48
31
231.00
63
64
9022
AUS
Ian Burford
David Christie
66
42
57
66
[99/DNF]
231.00
64
65
8968
AUS
Matt Hansen
Anthony Dean
64
47
56
67
[99/DNF]
234.00
65
66
8840
AUS
Kevin Cameron
Matt Bowden
37
36
[99/DNF]
64
99/DNF
236.00
66
67
8411
USA
Bill Jenkins
Dan Merino
77
[99/DNF]
55
59
45
236.00
67
68
8967
USA
Philippe Kahn
Peter Spaulding
70
50
67
[83]
65
252.00
68
69
8720
GER
Lennart Tasche
Frederik Tasche
44
[99/DNS]
99/DNF
60
53
256.00
69
70
8821
USA
Katherine Long
Stephen Long
71
[99/DNF]
62
71
61
265.00
70
71
8855
AUS
Marcos Vivian
Luke Payne
59
[99/DNF]
99/DNF
62
51
271.00
71
72
8781
AUS
Earle Alexander
Ian Gregg
21
[99/DNF]
66
99/DNF
99/DNF
285.00
72
73
8783
AUS
Sarah Withall
Marcus Cooper
69
[99/DNF]
99/DNS
57
60
285.00
73
74
8973
AUS
Brett Sharpe
Anthony Gaunt
65
[99/DNF]
99/DNF
68
54
286.00
74
75
8939
USA
John Wyles
Gareth Fletcher
58
[99/DNS]
99/DNS
72
66
295.00
75
76
8888
USA
Mark Christensen
Arthur Kinsolving
50
[99/DNF]
49
99/DNS
99/DNS
297.00
76
77
9005
BER
Douglas De Couto
Gareth Williams
67
[99/DNF]
59
77
99/DNF
302.00
77
78
7068
USA
Mike Coe
Russell Miller
73
[99/DNS]
60
70
99/DNF
302.00
78
79
8441
USA
Olav Schluter
Mike Renda
78
[99/DNS]
99/DNF
65
62
304.00
79
80
7093
USA
Charles Fulmer
Steve Gay
84
52
[99/DNS]
73
99/DNF
308.00
80
81
8775
GER
Jan Sell
Wiebke Gewinn
74
[99/DNS]
65
76
99/DNF
314.00
81
82
7877
USA
Kirk Twardowski
Steve Anderes
75
[99/DNS]
63
79
99/DNF
316.00
82
83
8277
AUS
John McLean
Jack McLean
82
[99/DNF]
64
81
99/DNF
326.00
83
84
8558
USA
Angus Brackett
Colin Orsini
32
[99/DNF]
99/DNS
99/DNS
99/DNS
329.00
84
85
8245
USA
Charlie Dore
Joe Requa
83
[99/DNF]
99/DNF
84
67
333.00
85
86
8049
GER
Matthias Tellen
Moritz Luether
76
[99/DNF]
99/DNF
80
99/DNF
354.00
86
87
6984
USA
Antoine Laussu
Alexandre Laussu
92/MAN(1)
[99/DNF]
68
99/DNF
99/DNS
358.00
87
88
8645
USA
Ryan Staszko
Thomas Hurwitch
88
[99/DNS]
99/DNS
74
99/DNF
360.00
88
89
7099
CAN
Christian Dechamplain
Alistair Boyle
89
[99/DNF]
99/DNS
85
99/DNF
372.00
89
90
8842
USA
Tom Kassberg
Guy Rittger
[99/DNS]
99/DNS
99/DNF
78
99/DNF
375.00
90
91
9010
FRA
Gilles Carvallo
Jean-Yves
79
[99/DNF]
99/DNF
99/DNS
99/DNS
376.00
91
92
7094
USA
Jennifer Lawson
Soren Jensen
81
[99/DNS]
99/DNF
99/DNS
99/DNS
378.00
92
93
5281
USA
Michael Lazzaro
Mark Lazzaro
[99/DNS]
99/DNS
99/DNF
82
99/DNF
379.00
93
94
7062
USA
Peter Scott
Jonny Moseley
85
[99/DNF]
99/DNS
99/DNF
99/DNF
382.00
94
95
8867
GBR
Patrick McGale
Jonathan Ross
86
[99/DNF]
99/DNS
99/DNF
99/DNS
383.00
95
96T
7110
USA
Jesse Corlett
Ryan Nelson
[99/DNS]
99/DNS
99/DNS
99/DNF
99/DNS
396.00T
96T
96T
7201
USA
John Billings
Bill McKinney
[99/DNS]
99/DNS
99/DNS
99/DNF
99/DNS
396.00T
96T
96T
7453
SWE
Louis Wrede
Magnus Ryde
[99/DNS]
99/DNS
99/DNS
99/DNS
99/DNS
396.00T
96T

Notes

(1)
SI 23.3 Penalty
(2)
Scoring System is ISAF Low Point 2009-2012
(3)
Finishes in [brackets] denote throwouts



'I called Howie and he agreed.'

Cayard, a longtime St. Francis YC member, informed race officials of the decision when he arrived at the club.

Later, Pip Pearson, the International 505 Class president from Australia, said the action of Cayard and Hamlin was 'one of the most honorable things I've ever seen.'

Cayard said, 'It's not all about winning. You have to live with yourself.'

SAP is the naming sponsor and APL is the presenting sponsor. Marine Media Alliance, Drystone Berridge Vineyard Estates, Lindsay Art Glass, North Sails, Ronstan and 505 American Section are supporting sponsors.
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