RS500 Worlds - The shootout...

by Golly Tucker on 26 Aug 2010 RS500 Worlds up from Golly Tucker: Quick post before leaving these gorgeous shores. Beautiful day, sun, 9-12kts and conditions worthy of crowning champions.

Start was bang on time again and the fleet was all 1/4 of a boat length behind. Perfect. Alex and Bryan headed left - no surprise then that Tim and Heather were there as well. For the first two laps of four they were rarely more than two boat lengths apart with Tim and Heather working their socks off to keep ahead. In lap three Alex and Bryan managed to get some separation going downwind but the pressure was elsewhere - with Tim and Heather.

Whilst the Swedes Johan and Malin had managed to get to the first leeward in the lead it was the Dutch Barend and Max that managed to split the gunslingers at the third leeward rounding. A close cover but not exceedingly tight was established by Tim and Heather whilst Alex amd Bryan had to work past Barend and Max first to get a shot at the leaders.

The kitchen sink was thrown at the problem but Tim and Heather had all-right dishwashing stuff to hand. At 11.43 it was all over at the front.

World Champions - Tim and Heather. What a fight though. The win must be all the sweeter for the amount of effort that had to be thrown at it. Almost as much effort as went into the party last night! But that is a series of stories that should never leave the marina!

Ladies World Champions are Annika Ellerbrock and Anne Werner from Germany who had their own pitched battle with Dutch girls Stephanie and Chantalle Grootscholten. That was a mere three-point margin too.

Youth World Champions were Dutch pairing Hansebas Meijer and Fedor Couvert. Not sure it's an official title but I reckon Hugo and Tim must then be world mini youth world champions with a top effort at ages 13 and 14 respectively.



Results

Rank	SailNo	HelmName	CrewName	Total	Nett
1st	625	Tim Wilkins	Heather Martin	13.0	9.0
2nd	799	Alex Taylor	Bryan Mobbs	14.0	10.0
3rd	890	Barend Hilterman	Max Blom	48.0	21.0
4th	112	Johan Rook	Malin Broberg	51.0	33.0
5th	525	James Tanner	Lucinda Blain	70.0	43.0
6th	837	Michiel Geerling	Hilde van Susante	69.0	43.0
7th	89	Tobias Gustafsson	Max Freiman	73.0	49.0
8th	891	Hansebas Meijer	Fedor Couvert	75.0	51.0
9th	654	Lennart van der Dool	Frank van Leeuwen	100.0	61.0
10th	550	Hamish Stewart	Stephen Hacket	109.0	63.0
11th	517	Richard Morley	Sue Morley	112.0	66.0
12th	633	Will Bovington	Tom Richardson	116.0	73.0
13th	884	Hugo Tucker	Tim Collino	112.0	78.0
14th	519	Simon Payne	Hope Halstead	120.0	81.0
15th	516	Will Stephens	Justin Tse	110.0	82.0
16th	885	Richard Rot	Marieka Gijzel	135.0	95.0
17th	851	Annika Ellerbrock	Anne Werner	150.0	106.0
18th	737	Stephanie Grootscholten	Chantalle Grootscholten	153.0	112.0
19th	879	Thijs Janssen	Joris Jessen	155.0	113.0
20th	636	Will Summers	Jonty Cook	175.0	129.0
21st	733	Rogier Grobbee	Sjon Grobbee	190.0	144.0
22nd	570	Joris Van der Ven	Jeroen Honig	192.0	146.0

 

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