International Moth Worlds at Les Sable dOlonne Overall

by Event Website 1 Sep 2003 08:14 BST

The hydrofoil borne International Moth 'Ronstan' during the Worlds in Les Sable d'Olonne © P Rochereau / Sports Nautiques Sablais

Day 5

The weather forecast for the final day wasn't that good. Only 5 to 10 knots wind (10 dying to 5, actually). The fleet managed to sail two races anyway.

In the first race, there was an International podium with Rohan Veal (AUS) finishing first in front of Tim Steinlein (GER) and Martin Harrison (GBR). Mark Thorpe finished 5th, followed by Yumiko Shige and Les Thorpe, 7th out of 35 boats finishing the race.

Yumiko Shige had her best results at end of the regatta, finishing 3rd in race 10 behind Sven Kloppenburg and Mark Thorpe. Colin Newman, the elderly of this Championship, finishing 17th out of 33 boats.

Mark has won the World Championship, but there's some discussion going about the 2nd and third place.

Day 4

After a deserved layday, 3 heats were raced on Friday. Races 7 and 8, followed by race 6 that wasn't raced on Wednesday due to the lack of wind.

The currents were so strong in the bay that most of the sailors were over the line for the 1st race and 3 starts had to be given. They raced in a wind of force 3, going up to force 5, in a 1.50 m swell and a crossed sea. Once again there were a few breakages.

For race 7, the 3 Australians finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd : Rohan Veal, followed by the World Champion Mark Thorpe and Les Thorpe. They were just infront of Ian Fordsike, 3rd on the overall results (before today's races). The first Japonese, Tsutomu Tanaka, is 7th out of 32 people that have raced today.

30 skippers raced heat 8. Same people in different order on the finish line : Mark Thorpe, Rohan Veal and Les Thorpe, just before Yasuhiro Watanabe, 4th on the finish line.

And finally, for race 6, there were 26 people on the starting line. More and more wind, less and less people! Same first 4 as for race 8. Patrick Ruf was 5th, Sven Kloppenburg 6th and the first girl, Liz Pudney, was 13th.

Tonight, at the overall results (before the jury's hearing), Mark Thorpe was still 1st, followed by Les and Rohan who's back in 3rd place. Ian Fordsike is 4th, Patrick Ruf 5th and Sven Kloppenburg 6th.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	AUS 9294	THORPE Mark	1	1	1	2	5	1	2	1	4	1	10
2	AUS 9318	THORPE Les	4	2	2	3	18	3	3	3	6	5	25
3	AUS 9329	VEAL Rohan	DSQ	3	4	1	15	2	1	2	1	12	26
4	GER 1040	KLOPPENBURG Sven	2	5	13	5	10	6	5	7	7	2	39
5	SUI 607	RUF Patrick	3	7	5	7	2	5	10	6	10	4	39
6	GBR 4050	FORDSIKE Ian	OCS	4	3	4	4	8	4	5	8	10	40
7	GBR 4043	HARRISON Martin	9	8	18	11	3	10	9	9	3	7	58
8	SUI 610	DUVOISIN Frédéric	5	14	10	12	1	12	6	10	DSQ	6	62
9	JPN 1251	SHIGE Yumiko	7	15	23	13	6	15	11	14	5	3	74
10	GBR 4040	PYBUS Doug	14	6	9	14	12	11	OCS	19	13	8	87
11	JPN 1242	TANAKA Tsutomu	13	9	25	23	9	14	7	12	14	9	87
12	JPN 1249	WATANABE Yasuhiro	22	10	8	8	19	4	20	4	20	23	93
13	AUS 9330	ROBINSON Mark	6	17	22	9	11	16	21	15	9	11	94
14	GBR 4001	ADAMS Richie	12	DNC	12	10	20	17	8	8	12	18	97
15	GER 1020	STEINLEIN Tim	DNF	DNC	6	6	13	DNC	12	11	2	13	109
16	GBR 4046	WHEELER Russel	18	12	14	15	21	19	13	22	17	14	122
17	GER 1030	GIRGSDIES Michaël	11	19	21	18	7	18	15	24	19	21	128
18	JPN 1232	SUZUKI Hideo	24	13	11	19	DNF	9	17	13	24	24	130
19	GBR 4014	PUDNEY Liz	17	DNC	17	20	17	13	14	17	16	19	130
20	GBR 4024	NEWMAN Colin	8	11	20	22	29	22	16	25	15	17	131
21	GBR 4026	WATSON Alan	16	18	24	21	DNF	21	19	18	18	20	151
22	AUS 9257	CROCKER Ben	29	22	7	24	DNF	7	18	16	30	DNF	153
23	GBR 4045	WEATHERSTONE Martin	15	21	16	17	16	DNC	OCS	20	DSQ	15	166
24	GER 1034	ZURMUHL Jens	19	16	19	16	26	DNC	DNF	DNC	11	16	169
25	GBR 4031	HOWES Andrew	32	24	26	26	22	20	24	23	26	22	187
26	GBR 4002	WALKER Stewart	21	27	27	25	23	23	26	28	22	29	194
27	GBR 4039	PROPPER Simon	25	26	DNC	DNC	25	24	23	26	21	25	195
28	GBR 4042	PAYNE Simon	10	20	15	DNC	8	DNF	DNF	21	DNF	DNC	212
29	SUI 590	CORBAZ Alain	27	30	DSQ	31	28	DNF	25	30	27	28	226
30	FRA 2002	CHARPENTIER Jean-Jacques	30	31	DSQ	29	DNF	25	29	27	32	31	234
31	FRA 2004	DAREXY Hervé	31	32	DNF	32	30	26	28	29	31	OCS	239
32	SUI 611	MOURET Samuel	20	23	DNC	DNC	14	DNC	DNF	DNC	25	26	246
33	NED 164	KNOL Richard	23	28	DNC	DNC	24	DNC	27	DNF	28	27	249
34	GER 1004	HUELSMEYER Joachim	28	29	28	28	32	DNC	DNC	DNC	23	DNC	260
35	FRA 2008	DAREXY Guillaume	26	25	DNC	27	31	DNC	DNF	DNF	29	30	260
36	FRA 2005	DE BRISOULT Mathieu	DNF	DNC	DNF	DNC	DNS	DNC	DNF	DNS	33	32	341
37	FRA 10	VERRIER Mathieu	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNF	DNC	22	DNC	DNC	DNC	344
38	GBR 4057	ANGELL Roger	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	27	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	349
39	FRA 2006	BAUSSET Pierre	DNF	DNC	DNF	DNC	DNF	DNC	30	DNC	DNC	DNC	352
40	NED 161	BAKKER Hubert	DNC	DNC	DSQ	30	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	352
41	FRA 3924	DESMARS Thomas	33	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	355