RS Games - Magic Marine RS500 Worlds at Weymouth - Day 2
Day two of the Magic Marine RS500 World Championships brought totally different wind conditions and introduced a mix of top contenders.
Alex Mobbs and Bryan Taylor proved they're not just made for the high winds, winning both races. However, they had to fight for their wins with the racing incredibly close and hard fought right to the finish line.
Around 60 boats started the two races that were held inside the harbour. The light, shifty conditions meant that it could have been any of the top 10 boats making it over the finish line in first position. Significant wind shifts during the starting sequence made it difficult for race officer 'Arky' to get the second start underway, with two last-minute postponements and, finally, the black flag coming out again.
Showing good, consistent form in the difficult conditions were team Hong Kong, Lars Schkade and Justin Tse, who claimed two third positions with exceptional downwind speed. Fellow team mates, Cosmas Grelon and Will Stephens, along with Brits Mike Saul and Meg Fletcher, and 2010 World Champions Tim Wilkins and Heather Martin also did well.
Close racing throughout the fleet was shown by the fact that the whole fleet finished within five minutes of each other.
| Pos | Nat | Sail No | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | GBR | 799 | Alex Taylor | Bryan Mobbs | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2nd | NED | 899 | Barend Hiltermann | Max Blom | 1 | 2 | -13 | 5 | 8 |
| 3rd | GBR | 536 | Mike Saul | Meg Fletcher | 4 | 3 | 2 | -9 | 9 |
| 4th | GBR | 625 | Tim Wilkins | Heather Martin | -6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 5th | GBR | 665 | Phillip Highfield | Tamsin Butcher | 3 | 8 | 6 | -16 | 17 |
| 6th | GBR | 659 | Peter Curtis | James Cutis | 8 | 4 | -23 | 7 | 19 |
| 7th | HKG | 939 | Lars Schkade | Justin TSE | 13 | -27 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 8th | HKG | 937 | Cosmas Grelon | Will Stephens | -19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 9th | SWE | 112 | Johan Rook | Malin Broberg | 5 | 10 | -19 | 10 | 25 |
| 10th | GBR | 934 | Jon Partridge | 10 | 6 | -18 | 12 | 28 | |
| 11th | NED | 837 | Michiel Geerling | Hilde Van Susante | 9 | 14 | 9 | -18 | 32 |
| 12th | FRA | 940 | Nico Honor | Olivia Maincent | -30 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 35 |
| 13th | NED | 941 | Marit Bouwmeester | Claire Blom | 11 | -26 | 12 | 15 | 38 |
| 14th | GBR | 922 | JeremyBickerton | Derek Ness | -29 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 39 |
| 15th | GBR | 795 | David Houghton | John Symonds | 7 | 9 | -25 | 24 | 40 |
| 16th | GBR | 709 | Peter Mathews | Karen Mathews | 16 | 11 | -24 | 17 | 44 |
| 17th | GBR | 525 | James Tanner | Lucinda Tanner | 17 | 16 | 14 | -23 | 47 |
| 18th | GBR | 566 | Jeni Tod | Kate Tod | -43 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 47 |
| 19th | GBR | 668 | Michael Corney | Gareth Donks | 18 | 7 | 26 | -34 | 51 |
| 20th | ITA | 928 | Luca Carlini | Rodolfo Rubinno | 31 | -40 | 10 | 19 | 60 |
| 21st | SWE | 51 | Martin Johansson | Axel Johansson | 26 | (DNC) | 15 | 20 | 61 |
| 22nd | NED | 763 | Willemijn Van Susante | Nick Van Alphen | 14 | 15 | 38 | -39 | 67 |
| 23rd | ITA | 936 | Francesco Bozano | Filippo Bucciarell | (RAF) | 25 | 20 | 22 | 67 |
| 24th | GBR | 624 | Allan Fraser | Linda Fraser | -33 | 31 | 17 | 21 | 69 |
| 25th | NED | 654 | Frank Van Leeuwen | Lennart Van Den Dool | 20 | 19 | 36 | -44 | 75 |
| 26th | GBR | 671 | AmyHulley | Sophie Payne | (DNF) | DNC | 7 | 11 | 76 |
| 27th | GBR | 614 | Emma Taylor | Ben Brown | 25 | -30 | 22 | 30 | 77 |
| 28th | GBR | 533 | Andy Chapman | Melissa Chapman | 28 | 23 | 27 | -33 | 78 |
| 29th | GBR | 708 | Karen McGrath | John McGarth | 27 | -28 | 28 | 26 | 81 |
| 30th | GBR | 519 | Simon Payne | Hope Halstad | 22 | 34 | -41 | 25 | 81 |
| 31st | HKG | 938 | Peter Simpson | Louis Bond-Smith | 21 | -38 | 32 | 29 | 82 |
| 32nd | NED | 911 | Richard Rot | Marieka Gijzel | 15 | 36 | -45 | 31 | 82 |
| 33rd | GER | 831 | PeterTowend | Sabine Towned | 24 | (DNC) | 30 | 28 | 82 |
| 34th | GBR | 881 | Debbie Darling | Charlie Darling | (DNC) | DNC | 21 | 8 | 87 |
| 35th | GBR | 509 | Ian Jubb | Bonnie Moody | 12 | 17 | (DNC) | DNC | 87 |
| 36th | SWE | 821 | Stephan Fassberg | Jonathan Fassberg | 32 | 33 | 33 | -38 | 98 |
| 37th | NED | 737 | Stphanie Grootscholt | Chantalle Grootscholten | 36 | 20 | 42 | -50 | 98 |
| 38th | GBR | 818 | Richard Morley | Sue Morley | -38 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 100 |
| 39th | SWE | 89 | Tobias Gustafsson | Max Freiman | 39 | 24 | 37 | -47 | 100 |
| 40th | GBR | 884 | Finlay Curran | George Jorgensen | -41 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 101 |
| 41st | NED | 733 | Rogier Grobbee | Sjon Grobbee | 34 | 18 | -50 | 49 | 101 |
| 42nd | GBR | 636 | Will Summers | Sam Delo | 37 | 32 | -48 | 41 | 110 |
| 43rd | GBR | 538 | Emily Talbot | Annabel Larkin | 35 | 41 | -43 | 35 | 111 |
| 44th | GBR | 508 | Ian Maris | Tally Watson | (DNF) | DNC | 29 | 27 | 114 |
| 45th | GBR | 649 | George Wilson | Laura Wilson | 40 | 37 | -44 | 40 | 117 |
| 46th | NED | 777 | Marleen Blomsma | Jody De Jager | 23 | (BFD) | 49 | 46 | 118 |
| 47th | SWE | 564 | Lawrence Gibbons | Kevin Olsson | (DNC) | DNC | 31 | 37 | 126 |
| 48th | GBR | 604 | Richard Mathews | Sam Hughes | 42 | 39 | 51 | -52 | 132 |
| 49th | GBR | 748 | Anne-Marie Zmura | Keith Sykes | (DNF) | DNC | 39 | 42 | 139 |
| 50th | GBR | 633 | Tom Richardson | Chris Owens | (DNC) | DNC | 40 | 43 | 141 |
| 51st | GBR | 616 | Scott Room | Ian Preedy | (DNF) | DNC | 46 | 45 | 149 |
| 52nd | GBR | 546 | Ian Patience | Michelle Ackroyd | (DNF) | DNC | 47 | 48 | 153 |
| 53rd | AUS | 926 | Tim Bilbrough | Courtney Bilbrough | (DNC) | DNC | DNF | 51 | 167 |
| 54th | GBR | 561 | Rebecca Hannam | Justin Hannam | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 174 |
| 54th | GBR | 601 | John Spelman | Tom Spelman | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 174 |
| 54th | ITA | 935 | Matteo Pilati | Flavio Pilati | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 174 |
| 54th | GER | 851 | Annika Ellerbrock | Wibke Wriggers | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 174 |
17/8/2011 20:22
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