B14 World Championship at Circolo Vela Torbole - Day 3
by Tracey Barnes 28 Jun 2016 08:52 BST
25-29 June 2016
Another day where it looked like the Ora failed to materialize and the fleet, after an hour delay, launched into the northerly breeze. Pressure was anything from 4 to 12 knots. Another day of Russian roulette.
Race 1
A very tough day to call. The committee boat end looked favoured with AUS 375, GBR795 and GBR796 holding the end. 20 seconds before the start a 30 degree shift came through and the bulk of the fleet tacked on to port crossing the boats at the right end. With the leaders coming in from the left on the first beat, middle on the second beat and right on the last beat. Light wind speed machines AUS 780 (Richie & Lisa Reynolds – The Nude) fought out to the left on the first beat and then led the race until the last run of 3 laps when GBR 796 (Nick Craig/Tom Pygall - Harken) got a little more pressure out left to take the win.
AUS 792 (Adrian Beswick/Jono Lebis) had their best race to chip away at the leaders with a third place. The event opened up with several big scores going in except for the ever consistent GBR 758 (Tim Harrison/Jonny Ratcliffe - The Anthill Mob) which scored another counter with a top 5 result.
Race 2
The bias was towards the pin with the main protagonists grouped at the pin end of the line. GBR 758 (The Anthill Mob) won the pin from GBR 795 (Mark Barnes/Char Jones – Team Gul/North Sails) – up the first beat these two teams led the fleet out to the left followed by AUS 793 (Guy Bancroft/Gracie – Bonus Bone) and GBR 791 (Mark Watts/Chris Bishop – Flying Donkey).
Over the race the first two extended out to a lead on their own chased by GBR 791, AUS 793 and AUS 780. On the last windward mark the first two had a sizeable lead, however new pressure came with the following pack. GBR 758 held onto win but a rapidly closing AUS 793 and AUS 780 caught GBR 795, with a bit of a ding dong at the finish, ending with AUS 793 second, GBR 795 third and AUS 780 fourth.
There was no daylight between those three at the finish.
Tonight is the Aussie night getting revenge for the Team GB Pimms night.
Thanks goes to the sponsors, Contender Sailcloth, Team Fantastica, Hamburg Sud, Seavolution, Trentino Provionce, WD40 and Zhik.
Results after Day 3:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm / Crew / Clulb | Boat Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | GBR 758 | TIM HARRISON / JONATHAN RATCLIFFE / GURNARD SAILING CLUB | | ‑5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | AUS 371 | RICK PLAIN / MIKE VINCENT / MH16SC | BANG BANG | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ‑7 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | AUS 793 | GUY BANCROFT / DAVE GRACE / MCCRAE YACHT CLUB | BONUS | 4 | 2 | 6 | ‑21 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | AUS 375 | CRAIG GARMSTON / PAUL NEWMAN / MCCRAE YACHT CLUB | SNATCH | 2 | 1 | ‑13 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 | AUS 780 | RICHARD REYNOLDS / LISSA MCMILLAN / WOOLLAHRA SAILING CLUB | THE NUDE | 7 | ‑14 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | FRA 773 | CADRE ALAIN / FRANÇOIS CADRE / CLUB NAUTIQUE DE CASTELNAUDARY | | 3 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 4 | ‑24 | 32 |
| 7 | GBR 771 | MIKE BEES / MARTIN WORTH / BRIGHTLINGSEA SAILING CLUB | BLUE BADGE | ‑11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 40 |
| 8 | GBR 791 | MARK WATTS / CHRIS BISHOP / WESTON SAILING CLUB | FLYING DONKEY | 12 | 13 | ‑22 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 49 |
| 9 | GBR 795 | MARK BARNES / CHARLOTTE JONES / WHITSTABLE YC/EXE S.C. | TEAM GUL/NORTH | 9 | 10 | ‑18 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 50 |
| 10 | GBR 796 | NICK CRAIG / TOM PYGALL / FRENSHAM POND/WHITSTABLE Y.C./ | HARKEN/SANDILINE | (dnf) | 9 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 51 |
| 11 | AUS 373 | IAN CUNNINGHAM / DAVID CUNNINGHAM / MCCRAE YACHT CLUB | BONEWORK | 8 | 12 | ‑19 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 53 |
| 12 | AUS 792 | ADRIAN BESWICK / JONO LEBIS / LEVEN YACHT CLUB | ROCKETSHIP | 14 | ‑17 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 54 |
| 13 | AUS 378 | NICK DARLOW / MAX UNRUH / MCCRAE YACHT CLUB | SIREN | 10 | 21 | ‑23 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 60 |
| 14 | AUS 782 | ANDRE WEBSTER / KATE FOURNEAUX / CANBERRA YC | SPECTRE | 13 | 18 | 5 | ‑27 | 18 | 7 | 61 |
| 15 | GBR 785 | PETER KNIGHT KNIGHT / JANE REEVES / RESTRONGUET SC | DEMELZA | 6 | 7 | (ocs) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 67 |
| 16 | GBR 787 | ALAN DAVIS / RICHARD BELL / WESTON SC | TROUBLEGUM | 18 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 15 | ‑21 | 70 |
| 17 | AUS 778 | SOPHIE HUNT / ANDREW PAYNE / RSYS | HUNT LEATHER | 17 | 23 | 11 | 7 | ‑24 | 14 | 72 |
| 18 | GBR 770 | SIMON HADLEY / NIKKI HADLEY / WHITSTABLE YACHT CLUB | | 15 | 20 | ‑26 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 72 |
| 19 | GBR 786 | GERALDINO FERMOR / LEAKY FERMOR / RYA | TORQ IN 200 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 21 | ‑28 | 81 |
| 20 | GBR 757 | PIERS LAMEBERT / ALEX CAPON / BRIGHTLINGSEA SAILING CLUB | MRS C | ‑29 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 82 |
| 21 | GBR 769 | DANIEL COWIN / OLI NEEDHAM / BURGHFIELD SAILING CLUB | DADDY BOAT | 20 | 11 | ‑25 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 88 |
| 22 | GBR 772 | KATHY SHERRATT / DECLAN CLAMP / WESTON SAILING CLUB | TRUNKY | 28 | 22 | 14 | 20 | ‑31 | 16 | 100 |
| 23 | AUS 351 | GLENN CARDWELL / DYLAN CARDWELL / ILLAWARRA YACHT CLUB | THE BANDIT | 26 | ‑27 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 104 |
| 24 | AUS 367 | STEVE MILLER / LUCY REES / MIDWAY POINT YACHT CLUB | PHANTOM | 22 | ‑33 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 108 |
| 25 | GBR 762 | CRISPIN TAILER / GUY HARVILL / SYC | NA ANOTHER ABBO | 21 | ‑30 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 25 | 109 |
| 26 | AUS 781 | DAVID LOUTIT / MCCRAE YACHT CLUB | SIDE EFFECTS | 19 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 20 | ‑29 | 115 |
| 27 | GBR 764 | TONY BLACKMORE / NAOMI POUND / STAR CROSS YC/BCYC | FLOWER POWER VR SPORT.TV | 32 | 24 | 10 | 23 | (ufd) | 27 | 116 |
| 28 | AUS 794 | KELVIN BOYLE / STUART MCDONNELL / MCCRAE | FLIPPER | 23 | 31 | ‑33 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 129 |
| 29 | GBR 788 | JOSH WILCE / WILLIAM HALL / RUTLAND SAILING CLUB | B14‑ NORTH SAILS
SEAVOLUTION‑ | 24 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | ‑32 | 129 |
| 30 | GBR 784 | STEPHEN BARNES / SIMON REYNOLDS / WHITSTABLE YACHT CLUB | NEIL PRYDE | 25 | 25 | ‑31 | 29 | 22 | 31 | 132 |
| 31 | GBR 783 | HENRY WELLS WELLS / TINC TYLER / WEST MERSEA YACHT CLUB | | (ufd) | 19 | 21 | dnf | 29 | 33 | 138 |
| 32 | AUS 355 | STEPHEN MITCHELL / ADRIAN BELL / MIDWAY POINT YACHT CLUB | BONDI TRAM | 31 | 28 | ‑32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 147 |
| 33 | GBR 7 | CARL RAYNES / GUY RAYNES / WESTON | CUSTOMISED COMPOSITES | 33 | ‑34 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 149 |
| 34 | GBR 768 | JAMES GARDNER / HAYLING ISLAND | PSB REPAIRS | 30 | 32 | 30 | (dnf) | 32 | 34 | 158 |
| 35 | AUS 368 | GEOFF WALDON / JIM GAAL / WOOLLAHRA SAILING CLUB | ORCA BLUSH | 27 | ‑35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 163 |