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SB20 World Championship at Clube Naval de Cascais - Overall

by True Angle Editorial 5 Sep 2016 08:24 BST 30 August - 3 September 2016

The last day of the Cascais SB20 World Championships 2016 on Saturday, September 3 saw Hugo Rocha with his New Territories team crowned World Champions, defeating a 76-boat fleet with entries from 13 countries.

After a demanding 12-race series during which the renowned high winds venue of Cascais, Portugal delivered storming 20-knot runs, shifty beats, mirror calm mornings, and everything in between, conditions for the final day single race proved challenging once again.

With winds again very light early in the morning, it initially looked doubtful as to whether any racing would take place and the fleet was towed to the course area. However, the breeze gradually filled in, and after two General Recalls and a postponement the wind eventually settled enough for the race team to get start away just one minute before the cut-off time. A couple of boats fell victim to the Black Flag as racing began in a light 6-8 knots, which quickly ramped up to 15 knots.

The fleet was evenly split across the racecourse and arrived compacted at the windward mark, which saw many boats forced to duck out and circle around – unusually, those boats that gybe-set towards the left-hand side shot up through the fleet as the right side suffered, with some of the leaders seeing heavy losses of distance. The race committee reset the top mark, but as the boats rounded the windward mark for the second time Cascais had one final trick up its sleeve and the fog rolled in – visibility reducing dramatically as the boats worked towards the finish. The sunshine reappeared for a final flourish in 8-12 knots of wind, before fading completely and requiring a final tow home for the fleet.

The race win went to Rodion Luka on TREM Engineering (UKR3042), giving the Ukranian Olympic silver medalist another podium finish at an SB20 World Championships in third overall. Second went to Vladim Pushev's Vis Sailing Team (RUS3707), their best result of the series by a considerable way, while third went to Volvo Ocean Race skipper Charles Caudrelier and his DongFeng Racing Team1.

However, Rocha's team on New Territories (RUS3711) finished 10th, enough to secure the 2016 World Championship title with a healthy 17-point margin. Rocha, together with Alex Semenov, Fran Palacios and Goncaki Barreto, scored two race wins, but significantly counted all top 10 placings in a high scoring series which saw many competitive teams hampered by mid-fleet finishes or disqualifications. Rocha is an Olympic medalist who scored bronze for Portugal in the 470 at the Savannah Games, while the New Territories team were second at the 2014 World Championships in St Petersburg.

Second went to Gabriel Skoczek, Michel Emeric, Lucas Chatonnier and Marine Boudot with France Jeune SB20 (FRA653), who were also top Youth team, four points ahead of Luka's TREM Engineering. The France Jeune team commented after racing: "We had a real battle and that battle was fierce. But Hugo Rocha was too strong. We're happy to get on the second step of the podium all the same."

Just outside the podium there was a monumental duel for fourth between two Australian visiting teams, Chris Dare's Flirtatious (AUS3735) and Michael Cooper's Export Roo (AUS 3731), with the Flirtatious coming out on top by three points.

The hotly contested Nations Cup was awarded to France, from Russia, with Portugal just pipping Britain for third on tie-break. Meanwhile the French crew of Mathilde Geron, Sophie de Turckheim, Julie Bossard and Alice Ponsar on Team Xavier Bourhis Generali were the first ladies' crew in 12th place. The top Master's prize went to the Sportsboatworld.com team of Jerry Hill, Alan Hill and Craig Watson who finished 13th, with prizes awarded by Clarins and Hyde Sails as well as event sponsors Vista Alegre, Sagres, Simoes and Gaspar, and LG. The event was hosted by Clube Naval de Cascais, and backed by the Portuguese city.

The 2017 SB20 World Championships will be hosted by the prestigious Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes, UK. Racing will take place on the Solent from August 28-September 1, 2017, following a full schedule of racing for both local and visiting teams, including a Grand Slam event at the world famous Cowes Week regatta. The following year, the 2018 World Championships will head to the stunning venue of Tasmania, Australia.

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Overall Results:

PosSail NoBoat NameHelmCrewCrew2ClubR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13Pts
1RUS3711New TerritoriesHugo RochaAlex SemenovFran Palacios Gonçalo BarretoYC St‑Petersburg23196928DNC2121055
2FRA3653France Jeune SB20Gabriel SkoczekMichel EmericLucas Chatonnier Marine BoudotYCAntibes36102175472111011172
3UKR3042TREM EngineeringRodion LukaAndrey KlochkoIgor Severianov Tomás BarretoKiev Racing YC1425151911175516176
4AUS3735FlirtatiousChris DareOliver TweddellElla ClarkSorrento SBC1423613781953218497
5AUS3731Export RooMichael CooperDavid ChapmanMatthew JohnstonRYCTasmania413531145202891565100
6POR3114Animal/ Mobiag ‑ Clever MobilityVasco SerpaJoaquim MoreiraPedro Costa AlemaoCNCascais11121575363104192512115
7FRA3580Team SMC / France JeuneKevin PeponnetAchille NeboutBruno Mourniac Camille RossiYCMC/SRR520261691746DNC4320121
8GBR3728MarvelRichard PowellTim BurnellBen VinesRoyal Ocean RC10181419102BFD58169531147
9ITA3637Mercy BocuMassimo FulloneAndrea AiroNikolaos Mascoli Pierfrancisco SchiavoneCVOndabuena20DNCDNC4196111113237173
10POR3620UonJosé CaldeiraHelder BasílioTiago Leal Mariana LobatoANMadeira1912451151416424DNF3923176
11RUS3722MSTVasily GrigorievMikhail MarkinValeriy UshkovPirogovo26920344122822172071828211
12FRA3423Team Xavier Bourhis GeneraliMathilde GeronSophie de TurckheimJulie Bossard Alice PonsarCMVSB1730171324141717BFD8182016211
13GBR3750Sportsboatworld.comJerry HillAlan HillmanCraig WatsonRSrnYC2252712183215322215201422224
14NED3714MXTCMarco van DrielJoost AssmannMartijn WorselingWSV Braassemermeer29159142139925181224945224
15GBR3724XcellentJohn PollardRob SmithBen WarnickRoyal Torbay YC72366203132413UFD1619BFD227
16GBR3732Forelle EstatesJoe LlewellynJeremy VigusNigel WakefieldWessex Exiles1838283737281061426141315246
17RUS3709NikaVladimir ProsikhinArtem BasalkinAlex MartemiyanovYC St‑Petersburg6712601383UFD322824BFD252
18ITA3543DKCAntonillo CiabattiVincenzo GraciottiNando ColaninnoYCRiviera del Conero3027247351720233514111037253
19FRA3655Dongfeng RTeam 1Charles CaudrelierPascal BidegorryThomas Rouxel Malo AbguillermDongfengRT83438188611814BFD216313260
20POR3105Dom Pedro Hotels/GeneraliJosé Paulo RamadaGonçalo RibeiroRita Gonçalves Miguel Leal FariaCNCascais/Dom Pedro91123221246122BFD22UFD1124271
21POR3115QuebramarRui BritesHenrique BritesFrancisco Andrade Mariana FreitasCNCascais1514332530332254DNC613179271
22FRA3721ROIG Sailing TeamHugo FeyditValentin SipanMathieu Corruble Paola AmarCn La Tremblade218503934592713162781221276
23RUS3708MelstonTeamKirill FrolovAlexey MurashkinEgor IgnatenkoYC St‑Petersburg2551214323125471513232134300
24POR3616Madeira IslandsJohn TavaresPaulo MansoJorge FerreiraANMadeira48211817155530UFD345222213309
25FRA3034OceanteamJohan RavierHelene UrrutiFrederic Perroche Alice ChiaporriYCCannes4019192645113330333026739313
26POR3558GutoDiogo PereiraFausto BriosaLuís QueirozCVAtlantico233322112913BFD35114457538339
27FRA3706Black MagicEdward RussoGilles FavennecCedric ChateauCNValeriquais1322324842244429910DNF3632341
28POR3738All Blacks WatchesNuno Vasconcelos PortoFrancisco AncêdeDiogo Costa Pedro CostaCVAtlantico28282921431829592319UFD3417348
29POR3111Roff/Meritis.orgManuel MarquesRui BóiaHugo MastbaumCNCascais3216866256224152550292941356
30RUS3707VIS sailing teamVadim PushevTimur SabirzianovAlexander MikhailovYC St‑Petersburg273113583350BFD40191725462361
31POR3505Patris / Real VidaVasco PassanhaDiana NevesCarlos Leitão Rafael RodriguesCNCascais3449368584832372032321527370
32UKR3726itParfumeAnna KyselovaIvan PavlusikAnatolii Petrov Irina DoroshevaOdessa3637584614413533247174344377
33POR3103Bettertech/BicascoLuis SantosAntonio SantosRui DuarteCVSado31173024274426532941334530377
34POR3427Sea CamelJoão Villas‑BoasJosé CameloGuilherme Gomes Nuno BajancaCNCascais3358452051493828381827306383
35POR3525EXLIBRIS BACO Sailing TeamDiogo BarrosLuis AlonsoTiago MoraisCWDSailing24DNCDNC28221031392137414218390
36FRA3609New CaledoniaPiriou TugdualJade LestréYan Rigal Tom PicotCNCaledonien5226754322242342729443740392
37POR3286Gandia BlascoTiago RoquetteJoão Leite de CastroLuis PessanhaCVAtlanticoDNF4437473927191212UFD313219396
38GBR3710Chill Pill +Tich SummersScott GrahamNick ElderRoyal Tay YC16523168402546312648123342402
39GBR3720UberAdrian PeachGarry PhareJim ShortRoyal Torbay YC3524471023292342BFD334647DNF436
40IRL3739venuesworld.comGer DempseyChris NolanMaeve Judge Blair StanawayRoyal Irish YC472540322651165234UFD355826442
41IRL3065BangoJames GormanRory FitzpatrickNeil O'Toole Laura JacksonNational YC12361659595621213657486525446
42IRL3060The BearStefan HydeGraeme GrantTara Flood Clara HynesRoyal Cork YCDNC673523383034948253735BFD458
43RUS3420POR3420Igor GinzburgBasalkina AnnaKrivov Oleg Klepikov LeonidYC St‑Petersburg444011351616DPI‑DNCDNC31543829468
44GBR3027EthelAlec RussellMark LeesJess Lees Rich PullRSrnYC41664927443745263155344936474
45POR3341Bright Dental ClinicDavid AleixoMiguel GuimarãesDavid Abecassis António BarrosCNCascais3710524228DNFBFD433753362735477
46BEL3345Go With the FlowBart TytgatHielke KrijnenKristof WouttersRNSYC50605531DNFDNC37183039492414484
47AUS3390Mind GamesPhil ReidSam IbbottAndre DeClerckRYCTasmania54504372562054443936304156523
48GBR3057BalooJohn OuthwaiteDavid AtkinsonCarl OuthwaiteRoyal Ocean RC58484440496540385342434038533
49CHN3557Dongfeng RTeam 2Kong ChenghengChen JinhaoLiu XueDongfengRT57414169483836464034425953535
50POR3203MiudasMargarida AguiarSofia RegojoAna Champalimaud Maria João MarquesCNCascais43424241706052514454395733558
51POR3723Another AffairPedro AmbrósioMiguel OliveiraFrancisco OliveiraCVAtlantico49434844525257415852452850561
52IRL3537WahooChris ArrowsmithDavid CahillColin GalavanRoyal St George YC42463452464347275668DNC5257570
53GBR3069SlinkyIan HudsonNiall PeeloHelen Macnamara Laura WooseyWarsash SC563253453640436155385267DNC578
54RUS3512Sea ConnectVladislav IvanovskiyAlexey EgorovVitaliy Nosach Ekaterina BessonovaYC St‑Petersburg61395638506639554751405455585
55BEL3311SeldenJan AllemanPaul JonckheereGeert OrbieRNSYC62351553652650565458616354587
56RUS3730HuaweiAleksey KolobanovGaiane KolovalovaBozhko Aleksander Manuel CruzYC St‑Petersburg534539646154BFD574367284843602
57POR3652BravoPaulo PalhaAndré GonçalvesAntónio José Barros Rita Leal fariaCVAtlantico46295155663641DNFBFD35UFD5551619
58GBR3740A New HopeDoug InnesMartin FoxGareth GloverRoyalSouthamptonYC454765493170BFD584143386965621
59GBR3716SkeweredSimon HumeOli NedhamJohn MaloneItchenor SC3853546260DNF491045UFD4760DNC632
60POR3733xxxxPeter StrattonPedro HenriquesFrancisco GarciaCNCascais55DNCDNC505321DNFDNCDNC23602652648
61RUS3523SeteIurii PopovIgor SviridaOleg ChugunovYC St‑Petersburg39DNCDNC575747DPI‑56605159505048651
62GBR3516WildebeestRob ClarkAlexey FarenyukManuel Arriaga e CunhaCVLagos51DNCDNC33DSQ235348DNF56516146653
63GBR3276Trouble & StrifeHarry BarkerGeorge ChilversChristopher Merril Olive BazfourRadley College SC635560674135BFD625061536847662
64OMA3560Oman Sail 1Fahad Al HasniYasir al RahbiRaad al HadiOman Sail59545730544560DNFDNC60555167669
65FRA3576LadybugBenoit MelenGregory BaumEric BrioistYCCarnac64616365555756504249UFD6258682
66POR3411Quinta dos MurçasDiogo C MendesAna SantosBernardo Loureiro Duarte TelesCNCascais71565929646755364964DNFDNC61688
67SUI3169Mike TUeli GuggenbuehlCaspar GuggenbuehlHeinrich GuggenbuehlCNCascais706246516342BFD45466363UFD60688
68POR35813581Andrei BalaykinMaksim FedorovValentin UvarkinPirogovo6859617047345866594764DNC59692
69POR3092ContrabandistaPatrick LindleyPedro SimõesLuís Vasconcelos DiasCNCascais60576663686348495262586663707
70POR3150TiNandoMiguel FonsecaEdgar Miguel Tereso FariaVasco Justino Nuno DuarteMENTOR6663DNC366964BFDDNFDNC40566462751
71POR30903090 ‑ SB20Paulo LoboElisio LourençoFilipe Carioca João SoeiroCNCascais67656856736861655766595668756
72OMA3256Oman Sail 2Ali Al BalushiAbdulrahman Al MashariSami Al ShukailiOman SailDNC6464756258BFD64DNF6562UFD64809
73GBR3305TrioGary BakerDan CraftChris OdonnellWarsash SC6568627172DNCDNFDNCDNC46UFD44BFD813
74POR3521Santa MariaLuís RosárioAndre CarinhasValerio ConceiçãoCNCascais726969746771BFD63DNFDNFDNCDNC66859
75POR3100Spirit of Avé MariaLuis JardimBernardo MacedoGuilherme JardimCVAtlantico69DNS6773716959DNFDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC870
76SUI3183RespectChappuis DenisStalder CéciliaBober VolodymyrTRSCDNSDNCDNC767472DNFDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC49887

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