Please select your home edition
Edition
Barton Marine Pipe Glands

Flying Dutchman World Championships - Magyars are the Masters

by Alan Henderson on 21 Jul 2014
Winners Majthenyi and Domokos - Flying Dutchman Worlds, Largs, Scotland Alan Henderson
One race was sailed on the final day of the Flying Dutchman Worlds at Largs to seal the Championship. Competitors enjoyed a lay day on Thursday, with many taking a trip on the Paddle Steamer Waverly around the island of Arran. Friday was scheduled to be a racing day, but 35 knots of winds prevented any sailing.

Saturday was the final day, and the start time was brought forward to try to fit in two races, but in the event only one was possible as the winds died.

So battle resumed with Hungarians Szabolcs Majthenyi and Andras Domokos in the driving seat, with a lead of six points. In a mostly windy Championship, they took big leads in windy races, but managed to keep at or close to the front in the lighter and shiftier races too. Their leading challengers in this 42 boat fleet were current World Champions Enno Kramer and Ard Geelkerken, from the Netherlands.

The championships concluded with the Hungarian pair of Szabolcs Majthenyi and Andras Domokos taking first place in the final race and continuing their series of great results throughout the week long regatta. It wasn’t all plain sailing, though, as they reached the first windward mark in sixth place but their superior boat speed helped them battle their way to the front, finishing ahead of Italian brothers Nicola and Francesco Vespasiani by almost half a minute. Third place in the last race went to defending World Champions Enno Kramer and Ard Geelkerken from the Netherlands. This final race was sailed in 15knots with gusts up to 20, but as the last boats finished the breeze faded to a shifty five knots, making the start of another race impossible.

Overall Majthenyi and Domokos dominated the regatta counting five first places and one third to win by a comfortable margin of 8 points ahead of defending world champions Kramer and Geelkerken. The Vespasiani brothers of Italy took third on tiebreak with the German pairing of Kay-uwe Ludke and Kai Schafers on points.



Among competitors from other continents, the best sailors include respectively Edward Cox and Peter Bevis from Australia, the host country of next year’s FD Worlds, Paul Hemker and Richard Phillips from USA, and Javier and Pablo Valdes from Mexico.

A number of ladies are competing in this Championship, both as helms and crews. Top female sailor was helm Elisa Koenig of Germany who with crewman Alexander Schmidt, took 20th position overall.

For the host country, the top crew were Jon Williams and Alex Rogers in 18th place.

The FD Class thanked its event sponsors Clamcleats, Design Berlin, Banks Sails, Ronstan, Magill & Co Ltd, Old Pulteney, Allen Bros and Musto.

The next FD Worlds will be in Sydney, starting 5th January 2015.

Results, Race 7
1. Szabolcs Majthenyi and Andras Domokos, HUN
2. Enno Kramer and Ard Geelkerken, NED
3. Nicola and Francesco Vespasiani, ITA

Championship Overall
1. Majthenyi and Domokos, HUN, 8 points
2. Kramer and Geelkerken, NED, 16 points
3. Vespasiani brothers, ITA, 21 points

Full results at http://scottishsailinginstitute.com.

North Sails Loft 57 PodcastZhik - New Gear Has ArrivedMackay Boats 728x90 BOTTOM

Related Articles

17th Transat Café L'or Start
Full speed into an uncertain night After tens of thousands of well-wishers and spectators gathered around Le Havre's Vauban docks to send off the skippers in perfect sunshine, the three divisions which started the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Normandie Le Havre this afternoon were then released.
Posted today at 5:18 pm
Class40 set to stop in La Coruña, Spain
Deteriorating forecast in the Transat Café L'or Le Havre Normandie 2025 Because of an incoming frontal system the deterioration in weather conditions forecast at the entrance to the Bay of Biscay in the coming days, race management has decided to alter the Class40 course.
Posted today at 2:20 pm
18ft Skiff SIXT Spring Championship Race 3
A great 3-buoys race developed after an unpromising start to the day Following the drama created by the strong winds on each of the first two race days this season, Race 3 of the SIXT Spring Championship was an opportunity for teams to get their boats on the water in more favourable conditions.
Posted today at 9:34 am
Transat Café L'or: 3 Ocean Fifty trimarans capsize
Skippers of all three yachts are safe and well The skippers of all three yachts are safe and well. More information to be released soon.
Posted today at 6:03 am
2025 Bermuda Gold Cup Day 5
Championship Titles on the Line There were shocks, titanic tussles and some last-match deciders as the Bermuda Gold Cup and Aspen's Women's Match Racing Regatta finalists were decided.
Posted today at 6:02 am
2025 Lipton Cup at San Diego day 2
All to comes down to the final day as NHYC and SDYC trade blows on Saturday The 110th Lipton Cup returned to San Diego's South Bay for 4 more races in the 12 race series, featuring more sparkling San Diego weather.
Posted today at 1:41 am
iQFOiL Youth & Junior Europeans 2025 overall
Double Italian triumph as Mattia Saoncella and Medea Falcioni win The final day of the iQFOiL Youth & Junior Europeans at Club Nautico Arzachena concluded with a dramatic twist and double Italian glory, as Mattia Saoncella and Medea Falcioni surged from behind to claim the U19 European titles in the Medal Series.
Posted on 25 Oct
American Team win The British American Cup 2025
A sparkling finish to the event at Queen Mary reservoir On day one, the teams arrived at Queen Mary to a very unfavourable forecast. Some models have the breeze expected to peak at 50 miles an hour.
Posted on 25 Oct
2025 Wingfoil Racing Youth & Masters Worlds day 4
A day for the bold: WingFoil drama on final day of qualifying! The penultimate day of the WingFoil Racing Youth and Masters World Championships in the Azores delivered high drama, powerful winds, and no shortage of excitement as the race for tomorrow's finals reached its climax.
Posted on 25 Oct
Transat Café L'or: ready to race... or racing!
The Ocean 50 fleet are off! For all 64 duos who will start the 17th edition of the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR on Sunday afternoon off Le Havre, the watchword for the first night of the double handed race to Martinique is caution.
Posted on 25 Oct