Laser SB3 World Championships Day One report, results and images

by Katie Ashworth on 1 Sep 2009 2009 Laser SB3 World Championships Day one report.

Last night Cascais enjoyed the fiesta that recognises the end of the summer, bands played on the huge stage on the beach front and fireworks lit up the sky. The Laser SB3 unfortunately missed the festivities as they headed to bed early in preparation for Day 1 of the 2009 Laser SB3 World Championships.

With the beach freshly combed this morning and the streets hosed and polished, it was business as usual for residents of Cascais, unless you were a member of the 56 Laser SB3 crews gathered at the Clube Naval de Cascais for the first day of racing of the fleet’s second World Championships.

The fleet left the marina in very light winds this morning, and headed to Race Area A where a building northerly breeze awaited them. Throughout the day the wind increased to twenty five knots. After the second race, the Race Officer chose to move the race course to the east where he was able to complete his final scheduled race of the day although the wind was considered patchy by many of the fleet.
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Catching up with the race winners as they came ashore this evening there were some tales of mixed fortunes to share.

Mike Budd and his crew on Zimmer took an early lead on the first down wind leg of Race One, and extended their lead each leg there after. Taking a conservative approach to maintaining their lead, they took the bullet in Race 1 with five boat lengths to spare. Unfortunately in Race 2, Zimmer lost a second position following a spectacular wipe out. With a disappointing start in Race 3 and a poor first upwind leg in shifty conditions Budd and crew finished 10th and put their lesser performance down to lack of warm clothing and food, '44 calories in the one remaining Alpen cereal bar wasn’t enough to keep three hungry sailors happy at the end of a long day' remarked Sam Gardner, mainsheet trimmer onboard Zimmer.

Spirit of Cape Town’s Roger Hudson and helm Taariq Jacobs had a strong start to the day’s racing with their sights set on catching Mike Budd in Race 1 they managed to diminish his lead to just five boat lengths by the time they crossed the finishing line. With a promising first race, they went on to win the second race. Sister-ship, City of Cape Town helmed by David Hudson, followed Spirit of Cape Town around the first windward mark but unfortunately suffered a bad bout of luck and Craig Burlton picked his way through the fleet to finish Race 2 in second position and Hudson Senior dropped back to eighth. Unfortunately, the failure of the lower gudgeon bracket on the first windward mark rounding of Race 3 saw Spirit of Cape Town’s luck take a turn for the worse with them being unable to finish the third Race. Hudson and Jacobs remain positive and are grateful that they didn’t suffer the damage during the first race of the day.
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By his own admission, Jerry Hill was unable to start well all day, but after picking some good lay lines Hill and his crew onboard 3 Sad Old Blokes managed to work their way to the front of the fleet in the third Race. 3SOB’s third Race was described on the dock by an un-named source as 'A true display of sailing skill!'

Overnight leader, Craig Burlton awarded Spirit of Cape Town the 'Boat of the Day' Award with their excellent performance in the first two races of the event, and knows that Spirit of Cape Town team will be one to keep a very close eye on during the Championships. Burlton added, 'It was a great start to the World Championships with three races completed in lively conditions in a highly competitive fleet. It’s clearly going to be a tough event to win.'

If Day One at the Laser SB3 World Championships in Cascais is anything to go by, it’s going to be an exciting week as the results unfold in the rolling Atlantic swell.

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Laser SB3 World Championship 2009

Entries 54 Races Sailed: 3

Series Place	Sail No	Boat	Country	Helm	Crew	Series Points	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3
1	3042	Gill Race Team	GBR	Craig Burlton	Adam Healley/Stephen White	12	8	2	2
2	3451	City of Cape Town	RSA	David Hudson	Neil Malan/Wandisile Xayimpi/Jamie Waters	15	3	6	6
3	3475	Zimmer	GBR	Mike Budd	Mark Greaves / Sam Gardner	17	1	5	11
4	3047	Sun Microsystems	GBR	Robert Gullan	Ben Ainsworth/Pieter Heyn/Maria Stanley	19	7	7	5
5	3465	3 Sad Old Blokes	GBR	Jerry Hill	Joe Llewellyn / Paul Kameen	22	9	12	1
6	3575	Sail Boat Spares.com	GBR	Sarah Allan	Charlotte Savage/Michael John Gifford/David Giles	23	4	9	10
7	3462	In Your Pocket	GBR	Andrew Oddie	Gareth Edwards / Andy Rice	26	5	18	3
8	3558	Black Bird/Capital Moura	POR	Filipe Silva	Joaquim Moreira / Pedro Costa Alemão	27	6	4	17
9	3032	Rumbleflurg	GBR	David Cummins	Ian Schenkel/Chris Cousins	32	14	10	8
10	3115	Quebramar	POR	Rui Brites	Gonçalo Esteves/Francisco Neto	36	16	11	9
11	3401	Else	GER	Ferdinand Ziegelmayer	Maximilian Ziegelmayer/Sebastien Ziegelmayer	39	10	14	15
12	3506		POR	Rui Caldas Barreiro	Diogo Pereira / Gonçalo Cabrita	49	17	25	7
13	3420	Manias	POR	José Pedro Dias Pinheiro	Antonio Leal Faria/ Bernardo Dias Pinheiro	55	25	26	4
14	3469	Spirit of Cape Town	RSA	Roger Hudson	Taariq Jacobs/Ashton Sampson/Marlon Jones	58	2	1	55
15	3311	Selden Mast	GBR	Chris Jennings	Simon Everest/ Neil Hughston	59	15	19	25
16	3090	Purple DayDream	POR	João Duarte	Gonçalo Boto/Paulo Lobo/Christian Bayon	61	22	13	26
17	3491	Stenghele	ITA	Roberto Caresani	Pietro Negri/Giulia Conti	62	12	27	23
18	3438	Trinca Espinhas	POR	Luis Figueiredo	Gonçalo Lacerda/Nuno Rosa Lopes	70	11	29	30
19	3523	Sete	POR	Bernardo Pinto Gonçalves	Carlos Empis / Lourenço Empis/Martim Mello	71	13	22	36
20	3155	Fishbone	ITA	Giovanni Meloni	Massimiliano Pez/Cristian Ferro	74	30	24	20
21	3256	Bicasco/Cidade Setubal	POR	António Santos	Fernando Faneco/José Miguel Cunha	76	48	15	13
22	3014	Sponge Bob	GBR	Marshall King	Matt Waite / Steven McLean	76	41	16	19
23	3027	Darling Associates	GBR	Chris Darling	Alice Darling/Sian McCleave/Alastair Shaw	79	44	21	14
24	3543	Citta di Numana	ITA	Vicenzo Graciotti	Camillo Zucconi/Andrea Trani	81	29	36	16
25	3379	Pelican Racing	GBR	Ash Holmes	Ian Gilmour / Simon Davies	84	21	28	35
26	3209	Trunk Monkey	GBR	Joe Burnie	Doug Peniston/Mike Austen	85	23	35	27
27	3295	Razzmatazz	GER	Sebastian Dohrendorf	Fieda van Belle/Jonathan Griffiths/Frank Geerlings	87	26	39	22
28	3152	Team Solent Helly Hansen	GBR	Guy Jackson	Jorgen Stromquist / James Moore	92	55	3	34
29	3082	Badger Racing	GBR	Paul Lovejoy	Sam Minns/Fredrik Blencke	92	20	17	55
30	3083	Bettersoft/Cidade Setubal	POR	Luis Santos	Rui Duarte/João Bolina	94	31	8	55
31	3187	Phi!Number	ITA	Luca Bacci	Duccio Colombi/Michele Saleri	94	19	20	55
32	3114	Top Fun	POR	Vanessa Batista	Telma Miranda/Inês Soares/Mariana Freitas	95	33	44	18
33	3101	Casilda	POR	Duarte Bello	Gonçalo Eusébio /Eduardo VanZeller	96	27	37	32
34	3111	ROFF - SAP Consulting	POR	Gonçalo Horta	Hugo Mastbaum / Pedro Rebelo	96	32	31	33
35	3563	Isabella II	GER	Reinhard Schroeder	Stefan Sorgel/Nico Thielemann	98	39	38	21
36	3505		POR	Vasco Passanha	Tiago Malhão Pereira/André Caiado	102	34	30	38
37	3177	Hot Pants	GBR	Mike Wood	Mike Walker / Ian Martin	106	36	41	29
38	3203		POR	António Mello	João Mello/João Westwood/Lourenço P. Gonçalves	107	40	55	12
39	3055	Rumshack Event Management	GBR	Roger Hexton	Peter Christie/Christopher Anthony	111	42	32	37
40	3105	Dom Pedro Hotels	POR	José Paulo Ramada	Abilio Amaral / Pedro Riebiro da Cunha	113	55	34	24
41	3333	Coating	ITA	Luca Maitan	Luca Zuklic/Manuel Faro	115	35	40	40
42	3150	Audi Sunshine Girls	AUS	Lauren Calder	Lissa McMillan/Louise Watson/Morgann Stanton	116	55	33	28
43	3581		POR	Peter Straton	Francisco Garcia/Miguel Pedro	123	45	23	55
44	3103	ESRI	POR	Piedade Colaço	Diana Caldeira/Ariana Nunes/Luisa Figueiredo	125	28	42	55
45	3077	Skallywag	GBR	James Ford	Rob Day / Nina Day	125	43	43	39
46	3038	Cheeky Monkey	GBR	Ian Sullivan	Tom Mallindine / Chris Noble	128	18	55	55
47	3093	Super Bad	IRL	Emmet Ryan	James Budd/Anna Mackenzie/Jonny White	134	24	55	55
48	3139	Wagop	AUS	Michael Quirk	Jordan Spencer / Michael McLean	141	55	55	31
49	3048	Xcellent	GBR	John Pollard	Robert Smith/Martin Schwartz	147	37	55	55
50	3525	Engexpor	POR	Fernando Bello	António Gois/Francisco Mourão	148	38	55	55
51	3092	Mergulhão	POR	André Gray	Rodrigo Amaral/Filipe Hogan	148	47	46	55
52	3411	Herdade do Esporão	POR	Diogo Corrêa Mendes	Fernando Passeiro / Duarte Pinto Coelho	148	46	47	55
53	3124	Delta Q	POR	Gonçalo Almeida	João Lino/Daniel Matias/Elisa Matias	149	49	45	55
54	3521	Santa Maria	POR	Firmino Morgado	Elísio Lourenço/Luis Rosario	153	50	48	55