Endeavour Homes 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle

Endeavour Homes 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle - Overall

by Jonny Fullerton 24 Mar 2023 23:36 PDT 18-25 March 2023

After no sailing was possible on the penultimate day or the regatta only one race was sailed on the final day of the Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle.

With an unassailable lead Graham Vials and Chris Turner (GBR) won their unprecedented fifth World Championship in the class. Vials and Turner from Derwent Reservoir / Lyme Regis SC won 5 of the 10 world championship races and with drops of a 4th and 8th they could not be beaten.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia final day - photo © Regatta Services

The final race of the series was started at 1030 hrs on a sultry Saturday morning in a fading Easterly breeze which started at around 10 - 11 knots and by the end of the two lap windward / leeward course with a final upwind to the finish line, had dropped to a soft 6 knots.

Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan from South of Perth YC/Fremantle SC led the final race from start to finish extending on every leg. The Australian pair did everything possible to close the points gap on Floaty McFloat Face (Vials / Turner) but ended up just three points shy of the British boat.

Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan (AUS) finish 2nd in the Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia - photo © Regatta Services

Going into the last race the there was only one point difference between third and fourth place overall. The youngest crew in the fleet, ex Olympic sailors Lachy Gilmour and Ryan Donaldson from Royal Freshwater Bay YC / Esperance Bay YC had steadily improved throughout the regatta and again today had to work their way through the leading bunch to take second in the last race and secure an excellent third overall. Initially on the first lap of the course they trailed the British boat sailed by Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader but a slow gate rounding gave the opportunity to get away to form a comfortable gap.

Lachy Gilmour and Ryan Donaldson (AUS) finish 3rd in the Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia - photo © Regatta Services

‘Nellie and Caddy’ (Pinnell and Cadwallader) from Northampton SC slipped to 6th in the final race which dropped them to 4th overall. Hamish Mackay and Andrew Lawson representing the Royal Thames YC maintained fifth overall.

In the final race of the series a couple of boats sailed outstandingly, Kim Peaker and Neill White (SoPYC) finished in third and Esperance Bay boat sailed by David Swan and Matt Elliot finished 4th their best result of the series.

Flying 15 Worlds at Fremantle, West Australia final day - photo © Regatta Services

The 2023 Flying 15 World Championship comes to a close with presentations at the organising club the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club.

Overall Results: (ten races, 2 discards)

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper / Crew (Nat)	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	4071	Floaty McFloat Face	Graham Vials‑Chris Turner (GBR)	1	1	3	1	8	4	4	1	1	(DNC)	16
2	4105	Best Foot Forward	Nick Jerwood‑Brad Sheridan (AUS)	2	2	15	3	6	6	1	2	2	1	19
3	3980	Ffast Lane 3	Lachy Gilmour‑Ryan Donaldson (AUS)	12	7	1	5	7	28	3	4	5	2	34
4	4096	Oooh La La	Ian Pinnell‑Ian Cadwallader (GBR)	3	5	8	2	1	20	8	14	4	6	37
5	4089	Puffa Fish	Hamish Mackay‑Andrew Lawson (GBR)	4	6	2	6	5	36	10	19	9	15	57
6	3933	El Toro	Grant Alderson‑Luke Paterson (AUS)	15	4	9	13	9	7	5	10	14	13	70
7	4072	The Answer	Greg Tonnison‑Nick Robinson (AUS)	16	10	5	36	4	(BFD)	6	8	20	7	76
8	4063	Firefly	Philippa Packer‑Dean McAullay (Aus)	6	3	32	11	(UFD)	1	34	6	7	12	78
9	3822	A‑Squared	Andrew Knowles‑Anne Knowles (AUS)	9	19	28	10	18	3	18	3	10	23	90
10	3986	Ineffable	Mike Dunbar‑Paul Dunbar (AUS)	7	12	18	7	14	16	13	(UFD)	3	18	90
11	4004	Foof	Charles Apthorp‑Charlie Apthorp (GBR)	8	11	17	20	17	58	20	5	11	5	94
12	3859	Tuffan Up	David Yu‑Chris Nelson (AUS)	17	25	27	26	3	11	9	13	12	10	100
13	4098	Shotgunn	Michael Wilson‑Peter Greenhalgh (GBR)	5	13	6	15	2	47	16	23	25	32	105
14	4083	Phoenix	John Lavery‑Alan Green (IRL)	11	8	7	14	38	13	(BFD)	30	8	19	110
15	4082	Fforemark3	Terry Scutcher‑Chris Hewkin (GBR)	10	9	14	18	22	14	2	27	32	33	116
16	4053	Phar Lap	David Swan‑Matt Elliot (AUS)	22	18	12	55	16	40	12	16	21	4	121
17	3662	WP3	Wayne Avery‑Ross Bannan (NZL)	18	29	10	17	19	45	7	15	17	21	124
18	4061	#Sparks	Chris Waples‑Simon Hunt (GBR)	13	17	11	23	15	30	23	12	13	38	127
19	3992	Glamour Buoys	Greg Leaversuch‑Peter Barblett (AUS)	24	16	25	9	25	9	19	7	23	25	132
20	3971	Quindici Controfigura	Bill Chard‑Josh Preater (GBR)	26	23	22	45	12	2	36	18	37	14	153
21	4100	Fanatic 15	Johnny Cooper‑Luke Deegan (GBR)	34	20	13	12	24	29	(BFD)	17	16	22	153
22	3809	Neffarious	Hamish Carnachan‑Peter Mudford (AUS)	19	15	29	22	10	39	22	39	18	20	155
23	4009	RandHedge	Campbell Alexander‑Ralph Thomas (RSA)	14	24	39	21	21	23	(BFD)	9	6	44	157
24	3880	Where the Bloody Hell Are You	Craig Rainey‑Ian Rainey (AUS)	50	28	35	25	(UFD)	8	24	24	29	17	190
25	3989	Ffast Lane 4	John Wilson‑Matthew Summers (AUS)	41	41	70	29	20	33	25	21	15	11	195
26	3890	The Flying Flamingo	Lewis Davies‑John Radnell (AUS)	20	22	30	16	27	34	33	(DSQ)	42	16	198
27	3840	Ffrenetic	Murray Gilbert‑Jonathan Burgess (NZL)	30	40	19	8	31	32	11	(UFD)	43	28	199
28	3972	Australian Expat Finance	Ashley Smith‑Adam Kingston (HKG)	31	26	42	35	13	(BFD)	27	25	22	26	205
29	4003	The Godffather	Sally Garrett‑Neil Easton (NZL)	23	21	16	19	45	42	15	46	65	29	210
30	4075	Final Fifteen	John Hassen‑Kevin Griffiths (AUS)	28	30	21	28	60	(BFD)	17	28	26	41	219
31	3878	Orca	Clive Beeton‑Justin Tremain (AUS)	40	32	20	40	11	12	47	52	36	34	225
32	3983	Nelsons Loose Cannon	Peter Groom‑John Muscio (AUS)	29	31	43	30	23	26	21	42	30	64	232
33	3984	Faffin	Carl Pettersson‑Kristine Pettersson (AUS)	46	53	26	48	47	24	28	22	39	9	241
34	3858	Second Breakffast	Karen Dawes‑Russell Dawes (AUS)	47	51	36	38	26	22	32	20	28	54	249
35	3941	ARK	David Tabb‑David Bennett (AUS)	27	39	37	24	30	17	(BFD)	36	48	40	250
36	3879	Aussie Way	Kimberley Peaker‑Neil White (AUS)	54	27	44	54	41	5	26	(DNC)	(DNC)	3	254
37	3987	Ffollow US	Tim Walker‑Alan Sharpe (AUS)	(UFD)	35	24	27	43	27	35	44	24	39	254
38	3857	Farfallina	Rob Goddard‑Jack Muldon (GBR)	62	61	59	32	28	38	14	38	19	35	263
39	3841	Ffeene	Marc Richardson‑David McIntyre (NZL)	35	48	23	52	40	21	30	47	40	56	284
40	3740	Flying Cloud	Sarah Reynolds‑Peter Macartney (NZL)	42	37	(DNF)	51	39	18	40	45	38	27	286
41	3611	Ten Pound Note	Trevor Williams‑Bently Conn (AUS)	43	44	62	37	37	49	37	11	44	43	296
42	3722	All Torque	Peter Britten‑Oliver Merz (HKG)	38	43	45	34	42	56	39	29	55	36	306
43	3953	Le Forca del Vento	Robert Hogben‑Noel West (GBR)	39	50	68	43	32	37	42	26	46	66	315
44	3930	Aussie Falcon	Dale Collings‑Andrew Mason/Timothy Few (AUS)	25	42	41	46	50	25	50	41	(RET)	63	320
45	4062	Up Ship Creek	Chris Villa‑Mark Holmes (AUS)	32	49	51	33	35	53	55	32	35	(DNF)	320
46	3909	Tuffa Nuff	Ashley Reichstein‑Tim Buckman (AUS)	48	55	31	62	44	57	45	40	50	8	321
47	4064	Fly in the Ointment	Sandy Dunn‑Greg Howell (AUS)	33	(RET)	(DNC)	(DNC)	33	44	43	31	31	30	322
48	3938	Ffantastic Mr Fox	Niall Meagher‑Nicki Matthews (IRL)	53	(RET)	40	39	36	54	31	50	27	51	327
49	3781	Fit as a Fiddle	Adam Semple‑Lisa Farnell (AUS)	58	56	52	41	29	31	46	48	47	46	340
50	3684	Deffcon 1	David Roberts‑Martin Arrowsmith (AUS)	45	38	49	42	34	55	41	(UFD)	41	59	345
51	4108	Uh Oh	Rod Beurteaux‑Simon Wilder (AUS)	21	14	4	4	(DNC)	(DNC)	(DNC)	(DNC)	(DNC)	(DNC)	351
52	3800	Saltheart	Mark Gooding‑Michael Gooding (AUS)	49	46	34	49	52	65	48	37	45	48	356
53	3855	Fflashpoint	Michelle Richardson‑Peter Rooke (AUS)	57	54	48	44	51	41	38	33	58	57	366
54	3935	Reservoir Flogs	Andrew Colquhoun‑Victoria Blanckensee (AUS)	37	DG)	46	73	57	10	65	66	62	45	374
55	3739	Ffortune	Jenny Price‑Alana Pooley (NZL)	52	34	67	50	63	43	29	43	68	68	381
56	4006	Ffortitude	David Reid‑Mary‑Anne Reid (AUS)	60	57	47	70	65	15	57	55	57	37	385
57	4076	Vera May	Gary Richardson‑Stuart Fitton (GBR)	61	(RET)	33	53	62	59	44	35	51	(DNC)	398
58	4010	Mr Fox	Mark Millman‑Arron Parker (AUS)	56	52	38	65	56	35	52	61	59	61	409
59	3910	Yes	Jennifer Sims‑Chris Howell (AUS)	59	59	60	58	(DSQ)	63	51	62	34	31	414
60	3846	Dare to Dream	Colin Smith‑Nigel Moffit (AUS)	64	(RET)	73	61	53	19	49	65	54	50	415
61	3982	Storyteller C.R.A.FF.T	Richard Blaquiere‑Duncan Parker (AUS)	66	(DNS)	69	63	68	46	62	49	49	24	427
62	4032	Freude	Rob Donaldson‑Ryan Norris (AUS)	36	36	63	60	69	62	58	60	66	53	428
63	4079	Mind Re Set	Stephen Fries‑Roy Woodcock (AUS)	44	33	(DNC)	(DNC)	(DNC)	(DNC)	(DNC)	34	33	55	430
64	3775	Fractal	John Ryall‑Sam Ainsworth (AUS)	55	58	58	64	49	52	66	59	60	47	438
65	3743	Spot The Difference	Murray Johns‑Natalie Waddell (AUS)	70	65	54	68	64	50	56	51	70	49	457
66	3619	Affrodisiac	David Rooke‑Julia Rooke (AUS)	71	63	50	66	67	48	59	54	61	58	459
67	2876	Gripple Nipper	Graham Latham‑Sara Briscoe (GBR)	67	64	64	56	48	60	63	57	63	52	463
68	3833	No Bull	Seth Eggleston‑Rob Naish (AUS)	74	47	65	59	58	61	(DNC)	53	56	69	468
69	3931	Ffortuna	Ed Brewis‑Matt Barry (AUS)	72	68	55	57	59	66	60	64	53	60	474
70	3754	Business	Chris Reid‑Graeme Robinson (NZL)	68	60	53	67	55	64	53	58	67	65	475
71	3823	Ffhotofinish	Nigel Sibun‑Oleg Smirnov (NZL)	63	67	71	71	66	(BFD)	61	56	64	42	490
72	4000	Relience 4K	Darin Maher‑Kevin Norcott (AUS)	51	45	61	31	(DNC)	(DNC)	(DNC)	(DNC)	(DNC)	(DNC)	496
73	3719	Ffast Lane	Jeff Vance‑Greg Vance (AUS)	(DNC)	(DNC)	57	47	(DNC)	(DNC)	54	63	52	(DNC)	504
74	3256	Down Under	Harry Miller‑Steve Pidgeon (AUS)	69	62	72	69	61	51	64	67	69	70	512
75	3856	Feet and Fingers	Willem Speelman‑David Hall (AUS)	73	66	66	72	54	67	67	68	71	67	526
76	3493	Ffullback	Humphrey Hale‑Menno Weustink (AUS)	65	(DNF)	56	(DNS)	46	(DNS)	(DNC)	(DNC)	(DNC)	62	537