YANMAR Moth World Championships at Hayama, Japan

YANMAR Moth World Championships at Hayama, Japan - Day 3

by Editor 26 May 2016 11:41 BST 23-29 May 2016

Day 3 at the YANMAR Moth Worlds: Kenji Onari's boom © YANMAR Moth World Championship 2016 / Junichi Hirai / BULKHEAD magazine JAPAN

Shinji Hachiyama on day 3 at the YANMAR Moth Worlds © YANMAR Moth World Championship 2016 / Junichi Hirai / BULKHEAD magazine JAPAN

Paul Goodison, 2008 Olympic Gold Medallist in the Laser class, has taken the lead in the YANMAR Moth World Championships at Hayama, Japan after a superb day including two race wins and a 3rd. Hot on his heals is Chris Rashley, just a point behind and equal on points without a discard. This battle of the Brits looks set to go down to the wire...

Australian Scott Babbage continues to knock in consistent results and a win in the final race of the day leaves him just 6 points behind Rashley, with a comfortable cushion over fellow Australian, the fourth placed Josh Mcknight.

Robert Greenhalgh will jump back up the standings once the second discard comes into play, but he's 'walking on egg shells' with a Retired and Did Not Compete in his scoreline.

Increasing waves and a steady breeze of 13-15 knots rewarded those with experience in big sea conditions. Too much for some, as gear failure and physical fatigue forced them off the race track.

Home nation hopeful, Kohei Kajimoto, was a casualty of equipment failure, with a broken foil forcing him to return to shore for a replacement and miss the opening race of the day. He returned to the race track to deliver two 13th places and end race day three in 8th overall.

Hiroki Goto (JPN) also had problems with his wand system. Goto has been busy organizing the Moth Worlds, leaving little time to work on his boat, and places 16th.

Shinji Hachiyama - participating in the championships supported by a special program to develop young sailors - capsized his boat just before the third race start and the tiller extension was accidentally broken. However, he managed to join the third race and completed it. "I'm enjoying racing whatever happens during the races. I can see every day my progress," said Hachiyama with joy.

Friday is a lay day, with lighter breeze expected for the weekend's racing.

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Results after Day 3: (nine races, 1 discard)

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Boat Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts
1	GBR4341	Paul Goodison	KVIV	2	2	2	2	3	6	1	1	3	16
2	GBR4	Chris Rashley	Jess	3	3	5	1	1	2	3	2	2	17
3	AUS4304	Scott Babbage	7	7	1	4	6	2	3	2	4	1	23
4	AUS3	Josh Mcknight	Flying Hellfish	10	6	6	3	7	5	4	6	5	42
5	AUS4219	Rob Gough	Difficult Woman	4	5	7	5	4	7	7	7	4	43
6	GBR4387	BEN PATON		9	7	3	4	RET	4	6	5	8	46
7	AUS3977	Harry Mighell		15	14	10	8	8	10	8	11	7	76
8	JPN4095	Kohei Kajimoto	Kwik Kik Lee	6	12	11	7	6	DNS		13	13	77
9	USA4228	Victor Diaz de Leon	Vuelve La Vida	SPI	10	8	10	9	15	11	10	10	77
10	AUS3900	Andrew McDougall	Mach2	34	22	16	9	5	8	9	8	9	86
11	GBR4340	Robert Greenhalgh	Froth	1	4	1	RET	DNC	1	5	3	6	90
12	ARG4331	Franco Greggi	il Mismisimo	24	21	18	11	10	11	10	9	11	101
13	SUI4404	Adriano Petrino		20	13	27	13	13	14	12	12	14	111
14	AUS4236	Matthew Chew	Gen Y	19	18	13	18	11	12	15	21	12	118
15	HKG4334	Rob Partridge	GAC / Sky International	17	8	17	15	18	18	16	14	17	122
16	JPN3989	Hiroki Goto	Kurenai	5	9	14	16	17	16	34	16	36	127
17	JPN4366	Tatsuya Wakinaga	SAKURA	14	26	25	26	16	19	22	15	23	160
18	AUS4003	Reece Tailby	AUS4003	UFD	19	26	19	15	13	17	20	32	161
19	JPN4211	Masa Suzuki	Samejima	39	11	19	23	22	22	23	23	22	165
20	AUS3770	Nick Deussen	Juicy	22	38	22	12	23	DNC	19	18	15	169
21	GBR4350	David Smithwhite		23	29	21	21	14	20	28	26	21	174
22	AUS3832	Les Thorpe	Stonecutter	21	25	15	33	19	21	26	17	31	175
23	JPN3926	Hiroshi Takahashi	Johnny	29	24	20	20	27	24	21	25	19	180
24	AUS4215	Lloyd Edmunds	Weapon	26	20	23	14	21	25	52	DNC	18	199
25	GER4190	Maximilian M"ge	KODA	12	17	30	30	DNC	DNC	14	19	26	217
26	JPN4130	Umihiko Arakawa		16	15	34	29	37	DNC	33	28	25	217
27	GBR4410	Matthew Stark	Theadocolus	28	41	37	36	25	23	24	31	20	224
28	AUS4243	Alan Punch	Yellow Fever	41	37	33	22	29	33	29	24	24	231
29	JPN4194	Manu Weiller	Mamma Aiuto!	31	28	39	24	24	29	36	30	30	232
30	GBR4037	Chris Jeeves		42	35	44	25	28	27	27	22	29	235
31	AUS4101	Andrew Sim	Enter Sandman	32	33	24	31	36	30	32	29	27	238
32	JPN3806	Kazuya Katsumoto		25	27	35	27	34	31	25	43	RET	247
33	FRA4323	Benoit Marie	Volotea	SPI	DNS	DNC	DNC	20	17	13	27	16	250
34	JPN4137	Wakako Tabata	ABeam	38	31	32	37	33	32	31	32	28	256
35	ARG4225	Francisco Bellocchio	Barrilete Cosmico	33	30	28	41	26	28	42	35	37	258
36	JPN4388	Toshi Sakama		36	39	36	DNC		36	30	37	33	275
37	JPN3886	Shinji Hachiyama		47	46	38	32	32	26	37	33	38	282
38	ARG4378	Mario Segers	Tio Emilix	11	23	12	RET	12	DNF	18	RET	DNC	283
39	AUS3905	Philip Stevenson	Rhapsody	45	52	31	40	35	35	35	36	34	291
40	DEN4307	Hans Rasmussen		SPI	42	41	34	30	38	40	34	41	294
41	AUS4187	Emma Spiers	Ladybird	50	47	42	38	31	34	39	38	35	304
42	USA434	Brad Funk	Spacecraft	13	DNC	9	17	DNF	DNC	20	39	DNC	305
43	GER3843	Carlo Maege	Zebra	27	UFD	40	39	39	39	43	51	43	321
44	JPN3909	Shinichiro Yano		43	34	45	43	41	40	44	46	48	336
45	AUS3637	Kirstin Norris	Starscream	59	53	53	44	40	41	50	44	47	372
46	CAN4197	Andrew Brazier	R.O.Y.L	54	57	50	35	38	DNC	41	42	DNF	386
47	JPN3667	Hiromi Saito		49	43	48	42	DNC	DNF	49	47	42	389
48	JPN3735	Yoshiaki Nagai		37	36	43	DNC	DNC	DNC	47	49	40	390
49	JPN3744	Taka Onishi		44	55	DNC	45	DNC	37	38	48	RET	405
50	JPN4113	Shun Fujino		51	48	47	DNC	DNC	DNC	46	41	39	410
51	AUS3824	Fang Warren	Yoshi	30	16	29	RET	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	420
52	JPN3743	Takashi Iwasaki	Gaqmblar	53	45	52	DNS	DNC	DNC	48	45	46	427
53	JPN4255	Koichiro Sugiyama		UFD	50	51	DNC	DNC	DNC	51	40	44	443
54	AUS3999	Keagan York	Disco Stu	61	62	58	RET	DNC	RET	45	50	45	459
55	JPN3742	Tsutomu Tanaka	La Vie En Rose	56	60	59	DNC	DNC	DNC	54	52	49	468
56	JPN4103	Hajime Nakajima		48	40	46	DNC	DNC	DNC	RET	DNC	DNC	479
57	JPN4053	Makoto Kobayashi	Haruna	55	49	49	DNC	DNC	DNC	53	RET	DNC	482
58	JPN4257	Shinichi Washiyama Kamikaze		46	32	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	492
59	JPN1236	Hiromi Araki	Goofy	58	56	55	DNC	DNC	DNC	55	RET	DNC	500
60	JPN4005	Anna Yamazaki		40	51	UFD	DNC	DNC	DNC	RET	DNC	DNC	505
61	JPN3188	Hideo Suzuki		52	58	57	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	512
62	JPN3130	June Kawai		60	54	56	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	515
63	JPN3874	Naomi Tachibana	Velocitek Express	UFD	44	UFD	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNS	DNC	DNC	527
64	JPN3988	kenji onaru	kenken	DNC	59	54	DNC	DNC	DNC	RET	DNC	DNC	527
65	JPN3706	Satoko Konno		57	61	UFD	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	532
66	JPN3898	Kazuhiko Onishi	Touchan	DNC		DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	RET	DNF	DNF	545
67	GBR3232	Guy Raynes	Guys Toys Papilio TP MK2 Beta	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	552
67	JPN3161	Motohiro Furuya	Ro‑hei	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	552