Big breeze final day

Australians comes out on top at the B14 Worlds

Friday July 16th 2010, Author: B14 Worlds, Location: France

The final day of the B14 World Championship saw the first signal at 11.00, catching out some competitors still arriving at the start as the fleet started in 18 knots of breeze.

Team Gill and Toxic (Dave Lorimer and Raf Heale) led the fleet off the line from the pin end. Toxic was first around the top mark from Sunsail/Zhik (Scott Cunningham and Pup), North Sails/Gul (David Hayes and Rich Bell), Team Gill (Nick Craig and MJ) and Guy Bancroft/David Grace. Despite many place changes the positions were the same at the finish.

For race 8 the wind had increased to borderline survival conditions, with a full foam-up leading to several boats throughout the fleet hitting the tide including Sunsail/Zhik cartwheeling on the startline just before the gun. A full on survival race followed with Toxic showing their expertise in the extreme conditions taking their second bullet of the day. They were followed home by Fells/Ramus and Bancroft/Grace in second and third.

Sanity prevailed and the fleet were sent home with the 2010 B14 World Championship going to defending champion Guy Bancroft with new crew David Grace from McCrae YC in Australia. Second place went to Sunsail/Zhik and GBR’s Team Gill.

The next B14 Worlds are scheduled for January 2012 in Perth, Western Australia.

Results:

Pos Helm Crew Nat R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Tot Net
1 BANCROFT Guy  GRACE David  AUS 1 3 1 1 OCS 8 5 3 62 22
2 CUNNINGHAM Scott  WALKER Jason  AUS 5 2 9 3 9 1 2 7 38 29
3 CRAIG Nick  JOHNSON Matt  GBR 7 4 6 4 6 2 4 DNF 73 33
4 LORIMER David  HEALE Rafael  AUS 6 11 5 9 7 6 1 1 46 35
5 HARRISON Tim  RATCLIFFE Jonny  GBR 2 10 4 OCS 3 15 10 9 93 53
6 BARNES Mark  SMITH Paul  GBR 4 6 13 14 OCS 4 8 4 93 53
7 BINES Chris  GIBBONS Dave  GBR 8 14 3 8 15 5 6 11 70 55
8 CUNNINGHAM IAN  CUNNINGHAM David  AUS 9 13 2 5 13 14 13 5 74 60
9 DAVIS Alan  BARSLEY DALE Toby  GBR 12 12 10 6 2 11 11 DNF 104 64
10 WATTS Mark  BISHOP Chris  GBR 11 8 11 7 5 DNF 7 15 104 64
11 DOBRIJEVIC David  ELTRINGHAM Philipp  GBR 14 7 8 12 OCS 9 9 6 105 65
12 HAYES David  BELL Richie  GBR 3 1 7 2 OCS DNF 3 16 112 72
13 REYNOLDS Richard  MC MILLAN Lissa  AUS 13 9 18 17 10 10 23 DNF 140 100
14 FELLS Tim  RAMUS Andy  GBR 10 5 DNF DNF 1 3 DNF 2 141 101
15 HUNT Sophie  PAYNE Andrew  AUS 23 15 15 13 17 16 17 10 126 103
16 BROWN Géraldine  FERMOR Leaky  GBR 16 DNF 24 18 4 17 15 13 147 107
17 CADRE Alain  CADRE Francois  FRA 25 20 23 OCS 8 7 18 12 153 113
18 BOSWIJK Rod  BINNEY Sharon  GBR 21 18 25 16 11 DNF 16 14 161 121
19 WATSON Daniel  MC KENDRICK Ailie  AUS 24 23 27 22 18 13 12 17 156 129
20 BLACKMORS Tony  JONAS Charlotte  GBR 19 22 19 10 OCS DNF 14 8 172 132
21 MC GRATH Will  REECE Harry  GBR 18 16 14 20 12 12 DNF DNF 172 132
22 TRIFFITT Rhys  REYNOLDS JONES Simon  GBR 22 21 20 19 23 DNF 22 19 186 146
23 BOYLE Kelvin  MACDONALD Michael  AUS 15 19 12 11 16 DNF DNF DNF 193 153
24 COWIN Daniel  HOLLANDS Daniel  GBR DNF DNS 17 15 14 18 DNF 18 202 162
25 CRISPIN Taylor  GUY Harrill  GBR DNS 29 16 21 20 19 20 DNF 205 165
26 GENDRON Cedric  GENDRON Gael  FRA 29 25 28 25 19 DNF 21 DNF 227 187
27 HOLLINGSWORTH Steve  MURPHY Chris  GBR 17 17 21 27 26 DNF DNF DNF 228 188
28 DUCHASTENIER Walter  PERIE Jean baptiste  FRA 34 27 29 24 24 20 DNF DNF 238 198
29 MURRAY Phil  RUTHEFORD Kevin  GBR 20 24 22 DNF 25 DNF DNS DNS 251 211
30 MITCHELL Stephen  VAN GALEN Amy  AUS 30 28 31 28 22 DNF DNF DNF 259 219
31 SHERRATT Kathy  BENNET Rachel  GBR 27 32 26 23 DNS DNF DNF DNF 268 228
32 DUCARROIR Christophe  FRABOULET Cedric  FRA 33 30 DNF DNF 27 DNF 19 DNF 269 229
33 HOLMAN Elliot  NASH Elisabeth Jane  GBR 26 26 33 29 DNS DNS DNS DNS 274 234
34 PRICE Barry  STORER Alistair  GBR 28 31 30 26 DNF DNF DNS DNS 275 235
35 LE CORGUILLE Philippe  SUDRIE Erwann  FRA DPI 34 32 30 21 DNF DNF DNF 276 236
36 FOURNIER Bruno  MEZIERES Eric  FRA 32 35 DNF 31 D+R DNF DNF DNF 287 247
37 LECAM Sebastien  LE CAM Sophie  FRA 31 33 DNF DNS 28 DNF DNF DNF 292 252
38 WALDON Geoff  PONGRATZ Nicole  AUS DNS 36 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 316 276
39 RAYNES Carl  RAYNES Guy  GBR DNF 37 DNF DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 317 277

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