Dying wind plays havoc but Belcher and Ryan push forward at World Championships Aarhus
by David Sygall 7 Aug 2018 12:32 AEST
30 July - 12 August 2018
A busy schedule was interrupted by the lack of wind on the waters off Aarhus, but it was enough for 470 duo Mat Belcher and Will Ryan to make a move up the leaderboard at the World Championships in Denmark.
After a slow start to the regatta by their high standards, the defending Champions put together a win in the first gold fleet race to jump from 4th to 2nd, just a single net point behind leaders and 2018 European Champions Anton Dahlberg and Fredrik Bergstrom of Sweden.
There was some controversy in the Nacra 17s after Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin received a black flag in their opening race before the dying wind spelt an end to competition for the day. Despite some murmurings, the outcome for the Rio silver medallists was that the disqualification would count and they would have to sit out the first race of the following day. The pair remain in 6th place.
It was something of a similar story in the 49er, where David Gilmour and Joel Turner crossed the line first in their fleet before racing was cancelled. Gilmour and Turner remain in 15th overall, with Will Phillips and Iain Jensen in 7th. The group will now be split into gold, silver and bronze fleets on the basis of their first six races – the minimum required for qualification - and race again on Wednesday.
In the 49erFX, only one race was held. The second fleet will race tomorrow to complete the qualifying round. Natasha Bryant and Annie Wilmot are the best placed Australians in 10th.
It was a frustrating day all round, but especially for the 470W and Finns, who had their races abandoned. The Laser Radial and Laser Standard competitors had the day off.
The breeze is forecast to remain light for the next couple of days before lifting again later in the week.
Australian Team and Squad Results after Day 5:
Laser:
Luke Elliott – (13), 1, 2, 6, 3, 1 – 2nd
Matt Wearn – (7), 4, 1, 4, 3, 1 – 3rd
Tom Burton – 1, 5, 6, 1, 2, (27) – 4th
Mitch Kennedy – 8, 10, (22), 3, 4, 5 – 11th
Finn Alexander – 6, 7, 5, (40), 16, 14 – 22nd
Laser Radial:
Zoe Thomson – 28, 15, 4, 24, 5, (30) – 32nd
Elyse Ainsworth – 21, 27, 28, 23, 22, (38) – 56th
Mara Stransky – 27, 34, (43), 41, 41, 12 – 67th
49er:
Will Phillips/Iain\ Jensen – 3, (19), 6, 1, 6, 12 – 7th
David Gilmour/Joel Turner – 5, 1, 15, 14, 2, (23) – 15th
Lachy Gilmour/Ryan Donaldson – 20, 13, 7, (26), 14, 7 – 43rd
Kurt Hansen/Harry Morton – 15, (27), 18, 18, 17, 18 – 67th
49erFX:
Natasha Bryant/Annie Wilmot - 7, 13, (14), 1, 9 – 10th
Amelia Stabback/Ella Clark - 5, 5, 13, 12, (17) – 14th
Tess Lloyd/Jaime Ryan – (21), 20, 18, 17, 8 – 41st
Nacra 17:
Jason Waterhouse/Lisa Darmanin – (5), 4, 3 – 6th
Nathan Outteridge/Haylee Outteridge – 5, 5, (13) – 11th
Paul Darmanin/Lucy Copeland – (20), 14, 5 – 23rd
Conor Nicholas/Hayley Clark – 11, (31), 21 – 36th
Finn:
Jake Lilley – 20, (23), 6, 2, 15, 9 – 23rd
(Tom Slingsby) – 11, 18, 16, 17, 18, (21) – 37th
Oliver Tweddell – 11, 17, (24), 21, 24, 15 – 41st
Lewis Brake – (34), 14, 23, 17, 30, 30 – 50th
Jock Calvert – (44), 24, 17, 26, 30, 25 – 53rd
470M:
Mat Belcher/Will Ryan – 3, (13), 8, 4, 2, 4 Gold Fleet 1 – 2nd
Chris Charlwood/Josh Dawson – 19, 12, 10, (20), 9, 16 Gold Fleet 12 – 25th
470W:
Nia Jerwood/Monique de Vries – (35), 16, 14, 22, 29, 24 – 25th
Dana Tavener/Katherine Shannon – 27, 41, 26, 40, 41, (46) – 42nd
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