ACO Musto Skiff World Championship at Fraglia Vela Riva

ACO Musto Skiff World Championship at Fraglia Vela Riva - Day 4

by Rick Perkins 19 Sep 2015 10:10 BST 11-19 September 2015

Sailors at the ACO 6th Musto Performance Skiff World Championships shook off the puddles in their covers from the storms of the lay day as the sun arrived and dried out the previous day's rain.

Almost to order the sun heated up the North Mountains creating the south wind allowing the sailors an easy sail to the start line.

Although the south wind had arrived the strength stabilised around the 13 - 14 knot with gusts rolling down the lake creating many opportunities for place changing.

ACO Musto Skiff Worlds at Lake Garda day 4 - photo © Fleye Aerial Film and Photography

Starting was key and Ben Schooling (GBR) made a great start getting onto starboard heading towards the cliffs; however, at the end of the first lap the leader was Lachenschmid (GER) from Poston (GBR) and Newman (AUS). During the second lap the wind ranged from 11-16 knots and there was considerable place changing but Lachenschmid (GER) held on to the lead from Newman (AUS) who had pulled through Poston (GBR) who held 3rd.

Race 8 got off in a steady 14 knots with the fleet backing both sides of the beat... Richie Robertson (AUS) was first round the windward mark chased by Keen (GBR) and Lachenschmid (GER).

ACO Musto Skiff Worlds at Lake Garda day 4 - photo © Fleye Aerial Film and Photography

As the wind softened slightly on the final lap Keen (GBR) pulled through for the win from Lachenschmid (GER) and Schwerdt (GER).

Race 9, the final race of the day, started in 14 - 16 knots with Richie Robertson (AUS) again leading at the end of the first lap chased by Poston (GBR) and Keen (GBR).

ACO Musto Skiff Worlds at Lake Garda day 4 - photo © Fleye Aerial Film and Photography

As the second lap developed the wind started to ease off with sailors starting to bend their knees upwind. Robertson (AUS) still held the lead at the windward mark; set then gybed into a header; the chasing pack held on, on starboard, and after a couple of minutes there was a huge separation between Robertson (AUS) on the left under the cliffs and pretty much the whole chasing pack on the right...

As both sides gybed and headed towards the finish it was Robertson (AUS) and the other sailors who had gone left that had made the correct call. Robertson (AUS) won with a healthy winning margin chased in by Lachenschmid (GER) who had been scored OCS so second went to Stenhouse (GBR) and Ahlmann (GER).

At the end of the third day of racing Keen (GBR) holds an impressive lead over the fleet from defending world champion Newman (AUS) with Dan Trotter (GBR) in third position.

Results after Day 4: (nine races, 1 discards)

Pos	Sail No	Helm / Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts
1	GBR 534	Keen Bruce / Stokes Bay	1	1	2	5	2	2	‑7	1	4	18
2	AUS 492	Newman Jon / Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron	12	4	9	1	3	4	2	‑15	15	50
3	GBR 527	Trotter Dan / Derwent Reservoir	‑31	14	13	4	1	1	11	8	19	71
4	GBR 414	Peacock Rick / Weston sailing Club	22	3	‑39	8	8	28	4	6	7	86
5	GBR 442	Stenhouse Richard / Rutland Sailing Club	8	2	19	17	‑36	20	9	13	2	90
6	GER 484	Schwerdt Frithjof / Potsdamer Yachtclub	4	(ret)	5	13	14	27	16	3	12	94
7	GBR 520	Poston Dave / Datchet	6	12	1	7	41	23	3	12	(ocs)	105
8	GBR 499	Wright ToLyminton Town	34	9	8	9	12	‑56	15	9	9	105
9	GBR 354	Hand George / Stokes Bay SC	5	‑29	15	26	22	15	8	11	10	112
10	GER 390	Lachenschmid Andi / ASC	30	24	14	2	6	35	1	2	(ocs)	114
11	AUS 513	Schoenhoff Thor / Fremantle Sailing Club	14	10	25	10	9	3	30	24	‑32	125
12	AUT 395	Zieher Moritz / Union Yacht Club Attersee	2	6	50	38	10	6	10	(dns)	14	136
13	ESP 480	Martinez Balaguer Justo / Club nÃ¡utic s'Arenal	44	‑53	31	14	20	12	5	4	6	136
14	AUS 380	Robertson Richie / Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron	7	16	6	22	58	‑61	36	5	1	151
15	AUS 489	Jones Denis / Mounts Bay Sailing Club	10	25	10	21	11	‑72	48	10	17	152
16	GBR 444	Hilton Jamie / Datchet Water SC	9	11	21	40	18	9	37	(ocs)	16	161
17	GBR 409	Palfreman Michael / Stokes Bay	19	39	‑52	16	16	5	44	14	11	164
18	GBR 526	Shelley Jono / Ullswater Yacht Club	18	47	4	31	13	14	12	(ocs)	29	168
19	GER 495	Ahlmann Iver / Kieler Yacht Club (KYC)	‑35	28	27	19	34	10	20	29	3	170
20	SUI 470	Nicolas Duchoud / Segel Club obere Walensee	16	‑49	22	23	23	17	38	35	5	179
21	GBR 487	Schooling Ben / Datchet Water SC	21	44	23	24	4	21	13	(dns)	34	184
22	ITA 504	Anessi Marco / A.N.Sebina	24	21	‑61	18	21	39	35	7	31	196
23	GBR 535	Annan David / Grafham Water Sailing Club	17	20	20	30	28	26	‑75	44	18	203
24	GBR 130	Barker SaCastle Cove Sailing Club	29	30	24	52	5	8	‑65	36	28	212
25	GBR 482	Holden Matthew / Locks SC	‑51	15	7	15	47	37	47	25	23	216
26	GBR 456	Samus Serega / Datchet	13	‑56	11	56	15	33	33	22	35	218
27	GBR 372	Knight Alex / Castle Cove SC	25	43	33	27	(ret)	16	6	18	52	220
28	AUS 453	Hamilton Marcus / Port Melbourne Yacht Club	26	13	3	(ocs)	24	43	dns	16	8	224
29	GBR 469	Pelley Richard / Stokes Bay Sailing Club	11	8	12	‑64	61	30	18	37	54	231
30	GBR 364	Rice Andy / Stokes Bay Sailing Club	32	26	37	20	45	‑59	25	17	33	235
31	FRA 405	Gilles Peeters / YC Carnac	43	18	16	45	17	‑53	14	40	49	242
32	GBR 500	CONWAY TOM / DERWENT RESERVOIR SAILING CLUB	‑57	5	44	12	49	48	32	47	13	250
33	GBR 516	Reekie John / Bassenthwaite SC	37	62	32	32	33	25	19	27	(ocs)	267
34	AUS 440	Bates Wayne / Blairgowrie YS	33	‑65	26	36	27	65	45	20	26	278
35	GBR 200	Trotter Ian / Derwent reservoir sailing club	45	52	28	39	7	46	34	33	(ocs)	284
36	ESP 383	Gonzalez Arroyo Sergio / Club NÃ¡utico BenalmÃ¡dena	3	41	68	(dns)	44	51	42	19	21	289
37	GBR 58	Hooton Andrew / Cumbrae	42	48	46	25	25	‑62	31	30	42	289
38	GBR 483	Evans JohnG / Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club	48	35	40	33	‑59	32	49	34	20	291
39	GBR 419	Smith Richard / Wilsonian SC	38	31	30	51	42	‑69	53	32	22	299
40	GER 215	Rindermann Junis / SCLW	50	7	‑53	47	50	44	21	38	47	304
41	GBR 538	Molesworth Paul / Datchet Water Sailing Club	15	45	38	37	62	40	40	(dns)	27	304
42	GBR 384	Keegan Stuart / Derwent Resivoir Sailing Club	62	37	‑65	28	35	13	61	26	45	307
43	GBR 394	Walbank NigelG / Lyminton Town Sailing Club	63	34	45	43	26	36	‑74	23	37	307
44	GBR 476	Archer John / RORC	27	27	47	41	55	42	‑63	42	30	311
45	GER 402	Bernd Jahn / Segler‑Gemeinschaft Utting	52	54	‑55	44	30	7	51	45	36	319
46	GBR 186	Stickland Andrew / Thorpe Bay Yacht Club	54	32	43	50	48	18	‑67	50	24	319
47	RUS 479	Petrov YaroslavBROZE / 7 Feet Sailing Club / Novorossi	61	‑66	57	35	37	22	26	21	64	323
48	GBR 179	Evans David / Rutland Sailing Club	69	23	51	11	53	‑71	23	57	62	349
49	SUI 306	Greil Alexander / Yach CLUB HORGEN	(ocs)	17	42	ocs	32	34	27	43	63	349
50	GBR 531	Gould AndrewBRONZE / Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club	39	(ret)	48	29	39	57	17	31	dns	351
51	NED 478	Dijkstra PaulBRONZE / KWS Sneek	28	(dns)	dnc	3	31	19	39	dns	53	355
52	GBR 260	Cooper Mark / Datchet Water Sailing Club	55	33	58	42	51	64	24	(dns)	43	370
53	GER 314	Porsche Christian / SCKN BA 058	41	61	60	49	40	‑73	58	41	25	375
54	AUS 391	Peile Chris / Port Melbourne Yacht Club	46	55	29	60	52	11	60	66	(dns)	379
55	GBR 228	Barnes RonGBRONZE / Thorpebay Yatch Club	67	58	56	66	(dns)	29	28	46	39	389
56	AUS 491	Dayes Robin / Sandringham Yacht Club	65	19	‑72	58	56	60	43	52	40	393
57	GBR 303	Evans Rich / blackwater sailing club	40	‑67	36	63	60	52	62	51	41	405
58	GBR 474	Conn Alastair / Derwent Reservoir	36	(dns)	34	6	38	24	dns	dns	dns	411
59	AUT 518	Martin Mayrhofer / UYCAs	53	36	66	‑81	19	70	57	39	75	415
60	AUS 524	Lewis James / Fremantle Sailing Club	23	76	41	54	57	38	41	(dns)	dns	421
61	GBR 333	Chapman TimGBRONZE / Rutland	76	46	49	48	66	55	22	(dns)	60	422
62	GBR 113	Wilkinson Edward / Stokes Bay Sailing Club	47	22	35	71	(dnc)	dnc	52	53	55	426
63	GBR 376	Rickard DavidGBRONZE / Gurnard Sailing Club	70	‑81	71	34	65	31	55	28	72	426
64	GBR 521	Morton IainG / Chanonry Sailing Club	56	51	54	62	43	‑74	56	55	51	428
65	GBR 160	Simpson Jon / Blackwater Sailing Club	73	38	17	55	75	66	59	58	(dns)	441
66	GBR 351	Wilson HarryBRONZE / Datchet Water	59	60	64	46	54	47	‑77	67	61	458
67	GBR 374	Kerr AlistiarBRONZE / Aberdeen and Stonehaven Yacht	72	63	(dns)	57	29	54	54	49	dns	469
68	ITA 503	Anessi StefanoBRONZE / ASSOCIAZIONE NAUTICA SEBINA	71	59	63	‑73	46	58	71	48	58	474
69	GBR 127	Bingham MartinBRONZE / DRSC	60	77	‑79	67	73	50	50	61	46	484
70	GBR 519	Morley AlisterBRONZE / Salcombe Yacht Club	68	57	84	59	69	41	66	(dns)	44	488
71	AUT 345	Klaus CostadedoiBRONZE / Segelclub Attersee SCATT	58	64	75	72	‑76	49	72	54	50	494
72	ESP 247	Rossello Gelabert JoanBRONZE / Club Nautic S'Arenal	81	74	62	61	74	45	46	(dns)	59	502
73	GBR 396	Harris StuartBRONZE / Banbury Sailing Club	49	50	70	70	80	84	(dns)	63	38	504
74	GBR 220	Yeats BenBRONZE / Chanonry Sailing Club	66	75	67	53	(ret)	78	64	59	56	518
75	ESP 151	Harris PatrickBRONZE / CNArenal	77	68	74	69	63	‑80	70	56	48	525
76	SUI 436	Roger Oswald / Segelclub Enge	20	40	18	(dnc)	dnc	dnc	dnc	dnc	dnc	533
77	GBR 255	Scott AndrewBRONZE / Dalgety Bay Sailing Club	74	72	‑77	74	67	68	69	60	68	552
78	AUS 425	Taylor DavidGBRONZE / Sandringham Yacht Club	75	70	69	68	71	‑82	76	62	65	556
79	GBR 536	Holliday KevinBRONZE / Chanonry SC	‑83	69	80	65	68	83	68	72	69	574
80	SUI 420	Selb FritzGBRONZE / Yacht Club Zug	64	85	(dnf)	85	70	77	78	65	57	581
81	GER 249	Scholz SteffenBRONZE / Bautzner Segelclub e.V.	80	71	59	79	79	81	‑82	69	67	585
82	USA 181	Christensen TroyBRONZE / Datchet Water Sailing Club	‑89	83	76	82	84	86	29	70	76	586
83	GBR 61	MacWhirter NicholasGBRONZE / Locks Sailing Club	‑84	73	82	76	78	76	80	64	73	602
84	GBR 355	Logan NickBRONZE / Rutland SC	82	82	(dnf)	78	64	85	81	68	66	606
85	GBR 287	Keegan MartinGBRONZE / Derwent Reservoir	79	80	‑81	77	77	75	79	74	71	612
86	ESP 140	Prosperi Galera FernandoBRONZE / Club NÃ¡utico MarÃtimo de Ben	88	79	73	75	72	67	73	(dns)	dns	618
87	GBR 373	Gilbert TomBRONZE / Datchet Water Sailing Club	‑86	86	85	83	81	79	83	71	70	638
88	GBR 375	Wright StephenGBRONZE / Stokes Bay S.C	87	78	78	80	83	63	(dns)	dns	dns	651
89	ESP 66	Harris VinBRONZE / Club Nautic S'Arenal	85	84	(dnf)	84	82	87	84	73	74	653
90	GER 368	Ahlmann Catharina / Femmina / BRONZE / Kieler Yacht Club (KYC)	78	42	83	(dns)	dnc	dnc	dns	dns	dns	658