505 World Championship at Fremantle Sailing Club

505 World Championship at Fremantle Sailing Club - Summary

by Rick Steuart 10 Jan 2019 14:55 GMT 2-7 January 2019

Fremantle as the port city of Perth in Western Australia has a rich heritage of seafaring and the fabled Freo Doctor, the sea breeze that comes in around noon during summer played its part in this regatta.

How do you tell a story of a world championship in a fleet that abounds in world champions? Easy; ignore them. As an outsider, asked to step up, my only choice was to evaluate what I saw on and off the water. That meant looking and listening to every presentation and talking to people who were there. What did I see?

A mature and well developed association/fleet that has a wonderful coherence, one where a competitor, the current leader at the time, broke his centre board and his main competition sent their coach boat back to the beach and returned in time with a spare centreboard to allow his competitor to continue sailing.

Final day of the 505 World Championship in Fremantle - photo © Rick Steuart / Perth Sailing Photography

A fleet where young and old mingle easily, where the mid fleet performers are celebrated as well as the winners. Gender is no barrier with male and female crews melding well and the girls putting up great performances despite the weight disadvantage on a heavy day.

The world champions were already named by the end of the fourth day and Mike Martin and Adam Lowry of the West Coast of USA were content to pack their boat on the final day and leave the field open for some champagne sailing on the last day.

This allowed the fleets to sail to their maxima and former world champions USA's Mike Holt and Carl Smit took away second by 2 points from up and coming Parker Shinn and Eric Anderson also of the USA. It's no secret that these teams all hail from the west coast, train together and are used to the big sea breezes that boom in on the coast. Their sailing reflects that and it's a point to observe that the top Australian pair was local sailors. Peter Nicholas and Luke Payne took a well deserved fourth overall and owe their success to a degree to their time spent on the water off Fremantle.

Mike Martin and Adam Lowry use a Seldén Alto mast to win the 505 World Championship in Fremantle - photo © Drew Malcom / Seldén Mast

The Classic fleets had a great result when Swedes Galen Mack and Wilhelm Johannisson took the win from Aussies Neil Long and David Atwell with RSA's Bronwen Klaas and Kobus Holtzhausen in third place.

In the Australian Nationals, run concurrently with the Worlds, Peter Nicholas and Luke Payne took the win from big improvers Chris Patterson and Thor Schoenhoff with Sandy Higgins and Paul Marsh taking third.

Fremantle Sailing Club and the host of volunteers, both on and off the water should be commended on their hard work to make this world championship a success and the tremendous roll up of visiting sailors from around the globe shows how well this class is loved. The three or four hundred guests in the Sunset Bar on Monday presentations night roared with approval at the crowning of the new Word champions Mike Martin and Adam Lowry and listened in fascination to the tales spun by engineer and sailor par excellence Mike Martin of the time and work put into getting there. Apparently for the first time, his family accompanied him and the chirp of his daughter reminding all and sundry that "that's my daddy" rang through the crowd near the stage.

The Freo doctor may well be described as relentless in its force as was described on day three, but we were blessed with five days of great sailing in breezes that stretched from light to medium strong. Suitable for testing every aspect of the assembled fleet of 90 yachts.

The 505 World Championships now moves to Båstad in Sweden in July-August 2020 and the Swedish summer welcomes all to this south western coastal area.

More information can be found at int505.org/international-505-world-championships-2019

Final day of the 505 World Championship in Fremantle - photo © Rick Steuart / Perth Sailing Photography

Overall Results:

Pos	Boat	Nat.	Sail	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	Mike's Boat	USA	9106	Mike Martin	Adam Lowry	10	1	1	2	1	1	4	4	(DNC)	(DNC)	24
2	IO Integration	USA	9072	Mike Holt	Carl Smit	4	‑23	3	4	4	8	‑12	5	7	3	38
3	N = 1	USA	9004	Parker Shinn	Eric Anderson	8	(DNF)	8	5	8	5	1	3	4	‑11	42
4	The Fish	AUS	8801	Peter Nicholas	Luke Payne	‑25	9	‑20	1	2	6	20	6	3	1	48
5	Nine One Six Oh	USA	9160	Howard Hamlin	Jeff Nelson	‑15	6	4	‑30	5	4	7	9	10	5	50
6	n.n.	GER	8992	Wolfgang Hunger	Holger Jess	5	5	‑14	‑16	7	12	8	2	9	4	52
7	Easy Tiger	GBR	9190	Ian Pinnell	Reeve Dunn	3	3	‑21	13	13	3	6	8	6	‑14	55
8	TBA	GER	9198	Julian Stueckl	Johannes Tellen	2	7	‑29	14	6	‑30	2	15	21	2	69
9	Frankenjess	AUS	9059	Christopher Paterson	Thor Schoenhoff	‑16	‑33	11	8	11	13	5	12	8	7	75
10	Ovington Boats	GBR	9203	Nathan Batchelor	Harry Briddon	‑26	17	10	‑25	9	2	9	25	12	8	92
11	Hawaii five o	AUS	8946	Sandy Higgins	Paul Marsh	‑22	13	9	6	20	9	13	13	‑30	10	93
12	TBA	GER	9121	Jan‑Philipp Hofmann	Felix Brockerhoff	1	4	‑24	12	14	‑39	17	7	23	18	96
13	None	AUS	9210	Michael Quirk	Joel Castle	17	2	15	15	‑27	20	3	14	14	‑32	100
14	TBA	DEN/AUS	9209	Jan Saugmann	Marcus Cooper	29	‑35	6	19	21	(DNC)	11	1	1	13	101
15	WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot	AUS	9191	Malcolm Higgins	Nick Johnston	6	28	5	18	3	‑33	‑38	19	15	24	118
16	White Boat	CAN	9207	Robert Tennant	Steve Bourdow	‑37	18	7	10	16	7	30	16	‑47	21	125
17	Alarm Innovations	AUS	9061	Kevin Cameron	Sam Heritage	9	15	(RET)	‑38	10	23	24	22	13	9	125
18	Intergalactic	AUS	8760	Daniel Keys	Daryl Roos	‑27	21	17	21	17	18	14	‑27	5	15	128
19	IBIPCYHI	USA	9208	Edward Conrads	Brian Haines	7	11	‑26	11	19	19	15	26	‑28	20	128
20	RNSA	GBR	8970	Penny Clark	Russ Clark	18	12	‑23	3	22	22	23	10	22	‑35	132
21	TBA	GER	9070	Stefan Koechlin	Andreas Achterberg	33	8	2	33	‑42	‑45	10	24	25	6	141
22	Iris	RSA	9063	James Largier	Richard Hutton‑Squire	(DNC)	24	22	‑35	26	10	16	11	2	30	141
23	Sailingbits.com	AUS	9115	Dean Souter	Bradley Clarke	30	26	(DNF)	7	18	14	‑33	20	26	16	157
24	TM‑Racing	GER	9035	Timon Treichel	Morten Roos	‑47	25	13	9	24	16	‑37	23	34	22	166
25	Alvin Rides Again	AUS	8794	Michael Babbage	James McAllister	‑49	31	16	17	12	15	19	‑40	32	28	170
26	Little Blue Ringed Octopus	RSA	8725	Alexander Ham	Jonathan Ham	24	10	28	34	‑37	(DNC)	18	17	24	17	172
27	Panic	USA	9102	Douglas Hagan	Paul Von Grey	21	‑30	12	‑28	25	25	27	28	11	26	175
28	gehalt.de	GER	9169	Tim Boger	Finn Boger	11	16	‑42	26	‑46	28	22	35	17	25	180
29	Soaked	AUS	9167	Nigel Lott	Bob Franks	‑32	22	27	29	29	24	25	21	18	‑36	195
30	TBA	GBR	9124	Terry Scutcher	Christian Diebitsch	42	14	33	20	(DNC)	(DNC)	26	33	16	12	196
31	Le vent/vin nous portera	GER	9182	Alexander Holzapfel	Aron Tellen	12	19	18	‑37	23	29	35	‑47	31	33	200
32	LELO	RSA	9094	Peter Funke	Thomas Funke	‑36	34	(DNF)	31	28	17	28	18	27	23	206
33	Miracle	USA	9082	Jeff Miller	Pat Diola	20	36	19	‑42	15	36	36	‑42	33	19	214
34	Rammel IV	GER	9133	Lena Stueckl	Wolfgang Stueckl	31	29	‑54	32	‑45	32	29	32	20	27	232
35	Prawnbroker	AUS	9192	Mark Stowell	Conall Hansford	13	20	‑43	41	35	34	40	30	38	‑43	251
36	Tensing Norgay	AUS	8817	Michael Duffield	Anthony Gaunt	51	41	(RET)	22	34	11	‑68	29	35	29	252
37	Magic Marine	SWE	8974	Malin Broberg	Johan Rook	35	32	32	‑68	‑44	26	31	37	42	39	274
38	Yeah Buddy	AUS	8893	Ryan Menzies	Lachlan Hornsby	23	38	34	40	36	41	44	46	‑51	‑47	302
39	KRAKEN	AUS	8644	Ayden Menzies	Grant Rose	38	‑49	31	‑58	40	40	45	41	19	49	303
40	ASAP	AUS	8920	Jeffrey Robinson	Adam Wyatt	53	‑67	25	23	39	21	‑71	50	53	40	304
41	Epileptic Octopus	AUS	8855	Nicholas Mariani	Alex Thomson	14	40	‑47	46	47	47	39	39	44	‑55	316
42	Legia Warszawa / Spojnia Warszawa	POL	9118	Jakub Pawluk	Marcin Jozefowski	34	37	50	39	‑54	(RET)	34	38	43	42	317
43	Crimson Autograph	AUS	8811	Matthew Hansen	Chris Whyte	40	43	40	48	‑61	38	32	‑53	39	41	321
44	Bikini Atoll 2	GER	9197	Nicola Birkner	Angela Stenger	19	(DSQ)	53	51	‑58	43	41	43	29	52	331
45	Doob	AUS	9047	Noah Taylor	David Mole	55	‑73	41	43	‑60	35	48	34	46	31	333
46	F 9	RSA	8789	Ryan Robinson	Warwick Ham	28	‑69	65	49	‑73	TLE	21	45	36	45	354
47	No name	GBR	9158	Tom Stivano	Paddy Lewis	45	48	(DNF)	50	52	42	42	‑55	49	37	365
48	Manta	AUS	9049	Murray Smith	David Gibson	41	44	‑62	52	31	(DNF)	50	44	58	46	366
49	Rock Beat	GBR	9125	Roger Deane	Jonathan Ward	57	54	30	45	(DNF)	37	61	‑76	56	34	374
50	Duck Duck Duck!	GBR	9105	James McGillivray	John Mclean	56	‑70	36	60	56	44	‑64	31	40	53	376
51	Team Primate	AUS	8781	Chris Gregg	Ian Gregg	63	42	60	27	‑67	(DNC)	46	58	41	44	381
52	Groove Train	AUS	8890	Martin Pike	Brian Jones	‑71	52	37	59	30	46	‑62	36	62	60	382
53	TBA	AUS	8796	Adam Brenz‑Verca	Matt Merchant	‑68	66	39	24	48	52	60	‑71	37	58	384
54	Serendipity	GBR	9126	Stuart Turnbull	Mike Priddle	43	39	56	‑66	49	RDG	51	52	‑59	57	386
55	Angry Dragon	SWE	8547	Galen Mack	Wilhelm Johannisson	48	27	(RET)	‑64	55	51	49	49	52	56	387
56	None	USA	8937	Tim Murphy	Andrew Sutton	‑75	‑68	68	36	SCP	27	56	60	55	38	396
57	Card Sharks	AUS	8785	James Ryssenbeek	Andrew McCole	52	‑63	51	44	43	48	52	51	‑67	59	400
58	Hit the Jackpot	AUS	9022	Ian Burford	David Christie	50	55	(RET)	56	‑70	31	65	56	50	51	414
59	Devils Haircut	AUS	8968	Andrew Cawley	Patrick Atwell	46	45	58	‑82	57	56	47	‑68	65	50	424
60	Farcical Aquatic Ceremony	AUS	8638	Maggie Bowden	Matt Bowden	39	50	(DNC)	72	(TLE)	58	59	63	45	48	434
61	Cosmic Thing	USA	9083	Aaron Ross	Rob Waterman	59	51	(DNF)	53	38	(DSQ)	54	64	61	62	442
62	Thunderstruck	AUS	8886	Ben Schulz	Dave Clayton	78	‑81	35	55	32	(DNC)	69	54	57	63	443
63	Bad Habits	AUS	8173	Brian Pike	Riley Pike	‑70	61	49	57	64	49	‑67	48	63	61	452
64	Earle Grey 2	AUS	9074	Earle Alexander	Rasmus Goerge	65	47	45	69	(DNF)	(DNC)	72	57	48	DNC	493
65	KE ATAO IV	FRA	9150	Herve de Kergariou	Guillaume de Kergariou	44	60	TLE	65	72	53	‑82	61	‑80	71	498
66	The Weekend	AUS	8557	Neil Long	Dave Atwell	64	58	46	70	(DNF)	(DNC)	43	RET	64	69	504
67	Black Boat	AUS	8894	Tim Walker	Matt Summers	62	56	66	47	59	(DNC)	66	59	(DNC)	DNC	505
68	Eighteen	AUS	9018	Brett Bowden	TBA	66	62	67	‑75	68	57	57	62	66	‑70	505
69	Dirty Old Scoundrel	RSA	8406	Bronwen Klaas	Kobus Holtzhausen	77	65	55	71	51	(DNF)	‑83	75	60	54	508
70	Jo	AUS	9205	Sam (GA) Cronin	Kevin Whitbread	‑79	53	48	62	69	61	70	‑82	68	78	509
71	Dance Don't Walk	AUS	8739	Steve Howden	Tom Stuchbery	60	46	38	79	50	(DNF)	(DNF)	DNC	81	67	511
72	Numeraire	AUS	8973	Riley Skipworth	Edmond Repsevicius	‑83	59	52	‑84	63	59	55	80	78	65	511
73	Old Timers	GBR	9196	David Smithwhite	Neil Fulcher	58	64	57	63	41	(DNC)	58	(DNF)	DNC	DNC	521
74	The Surly Mermaid	AUS	8891	Sarah Cooper	David Ottaway	72	‑85	63	73	66	50	‑86	73	73	66	536
75	Red Baron	AUS	9071	Richard Hyde	Lindsey Gilbert	73	77	69	61	53	TLE	77	65	(DNC)	‑79	540
76	LucyFurr	AUT	8783	Adam Smith	Julian Jobstl	54	(DSQ)	(DNC)	77	TLE	54	63	72	69	77	542
77	White Wood Sailing Team	POL	9132	Przemek Zag¢rski	Michal Olko	81	57	(DNC)	54	(DNC)	DNF	53	67	54	DNF	546
78	Swing Shift	AUS	8667	Grant Abbott	Matthew Till	‑80	71	59	78	(DNC)	55	74	70	72	72	551
79	String Theory	AUS	9017	Roger Pell	Byron Mavrick	67	74	64	76	TLE	60	‑80	74	‑77	68	559
80	TBA	GER	9037	Anna Hauschild	Julia Achterberg	61	72	70	67	62	(DNC)	78	77	‑82	74	561
81	Shore Thing	AUS	9048	Robert Fleming	Marcel Vos	69	76	(RET)	81	65	TLE	75	66	70	(DNC)	567
82	Manalive	AUS	8840	Michael Gallagher	Matt Brooman	76	82	44	(DNF)	(DSQ)	DNC	76	69	79	64	580
83	ZigZag	AUS	8626	Scott Lidgett	Tony Wood	‑88	86	61	74	71	(DNF)	73	78	76	73	592
84	Bolt	AUS	8797	Xavier Agnew	Michael Cook	74	75	(DNF)	86	TLE	TLE	79	(DNC)	75	75	605
85	Sophist	GER	9123	Enno Wilts	Martin Lietz	82	79	(DNC)	87	(DNC)	DNC	84	81	71	76	650
86	Larissa	GER	8988	Katharina Menge	Georg Mittermayer	84	78	(RET)	80	TLE	TLE	88	(RET)	DNC	DNC	651
87	Alice	AUS	984	Murray Makin	Danielle Makin	86	84	TLE	83	TLE	(DNF)	87	(DNF)	84	81	653
88	Go	AUS	8810	Max Hayman	Christopher Pearson	85	80	(DNC)	(DNS)	DNC	DNF	85	79	74	80	663
89	0	GBR	8867	Patrick McGale	Paul Pihl	87	83	(DNC)	85	(DNC)	DNC	81	83	83	DNC	682