SAP 505 World Championship at the WPNSA

SAP 505 World Championship at the WPNSA - Overall

by Chris Thorne 5 Aug 2016 18:08 BST 30 July - 5 August 2016

The final and deciding race of the SAP 505 Worlds may not have had the epic qualities of some of the earlier rounds, but still produced some fine sailing in Weymouth Bay.

Although Americans Mike Martin and Adam Lowry went into the race with a seemingly comfortable points margin of 22 points over the rest of the field, they could not afford any mishap. If their best currently discarded result of 30th in Race 1 came into play, any one of six rivals could overhaul them for the title.

After the heavy winds of the previous three races, the 130 starting boats had a gentle breeze of 6-8kts to take them on the hour long sail east out of Portland Harbour to the starting area. Since both the 10th and 11th placed finishers in the previous race had already performed the duty, GBR 9131 sailed by Nathan Bachelor and Sam Pascoe, opened proceedings as pathfinder. Not for the first time in this regatta, the start had to be abandoned due to an over eager competitor impeding the gate boat, but all boats behaved themselves at the second time of asking.

By now the breeze had developed a little more oomph, with 10-12kts across most of the race track, and oscillating through about 15 degrees. At the first mark, Philippe Boite and Corbel Florian (FRA) clearly found the softer conditions more to their liking and slipped round at the top of the pile ahead of Mike Holt and Carl Smit (USA) and Germany's Tim Boger and Markus Schoner. But the big question was the whereabouts of the championship leaders, Martin and Lowry? The answer was buried deep in the 30s round the top mark, thus putting their title hopes in significant jeopardy.

Martin and Lowry(9106) prepare to gybe ahead of Smith and Needham on the final day of the SAP 505 Worlds at Weymouth - photo © Christophe Favreau / www.christophefavreau.com

The fleet split down the run, and significant pressure differences across the pitch produced more place changing. At the bottom gate it was Holt and Smit that led marginally from Wolfgang Hunger and Julien Kleiner (GER). The German boat opted to take the opposite side of the gate to Holt and the left hand side of the beat. However, Martin and Lowry also chose some good lines to move up the fleet, rounding in the high teens, enough to win the championship.

The conditions were clearly to the liking of Hunger and Kleiner who outpaced Holt and Smit up the second beat to establish a lead that they would not surrender, although by now the pressure had increased to 14-16kts, giving some sparkling sailing down the reaching legs in the middle of the race. Behind the leading two boats, Timon Treichel and Morten Roos (GER), Tyler Moore and Drew Buttner (USA) and Malcom Higgins and Nick Johnston (AUS) all remained in the hunt for third place.

However, the real story involved Martin and Lowry. It was their championship to lose, but would the pressure get to them? Martin, uniquely a previous winner as both a crew in 1999 and as a helm ten years later, was keeping his cool and was advancing through the fleet. Hunger and Kleiner took the finish gun with a comfortable advantage over Holt and Smit, with Treichel and Roos third. However, the new SAP 505 World Champions Mike Martin and Adam Lowry proved their mettle by crossing in fifth place, a considerable achievement after being apparently buried on the first leg.

Martin and Lowry being inviewed for SAP Sports TV on the final day of the SAP 505 Worlds at Weymouth - photo © Christophe Favreau / www.christophefavreau.com

The Classic fleet also enjoyed the more benign conditions, with Michael Wilson and Phil Hardisty (GBR) completing a clean sweep of first places in the seven races held.

The day proved a fitting end to a superb championship, with the only bad weather falling on the lay day and with winds ranging from 6kt to 28kts on the race days providing a true test for the competitors. The world class race management by the team from the WPNSA, with rapid and accurate changes to the course axis and length to meet the changing conditions, also played a huge part in ensuring that a full schedule of races was held and that the racing was a fair as possible to all. The title sponsors SAP, together with the clothing sponsors Gul and equipment sponsors Allen all combined to make this a truly memorable event for all involved.

Penultimate Day Interview with Martin and Lowry (from Nic Douglass, Adventures of a Sailor Girl)

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Overall Results:

Regatta Rank	Sail No	Helm/Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts
1	USA 9106	MARTIN/LOWRY	30	43	1	1	4	2	1	2	5	16
2	USA 9072	HOLT/SMIT	12	8	15	5	13	3	2	4	2	36
3	GER 9152	HUNGER/KLEINER	11	12	6	RET	9	5	5	3	1	40
4	USA 9173	MOORE/BUTTNER	5	36	4	20	3	9	7	8	4	40
5	GBR 9131	BATCHELOR/PASCOE	3	9	7	2	1	14	11	12	17	45
6	GBR 9163	PINNELL/DAVIES	2	13	2	4	18	8	12	7	19	48
7	GBR 9088	SMITH/NEEDHAM	DNF	19	11	RET	8	1	3	1	6	49
8	USA 9153	HAMLIN/ZINN	7	44	13	7	10	4	4	5	23	50
9	GER 9101	TREICHEL/ROOS	19	23	27	9	14	7	16	11	3	79
10	GER 9146	FINDEL/TELLEN	24	5	20	3	16	10	18	10	DNC	82
11	DEN 9121	BOJSEN‑MOLLER/BOJSEN‑MOLLER	8	18	30	6	2	26	22	26	10	92
12	AUS 8890	HIGGINS/JOHNSTON	18	46	9	25	15	25	6	21	8	102
13	GBR 9143	LOVERING/ALVARADO	66	33	5	24	21	11	21	9	21	112
14	GER 9135	BÖHM/ROOS	41	20	56	21	11	6	8	6	DSQ	113
15	DEN 9128	HOFFMANN BUHL/BUHL	40	64	12	33	7	18	26	13	11	120
16	GBR 9177	GILLARD/ANDERTON	4	49	28	29	17	17	10	25	22	123
17	GBR 9085	WALTERS/CRAM	14	32	10	8	19	RET	27	14	44	124
18	FRA 9075	BOITE/CORTEL	21	4	35	19	28	50	30	16	9	127
19	RSA 8905	WILLCOX/WILLCOX	26	24	19	12	23	16	15	20	26	129
20	AUS 9105	NICHOLAS/HAWES	9	11	18	18	34	12	RET	31	31	130
21	DEN 9118	SAUGMANN/KARBO	10	1	16	62	24	31	54	27	30	139
22	USA 9102	HAGAN/DUFFIELD	16	15	43	17	6	24	47	29	42	149
23	GBR 9124	SCUTCHER/DIEBITSCH	32	29	14	39	27	RET	13	17	25	157
24	GER 8929	BERTALLOT/REIFFERSCHEIDT	36	35	17	13	5	RET	38	19	39	163
25	SUI 8614	STAUFFER/JACOT	13	14	39	36	35	21	14	RET	32	165
26	GER 9169	BÖGER/SCHÖNER	50	66	37	43	12	29	17	24	7	169
27	CAN 8970	TENNANT/BOURDOW	55	30	8	10	31	28	24	42	40	171
28	AUS 9061	CAMERON/HERITAGE	33	37	26	42	51	27	9	15	24	171
29	GBR 8963	HODGSON/MILES	51	6	45	11	22	62	37	28	27	176
30	SUI 9147	JACOT/JACOT	39	16	46	14	43	23	53	32	12	179
31	USA 8808	DIAZ/NELSON	52	22	22	23	38	20	36	18	38	179
32	GBR 9174	UPTON‑BROWN/MITCHELL	31	48	3	41	20	13	85	58	28	184
33	AUS 9134	QUIRK/DUNN	1	10	24	50	47	33	RET	39	35	189
34	SUI 9096	BART/GROB	6	31	RET	27	67	34	33	41	18	190
35	RSA 9063	LARGIER/HUTTON‑SQUIRE	34	38	36	22	25	19	RET	DNC	16	190
36	USA 9095	NELSON/ANDERSON	22	54	29	28	32	39	65	34	15	199
37	AUS 9167	LOTT/FRANKS	20	57	23	46	48	35	23	33	20	200
38	GER 8975	HOLZAPFEL/BÖGER	46	25	31	16	29	38	34	53	29	202
39	USA 9168	EDWARDS/MUNDELL	28	34	RET	40	26	15	19	47	59	209
40	GER 9171	GIESLER/BÖHM	23	50	49	47	30	32	28	43	14	217
41	AUS 9028	ALEXANDER/BOWDEN	27	42	44	26	33	36	25	38	34	219
42	SUI 8613	MARTI/BETSCHEN	60	21	42	69	37	DSQ	42	23	13	238
43	RSA 9094	FUNKE/FUNKE	25	45	54	35	39	40	40	37	37	253
44	AUS 9110	STOWELL/ATTWELL	45	27	25	57	RET	46	41	30	50	264
45	FRA 9150	DE KERGARIOU/GERON	48	26	57	71	41	78	35	36	33	276
46	GER 8519	GNADEBERG/TELLEN	37	2	47	52	36	58	46	57	74	277
47	GER 8720	TASCHE/TASCHE	49	53	33	45	40	52	43	35	49	294
48	GER 8915	SCHLESIGER/SCHLESIGER	54	41	51	31	50	44	39	45	53	301
49	GBR 9093	OWEN/BRUTON	73	28	34	73	61	30	20	DNS	57	303
50	IRL 8906	MCNICHOLL/MCNICHOLL	61	7	65	32	55	49	61	66	41	306
51	GBR 9104	BRIDDON/KENNEY	59	55	59	RET	RET	22	31	22	62	310
52	GBR 8991	MEADOW/READ	17	84	32	81	44	70	82	46	36	326
53	GBR 8887	WILLIAMS/DAVIES	47	59	40	58	45	47	44	62	48	329
54	GBR 8514	ILIFFE/NURSE	42	40	53	68	52	RET	48	49	54	338
55	AUS 8957	WOOLMAN/SCAPENS	102	58	38	49	54	RET	32	52	56	339
56	GER 9043	BIRKNER/STENGER	38	3	70	54	49	69	84	72	61	344
57	RSA 8675	HURTER/ZIMMERMAN	44	85	63	56	56	67	45	40	52	356
58	USA 8831	JOHANNESSEN/VON GREY	43	62	52	59	63	64	50	54	46	366
59	SWE 8912	HASTENPFLUG/HASTENPFLUG	79	47	61	38	66	RET	52	56	51	371
60	DEN 8828	WONTERGHEM/WONTERGHEM	58	74	69	15	58	RET	73	64	60	397
61	GER 9035	ROOS/ROOS	RDG	52	87	76	57	48	62	59	69	399
62	GBR 9136	MEARS/TUCKER	DNF	81	21	53	42	37	RET	DNC	43	408
63	AUS 8797	PIKE/JONES	74	70	58	67	81	43	49	48	87	409
64	GER 9020	WILLE/BERGMANN	62	97	89	34	65	57	56	75	70	419
65	GBR 9125	DEANE/WILLIAMS	56	60	83	RET	RET	45	51	50	75	420
66	GBR 8708	GOULT/RUSSELL	53	76	94	60	70	51	60	51	83	421
67	POL 9170	MILEWSKI/MILEWSKI	29	69	72	51	60	RET	76	84	66	423
68	GBR 9156	PICKERING/PRIDDLE	67	51	50	97	79	41	74	65	RET	427
69	USA 9083	ROSS/WATERMAN	65	88	67	78	93	56	55	44	64	429
70	GBR 9159	WESTON/HAWKES	76	72	48	48	71	RET	72	78	47	434
71	USA 9005	KIVNEY/GREENFIELD	64	67	60	70	90	42	77	55	92	435
72	RSA 9129	PLATTNER/SHELTON	35	17	55	30	46	RET	RET	DNC	DNC	445
73	GBR 8860	JOHNSON/KING	63	73	62	72	59	59	67	83	63	445
74	GBR 9126	TURNBULL/GEORGE	57	63	71	44	53	RET	RET	DNC	45	464
75	FRA 8847	LE MORVAN/GOUGEON	80	56	85	66	80	72	89	77	58	489
76	AUS 9022	BURFORD/CHRISTIE	68	68	75	82	77	76	64	RET	76	504
77	AUS 8968	HANSEN/WHITE	82	92	74	63	75	RET	70	76	68	508
78	GBR 9032	BLYTH/AITKEN	105	77	80	94	72	63	87	61	84	524
79	GBR 9158	LEWIS/HOLLAND	94	78	73	RET	DNC	53	66	60	102	526
80	GER 8750	KRUSE/WITTEMER	88	93	66	74	88	DNS	71	67	72	526
81	SWE 8926	ROSEN/WENRUP	15	39	RET	37	64	RET	DNC	DNC	DNC	548
82	FRA 9031	PHILIPPE/VIVIEN	104	71	RET	61	84	77	79	82	97	551
83	GER 9054	KÉBREAU/WOLLENBECKER	71	106	76	75	68	RET	88	DNS	71	555
84	FRA 8676	DECHAUFFOUR/GENDRY	83	75	64	65	RET	54	DNS	DNC	85	557
85	GBR 8881	RABBITTS/SAMANJOUL	89	99	RET	91	99	61	57	69	91	557
86	GBR 8749	MILTON/MILTON	97	103	93	102	85	60	63	63	109	563
87	FRA 8752	FRÉDÉRIC/YANN	87	87	91	RET	94	80	68	71	86	570
88	GER 8903	KWEE/SPÖTTER	77	90	95	96	78	71	75	85	95	571
89	GBR 8914	BANNISTER/NICHOLSON	86	107	68	79	76	74	RET	DNC	89	579
90	POL 9132	ZAGORSKI/OLKO	72	79	79	88	69	RET	DNS	RET	67	585
91	GBR 8384	CULPITT/NICHOLSON	110	101	106	89	106	79	59	74	78	586
92	GER 8550	HAUSCHILD/HEYDER	85	112	98	86	87	RET	80	73	77	586
93	GBR 8340	WADDINGTON/OCTON	119	129	77	100	98	75	69	80	96	595
94	FRA 8954	AGRAPART/AGRAPART	90	61	111	87	62	RET	RET	DNC	55	597
95	AUS 8637	CRONIN/WHITBREAD	116	126	92	103	82	RET	58	68	79	598
96	AUS 9071	HYDE/JOHNSON	91	120	84	92	73	RET	90	81	88	599
97	USA 8868	KOWALSKI/GINTHER	103	89	99	105	89	68	83	DNS	81	612
98	SUI 9060	HOURIET/DONZE	75	65	96	83	101	DNC	DNC	DNC	65	616
99	FRA 9086	NEIDHART/DE MONTEIL	69	96	97	80	83	RET	RET	DNC	73	629
100	GBR 8650	SELFE/MONTAGUE	95	80	81	77	74	RET	RET	DNC	93	631
101	AUS 9018	BOWDEN/KOROBACZ	121	125	86	109	92	55	DNC	70	101	634
102	GBR 8432	WHEELER/MARRIOTT	114	122	82	85	96	RET	78	79	103	637
103	GBR 9142	HART/FULCHER	70	83	41	55	RET	RET	DNC	DNC	DNC	642
104	GBR 9036	WEDGE/ALLEN	81	82	78	90	86	RET	DNS	DNC	DNC	679
105	SWE 9092	HASTENPFLUG/HASTENPFLUG	96	86	RET	113	111	DNC	29	DNC	117	683
106	BER 9176	WRIGHT/TAYLOR	109	121	108	104	103	73	81	RET	108	686
107	CAN 8755	TRAINOR/JENNINGS	100	94	101	93	114	81	RET	DNC	105	688
108	GER 9141	OTTO/LIETZ	98	95	88	84	102	RET	DNC	DNC	104	702
109	GER 9021	BIEDERER/ANNIGHÖFER	84	91	115	117	91	RET	DNS	DNC	90	719
110	GBR 8243	GREENLAND/MAWHINNEY	115	124	114	RET	105	65	86	DNS	113	722
111	FRA 9164	DECHAUFFOUR/DECHAUFFOUR	93	102	117	98	104	DNC	DNS	DNC	80	725
112	GER 9123	WILTS/SCHMIDT	112	109	112	64	100	RET	RET	DNC	99	727
113	GER 8806	HAUSCHILD/MENGE	107	104	103	106	97	RET	RET	DNC	82	730
114	GBR 8925	WILLMOTT/DRISCOLL	101	117	118	110	110	66	DNC	DNC	110	732
115	SWE 8835	FRANZEN/ANDERSSON	108	98	102	99	95	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	764
116	POL 8909	DOMASKI/KACZMAREK	92	115	104	116	RET	RET	RET	DNC	94	783
117	FRA 9103	MATHIEU/OLIVIER	106	110	105	107	RET	RET	DNS	DNS	100	790
118	FRA 8902	ZIMMOWITCH/ZIMMOWITCH	113	130	110	95	112	RET	RET	DNC	111	802
119	GBR 8780	WRIGHT/POWELL	99	118	107	112	RET	DNS	DNS	DNC	107	805
120	GBR 8583	BATTERSBY/CUMBERBATCH	120	100	RET	119	107	RET	RET	DNC	98	806
121	FRA 8950	QUEMARD/PICQUEREY	123	111	109	114	109	RET	RET	DNC	114	811
122	USA 8439	FITZPATRICK/PITTACK	125	127	100	101	108	DNS	RET	DNC	120	812
123	USA 8939	WYLES/FLETCHER	122	113	113	108	RET	DNS	RET	DNC	106	824
124	FRA 8542	LEROY/GUITTENY	117	108	RET	111	116	RET	RET	DNF	118	832
125	SWE 7343	FRANZÉN/KAROLIUSSEN	124	105	RET	118	113	DNC	DNS	DNC	112	834
126	BEL 8700	COLLETTE/DOBBELSTEIN	111	119	DNF	115	117	RET	DNS	DNC	116	840
127	FRA 9024	VALERY/VALERY	RET	114	90	RET	RET	DNS	RET	DNC	DNC	859
128	GBR 7755	FOX/FOX	DSQ	128	116	120	115	RET	RET	DNC	119	860
129	BEL 8949	CRETS/LAMBERT	118	116	RET	DNS	RET	RET	RET	RET	115	873
130	AUS 8922	LAWRENCE/MURPHY	126	123	RET	RET	118	DNS	RET	DNC	DNC	891

Classics Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm/Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R7	Pts
1	GBR 8306	WILSON/HARDISTY	6	2	4	4	1	5	17
2	RSA 4437	BALLANTYNE/BALLANTYNE	5	1	1	1	RET	3	22
3	FRA 2658	DE KERGARIOU/DE KERGARIOU	1	3	5	2	RET	2	24
4	GBR 698	ARNOLD/HUNT	2	5	2	RET	DNC	1	32
5	GBR 8035	WARNE/WILSON	3	6	6	6	DNS	6	38
6	GBR 800	SPENCE/SUMMERSKILL	4	RET	3	3	DNS	DNC	43
7	GBR 7943	BARNSTABLE/BOTTOMLEY	7	8	7	7	DNC	7	47
8	GBR 8055	FOWLER/FOWLER	9	4	9	5	DNS	DNC	49
9	GBR 9157	WHITE/LEPLA	8	7	8	RET	DNS	4	49
10	GBR 5058	IRONSIDE/IRONSIDE	DNC	RET	DNS	DNC	DNS	DNC	65