Flying 15 Worlds 2011 Day 1 - New Zealand and Ireland leaders

by Gerald New on 23 Jul 2011 At the Flying 15 Worlds, the first day allowed for one race to be completed at Hayling Island SC. It was a light wind day for the fleets with constant shifts frustrating the PRO in setting a start.

Winner in the Blue fleet were Brian McKee and Ian Smyth from Ireland. Winner in the Yellow fleet were James Sandell and Graeme Robinson from New Zealand. Winners in the Classic/Silver fleet were Bobby Salmond and Mike Leydon and first Silver boat, Michel D'Almeida and Erwan Gouriou from France.

Yellow fleet was away first after a long wait for the wind to settle. Sandell and Robinson made a pin end start into clear air before tacking halfway up the beat but understood the mark and needed two more tacks before rounding behind Australians Grant Alderson and Dean McAullay. Greg Wells and Mark Darling rounding behind Graham Vials and Chris Turner.

Sandell and Robinson went high before setting the kite and rounded some five lengths behind Alderson and McAullay. Sandell and Robinson gybed to port and went inside the Aussie pair at the next mark, went for the RH buoy and picked up some good shifts and covered up the beat. An early port gybe on the run kept their lead and they carried the kite on the reach and covered to the line. Wells and Darling finished in second with Vials and Turner third, Alderson and McAullay fourth and Dave McKee and Chris Hewkin fifth.

For Graeme Robinson this was his first Worlds race victory in eleven F15 Worlds events, the first in 1986 in Hong Kong - this was one very happy Kiwi. For James this was his first F15 Worlds race, he was at HISC last year for the Laser Worlds.

In the Blue fleet Brian McKee and Ian Smyth also made a pin end start on starbord, then onto port taking advantage of the tide. They rounded the weather mark behind the French pair, Bernard Dermartial and Jean-Yves Renault.

A starboard gybe took them inside Dermartial and Renault, they gybed at the gate in fifth with the Aussie pair Ron Packer and Peter Mudford leading. In a close beat with the Aussie pair they rounded with a comfortable lead and then held it down the reach where they caught the yellow fleet boats.

Keeping out of trouble, McKee and Smyth concentrated on covering Packer and Mudford to the line. Dermartial and Renault took third, Steve Hegerstrom and Gregg Dobson from South Africa were fourth and Jeremy Davy and Simon Childs fifth.

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Bernard Dermartial was pleased with his third. A 470 sailor in his youth, placing in the top three at the worlds and a long time F15 sailor in the Dinard fleet, he normally sails an older boat. But at HISC he is at the worlds helming the new boat of his crew, Jean-Yves Renault and also liking the light conditions.

The single race for the two flights puts Sandell and Brian McKee joint top of the leader board, Wells and Packer joint second and Vials and Deramtial in joint third overall.

Some big names were down the fleet in these conditions and will already have their discard. New British Champions, Steve Goacher and Phil Evans finished ninth (17 overall), Mike Hart and Richard Rigg 17th (33 overall), Russell Peters and Tim Hall 18th (35 overall), Charles Apthorp and Gavin Tappenden 20th (39 overall), Alan Bax and Bill Masterman 29th (57 overall).

2011 International Flying Fifteen World Championship

 

1st	84	Yellow	NZL	3754	SANDALL James	ROBINSON Graeme	Wairoa YC/Napier SC	1.0	1.0	1.0
1st	52	Blue	IRL	3892	MCKEE Brian	SMYTH Ian	Strangford Lough YC	1.0	1.0	1.0
3rd	12	Yellow	GBR	3920	WELLS Greg	DARLING Mark	Hayling Island SC	2.0	2.0	2.0
3rd	105	Blue	AUS	3619	PACKER Ronald	MUDFORD Peter	Royal Freshwater Bay YC	2.0	2.0	2.0
5th	27	Yellow	GBR	3972	VIALS Graham	TURNER Chris	Derwent SC	3.0	3.0	3.0
5th	66	Blue	FRA	3976	DERMARTIAL Bernard	RENAULT Jean-Yves	Yacht Club de Dinard	3.0	3.0	3.0
7th	62	Blue	RSA	3916	HEGERSTROM Steve	DOBSON Gregg	Royal Natal YC	4.0	4.0	4.0
7th	10	Yellow	AUS	3933	ALDERSON Grant	MCAULLAY Dean	Royal Freshwater Bay YC	4.0	4.0	4.0
9th	32	Yellow	GBR	3905	MCKEE David	HEWKIN Chris	Dovestone SC	5.0	5.0	5.0
9th	24	Blue	GBR	3922	DAVY Jeremy	CHILDS Simon	Hayling Island SC	5.0	5.0	5.0
11th	45	Blue	GBR	3953	HOGBEN Robert	MORGAN Glyn	Bewl Valley SC	6.0	6.0	6.0
11th	40	Yellow	GBR	3954	WAPLES Justin	STOWE Iain	Royal Corinthian YC	6.0	6.0	6.0
13th	89	Yellow	AUS	3919	DALY Mark	TAYLOR Cameron	Daveys Bay YC	7.0	7.0	7.0
13th	64	Blue	FRA	3585	CONSTANT Patrick	NOON Pip	Yacht Club de Dinard	7.0	7.0	7.0
15th	111	Blue	AUS	3983	CARSON Alan	MCCARTNEY Michael	Cairn Curran SC	8.0	8.0	8.0
15th	37	Yellow	GBR	3816	TULLETT Nigel	TULLETT Gavin	Royal Windermere YC	8.0	8.0	8.0
17th	103	Blue	AUS	3930	COLLINGS Dale	SCHEEN Glenn	Mordialloc SC	9.0	9.0	9.0
17th	41	Yellow	GBR	3821	GOACHER Steve	EVANS Phil	Royal Windermere YC	9.0	9.0	9.0
19th	115	Blue	AUS	3781	TUCKER David	SUMMERS Matthew	Royal Freshwater Bay YC	10.0	10.0	10.0
19th	51	Yellow	RSA	3868	HARRIS Patrick	KRIEK Jeremy	Royal Natal YC	10.0	10.0	10.0
21st	87	Yellow	NZL	3840	GILBERT Murray	BURGESS Jonathan	Royal Akarana YC	11.0	11.0	11.0
21st	20	Blue	GBR	3928	MCINTYRE Mike	MCINTYRE Gemma	Hayling Island SC	11.0	11.0	11.0
23rd	33	Blue	GBR	3902	MCKEE Andy	JONES Richard	Dovestone SC	12.0	12.0	12.0
23rd	16	Yellow	GBR	3896	PETERS Nick	YEATES Nick	Hayling Island SC	12.0	12.0	12.0
25th	34	Blue	LCA	3690	GREEN Michael	GREEN Mark	ST Lucia Yacht Club	13.0	13.0	13.0
25th	117	Yellow	AUS	3833	BURTENSHAW Peter	BURTENSHAW Travis	South of Perth YC	13.0	13.0	13.0
27th	108	Blue	AUS	3964	LUCAS Simon	LUCAS Aileen	Princess Royal SC	14.0	14.0	14.0
27th	116	Yellow	AUS	3800	LESLIE Rupert	GOODING Mark	South of Perth YC	14.0	14.0	14.0
29th	99	Blue	AUS	3980	WILSON John	HANCOCK Nick	Royal Freshwater Bay YC	15.0	15.0	15.0
29th	106	Yellow	AUS	3861	CARROLL Brian	HAPP Stuart	Royal YC of Victoria	15.0	15.0	15.0
31st	47	Blue	HKG	3882	OGAWA Jin	ISHIWATA Shinji	Royal Hong Kong YC	16.0	16.0	16.0
31st	110	Yellow	AUS	3984	OWEN Matt	REED Andrew	Canberra YC	16.0	16.0	16.0
33rd	1	Blue	GBR	3917	HART Mike	RIGG Richard	Port Dinorwic SC	17.0	17.0	17.0
33rd	38	Yellow	GBR	3667	LONGSTAFF Mark	WARD Jon	Ogston SC	17.0	17.0	17.0
35th	19	Blue	GBR	3911	PETERS Russell	HALL Tim	Hayling Island SC	18.0	18.0	18.0
35th	31	Yellow	GBR	3862	JAMESON Andrew	GRANT James	Hayling Island SC	18.0	18.0	18.0
37th	7	Yellow	GBR	3736	BANNISTER Peter	BANNISTER Sue	Hayling Island SC	19.0	19.0	19.0
37th	22	Blue	GBR	3959	GODDARD Andy	HARTLAND Mal	Dovestone SC	19.0	19.0	19.0
39th	82	Yellow	GBR	3936	DOUTHWAITE Steve	AVERLEY Paul	Derwent SC	20.0	20.0	20.0
39th	3	Blue	GBR	3957	APTHORP Charles	TAPPENDEN Gavin	Hayling Island SC	20.0	20.0	20.0
41st	15	Yellow	GBR	3716	WAPLES Chris	WAPLES Tom	Hayling Island SC	21.0	21.0	21.0
41st	104	Blue	AUS	3935	HASSEN John	GRIFFITHS Kevin	South of Perth YC	21.0	21.0	21.0
43rd	118	Yellow	AUS	3855	ROOKE Peter	ARROWSMITH Martin	South of Perth YC	22.0	22.0	22.0
43rd	100	Blue	AUS	3881	HAWKINS Adam	JONES Ben	Mornington YC	22.0	22.0	22.0
45th	21	Blue	GBR	3955	BROWNING Gill	WEATHERILL Simon	Hayling Island SC	23.0	23.0	23.0
45th	109	Yellow	AUS	3968	MILNE Peter	WILLIAMSON David	Sandringham YC	23.0	23.0	23.0
47th	6	Blue	GBR	3875	DINGWALL Brett	CLARK Jonathan	Datchet Water SC	24.0	24.0	24.0
47th	39	Yellow	GBR	3937	KNELLER Simon	LUCAS Dave	Grafham Water SC	24.0	24.0	24.0
49th	2	Blue	GBR	3845	LANCASTER Tessa	LANCASTER Nick	Hayling Island SC	25.0	25.0	25.0
49th	86	Yellow	NZL	3838	LEYDON John	WILLIAMS Sandra	Motueka Y&CC	25.0	25.0	25.0
51st	25	Blue	GBR	3971	HARRIS Christopher	HARRIS Tracy	Hayling Island SC	26.0	26.0	26.0
51st	49	Yellow	GBR	3965	OSMAN Anthony	MURPHY Andrew	Datchet Water SC	26.0	26.0	26.0
53rd	58	Blue	HKG	3981	WILLIAMS Howard	NELSON Joseph	Royal Hong Kong YC	27.0	27.0	27.0
53rd	43	Yellow	GBR	3932	SWALLOW Chris	MANGAN Adam	Burton SC	27.0	27.0	27.0
55th	35	Yellow	GBR	3977	POTTS Simon	HARPER Tim	Shustoke SC	28.0	28.0	28.0
55th	17	Blue	GBR	3947	NICHOLSON Ian	NICHOLSON James	Hayling Island SC	28.0	28.0	28.0
57th	18	Blue	GBR	3941	BAX Alan	MASTERMAN Bill	Hayling Island SC	29.0	29.0	29.0
57th	83	Yellow	FRA	3961	BIET Arnaud	CONSTANT Fabien	Yacht Club de Dinard	29.0	29.0	29.0
59th	55	Blue	IRL	3883	LAVERY John	O'BRIEN David	National YC Dunlaoghaire	30.0	30.0	30.0
59th	50	Yellow	GBR	3969	ROLFE Barry	SOUTHAM Matt	Parkstone YC	30.0	30.0	30.0
61st	8	Blue	GBR	3812	MAXFIELD Henry	DALLIMORE Jon	Hayling Island SC	31.0	31.0	31.0
61st	9	Yellow	GBR	3974	BAYLISS Geoff	RUMFITT Tim	Hayling Island SC	31.0	31.0	31.0
63rd	4	Yellow	GBR	3783	MOORE Chris	NEWTON Mark	Hayling Island SC	32.0	32.0	32.0
63rd	95	Blue	GBR	3778	POVEY Geoffrey	POVEY Claudette	Bewl Valley SC	32.0	32.0	32.0
65th	81	Blue	GBR	3944	MCCARTHY Paul	GEORGE Arthur	Burton SC	33.0	33.0	33.0
65th	42	Yellow	GBR	3914	TATTERSALL Adrian	SMART Tim	Parkstone YC	33.0	33.0	33.0
67th	36	Blue	GBR	3851	LINDER Ian	SWEETMAN Kevin	Burghfield SC	34.0	34.0	34.0
67th	56	Yellow	IRL	3893	LAWSON Peter	BRIDGES Barry	Portaferry SC	34.0	34.0	34.0
69th	48	Yellow	HKG	3979	KNIGHT-EVANS Carlyon	SUTRO Lucy	Royal Hong Kong YC	35.0	35.0	35.0
69th	85	Blue	NZL	3839	LOWE Ben	GILBERT Kate	Glendowie Boating Club	35.0	35.0	35.0
71st	44	Blue	GBR	3521	JAMESON Keith	PREATER Josh	RWYC	36.0	36.0	36.0
71st	53	Yellow	IRL	3970	MULVIN David	BEIRNE Ronan	National YC Dunlaoghaire	36.0	36.0	36.0
73rd	97	Yellow	GBR	3853	WEST Noel	WHILLOCK Bill	Bewl Valley SC	37.0	37.0	37.0
73rd	74	Blue	GBR	3681	HUDSON Pip	HUDSON Alice	Broxbourne SC	37.0	37.0	37.0
75th	23	Blue	GBR	3904	CRAVEN-SMITH Henry	ALVARADO Matt	Hayling Island SC	38.0	38.0	38.0
75th	54	Yellow	IRL	3774	MURPHY Tom	LLOYD Stephan	National YC Dunlaoghaire	38.0	38.0	38.0
77th	107	Blue	AUS	3775	PACKER Philippa	ALM Goran	Royal Freshwater Bay YC	39.0	39.0	39.0
77th	59	Yellow	HKG	3415	TAKADA Akira	TAKADA Wataru	Royal Hong Kong YC	39.0	39.0	39.0
79th	68	Yellow	FRA	3772	CHEVALIER Gilles	CHEVALIER Jacques	Yacht Club de Dinard	40.0	40.0	40.0
79th	73	Blue	GBR	3950	CLARKE Julian	PAINTER Ashley	Grafham Water SC	40.0	40.0	40.0
81st	94	Blue	GBR	3672	ARNOLD Jeremy	BROWN David	Notts County SC	41.0	41.0	41.0
81st	5	Yellow	GBR	3564	JUBB Ian	TRUNDLE Martin	Hayling Island SC	41.0	41.0	41.0
83rd	63	Yellow	IRL	3850	MULLIGAN Ben	DOHERTY Alistair	Dublin Bay SC	42.0	42.0	42.0
83rd	113	Blue	MRI	3271	PATURAU Pascale	MAMET Ludovic	Grand Bay YC	42.0	42.0	42.0
85th	46	Blue	HKG	3834	CHAN Sam	TATLOW Michael	Royal Hong Kong YC	43.0	43.0	43.0
85th	11	Yellow	GBR	3938	CLATWORTHY Shaun	CLATWORTHY Jo	Hayling Island SC	43.0	43.0	43.0
87th	102	Yellow	AUS	3910	SIMS Jennifer	DONRAADT Remy	South of Perth YC	44.0	44.0	44.0
87th	26	Blue	GBR	3765	CASTLE Ian	BARFORD Neil	Hayling Island SC	44.0	44.0	44.0
89th	114	Yellow	AUS	3903	CLEAVER Ian	MILNE Steve	Royal Highland YC	45.0	45.0	45.0
89th	29	Blue	GBR	3730	GODWIN Robert	GODWIN Stuart	Hayling Island SC	45.0	45.0	45.0
91st	98	Yellow	GBR	3926	MILLBAND Andrew	MILLBAND Andrea	Cowes Corinthian YC	46.0	46.0	46.0
91st	14	Blue	GBR	3537	GLASGOW Matt	MITCHELL James	Hayling Island SC	46.0	46.0	46.0
93rd	112	Yellow	MRI	3591	BETUEL Florian	PATURAU Hector	Grand Baie YC Mauritius	47.0	47.0	47.0
93rd	101	Blue	AUS	3890	SHAND William	PARISH David	Gippsland Lakes YC	47.0	47.0	47.0
95th	57	Blue	HKG	3978	BRINK Louis	BRINK Adriaan	Royal Hong Kong YC	48.0	48.0	48.0
96th	67	Yellow	FRA	3923	SEMAILLE Bertrand		Yacht Club de Dinard	49.0 DNC	49.0	49.0

Full Results at http://www.hisc.co.uk/ffworlds2011/F15worlds_news.htm.