Basilica J/24 World Championships at Weymouth

Basilica J/24 World Championships at Weymouth - Day 4

by Nancy Zangerle 15 Sep 2005 19:21 BST 12-16 September 2005

Windy Thursday during the Basilica J/24 World Championships at Weymouth © Steve Bell / www.fotoboat.com

CARNAGE REIGNS, PRINCESS ANNE VISITS

There was a lot of crash and burn on Day 4 of the Basilica J/24 World Championship. Strong winds (18+ building to 25 knots) from the west, with building seas sent the fleet rocking and rolling around the race course. The shreds of sails, broken rudder, mangled bow pulpit, broken tiller, and another boat holed provided Princess Anne with lots to view as she watched the racing, met with teams on the dock, and participated in the daily prize giving.

Race 7, the first race of the day, started with the regular general recall. The Race Committee has made the black flag a permanent fixture in the starting sequence. The restart sent the fleet off cleanly, with the starboard end of the line favoured by the fleet. 4 boats acknowledged OCS and spent a miserable hour and one half waiting in screaming conditions waiting for Race 7 to finish.

Max Skelly on Murder Picture (USA), one of the leading contenders through the week, was an early carnage victim. After sailing to a strong second position to Ian Southworth’s Enchidna (GBR), Murder Picture’s rudder exploded on the 2nd downwind. The lost rudder cost Murder Picture a strong finish in Race #7 and sent them back to the dock for the balance of the day.

Enchidna (GBR) held her lead to finish 1st, Alejo Rigoni sailing Luca Vive (ARG) finished 2nd, and Bruschetta, helmed by Mauricio Santa Cruz (ITA) finished 3rd. Numerous boats were observed with main sails down to make repairs between the races.

Race #8, second race of the day, found the breeze and seas building. Two boats retired before the start. At the start, the fleet was spread across the starting line, expressing a desire to start cleanly under the conditions. Alistair Clarke driving Serco Defence (GBR) was first to the windward mark. Serco Defence, which had a disappointing regatta to date, had been wired for sound and video by Sail TV for the race. Princess Anne arrived on the course to watch the race with Great Britain in the lead.

Race #8’s wild conditions created more breakdowns and woolly conditions. Wednesday’s strong finisher, Luigi Ravioli sailing Fiamma Gialla (ITA), was involved in an incident with Jobs for the Boys, Sean Kirkjian (AUS), sending the Australian boat back to the hoist with a hole, and the Italians looking for a new bow pulpit and jib.

Few boats escaped the day without breakdowns or at least a broach. One boat turtled their boat, requiring two crew scramble to right it. Fortunately, there were no known serious injuries to any of the crew, but the damage to the boats created a very large shopping list back at the dock. The search was on for masts, rudders, forestays, tillers, and lots of new sails.

The final race of the Basilica J/24 World Championship will be sailed on Friday, September 16th. The weather forecast calls for more extreme conditions.

Results after Day 4: (8 races, 1 discard)

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Helm	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1	ISV2329	Jigalo	Kotoun, Anthony	-14	2	7	1	5	6	10	3	34
2	BRA 37	Bruschetta	Santa Cruz, Mauricio	5	-10	2	7	8	7	3	6	38
3	ITA 434	Fiamma Gialla	Ravioli, Luigi	21	1	8	6	6	1	6	-56	49
4	JPN5317	Gekko	Hatakeyama, Tomomi	2	12	6	5	3	-26	14	16	58
5	GBR4270	Echidna	Southworth, Ian	22	-24	17	15	4	9	1	4	72
6	ARG5194	Luca Vive	Rigoni, Alejo	-23	9	13	9	14	23	2	2	72
7	AUS 145	Jobs for the Boys	Kirkjian, Sean	10	17	22	13	2	3	7	-56	74
8	IRL 727	Carrabeg Two	Hyde, Stefan	4	18	-21	5*	12*	12*	12*	12*	75
9	GBR4223	Roger Rabbit	Watson, Gavin	8	8	9	14	9	13	-56	15	76
10	USA5287	Team Tarheel	Bream, Peter	3	3	25	2	-33	8	31	12	84
11	USA4161	Murder Picture	Skelly, Max	1	4	4	3	10	11	-56	56	89
12	GER5266	Rotoman	Krüss, Hauke	9	5	19	21	23	-37	4	13	94
13	JPN5179	Siesta	Sakamoto, Wataru	6	23	10	19	16	16	-56	8	98
14	NED 62	UGS-J/SPOT	D'Englesman, John	-41	20	5	16	31	10	11	9	102
15	GER5281	United Five	Kaehler, Jan	-52	13	27	10	17	4	17	24	112
16	AUS 190	Fly Emirates	Wallis, Sean	17	-32	12	27	18	28	21	7	130
17	AUS 186	Code Voilation	McGain, Doug	32	-35	16	31	20	5	26	5	135
18	GBR4247	Serco Defence	Clarke, Alistair	40	19	11	26	29	-56	12	1	138
19	GER5282	Vitesse	König, Manfred	24	11	3	24	26	-33	23	27	138
20	GBR4264	Rumble	Williamson, Ben	19	21	-36	25	19	20	16	23	143
21	ITA 460	Botta Dritta	Di Fraia, Pasquale Mario	7	-38	1	31	35	27	27	17	145
22	GBR4268	Peggy	Powell, Jon	33	31	20	37	1	-43	13	10	145
23	ITA 466	Avoltore-Finnat	Cruciani, Francesco	-48	27	39	8	24	29	8	11	146
24	GBR4245	Madeleine	McCarthy, Duncan	13	54	23	11	22	17	-56	14	154
25	SWE5330	Sailing Planet	Rosenquist, Peter	49	15	35	17	12	25	9	-56	162
26	GBR4265	Reloaded	Peace, Duncan	28	25	25	18	26	-42	18	25	165
27	GBR4260	Jeeves	Trathen, Neil	35	29	33	-41	13	32	5	30	177
28	GBR4242	Hitchiker	Ellis, David	50	34	18	32	25	2	-56	21	182
29	GER5381	Max Bahr	Karsunke, Stefan	25	28	15	29	-39	18	36	33	184
30	GBR4219	Jooler	Libby, Robert	-38	22	35	28	7	35	38	35	200
31	GBR4237	Riot	Wright, Michael	15	30	-49	34	30	30	41	22	202
32	AUS 108	Ju Ju	Stevenson, Alyn	-56	44	34	38	27	21	20	19	203
33	GBR4232	Boomerang	Anderson, Jim	26	45	-54	30	11	39	25	28	204
34	IRL4212	Scandal	Algeo, Andrew	29	41	38	22	-56	19	24	36	209
35	GER5210	Gunni	Garzmann, Matthias	-56	51	42	4	41	12	32	38	220
36	GBR4253	Howden	Reed, Tom	34	-50	30	49	37	22	15	34	221
37	BER3254	Fruitcakes	Lewis, Mike	42	26	-43	23	43	25	37	26	222
38	ITA 474	Marmellata	Forndro, Andrea	16	33	48	12	46	47	22	-56	224
39	SWE4896	Front Runner	Persson, Per-Håkan	46	14	-53	45	28	45	28	18	224
40	JPN5273	Gyousyu	Ezaki, Goro	20	7	-51	51	44	48	39	20	229
41	HUN 203	Euphemya	Madarasz, Tamas	27	42	29	40	-45	34	30	32	234
42	GER4746	Antigen	Harmstorf, Kirsten	31	38	37	39	34	-44	19	37	235
43	IRL4794	Hard on Port	Fortune, Desmond	18	40	41	46	21	38	34	-56	238
44	MEX 444	Microsoft	Wiegandt, Peter	11	-56	32	48	49	46	42	31	259
45	GBR4222	RSJ	Edwards, Tony	44	48	26	36	38	40	29	-56	261
46	MEX3303	Legal Alien	Wiegandt, Klaus	39	36	-50	43	40	24	43	40	265
47	SWE5368	Superliga	Walkusch, Klaus	12	50	-53	44	48	49	40	39	282
48	GBR4497	Coolskyn Performance Clothing	Woolf, Peter	36	-56	28	56	36	15	56	56	283
49	NED 28	J' Entre	Hussem, Hans	54	37	40	35	32	31	-56	56	285
50	IRL 448	Taz	Taylor, David	51	46	44	47	-56	41	33	29	291
51	IRL 191	Jay Kay	Sheard, Tim	30	52	52	42	-56	56	35	41	308
52	NED 51	De Jans	Jannichsen, Nils	37	47	45	55	47	36	-56	56	323
53	ITA 480	L'Allegro Sommelier	Maremmani, Carlo	43	6	55	-56	56	56	56	56	328
54	DEN5380	Gammel Dansken	Holzer, Paul	-53	53	47	52	50	51	44	42	339
55	IRL4384	Jibberish	Bradshaw, Stephen	47	49	-56	56	42	56	56	56	362