Ireland and Australia dominate

Flying 15s hold their pre-Worlds in Dublin Bay

Day 2 of the Subaru Flying Fifteen Pre-Worlds saw Irish and Australian crews feature strongly in a world-class fleet on Dublin Bay.

Australia’s Grant Alderson & Dean McAuley claimed victory in race 3, in breezy conditions, leading home former Irish Champion John Lavery with David O’Brien, ahead of fellow-Irish competitors Sean Craig and Stephen Boyle.

Reigning World Champions Charles & David Apthorp (Great Britain) mastered highly changeable afternoon winds to take a convincing win in race 4, which produced a photo-finish for 2nd place with the Australian husband & wife team of Nick and Janet Jerwood just edging out Ireland’s John Lavery and David O’Brien.

“It’s been a long, hard day” commented O’Brien, who now leads the Irish Nationals with helmsman John Lavery. “The wind was very light on the final beat, and the whole fleet bunched up at the finish. We were just pipped on the line. It was nerve-wracking!” he added.

With two races to go, Nick & Janet Jerwood (Australia) lead the Pre-Worlds from Lavery/O’Brien (Ireland), with Ron Packer & Peter Mudford (Australia) third. The Irish National Championships are led by Lavery/O’Brien, from Sean Craig/Stephen Boyle, with Bryan Willis/John McPeake lying third.

The Subaru Flying Fifteen World Championships are hosted by the National Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire on 3-9 August. The Subaru Pre-Worlds and Irish National Championships take place on 29-31 July. These are the largest sailing events in Ireland this year and are supported by Subaru, the Irish Sports Council, Dublin Port and Texaco.

Results:

Pos	Sailno	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	Tot
1	AUS 3743	NICK JERWOOD, JANET JERWOOD	1	-21	4	2	11
2	IRL 3773	JOHN LAVERY, DAVID O'BRIEN	-12	9	2	3	23.7
3	AUS 3619	RON PACKER, PETER MUDFORD	-21	1	7	6	24.7
4	GBR 3784	RICHARD ESTAUGH, TIM HARPER	2	3	11	-29	25.7
5	GBR 3591	CHARLES APTHORP, DAVID APTHORPE	4	23	-24	1	37
6	NZL 3739	AARON GOODMANSON, ALISTER ROWLANDS	-45	13	5	4	37
7	IRL 3704	SEAN CRAIG, STEPHEN BOYLE	10	-12	3	10	37.7
8	GBR 3734	HOWARD GREEN, IAN PRESTON	9	6	6	-26	38.4
9	GBR 3721	STEVE GOACHER, PHIL EVANS	8	5	9	-11	39
10	AUS 3747	GRANT ALDERSON, DEAN McAULLAY	-23	16	1	12	40
11	USA 3779	RUPERT MANDER, CHRIS HEWKIN	3	17	19	-25	53.7
12	GBR 3776	GREG WELLS, MILES MITCHELL	15	7	14	(dns)	54
13	IRL 3759	BRYAN WILLIS, JOHN McPEAKE	7	18	13	-32	56
14	GBR 3727	GILL BROWNING, JAMES GRANT	22	8	8	(dns)	56
15	GBR 3603	BRETT DINGWALL, BEN DINGWALL	17	-28	16	7	58
16	GBR 3703	MIKE HART, RICHARD RIGG	18	11	12	-19	59
17	GBR 3786	ALAN BAX, PAUL BUSBY	-30	24	17	5	63
18	IRL 3688	JUSTIN BURKE, ALAN GREEN	20	-36	18	9	65
19	IRL 3691	IAN MATTHEWS, BEN MULLIGAN	16	-31	10	23	67
20	AUS 3781	ROD BERTEAUX, CHRIS O'KEEFE	13	15	-23	21	67
21	NZL 3543	CRAIG COULAM, ADRIENNE REKKE	24	14	-39	14	70
22	GBR 3681	PIP HUDSON, ADRAIN SIMPSON	19	27	-28	8	72
23	GBR 3770	NEIL PLATT, MIKE COWAN	5	25	(dsq)	28	75
24	GBR 3716	JUSTIN WAPLES, GRAHAM WADELEY	-38	2	30	38	83
25	NZL 3754	JASON TROW, GRAEME ROBINSON	-36	29	21	16	84
26	IRL 3762	ROGER CHAMBERLIN, ALEX PORTIG	32	20	-49	15	85
27	NZL 3771	JEFF MORRISON, GREGOR BOWATER	28	10	36	-44	92
28	IRL 3763	MORGAN SHEEHY, JAN van Der PUIL	25	19	-32	31	93
29	GBR 3675	A. TATTERSTALL, T SMART	29	-39	26	20	93
30	NZL 3544	PETER DALLIMORE, SARAH KIFF	-43	38	22	18	96
31	GBR 3792	BRIAN McKEE, CREW, Ireland	41	26	-48	13	98
32	AUS 3717	GREG LEAVERSUCH, PETER BARBLETT	27	32	25	-58	102
33	IRL 3665	SHANE STATHAM, KEN WIGHAM	11	-44	37	40	106
34	IRL 3686	NIALL COLEMAN, CHRIS DOORLY	-58	42	29	17	106
35	GBR 3736	PETER BANNISTER, SUSAN BANNISTER	39	30	(dns)	24	111
36	IRL 3641	ANDY MARTIN, RAY MARTIN	-47	22	45	27	112
37	IRL 3621	DARREN MARTIN, SIMON MURRAY	14	4	(dns)	dnf	115
38	NZL 3089	GUY DAWSON, MICHAEL MORRIS	33	(dnf)	35	30	116
39	IRL 3780	ANDREW McCLEERY, COLIN DOUGAN	31	34	34	-35	117
40	IRL 3749	TIM FENLON, PETER SHERRY	37	35	31	-43	121
41	GBR 3777	GEOFFREY BAYLISS, MIKE ABRAHAMS	34	48	-55	34	134
42	GBR 3615	ROGER PALMER, BARBARA PALMER	6	33	(dns)	dns	138
43	AUS 3766	NILS BLUMANN, TOM BROWN	-62	45	27	48	138
44	NZL 3086	BRETT WILCOCK, DAVID PEARSON	-44	40	44	37	139
45	IRL 3558	KEITH POOLE, PETER MURPHY	48	41	33	-57	140
46	IRL 3387	FINTAN STANLEY, SAKI CURTIN	35	(dnf)	47	50	150
47	GBR 3606	ALISON COLEMAN, PETER COAD, IRELAND	40	37	59	(dnf)	154
48	IRL 3495	LORCAN BALFE, ALAN BALFE	50	46	41	-54	155
49	IRL 3608	IAN SMYTH, CREW	-54	53	52	33	156
50	IRL 3697	FRANCES BRANDON, CLIVE BRANDON	-63	50	38	52	158
51	IRL 3774	GERRY DUNLEAVY, CIARAN CRUMMEY	42	(dnf)	20	dns	161
52	GBR 3635	IAN CLEAVER, DAVID PARISH	53	(dnf)	42	49	162
53	AUS 3767	GREG OMAY, PETER VOS	51	(dnf)	15	dns	165
54	GBR 3420	ATHOL KING, TREVOR BELLIS	49	49	50	(dnf)	166
55	GBR 798	SIMON DANGERFIELD, JOHN WASHINGTON	46	(dsq)	62	42	168
56	AUS 3540	DAVID SWAN, KERRY CASTELDINE	56	52	43	-60	169
57	IRL 3753	KEN DUMPLETON, JOHN McNEILLY	26	(dnf)	46	dnf	171
58	IRL 3648	IAN RICHARDSON, FIONA RICHARDSON	(dns)	dnf	64	39	171
59	IRL 3192	JOHN STOTT, ADAM GLENDINNING	(dsq)	51	56	46	171
60	IRL 3556	NICK ROBINSON, MICHAEL McCAMBRIDGE	60	43	53	-64	174
61	GBR 3725	TOM HALL, CREW	(dns)	dns	40	36	175
62	GBR 2663	JEREMY ARNOLD, NOBBY PEARCE	-67	56	57	47	178
63	AUS 3718	ASHLEY SMITH, KIM THUMPKIN	59	(dns)	dns	22	180
64	FRA 3061	CHRISTOPHE BOUFFANT, PIERRE SALMON	-68	57	63	45	183
65	HKG 3610	HOWARD WILLIAMS, DONALD HUGHES	55	-60	58	56	187
66	IRL 3408	FRASER MITCHELL, PETER GLANVILLE	57	47	-66	66	188
67	IRL 3646	MICHAEL QUINN, MICHAEL MURPHY	64	54	54	(dns)	190
68	GBR 3729	DAVID MULVIN, RONAN BEIRNE, IRELAND	-70	58	60	62	198
69	ESP 3600	MICHAEL CLOUGH, JANOS GAENCZAEL	66	(dns)	51	65	200
70	AUS 2251	IAN ANDERSON, RICHARD BLAQUIERE	69	59	(dsq)	55	201
71	IRL 3588	ALAN DOOLEY, NORMAN FITZGERALD	65	(dnf)	69	51	203
72	IRL 3601	TOM MURPHY, CREW	-72	55	67	63	203
73	IRL 3383	NIALL MEAGHER, NICKI MATTHEWS	61	(dns)	65	59	203
74	GBR 1117	KEITH JAMIESON, MAF SMITH	71	(dns)	68	53	210
75	GBR 3684	ALISTAIR FLETCHER, MARK FLETCHER, IRELAND	52	(dns)	61	dns	212
76	HKG 3722	SAM CHAN, JONATHAN MULLIGAN	(dns)	dnf	dns	41	221
77	IRL 3196	DIARMUID O'CONNOR, FERGAL O'CONNOR	74	(dns)	70	61	223
78	GBR 2417	MONTY PRIEDE, NOBBY MARSHALL	75	61	71	(dns)	225
79	IRL 3430	HUGH CAHILL, MIKE CAHILL	73	62	(dns)	dnf	234
80	IRL 3682	DONAL HARDING, GARY CURRAN	(dns)	dns	dns	dns	261