Enterprise World Championships in Bogmalo, Goa Overall

by Bob Southworth 13 Apr 2002 07:44 BST

Richard Estaugh & Pete Rowley clinched an impressive victory in the Enterprise World Championship by winning Race 9, then coming in to shore to pack their boat away in the secure knowledge that no-one could improve on their total of 23 points in the last race.

Farokh Tarapore & Pushpendra Garg won the last race after coming second in Race 9, leaving these previous winners of the World championship in seventh place overall with 43 points.

Shane McCarthy & Simon Cook were second, completing a remarkably consistent series, counting 8 results, none worse than fifth, leaving them with a total of 28 points in second place overall.

Third was Jeremy Stephens & Andy Poole, leaving the duo from Cornwall as the happiest men on the beach with their best place of the week.

Fourth was another solid performance from Naresh Yadav & Girdharilal Yadav, bringing their total points to 35 and their final placing to third overall.

Irish Team Report by Martin Cuppage:

After an extremely competitive 5 days, these championships have concluded with a significant Irish success; Shane McCarthy and Simon Cook have finished 2nd overall to give the best result for an Irish crew ever in a World Championships in the Enterprise class!

The last day 2 days Thursday and Friday saw lighter winds than earlier in the week although Thursday started with a fresher breeze than normal almost immediately dying to a reasonably steady 6 knots from the west. This suited Shane and Simon well who have been going very consistently all week and particularly in the lighter breezes. The most consistent team of the week were the eventual winners Richard Estaugh and Pete Rowley who almost put themselves into an unassailable lead by the end of Thursday having added a 2nd and 7th. They showed their world class status by winning the first race on Friday by a reasonable margin confirming their championship at that point and not having to sail the last race. Shane and Simon had had a good day on Thursday with a 3rd and 4th and confirmed their second overall with more consistency on Friday notching a further 4th and finally a 2nd. This culminated an excellent performance where Shane/Simon counted 8 results in the top 5 discarding a 15th and an 8th.

The rest of the Irish team found the lighter winds and persistent short chop difficult and added to the intense heat, concentration was lacking. Moreover a certain amount of bad luck dogged all teams with illness, particularly Stephen O'Driscoll who didn't sail as a result on the last day and also Tim Redmond/Heather King who despite sailing with illness, had to count an unlucky disqualification in Race 8 due effectively to a "graphical" error. However despite all the difficulties, this experience for all the Irish team will remain unforgettable and should encourage all to redouble efforts for future Worlds in tropical climes!

Overall Results: (10 races, 2 discards)

Pos	Helm & Crew	Nat	Sail No	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	R ESTAUGH P ROWLEY	GBR	23006	1	3	5	3	1	7	2	7	1	42	23
2	SHANE MC CARTHY SIMON COOK	IRL	22932	2	4	8	15	5	4	3	4	4	2	28
3	NARESH YADAV GIRDHARILAL YADAV	IND	16	6	8	2	9	4	14	1	1	15	4	35
4	NICK CRAIG CLAIRE UPTON BROWN (F)	GBR	22975	3	13	4	6	9.4	3	5	42	3	6	39.4
5	ROGER GILBERT ALISTAIR FRY	GBR	22936	9	2	6	4	3	12	4	12	5	7	40
6	GAUTAMA DUTTA UTPAL MORE	IND	9	13	7	3	1	16	1	7	13	6	5	43
7	FAROKH TARAPORE PUSHPENDRA GARG	IND	8	11	5	7	2	9	6	12	11	2	1	43
8	AASHIM MONGIA R MAHESH	IND	52	8	1	1	11	2	11	20	2	42	11	47
9	DHARMENDAR SINGH JOJI JOSEPH	IND	22916	5	18	9	20	8	2	6	19	7	25	74
10	NITIN MONGIA SANDEEP JAIN	IND	1	21	6	10	7	6	9	14	14	38	14	80
11	CRAIG BURLTON TRUDIE DANBURN (F)	GBR	22945	10	10	13	16	12	42	15	3	10	9	82
12	LALIN JIRASINHA KDS KUMARA	SRI	22973	18	12	15	19	15	5	8	16	9	8	88
13	STEPHEN O'DRISCOLL KATE HAVILL (F)	IRL	22910	4	16	16	10	17	13	11	9	42	42	96
14	SANJEEV CHAUHAN RAJESH DHULAJI	IND	7	15	14	12	13	14	19	10	6	13	17	97
15	MEHUL ASHAR KULWANT SINGH	IND	15	19	11	19	5	23	17	21	5	11	13	100
16	JONATHAN LEWIS SARAH ALLAN (F)	GBR	22900	24	42	17	8	11	15	9	10	14	42	108
17	AUNG MYIN THU SAIN PYAE SONE HEING	MYA	1	7	15	22	14	21	8	16	42	22	15	118
18	J STEPHENS A POOLE	GBR	22652	22	42	11	23	13	20	27	18	8	3	120
19	JONATHAN WOODWARD JULIE MOORE (F)	GBR	22810	42	9	18	17	10	16	18	24	18	21	127
20	GERRARD DEMPSEY LANNA OREILLY (F)	IRL	22572	23	17	27	12	19	25	13	17	16	12	129
21	TIM REDMOND HEATHER KING (F)	IRL	22976	14	19	42	18	7	10	42	42	12	16	138
22	ZAW ONE AUNG MIN HTUT	MYA	6	25	28	42	26	25	21	17	8	23	10	155
23	ABHIMANYU PATANKAR ANIL DAS	IND	3	22	22	21	24	22	19	25	23	20	26	173
24	AMOL RANE RAHUL KANSARA	IND	152	12	20	24	28	26	28	26	26	21	23	178
25	JAISON GEORGE SURESH SINGH	IND	4	29	23	14	21	24	31	32	15	27	27	180
26	MARTIN CUPPAGE CHRISTINA NOLAN (F)	IRL	22909	26	25	25	25	20	23	22	22	24	19	180
27	JOHN O'DRISCOLL MICHELLE ROWLEY (F)	IRL	22947	20	35	28	30	18	24	19	25	19	29	182
28	VINCENT PETER UMESH SHARMA	IND	11	28	21	20	29	32	22	33	27	25	18	190
29	DILIP ACHARYA SUDHIR PANDEY	IND	111	27	30	23	27	27	26	42	29	17	24	200
30	LPK GUNATHILAKA WAR NISHANTHA	SRI	22974	16	32	38	32	29	30	30	21	28	20	206
31	S SAINI N SHARMA	IND	13	30	24	26	33	28	33	31	20	29	30	218
32	WPK JANAKA TTB KODITUWAKKU	SRI	22972	31	27	42	31	31	27	24	30	26	31	227
33	LOUIS MOULDEN SIMON EVANS	GBR	23007	42	29	29	22	30	34	23	28	34	42	229
34	PETER HOFMANN MARGARET HOFMANN(F)	SA	22887	34	26	32	34	34	29	28	32	30	32	243
35	KARAN TAYLOR (F) HELEN WINWARD (F)	GBR	22893	33	34	30	42	33	35	42	31	32	22	250
36	ANDREW TAYLOR KATHRYN HAYFIELD (F)	GBR	22715	32	42	31	35	36	42	29	42	31	28	264
37	IAN SARGEANT HEATHER SARGEANT (F)	GBR	7	35	33	34	37	35	32	34	33	35	42	271
38	ROB SCOTT JIMMY BRANDOW	SA	22867	36	31	33	36	38	36	35	36	33	33	273
39	DOOKBHONJUN RAJA CS VASUDEVA RAJU	MRI	5	42	36	37	42	37	37	36	34	36	35	288
40	ADAM MIFZAL ARINDAM DAS	MAL	83	38	42	36	42	39	38	37	35	37	34	294
41	CHRISTIAN WINTER ANNE SCHILLING (F)	GER	1	37	42	35	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	324