Four top 20 spots for Brits at ILCA 7 World Championships
by British Sailing Team 10 Nov 2021 13:34 PST
3-10 November 2021
2021 ILCA 7 World Championships © Anna Suslova
After playing havoc with the ILCA 7 World Championships all week, Mother Nature decided to end the regatta early with Storm Blas preventing the final day's racing.
With two days lost to light winds early on in the regatta, only eight races were completed over the six-day event.
Any hopes of bettering positions were dashed today by the huge seas preventing sailors leaving the harbour at Barcelona Sailing Center, the Brits taking on the 135-boat fleet had to settle for their day five scores.
Taking the title of top Brit was 23-year-old Welshman Daniel Whiteley, who finished eighth in what was his first world championships since becoming a full-time athlete with the British Sailing Team.
Whiteley followed up on last month's 13th place at the ILCA 7 European Championships with another personal best against the international fleet.
"It feels incredible," said Whiteley, from Bangor. "I've missed racing at the front since I aged out of under-21 regattas, so to be back in the top ten feels amazing. This is the first world championships I've been too since 2018 and my first since going full time with the British Sailing Team. To come away with this result means everything."
Fellow young gun Sam Whaley also bettered his 22nd at the Euros - also a personal best - to come home 15th, obliterating his 2020 result of 64th.
"It's been a really tricky week here in Barcelona but I'm pretty chuffed to finish the event 15th overall, an improvement of almost fifty places from last year," the 24-year-old from Swanage, Dorset, said.
"The team environment we have is brilliant and has really allowed us to level up this year. It's pretty cool to share this success with my squad mates as well as coaches Penny and Matt, who have been awesome this week. I'm going to remember this one for a long time."
Tokyo 2020 Team GB athlete Elliot Hanson led the regatta at the halfway stage when teammate and recently crowned European champion Micky Beckett picked up the mantle.
However the pair's medals hopes were ended when a collision between them on the startline of the final race of day five resulted in Beckett pulling out with a minor injury and Hanson retiring in accordance with the rules.
Beckett finished 13th while Hanson was 17th.
"It's been good to be back racing after a prolonged break since Tokyo," Hanson said. "It's obviously a real shame to end the way it did having led most of the week. An unfortunate freak accident that ultimately took both myself and Micky out of the standings wasn't in the script.
"I'm happy he's ok though and look forward to training hard together this winter. Special mention to both Sam and Dan who have been working hard and sailed a fantastic week to both score personal bests."
Overall Results:
Pos | Sail No | Helm | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | 5Q | 1F | 2F | 3F | Pts |
1 | NZL 218910 | Thomas SAUNDERS | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ‑37 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
2 | IRL 216890 | Finn LYNCH | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ‑16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
3 | CRO 219107 | Tonci STIPANOVIC | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 24 | ‑35 | 65 |
4 | RYF 213011 | Sergei KOMISSAROV | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 1 | ‑46 | 67 |
5 | AUS 199088 | Zac LITTLEWOOD | 17 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 2 | ‑38 | 11 | 75 |
6 | GER 191131 | Philipp BUHL | ‑36 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 78 |
7 | NOR 217124 | Hermann TOMASGAARD | 10 | 5 | 9 | 11 | ‑23 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 79 |
8 | GBR 216385 | Daniel WHITELEY | 5 | 10 | 33 | 20 | 8 | ‑66 | 3 | 4 | 83 |
9 | ITA 188953 | Giovanni COCCOLUTO GIORGETTI | 20 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 19 | ‑23 | 89 |
10 | AUS 215612 | Luke ELLIOTT | 1 | 11 | 17 | ‑30 | 24 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 90 |
11 | HUN 213119 | Jonatan VADNAI | 12 | 3 | 12 | ‑19 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 92 |
12 | CYP 212431 | Pavlos KONTIDES | 19 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | ‑47 | 15 | 42 | 97 |
13 | GBR 210139 | Michael BECKETT | 4 | 2 | 20 | 3 | DSQ | 35 | 13 | RDG | 101 |
14 | BEL 217927 | William DE SMET | 8 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 34 | 9 | ‑59 | 3 | 102 |
15 | GBR 217866 | Sam WHALEY | 5 | 32 | 2 | 12 | 3 | ‑48 | 39 | 10 | 103 |
16 | ESP 211710 | Joel RODRIGUEZ PEREZ | 2 | 18 | 3 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 14 | ‑57 | 105 |
17 | GBR 215613 | Elliot HANSON | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 24 | 26 | RET | 110 |
18 | NZL 214347 | George GAUTREY | 23 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 32 | 7 | ‑64 | 115 |
19 | NED 206717 | Duko BOS | 9 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 18 | ‑37 | 118 |
20 | FRA 203855 | Alexandre BOITE | 12 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 24 | 25 | ‑36 | 19 | 124 |
21 | CRO 216063 | Filip JURISIC | 1 | 7 | 10 | 29 | ‑37 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 126 |
22 | NED 218399 | Niels BROEKHUIZEN | 8 | 15 | 9 | 26 | 7 | ‑40 | 37 | 24 | 126 |
23 | TUR 191719 | Berkay ABAY | BFD | 16 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 21 | 54 | 7 | 130 |
24 | AUS 214418 | Finn ALEXANDER | 11 | 6 | 13 | ‑38 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 137 |
25 | IND 217719 | Vishnu SARAVANAN | 15 | 10 | ‑46 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 33 | 29 | 139 |
26 | ITA 217817 | Nicolo VILLA | 17 | 9 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 30 | ‑40 | 141 |
27 | IRL 216101 | Ewan MCMAHON | 10 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 12 | ‑47 | 142 |
28 | RYF 211929 | Maxim NIKOLAEV | 23 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 20 | ‑48 | 34 | 143 |
29 | PER 217115 | Stefano PESCHIERA | 14 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 43 | 41 | ‑58 | 143 |
30 | CHI 211771 | Clemente SEGUEL LACAMARA | 42 | 11 | 12 | 18 | UFD | 6 | 29 | 25 | 143 |
31 | HUN 213095 | Benjamin VADNAI | ‑44 | 19 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 27 | 11 | 28 | 145 |
32 | POR 202211 | Eduardo MARQUES | 6 | 28 | 21 | 21 | ‑45 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 147 |
33 | SGP 218246 | Ryan LO | 4 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 9 | 28 | 44 | ‑63 | 148 |
34 | FIN 217648 | Valtteri UUSITALO | 20 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 64 | DNC | 16 | 160 |
35 | SLO 214148 | Zan Luka ZELKO | 16 | 22 | 11 | 42 | 19 | 31 | 27 | ‑45 | 168 |
36 | ESP 211436 | Leopoldo BARRETO HASCHKE | 21 | 29 | 24 | 37 | 5 | 12 | ‑62 | 41 | 169 |
37 | ESP 211309 | Joaquin BLANCO ALABAT | 25 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 46 | 52 | ‑56 | 173 |
38 | RYF 212777 | Daniil KRUTSKIKH | BFD | 31 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 9 | 43 | 176 |
39 | ITA 218350 | Gianmarco PLANCHESTAINER | ‑60 | 29 | 43 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 26 | 178 |
40 | FIN 219212 | Nooa LAUKKANEN | 34 | 35 | 7 | BFD | 14 | 49 | 10 | 31 | 180 |
41 | TUR 213512 | Yigit Yalçin ÇITAK | 6 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 7 | ‑67 | 34 | 65 | 181 |
42 | BEL 212575 | Wannes VAN LAER | 15 | 19 | 46 | 45 | 4 | ‑58 | 49 | 5 | 183 |
43 | ISR 214931 | Maor BEN HAROSH | 14 | ‑52 | 27 | 13 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 183 |
44 | ITA 217611 | Alessio SPADONI | 16 | 22 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 6 | ‑66 | 186 |
45 | ITA 218187 | Giacomo MUSONE | 18 | 33 | 24 | 39 | 32 | ‑60 | 21 | 20 | 187 |
46 | CAN 178611 | Fillah KARIM | 30 | 25 | 37 | 8 | 30 | ‑56 | 31 | 27 | 188 |
47 | IRL 216892 | Tom HIGGINS | 13 | 41 | 48 | 6 | 27 | 41 | ‑56 | 14 | 190 |
48 | CRO 217717 | Bruno GASPIC | 32 | 18 | 30 | 54 | 33 | 14 | ‑65 | 13 | 194 |
49 | SWE 217217 | Emil BENGTSON | 7 | 17 | 36 | 49 | UFD | 13 | 20 | 54 | 196 |
50 | NED 211192 | Willem WIERSEMA | BFD | 21 | 29 | 21 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 61 | 199 |
51 | SWE 214194 | Ludvig LINDQVIST | 19 | 17 | 41 | 36 | 5 | ‑63 | 46 | 36 | 200 |
52 | JPN 216228 | Kazumasa SEGAWA | 26 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 26 | 54 | ‑57 | 50 | 212 |
53 | SUI 211685 | Nicolas ROLAZ | 24 | 33 | 28 | 40 | 28 | 39 | ‑47 | 21 | 213 |
54 | ARG 213387 | Francisco GUARAGNA RIGONAT | 21 | 23 | 16 | OCS | 21 | 52 | 45 | 44 | 222 |
55 | POR 219115 | Santiago SAMPAIO | BFD | 27 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 62 | 42 | 55 | 223 |
56 | GER 215518 | Nik Aaron WILLIM | 27 | BFD | 18 | 5 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 39 | 223 |
57 | NED 216761 | Erik VOETS | 13 | 27 | 40 | 34 | 47 | 55 | ‑63 | 8 | 224 |
58 | THA 211027 | Chusitt PUNJAMALA | 29 | BFD | 23 | 25 | 38 | 26 | 53 | 32 | 226 |
59 | HKG 171979 | Nicholas BEZY | 28 | 24 | 47 | ‑61 | 22 | 15 | 51 | 49 | 236 |
60 | FRA 219102 | Alexandre KOWALSKI | 22 | ARB | 32 | 25 | 22 | ‑50 | 50 | 38 | 237 |
61 | GER 214169 | Linus KLASEN | ‑54 | 45 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 43 | 51 | 239 |
62 | ESP 209162 | Pep CAZADOR RIBERA | 26 | 36 | 47 | 35 | 19 | ‑65 | 60 | 18 | 241 |
63 | ISR 202121 | Omer GOLANI | 37 | 20 | 38 | 57 | 9 | 37 | 58 | ‑60 | 256 |
64 | FIN 217986 | Aleksi TAPPER | BFD | 23 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 57 | 64 | 52 | 260 |
65 | ISR 211229 | Itay AZULAY BINIAMIN | 9 | 40 | 50 | 23 | 39 | 53 | DNC | 48 | 262 |
66 | FIN 211267 | Otto DAHLBERG | 35 | 56 | 25 | 6 | 29 | ‑68 | 55 | 62 | 268 |
67 | ITA 217932 | Dimitri PERONI | 35 | 21 | 19 | BFD | 25 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 281 |
68 | ESP 217170 | Ricard CASTELLVÍ | 33 | 37 | 22 | 15 | UFD | 59 | 66 | 53 | 285 |
69 | SUI 217831 | Gauthier VERHULST | 31 | BFD | 31 | 27 | 33 | 9 | 2 | ‑ | 133 |
70 | CAN 218332 | Luke RUITENBERG | 51 | BFD | SCP | 17 | 15 | 3 | 14 | ‑ | 140 |
71 | CAN 209616 | Forrest WACHHOLZ | 30 | 39 | ‑60 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 27 | ‑ | 153 |
72 | PER 204570 | Renzo SANGUINETI | 45 | 40 | ‑53 | 7 | 48 | 5 | 10 | ‑ | 155 |
73 | JPN 204996 | Yoshihiro SUZUKI | 38 | 20 | 31 | ‑63 | 46 | 20 | 6 | ‑ | 161 |
74 | GER 218429 | Philip WALKENBACH | 36 | BFD | 23 | 48 | 34 | 13 | 8 | ‑ | 162 |
75 | THA 213137 | Arthit ROMANYK | BFD | 35 | 39 | 4 | DSQ | 21 | 3 | ‑ | 171 |
76 | GER 215212 | Leonard STOCK | 53 | 38 | ‑58 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 11 | ‑ | 172 |
77 | GBR 218899 | Krishan BHOGAL | 46 | 31 | ‑48 | 29 | 26 | 41 | 1 | ‑ | 174 |
78 | GBR 217303 | Jacob FARREN‑PRICE | 24 | 30 | 26 | 42 | ‑51 | 36 | 18 | ‑ | 176 |
79 | POR 212255 | Lourenço MATEUS | 33 | 42 | 44 | 16 | ‑63 | 26 | 19 | ‑ | 180 |
80 | NOR 207826 | Christoffer SORLIE | 37 | 51 | ‑61 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 16 | ‑ | 183 |
81 | AUS 211556 | Ethan MCAULLAY | BFD | 34 | 19 | 32 | 54 | 32 | 13 | ‑ | 184 |
82 | IRL 216116 | Jamie MCMAHON | 50 | 30 | 22 | ‑54 | 36 | 42 | 7 | ‑ | 187 |
83 | NOR 218563 | Uffe TOMASGAARD | ‑57 | 12 | 39 | 47 | 30 | 22 | 38 | ‑ | 188 |
84 | GBR 216373 | James PERCIVAL‑COOKE | 43 | BFD | 35 | 34 | 39 | 34 | 5 | ‑ | 190 |
85 | LCA 214113 | Luc CHEVRIER | 42 | ‑64 | 33 | 55 | 10 | 38 | 12 | ‑ | 190 |
86 | ECU 188778 | Matias DYCK | ‑43 | 26 | 38 | 35 | 40 | 28 | 25 | ‑ | 192 |
87 | CAN 217718 | James JUHASZ | BFD | 38 | 8 | 43 | 35 | 2 | BFD | ‑ | 194 |
88 | ESP 213867 | Mon CAÑELLAS | 32 | 39 | 57 | ‑59 | 2 | 27 | 37 | ‑ | 194 |
89 | ITA 218461 | Pietro GIACOMONI | 25 | BFD | 55 | 38 | 10 | 30 | 36 | ‑ | 194 |
90 | NED 211003 | Thomas VAN OFWEGWN | 34 | 26 | 32 | 49 | ‑60 | 40 | 15 | ‑ | 196 |
91 | CZE 218203 | Jakub HALOUZKA | 51 | 46 | 51 | 18 | ‑59 | 18 | 17 | ‑ | 201 |
92 | DEN 210984 | Johan SCHUBERT | 39 | 37 | ‑59 | 57 | 57 | 6 | 9 | ‑ | 205 |
93 | ESP 218277 | Mario PLOMER QUIROGA | ‑52 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 42 | 10 | 28 | ‑ | 205 |
94 | ESP 212170 | Max URQUIZU MARCOS | 41 | 47 | 54 | 30 | ‑61 | 7 | 29 | ‑ | 208 |
95 | NOR 214016 | Olai HAGLAND | 52 | ‑53 | 14 | 37 | 40 | 37 | 30 | ‑ | 210 |
96 | FRA 213940 | Theo PEYRE | 22 | 42 | 49 | BFD | 53 | 4 | 41 | ‑ | 211 |
97 | NED 217565 | Paul HAMEETEMAN | 38 | BFD | 53 | 58 | 21 | 8 | 33 | ‑ | 211 |
98 | CAN 215019 | Liam BRUCE | BFD | 34 | 45 | 33 | 35 | 23 | 44 | ‑ | 214 |
99 | DEN 217911 | Andreas KRABBE‑CHRISTENSEN | ‑59 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 16 | 15 | 42 | ‑ | 215 |
100 | CAN 211412 | Ben FLOWER | 49 | 53 | 34 | 32 | 27 | ‑57 | 21 | ‑ | 216 |
101 | MNE 217936 | Illija MARKOVIC | ‑53 | 43 | 29 | 44 | 6 | 52 | 45 | ‑ | 219 |
102 | FRA 207621 | Malo WESSELY | 56 | 41 | 40 | 53 | 31 | BFD | 4 | ‑ | 225 |
103 | POL 215951 | Piotr MALINOWSKI | 49 | 48 | 42 | ‑53 | 44 | 19 | 23 | ‑ | 225 |
104 | ITA 213176 | Matteo GUARDIGLI | 47 | ‑57 | 52 | 36 | 56 | 12 | 26 | ‑ | 229 |
105 | BER 184646 | Campbell PATTON | 39 | 43 | 44 | ‑50 | 47 | 43 | 20 | ‑ | 236 |
106 | IND 212161 | Mohit SAINI | 18 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 41 | 49 | ‑50 | ‑ | 237 |
107 | GER 213538 | Lennart KUSS | 29 | ‑62 | 57 | 46 | 23 | 50 | 32 | ‑ | 237 |
108 | ARU 206718 | Just VAN AANHOLT | 50 | 44 | 42 | ‑60 | 59 | 24 | 24 | ‑ | 243 |
109 | MON 217788 | Jeremy MOUTOUT | 27 | ‑59 | 54 | 22 | 58 | 39 | 47 | ‑ | 247 |
110 | ESP 217999 | Gonzalo SUAREZ PEREZ | 54 | 45 | 52 | 52 | ‑57 | 14 | 34 | ‑ | 251 |
111 | ESP 214433 | Guillermo FLORES MARTÍN | ‑57 | 48 | 50 | 28 | 52 | 17 | 57 | ‑ | 252 |
112 | NED 202322 | Marnix BOS | 44 | 44 | 45 | 33 | 49 | BFD | 43 | ‑ | 258 |
113 | NOR 213131 | Theodor MIDDELTHON | ‑65 | 50 | 35 | 58 | 52 | 31 | 35 | ‑ | 261 |
114 | CAN 216284 | Norman STRUTHERS | 40 | 32 | 60 | 50 | ‑64 | 60 | 22 | ‑ | 264 |
115 | SRB 218536 | Nikola BANJAC | 40 | 61 | ‑62 | 56 | 43 | 16 | 58 | ‑ | 274 |
116 | CRO 218915 | Alec CVINAR | 48 | 50 | 36 | ‑56 | 55 | 33 | 52 | ‑ | 274 |
117 | NOR 218401 | August HANEVIK | 28 | 54 | ‑66 | 47 | 51 | 47 | 49 | ‑ | 276 |
118 | ITA 217959 | Ciro BASILE | BFD | 55 | 64 | 41 | 54 | 29 | 39 | ‑ | 282 |
119 | TUR 215394 | Umut Efe ALPKOÇAK | 61 | 46 | 55 | BFD | 50 | 44 | 31 | ‑ | 287 |
120 | SLO 217407 | Liam OREL | 62 | 51 | 56 | 44 | 55 | 25 | BFD | ‑ | 293 |
121 | SWE 219211 | Wilhelm KARK | 31 | 49 | 43 | 43 | 60 | DNS | DNS | ‑ | 294 |
122 | ITA 208646 | Luca VALENTINO | 48 | 54 | 56 | 45 | 43 | 48 | ‑59 | ‑ | 294 |
123 | DEN 218174 | Nikolai BORCH | 41 | 58 | 58 | ‑62 | 58 | 53 | 40 | ‑ | 308 |
124 | ESP 212176 | Francesc MARTINEZ GÖRBIG | 47 | 57 | ‑59 | 51 | 53 | 45 | 55 | ‑ | 308 |
125 | NED 218732 | Teun BINKHORST | 46 | 47 | ‑66 | 60 | 56 | 59 | 51 | ‑ | 319 |
126 | NOR 214961 | Anders LINDEMARK | 58 | BFD | 62 | 46 | 63 | 46 | 54 | ‑ | 329 |
127 | CZE 216801 | Benjamin PRIKRYL | 55 | 55 | 64 | 59 | ‑66 | 56 | 46 | ‑ | 335 |
128 | GER 216949 | Florian HAFNER | 63 | 56 | 63 | ‑64 | 50 | 51 | 53 | ‑ | 336 |
129 | TUR 216078 | Doruk DEMIRCAN | 56 | ‑63 | 61 | 62 | 41 | 62 | 61 | ‑ | 343 |
130 | DEN 216353 | Jakob LEJBOLLE | 59 | ‑66 | 65 | 61 | 65 | 54 | 48 | ‑ | 352 |
131 | AUT 216824 | Clemens KUEBBER | 45 | 60 | 65 | ‑66 | 62 | 61 | 60 | ‑ | 353 |
132 | ITA 213447 | Simone BABINI | 58 | 65 | ‑67 | 55 | 61 | 58 | 56 | ‑ | 353 |
133 | USA 183836 | Julian SOTO | 66 | 58 | 67 | DNC | 38 | 63 | 62 | ‑ | 354 |
134 | JPN 217058 | Shusuke TAKEUCHI | 55 | ‑67 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 64 | | 362 |
135 | ARG 213390 | Marcelo FREZZA | 64 | DNF | DNC | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | ‑ | 389 |