ACO Musto Skiff World Championship at Fraglia Vela Riva

ACO Musto Skiff World Championship at Fraglia Vela Riva - Overall

by Rick Perkins 20 Sep 2015 09:10 BST 11-19 September 2015

ACO Musto Skiff Worlds at Lake Garda day 5 © Fleye Aerial Film and Photography

The final day of the ACO 6th Musto Performance Skiff World Championships dawned with the sun shining and great expectations from the competitors that the thermal south wind would kick in to give a grandstand finish to the event.

However, the wind gods of Garda had other ideas and regardless of the heat the north wind continued to prevail.

After a short delay Race 10 was started in 7 knots of north breeze. Former World Champion Richard Stenhouse pulled off a text book port end start crossing the fleet and leading the fleet to the left.

Opinions were split on the beat as to the best strategy but as the sun continued to shine the north wind shut down and the race team abandoned the race; special mention to John Reekie (GBR) who was leading at the time.

The fleet then waited, and waited, looking at the 4pm deadline for the start of the final race as the north and south wind battled for control of the lake.#

Eventually the south wind prevailed and the race team quickly set up for one last race; as people had been waiting their subsequent enthusiasm got the better of them and the fleet were very early leading to a general recall.

With time marching on and the 4pm deadline looming the black flag was rolled out for the first time this week and the fleet started cleanly in 9 knots of south wind.

At the end of the first lap Matt Holden (GBR) lead from Zieher (AUT) and Keegan (GBR).

Matt has already had a great week getting engaged to fiancé Alice Pinkney and looked set to celebrate further with a race win but got caught out on the final run...

At the finish of the race it was Marco Anessi (ITA) winning from Alex Knight (GBR) and Alex Griel (SUI).

With the 4pm deadline passed race 10 was the final race of the regatta; 10 of the 12 races were completed in a range of conditions.

Bruce Keen (GBR) has regained the world championships with defending champion Jon Newman (AUS) taking second. Third was Daniel Trotter (GBR) with an excellent regatta as first youth also.

Podium winners in the ACO Musto Skiff Worlds at Lake Garda - photo © Oliver Southgate

The top 20 saw sailors from GBR, AUS, AUT, GER, ESP & ITA. Ages ranged from 18 to 50; weights from 68kgs to 105kgs... Musto Skiff racing can accommodate all nationalities, ages and sizes.

Prize winners in the ACO Musto Skiff Worlds at Lake Garda - photo © Oliver Southgate

The class would like to thank Fraglia Vela Riva for hosting the event; their excellent team both on and off the water made for a successful championships. Also thanks to the equipment inspection team and international jury who did a great job of ensuring fair play.

The 2016 World Championships will be held in Carnac (FRA) and competitors are already looking forward to meeting up to reacquaint friendships built over the last 10 days.

Safe journey to all on the way home; and a final thank you to event sponsors ACO, class sponsors Musto and Class Builders Ovington Boats.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm / Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	GBR 534	Keen Bruce / Stokes Bay	1	1	2	5	2	2	‑6	1	4	(dns)	18
2	AUS 492	Newman Jon / Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron	12	4	9	1	3	4	1	‑15	‑15	11	45
3	GBR 527	Trotter Dan / Derwent Reservoir	‑31	14	13	4	1	1	10	8	‑19	8	59
4	GBR 414	Peacock Rick / Weston sailing Club	22	3	‑39	8	8	‑28	3	6	7	10	67
5	AUT 395	Zieher Moritz / Union Yacht Club Attersee	2	6	‑50	‑38	10	6	9	24	14	13	84
6	GBR 442	Stenhouse Richard / Rutland Sailing Club	8	2	19	17	‑36	20	8	13	2	‑22	89
7	GER 484	Schwerdt Frithjof / Potsdamer Yachtclub	4	(ret)	5	13	14	‑27	15	3	12	26	92
8	GBR 354	Hand George / Stokes Bay SC	5	‑29	15	‑26	22	15	7	11	10	12	97
9	GBR 520	Poston Dave / Datchet	6	12	1	7	41	23	2	12	(ocs)	‑58	104
10	GBR 499	Wright Tom / Lyminton Town	34	9	8	9	12	‑56	14	9	9	‑48	104
11	AUS 513	Schoenhoff Thor / Fremantle Sailing Club	14	10	25	10	9	3	‑28	27	‑32	20	118
12	ESP 480	Martinez Balaguer Justo / Club nÃ¡utic s'Arenal	44	‑53	31	14	20	12	4	4	6	‑50	135
13	AUS 489	Jones Denis / Mounts Bay Sailing Club	10	25	10	21	11	‑72	‑46	10	17	38	142
14	AUS 380	Robertson Richie / Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron	7	16	6	22	‑58	‑61	34	5	1	52	143
15	GBR 526	Shelley Jono / Ullswater Yacht Club	18	‑47	4	31	13	14	11	(ocs)	29	25	145
16	GBR 444	Hilton Jamie / Datchet Water SC	9	11	21	‑40	18	9	35	(ocs)	16	34	153
17	GER 390	Lachenschmid Andi / ASC	30	24	14	2	6	35	(dsq)	2	(ocs)	41	154
18	GBR 487	Schooling Ben / Datchet Water SC	21	‑44	23	24	4	21	12	(dns)	34	15	154
19	GER 495	Ahlmann Iver / Kieler Yacht Club (KYC)	‑35	28	27	19	‑34	10	19	31	3	18	155
20	ITA 504	Anessi Marco / A.N.Sebina	24	21	‑61	18	21	‑39	33	7	31	1	156
21	SUI 470	Nicolas Duchoud / Segel Club obere Walensee	16	‑49	22	23	23	17	37	‑38	5	14	157
22	GBR 409	Palfreman Michael / Stokes Bay	19	39	‑52	16	16	5	42	14	11	‑45	162
23	AUS 453	Hamilton Marcus / Port Melbourne Yacht Club	26	13	3	(ocs)	24	43	(dns)	16	8	35	168
24	GBR 372	Knight Alex / Castle Cove SC	25	43	33	27	(ret)	16	5	18	‑51	2	169
25	GBR 130	Barker Sam / Castle Cove Sailing Club	29	30	24	‑52	5	8	‑63	39	28	7	170
26	GBR 482	Holden Matthew / Locks SC	‑51	15	7	15	‑47	37	45	26	23	4	172
27	GBR 456	Samus Serega / Datchet	13	‑56	11	‑56	15	33	31	21	35	16	175
28	GBR 535	Annan David / Grafham Water Sailing Club	17	20	20	30	28	26	‑73	‑47	18	47	206
29	GBR 469	Pelley Richard / Stokes Bay Sailing Club	11	8	12	‑64	‑61	30	17	40	53	44	215
30	NED 478	Dijkstra Paul / KWS Sneek	28	(dns)	(dnc)	3	31	19	38	23	52	33	227
31	GBR 364	Rice Andy / Stokes Bay Sailing Club	32	26	37	20	‑45	‑59	24	17	33	43	232
32	FRA 405	Gilles Peeters / YC Carnac	43	18	16	45	17	‑53	13	42	48	‑62	242
33	GBR 538	Molesworth Paul / Datchet Water Sailing Club	15	‑45	38	37	‑62	40	39	22	27	27	245
34	GBR 500	CONWAY TOM / DERWENT RESERVOIR SAILING CLUB	‑57	5	44	12	49	48	30	49	13	‑66	250
35	GBR 384	Keegan Stuart / Derwent Resivoir Sailing Club	‑62	37	‑65	28	35	13	59	28	44	9	253
36	GBR 200	Trotter Ian / Derwent reservoir sailing club	45	‑52	28	39	7	46	32	36	(ocs)	23	256
37	ESP 383	Gonzalez Arroyo Sergio / Club NÃ¡utico BenalmÃ¡dena	3	41	‑68	(dns)	44	51	41	19	21	37	257
38	AUS 440	Bates Wayne / Blairgowrie YS	33	‑65	26	36	27	‑65	43	20	26	49	260
39	SUI 306	Greil Alexander / Yach CLUB HORGEN	(ocs)	17	42	(ocs)	32	34	26	46	63	3	263
40	GBR 483	Evans John / GDerwent Reservoir Sailing Club	‑48	35	40	33	‑59	32	47	37	20	21	265
41	GBR 516	Reekie John / Bassenthwaite SC	37	62	32	32	33	25	18	32	(ocs)	(dns)	271
42	GBR 58	Hooton Andrew / Cumbrae	42	48	46	25	25	‑62	29	33	(dsq)	24	272
43	GBR 394	Walbank Nigel / GLyminton Town Sailing Club	‑63	34	45	43	26	36	‑72	25	37	32	278
44	GBR 419	Smith Richard / Wilsonian SC	38	31	30	‑51	42	‑69	51	35	22	36	285
45	GBR 476	Archer John / RORC	27	27	47	41	‑55	42	‑61	45	30	31	290
46	GER 402	Bernd Jahn / Segler‑Gemeinschaft Utting	52	‑54	‑55	44	30	7	49	48	36	30	296
47	GBR 531	Gould Andrew / Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club	39	(ret)	48	29	39	57	16	34	‑58	42	304
48	GER 215	Rindermann Junis / SCLW	50	7	‑53	47	50	44	20	41	46	‑59	305
49	AUS 391	Peile Chris / Port Melbourne Yacht Club	46	55	29	60	52	11	58	‑72	(dns)	6	317
50	GBR 186	Stickland Andrew / Thorpe Bay Yacht Club	54	32	43	50	48	18	‑65	52	24	‑55	321
51	GBR 474	Conn Alastair / Derwent Reservoir	36	(dns)	34	6	38	24	(dns)	dns	dns	5	325
52	GER 314	Porsche Christian / SCKN BA 058	41	‑61	60	49	40	‑73	56	44	25	17	332
53	GBR 260	Cooper Mark / Datchet Water Sailing Club	55	33	58	42	51	‑64	23	29	42	‑63	333
54	GBR 179	Evans David / Rutland Sailing Club	‑69	23	51	11	53	‑71	22	63	62	68	353
55	RUS 479	Petrov Yaroslav / BROZE 7 Feet Sailing Club Novorossi	61	‑66	57	35	37	22	25	60	64	(dns)	361
56	GBR 113	Wilkinson Edward / Stokes Bay Sailing Club	47	22	35	71	(dnc)	(dnc)	50	56	54	29	364
57	AUS 524	Lewis James / Fremantle Sailing Club	23	76	41	54	57	38	40	(dns)	(dns)	39	368
58	AUT 518	Martin Mayrhofer / UYCAs	53	36	66	‑81	19	70	55	43	‑75	28	370
59	GBR 333	Chapman Tim / GRutland	‑76	46	49	48	‑66	55	21	59	60	46	384
60	AUS 491	Dayes Robin / Sandringham Yacht Club	65	19	‑72	58	56	60	36	55	40	‑69	389
61	GBR 376	Rickard David / GGurnard Sailing Club	70	‑81	71	34	65	31	53	30	‑72	40	394
62	GBR 228	Barnes Ron / GThorpebay Yatch Club	67	58	56	66	(dns)	29	27	57	39	‑70	399
63	GBR 303	Evans Rich / blackwater sailing club	40	‑67	36	63	60	52	60	53	41	‑64	405
64	GBR 521	Morton Iain / GChanonry Sailing Club	56	51	54	‑62	43	‑74	54	61	50	61	430
65	GBR 374	Kerr Alistiar / Aberdeen and Stonehaven Yacht	72	63	(dns)	57	29	54	52	51	(dns)	54	432
66	AUT 345	Klaus Costadedoi / Segelclub Attersee SCATT	58	64	‑75	72	‑76	49	70	58	49	19	439
67	GBR 160	Simpson Jon / Blackwater Sailing Club	73	38	17	55	75	66	57	64	(dns)	‑76	445
68	GBR 351	Wilson Harry / Datchet Water	59	60	64	46	54	47	‑75	‑73	61	60	451
69	GBR 519	Morley Alister / Salcombe Yacht Club	68	57	‑84	59	69	41	64	(dns)	43	51	452
70	GBR 127	Bingham Martin / DRSC	60	‑77	‑79	67	73	50	48	67	45	53	463
71	ESP 247	Rossello Gelabert Joan / Club Nautic S'Arenal	‑81	74	62	61	74	45	44	54	59	‑78	473
72	ITA 503	Anessi Stefano / ASSOCIAZIONE NAUTICA SEBINA	71	59	63	‑73	46	58	69	50	57	‑72	473
73	GBR 396	Harris Stuart / Banbury Sailing Club	49	50	70	70	80	‑84	(dns)	69	38	56	482
74	GBR 220	Yeats Ben / Chanonry Sailing Club	66	75	67	53	(ret)	‑78	62	65	55	67	510
75	ESP 151	Harris Patrick / CNArenal	‑77	68	74	69	63	‑80	68	62	47	77	528
76	SUI 436	Roger Oswald / Segelclub Enge	20	40	18	(dnc)	(dnc)	dnc	dnc	dnc	dnc	dns	533
77	GBR 255	Scott Andrew / Dalgety Bay Sailing Club	74	72	‑77	74	67	68	67	66	68	‑80	556
78	AUS 425	Taylor David / GSandringham Yacht Club	75	70	69	68	71	‑82	74	68	65	‑79	560
79	SUI 420	Selb Fritz / GYacht Club Zug	64	‑85	(dnf)	85	70	77	76	71	56	65	564
80	GBR 536	Holliday Kevin / Chanonry SC	‑83	69	80	65	68	83	66	78	69	(dns)	578
81	GER 249	Scholz Steffen / Bautzner Segelclub e.V.	‑80	71	59	79	79	‑81	80	75	67	71	581
82	GBR 61	MacWhirter Nicholas / GLocks Sailing Club	‑84	73	‑82	76	78	76	78	70	73	73	597
83	GBR 355	Logan Nick / Rutland SC	82	82	(dnf)	78	64	‑85	79	74	66	74	599
84	GBR 287	Keegan Martin / GDerwent Reservoir	79	‑80	‑81	77	77	75	77	80	71	75	611
85	ESP 140	Prosperi Galera Fernando / Club NÃ¡utico MarÃtimo de Ben	88	79	73	75	72	67	71	(dns)	(dns)	dns	616
86	GER 368	Ahlmann Catharina Femmina Kieler Yacht Club (KYC)	78	42	83	(dns)	(dnc)	dnc	dns	dns	dns	57	624
87	GBR 373	Gilbert Tom / Datchet Water Sailing Club	‑86	‑86	85	83	81	79	81	77	70	81	637
88	USA 181	Christensen Troy / Datchet Water Sailing Club	‑89	83	76	82	84	‑86	82	76	76	82	641
89	GBR 375	Wright Stephen / GStokes Bay S.C	87	78	78	80	83	63	(dns)	(dns)	dns	dns	651
90	ESP 66	Harris Vin / Club Nautic S'Arenal	85	84	(dnf)	84	82	‑87	83	79	74	83	654