Contender World Championship at Sønderborg Yacht Club

Contender World Championship at Sønderborg Yacht Club - Day 4

by Flemming Clausen 21 Jul 2017 08:24 BST 15-21 July 2017

Australians upwind on day 4 of the Contender Worlds 2017 at Sønderborg, Denmark © VR Sport Media

Close fleet action on day 4 of the Contender Worlds 2017 at Sønderborg, Denmark © VR Sport Media

Jason Beebe was continuously looking over his shoulder throughout the fourth day at the Contender Worlds in Sønderborg, Denmark. Keeping a close watch on his fellow Australian, Mark Bulka, he stretched his winning streak with a further two bullets in Race 6 and 7.

Mark is still in contention going into the final day but is trailing by 8 points, picking up a second and fourth, to enable him to retain his world title.

Race 8 proved to be a topsy-turvy event with a rain storm during the earlier stages and large wind shifts dropping the two leaders down to mid fleet and mid fleet to the top. Great achievement for Gerhard Gotz to pick up his first win of the Champs with a normal average of 50th throughout the regatta. The beers were on him at the Sønderborg Yacht Club after racing.

Highcliffe Sailing Club Master sailor, Gary Langdown, had a strong day too with two thirds and in the final race managed to salvage a 17th.

So the next Contender World Champion will be Australian - which one will it be? Light winds predicated so Mark Bulka is certainly preying for wind and Jason Beebe is having his neck massaged in preparation for the final show down.

Results after Day 4:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1	AUS 2482	Jason BEEBE	RQYS	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	‑19	11
2	AUS 2457	Mark BULKA		2	1	6	2	2	2	4	‑60	19
3	DEN 2352	Jesper NIELSEN	ASC ‑ DB	4	4	1	15	7	‑34.5	19	5	55
4	ITA 59	Davide FONTANA	AVb	5	12	5	13	8	13	2	‑46	58
5	NED 9	Paul VERHALLEN	WVDH	8	21	8	7	19	‑56	6	2	71
6	ITA 384	Marco FERRARI	411	7	7	7	17	15	11	7	‑33	71
7	GER 2507	Jan von der BANK ‑ M	WSCK	10	5	12	5	5	28	‑108	14	79
8	GER 2549	Volker NIEDIEK ‑ M	SLSV	14	3	21	12	20	4	13	‑45	87
9	DEN 2471	Jacob KRISTENSEN	HS	15	‑30	3	19	28	19	11	7	102
10	GER 2527	Dirk MÜLLER	SKWB	6	14	15	18	13	17	‑108	22	105
11	GER 488	Max BILLERBECK	WSVK	16	10	11	22	18	16	18	‑26	111
12	NED 2582	Rene HEYNEN	Maas en Roer	‑34	18	14	27	25	21	14	4	123
13	GBR 2503	Tim HOLDEN ‑ M		11	23	22	10	12	26	26	‑51	130
14	GBR 720	Graham SCOTT ‑ GM	RYA	‑28	25	18	24	26	10	8	21	132
15	GBR 2315	Ben HOLDEN		12	16.5	4	4	3	23	70	‑90	132.5
16	AUS 2468	Callum BURNS ‑ M	BYS	18	24	25	30	23	9	5	‑41	134
17	GBR 2465	Stuart JONES ‑ M	Datchet Water SC	21	22	10	20	21	‑47	17	25	136
18	GBR 2439	Gary LANGDOWN ‑ M	Highcliffe	20	‑38	28	32	34	3	3	17	137
19	GER 11	Andreas VOIGT		23	15	20	16	17	18	33	‑52	142
20	GER 551	Christoph HOMEIER	SVGO	‑108	13	9	9	11	5	23	74	144
21	AUS 2565	John LINDHOLM ‑ M	Blairgowrie YS	32	9	38	6	4	22	41	‑67	152
22	GER 2510	Jörg SCHLIENKAMP	SCW	29	6	32	8	6	‑45	39	32	152
23	AUS 2615	Sam REID		39	16.5	13	11	31	31	‑71	12	153.5
24	GER 1789	Alexander GRÖHLICH	SVG	9	33	16	14	14	38	35	‑53	159
25	GBR 2420	Simon MUSSELL	Highcliffe SC	1	8	‑108	3	9	15	62	64	162
26	ITA 2561	Antonio LAMBERTINI	YCD	30	‑108	24	33	10	7	10	50	164
27	GBR 2449	Robert SMITH ‑ M	CCSC	25	28	17	25	‑33	27	25	29	176
28	NED 2544	Dirk LAFLEUR	wsv de Zeevang	33	31	29	37	‑52	25	22	6	183
29	AUS 2237	Simon BARWOOD ‑ M	RFBYC	37	29	42	‑108	24	12	21	23	188
30	ITA 40	Luca BONEZZI	Canottieri mincio mantova	42	37	26	‑49	47	14	12	18	196
31	GER 14	Christian MEIER‑KOTHE	KYC	17	26	31	45	‑46	8	43	28	198
32	GBR 2572	Ed PRESLEY	Cotswold SC	22	19	34	29	22	‑54	30	43	199
33	GER 416	Frank RICHTER ‑ M		27	69	23	40	27	33	9	‑70	228
34	GBR 2618	Nick NOBLE ‑ M		24	11	19	21	16	60	‑108	77	228
35	GBR 2607	Carl TAGOE ‑ M		13	39	‑108	23	30	39	28	56	228
36	GER 2390	Gernot GOETZ ‑ M	SCU	40	34	44	42	‑108	40	24	8	232
37	GBR 678	Tommy HOOTON		‑46	46	37	36	38	6	27	44	234
38	GER 2355	David SCHAFFT	DRS	27	43	27	31	39	29	46	‑55	242
39	ITA 326	Daniel CHIESA	Cdv Erix	19	36	‑50.5	44	48	41	15	42	245
40	GER 9	Kay‑Hendryk RETHMEIER	SVMÜ	36	32	30	35	32	51	29	‑72	245
41	GBR 2383	David DAVIES ‑ M	Loch Ryan Sailing Club	31	27	47	34	40	20	51	‑58	250
42	AUS 2437	Scott MUNRO		38	35	‑54	50	35	37	45	20	260
43	GER 2612	Joachim HARPPRECHT ‑ GM	0	45	48	‑56	56	42	50	31	9	281
44	GER 2366	Lars KRUSE	YCN	41	40	35	‑108	60	36	20	58	290
45	GER 2365	Gilbert BRIETZKE	SCLW	50	60	39	39	‑62	43	59	11	301
46	DEN 2500	Henning WERMUTH ‑ GM	ÅSK	68	‑108	66	46	54	46	16	13	309
47	GER 535	Gerhard GÖTZ	SCU	51	70	59	‑108	55	32	49	1	317
48	GBR 2347	Martin JONES ‑ M		49	20	36	41	61	‑77	69	48	324
49	NED 2	Bart THORBORG ‑ M		35	59	43	47	37	48	55	‑66	324
50	GER 322	Jens KREES	SKBUE	57	52	40	54	36	63	‑74	24	326
51	GER 2392	Andreas WIETING	WVH	48	51	45	58	‑108	49	44	37	332
52	GBR 2407	Richard BUTTNER ‑ GM	RNSA / RYA	54	50	63	43	51	57	‑78	16	334
53	GBR 2522	Chris BOSHIER ‑ M	Thorpe Bay Yacht Club	56	42	53	28	29	80	52	‑81	340
54	GBR 691	Peter NOBLE ‑ M		58	61	41	52	‑71	34.5	36	68	350.5
55	GER 8	Sebastian VAGT	SLRV	55	66	58	‑108	45	24	50	54	352
56	AUS 2501	Stuart BROWN	LYC	60	‑82	72	26	50	53	32	71	364
57	NED 1	Rik THORBORG ‑ GM		52	44	48	38	41	75	72	‑91	370
58	DEN 2611	Thomas HERNØ ‑ M	Hellerup Sejlklub	88	58	57	‑108	59	55	57	3	377
59	GER 400	Malte RIESNER	Segel‑ und Surf Club Kempen	70	67	62	80	57	30	‑108	15	381
60	GER 2553	Daniel HÄRTEL	SCU	‑90	53	76	70	68	62	53	10	392
61	DEN 2526	Lars Bo RASMUSSEN ‑ M	Roskilde Sejlklub	67	45	49	60	44	‑90	56	80	401
62	DEN 56	Claus LITZINGER	Kaløvig baadlaug	78	49	64	48	64	61	47	‑108	411
63	GBR 2599	Tony COOK ‑ GM		81	65	67	61	58		86	‑88	418
64	GER 2212	Philipp STOBBE	SVSS	45	‑108	60	68	53	70	63	62	421
65	DEN 2532	Frank HINSCH	HS	73	55	61	59	49	65	66	‑87	428
66	DEN 2430	Jacob KIILERICH HANSEN ‑ M	Aarhus Sejlklub	‑87	85	46	55	56	81	68	38	429
67	GER 529	Matthias KÖRNIG ‑ J	SVK	44	‑108	33	108	108	71	34	35	433
68	SUI 92	Jacqueline RUFENACHT ‑ F		61	75	‑95	77	82	67	42	30	434
69	DEN 2426	Søren Winther HANSEN ‑ GM	ÅS	‑83	76	65	76	75	44	37	61	434
70	GBR 2538	John McLEAN ‑ GM	BSS	77	41	68	72	43	69	‑90	66	436
71	GER 900	Utz MÜLLER ‑ GM	SSCK	71	93	69	67	70	42	‑108	31	443
72	GER 483	Martin KAUFHOLD	SSCK	62	56	55	64	65	‑91	67	76	445
73	GER 2213	Moritz POLLEHN	ZSK	72	47	‑83	69	76	64	81	37	446
74	AUS 2521	Adam LINTON		47	68	‑108	108	108	52	38	40	461
75	NED 2630	Pim LANGENDIJK ‑ M	Niederlande	74	78	73	57	‑108	82	58	39	461
76	GBR 712	Rodger WHITE ‑ GM		64	54	77	‑86	83	66	40	78	462
77	NED 2370	Marcel GROEN		84	62	74	71	73	‑88	60.5	47	471.5
78	GER 435	Andreas HOHNER	YCRA	59	84	80	78	‑88	83	75	27	486
79	DEN 2431	Jeppe SØRNER	Sejlklubben Rødvig‑Stevns	75	72	52	65	66	87	77	‑93	494
80	NED 2637	Cees de GRUIJTER ‑ M	GWV De Vrijbuiter	79	73	70	63	63	69	82	‑86	499
81	AUS 2617	Matthew TRIGLONE ‑ M	MANLY SKIFF CLUB	66	57	75	74	79	74	76	‑84	501
82	BEL 1722	Roel PEERLINCK		76	71	‑81	81	78	72	54	73	505
83	GER 448	Thomas WASILEWSKI	SLRV	82	80	71	73	81	‑89	83	59	529
84	ITA 1111	Emilio BETTA ‑ GM	LNI Riva del Garda	69	63.5	‑108	51	77	58	108	108	534.5
85	DEN 2613	Ole Lahn STANGENBERG ‑ M	Roskilde Sejlklub	92	88	93	79	‑108	59	48	83	542
86	GER 2660	Patrick EHINGER	YCRA	86	77	82	82	67	‑92	79	69	542
87	DEN 2286	Thomas Nørregaard JENSEN	Aarhus Sejlklub	63	81	90	83	72	79	‑108	83	551
88	GER 2533	Johanna GRANDT ‑ F	HSC	93	96	88	87	‑108	85	60.5	49	558.5
89	DEN 2604	Solvej TRAUTNER ‑ F	Aarhus Sejlklub	85	83	78	84	85	84	‑108	63	562
90	GER 2458	Joerg GLAESCHER ‑ M	CYC	80	79	85	53	‑108	95	92	79	563
91	GER 2459	Kerstin SCHEPANSKI ‑ F	CYC	98	87	‑99	93	92	96	65	34	565
92	GER 2504	Joachim SCHRAMM ‑ M	NFBS‑W	91	90	84	62	69	86	85	‑92	567
93	GER 499	Jürgen von KAMPEN ‑ M	SSCK	65	74	79	75	74	99	‑108	108	574
94	DEN 2528	Jesper AKSGLÆDE	Hellerup Sejlklub	53	63.5	94	‑108	80	76	108	108	582.5
95	ITA 2559	Andrea de MANZINI ‑ GM		‑108	108	50.5	66	108	73	73	108	586.5
96	DEN 2215	Carl Johan JENSEN ‑ M	Aarhus	89	86	89	85	91	‑94	84	85	609
97	NED 2506	Pieter HILKEMEIJER	GWV De Vrijbuiter	100	92	92	‑108	108	93	64	89	638
98	GER 24	Peter SCHAFFT ‑ J	DRS	‑108	97	97	108	108	78	80	75	643
99	GER 515	Sven GIERTH ‑ M	CYC	99	100	86	92	84	‑101	87	98	646
100	GER 443	Jens‑Uwe HERRMANN	PSV	96	89	‑101	91	86	98	93	97	650
101	GER 387	Fenja MAIWALD ‑ F	BSV	94	95	87	90	87	‑108	96	108	657
102	DEN 1460	Torben BJØRNHOLT	Aarhus Sejlklub	95	99	96	89	‑108	100	90	96	665
103	DEN 213	Frederikke MIKKELSEN ‑ F	Hellerup Sejlklub	97	94	98	88	89	‑108	95	108	669
104	GER 2298	Irmtraud SCHRAMM ‑ F	NFBS‑W	‑102	98	102	95	93	97	91	95	671
105	SUI 2601	Uwe HOFFMANN ‑ M	SCH	101	91	100	94	90	‑108	97	108	681
106	GBR 718	Stephen EMBY ‑ M		‑108	108	91	108	108	108	89	95	707
107	ITA 19	Bruno Antonio ORFINO	AVAL‑CDV	‑108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	756