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5.5m World Championship at Nynäshman Yacht Club

by Thierry S. Huguenin 8 Sep 2015 15:06 BST 22-26 August 2015
5.5 World Championship winners © Per Gillfjard

Perfect score for Norwegian Kristian Nergaard

After five days of intense fleet racing and 8 races in the beautiful archipelago of Nynäshamn, Sweden, 'Artemis XIV' helmed by Norwegian sailor Kristian Nergaard and his crew composed of Johan Barne and Trond Solli Säther wins this year edition of the 5.5 Metre World Championship with the perfect score of 7 points.

Summarizing his experience in Sweden, World Champion Kristian says: "The Nynäshamn World was a great championship to us. We are proud but humble with our 7 bullets to win the gold medal. I must honour my great crew Trond and Johan for excellent tactics and boat handling. Finally a special thanks to the Nynäshamn sailing club making the Worlds such a great regatta."

Finishing in second and third position respectively, the two Bahamian boats, 'John B' (Gavin McKinney, Lars Horn Johannessen, Thomas Halberg) and 'New Moon' (Mark Holowesko, Peter Vlasov, P.Morland Pedersen) with 3 points only separating them. It is interesting to note that The Nassau Yacht Club and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas will be hosting again the 5.5m Worlds in 2017.

The first boat in the Evolution division, Swedish yacht 'Odysée' is 14th overall and the Italian crew of 'Tara' takes the 22nd place overall, first of the Classic division.

Traditionally preceding the 5.5m World Championship, the prestigious Scandinavian Gold Cup, a Nation trophy with one boat per country was won by 'Caracole' (Bernard Haissly, Nicolas Berthoud, Daniel Stämpfli) representing France for the occasion.

Swedish 'Pop's John B' (J. Busch, V. Hofman-Bang, P. Frösell) won the Hankø Evolution Cup and 'Tara' (Mariacristina Rapisardi,M. Bonzanigo, G. Arrivabene) the Royal Kaag Classic Cup.

Altogether a great regatta, with perfectly laid out race courses and friendly atmosphere, organized by a team of volunteers of the Nynäshman Yacht Club (NSS) that is celebrating its 100 year anniversary this year!

Overall Results:

PosBoatClassSail NoHelmCrewClubR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Pts
1stArtemis XIVModernNOR 57K. NergaardJ.Barne T.Solli SätherKongelig Norsk1111111(DNS)7
2ndJohn BModernBAH 19G. McKinneyLars Horn Johannessen Thomas HallbergNassau YC43‑74243525
3rdNew MoonModernBAH 21M. HoloweskoP.Vlasov P.Morland PedersenNassau YC32423122(DNF)28
4thRanaModernSUI 215Ph. DurrT.Treib P.EpprechtYCB Yachtclub285892‑11135
5thCaracoleModernSUI 214B.HaisslyN.Berthoud D.StampfliS.Nautique7(OCS)63575740
6thZiccaModernSUI 201T. IslerCh. Burger M. DahlmanSC Enge642116‑179442
7thFeng ShuiModernNED 26A.J.PasmanR.Azier K.ChabaniWSVB87‑115486644
8thPunginModernSUI 213H‑P. SchmidW.Duerr G.DuerrSCM/TYC10536(OCS)15121162
9thaddam4ModernFIN 49J. GullichsenT.Telkola S.AjankoNJK149810‑15510864
10thCinquecingueModernSUI 227A. MarchandL.Hayoz A.EkströmSCStM‑151015RDG10341367
11thMarie‑FrancoiseModernSUI 222J.MenziA.Honegger Ch.WilkeTYC GYC913‑14141398268
12thBekModernGER 42D.NaujokU.Ellerbeck G.KrüseWSV1211101211107(OCS)73
13thBlack & WhiteModernSUI 219D.SchenkerM.Dangel J‑M SchwerThunersee51499121414(DNS)77
14thOdyséeEvolutionSWE 65B.RostJ.Wibom T.LewanderKSSS‑1712121316613981
15thSilver FoxModernGER 83M. SchultzT.Glawe J.SpehrY.K. Wieck‑1815167813171086
16thAlibabaEvolutionGER 84W‑E. RichterJ. Sonntag I MeissnerWSV 1921‑20161315141118390
17thGold FoxModernNOR 63T. NystedtO.M.Nysted R.V. WoudeRisör Seilforening13171816(DNF)161512107
18thDuchess of BModernNED 31V.BrederoF.van Schellen W.de WitteWSB116(DNS)DNF71816DNS120
19thPhenixEvolutionGER 81M.MüllerJ.Maladinsky S.TrappY.K. Wieck e.v.16181717171919(DNF)123
20thSouthern Cross IVEvolutionAUS 32Martin CrossS.Bartor B.StoddardR.P. Alfredc1921(DNF)1818202014130
21stBoomerangEvolutionGER 89F.EineckeD.Bauer H.AssmanWSV 1921‑2519202019212315137
22ndTaraClassicITA 78M.C.RapisardiM.Bonzanigo G.ArrivabeneL.N.Milano2122231920‑242118144
23rdRush VIClassicFIN 46A. NordmanR.Segercrantz J.HjeltNJK23‑24212222232216149
24thAprioriClassicSWE 50H.KellnerJ.Gustafsson R.KellnerTulka SS242319(DNC)212224DNS164
25thLottenClassicFIN 51R.JuhonenJ.Leinonen T.MalinenLPS262522212325(DNS)DNS173
26thGilliatClassicNED 5P.van KlinkM.Elfring E.KnotsWSCA(DNF)26242324DNSDNS17176
27thCirrus IIClassicGER 90Kaspar StubenrauchClaudia Friedrichs Ulf StetterNRV28(OCS)DNFDNS26DNSDNS19197
28thPop´s John BEvolutionSWE 64J.BuschV.Hofman‑Bang P.FrösellBösö BK2220(DNF)DNSOCSDNSDNSDNS197
29thPohjantähtiClassicFIN 12T.LintukangasA.Meril J.Rostedt T.GefwertHSS27(DNF)25DNC25DNSDNSDNS201
30thJohn B IVClassicSWE 54S.CarlssonH.Bauer B.NilssonKSSS(OCS)DNCDNSDNSOCSDNSDNSDNS217

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