5O5 Pre-Worlds and North American Championship at St. Francis Yacht Club

by St. Francis Yacht Club 26 Sep 2023 05:23 BST 23-24 September 2023

5O5 Pre-Worlds and North American Championship in San Francisco Bay © Bryan McDonald

Racing concluded on Sunday, September 24, for the 2023 5O5 Pre-Worlds and North American Championships at St. Francis Yacht Club. The event was held on two sailing areas on San Francisco Bay, with the first day of racing on Saturday held on Race Area A, west of Alcatraz Island, and the second day on Race Area B, just west of Treasure Island.

On Saturday, after three races, San Francisco Bay locals Mike Martin and Adam Lowry were leading the pack of 60 teams, with a 2-2-1 score line. Racing was very tight with boats up and down the fleet gravitating toward each other at the marks, and the leading duo favored the South side of the course for most of the day.

On Sunday, sailors were greeted with a mild cross-current and more champagne conditions for San Francisco Bay. Three races were completed on windward-leeward courses with the final race finishing to windward to help the sailors return to the harbor at St. Francis Yacht Club.

Martin and Lowry continued their lead, finishing first and winning both the new Howard Hamlin Pre-Worlds Perpetual Trophy as well as the North American Championship trophy. Nic Baird and Eric Anderson scored two bullets on the final day, but it wasn't enough to overcome Martin and Lowry's lead. Third place for the Pre-Worlds went to the British team of Nathan Batchelor and Sam Pascoe, and the third-place North American team was Howard Hamlin and Jeff Nelson.

5O5 Pre-Worlds and North American Championship in San Francisco Bay - photo © Bryan McDonald

On Sunday evening, trophies were awarded at St. Francis Yacht Club and race organizers officially opened the 5O5 World Championship. Racing begins on Tuesday, September 26, with first warning at 12:00pm Pacific Time. The 5O5 Worlds will run from September 26 through October 1, with five days of racing and one lay day.

5O5 Pre-Worlds and North American Championship in San Francisco Bay - photo © Bryan McDonald

The event has drawn a diverse field of competitive teams from the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland and Poland, including several past world champions: Howard Hamlin (1999) and Jeff Nelson (2009); Mike Holt (2014, 2015, 2017) and Carl Smit (2015, 2017); Mike Martin (1999, 2009, 2016, 2019) and Adam Lowry (2016, 2019); and Ian Pinnell (2008).

Overall Results:

Pos	Helm	Crew	Sail No	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1	Mike Martin	Adam Lowry	USA 9106	StFYC	2	2	1	2	2	[10]	9
2	Eric Anderson	Nic Baird	USA 9248	YCYC/SPYC/StFYC	[5]	3	4	3	1	1	12
3	Nathan Batchelor	Sam Pascoe	GBR 9253	Tynemouth SC	1	4	5	1	[6]	3	14
4	Roger Gilbert	Ian Mitchell	GBR 9215	Frensham Pond / Hayling Island	[11]	1	2	11	9	4	27
5	Howard Hamlin	Jeff Nelson	USA 9160	NHYC	4	[13]	6	6	5	6	27
6	Mike Holt	Carl Smit	USA 9072	Santa Cruz Yacht Club	[9]	6	3	7	7	5	28
7	Ian Pinnell	Alex Daies	GBR 9238	Hisc	3	9	9	8	3	[12]	32
8	A.J. Conrads	Rob Woeful	USA 9240	Tahoe YC	[15]	7	13	5	8	14	47
9	Alexander Holzapfel	Arne Wittemer	GER 9258	Post‑Sportverein Koblenz	10	10	[16]	4	13	13	50
10	Tim Böger	Finn Böger	GER 9260	HSC	13	8	[15]	10	10	15	56
11	Malcom Higgins	Paul Von grey	USA 9142	PCYC	14	19	7	[25]	12	8	60
12	Luke Ingalls	John Ingalls	USA 8786	Sakonnet YC	19	11	11	12	11	[22]	64
13	Ryan Cox	Stuart Park	USA 8681	Ventura Yacht Club	8	12	[19]	14	15	19	68
14	Craig Thompson	Adam Wolnikowski	USA 8854	Thompson Boat Works	22	16	10	[26]	22	7	77
15	JB Turney	Jon Bell	USA 9250	Santa Barbara Yacht Club	[18]	15	18	17	16	11	77
16	Ted Conrads	Reeve Dunne	USA 9091	Tahoe	7	17	22	27	[31]	9	82
17	Michael Quirk	Johannes Tellen	AUS 9210	CNCB	6	5	[DNS]	9	4	DNS	85
18	Pete Spaulding	Mike Radziejowski	USA 9165	.	24	18	12	15	18	[28]	87
19	Jeff Miller	Matt Merchant	USA 9082	Santa Cruz YC	21	[28]	8	18	24	26	97
20	Jakub Pawluk	Marcin Józefowski	POL 9145	Sailing Legia Warszawa	[33]	22	26	13	29	16	106
21	Mike Punnett	Rich Mundell	USA 8576	SISA	[37]	21	17	16	32	23	109
22	Eric Schwab	Clark Hayes	USA 9184	Corpus Christi Yacht Club	12	[29]	27	23	21	29	112
23	Chris Gregg	Ian Gregg	AUS 8781	Darling Point Sailing Squadron (DPSS)	20	14	20	33	[36]	25	112
24	Kevin Cameron	Sam Heritage	AUS 9202	Darling Point Sailing Squadron	16	23	[DNS]	21	37	18	115
25	Robert Tennant	Steve Bourdow	CAN 9216	Royal Victoria Yacht Club	26	20	14	29	28	[30]	117
26	Tim Murphy	Ian Mathiesen	USA 8937	US Sailing	[41]	24	32	34	17	21	128
27	Bruce Edwards	Shane Illidge	USA 9237	StFYC	[43]	31	29	30	23	20	133
28	James Golden	Caleb Yoslov	USA 8967	Annapolis Yacht Club/ San Francisco Yacht Club	34	[38]	31	36	19	17	137
29	Macy Nelson	Nate Barton	USA 9095	West River Sailing Club	36	27	25	[41]	25	24	137
30	Christian Manchester	Andrea Ciccardi	USA 9004	StFYC	27	25	21	32	33	[36]	138
31	Duane Delfosse	Mike Hull	USA 8930	LSYC	28	30	30	20	[34]	32	140
32	Pierre Jeangirard	Langdon Junge	USA 9027	PCYC	17	35	33	22	38	[DNF]	145
33	Ryan Nelson	Mike Bishop	USA 8680	Encinal Yacht Club	29	37	24	[38]	26	31	147
34	Peter Scannell	John Dunlea	IRL 8987	Monkstown Bay Sailing Club	35	[42]	34	31	27	34	161
35	Neil Fulcher	Jim Hunt	GBR 9236	Stone Sc	38	26	[RET]	19	20	DNS	164
36	Norbert Dasenbrok	Oliver Stieglitz	GER 9230	HSC	23	39	40	37	[41]	33	172
37	Elsa Balton	Blaine Pedlow	USA 9208	StFYC	39	33	23	24	[RET]	RET	180
38	Robert Bartlewski	Alexis Preel	CAN 7606	OHCC Toronto	[42]	36	38	40	40	39	193
39	Ali Meller	Angela Stenger	CAN 7200	Kingston Yacht Club	25	34	35	[RET]	43	RET	198
40	Philippe BOITE	Marin CARNOT	FRA 9220	CVSQ	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	DNC	14	2	199
41	Steve Anderes	Nathan de Vries	USA 8266	IYC/EYC	32	40	43	[46]	44	43	202
42	Craig Cobbin	Jeff Holder	USA 9084	Black Rock Y C	31	44	39	[RET]	49	41	204
43	Colin Wahl	Ian Reeves	USA 8782	Bellingham Community Boating Center	[50]	41	42	42	42	38	205
44	Ben Coker	Charlie Curtis	USA 9009	Davis Island Yacht Club	[49]	43	36	44	46	42	211
45	Jimmy Franzone	Bjorn Antell	USA 9116	StFYC	46	45	37	[48]	47	37	212
46	Carter Jackson	Don Smith	AUS 9073	Manly Yacht Club	30	[DNS]	DNS	35	30	RET	217
47	Herve De Kergariou	Guillaume Dekerjreou	FRA 9147	Sshr	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	28	35	35	220
48	Ian O'Leary	Nat Burk	USA 7875	505 association	45	49	44	45	[50]	40	223
49	Aaron Ross	Rob Waterman	USA 9083	Santa Cruz Yacht Club	44	32	28	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	226
50	James Brown	Ethan Brown	CAN 7611	Wabamun Sailing Club	47	[48]	45	47	45	45	229
51	Ole Eichhorn	Jotham Schwartz	USA 8207	SBYC	[DNS]	50	47	49	48	44	238
52	Brian Trainor	Brendan Trainor	CAN 8755	Kitsilano Yacht Club	48	47	41	43	[DNS]	DNS	240
53	Martin Wedge	John Ironmonger	GBR 9261	Carmaux	40	[DNS]	DNS	39	DNS	DNS	262
54	Antoine Laussu	Alexandre Laussu	USA 8908	PSSA	51	46	46	[DNC]	DNS	DNS	265
55	Al Sargent	Adam Wyatt	USA 8714	St. Francis YC / Newcastle Cruising YC	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	DNS	DNS	27	271
56	Elisabeth NEIDHART	Pierre jean GALLO	FRA 9219	YCIF	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	DNC	39	DNC	283
57	Marek Balinski	Alex Byczko	CAN 9138	OHCC	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	305
58	Patrick Mcgale	Chris Pearson	GBR 8435	Queen mary sailing club	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	305
59	Michael Wilson	Phillip Hardisty	GBR 9229	Isle Of Man Yacht Club	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNS	DNS	305
60	Douglas Hagan	Keahi Ho	USA 9252	None	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	DNF	RET	RET	305