B14 World Championship at Circolo Vela Torbole - Day 2

by Mark Barnes 27 Jun 2016 11:18 BST 25-29 June 2016

Race 1

After a postponement onshore and being sat around for two hours, finally at 3pm there was a mad panic to get out. 30 minutes from flag down, no-one was rigged or changed and there was a mad panic for about 15 minutes as we all frantically tried to make it out there. They pretty much started as the boats arrived – lucky to get them out on the course on time. The breeze came in and the course was set at 180 degrees – 10 knots by the start – 6 at the top mark – left hand side worked – good left hand shifts. AUS 371 (Bangbang) cleared out from about a third of the way with– big early lead and maintained that lead around the top mark.

Bondi Tram was boarded – the spinnaker pole was almost to the mast and took out the gopro – checking footage.

Second run was a pretty light run – right hand side was best on the second run and again Bangbang cleared the bottom marker around the head – carried some pretty average pressure down the last run. The rich got richer and Bangbang took the honours convincingly. Second The Anthill Mob (GBR 758 Tim/Jonny) with Harken (GBR 796 Nick/Tom) third.

A real race of head out of the boat as the big changes came through.

Race 2

Starting under the U flag, the feet split very early – half left and half right and after the previous race the right looked like it was going to pay, but it didn't. Leaders came out of the middle slightly left. The first round the mark was Nick Darlow (AUS 378), the Swede by two boats lengths followed by AUS 375 and The Anthill Mob.

We all gybed round the top mark and then the fleet split. The top 10 gybed into the cliffs with the rest of the fleet going down the shore around the bottom mark - it was clear that the cliffs had paid.

Change of course to the gate – top mark was pushed to starboard which was a little bit more central to the course but at the same time there was a big left shift at the bottom and eventually it went right.

All the leaders went right – not too many position changes. Top mark AUS 375 cleared first followed by AUS 378 and then The Anthill Mob in third.

Not a lot of breeze but slowly filled in as we went down the run. The bulk of the fleet sailed down the cliff side again and everyone went cliffs and the breeze slowly filled in from 5 knots to 10 – 12 knots. AUS 375 won reasonably easy in the end, The Anthill Mob in second and AUS 378 third.

As we came in the wind came in at 15 knots - the best all day!

The evening was ladies night where the girls are out from a glam dinner and the boys look after the kids or are off to Riva led by the Raynes brothers. Monday could be a big day where the main protagonists put their stamp on the event.

Thanks goes to the sponsors, Contender Sailcloth, Team Fantastica, Hamburg Sud, Seavolution, Trentino Provionce, WD40 and Zhik.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Sail No	Helm / Crew / Club	Boat Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	AUS 375	CRAIG GARMSTON / PAUL NEWMAN / MCCRAE YACHT CLUB	SNATCH	2	1	‑13	1	4
2	AUS 371	RICK PLAIN / MIKE VINCENT / MH16SC	BANG BANG	1	5	1	‑6	7
3	GBR 758	TIM HARRISON / JONATHAN RATCLIFFE / GURNARD SAILING CLUB		‑5	4	2	2	8
4	AUS 793	GUY BANCROFT / DAVE GRACE / MCCRAE YACHT CLUB	BONUS	4	2	6	‑21	12
5	FRA 773	CADRE ALAIN / FRANÇOIS CADRE / CLUB NAUTIQUE DE CASTELNAUDARY		3	6	‑15	4	13
6	AUS 780	RICHARD REYNOLDS / LISSA MCMILLAN / WOOLLAHRA SAILING CLUB	THE NUDE	7	‑14	4	9	20
7	GBR 771	MIKE BEES / MARTIN WORTH / BRIGHTLINGSEA SAILING CLUB	BLUE BADGE	‑11	8	9	5	22
8	GBR 796	NICK CRAIG / TOM PYGALL / FRENSHAM POND/WHITSTABLE Y.C./	HARKEN/SANDILINE	(dnf)	9	3	16	28
9	GBR 795	MARK BARNES / CHARLOTTE JONES / WHITSTABLE YC/EXE S.C.	TEAM GUL/NORTH	9	10	‑18	12	31
10	GBR 785	PETER KNIGHT KNIGHT / JANE REEVES / RESTRONGUET SC	DEMELZA	6	7	(ocs)	19	32
11	AUS 373	IAN CUNNINGHAM / DAVID CUNNINGHAM / MCCRAE YACHT CLUB	BONEWORK	8	12	‑19	13	33
12	AUS 378	NICK DARLOW / MAX UNRUH / MCCRAE YACHT CLUB	SIREN	10	21	‑23	3	34
13	AUS 778	SOPHIE HUNT / ANDREW PAYNE / RSYS	HUNT LEATHER	17	‑23	11	7	35
14	GBR 791	MARK WATTS / CHRIS BISHOP / WESTON SAILING CLUB	FLYING DONKEY	12	13	‑22	10	35
15	AUS 782	ANDRE WEBSTER / KATE FOURNEAUX / CANBERRA YC	SPECTRE	13	18	5	‑27	36
16	GBR 787	ALAN DAVIS / RICHARD BELL / WESTON SC	TROUBLEGUM	‑18	3	16	18	37
17	GBR 786	GERALDINO FERMOR / LEAKY FERMOR / RYA	TORQ IN 200	16	15	7	‑22	38
18	AUS 792	ADRIAN BESWICK / JONO LEBIS / LEVEN YACHT CLUB	ROCKETSHIP	14	‑17	12	14	40
19	GBR 770	SIMON HADLEY / NIKKI HADLEY / WHITSTABLE YACHT CLUB		15	20	‑26	8	43
20	GBR 757	ALEX CAPON / PIERS LAMEBERT / BRIGHTLINGSEA SAILING CLUB	MRS C	‑29	16	17	11	44
21	GBR 769	DANIEL COWIN / ALEX HORLOCK / BURGHFIELD SAILING CLUB	DADDY BOAT	20	11	‑25	15	46
22	AUS 351	GLENN CARDWELL / DYLAN CARDWELL / ILLAWARRA YACHT CLUB	THE BANDIT	26	‑27	8	17	51
23	GBR 772	KATHY SHERRATT / DECLAN CLAMP / WESTON SAILING CLUB	TRUNKY	‑28	22	14	20	56
24	GBR 764	TONY BLACKMORE / NAOMI POUND / STAR CROSS YC/BCYC	FLOWER POWER VR SPORT.TV	‑32	24	10	23	57
25	AUS 781	DAVID LOUTIT / MCCRAE YACHT CLUB	SIDE EFFECTS	19	‑26	24	26	69
26	AUS 367	STEVE MILLER / LUCY REES / MIDWAY POINT YACHT CLUB	PHANTOM	22	‑33	20	28	70
27	GBR 762	CRISPIN TAILER / GUY HARVILL / SYC	NA ANOTHER ABBO	21	‑30	27	24	72
28	GBR 783	HENRY WELLS WELLS / TINC TYLER / WEST MERSEA YACHT CLUB		(ufd)	19	21	dnf	76
29	GBR 788	JOSH WILCE / WILLIAM HALL / RUTLAND SAILING CLUB	B14‑ NORTH SAILS SEAVOLUTION‑	24	‑29	28	25	77
30	GBR 784	STEPHEN BARNES / SIMON REYNOLDS / WHITSTABLE YACHT CLUB	NEIL PRYDE	25	25	‑31	29	79
31	AUS 794	KELVIN BOYLE / STUART MCDONNELL / MCCRAE	FLIPPER	23	31	‑33	32	86
32	AUS 355	STEPHEN MITCHELL / ADRIAN BELL / MIDWAY POINT YACHT CLUB	BONDI TRAM	31	28	‑32	30	89
33	GBR 768	JAMES GARDNER / HAYLING ISLAND	PSB REPAIRS	30	32	30	(dnf)	92
34	GBR 7	CARL RAYNES / GUY RAYNES / WESTON	CUSTOMISED COMPOSITES	33	‑34	29	31	93
35	AUS 368	GEOFF WALDON / JIM GAAL / WOOLLAHRA SAILING CLUB	ORCA BLUSH	27	‑35	34	33	94