YANMAR Moth World Championships at Hayama, Japan

YANMAR Moth World Championships at Hayama, Japan - Day 1

by Beau Outteridge 24 May 2016 14:44 BST 23-29 May 2016

YANMAR Moth Worlds day 1 © YANMAR Moth World Championship 2016 / Junichi Hirai / BULKHEAD magazine JAPAN

Three races kicked off the YANMAR Moth Worlds 2016 taking place in Hayama,Japan.

Yesterday's practice race gave competitors a bit of a leg stretch, ahead of 3 back to back races today which saw the serious competition get underway. An atmosphere of anticipation in the boat park, set the scene for the day ahead.

A southerly breeze of 5-10 knots dominated the day, starting light and building. By races 2 and 3, the Moth was on show in all its full-on foiling glory.

Great Britain's Robert Greenhalgh, reigning Moth European Champion, made the most of his early familiarisation with the conditions, having arrived in Hayama a week ago. After several days training, Greenhalgh returned to Great Britain, and arrived race ready back in Japan yesterday.

"Since I just arrived in Japan yesterday, I am still suffering from jet lag a little," Greenhalgh explained. "But I am satisfied with today's races and believe I will have a good night's sleep. I expect to keep going for tomorrow's races," he grinned.

Paul Goodison, 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medallist in the Laser Class, pushed Greenhalgh hard round the track, hounding his every move, to wrap up with three second place finishes. Rounding out the leaderboard top three is young British sailor, Chris Rashley. An impressive display from Great Britain's competitors, has kept the ambitious Australian contingent well away from today's limelight.

Leading the way for the home nation are Japan's Hiroki Goto in ninth place and Kohei Kajimoto in tenth. Hayama is Goto's home town, so we could well see a fight back from him as he relishes the stronger breeze and local knowledge on offer tomorrow.

YANMAR Moth Worlds day 1 - photo © YANMAR Moth World Championship 2016 / Junichi Hirai / BULKHEAD magazine JAPAN

Three races are scheduled on Wednesday. The weather forecast will see an increase in breeze and a new challenge from waves.

Results after Day 1:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Boat Name	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	GBR4043	Robert Greenhalgh	Froth	1	4	1	6
2	GBR4341	Paul Goodison	KVIV	2	2	2	6
3	GBR4	Chris Rashley	Jess	3	3	5	11
4	AUS4304	Scott Babbage	7	7	1	4	12
5	AUS4219	Rob Gough	Difficult Woman	4	5	7	16
6	GBR4387	BEN PATON		9	7	3	19
7	AUS3	Josh Mcknight	Flying Hellfish	10	6	6	22
8	USA4228	Victor Diaz de Leon	Vuelve La Vida	()SPI	10	8	27
9	JPN3989	Hiroki Goto	Kurenai	5	9	14	28
10	JPN4095	Kohei Kajimoto	Kwik Kik Lee	6	12	11	29
11	AUS3977	Harry Mighell		15	14	10	39
12	HKG4334	Rob Partridge	GAC / Sky International	17	8	17	42
13	ARG4378	Mario Segers	Tio Emilix	11	23	12	46
14	AUS4236	Matthew Chew	Gen Y	19	18	13	50
15	GER4190	Maximilian Mäge	KODA	12	17	30	59
16	SUI4404	Adriano Petrino		20	13	27	60
17	AUS3832	Les Thorpe	Stonecutter	21	25	15	61
18	ARG4331	Franco Greggi	il Mismisimo	24	21	18	63
19	JPN4366	Tatsuya Wakinaga	SAKURA	14	26	25	65
20	JPN4130	Umihiko Arakawa		16	15	34	65
21	JPN4211	Masa Suzuki	Samejima	39	11	19	69
22	AUS4215	Lloyd Edmunds	Weapon	26	20	23	69
23	AUS3900	Andrew McDougall	Mach2	34	22	16	72
24	JPN3926	Hiroshi Takahashi	Johnny	29	24	20	73
25	GBR4350	David Smithwhite		23	29	21	73
26	AUS3824	Fang Warren	Yoshi	30	16	29	75
27	AUS3770	Nick Deussen	Juicy	22	38	22	82
28	JPN3806	Kazuya Katsumoto		25	27	35	87
29	AUS4101	Andrew Sim	Enter Sandman	32	33	24	89
30	USA434	Brad Funk	Spacecraft	13	DNC	9	91
31	ARG4225	Francisco Bellocchio	Barrilete Cosmico	33	30	28	91
32	JPN4194	Manu Weiller	Mamma Aiuto!	31	28	39	98
33	JPN4137	Wakako Tabata	ABeam	38	31	32	101
34	GBR4410	Matthew Stark	Theadocolus	28	41	37	106
35	AUS4243	Alan Punch	Yellow Fever	41	37	33	111
36	JPN4388	Toshi Sakama		36	39	36	111
37	AUS4003	Reece Tailby	AUS4003	UFD	19	26	114
38	JPN3735	Yoshiaki Nagai		37	36	43	116
39	DEN4307	Hans Rasmussen		()SPI	42	41	119
40	GBR4037	Chris Jeeves		42	35	44	121
41	JPN3909	Shinichiro Yano		43	34	45	122
42	AUS3905	Philip Stevenson	Rhapsody	45	52	31	128
43	JPN3886	Shinji Hachiyama		47	46	38	131
44	JPN4103	Hajime Nakajima		48	40	46	134
45	GER3843	Carlo Maege	Zebra	27	UFD	40	136
46	AUS4187	Emma Spiers	Ladybird	50	47	42	139
47	JPN3667	Hiromi Saito		49	43	48	140
48	JPN4113	Shun Fujino		51	48	47	146
49	JPN4257	Shinichi Washiyama Kamikaze		46	32	DNC	147
50	JPN3743	Takashi Iwasaki	Gaqmblar	53	45	52	150
51	JPN4053	Makoto Kobayashi	Haruna	55	49	49	153
52	FRA4323	Benoit Marie	Volotea	()SPI	DNS	DNC	157
53	JPN4005	ANNA YAMAZAKI		40	51	UFD	160
54	CAN4197	Andrew Brazier	R.O.Y.L	54	57	50	161
55	AUS3637	Kirstin Norris	Starscream	59	53	53	165
56	JPN3188	Hideo Suzuki		52	58	57	167
57	JPN3744	Taka Onishi		44	55	DNC	168
58	JPN1236	Hiromi Araki	Goofy	58	56	55	169
59	JPN4255	Koichiro Sugiyama		UFD	50	51	170
60	JPN3130	June Kawai		60	54	56	170
61	JPN3742	TSUTOMU TANAKA	La Vie En Rose	56	60	59	175
62	AUS3999	Keagan York	Disco Stu	61	62	58	181
63	JPN3874	Naomi Tachibana	Velocitek Express	UFD	44	UFD	182
64	JPN3988	kenji onaru	kenken	DNC	59	54	182
65	JPN3706	Satoko Konno		57	61	UFD	187
66	JPN3898	Kazuhiko Onishi	Touchan	62	DNC	DNC	200
67	GBR3232	Guy Raynes	Guys Toys Papilio TP MK2 Beta	DNC	DNC	DNC	207
67	JPN3161	Motohiro Furuya	Ro‑hei	DNC	DNC	DNC	207