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Fireball World Championship 2016 at Mossel Bay Yacht and Boat Club - Day 1

by Cormac Bradley 12 Dec 2016 13:26 GMT 4-16 December 2016
Fireball Worlds in South Africa day 1 © Stuart Parker

There is a very modest Fireball fleet assembled in Mossel Bay, South Africa, for the Fireball Worlds which got underway yesterday, Sunday 11th December. While there is quality in the fleet with the current title holders, Tom Gillard and Richard Anderton (GBR15127) and the new European Champions (2016), Claude Mermod and Ruedi Moser (SUI 14799) in attendance, perennial competitors, Ben Schulz (Aus 15113), Joe Jospe & Tom Egli (CAN 15024), Derian and Andy Scott (GBR14924) and FI Commodore Steve Chesney, the depth is not what it should be for a Worlds.

A six race pre-Worlds was dominated by the Swiss pairing, to the extent that they did not need to sail the last race which went to Ben Schulz and Jack Lidgett, but this was not enough for the Aussie pair to finish behind the Swiss, that position went to the Czech pairing of Johana Koranva Napravnikova & Jakub Napravnik (CZE 15109) who counted two second places in their tally of scores.

Day 1 of the pre-Worlds was blown out but as the regatta progressed it seems that the wind got lighter and on the last day racing was shortened due to the fading breeze.

After the flag-raising ceremony for the Worlds yesterday morning (Sunday 11th), the fleet launched in big winds, big seas and sunshine. A British-Swiss-Aussie 1-2-3 was recorded with Gillard & Anderton, Mermod & Moser and Schulz & Lidgett taking the podium places. There are plenty of photos from the day's racing on the Fireball Worlds 2016 Facebook site for all to enjoy.

Results after Day 1:

PosNatSail NoHelmCrewR1Pts
1stGBR15127Gillard ThomasAnderton Richard11
2ndSUI14799Mermod ClaudeMoser Ruedi22
3rdAUS15113Schulz BenLidgett Jack33
4thKEN14535Bush AlastairCarroll David44
5thGBR14791Watsone HughChesney Steve55
6thCAN15024Jospe JoeEgli Tom66
7thGBR14941Scott DerianScott Andy77
8thRSA14910Divaris YogiHolm Ferdinand88
9thRSA14422Provoyeur JjMacrobert Ian99
10thCZE15109Koranva Johana NapravnikovaNapravnik Jakub1010
11thRSA14901Laing DaveChrisAGF12
12thGBR15102Scarth MartynJohnson ThomasAGF13
13thRSA14321Statt CundleLaing RoryAGF14
14thRSA14723Watkins ImogenWatkins IanDNF23
14thRSA14299Parker RichardParker GrantDNC23
14thFRA11059Hernandez DenisHernandez EstebanDNC23
14thRSA14904Parker AnthonyParker DianeDNF23
14thGBR14872Newson BarbaraNewson GuyDNC23
14thSUI14859Haerdi‑Landerer ChristinaLanderer CedricDNF23
14thRSA15047Allers NikolaiAllers FlorianDNF23
14thCZE14864Veit MartinKrejtza FilipDNF23
14thRSA14411De Engel JayNel DewetDNF23
14thSUI15063Erne MiannePoulson ClayDNF23
14thNAM14415Sturm FridolfAllers PascalDNF23
14thFRA14793Lidgett ScotNouel Jean‑FrancoisDNF23

For more information on the event visit the official web site at www.fireballworlds2016.co.za or the facebook page.

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