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Slingsby Win's Euro Gold in Final Pre-Games Regatta
Nicole Brown, Media Op(p)s, Monday, 21 July 2008Nieuwpoort, Belgium: Australian Laser sailor Tom Slingsby has won the 2008 Laser European Championships in Belgium overnight, with Australia’s Laser Radial representative Sarah Blanck finishing fourth overall.
Slingsby, who is ranked number one in the world and holds both the 2008 and 2007 World Championship titles,
crossed the line first in five of the ten races to win on 17 points.
With average winds of 23 knots in the morning and a forecast of 28-32 knots for the afternoon with steep waves, organisers called off the final day’s scheduled racing and winners were announced on accumulated points.
It is the second time this year that Slingsby has won an event from shore after racing has been cancelled due to big conditions, somewhat disappointing for the
However, his ability to build a big points lead and adapt to changing conditions is seen as a plus going in to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games where he is now considered a firm medal favourite.
In the Laser Radial,
(11 points),
Slingsby and Blanck will meet the rest of the Australian Sailing Team in Hong Kong at the end of next week, where the team will gather at a pre-Games Assembly Camp before moving to
Ends.
For Further Media Information Contact: Nicole Browne, Media Opps 0414 673 762
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Video, Photos, Results, Podcasts from the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship
ISAF Event Media, Saturday, 19 July 2008
OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Team Results:
* Gabrielle King - Laser Radial - Gold
* Tom Burton - Laser - 7th
* Hannah Nattrass & Michelle Muller - 29er Girls - Bronze
* Byron White & Rhys Mara - 29er Boys - 5th
* Jason Waterhouse & Lisa Darmanin - Multihull - 6th
* Tom England - RS'X Boys - 24th
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Gold & Bronze for Australia at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship
ISAF Event Media, Saturday, 19 July 2008Gabrielle King successfully defends her title and wins Gold in the Laser Radial Fleet and the 29er Girls Team of Hannah Nattrass & Michelle Muller bring home Bronze.
* Gabrielle King - Laser Radial - Gold
OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Team Results:
* Tom Burton - Laser - 7th
* Hannah Nattrass & Michelle Muller - 29er Girls - Bronze
* Byron White & Rhys Mara - 29er Boys - 5th
* Jason Waterhouse & Lisa Darmanin - Multihull - 6th
* Tom England - RS'X Boys - 24th
Århus, Denmark – 18 July, 2008 – Great Britain topped the medal table as the podium positions were decided on the final day of racing at the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Århus, Denmark.
On the final day of the 38th championship all the medal positions bar the Boy’s 29er fleet remained the same from yesterday’s leaderboard. Argentines Germán Billoch and Gastón Cheb Terrab clinched a win in the last race of the series pushing the American’s Judge Ryan and Hans Hensen into bronze position.
An elated Terrab explained, “I am really, really happy to get a silver medal here. We had a bad start but we took the right hand side and had great speed. We kept looking for the gusts and when we tacked over we were in front of everyone, including the British boys. We always had speed today and just maintained our lead. USA got a sixth in the race which was enough for us to jump up.”
The GBR boys James Peters and Edward Fitzgerald posted a fourth today but after the disqualification of the Americans from one of yesterday’s race they were never going to be caught. A delighted Peters said, ““It’s a dream come true really. It’s just so good that all the hard work we put in and all the hours in January in the freezing cold have finally paid off. It’s just great that we could make it count in this event.”
Fitzgerald added, “When I started sailing with James, ever since then everything’s been towards it [winning the Youth Worlds], so I can’t really believe it yet.”
The Volvo Trophy went to Britain but the fight for second place was a close fought one with New Zealand pipping Australia to the post with only two points separating them.
“To come out here and win two gold medals, a bronze medal, win the Volvo Trophy and to also finish topping the medal table, we’ve got to be pleased with that,” said Simon Wergen, RYA Youth Racing Manager. He explained that teamwork was key to the British success, “We have really sailed as a team here and when people have needed to post results to score us points in the Volvo Trophy standings, they went out and did it.”
Helping Britain to win the Volvo trophy was the Girl’s 29er team of Frances Peters and Claire Lasko who came second in today’s race and were very pleased with their consistency throughout the event. Peters commented, “We are the most pleased about this win than any other competition and winning the Volvo Trophy for the GBR Team is a bonus.”
Dutch team Annemiek Bekkering and Jeske Kisters pushed the Brits the whole way through the series to win the silver medal with Hannah Nattrass and Michelle Muller of Australia winning their second consecutive bronze medal.
In the SL16 fleet the focus was on the battle for silver and bronze after French brothers Valentin and Romain Bellet had secured overall victory yesterday. The Australian team of Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin were fast starters and lead around the course to score their first bullet of the championship and move up to sixth place overall. Of the four teams who had a shot at a medal, Singapore put in the best performance with a second place but it was not quite enough. The young South African team of helm Matthew Whitehead, aged 14, and crew Michael Ovenstone, aged 17, scored their worst result of the regatta with a tenth place finish, but crucially their closest challengers for second place overall, the British team of James Ellis and Andrew Glover were only one place ahead. This gave Whitehead and Ovenstone the silver medal, whilst Ellis and Glover won bronze on countback from Singaporeans Wen Chun Low and Jonathan Russel Wei Xiang Chew.
Although narrowly missing out on the medals, the Singapore team will not leave Århus empty handed. They won the Bengt Julin Trophy for Sportsmanship, re-introduced at this year’s championship and voted for by other teams and competitors. The team won this for their friendly attitude and helpful manner with everyone at the championships, especially the Athlete Participation Programme (APP) sailors.
Team Cyprus has only three competitors in the championships, making their two gold medals, one by Pavlos Kontides in the Laser and the other in the Boy’s RS:X fleet by Michalis Malekkides, even more impressive. Kontides won his last race and straight after praised his team for doing so well. “I can’t believe that we won two gold medals it is great for a country as small as mine that we have two World Champions at this event. I hope this makes more people start sailing at home. It still hasn’t sunk in yet and I can’t believe I have won two golds.”
Luke Lawrence (USA) did not sail today knowing he had done enough to secure silver yesterday from New Zealander Sam Meech in bronze position. Århus local Thorbjoern Schierup pushed himself to the limit to try and catch Meech but later admitted that he went too far and got a yellow flag for an incident in the only race of the day.
In the Laser Radial fleet Gabrielle King (AUS) still went out today to try and retain Team Australians position in the Volvo Trophy standings and won her race but unfortunately it was not enough to secure a second for them. Susana Romero of Spain posted a third in the last race which won her the silver medal with New Zealand’s Cushla Hume-Merry in bronze position.
There was no change at the top of the Girl’s RS:X with Polish windsurfer Maja Dziarnowska posting a first today and Patricia Freitas (BRA) close behind her in second, but this was not enough for the Brazilian to steal silver from her. Laura Linares (ITA) said her third gold medal win had still not sunk in, “I still can’t believe it, it is wonderful!”
Cypriot Michalis Malekkides in the RS:X was beaten by both the Greek Thiseas Kampas and German competitor, Oliver-Tom Schliemann today but it did not change his gold medallist position. Kampas retained his silver medal while Schliemann, despite winning the race had to settle for bronze.
The competitors will be awarded their medals and trophies at the Musikhuset in Århus tonight, bringing the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships to a close. Next year’s event will be held in Buzios, Brazil on 9-18 July 2009.
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Gabrielle King win's the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship again!
Friday, 18 July 2008A lot has been decided before the last day of racing at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in
Team GBR has won the VOLVO trophy and the battle for second place is one of immense southern hemisphere importance. The Australian team goes into the last day tied with New Zealand and if the All Black and Wallaby clashes are anything to go by, racing will be intense.
Team Leader, Kristen Kosmala explained, "The 29ers had a mixed day with the girls producing a very solid 6, 2, 2 performance and the boys finding it tough to get out of the blocks and thence forward very tough around the track."
The Sirena SL16 Sailors, Jason and Lisa, added to
Tom Burton, our Laser Sailor had a good day today moving from 9th to 7th on the overall results tablele.
Our RS:X sailor has a had a tough week entering the international stage of RS:X racing. While the results may not show it there have been steady improvements in process and technique each day with a sixth placing half way through one of the races, “It’s really tough having the racing skills from sailboat classes, but not being able to use them because I can’t sail the Board as well as the others. They’re so good”, says Tom. “I’ve struggled to even stay in touch with the main fleet but what I’ve learned this week with rig set up and technique has let me make progress. I’m looking forward to working for selection for next year’s VOLVO Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship”.
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ISAF World Rankings - 2nd July 2008
Friday, 18 July 2008The next release date is 3rd September 2008
Australia is the World Ranked Number One Country
Rankings inside the top 10:
Jessica Crisp - Women's Windsurfing (RS:X) - 5th
Sarah Blanck - Women's One-Person Dinghy (Radial) - 3rd
Tom Slingsby - Men's One-Person Dinghy (Laser) - 1st
Anthony Nossiter - Men's Heavy-Weight Dinghy (Finn) - 9th
Elise Rechichi & Tessa Parkinson - Women's Two-Person Dinghy (470) - 8th
Nathan Wilmot & Malcolm Page - Men's Two-Person Dinghy (470) - 1st
Darren Bundock & Glenn Ashby - Open Multihull (Tornado) - 1st
Nathan Outteridge & Ben Austin - Open Skiff (49er) - 6th
Iain Murray & Andrew Palfrey - Men's Keelboat (Star) - 9th
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The six member Sailing Team selected in the 2008 Australian Paralympic Team consists of :
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Funds raised from Vectrix will be essential to the team's preparation in their campaign towards Gold at the Paralympic Games in September. It will allow the crews to continue working hard towards China, spending as much time as possible training and competing both locally and internationally, gaining experience and knowledge of the conditions and their competitors. Funds will assist athletes with travel, accommodation and equipment maintenance costs.
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Laser & Radial European Championship, Belgium - Day 6 - Tom Win's Gold!
Thursday, 17 July 2008The 2008 Laser & Laser adial European Championship hosted in Belgium from 14th - 19th July.
Day Six of the 2008 Laser & Radial European Championship:
The final day of racing was abandoned due to winds of 23knots in the morning that were set to increase to 28knots in the afternoon. Results therefore stand from day 5 with Tom Slingsby winning the European Championship title and
Day Five of the 2008 Laser & Radial European Championship:
Radials Race Area - Race 7:
For the second day in a row the race committee waits for all competitors to be present to start the procedure. When it appears that the pin end boat doesn't hold on her anchor, the race is further delayed.
Radials Race Area - Race 9:
When the contra start vessel refused to hold on her anchor it appeared that she had broken the anchor. A replacement was found soon, but transferring race committee members and positioning her caused a delay of half an hour. Luckily the wind was steady at 255°-266° with 16 to 18 knots. One general recall was needed for the ladies gold fleet.
Radials Race Area - Race 10:
With wind in the same direction the committee was able to start the second race back to back. Szotynska Katarzyna (POL) was unfortunate as she broke her mast short after the start. In decreasing winds (14kn - 15kn) all groups finished early.
All by all two fine races for this first finals day.
- by Paul Charlier
Standards Race Area - Race 9:
When the start boat took position, the current was turning in the direction of the Netherlands (NE) for the remainder of both races. The windward mark was put on 255° at 0.9NM with the wind coming from 250° - 260°. We needed to postpone the start to get everyone on the race area. The first start of the gold fleet went fine, but the pin end boat didn't hold on anchor and therefore needed to be repositioned. The first start of the silver fleed counted one OCS due to the one minute P-flag rule. The bronze fleet had one general recall and started fine with the black flag on. The wind kept blowing about 18kn but was stable at 260°. The race lasted 68 minutes which was very close to the target.
Radials Race Area - Race 10:
The start was repositioned for a windward mark at 260° with a wind of 16kn. The gold fleet was started after two general recalls and 4 BFDs as a result. The silver fleet started just fine without OCS. The wind increased a little for the start of the bronze fleet which caused sailors becoming a bit nerveous and we needed three starts with 3 BFDs. The race lasted 63 minutes.
I think the competitors were glad to have no long races. It was a fine day without real problems but helas also without sunshine.
- by Jean Proot
With a steady wind of 12 knots - 270° at the start, all groups started without being recalled or even an OCS being noted. As foreseen by our meteo man the wind increased steadily to reach 16 knots at the finish with a wind direction being quite constant.
Radials Race Area - Race 8:
After a short break for lunch, race eight was launched in winds in excess of 18 knots. A general recall for each of the ladies groups was necessary. The wind further strengthened to reach up to 21 knots on average causing this short race to end in a survival race for those less familiar with a choppy North Sea.
- by Paul Charlier
Laser Standard Fleet Leader Board After Day 5:
| 1 | AUS 192274 | Slingsby Tom | 17,0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (4) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | (11) | 6 |
| 2 | GBR 193501 | Goodison Paul | 25,0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | (7) | 2 | (26) | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | SLO 182671 | Zbogar Vasilij | 32,0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | (9) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | (18) |
Laser Standard Gold Fleet - Australian Competitors Results:
| 22 | AUS 186663 | Brunning Ashley | 83,0 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 20 | (35) | 3 | 12 | (39) | 13 |
Laser Standard Silver Fleet - Australian Competitors Results:
| 5th | AUS 191644 | Burman James | 124,0 | 23 | 21 | (34) | (bfd) | 29 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
| 42nd | AUS 192605 | Chant Joshua | 220,0 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 27 | (bfd) | 19 | 37 | 27 | 32 | (39) |
Laser Radial Fleet Leader Board After Day 5:
| No | Sailno | Name | Scores | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| 1 | FIN 190609 | Multala Sari | 11,0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | (16) | 1 | 1 | 3 | (4) |
| 2 | FRA 191336 | de Turckheim Sophie | 14,0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | (26) | (10) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | BEL 188816 | Van Acker Evi | 16,0 | 3 | 1 | (5) | 1 | 3 | (9) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | AUS 192293 | Blanck Sarah | 30,0 | 4 | (15) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | (15) | 6 |
Day Four of the 2008 Laser & Radial European Championship:
Standards Race Area - Race 7:
The start took place on time with a stable wind of 15kn coming from 250° to 260°. The current at the time of the start was rather strong which led to few OCS or BFD. All fleets started at the line without any general recalls. We had an incident with the windward mark that started to drift due to the strong current, but the experienced mark layers took immediate action by replacing the mark using one of their RIB's with GPS and using the M flag. The first fleet needed 87 minutes to complete this race due to the current, but the committee decided not to shorten the race as this could cause problems with reading sail numbers. The other fleets needed less time as the wind increased.
Radials Race Area - Race 8:
At the start of the race the wind blew already 20kn which was earlier than expected. The direction didn't change that much. Due to slack and increase of strength of the wind the marks didn't need to be repositioned. The green fleet started well with 2 OCS, the red fleet had a general recall and the yellow fleet started fine. During the race the wind increased further to 23kn, but except for a few abandons it went smooth.
- by Jean Proot
Laser Class Leader Board: (144 Entires)
| No | Sailno | Name | Scores | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| 1 | AUS 192274 | Slingsby Tom | 11,0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (4) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | GBR 193501 | Goodison Paul | 22,0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | (26) | 2 |
| 3 | SLO 182671 | Zbogar Vasilij | 22,0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | (9) | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Other Australian Competitiors:
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22 AUS 186663 Brunning Ashley 70,0 8 14 9 4 20 (35) 3 12 -
61 AUS 191644 Burman James 142,0 23 21 34 (bfd) 29 9 16 10 -
89 AUS 192605 Chant Joshua 188,0 27 23 28 27 (bfd) 19 37 27
Laser Radial Women's Fleet Leader Board: (102 Entries)
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| 1 | FIN 190609 | Multala Sari | 8,0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | (16) | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | BEL 188816 | Van Acker Evi | 17,0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | (9) | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | FRA 191336 | de Turckheim Sophie | 22,0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | (26) | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | AUS 192293 | Blanck Sarah | 24,0 | 4 | (15) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Laser Radial Men's Fleet Leader Board: (82 Entries)
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| 1 | POL 180738 | Zemke Wojciech | 12,0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | (13) | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | GBR 188824 | Emmett Jon | 15,0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | (10) | 4 |
| 3 | FRA 190888 | Frei Mathieu | 16,0 | 1 | (bfd) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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Stewart Wood, Tuesday, 15 July 2008ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final, will take place in Porto Alegre, Brazil from 23-28 March 2009
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Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship - Denmark - Day FiveMonday, 14 July 2008The Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship is being hosted in Arhus, Denmark. The reagtta runs from 12th to 19th July.
Day 5: Gabrielle King wins with a day to spare! Århus, Denmark – 17 July, 2008 – The records tumbled at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship with all seven titles decided, Great Britain secured the Volvo Trophy and a new generation of sailing stars emerged in Århus.
Pavlos Kontides (CYP) became the first ever two-time winner of the ISAF St Lawrence Trophy, presented to the winner of the Boy’s One Person Dinghy event – an incredible achievement considering the sailors to have come closest to it in the past (by winning one gold and one silver medal) are Russell Coutts (NZL), Ben Ainslie (GBR), Dean Barker (NZL) and Dan Slater (NZL)! Kontides did not have his best day today, but has dominated the Laser fleet throughout the series to win with two races to spare.
Kontides explained, “It hasn’t sunk in yet that I have won. I can’t believe that two people from my country is in the top ten, that is great. I had a bad last race today but it didn’t matter in the end. I was fifth from last at the top mark because of a massive wind shift but managed to get back to 16th or 17th so I was happy. This is my fifth and last Youth Worlds and I can’t believe I am the only person to win two gold medals.”
After five years at the Youth Worlds, next stop for Kontides will be
Luke Lawrence (USA) also secured the silver medal in the Laser fleet, whilst the battle for bronze will go down to the final day. Sam Meech moved into third place overall after a disastrous day for Århus local Thorbjoern Schierup (DEN). The Dane got caught on the wrong side of the same wind shift that caught out Kontides, eventually finishing 36th to drop to fourth overall, five points off the podium.
Another record breaker today was Laura Linares of
“Five ISAF’s, five medals. Unbelievable. It’s really fantastic results and I’m really satisfied and really happy. I realized my dream. It’s unbelievable. I can’t believe it,” said a delighted
Gabrielle King made it a triple success for the
The British teams scored a double victory in the 29er fleets. The Girl’s team of Frances Peters and Claire Lasko were delighted to have the gold medal in the bag after the second race of the day. They were mostly pleased about the consistency throughout the week’s competition. They were disappointed with their performance at the Youth Nationals despite winning the event because they felt they could have done better but here was a different story. Peters commented, "It hasn't sunk in yet. It is a relief because this is what we have been working towards for so long. Seven hours out on the water in December has finally paid off and it is all worth while now. This is why we did all that training and worked so hard.”
Annemiek Bekkering and Jeske Kisters of the
James Peters, brother of Frances, and Edward Fitzgerald won
The French SL 16 sailors Valentin and Romain Bellet are also celebrating overall victory in the multihull SL16 class although refused to celebrate a day early and are concentrating on a good position tomorrow in the last race of the series. Romain Bellet, just 15 years old and the younger of the two brothers, said, “I still want to gain points for the Volvo Trophy. We don’t feel we have totally won until we go for the collective achievement tomorrow.”
The South Africans Matthew Whitehead and Micheal Ovenstone were covering the French all day in true match racing style and won their first race putting two boats in-between them and the French. But the French pair managed to get away from them on the last downwind leg of second race leaving them in seventh and the Bellet brothers in first. Romain Bellet explained, “Going downwind we gybed. The South Africans did not follow – they should have!” Whitehead and Ovenstone now have a four point lead over the nearest rivals James Ellis and Andrew Glover of
Michalis Malekkides won a second gold medal for
Malekkides won race 10, but with his close rival and training partner Thiseas Kampas (GRE) in third, the pair were only separated by five points in the overall standings. The decisive action came in race 11, when Malekkides took a gamble out to the left of the first downwind, caught a gust and accelerated from six to second. He maintained that position across the finishing line and the title was his as Kampas struggled across the line in 14th. Despite that finish, Kampas hold on to second overall, although
Tomorrow is the final day of the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship, the 38th edition of the event. One race is scheduled for each event, and although the gold medal winners have already been decided, there are still plenty of podium positions up for grabs.
In the battle for the Volvo Trophy,
Racing is scheduled to start tomorrow at 11:00 and will be followed by the Closing Ceremony.
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Day 4: Gabrielle King extends her lead, 29er boys & girls in Bronze position.. On returning to the race track for the fourth day of racing at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2008 in Arhus, Denmark, Judge Ryan and Hans Henken of the USA overhauled James Peters and Ed Fitzgerald of Britain to lead the Boy's 29er series by one point. This was the only change to the established leaders in the seven classes competing.
Above: ISAF EVENT REPORT
Day 3: Gabrielle King increases her lead.. Radial Class: 40 entries - Results after 6 races;
Laser Class: 45 entries - Results after 6 races; AUS - Tom Burton - 9th (9,9,14,7,9,10) 44 points
29er Girls: 18 entries - Results after 8 races; The Australian Team of Hannah Nattrass & Michelle Muller are one point off the podium after day three of racing, winning the last race of the day, the girls second race win of the series. There is a 10 point cushion to the 5th placed Kiwi Team.
AUS - Hannah Nattrass & Michelle Muller - 4th (4,1,2,6,3,7,(12),1) 24 points
29er Boys: 25 entries - Results after 8 races; Top three including the Australian Team are all on equal points with a gap of 13 points to the 4th placed Kiwi team of Paul Snow-Hansen & Ben Goodwin.
SL16 (Multihull): 16 entries - Results after 6 races
AUS - Jason Waterhouse & Lisa Darmanin - 5th (3,7,3,3,7,7) 23 points
RS:X Boys: 26 entries - Results after 6 races;
AUS - Tom England - 24th (21,21,22, DNF,19,DNC) 111 points
RS:X Women: 15 entries - Results after 6 races
Day 2: Gabrielle King in the lead.. Radial Class: 40 entries
Laser Class: 45 entries AUS - Tom Burton - 8th (9,9,14,7) 39 points 29er Girls: 18 entries
29er Boys: 25 entries
SL16 (Multihull): 16 entries
AUS - Jason Waterhouse & Lisa Darmanin - 4th (3,7,3,3) 16 points RS:X Boys: 26 entries
AUS - Tom England - 25th (21,21,22, DNF) 92 points RS:X Women:
Day One: High speed and high adrenaline
Laser Class: 45 entries The level of competition at this years Championship is particularly high with the leader after day one of racing, Pavlos Kontides racing next month in Beijing where he will be representing Cyprus in the Olympic Games. Australia’s Tom Burton sailed a consistent opening day, scoring twice 9th place to give him 18 points which places him in 10th. The Top Three After Day One:
Radial Class: 40 entries The level of the Laser Radial fleet is also to Olympic standard with Susana Romero representing Spain next month in Beijing. Susana is 7th after day one of racing. Defending World Champion, Gabrielle King from Australia had a solid opening day scoring a 5th and a 2nd place. These results combined give her a total of 7 points and places her in 2nd behind Isabella Bertold from Canada. The Top Three After Day One:
29er Boys: 25 entries 29er World Silver medallist, Byron White from Australia and his crew, Rhys Mara had a great opening day and sit at the top of the leader board. This is the team's first Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship. The Top Three After Day One:
29er Girls: 18 entries Australia's Hannah Nattrass and Michelle Muller from Woollahra Sailing Club in NSW won the bronze medal at last year's Championship and are looking to better that this year. The team's opening day scoring a 4th and 1st place gives them a good chance of achieving this but there is still a long way to go. The Top Three After Day One:
SL16: 16 entries Australia's Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin opened with a 3rd and 7th to put them in 4th after day one.
RS:X Boys: 25 entries Australia's Tom England scored twice 21st.
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The Hutchins Crowned Australian Schools Teams Racing Champions 2008Laura Baldwin, Yachting Australia, Friday, 11 July 2008The 2008 Australian Schools Teams Racing Championship was hosted by Woollahra Sailing Club in NSW 11th - 14th July. Final Day 4: The Hutchins defend their title, winning for the 4th time out of the last 6 Championships.
The championship saw extremes of conditions, loosing the first day to too much wind and the last to no wind but still the regatta was felt by all to have been a huge success with only 4 races short of a full series. Each of the 16 teams raced at least 13 races over the weekend in breezes ranging from 4 – 18 knots. Racing was postponed most of the final day whilst waiting for wind. One race was sailed in the single puff that swept through the harbour before racing was finally abandoned at 1:30pm. The sailors spent most of the day on the large motor boat pictured below which provided shade and catering facilities. Between races there was time for the teams to mingle and make new friends from different parts of the Country. The teams changed in and out of the sailboats alongside the motor boat, a system that worked really well. Tayla Lovering from The Tasmanian Teams showed exceptional skills finishing 1st & 2nd overall. The Team Manager of the winning Team Captain of The Hutchins, Elliot Noye explained what he most likes about teams racing “I most like the team work and having a common goal.” Matt Schofield from the silver medal winning team of St Virgils Guilford said “It feels pretty good to do well but we really should have won. I enjoy sailing, especially racing and the adrenaline rush yu get when you win.” LCGS Team Captain, Simon Legge and his team explained why they like teams racing, “It’s really exciting because it’s fast, intense, competitive and really close racing which makes you good at boat handling and rules” For the full results, clink on the link at the bottom of this page.
Photos at the bottom of the page.
Day Three: Tasmania still at the top of the leader board PRO Colin Chidgey excitedly described day three's racing as “Magnificent”. After a short postponement to wait for the north to northwest wind to arrive, the race management team managed to get through an impressive 51 races. Colin praised the level of the sailors and race management team. “The sailors are of an extraordinarily high standard. The racing is really tight and the teams are always really close on points by the finish” “The Jury, lead by chief umpire John Middleton has done a fantastic job. They have worked incredibly hard, keeping their focus all day and making quick decisions under pressure” “Mal Maiden and his team on the change over boat have been brilliant helping the sailors swap in and out of the boats smoothly alongside the barge and entertaining the sailors between races.” With only five races remaining the top four teams are unchallengeable. The leaders are:
For the full results, click on the link at the bottom of this page. The final 5 races are due to start at 9am Monday.
Day Two: The Tasmanian's take the lead Sunny Sydney harbour provided a perfect mix of conditions for teams racing today with only one course change required when the winds shifted from the morning westerly to the afternoon northerly. The pause mid day made for a perfectly timed break between the 56 races that were won or lost today. PRO Colin Chidgey expressed with great enthusiasm how, "the racing today was great. The level of the teams is really high so it was great to watch and the races ran really smoothly" Between 9am-11am the wind was 8 - 11 knots from the west. It cut out at lunch time and came in from the north and ranged from 4-17 knots. Two of the TAS Teams, St Virgils Guildford and last years champions, The Hutchins are leading after day one on equal points after both lost one out of seven races. BBC from Queensland are in 3rd after loosing two races.
Day One: Racing abandoned. Racing should have kicked off at 9am this morning but due to gusts of 25 knots PRO, Colin Chidgey has postponed racing for two hours. The upper wind limit is set at 20 knots. The kids were entertaining themselves by playing team games on the shore and enjoying the sunshine whilst waiting for the breeze to ease enough to allow the competition to begin. The winds didn't decrease so racing was abandoned for the day at 1pm. This year the Championship is being raced in fleets of RS Feva's that The race course to be sailed is a starboard hand S-Course. After the start the boats must beat upwind to mark one, pass it to starboard, reach across the wind at 90 degrees from direction the wind is coming from, round mark two and head downwind to mark 3, reach across to mark 4 and beat back upwind to the finish. Races should last 7 minuets. With this type of course there are many different opportunities to change the positions with mark traps, luffing duals, tacking matches, sailing the opposition away from the mark and covering. Teams Racers need to master boat handling skills and know the rules backwards. The 2007 Schools Teams Racing Champions, The Hutchins School is back to defend their National Title against 15 other schools from five different states. The Opening Ceremony took place at NSW:
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Racing is scheduled to kick off at 9am tomorrow morning.
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