McDougall + McConaghy International Moth World Championship

McDougall + McConaghy International Moth World Championship - Day 2

by Jonny Fullerton 26 Jul 2017 19:05 BST 25-28 July 2017

There was still a lot of summer thunderstorm activity in the Lake Garda region but finally, racing got underway today on day two of the McDougall + McConaghy Moth Worlds 2017 hosted by Fraglia Vela Malcesine.

The 220 entrants from 25 nations were split into four groups, Yellow, Red, Blue and Green Qualifying fleets. Because of the lack of racing yesterday (Tuesday), racing was re-scheduled for early starts this morning (Wednesday).

When the first two groups left the shore it was a cool morning with semi-overcast skies and light to moderate but unstable breeze from the North and some big waves. However, this was not the usual reliably strong Pelèr and racing faced a number of disruptions during the morning session.

PRO Tim Hancock and his team from Fraglia Vela Malcesine did an excellent job of getting two races in for each group before the breeze shut down for its lunchtime siesta.

All fleets came ashore with the hope that the afternoon Ora would blow from the South, but not for the first time this week, we were foiled. So just two races were completed for each fleet.

The Yellow and Red fleets were sent out for a 08.30hrs start to catch the morning breeze. On the Yellow course, off Malcesine it was blowing 12 - 18 knots with some waves, causing a number of breakages and capsizes. By the second race, the breeze and waves dropped off to a more manageable 10 - 15 kts from the North.

Nathan Outteridge (AUS) won the first but suffered a broken stay in the second having to return to the Moth hospital onshore for surgery. Despite not finishing, he did get a score of 42 due to finishing the opening lap but it is a setback. Nevertheless, onshore Nathan remained up beat. "It's not how you want to start your worlds but still."

Ben 'Patonator' Paton (GBR) sailed two solid races scoring 2,2, but was a bit disappointed to lose the first to Nathan Outteridge by ditching on his final gybe to the finish (see video below).

Another favourite to suffer damage was Scott Babbage (AUS) who broke a push rod in race 1 to start on the back foot, but recovered with a bullet in the second race of the day.

One of the Corinthian sailors, Luka Damic from St Georges SC in Sydney enjoyed a great start to his worlds with a pair of thirds.

"We were on the Southern course early in the day and there were big waves and 14 - 18 kts of wind and I'm a big heavy guy, 95 kilos, so that suits me fine. For the second race the breeze started to drop off and the sea state dropped off which also suits me quite well so I managed to pick up two 3rd's."

Luka is racing a home built boat and is happy with his new rudder design which he built himself and was on trial for the first time, passing with flying colours.

Annalise Murphy (IRE) endured lots of capsizes in her first race but enjoyed a big improvement in the 2nd race with an 8th and is leading female overall.

On the Red fleet course the waves were a bit smaller and the northerly breeze a shade lighter 9 - 15 knots closer to Torbole.

Rob Greenhalgh (GBR) wasted no time with a bullet and a second. Fellow Brit and former training partner Dave Hivey, scored two excellent results as top Corinthian in the group.

"It was good fun, we had a decent northerly wind and some pretty big shifts but there was definitely a few holes in the wind. I need to work on my downwind speed a bit but I was pretty quick upwind and getting off the start line well. The main event for me is I want to be the first Corinthian." He said on shore.

The overall leaderboard was stacked with sailors from the Red group. The talented foiler from Australia, Harry Mighell picked up two great results of 7,1 and Olympic Gold medallist Iain 'Goobs' Jensen (AUS) scored two bankers 6,3, although he wasn't entirely happy with his set up. Steve Thomas from West Australia scored 4,5, and a young Italian sailor studying in Sydney, Gian Maria Ferrighi came ashore with a 3,7.

Day 2 of the Moth Worlds on Lake Garda - photo © Martina Orsini

By the time the Blue and Green fleets went out mid morning, the breeze was already beginning to fade from 10 knots to 5-6 knots and the patches meant most sailors were having difficulty staying on the foils.

The first race of the Blue fleet was a bit of a Laser fest with London 2012 Olympic Gold medallist Tom Slingsby (AUS) taking the gun from Rio Olympic gold medallist Tom Burton (AUS) in 2nd.

Tom Slingsby also scored a bullet in the 2nd race of Red group to sit on top of the overall table on day 1 of qualifying.

"It was a tricky day with the dying breeze in the morning but I think more than anything I got the foil selection right, I hedged that the breeze was going to die sooner than later so I went big front foil and big back foil. In the dying breeze, I think that was what the big factor was."

"The first race was a bit of a battle with Tom Burton and then the second race was up and down. Rob Gough caught right up but then I got back on the foils and he fell off, so I snuck a way again." Tom said on shore.

Another amateur club sailor, Jim McMillan from Stokes Bay SC in the UK was a bit surprised to come ashore and see a 3rd & a 4th next to his name.

"I was pretty surprised actually to come away in the top 10 in my first Moth worlds race. I was actually a bit late for the start so I tacked off, banged the right-hand side and tacked to find I was leading at the windward mark."

"But Tom Slingsby was very quick upwind and downwind, he got me on the second beat along with Tom Burton. But I was very happy to come away with a 3rd in my first worlds race."

Day 2 of the Moth Worlds on Lake Garda - photo © Martina Orsini

The Green fleet sailed in similar conditions to the Blue fleet, very light and patchy. This fleet was randomly loaded with three former world Moth champions. One of the hot regatta favourites, Paul Goodison (GBR) wasted no time chalking up two wins although he was made to work for it.

Behind him, 'Pistol' Peter Burling (NZL) was back out after some minor surgery over night in the Moth hospital. Pete was breathing down 'Goody's' neck finishing the day with a 2,3.

The third former world champion, Josh Mcknight (AUS) sailing his own design of Moth finished the day with a very respectable 4,4. In this group, a number of sailors had one good score and one slightly average score but the conditions for the Blue and Green groups were tough even for the top pros.

The Qualification Series racing continues on Thursday 27 July with another early start for the Green and Blue groups of 08.30hrs (local time). Red and Yellow groups will not be sent afloat before 0945hrs. The intention of the PRO is to try and get at least 2 races per fleet completed.

Event website: www.mothworlds.org/malcesine

Results after day 2:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	R1	R2	Pts
1	AUS 4386	SLINGSBY TOM	1	1	2
1	GBR 1	GOODISON PAUL	1	1	2
3	GBR 4491	GREENHALGH ROBERT	1	2	3
4	GBR 5	PATON BEN	2	2	4
5	NZL 4190	BURLING PETER	2	3	5
6	GBR 4513	HIVEY DAVID	2	4	6
7	AUS 3656	DAMIC LUKA	3	3	6
8	GBR 4309	MCMILLAN JIM	3	4	7
9	AUS 10	MIGHELL HAROLD	7	1	8
10	GBR 4050	HISCOCKS SIMON	5	3	8
11	AUS 6	MCKNIGHT JOSH	4	4	8
12	AUS 4514	JENSEN IAIN	6	3	9
13	AUS 4205	THOMAS STEVEN	4	5	9
14	ITA 4431	FERRIGHI GIAN MARIA	3	7	10
15	ITA 4340	BRUNI FRANCESCO	6	4	10
15	GBR 4433	WARD DAN	4	6	10
15	GBR 4509	BELBEN JASON	4	6	10
18	AUS 4418	CHEW MATTHEW	3	8	11
19	ITA 4040	LANULFI MARCO	6	5	11
20	SUI 4270	PSAROFAGHIS ARNAUD	5	6	11
21	AUS 7	GOUGH ROB	10	2	12
22	AUS 4095	KAJIMOTO KOHEI	5	7	12
23	GBR 4501	ELLIS DAN	6	6	12
24	USA 4302	FUNK BRAD	5	9	14
25	AUS 4332	BURTON TOM	2	13	15
26	FRA 4383	PRESTI PHILIPPE	9	7	16
27	FRA 4412	MARIE BENOIT	8	9	17
28	GBR 4448	ALBRECHT LEIGH	13	5	18
29	HKG 4334	PARTRIDGE ROB	11	7	18
30	IRL 4148	KENEFICK DAVID	9	9	18
31	JPN 3989	GOTO HIROKI	8	11	19
32	POR 4299	ANDRADE FRANCISCO	9	10	19
33	AUT 3799	STELZL MAXIMILIAN	8	12	20
34	GBR 3939	ASHER NIC	11	9	20
35	ITA 4389	ZILIANI MARIO	7	14	21
36	ITA 4460	MAZZETTI FABIO	11	10	21
37	ITA 4180	DE PAOLI AMBROSI CARLO	20	2	22
38	GER 3797	GIELEN FABIAN	14	8	22
39	AUS 4063	SOUTER DEAN	7	16	23
40	IRL 4517	FITZPATRICK RORY	13	10	23
40	AUS 4221	SARE WARREN	10	13	23
40	GBR 4350	SMITHWHITE DAVID	10	13	23
43	GBR 4499	HUTTON DOMINIC	9	17	26
44	SWE 4459	INKYOV JORDAN (DANNY)	15	11	26
45	AUS 4495	TAILBY REECE	7	20	27
46	IRL 4380	MURPHY ANNALISE	19	8	27
47	GBR 4311	ADAMS ALEX	17	10	27
48	GBR 3959	GLIDDON PAUL	12	15	27
49	AUS 4216	GENDERS JOHN	10	18	28
50	SUI 4404	PETRINO ADRIANO	17	12	29
51	ARG 4331	GREGGI FRANCO	15	14	29
52	GER 3389	HUBER THOMAS	19	11	30
53	GBR 4480	MASON RICHARD	11	19	30
54	GER 4047	JOHN ANDREAS	17	13	30
55	SUI 3625	RIGOT FABRICE	15	16	31
56	AUT 4511	SCH?NLEITNER MICHAEL	21	12	33
57	GER 3975	CLASEN JACOB	19	14	33
58	AUS 3832	THORPE LES	18	15	33
59	GBR 4149	HOLDEN OLIVER	14	20	34
60	GBR 4277	HARTLEY JEREMY	13	22	35
61	GBR 4037	JEEVES CHRIS	18	17	35
62	GBR 4278	KOUKOURAKIS ALEX	13	23	36
63	AUS 8	MCDOUGALL ANDREW	29	8	37
64	IRL 4396	KISSANE ALISTAIR	12	25	37
65	GBR 4434	LUTHI CHRISTIAN	21	16	37
66	FIN 4406	LEHTINEN LAURI	19	18	37
67	AUS 4456	GRAVARE MARTIN	14	24	38
68	GBR 4484	JESSOP DAVID	16	22	38
69	ARG 4367	COSENTINO IV?N	18	20	38
70	USA 4017	KNOWLES MATT	20	19	39
71	GBR 4075	PYBUS DOUG	24	16	40
72	NED 4424	COSTER KALLE	17	23	40
73	GBR 4347	BRIDLE EDDIE	22	18	40
74	AUS 4247	WARREN FANG	16	25	41
75	DEN 4281	MELSON FREDERIK JUST	24	18	42
76	IRL 4139	O TOOLE NEIL	23	19	42
77	AUS 4038	OUTTERIDGE NATHAN	1	42	43
78	GBR 4275	CLIFTON JOHN	31	12	43
79	GBR 4512	OFFER TOM	12	31	43
80	GBR 4438	LEA MATTHEW	20	23	43
81	GBR 4096	PENFOLD TIM	22	21	43
82	AUS 4222	PEARSON BRENT	31	15	46
83	SWE 4330	JARUDD EMIL	16	30	46
84	ITA 4355	MAGGI NICOLA	25	21	46
85	GBR 4508	VINCENT DAN	12	35	47
86	AUT 4251	HOFER MATTHAEUS	21	26	47
87	GER 4417	M?GE MAXIMILIAN	25	22	47
88	AUT 4354	HIRSCH MARKUS	16	32	48
89	GBR 4136	REDFEARN EDWARD	31	17	48
90	AUS 3999	YORK KEAGAN	24	24	48
91	NOR 4328	RINGSTAD ALEXANDER	35	14	49
92	GBR 3980	SIMMONDS DAVID	28	21	49
93	NED 4280	WEBER CONSTANTIJN	26	23	49
94	GBR 4122	FRIEND ANDREW	25	25	50
95	GBR 4308	BURLTON CRAIG	34	17	51
96	NZL 4329	GOODES STUART	21	30	51
97	SWE 4252	GRAVAR EMMA	24	27	51
98	FRA 4310	ARTHAUD AYMERIC	15	37	52
99	GER 4027	ADOLPH KAI	29	24	53
100	GBR 4500	STARK MATTHEW	18	36	54
101	JPN 4300	TABATA WAKAKO	23	31	54
102	POR 3715	LEAL TIAGO	26	28	54
103	IRL 4374	MCMAHON EWAN	27	27	54
104	ITA 4138	FERRIGHI STEFANO	8	47	55
105	FIN 3851	LINDAHL ERIK	30	25	55
106	GBR 3979	ROSS JAMES	26	29	55
107	FRA 4065	REZZOUG ANTHONY	14	42	56
108	AUS 4187	SPIERS EMMA	27	29	56
109	AUS 4	BABBAGE SCOTT	dns	1	57
110	NZL 3733	POWRIE TOM	23	34	57
111	AUT 4015	HRIBAR PHILIPP	25	32	57
112	ITA 4209	TRIMARCHI MICHELE	30	27	57
113	AUS 4215	EDMUNDS LLOYD	32	26	58
114	AUS 3570	SMITH PHIL	30	28	58
115	AUS 3717	SHERRING JACK	20	39	59
116	GBR 4208	LAMBERT THOMAS	37	22	59
117	BEL 3915	GOOD MORGAN	23	36	59
118	SUI 4397	DECARLI NICOLA	27	32	59
119	GBR 4121	PHARE JAMES	22	38	60
120	POR 3609	BRITES HENRIQUE	32	28	60
121	ITA 4147	BIANCHI FRANCESCO	dns	5	61
122	FIN 4087	CASTREN THOMAS	28	33	61
123	AUS 3770	DEUSSEN NICK	36	26	62
123	IRI 4516	HYLAND ADAM	36	26	62
125	AUS 3905	STEVENSON PHIL	28	34	62
126	GBR 4492	STREATFEILD NIC	29	33	62
127	CRO 4126	DOGAN LUKA	32	30	62
128	SUI 3776	SCHILLER PHILIPPE	33	30	63
129	GRE 4104	BOUSSOULAS GEORGE	32	31	63
130	NED 3794	BERENS MENNO	29	35	64
131	DEN 4307	RASMUSSEN HANS	28	37	65
132	GBR 4036	CLARKE CHRIS	34	32	66
133	SUI 4312	HOLENWEG DAVID	dns	11	67
134	GBR 4248	BAKER NEIL	34	33	67
135	ITA 4078	BEVILACQUA VINCENZO	33	34	67
136	AUS 4142	GODDARD ALAN	45	24	69
137	USA 4458	DOWNING ZACK	41	28	69
138	GBR 3922	GAMBLE PADDY	40	29	69
139	FRA 97	FEYDIT HUGO	33	36	69
140	AUS 4235	BOULDEN WILL	31	39	70
141	POL 3842	DOMANSKI MICHAL	36	34	70
142	GBR 4336	HEATHCOTE JONATHAN	dns	15	71
143	GBR 3941	BURRAGE MILES	26	45	71
144	SUI 4401	FUCHS ALESSANDRO	44	27	71
145	NZL 4218	SWANSON ROWAN	33	38	71
146	FRA 4099	PEDOTE GIANCARLO	34	37	71
147	SUI 4430	DAZIO ROBERTO	42	31	73
148	DEN 4062	QUORNING PETER	38	35	73
149	GBR 3877	GLIDDON JOSIE	35	38	73
150	SUI 4152	RIGOT GUILLAUME	dns	19	75
151	SWE 4363	LOVDEN MAGNUS	ret	20	76
152	SWE 4253	GR?VARE MAGNUS	30	46	76
153	GBR 4343	SAINSBURY JAMES	39	37	76
154	DEN 4140	LANG PETER	dns	21	77
155	FRA 4274	COL SEBASTIEN	22	ufd	78
156	GER 4034	HELLRIEGEL ERNST	43	35	78
157	ARG 4226	CORREA HENDERSON JUAN	35	43	78
158	ARG 4368	CONTESSI MASSIMO	40	38	78
159	ARG 4167	CONTESSI DOMINGO JOSE	38	40	78
160	GBR 4298	GOODRUM GREG	41	39	80
160	POL 4153	JANKOWSKI JAKUB	41	39	80
162	GBR 4100	WHITE CHRIS	36	45	81
163	GER 4375	THIAS MICHAEL	46	36	82
164	GBR 4291	JEFFRIES ANDY	39	43	82
165	GER 4060	BUHL PHILIPP	27	dns	83
166	AUS 4324	ROLLERSON GRANT	37	46	83
167	DEN 4519	FREY OLE	43	40	83
168	AUT 3892	KARNUTSCH FLORIAN	39	45	84
169	GBR 4369	HIGBY ALEX	40	44	84
170	GER 4421	KAS?SKE FABIAN	42	42	84
171	FIN 4382	UUSI‑AUTTI JANNE	dns	29	85
172	GBR 3607	DAVIS ALAN	40	45	85
173	NZL 4390	BULLOT MIKE	44	41	85
174	JPN 4127	KAWATA TAKAAKI	35	51	86
175	GBR 3787	DICKER MARK	42	44	86
176	SLO 4201	TOMORI LUKA	43	43	86
177	GBR 4442	STONEHAM KYLE	46	41	87
178	AUS 4497	OLDFIELD GLEN	47	41	88
179	FRA 4286	VAIREAUX MOANA	dns	33	89
180	NED 3623	VERSCHUURE ROALD	37	52	89
181	CAN 4197	BRAZIER ANDREW	39	50	89
182	AUT 3986	RAKUSCHAN PHILIPP	49	42	91
183	GBR 3629	MEHEW TOM	44	47	91
184	GER 3627	M?GE FRANZISKA	48	44	92
185	FRA 3718	POIZIVARA FRED	45	47	92
186	AUT 3219	KOBALE OLIVER	37	dns	93
187	POR 3978	BELLO FERNANDO	45	48	93
188	AUS 4021	ROBINSON DAVID	47	46	93
189	AUS 3827	HALLAM JAMES	38	dns	94
189	GBR 4214	BARNES MICHAEL	38	dns	94
191	AUS 3981	HACKNEY EDWARD	ufd	40	96
191	ITA 4486	SAIDELLI NICOLO	dns	40	96
193	GBR 4179	HUGHES GERRY	47	49	96
194	NZL 4229	KIFF RICHARD	dns	41	97
195	AUS 3833	DANKS PETER	49	48	97
196	GBR 3870	GATEHOUSE EDDIE	48	49	97
197	GBR 4361	SMITH DONALD	dns	43	99
198	GER 4377	MAEGE CARLO	dns	44	100
199	FRA 4144	BEL JEAN‑NO?L	46	dns	102
200	SWE 4264	MAGNERIUS MICHAEL	48	dnf	104
201	AUS 3961	SAUL JOHN	50	54	104
202	GER 3601	ZEISER CHRISTOPH	dns	50	106
203	IRL 4097	DEVLIN JIM	dns	51	107
204	USA 4305	BURSOR SCOTT	ufd	53	109
205	AUS 4243	PONTREMOLI RICCARDO	dns	dns	112
205	BEL 4049	GALEOTTI GIOVANNI	dns	dns	112
205	FRA 3972	ANDRILLON YANN	dns	dns	112
205	FRA 4072	CIRET MADEG	dns	dns	112
205	GBR 3914	COONEY NEIL	dns	dns	112
205	GBR 3944	BEVAN PHIL	dns	dns	112
205	GBR 4342	SIMMONDS GRAHAM	dns	dns	112
205	GER 3321	WINTER CHRISTIAN	dns	dns	112
205	NZL 4362	EVANS RUSS	dns	dns	112
205	SUI 4031	D?RR YVO	ufd	dns	112
205	SUI 4042	MANI SANDRO	dns	dns	112
205	SUI 4303	BADERTSCHER STEFAN	dns	dns	112
205	SUI 4502	SCHENK DOMINIK	dns	dns	112
205	AUT 3924	KOBALE KONSTANTIN	dns	dns	112