2022 International Moth World Championship at Yacht Club Argentino

2022 International Moth World Championship at Yacht Club Argentino - Day 5

by Moth Worlds Argentina 2022 4 Dec 2022 16:52 AEDT 27 November - 4 December 2022

On the penultimate day of racing at the Moth World Championship the wind again delivered on a typical spring day on the Rio de la Plata and four more races were completed.

The first two races were sailed in easterly winds of around 9 knots, both won by Argentine Massimo Contessi.

Massimo Contessi on day 5 of the Moth Worlds at Buenos Aires, Argentina - photo © Moth Worlds ARG 2022 / Matias Capizzano

For the third and fourth races the wind intensity increased and British sailor Dylan Fletcher, who has been leading the world championship since yesterday, won both races.

With these results Fletcher is comfortably positioned as leader of the standings with 11 points, while the Argentine Massimo Contessi follows him in second place with 19 points. Italy's Simone Salva completes the podium with a total of 23 points.

Dylan Fletcher on day 5 of the Moth Worlds at Buenos Aires, Argentina - photo © Moth Worlds ARG 2022 / Matias Capizzano

After the races the sailors shared an after race meal of prawns with gin Bosque.

The sponsors of this event are: Conservas Marechiare, Oh! Gift Card, Lowe Developers, Zhik, Unplastify, Maguire Boats, PSA, Garda Carbon Lab.

Results after Day 5:

Pos	Nat	Sail No	Helm	Category	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	GBR	10	Dylan Fletcher‑Scott	Open	WPNSA	1	‑10	1	‑2	2	1	2	2	1	1	11
2	ARG	4883	Massimo Contessi	Junior	CNMP‑YCA	2	2	‑5	3	‑12	4	1	1	3	3	19
3	ITA	9	Simone Salva	Open	FVM	4	‑8	‑6	1	3	2	4	5	2	2	23
4	USA	4768	Richard Didham	Open	ABYC	(DNS)	1	3	4	1	8	‑10	4	9	4	34
5	USA	4821	Brad Funk	Open	NSA	‑16	3	4	5	‑14	5	3	10	4	5	39
6	AUS	4908	Robert Greenhalgh	Open	CYCA	(DNS)	12	2	6	4	3	‑17	8	5	7	47
7	ITA	5	Francesco Bruni	Master		3	4	‑9	7	RDG	9	6	6	7	‑14	47.8
8	USA	4885	Harry Melges	Junior	LGYC	10	7	8	‑11	(DNS)	10	5	7	8	6	61
9	ITA	4847	Lorenzo De Felice	Open	RYCC	5	11	7	10	6	13	‑15	9	11	‑17	72
10	FRA	4882	Enzo Balanger	Junior	LPM	‑17	5	13	‑16	11	6	11	16	6	8	76
11	ARG	4849	Franco Greggi	Open	YCA	‑20	6	12	12	9	7	‑16	3	12	16	77
12	SUI	4776	Sebastien Schneiter	Open	SNG	7	‑18	11	9	8	15	9	13	‑17	12	84
13	USA	4770	Brooks Reed	Open	WCM	11	(DNS)	10	8	5	14	12	14	‑18	13	87
14	ARG	4880	Mario Segers	Open	CNSI	9	(DNS)	‑19	14	10	12	8	11	13	11	88
15	GBR	4951	Kyle Stoneham	Open	PMS	(DNS)	9	17	20	7	11	‑34	20	10	9	103
16	AUS	4739	Scott Webster	Open	FVM	8	(DNS)	14	13	13	16	13	15	14	‑18	106
17	GER	4645	Maximilian Mäge	Open	BYC	6	(DNS)	15	15	(DNF)	DNS	7	12	20	10	124
18	GER	4820	Kai Adolph	Master	BYC‑FVM	12	16	16	18	(DNS)	20	‑22	21	15	15	133
19	ITA	4907	Fabio Mazzetti	Master	CVA	13	13	18	17	‑20	19	19	19	19	‑21	137
20	USA	4850	Helena Scutt	Female	SFYC‑RYC‑SYC	19	20	20	21	15	17	‑29	17	16	‑22	145
21	SUI	4350	Blin Aymeric	Open	CVVT	18	(DNS)	22	19	22	23	14	‑25	23	24	165
22	ARG	4423	Pablo Völker	Open	CNSI	21	15	23	22	21	‑25	20	‑26	21	23	166
23	SUI	4591	Philippe Schiller	Master	SNG	(DNS)	17	‑28	25	19	21	18	22	22	25	169
24	GER	4795	Franziska Mäge	Female	BYC	15	(DNS)	‑27	23	26	22	23	18	26	19	172
25	USA	4643	Ripley Shelley	Junior	ZYC	22	19	‑26	26	24	18	24	23	(UFD)	20	176
26	ARG	4331	Luca Contessi	Junior	CNMP‑YCA	14	14	24	30	17	24	31	(DNS)	(DNS)	DNS	193
27	ARG	4461	Santiago Duncan	Junior	RRC	23	(DNS)	25	24	‑28	28	21	24	24	27	196
28	ARG	4368	Domingo José Contessi	Master	CNMP	26	21	30	‑31	23	27	27	‑31	27	30	211
29	CHI	4810	Mathias Robertson Junemann	Open	NV	(DNS)	(DNS)	31	29	27	26	26	29	25	26	219
30	ARG	4954	Federico Villambrosa	Open	YCA	30	(DNS)	21	27	18	(UFD)	DNS	27	UFD	28	229
31	ARG	4225	Leonardo D'Onofrio	Open	YCA	27	(DNF)	‑32	28	29	30	32	28	29	29	232
32	ARG	4098	Teresa Romairone	Female & Junior	YCA	25	(DNS)	‑34	32	30	31	25	30	31	32	236
33	ARG	4380	Franco Riquelme Antonetti	Open	CNMP	31	(DNS)	NS)	35	31	32	30	34	30	34	257
34	ARG	4226	Maximiliano Kralj	Junior	YCA	29	(DNS)	29	(DNS)	DNS	DNS	28	33	28	33	258
35	ARG	4955	Juan Correa Henderson	Open		24	(DNS)	33	33	25	29	(DNS)	DNS	DNS	DNS	261
36	ITA	4878	Francesco Cerina	Open	CNLC	(DNS)	(DNS)	DNS	DNS	16	DNS	DNS	DNS	UFD	DNS	289
37	GBR	4669	TBA	Master	HISC	(DNS)	(DNS)	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	33	32	DNS	31	291
38	SUI	4748	Viktor Gal	Open	JK Palic	28	(DNS)	(DNS)	34	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	296