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Sunfish World Championship update

by Sail-World.com on 23 Oct 2009
Sunfish World Championship Photo: Robert Dunkley http://sunfish2009.nassauyachtclub.org Robert Dunkley

The 2009 Sunfish World Championship was cancelled Wednesday, due to heavy winds.

The fleet was back on the racecourse today and after eight races David Loring heads the leaderboard.

Marx Chirinos of Venezuela is second, with Paul-Jon Patin (USA) third. David Mendelblatt (USA) is fourth, with US Virgin Islands sailor Peter Stanton fifth.

2009 Sunfish Worlds Results after 8 Races

Overall

Sailed: 8, Discards: 1, To count: 7, Entries: 72, Scoring system: Appendix A

Rank Nat SailNo HelmName R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Total Nett Notes
1st USA 3963 David M. Loring 3.0 4.6 RDGa 5.0 2.0 1.0 (15.0 ZFP) 2.0 4.0     36.6 21.6  
2nd Venezuela 3910 Marx Chirinos 2.0 3.0 1.0 6.0 2.0 (16.0 ZFP) 3.0 6.0     39.0 23.0  
3rd USA 3950 Paul-Jon Patin 1.0 2.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 (13.0) 5.0     39.0 26.0  
4th USA 3948 David Mendelblatt 8.0 5.0 2.0 3.0 9.0 (20.0 ZFP) 1.0 1.0     49.0 29.0  
5th US Virgin Islands 3917 Peter Stanton 4.0 6.0 (8.0) 7.0 7.0 3.0 5.0 2.0     42.0 34.0  
6th Guatemala 3965 Juan Jose Delgdo Hurtado 6.0 8.0 3.0 1.0 11.0 6.9 RDGa (16.0) 3.0     54.9 38.9  
7th Curacao 3920 Ard Van Aanholt 5.0 1.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 13.0 6.0 (15.0)     56.0 41.0  
8th Bermuda 3957 Malcolm Smith (9.0) 4.0 4.0 8.0 8.0 5.0 4.0 8.0     50.0 41.0  
9th Holland 3922 Mathieu De By 7.0 7.0 (25.0) 10.0 4.0 7.0 12.0 7.0     79.0 54.0  
10th Curacao 3925 Cor Van Aanholt 13.0 9.0 9.0 (26.0) 6.0 16.0 14.0 16.0     109.0 83.0  
11th USA 3952 Greg Gust 15.0 16.0 12.0 (31.0) 14.0 15.0 8.0 11.0     122.0 91.0  
12th Venezuela 3906 Jose Gutierrez 12.0 13.0 20.0 13.0 12.0 (41.0) 25.0 17.0     153.0 112.0  
13th USA 3967 H.N. "Hank" Saurage IV 11.0 10.0 17.0 32.0 15.0 19.0 (73.0 OCS) 9.0     186.0 113.0  
14th USA 3970 Chip Clifton 20.0 22.0 (32.0) 11.0 16.0 24.0 ZFP 7.0 14.0     146.0 114.0  
15th USA 3951 Rich Chapman 14.0 17.0 27.0 16.0 (28.0) 23.0 ZFP 15.0 13.0     153.0 125.0  
16th Bahamas 3955 Donald Martinborough 19.0 21.0 23.0 12.0 21.0 22.0 ZFP 10.0 (30.0)     158.0 128.0  
17th Peru 3903 Guillermo Cappelleti 22.0 12.0 15.0 (40.0) 20.0 25.0 22.0 21.0     177.0 137.0  
18th Bonaire 3902 Sipke Stapert 26.0 (73.0 DNF) 34.0 17.0 10.0 12.0 17.0 25.0     214.0 141.0  
19th Curacao 3923 Philipine Van Aanholt 33.0 (36.0) 10.0 20.0 17.0 21.0 18.0 24.0     179.0 143.0  
20th Curacao 3943 Mark Simmeren (39.0) 15.0 11.0 37.0 22.0 11.0 37.0 12.0     184.0 145.0  
21st Curacao 3942 Jurgen Schneider 10.0 18.0 18.0 19.0 46.0 ZFP 17.0 (47.0) 19.0     194.0 147.0  
22nd Guatemala 3966 Andrea Denisse Aldana Bennett 35.0 19.0 (44.0) 18.0 13.0 23.0 19.0 22.0     193.0 149.0  
23rd USA 3972 Seth Siegler 24.3 RDGa 24.3 RDGa 14.0 30.0 18.0 35.0 11.0 (38.0)     194.6 156.6  
24th Bahamas 3935 Charles Kelly 18.0 20.0 24.0 23.0 27.0 24.0 (42.0) 37.0     215.0 173.0  
25th USA 3912 Eric Woodman 32.0 26.0 26.0 9.0 26.0 32.0 (39.0) 29.0     219.0 180.0  
26th Holland 3929 Paul Van Alphen 21.0 11.0 29.0 (60.0) 34.0 28.0 29.0 28.0     240.0 180.0  
27th USA 3936 Josh Kerst 16.0 30.0 19.0 14.0 35.0 31.0 36.0 (56.0)     237.0 181.0  
28th Bahamas 3934 Fernando De Cardenas 28.0 23.0 39.0 29.0 (43.0) 18.0 9.0 40.0     229.0 186.0  
29th USA 3971 William Betts III 23.0 32.0 22.0 (54.0) 31.0 26.0 49.0 10.0     247.0 193.0  
30th Holland 3930 Piet Bankersen 25.0 34.0 42.0 22.0 (44.0) 29.0 28.0 18.0     242.0 198.0  
31st Curacao 3941 Niek Kort 17.0 14.0 30.0 (48.0) 39.0 34.0 ZFP 31.0 36.0     249.0 201.0  
32nd Venezuela 3939 Luis T. Nunez 31.2 RDGa 31.2 RDGa 13.0 33.0 (42.0) 38.0 20.0 41.0     249.4 207.4  
33rd USA 3946 Daniel Norton (49.0) 37.0 37.0 41.0 19.0 34.0 26.0 23.0     266.0 217.0  
34th USA 3947 Chad Coberly 31.0 25.0 33.0 28.0 (44.0 ZFP) 33.0 33.5 35.0     262.5 218.5  
35th Bahamas 3901 William (Christopher) Sands 34.0 38.0 16.0 21.0 33.0 39.0 (46.0) 39.0     266.0 220.0  
36th Bahamas 3931 Gavin McKinney 38.0 39.0 31.0 15.0 41.0 28.0 ZFP (44.0) 32.0     268.0 224.0  
37th Bahamas 3964 Andrew Wilhoyte 30.0 27.0 21.0 50.0 (51.0) 40.0 23.0 33.0     275.0 224.0  
38th USA 3927 Ravi Subramanian 24.0 41.0 41.0 (49.0) 24.0 42.0 33.5 20.0     274.5 225.5  
39th Bahamas 3954 Jeffrey Gale 37.0 28.0 36.0 39.0 25.0 (51.0) 30.0 31.0     277.0 226.0  
40th USA 3911 Bill F. Brainiforte 29.0 (73.0 DNS) 28.0 35.0 23.0 37.0 45.0 46.0     316.0 243.0  
41st Bahamas 3940 Peter-Bruce Wassitsch 41.0 35.0 38.0 38.0 (57.0) 30.0 21.0 49.0     309.0 252.0  
42nd Bahamas 3932 James Lowe (48.0) 43.0 40.0 24.0 40.0 36.0 ZFP 43.0 42.0     316.0 268.0  
43rd Venezuela 3907 Francisco Almon 42.0 51.0 35.0 27.0 (58.0) 44.0 50.0 26.0     333.0 275.0  
44th USA 3956 John A. Butine 44.0 42.0 (49.0) 34.0 47.0 45.0 24.0 43.0     328.0 279.0  
45th Bahamas 3968 George Damianos 27.0 29.0 43.0 52.0 54.0 (73.0 ZFP) 51.0 47.0     376.0 303.0  
46th USA 3961 Tony Collins 53.0 24.0 60.0 36.0 56.0 (63.0 ZFP) 27.0 51.0     370.0 307.0  
47th Bahamas 3944 Ted O'Brien 47.0 45.0 54.0 45.0 45.0 (56.0) 40.0 34.0     366.0 310.0  
48th USA 3962 Steven W. Evans 36.0 33.0 45.0 25.0 29.0 (73.0 DNC) 73.0 DNC 73.0 DNC     387.0 314.0  
49th Bahamas 3904 Donico Brown 52.0 (73.0 DNF) 53.0 42.0 38.0 48.0 38.0 44.0     388.0 315.0  
50th Bahamas 3919 Michael Holowesko 51.0 (58.0) 55.0 44.0 49.0 57.0 35.0 27.0     376.0 318.0  
51st Curacao 3918 Alex Roose 40.0 54.0 (59.0) 51.0 46.0 27.0 55.0 45.0     377.0 318.0  
52nd USA 3908 Lee Montes 50.0 53.0 48.0 55.0 52.0 36.0 (73.0 DNF) 48.0     415.0 342.0  
53rd Venezuela 3909 Roberto Kazibutowski 58.0 40.0 46.0 47.0 (64.0) 53.0 48.0 55.0     411.0 347.0  
54th Ireland 3913 Matthew McCoy 45.0 57.0 58.0 (64.0) 36.0 50.0 52.0 50.0     412.0 348.0  
55th Puerto Rico 3958 Fernando I Monllor 56.0 47.0 61.0 53.0 (63.0) 43.0 41.0 52.0     416.0 353.0  
56th USA 3914 Brent Evans (59.0) 50.0 50.0 46.0 51.0 ZFP 52.0 59.0 54.0     421.0 362.0  
57th USA 3926 Ed Hill 55.0 31.0 52.0 63.0 (67.0) 55.0 56.0 53.0     432.0 365.0  
58th Bahamas 3937 Dwayne Wallas 57.0 55.0 (62.0) 58.0 61.0 46.0 32.0 59.0     430.0 368.0  
59th Ireland 3921 Lee McCoy 55.0 RDGa 46.0 51.0 57.0 55.0 58.0 54.0 (64.0)     440.0 376.0  
60th US Virgin Islands 3915 David (DJ) Lorshbaugh Jr. 43.0 56.0 56.0 61.0 50.0 (63.0) 57.0 57.0     443.0 380.0  
61st USA 3969 Charles Clifton 54.0 48.0 47.0 56.0 48.0 68.0 ZFP 63.0 (73.0 DNS)     457.0 384.0  
62nd USA 3953 Marshall Woodson 60.0 49.0 57.0 59.0 59.0 (65.0) 62.0 61.0     472.0 407.0  
63rd USA 3938 Lee Creekmore (73.0 DNF) 73.0 DNC 64.0 43.0 53.0 61.0 64.0 60.0     491.0 418.0  
64th Bahamas 3933 Lori Lowe 65.0 52.0 (69.0) 65.0 65.0 60.0 53.0 58.0     487.0 418.0  
65th Bahamas 3900 Brent (BJ) Burrows 63.0 60.0 65.0 62.0 62.0 59.0 (73.0 ZFP) 63.0     507.0 434.0  
66th USA 3949 Anne Cottrell Patin 62.0 59.0 63.0 67.0 68.0 (69.0) 60.0 65.0     513.0 444.0  
67th Venezuela 3924 Nieves Barreda 64.0 62.0 70.0 66.0 66.0 68.0 58.0 (73.0 DNF)     527.0 454.0  
68th USA 3960 Nicky Einthoven 66.0 61.0 (71.0) 68.0 60.0 71.0 66.0 66.0     529.0 458.0  
69th Austria 3916 Pedro Wassitsch 61.0 (73.0 DNF) 66.0 73.0 DNS 73.0 DNS 67.0 65.0 73.0 DNF     551.0 478.0  
70th USA 3905 David McCary (73.0 DNC) 73.0 DNC 67.0 73.0 DNF 73.0 DNS 66.0 61.0 67.0     553.0 480.0  
71st Holland 3928 Marie-Christine Breeveld (73.0 DNF) 73.0 DNC 68.0 69.0 69.0 73.0 ZFP 68.0 62.0     555.0 482.0  
72nd Canada 3959 Alyson Myers (73.0 DNF) 73.0 DNC 72.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 69.0 68.0     565.0 492.0

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