Silva J/80 World Championship 2005 at Falmouth – Day 2
by Becci Eplett, J80 UK Class Association 13 Jul 2005 08:08 BST
8-15 July 2005
A light South Easterly breeze for day two of the J80 worlds in Falmouth © Lee Whitehead /
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Races 2, 3 and 4 of the Silva J/80 World Championships were sailed today in Falmouth under the burgee of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club. Light south to south easterly breeze predominated and Race Officer Jeff Martin set windward-leeward courses in the estuary.
An excitable fleet (perhaps a little too eager for the off) lined up and Race 2 of the championship series got underway with a black flag start following a general recall. Ruairidh Scott in Team Volvo settled in to his stride on the left hand side of the racetrack and was first to the windward mark from where he then proceeded to lead the 53 boat fleet through to the finish. Glen Darden from the USA in Red Sky Glide worked his way up from 5th place to 2nd and Kevin Sproul in Silva Dream Machine took 3rd place.
Race 3 also commenced with the black flag flying high but it was the star spangled banner of Red Sky Glide which lead round the first mark. This is a strong fleet and conditions today taxed the best tactical minds in the Class. A twitchy race, more frustrating for some than others, saw the lead change a number of times but at the finish the boys and girls in the Swedish Team SBAB of Mikael Lindquist took the honours with Team Volvo 2nd and Roger Gerrish and Peter Blackler 3rd in Aqua J.
The late afternoon sunshine apparently had a calming effect on the competing teams and following a clean start another Swede, Michael Sundelin sailing Tyra, lead from the off. In fact the first three boats didn’t change places at all and at the finish it was Tyra first, Team Volvo second and Silva Dream Machine third.
With four races sailed and another three planned for tomorrow, only three points separate the first three boats in the 2005 Silva J/80 World Championship; Team SBAB lead with 16 points, Silva Dream Machine have 18 and Team Volvo have 19.
Close and exciting racing is the order of the day, and it’s certainly hard out there. It’s very plain to see that winning the start is half the battle but as Ruairidh Scott explained, ‘I have an awesome tactician in Ben Field. He works hard to get us off the start line and then the whole beat is about finding the right lanes and clear air’. So now you know!
The fleet are hoping for a little more breeze tomorrow if all goes to plan, three races will be sailed outside the estuary in the bay.
Results after Day 2:
Pos | Boat Name | Nat | Sail No | Helm | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
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1st | team sbab | SWE | 243 | Mikael Lindquist | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
2nd | Silva Dream Machine | GBR | 724 | Kevin Sproul | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
3rd | Volvo | GBR | 663 | Ruairidh Scott | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
4th | Tendrisse | FRA | 376 | L Abignoli | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
5th | red sky glide | USA | 407 | Glenn Darden | 12 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 38 |
6th | Needles and Pins | GER | 508 | Peter Hecht-Ulrich Muenker | 2 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 48 |
7th | JSM | GBR | 500 | Stephen Hills | 10 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 49 |
8th | RYA Volvo Keelboat | GBR | 656 | Gemma Frier | 11 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 56 |
9th | Spigg | SWE | 621 | Christer Faith-Ell | 9 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 61 |
10th | Swan Song | GBR | 726 | Peter Chester | 22 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 67 |
11th | Apolojee | FRA | 664 | Queveau | 27 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 71 |
12th | RYA Volvo Keelboat Squad | GBR | 658 | H Brown | 20 | 13 | 9 | 29 | 71 |
13th | Parbleu V | SWE | 163 | Charlotte Dahl | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 72 |
14th | Tyra | SWE | 623 | Michael Sundelin | 4 | 19 | DSQ | 1 | 77 |
15th | Aqua - J | GBR | 165 | Peter Blackler | 17 | BFD | 3 | 4 | 77 |
16th | PL yachting | FRA | 690 | Eric Kerscaven | 8 | 6 | 31 | 33 | 78 |
17th | Jeronimo | GBR | 309 | Roger Hollingsworth | 16 | 15 | 32 | 16 | 79 |
18th | Juno | GBR | 714 | Jervis Devonshire | 29 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 80 |
19th | Jet Set | GBR | 192 | Steve Andrew | 23 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 80 |
20th | Nemo | GBR | 608 | Peter Henney | 18 | 27 | 11 | 28 | 84 |
21st | TwentyFive | GBR | 479 | Steve Northmore | 40 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 86 |
22nd | Titan Ecole Navale Conseil General | FRA | 628 | Arnaud Durande-Ayme | 26 | 17 | 10 | 34 | 87 |
23rd | J' Suis | FRA | 604 | Eric Brezellec | 1 | BFD | 24 | 12 | 90 |
24th | Jenga Tacktick | GBR | 696 | Marie-Claude Heys | 3 | BFD | 17 | 23 | 96 |
25th | Liberty | GBR | 433 | Richard Bickford | 19 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 96 |
26th | Volvo Keelboat Racing | GBR | 609 | Athol King | 41 | 20 | 8 | 35 | 104 |
27th | Johnathan Livingston | FRA | 417 | Patrick Jeandot | 21 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 109 |
28th | Volvo Keelboat Racing (662) | GBR | 84L | Nick Cherry | 46 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 112 |
29th | Jiotoo | FRA | 569 | E Herve | 24 | 32 | BFD | 6 | 115 |
30th | Thule | SWE | 390 | Ola Burmark | 37 | 41 | 21 | 19 | 118 |
31st | Jevan | GBR | 572 | Robert Fox | 33 | 38 | 22 | 27 | 120 |
32nd | Wave Warrior | GBR | 534 | Angus McPhie | 13 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 121 |
33rd | Jura | GBR | 715 | Robert Napier | 25 | DNC | 26 | 21 | 125 |
34th | Oceans Eleven | GBR | 559 | Daryl Conyers | 38 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 126 |
35th | Jalapeno | GBR | 214 | Nicholas Over | 45 | 23 | 25 | 36 | 129 |
36th | Tethys Ecole navale | FRA | 639 | Patrick Bot | 34 | 25 | 20 | 52 | 131 |
37th | Jack in the Basket | FRA | 301 | Eric De Mones Del Pujol | 30 | BFD | 30 | 26 | 139 |
38th | Just Savage | GBR | 511 | Chris Savage | 28 | 31 | 35 | 49 | 143 |
39th | Jem | GBR | 374 | Peter Wanstall | 15 | 46 | 40 | 43 | 144 |
40th | Jouster | GBR | 695 | Alan Shaft | 43 | 28 | 34 | 41 | 146 |
41st | Jambo | GBR | 573 | Martin Langelaan | 31 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 146 |
42nd | Jim Bob | GBR | 742 | Mark Wolfenden | 32 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 151 |
43rd | Jezebel | GBR | 6666T | Jeremy Round Smith | 39 | 22 | BFD | 42 | 156 |
44th | Margaret | USA | 291 | Bud Rogers | 44 | 35 | 42 | 38 | 159 |
45th | Jack | GBR | 186 | Simon Unwin | 51 | 43 | 33 | 39 | 166 |
46th | Jacuzzi | FRA | 693 | Ludovic Gilet | 42 | 26 | BFD | 50 | 171 |
47th | Junior High | GBR | 571 | Steve Cooper | 47 | 34 | 43 | 47 | 171 |
48th | Mosquito | GBR | 704 | Duncan Johnston | 35 | 44 | 46 | 51 | 176 |
49th | Giljacker | DEN | 322 | Birgitte Soegaard | 49 | 37 | 44 | 48 | 178 |
50th | Jedi | GBR | 606 | Barry Hughes | 52 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 182 |
51st | Jazz | GBR | 692 | Chris Evans | 48 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 186 |
52nd | Junto | GBR | 535 | Robert Fletcher | 50 | 42 | BFD | 46 | 191 |