Fireball World Championship at Pointe Claire Yacht Club - Day 1

by Derian Scott 26 Aug 2019 06:52 BST 25-30 August 2019

Despite the forecast of 5 knot easterly winds, the fleet launched in beautiful sunshine under the flight path of the aeroplanes headed for Montreal airport. Crews were even trapezing out to the start!

The wind was further south than expected, but after the first recalled start, it settled from the east at 6-7 knots, the course was quickly relaid and we got away under a black flag. Our Irish heroes from last week unfortunately fell foul of the flag. Those starting at the pin end took full advantage of the line bias. Dobbo and Waggers won the pin, banged the left and rounded first just in front of Claude and Ruedi (who had gone hard right!). Things nearly turned inside out on the run with the two Czechs "powering" straight down the run in 5knots of breeze, but Dobbo and Waggers just held on and took the first win of the championships with the Czechs, Jan and Jin and Martin and Roman in 2nd and 3rd and Aussies Heather and Chris in 4th.

In race two the wind had dropped slightly and the fleet got off first time under the Blue Peter. Derian and Andy Scott headed right and rounded in 2nd just behind the French team of Ludovic and Remy. Claude and Ruedi moved into 2nd after the gybe and Heather and Chris into 3rd. Back on the beat, Derian and Andy worked their way into the lead and headed off down a nail biting lead from Claude and Ruedi. The Swiss stayed slightly higher and just squeezed through in front of the Scotts at the leeward mark to take race 2 with Derian and Andy 2nd, Heather and Chris 3rd and Dobbo and Waggers 4th.

The top British and Swiss teams are tied at the top on points.

More light winds are forecast for tomorrow, but who knows what we'll actually get?!

Results after Day 1:

Pos	Nat	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Boat	R1	R2	Pts
1st	SUI	14799	Claude Mermod	Ruedi Moser	‑	5	1	6
2nd	GBR	15161	Ian Dobson	Richard Wagstaff	Orchitis	1	5	6
3rd	AUS	15152	Heather Macfarlane	Chris Payne	RLO	4	3	7
4th	FRA	14917	Ludovic Collin	Remy Thuillier	‑	6	4	10
5th	CZE	15019	Martin Kubovy	Roman Rocek	Kriplkara	3	9	12
6th	CZE	14981	Jan Jedlicka	Jiri Gemperle	Pussy Magnet Included	2	12	14
7th	GBR	15162	Isaac Marsh	Oliver Davenport	Tinderella	7	8	15
8th	GBR	14941	Derian Scott	Andy Scott	Southppaws	16	2	18
9th	CAN	14766	Debbie Kirkby	Greg Ferguson	Line Dancer	13	6	19
10th	BEL	15140	Bart Meynendonckx	Francis De Roeck	Great @venture	11	10	21
11th	CAN	14911	Pierre Carpentier	Thomas Bird	Technical Difficulties	15	7	22
12th	CAN	15043	Robert Levy	Jon Driver	‑	10	13	23
13th	AUS	15113	Ben Schulz	Joel MacKensie	The Wonky Donkey	9	15	24
14th	FRA	14959	Patrice Olivier	Jean‑François Nouel	‑	8	19	27
15th	GBR	15157	Keith Walker	Nicholas Rees	Freya	14	14	28
16th	SUI	14859	Christina Haerdi	Cedric Landerer	Fuchur	12	17	29
17th	CAN	14768	Bill Strath	Dave Munro	Pontificate	23	11	34
18th	CAN	15098	Robert Thompson	Francis Westlake	Infallible	17	18	35
19th	SUI	15063	Mianne Erne	Manuela Liechti	Coppalin Ban	20	16	36
20th	CAN	15134	Joe Jospe	Tom Egli	‑	21	21	42
21st	CAN	15106	Mark Cummings	Evelyn Chisholm	Eeyore	22	22	44
22nd	CAN	14757	Robert Warren	Gary Bishop	Revenge	26	20	46
23rd	CAN	14647	Eric Owston	Peter Kelly	Blanco	19	29	48
24th	CAN	14482	Hamish Ferguson	Fraser Keith	Tutu To Tango	25	23	48
25th	RSA	14877	David Laing	Mark Dee	‑	24	25	49
26th	GBR	14964	David Mason	Chris Oglethorpe	Rumball	18	33	51
27th	CAN	14464	Laura Malonda	William Kelly	Friarballs	28	24	52
28th	USA	15034	Clay Poulson	Lukas Klier	Queso Suiza	30	26	56
29th	CAN	14481	Richard Quinlan	Liam Quinlan	Concorde	31	28	59
30th	CAN	13946	Shannon Gallins	Eric Diller	‑	32	30	62
31st	CAN	14678	Philip Locker	Thomas Locker	Invisiball	34	31	65
32nd	USA	11451	Chandler Owen	Gary Godberson	Benign Lesion	35	35	70
33rd	IRL	14713	Frank Miller	Ed Butler	Blind Squirrel	BFD	27	71
34th	CAN	14907	Liz Brennan	Evan Mah	Loose Cannon	27	OCS	71
35th	CAN	15033	Ken Tichkowsky	Neil Tichkowsky	URT	29	OCS	73
36th	CAN	1504	Katherine Walker	Dylan Scott	Men In Black	36	37	73
37th	CAN	14465	John McGuinness	François Fortier	Knotty Boy	38	36	74
38th	GBR	14872	Barbara Newson	Guy Newson	Magiic	37	38	75
39th	FRA	14123	Estébàn Hernandez	Mathias Schlick	Manueba	DNC	32	76
40th	CAN	14680	James Cox	Ged McLean	Tangeroo	33	OCS	77
41st	CAN	14915	Thibault de Servigny	John‑Thomas Kelly	Sleeping Beauty	DNS	34	78
42nd	CAN	14835	Andrew Carran	Patricia Carran	Lipstick	DNC	DNC	88
42nd	USA	12847	Fred Steward	Sarah Steward	Ecologa	DNC	DNC	88