Photos: Claire ADB
Maier closes in on fourth Finn World Masters title
In some real Welsh weather, Michael Maier (CZE) won both races on day four at the Finn World Masters in Pwllheli to close in on his fourth Masters title. Two second places for Allen Burrell (GBR) lifted him to second while Laurent Hay (FRA) dropped to third overall in wet and windy conditions.
After the soaring temperatures and wall to wall sunshine of the past few days, Thursday brought some real Welsh weather to Pwllheli. Light rain and a building wind turned the day into a relatively cold and wet day on the water, but the 131 Finn sailors were glad to be able to stretch their legs and enjoy some fantastic sailing in some great wind and waves, despite the damp conditions. It was tough racing for all, but it was what many here had been hoping to happen after a week of light winds.
Race five got away with a number of boats pulled out for being over early. This included the leader at the top mark, Marc Allain des Beauvais (FRA).
He rounded the top mark ahead of Uli Breuer (GER) and Michael Maier (CZE). However, it wasn’t long until Maier had taken the lead but with the shifting winds, there were lots of place changes possible. Allen Burrell (GBR) enjoyed the windier conditions and moved up to second at the finish while Breuer claimed third.
As the conditions deteriorated further, with the wind increasing to 11-14 knots and the top gust recorded at 18 knots, race six got under way at the first attempt. The leaders again emerged from the left and at the top mark Denis Kharitonov (RUS) led round from Breuer and Burrell. Maier rounded in fifth and again moved into the lead fairly quickly while Burrell claimed another second place. Allain des Beauvais was clearly spurred on by his BFD in race five by crossing race six in third.
Burrell, who now moves up to second overall, commented on the day, „It was great fun today. To have a bit of breeze and some waves to surf down was great and it made a nice change to be able to hike out and do some work. I’m very happy with two second places. Both races I started in the middle of the line by the committee boat and just got clear air straight away with good speed and got of the line which gave me the options to go either way up the beat and takes the shifts I wanted.â€
„There were some quite big shifts. I guess there were a couple of 15 degree shifts but one side was never really favoured over the other. But it’s also so important to get a clean lane as there are so many boats out there.â€
On Friday’s race. „I’ve never done a medal race, so it’s going to be a bit different with double points to count. I’d be quite excited about it if the forecast was for a bit of breeze but I think we are in for light winds, so I am bit concerned.â€
Maier almost has his fourth Finn World Masters title in the bag. Realistically only Burrell can beat him, but to do that he needs to win with Maier last. In reality the real fight is for silver and bronze. Burrell leads Laurent Hay (FRA) by just two points with Breuer and Tauras Rymonis (LTU) also in with a chance.
For the Grand Master title, there are four sailors in the medal race. Rob Coutts (NZL) leads Andre Budzien (GER) and John Greenwood (GBR) and are all within 13 points of each other, so that should be a great battle as well. The Grand Grand Master title is much clearer with Pascal Tetard (FRA) having an unassailable lead. Likewise Howard Sellars (GBR) leads the Legend category by a very safe margin over Richard Hart (GBR) The final races are scheduled for 12.00 on Friday, though the forecast is not particularly encouraging.
Top 10 after day four
1 CZE 1 Michael Maier 5
2 GBR 2 Allen Burrell 23
3 FRA 75 Laurent Hay 25
4 GER 707 Uli Breuer 31
5 LTU 7 Tauras Rymonis 37
6 NZL 9 Rob Coutts48
7 GER 711 Andre Budzien 52
8 GBR 5 John Greenwood 61
9 GER 700 Martin Hofmann 80
10 ITA 4 Francesco Faggiani 82
Photos: Claire ADB
Results at: https://www.pwllhelisailingclub.co.uk/finn2012/index.php/en/sailing/results-by-ranking
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Rank Nat SailNo Helm Club Group R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total Nett
1st CZE 1 Maier YCR Master 1.0 1.0 1.0 (2.0) 1.0 1.0 7.0 5.0
2nd GBR 2 Burrell Thorpe Bay Master 4.0 (21.0) 4.0 11.0 2.0 2.0 44.0 23.0
3rd FRA 75 Hay YCIF Master 2.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 (12.0) 8.0 37.0 25.0
4th GER 707 Breuer YCR Master 11.0 (18.0) 3.0 5.0 3.0 9.0 49.0 31.0
5th LTU 7 Rymonis LFA Master 6.0 10.0 (31.0) 1.0 6.0 14.0 68.0 37.0
6th NZL 9 Coutts RAYC Grand Master (134.0 BFD) 2.0 2.0 16.0 22.0 6.0 182.0 48.0
7th GER 711 Budzien SYC Grand Master 7.0 12.0 16.0 (40.0) 5.0 12.0 92.0 52.0
8th GBR 5 Greenwood West Kirby Sailing Club Grand Master 12.0 (134.0 BFD) 6.0 23.0 15.0 5.0 195.0 61.0
9th GER 700 Hofmann KSCH Grand Master 10.0 (134.0 BFD) 18.0 3.0 18.0 31.0 214.0 80.0
10th ITA 4 Faggiani Triestina Della Vela Master 5.0 25.0 13.0 (30.0) 9.0 30.0 112.0 82.0
11th GRE 71 Davourlis NCPF Grand Master 21.0 8.0 10.0 (39.0) 24.0 23.0 125.0 86.0
12th FRA 150 Tetard Yacht Club Ile De France Grand Grand Master 8.0 3.0 34.0 (51.0) 21.0 22.0 139.0 88.0
13th DEN 80 Staal Dragor Sejlklub Grand Master 27.0 24.0 11.0 (57.0) 11.0 15.0 145.0 88.0
14th GBR 17 Blowers Gurnard SC Master 20.0 26.0 (29.0) 29.0 7.0 11.0 122.0 93.0
15th GBR 708 de Courcy Mengeham Rythe SC Master 19.0 20.0 (63.0) 19.0 16.0 19.0 156.0 93.0
16th GBR 40 Daniels Warsash SC Master 29.0 (35.0) 7.0 25.0 17.0 16.0 129.0 94.0
17th FRA 99 Allain des Beauvais SNO Nantes Grand Master 22.0 36.0 14.0 22.0 (134.0 BFD) 3.0 231.0 97.0
18th GBR 567 Hughes Warsash SC Grand Master 32.0 6.0 37.0 (42.0) 4.0 20.0 141.0 99.0
19th AUT 11 Moser UYCWg Grand Master 14.0 16.0 9.0 (33.0) 33.0 33.0 138.0 105.0
20th GER 165 Meid SCLM Master (134.0 BFD) 41.0 26.0 24.0 8.0 10.0 243.0 109.0
21st FIN 22 Valtonen TPS Master 35.0 (62.0) 35.0 15.0 10.0 18.0 175.0 113.0
22nd RUS 41 Denikaev MACF Grand Master 16.0 27.0 19.0 38.0 19.0 (134.0 DNF) 253.0 119.0
23rd NED 27 Kamphorst wv hellevoetsluis Master (134.0 BFD) 19.0 28.0 18.0 29.0 34.0 262.0 128.0
24th NED 50 Zetzema WV Monnickendam Grand Master 28.0 17.0 23.0 10.0 52.0 (64.0) 194.0 130.0
25th NZL 15 Wilcox Potsdamer Segler Verein Grand Master 40.0 14.0 36.0 12.0 32.0 (42.0) 176.0 134.0
26th SWE 14 Nordstrƒ ¶m Jolleseglarna Karlstad Master 34.0 (82.0) 21.0 20.0 30.0 29.0 216.0 134.0
27th GBR 679 Robinson MRCS Grand Master 3.0 29.0 15.0 75.0 (134.0 BFD) 13.0 269.0 135.0
28th GBR 77 Sellars Warsash S C Legend 25.0 (134.0 BFD) 25.0 36.0 28.0 28.0 276.0 142.0
30th DEN 210 Elmer Ishoej Sail Club Master 15.0 (90.0) 38.0 60.0 20.0 17.0 240.0 150.0
29th GER 62 Barthel SCD Grand Master 36.0 22.0 (83.0) 13.0 40.0 39.0 233.0 150.0
31st RSA 51 Baum Aeolians Sailing Club Grand Master 62.0 (134.0 BFD) 30.0 4.0 34.0 26.0 290.0 156.0
32nd DEN 6 Hall Royal Danish Yachtclub Grand Master 30.0 (68.0) 66.0 47.0 13.0 7.0 231.0 163.0
33rd NED 8 Casander Randmeer HWH Grand Grand Master 33.0 11.0 8.0 52.0 66.0 (71.0) 241.0 170.0
34th CZE 318 Plecitƒ ½ YC Tousen Grand Master 41.0 43.0 39.0 14.0 (71.0) 38.0 246.0 175.0
35th NED 81 Visser WVRANDMEER Master 38.0 30.0 (53.0) 28.0 44.0 43.0 236.0 183.0
36th RUS 69 Kharitonov MACF Master 24.0 60.0 90.0 (100.0) 14.0 4.0 292.0 192.0
37th SWE 721 Brandt Uppsala Kanotforening UKF Grand Grand Master 44.0 15.0 55.0 9.0 79.0 (89.0) 291.0 202.0
38th GER 8 Eiermann Master 17.0 23.0 27.0 7.0 (134.0 BFD) 134.0 DNC 342.0 208.0
39th RUS 16 Khudiakov MAKF Grand Master (134.0 DSQ) 88.0 12.0 41.0 23.0 47.0 345.0 211.0
40th NED 11 De Jager WSV Het Witte Huis Grand Grand Master 42.0 28.0 24.0 (104.0) 62.0 58.0 318.0 214.0
41st AUS 8 Seret Adelaide Sailing Club Grand Grand Master 9.0 61.0 (82.0) 68.0 26.0 53.0 299.0 217.0
42nd GER 217 Niehusen SYC Grand Master 37.0 50.0 20.0 (80.0) 41.0 69.0 297.0 217.0
43rd DEN 249 Andersen Royal Danish Yacht club Grand Master (73.0) 63.0 48.0 45.0 46.5 21.0 296.5 223.5
44th NED 2 Molenaar The White House Grand Grand Master 23.0 (134.0 BFD) 64.0 43.0 42.0 54.0 360.0 226.0
46th GBR 65 Potter West Kirby Sailing Club Master 64.0 (134.0 BFD) 33.0 56.0 35.0 45.0 367.0 233.0
45th RUS 142 Polovinkin MFA Grand Grand Master 26.0 78.0 43.0 27.0 (83.0) 59.0 316.0 233.0
47th GER 208 Kinast WSU Grand Master 68.0 34.0 60.0 34.0 38.0 (70.0) 304.0 234.0
48th GBR 1 Kooij TBYC Grand Master (134.0 BFD) 51.0 56.0 49.0 31.0 48.0 369.0 235.0
49th GER 282 Woiwode YCR Grand Master 48.0 45.0 61.0 (92.0) 49.0 36.0 331.0 239.0
50th RUS 25 Voshchennikov MACF Master (90.0) 33.0 69.0 44.0 54.0 41.0 331.0 241.0
51st GBR 68 Mackie Pwllheli Sailing Club Master 71.0 58.0 (73.0) 50.0 36.0 27.0 315.0 242.0
52nd SUI 11 Fatzer Yacht Club Arbon Grand Grand Master 51.0 (81.0) 46.0 17.0 74.0 56.0 325.0 244.0
53rd GER 701 Gotz SYC Grand Master (134.0 BFD) 9.0 52.0 54.0 58.0 78.0 385.0 251.0
54th GER 116 Maiwaldt NRV Grand Master 13.0 (134.0 BFD) 59.0 63.0 46.5 79.0 394.5 260.5
55th GER 175 Mƒ ¶ckel ASVzR Grand Master 54.0 56.0 50.0 59.0 45.0 (90.0) 354.0 264.0
56th RUS 34 Kasatov MACF Grand Master 47.0 134.0 DNE 22.0 (62.0) 37.0 25.0 327.0 265.0
57th GBR 631 Hart Mengeham Rythe Sailing Club Legend 39.0 57.0 (97.0) 78.0 43.0 50.0 364.0 267.0
58th ITA 11 Cisbani Club Vela Portocivitanova Master 18.0 (134.0 DNC) 47.0 134.0 BFD 25.0 51.0 409.0 275.0
59th FIN 112 Ajanko RPS Grand Grand Master (134.0 BFD) 99.0 72.0 46.0 27.0 37.0 415.0 281.0
60th HUN 2 Sipos Alba Regia Grand Master 49.0 77.0 44.0 31.0 81.0 (85.0) 367.0 282.0
61st GBR 61 Heyes Mengeham Rythe SC Grand Master 59.0 (87.0) 78.0 64.0 48.0 35.0 371.0 284.0
62nd NED 88 Barends The White House Grand Master 80.0 7.0 67.0 (99.0) 57.0 76.0 386.0 287.0
63rd POL 26 Nowakowski KW GARLAND LOK Grand Master (78.0) 67.0 51.0 70.0 51.0 49.0 366.0 288.0
64th NED 35 Proper Het Witte Huis Grand Master (134.0 BFD) 64.0 57.0 65.0 39.0 65.0 424.0 290.0
65th GBR 80 New Christchurch Grand Grand Master 46.0 (101.0) 17.0 96.0 70.0 63.0 393.0 292.0
66th GBR 20 Denison Christchurch Grand Master 84.0 83.0 41.0 67.0 (134.0 BFD) 24.0 433.0 299.0
67th GER 122 Holger YCH Grand Master 60.0 47.0 (108.0) 94.0 56.0 44.0 409.0 301.0
68th NED 47 Woerdeman HWH Grand Master 65.0 71.0 (100.0) 35.0 65.0 67.0 403.0 303.0
69th SUI 13 Kilchenmann Thunersee YC Grand Master 61.0 5.0 92.0 48.0 (106.0) 99.0 411.0 305.0
70th GBR 10 Deaves Waldringfield SC Master 52.0 (134.0 BFD) 77.0 89.0 55.0 32.0 439.0 305.0
71st GER 202 Elsaesser AHYC Grand Grand Master 31.0 (134.0 BFD) 40.0 79.0 67.0 91.0 442.0 308.0
72nd RUS 95 Udartsev Siberia ZGYC Master 72.0 66.0 62.0 (111.0) 50.0 61.0 422.0 311.0
73rd NED 900 Meijaard The White House Master (134.0 BFD) 37.0 32.0 77.0 94.0 72.0 446.0 312.0
74th GER 248 Zƒ ¼low BG 064 Grand Master 56.0 54.0 (79.0) 71.0 63.0 77.0 400.0 321.0
75th SWE 111 Jarnstam Jolleseglarna Karlstad Grand Grand Master 43.0 55.0 94.0 74.0 59.0 (134.0 DNS) 459.0 325.0
76th NED 10 Boot Randmeer Grand Grand Master 63.0 42.0 42.0 84.0 100.0 (102.0) 433.0 331.0
77th GBR 4 Ward Loch Venachar S C Grand Master 50.0 31.0 68.0 53.0 (134.0 BFD) 134.0 DNC 470.0 336.0
79th GBR 548 Gibb Largo Bay Sailing Club Grand Master 57.0 70.0 45.0 82.0 (134.0 BFD) 83.0 471.0 337.0
78th RSA 540 Tucker Aeolians Grand Grand Master (134.0 BFD) 76.0 58.0 86.0 77.0 40.0 471.0 337.0
80th CZE 222 Vinkl YC Kladno Master 98.0 44.0 (109.0) 21.0 84.0 92.0 448.0 339.0
81st GER 92 Guminski DSCL Grand Master 45.0 52.0 93.0 61.0 89.0 (104.0) 444.0 340.0
82nd CAN 3 Bostock TBD Grand Master 53.0 91.0 (118.0) 37.0 64.0 100.0 463.0 345.0
83rd HUN 51 Rutai THE Master 86.0 40.0 89.0 (110.0) 73.0 73.0 471.0 361.0
84th GER 142 Paech SGSB Grand Master (85.0) 65.0 70.0 73.0 78.0 75.0 446.0 361.0
85th NED 1 Van der horst Randmeer Grand Master 66.0 32.0 75.0 58.0 (134.0 DNC) 134.0 DNC 499.0 365.0
86th GBR 46 Moore Tata Steel Sailing Club Grand Grand Master 102.0 79.0 71.0 (112.0) 72.0 52.0 488.0 376.0
87th NED 823 van Wirdum WV Aalsmeer Grand Master 92.0 13.0 96.0 (117.0) 75.0 101.0 494.0 377.0
88th GBR 682 Mount Master 69.0 80.0 54.0 93.0 (109.0) 82.0 487.0 378.0
90th RUS 71 Klyayman MACF Master (134.0 BFD) 86.0 65.0 95.0 76.0 60.0 516.0 382.0
89th FRA 40 Joseph ACAL Grand Grand Master (134.0 BFD) 49.0 76.0 76.0 93.0 88.0 516.0 382.0
91st DEN 77 Bender Jensen Dragoer Grand Grand Master 89.0 103.0 (106.0) 90.0 60.0 46.0 494.0 388.0
92nd GBR 695 Petty-Mayor Thorpe Bay Yacht Club Master 55.0 94.0 85.0 (116.0) 61.0 94.0 505.0 389.0
93rd NED 52 Meijer randmeer Grand Grand Master (134.0 BFD) 46.0 86.0 105.0 88.0 66.0 525.0 391.0
94th GBR 63 Macdonald Merngeham Rythe SC Grand Grand Master 83.0 48.0 (116.0) 72.0 86.0 103.0 508.0 392.0
95th GER 293 Siebeck SGK Grand Grand Master 79.0 69.0 (101.0) 81.0 80.0 87.0 497.0 396.0
97th GER 158 Meid ABC Master 70.0 38.0 99.0 (102.0) 102.0 95.0 506.0 404.0
96th GBR 611 lock Christchurch Sailing Club Legend 67.0 (134.0 BFD) 74.0 32.0 97.0 134.0 DNC 538.0 404.0
98th GBR 19 Hoult RYA Master 58.0 92.0 (134.0 DNC) 8.0 134.0 DNC 134.0 DNC 560.0 426.0
99th FRA 800 Zoccola CN Haute Seine Grand Grand Master 75.0 (96.0) 95.0 88.0 87.0 86.0 527.0 431.0
100th GER 706 Breuer YCR Master 94.0 39.0 (124.0) 83.0 116.0 107.0 563.0 439.0
101st NED 902 Risseeuw Het Witte Huis Master (134.0 BFD) 53.0 110.0 98.0 101.0 80.0 576.0 442.0
102nd NED 100 Van Der Sluis HWH Grand Master (134.0 BFD) 73.0 49.0 134.0 DNF 134.0 DNF 55.0 579.0 445.0
103rd NED 748 van Gent Maas en Roer Grand Grand Master (134.0 BFD) 59.0 115.0 55.0 85.0 134.0 DNC 582.0 448.0
104th GBR 99 Torrance Burnham SC Grand Grand Master 74.0 98.0 98.0 126.0 53.0 (134.0 DNC) 583.0 449.0
105th NZL 213 Duncan Naval Point Club Lyttelton Grand Grand Master 88.0 89.0 (103.0) 97.0 96.0 81.0 554.0 451.0
107th NED 9 Isselmann WV Randmeer Grand Grand Master 97.0 102.0 91.0 (122.0) 95.0 74.0 581.0 459.0
106th NED 6 COCQ Randmeer Grand Grand Master 77.0 (134.0 BFD) 88.0 91.0 69.0 134.0 DNC 593.0 459.0
108th NED 13 Lensing WV Randmeer Grand Grand Master 99.0 93.0 81.0 103.0 (104.0) 84.0 564.0 460.0
109th BEL 76 Goossens Delmare Grand Master 91.0 (134.0 DSQ) 117.0 108.0 92.0 68.0 610.0 476.0
110th RSA 5 Greaves Aeolians Grand Grand Master 95.0 75.0 112.0 (125.0) 90.0 105.0 602.0 477.0
111th NED 26 van Veen WVRandmeer NL Grand Grand Master (134.0 BFD) 100.0 102.0 69.0 113.0 97.0 615.0 481.0
112th NED 32 Verhoef The White House Grand Grand Master 81.0 72.0 120.0 115.0 103.0 (134.0 DNC) 625.0 491.0
113th GBR 42 Buswell Mengeham Rythe Sailing Club Master 93.0 111.0 104.0 (113.0) 91.0 93.0 605.0 492.0
114th USA 4 Heimler Finn Club of California Grand Master 82.0 (134.0 DSQ) 119.0 26.0 134.0 DNC 134.0 DNC 629.0 495.0
115th SWE 9 Jutmar SSS Grand Grand Master 134.0 DNE 95.0 127.0 (134.0 DNF) 82.0 57.0 629.0 495.0
116th RUS 21 Butenko MAKF Grand Master (134.0 BFD) 84.0 80.0 66.0 134.0 DNF 134.0 DNC 632.0 498.0
117th GBR 55 TILL RSYC Legend (134.0 BFD) 105.0 105.0 107.0 98.0 98.0 647.0 513.0
118th NED 848 van de Griend WSV Randmeer Grand Grand Master 76.0 (134.0 DSQ) 87.0 85.0 134.0 DNC 134.0 DNC 650.0 516.0
119th GBR 706 Livingston Holyhead Portdinorwic Master 101.0 97.0 (123.0) 121.0 107.0 96.0 645.0 522.0
120th NED 51 Oberman KMJC Grand Grand Master 104.0 85.0 122.0 101.0 114.0 (134.0 DNC) 660.0 526.0
121st GBR 78 Temple Trearddur Bay SC Master (134.0 DNC) 134.0 DNC 134.0 DNC 134.0 DNC 68.0 62.0 666.0 532.0
122nd GER 161 Kratz SVBiblis Grand Master 100.0 106.0 107.0 120.0 99.0 (134.0 DNF) 666.0 532.0
123rd GBR 658 Wyburd MRSC Grand Grand Master (134.0 BFD) 104.0 114.0 109.0 105.0 106.0 672.0 538.0
124th NED 38 van Heusden The White House Grand Grand Master (134.0 BFD) 74.0 113.0 114.0 112.0 134.0 DNC 681.0 547.0
125th NED 896 Hermus wsv arne Grand Master 87.0 109.0 84.0 (134.0 DNF) 134.0 DNC 134.0 DNC 682.0 548.0
126th NED 93 Peeters WV Randmeer Legend 96.0 107.0 111.0 124.0 111.0 (134.0 DNF) 683.0 549.0
127th SWE 96 Ridderheim Grand Grand Master 103.0 110.0 121.0 87.0 (134.0 DNF) 134.0 DNC 689.0 555.0
128th GBR 587 Stuart Grand Grand Master 107.0 113.0 125.0 119.0 108.0 (134.0 DNC) 706.0 572.0
129th GER 98 Andre Sternberger Seglerverein e V Grand Master 106.0 108.0 126.0 123.0 110.0 (134.0 DNF) 707.0 573.0
130th POL 13 Okulicz SPOJNIA WARSZAWA Grand Grand Master 108.0 112.0 128.0 118.0 115.0 (134.0 DNC) 715.0 581.0
131st GBR 93 Duffill Blakeney Grand Grand Master 105.0 (134.0 DNC) 134.0 DNC 106.0 134.0 DNC 134.0 DNC 747.0 613.0
132nd CZE 7 Svoboda YCK Grand Grand Master (134.0 DNF) 114.0 134.0 DNC 134.0 DNC 134.0 DNC 134.0 DNC 784.0 650.0
133rd GER 19 Bollongino Jollensegler Reichenau Master (134.0 DNC) 134.0 DNC 134.0 DNC 134.0 DNC 134.0 DNC 134.0 DNC 804.0 670.0
CHPSCevents Race5 black flag displayed about 1 hour ago ·
CHPSCevents Fra 99, GBR 4, Ger 8, GBR 20, GBR 679 bfd race 5 – DEN 249 RT from race 5 about 1 hour ago
CHPSCevents Race 5 Oscar flag displayed <12knt of breeze
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CHPSC Events Race 5 finish CZE 1 ,GBR 2, gbr 567 26 Minuten zuvor
CHPSC Events Race 6 CZE 1 rounding windward Mark
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