Laser SB3 World Championships in Cascais, Portugal

Laser SB3 World Championships in Cascais, Portugal - Overall

by Katie Ashworth 5 Sep 2009 09:08 BST 31 August - 4 September 2009

Day 5 of the Laser SB3 World Championships © Richard Langdon / Ocean Images

The normal dockside banter was missing this morning in Cascais on the final day of the Laser SB3 World Championships. The lack of chit chat clearly displayed a degree of focus and preparation amongst the crews in anticipation of the final day of racing.

The Race Committee selected race course B for the final 2 races of the Championships, perhaps to the disappointment of some the fleet following yesterdays epic day on race course A. Course B lacks course A’s rolling swell and has, in previous days provided patchy wind conditions.

The fleet lined up for the 1st start of the day but were promptly recalled with at least 20 boats over the start line with 15 seconds to the gun. The black flag was raised for the 2nd attempt and the desired effect achieved with a clear start and no disqualifications in 14 knots of breeze.

Those starting at the pin end of the line benefitted immediately as the wind flicked left just before the start. Those that were caught in the cluster at the committee boat suffered.

Pelican Racing had the best start of their Championship and remained with the leading pack at the windward mark. Mike Budd rounded the top of the course in 1st position followed by John Pollard and Marshall King. The right hand side of the downwind leg benefitted and those that gybed early lost out. By the leeward mark Budd, Pollard and King had extended their lead and set off for the re-positioned windward mark at pace. Again, Budd lead the charge and eventually won the race with a credible lead having stood on when Pollard and King gybed for the final downwind mark. Between these three pack leaders, there was a 90 second gap between the next boats arriving at the mark.

After the end of race 1, the race committee promptly called the fleet back to the line and raised the preparatory signal to start the final race of the 2009 Laser SB3 World Championships. The wind had increased to a fresh 18 knots by this point and Robert Gullan won the start at the pin end onboard Sun Microsystems.

As the fleet approached the windward mark, there was no sign of Burlton. Was this going to be Jacobs and Hudson’s and the crew on Spirit of Cape Town’s moment to attack for the Championship title?

David Cummins onboard Rumbleflurg lead to the windward mark with David Hudson hot on his heels. Sarah Allan rounded in 3rd position and Guy Jackson in 4th. Burlton rounded way down the fleet in at least 25th position and had his work cut out to pick off the fleet and ensure the Jacobs/Hudson duo didn’t extend their lead any further and put an end to Gill Race Team’s World Championship dream.

At the final windward mark, Jacobs and Hudson were the only boat to gybe to the left hand side of the course and set off for the leeward gate alone. A brave decision as Burlton was in hot pursuit. From the middle of the race course, it was had to judge if Burlton had recovered enough. An anxious time for all.

David Hudson took the final bullet of the Championship, with David Cummins in 2nd and Sarah Allan in 3rd. Where would Spirit of Cape Town finish? Had Gill Race Team recovered enough?

Gill Race Team crossed the line in 13th position, unlucky for some, but they were well aware that they had just won the World Championships! Clenched fists were punched into the air. A clearly emotional, and utterly exhausted Burlton staggered onto the dock this evening as the new World Champion of the Laser SB3 Class. Gill Race Team gave a consistently excellent performance and are worthy winners. Congratulations Craig, AB and Adam.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat	Nat	Skipper	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	Pts
1	3042	Gill Race Team	GBR	Craig Burlton	Adam Healley/Stephen White	8	2	2	7	2	5	2	2	4	8	1	3	2	13	40
2	3469	Spirit of Cape Town	RSA	Roger Hudson	Taariq Jacobs/Ashton Sampson/Marlon Jones	2	1	55	13	3	1	1	6	3	9	2	4	6	7	45
3	3451	City of Cape Town	RSA	David Hudson	Neil Malan/Wandisile Xayimpi/Jamie Waters	3	6	7	1	12	17	3	9	1	1	14	55	4	1	62
4	3475	Zimmer	GBR	Mike Budd	Mark Greaves / Sam Gardner	1	5	12	55	8	2	12	10	5	16	6	2	1	4	68
5	3465	3 Sad Old Blokes	GBR	Jerry Hill	Joe Llewellyn / Paul Kameen	9	12	1	3	4	15	9	3	2	4	4	17	12	10	73
6	3047	Sun Microsystems	GBR	Robert Gullan	Ben Ainsworth/Pieter Heyn/Maria Stanley	7	7	6	17	1	4	13	1	12	3	17	7	9	5	75
7	3558	Black Bird/Capital Moura	POR	Filipe Silva	Joaquim Moreira / Pedro Costa Alemão	6	4	18	12	9	8	5	5	7	14	3	8	10	6	83
8	3575	Sail Boat Spares.com	GBR	Sarah Allan	Charlotte Savage/Michael John Gifford/David Giles	4	9	11	20	5	3	10	20	8	10	24	18	18	3	119
9	3032	Rumbleflurg	GBR	David Cummins	Ian Schenkel/Chris Cousins	14	10	9	15	20	14	6	11	9	6	55	26	7	2	123
10	3152	Team Solent Helly Hansen	GBR	Guy Jackson	Jorgen Stromquist / James Moore	55	3	35	18	7	9	7	7	33	12	10	5	11	8	130
11	3462	In Your Pocket	GBR	Andrew Oddie	Gareth Edwards / Andy Rice	5	18	4	35	6	34	4	15	16	2	5	14	15	55	138
12	3014	Sponge Bob	GBR	Marshall King	Matt Waite / Steven McLean	41	16	20	10	22	7	16	8	10	18	13	20	3	16	157
13	3311	Selden Mast	GBR	Chris Jennings	Simon Everest/ Neil Hughston	15	19	26	4	11	23	15	34	6	7	7	55	14	15	162
14	3401	Else	GER	Ferdinand Ziegelmayer	Maximilian Ziegelmayer/Sebastien Ziegelmayer	10	14	16	16	10	18	19	14	55	21	12	21	16	12	178
15	3027	Darling Associates	GBR	Chris Darling	Alice Darling/Sian McCleave/Alastair Shaw	44	21	15	14	27	12	23	12	14	11	9	16	17	23	187
16	3083	Bettersoft/Cidade Setubal	POR	Luis Santos	Rui Duarte/João Bolina	31	8	3	11	17	21	21	28	26	31	20	6	13	28	202
17	3491	Stenghele	ITA	Roberto Caresani	Pietro Negri/Giulia Conti	12	27	24	21	21	16	8	17	55	13	19	15	22	14	202
18	3048	Xcellent	GBR	John Pollard	Robert Smith/Martin Schwartz	37	55	55	55	15	6	55	4	18	5	8	1	5	17	226
19	3038	Cheeky Monkey	GBR	Ian Sullivan	Tom Mallindine / Chris Noble	18	APA23,2	APA23,2	2	34	20	17	31	11	55	26	24	19	21	235,4
20	3187	Phi!Number	ITA	Luca Bacci	Duccio Colombi/Michele Saleri	19	20	55	19	24	29	20	27	20	24	15	13	24	18	243
21	3506		POR	Rui Caldas Barreiro	Diogo Pereira / Gonçalo Cabrita	17	25	8	28	16	11	14	29	27	36	21	28	20	29	244
22	3543	Citta di Numana	ITA	Vicenzo Graciotti	Camillo Zucconi/Andrea Trani	29	36	17	24	30	13	31	16	29	25	27	12	21	25	268
23	3115	Quebramar	POR	Rui Brites	Gonçalo Esteves/Francisco Neto	16	11	10	9	31	19	26	44	28	22	46	55	55	20	282
24	3581		POR	Peter Straton	Francisco Garcia/Miguel Pedro	45	23	55	30	14	32	22	19	31	33	16	31	27	9	287
25	3523	Sete	POR	Bernardo Pinto Gonçalves	Carlos Empis / Lourenço Empis/Martim Mello	13	22	37	55	29	40	30	18	42	17	30	23	8	31	298
26	3082	Badger Racing	GBR	Paul Lovejoy	Sam Minns/Fredrik Blencke	20	17	55	6	35	10	11	13	13	55	18	55	55	55	308
27	3177	Hot Pants	GBR	Mike Wood	Mike Walker / Ian Martin	36	40	30	8	23	36	37	21	55	20	29	19	29	24	312
28	3155	Fishbone	ITA	Giovanni Meloni	Massimiliano Pez/Cristian Ferro	30	24	21	5	37	27	40	23	23	26	31	55	36	32	315
29	3203		POR	António Mello	João Mello/João Westwood/Lourenço P. Gonçalves	40	55	13	29	19	28	28	24	15	34	11	27	47	55	315
30	3256	Bicasco/Cidade Setubal	POR	António Santos	Fernando Faneco/José Miguel Cunha	48	15	14	22	13	48	27	38	21	37	32	22	40	36	317
31	3379	Pelican Racing	GBR	Ash Holmes	Ian Gilmour / Simon Davies	21	28	36	26	25	37	33	25	19	23	40	30	32	22	320
32	3295	Razzmatazz	GER	Sebastian Dohrendorf	Fieda van Belle/Jonathan Griffiths/Frank Geerlings	26	55	23	27	28	49	32	39	36	19	28	25	33	11	327
33	3420	Manias	POR	José Pedro Dias Pinheiro	Antonio Leal Faria/ Bernardo Dias Pinheiro	25	26	5	31	32	39	34	35	32	32	25	32	34	30	338
34	3505		POR	Vasco Passanha	Tiago Malhão Pereira/André Caiado	34	30	39	DNE55	18	30	31	45	36	15	23	11	31	26	340
35	3563	Isabella II	GER	Reinhard Schroeder	Stephan Sorgel/Nico Thielemann	39	38	22	44	42	33	24	30	17	29	39	9	48	27	349
36	3150	Audi Sunshine Girls	AUS	Lauren Calder	Lissa McMillan/Louise Watson/Morgann Stanton	55	33	29	32	49	41	29	43	24	40	36	10	30	19	366
37	3209	Trunk Monkey	GBR	Joe Burnie	Doug Peniston/Mike Austen	23	35	28	23	47	35	36	32	37	30	33	55	25	40	377
38	3139	Wagop	AUS	Michael Quirk	Jordan Spencer / Michael McLean	55	55	32	40	40	22	25	26	25	27	22	29	37	55	380
39	3090	Purple DayDream	POR	João Duarte	Gonçalo Boto/Paulo Lobo/Christian Bayon	22	13	27	DNE55	26	38	35	42	35	55	35	41	23	35	385
40	3105	Dom Pedro Hotels	POR	José Paulo Ramada	Abilio Amaral / Pedro Ribeiro da Cunha	55	34	25	39	39	25	41	37	39	28	38	55	28	39	412
41	3438	Trinca Espinhas	POR	Luis Figueiredo	Gonçalo Lacerda/Nuno Rosa Lopes	11	29	31	36	41	45	39	33	34	35	55	55	41	38	413
42	3111	ROFF - SAP Consulting	POR	Gonçalo Horta	Hugo Mastbaum / Pedro Rebelo	32	31	34	33	38	43	38	36	41	41	37	35	39	45	435
43	3101	Casilda	POR	Duarte Bello	Gonçalo Eusébio /Eduardo VanZeller	27	37	33	37	50	50	43	49	30	39	34	55	26	33	438
44	3103	ESRI	POR	Piedade Colaço	Diana Caldeira/Ariana Nunes/Luisa Figueiredo	28	41	55	34	36	44	45	47	22	38	48	36	38	34	443
45	3333	Coating Team	ITA	Luca Maitan	Luca Zuklic/Manuel Faro	35	39	41	25	33	31	46	48	44	42	45	34	42	37	448
46	3114	Clube Millenium BCP	POR	Vanessa Batista	Telma Miranda/Inês Soares/Mariana Freitas	33	43	19	45	48	46	42	41	38	48	49	40	43	42	480
47	3055	Rumshack Event Management	GBR	Roger Hexton	Peter Christie/Christopher Anthony	42	32	38	42	43	42	55	55	55	44	42	33	35	43	491
48	3077	Skallywag	GBR	James Ford	Rob Day / Nina Day	43	42	40	38	46	47	44	50	40	46	41	37	46	55	510
49	3093	Super Bad	IRL	Emmet Ryan	James Budd/Anna Mackenzie/Jonny White	24	55	55	55	45	26	18	22	55	55	55	55	55	55	520
50	3411	Herdade do Esporão	POR	Diogo Corrêa Mendes	Fernando Passeiro / Duarte Pinto Coelho	46	46	55	41	44	24	55	40	43	45	44	38	55	55	521
51	3124	Delta Q	POR	Gonçalo Almeida	João Lino/Daniel Matias/Elisa Matias	49	44	55	46	51	51	47	51	45	43	43	39	45	41	544
52	3092	Mergulhão	POR	André Gray	Rodrigo Amaral/Filipe Hogan	47	45	55	43	52	52	48	46	55	47	47	42	44	44	557
53	3525	Engexpor	POR	Fernando Bello	António Gois/Francisco Mourão	38	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	643
54	3521	Santa Maria	POR	Firmino Morgado	Elísio Lourenço/Luis Rosario	50	47	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	647