2019 International WASZP Games

2019 International WASZP Games - Overall

by Marc Ablett 28 Jan 2019 21:59 AEDT 22-28 January 2019

The day that promised so much delivered like few events have done before them. With only 3 points separating Rory Hunter and Tom Trotman heading into the final race the atmosphere around the boat park was amazing as the whole fleet waited for the ever reliable Fremantle Doctor to come in.

After a postponement period of around an hour the fleet finally got away in about 12-14knots from the SW. With the starts proving so crucially important across the event the large spectator contingent had all eyes on where the contenders were starting. At the gun Trotman had a belter of a start with Hunter about 4th row and was then interfered with by a powerboat, it was an intense time however thankfully for Hunter the race was to be restarted due to a general recall.

Bruce Curson (New Zealand) heat winner on the final day of the 2019 International WASZP Games - photo © Drew Malcolm / 2019 International WASZP Games

The second start was under a black flag however and a similar start occurred with Trotman powering off the middle of the line, he was high and it was ballsy, however he put the foot down and was going for it, Hunter was slightly more conservative and a little further back off the line not wanting to blow the entire regatta on the final start. As they worked upwind Hunter was hanging on to Trotman with a piece of string and not letting him out of his sight. This allowed New Zealander Bruce Curson through to the lead, this was a big story in itself as he was in a battle to get on the podium and looking to displace Alexander Hoghiem from Norway. Tristan Brown and Brad Devine were also having great races in 2nd and 5th only to discover they had been black flagged at the start, this would prove extremely important as the boats turned downwind for the final time with Trotman holding a slender lead over Hunter and Hogheim was back in 7th.

Tom Trotman rounding the bottom gate on the final day of the 2019 International WASZP Games - photo © Drew Malcolm / 2019 International WASZP Games

The breeze was incredibly patchy down the final run and with Trotman splitting away from Hunter on the final run it looked as if the Aussie and a bunch of boats to the right were going to sail in front of Hunter anything could happen at this stage. Bruce Curson took the race win in emphatic fashion and turned his eyes to the action behind him, Pierre Leboucher enjoying the lighter conditions managed to slip inside Trotman pushing him back to 3rd and losing a valuable point on Hunter. There were then 3 boats out to the right who looked to be in puff although Hunter managed to sneak through by a matter of 10 seconds with a nervous gybe at the death.

Rory Hunter downwind on the final day of the 2019 International WASZP Games - photo © Drew Malcolm / 2019 International WASZP Games

This meant the podium didnt change from overnight with Hunter finishing on 30pts, Trotman on 32pts and Alexander Hogheim just pipping Bruce Curson by 1pt for 3rd place.

With 7 nations in the top 10 it was a truly special International event, in the other divisions Brad Devine claimed the masters trophy, son Tommy Devine took out the 6.9m rig, Elise Beavis is the number 1 female WASZP sailor in the world and Rory Hunter capped off an amazing event taking the U21 title as well!

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper (Country)	R1	R	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Pts
1	2681	Chris Thomas the 2nd	Rory Hunter (GREAT BRITAIN)	18	1	1	1	4	3	7	2	7	3	4	4	30
2	2453	Diversity	Tom Trotman (AUSTRALIA)	3	4	2	DNC	9	5	1	1	9	2	2	3	32
3	2315	Forward WIP	Alexander Hogheim (NORWAY)	5	2	3	3	25	8	3	5	8	1	5	6	41
4	2248	Maungauika	Bruce Curson (NEW ZEALAND)	9	13	5	4	1	2	5	10	1	5	9	1	42
5	1	Kriszti	Tamas Szamody (HUNGARY)	6	5	10	9	3	4	16	55	2	6	1	13	59
6	2509	No Name	Tristan Brown (AUSTRALIA)	14	8	9	2	2	1	12	4	4	7	27	BFD	63
7	2506	Bend the Knee	Jon Holroyd (AUSTRALIA)	31	3	12	7	7	9	11	3	13	9	11	8	80
8	2025	Blitz	Ben Gunther (AUSTRALIA)	8	19	4	5	6	UFD	6	9	21	4	6	15	82
9	2666	Forward WIP	Nicolai Jacobsen (HONG KONG)	2	17	11	8	11	13	8	7	3	12	18	10	85
10	2507	Hydrojet	Aaron De Longville (AUSTRALIA)	12	6	7	6	8	26	14	13	6	13	3	18	88
11	2492	Charter World Yachting Holidays	Jack Felsenthal (AUSTRALIA)	4	9	8	11	20	11	4	25	12	18	17	11	105
12	44	Jazz in Lock	Pierre Leboucher (FRANCE)	1	14	UFD	BFD	5	19	28	18	5	10	10	2	112
13	2490	Squizzy Taylor	Jack Abbott (AUSTRALIA)	13	10	6	48	41	6	19	12	18	16	8	7	115
14	2206	No Name	Alex Mitchell‑Barker (NEW ZEALAND)	11	15	28	18	12	7	10	20	15	21	22	25	151
15	2651	No Quarter	Brad Devine (AUSTRALIA)	20	15	15	12	13	16	36	6	24	19	15	BFD	155
16	2192	Fire and Ice	Paul Fleming (AUSTRALIA)	17	16	17	10	24	DNC	9	15	27	14	7	48	156
17	2144	Bubbles	Peter Soosallu (CANADA)	7	7	20	20	16	10	15	37	25	27	23	20	163
18	2623	Untitled Unmastered	Samuel Mackay (NEW ZEALAND)	41	18	13	13	23	22	42	28	10	11	20	21	179
19	2649	Elises Kitchen	David Von Felten (AUSTRALIA)	16	12	16	26	46	DNC	18	11	23	26	37	5	190
20	2146	Swish	Joshua Bull (NEW ZEALAND)	23	DNC	14	19	17	28	13	16	30	23	DNC	9	192
21	2171	Barry	Sam Street (NEW ZEALAND)	21	11	18	14	22	27	23	19	19	22	25	36	194
22	2329	Helly Hansen	Henrik Haaland (NORWAY)	32	28	23	30	10	23	17	14	22	17	13	40	197
23	2147	Stinger	Mattias Coutts (NEW ZEALAND)	19	33	29	24	35	14	30	31	17	20	12	16	212
24	2169	Ahti	Elise Beavis (NEW ZEALAND)	34	26	26	16	18	25	29	30	20	24	16	28	228
25	2660	No Name	Hugo Jarudd (SWEDEN)	39	20	33	29	45	31	26	26	14	25	28	19	251
26	2650	Hello Vera	Nicolas Duchoud (SWITZERLAND)	24	34	27	27	21	32	22	21	32	29	26	22	251
27	2648	Bluey	Sam Gilmour (AUSTRALIA)	27	35	24	39	15	24	43	23	54	30	33	14	264
28	2324	TBA	Sivert Svane With (NORWAY)	25	DNC	37	42	31	20	25	39	26	15	34	23	275
29	2000	Jasper	Max Godfroy (AUSTRALIA)	40	23	25	17	27	36	21	17	42	37	40	DNC	283
30	2662	No Name	Oscar Andersson (SWEDEN)	38	25	39	32	26	15	27	22	33	40	30	47	287
31	2320	Dolphin	Erik Karlsen (NORWAY)	44	38	34	21	19	12	32	35	39	28	31	BFD	289
32	2247	No Name	Oscar Rorvik (NEW ZEALAND)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	45	2	8	16	8	19	12	290
33	2442	TBA	Liam Seagreen (AUSTRALIA)	22	44	35	15	39	18	51	53	36	39	24	24	296
34	2677	Bandwagon	Alistair Murchison (AUSTRALIA)	28	29	36	23	28	UFD	35	52	35	45	21	17	297
35	2495	Blue	Gus Ekberg (AUSTRALIA)	43	24	22	25	29	30	38	24	41	36	44	29	298
36	2451	Winston	Lachie Hughes (AUSTRALIA)	30	27	21	BFD	DNC	17	24	29	40	48	29	37	302
37	2678	Ruth	Caluum Gregor (HONG KONG)	15	32	30	43	14	29	31	27	56	DNC	DNC	32	309
38	2652	Juggernaut	Grant Alderson (AUSTRALIA)	26	30	41	28	34	37	33	44	28	32	47	26	315
39	2142	Chicken Little	Liam Herbert (NEW ZEALAND)	29	31	43	31	30	21	44	36	43	31	41	31	324
40	2193	Jeff Vader	Tom Brewer (AUSTRALIA)	10	22	19	60	DNC	60	20	33	11	33	DNC	DNC	328
41	2427	Ripsnorter	Sean Gregory (AUSTRALIA)	33	40	32	BFD	38	35	46	32	50	35	32	33	356
42	2116	Fri Flyt	Rolf Flem (NORWAY)	37	47	53	BFD	40	34	37	40	29	44	36	30	374
43	2493	Know Your Enemy	Tom Devine (AUSTRALIA)	45	41	31	33	32	33	41	42	46	43	42	41	379
44	2456	Whiskey Alpha	James Kornweibel (AUSTRALIA)	42	36	40	38	33	41	34	34	51	51	48	45	391
45	2647	Mael	Mael Garnier (FRANCE)	48	46	46	36	36	DNC	48	43	34	34	46	27	396
46	2163	TBA	Sam Danks (AUSTRALIA)	49	39	60	22	DNC	DNC	47	46	37	41	14	43	398
47	2418	Lil G	Richard Schultheis (MALTA)	36	49	47	37	RET	42	39	50	45	46	35	38	414
48	2195	Widow Maker	Don McPhee (AUSTRALIA)	50	48	45	34	44	38	54	49	38	52	43	35	424
49	2317	Yiha	Karoline Brudevoll Rognlien (NORWAY)	54	43	38	40	37	43	49	54	44	54	45	39	432
50	2496	No Name	Chris Charlwood (AUSTRALIA)	46	60	48	DNC	DNC	DNC	40	41	31	38	38	34	436
51	2441	Passing Wind	Mick Honan (AUSTRALIA)	52	42	42	35	49	39	55	51	52	50	50	44	454
52	2630	Frequent Flyer	Scott Sydney (SINGAPORE)	47	50	49	46	43	44	45	38	53	47	49	BFD	458
53	2643	Veszpa	Adam Brett (AUSTRALIA)	53	45	44	49	DNC	DNC	52	45	47	49	39	42	465
54	2125	Toy Machine	Conrad Butler (NEW ZEALAND)	57	51	50	41	47	40	50	47	49	42	52	49	466
55	2108	Stinger	Callum Richards (NEW ZEALAND)	55	DNC	52	45	42	46	56	48	48	53	DNC	50	495
56	2097	Blondie	Henry Davison (AUSTRALIA)	51	UFD	51	47	50	48	57	DNC	55	55	51	46	511
57	2489	Willow II	Joe Pester (GREAT BRITAIN)	56	52	DNC	44	48	47	53	DNC	57	56	53	DNC	526
58	2014	SZ	Andrew McDougall (AUSTRALIA)	35	37	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	552
59	2485	Thumper	Liam Edleston (AUSTRALIA)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	600