B14 Worlds at Lake Garda day 4 - photo © Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk
Day 5 - Race 1
Finally Garda delivered the goods with the Ora solidly in at 15-20 knots. Up the first beat AUS 793 (Bangers/Gracie), GBR 787 (Alan/Ritchie) and GBR 795 (Barnsie/Char) led out to the right under the cliffs into more pressure and a big header. GBR 791 (Wattsy/Bish) after an average start followed in with good pace. The first beat was really decided in calling the layline back with GBR 787 making the best of it to lead round from GBR 791.
First run paid to go hard left with GBR 787 and GBR 795, delaying the gybe for more pressure but overcooked it with GBR 791 jumping the group with a good run in.
The next two laps were very much a one way race track with the fleet hitting the cliff. GBR 791 extended away to take the win finishing with no kite after overstanding the finish layline.
Second was AUS 793 followed by GBR 787 and GBR 795. With a good finish from AUS 793 and AUS 371 (Rick/Mikey) in 6th, leaders GBR 758 (Tim/Johnny) and contender AUS 375 (Craig/Paul) both having poor results, it was all to play for to decide the champion for the Worlds.
Day 5 - Race 2
With the wind at 20 knots the fleet all realised that right was going to pay. GBR 791 took the committee boat, tacked and lead out to the right with GBR 796 (Nick/Tom) chasing hard with little to chose between the first 10 boats. It was a pretty uneventful first run and the fleet had learnt to head back to the cliffs which was an increasing only one way race track but the only challenge was calling the correct gybe point back to the leeward gate.
Second lap and GBR 791 took the left buoy and led off back to the cliff. GBR 791 tacked first only to be surprised to see AUS 371 who had taken the more middle route to get right back in the hunt. Surprisingly AUS 371 tacked back right under GBR 796 and lead them across the top leg.
Down the last run, everyone gybed left for the cliffs again but GBR 791 took the win after a slightly numerous call to gybe early back to the finish. Second was AUS 371 with GBR 796 taking third.
Back on the beach there was a lot of head scratching as teams tried to work out who had taken the championship with GBR 758 and AUS 375 both having poor last races. Once the calculators had come out the winners were
AUS 371 (Rick/Mikey) in Bang Bang who were crowned 2016 World Champions. GBR 758 (Tim /Johnny) in GBR 758 had done enough to hang onto second with AUS 793 (Bangers/Gracie) in Bonus Bone only one point behind in third.
The sweepstake of the week with 350 euros winner takes all went to Sophie Hunt for correctly guessing all the answers.
A superb finish to the event and another well executed race by the Team – huge thanks to Circolo vela Torbole and all those involved for a fantastic regatta.
Prizegiving photos can be viewed in the gallery at the top of the page
Overall Results:
| Pos | Numero | Nome | Nome | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Punti |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS 371 | RICK PLAIN, MIKE VINCENT, MH16SC | BANG BANG | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ‑7 | 6 | 2 | ‑8 | 6 | 2 | 29 |
| 2 | GBR 758 | TIM HARRISON, JONATHAN RATCLIFFE, GURNARD SC | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ‑9 | ‑19 | 9 | 31 | |
| 3 | AUS 793 | GUY BANCROFT, DAVE GRACE, MCCRAE YC | BONUS | 4 | 2 | 6 | ‑21 | 10 | 2 | ‑17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 |
| 4 | AUS 375 | CRAIG GARMSTON, PAUL NEWMAN, MCCRAE YC | SNATCH | 2 | 1 | ‑13 | 1 | ‑13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | GBR 796 | NICK CRAIG, TOM PYGALL, FRENSHAM POND/WHITSTABLE YC/ | HARKEN/SANDILINE | (dnf) | 9 | 3 | 16 | 1 | ‑22 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 49 |
| 6 | GBR 791 | MARK WATTS, CHRIS BISHOP, WESTON SC | FLYING DONKEY | 12 | 13 | ‑22 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | (dnf) | 1 | 1 | 59 |
| 7 | GBR 771 | MIKE BEES, MARTIN WORTH, BRIGHTLINGSEA SC | BLUE BADGE | ‑11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | ‑27 | 7 | 59 |
| 8 | AUS 780 | RICHARD REYNOLDS, LISSA MCMILLAN, WOOLLAHRA SC | THE NUDE | 7 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ‑19 | 9 | ‑19 | 63 |
| 9 | FRA 773 | CADRE ALAIN, FRANÇOIS CADRE, CLUB NAUTIQUE DE CASTELNAUDARY | 3 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 4 | ‑24 | 12 | ‑18 | 10 | 14 | 68 | |
| 10 | GBR 787 | ALAN DAVIS, RICHARD BELL, WESTON SC | TROUBLEGUM | ‑18 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 15 | ‑21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 77 |
| 11 | GBR 795 | MARK BARNES, CHARLOTTE JONES, WHITSTABLE YC/EXE SC | TEAM GUL/NORTH | 9 | 10 | ‑18 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 13 | ‑21 | 4 | 11 | 78 |
| 12 | AUS 792 | ADRIAN BESWICK, JONO LEBIS, LEVEN YC | ROCKETSHIP | 14 | ‑17 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 5 | ‑16 | 80 |
| 13 | AUS 778 | SOPHIE HUNT, ANDREW PAYNE, RSYS | HUNT LEATHER | 17 | ‑23 | 11 | 7 | ‑24 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 90 |
| 14 | AUS 373 | IAN CUNNINGHAM, DAVID CUNNINGHAM, MCCRAE YC | BONEWORK | 8 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 9 | ‑21 | ‑28 | 17 | 8 | 97 |
| 15 | AUS 378 | NICK DARLOW, MAX UNRUH, MCCRAE YC | SIREN | 10 | 21 | ‑23 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 11 | ‑24 | 17 | 110 |
| 16 | AUS 782 | ANDRE WEBSTER, KATE FOURNEAUX, CANBERRA YC | SPECTRE | 13 | 18 | 5 | ‑27 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 23 | ‑26 | 119 |
| 17 | GBR 769 | DANIEL COWIN, OLI NEEDHAM, BURGHFIELD SC | DADDY BOAT | 20 | 11 | ‑25 | 15 | ‑25 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 124 |
| 18 | GBR 786 | GERALDINO FERMOR, LEAKY FERMOR, RYA | TORQ IN 200 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 21 | ‑28 | ‑26 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 135 |
| 19 | GBR 788 | JOSH WILCE, WILLIAM HALL, RUTLAND SC | B14‑ NORTH SAILS, SEAVOLUTION‑ | 24 | ‑29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | ‑32 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 139 |
| 20 | GBR 770 | SIMON HADLEY, NIKKI HADLEY, WHITSTABLE YC | 15 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 17 | (dnf) | ‑29 | 139 | |
| 21 | GBR 757 | PIERS LAMEBERT, ALEX CAPON, BRIGHTLINGSEA SC | MRS C | ‑29 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 28 | (dnf) | 18 | 15 | 143 |
| 22 | AUS 351 | GLENN CARDWELL, DYLAN CARDWELL, ILLAWARRA YC | THE BANDIT | 26 | ‑27 | 8 | 17 | ‑27 | 26 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 153 |
| 23 | AUS 781 | DAVID LOUTIT, MCCRAE YC | SIDE EFFECTS | 19 | ‑26 | 24 | 26 | 20 | ‑29 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 153 |
| 24 | GBR 784 | STEPHEN BARNES, SIMON REYNOLDS, WHITSTABLE YC | NEIL PRYDE | 25 | 25 | ‑31 | 29 | 22 | ‑31 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 158 |
| 25 | GBR 762 | CRISPIN TAILER, GUY HARVILL, SYC | NA ANOTHER ABBO | 21 | ‑30 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 15 | ‑30 | 21 | 165 |
| 26 | GBR 772 | KATHY SHERRATT, DECLAN CLAMP, WESTON SC | TRUNKY | 28 | 22 | 14 | 20 | ‑31 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 16 | ‑33 | 168 |
| 27 | GBR 785 | PETER KNIGHT KNIGHT, JANE REEVES, RESTRONGUET SC | DEMELZA | 6 | 7 | (ocs) | 19 | 17 | 18 | (dnf) | dnf | dnf | dnf | 175 |
| 28 | AUS 794 | KELVIN BOYLE, STUART MCDONNELL, MCCRAE | FLIPPER | 23 | 31 | ‑33 | ‑32 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 180 |
| 29 | AUS 367 | STEVE MILLER, LUCY REES, MIDWAY POINT YC | PHANTOM | 22 | ‑33 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 19 | ‑33 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 189 |
| 30 | GBR 764 | TONY BLACKMORE, NAOMI POUND, STARCROSS YC/BCYC | FLOWER POWER VR SPORT.TV | ‑32 | 24 | 10 | 23 | (ufd) | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 194 |
| 31 | GBR 783 | HENRY WELLS WELLS, TINC TYLER, WEST MERSEA YC | (ufd) | 19 | 21 | (dnf) | 29 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 28 | 31 | 212 | |
| 32 | AUS 355 | STEPHEN MITCHELL, ADRIAN BELL, MIDWAY POINT YC | BONDI TRAM | 31 | 28 | ‑32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | ‑32 | 30 | 22 | 28 | 227 |
| 33 | GBR 7 | CARL RAYNES, GUY RAYNES, WESTON | CUSTOMISED COMPOSITES | 33 | ‑34 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 30 | (dnf) | 31 | 30 | 240 |
| 34 | GBR 768 | JAMES GARDNER, HAYLING ISLAND | PSB REPAIRS | 30 | 32 | 30 | (dnf) | 32 | ‑34 | 27 | 31 | 26 | 32 | 240 |
| 35 | AUS 368 | GEOFF WALDON, JIM GAAL, WOOLLAHRA SC | ORCA BLUSH | 27 | ‑35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 26 | (dnf) | 34 | 257 |
B14 Worlds at Lake Garda day 4 - photo © Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk