Mondial 2008 - Thaïlande

Et les résultats actualisés tous les jours : http://www.fireball-international.com/docs/tha08_worlds_results.pdf

Le compte-rendu de la 1ère journée (hier dimanche) :

Day 1 2008 Fireball International –World Championship – Thailand

Day 1 of the worlds saw perfect conditions for the Fireball Class, with 12-16 knots and beautiful warm water.

The first race started under a black flag on the third attempt as there was a strong following tide. Matt Mee/Richard Wagstaff(GBR) started well and went left of middle up the first beat to be first to the first mark. Nathan Stockley/Sam Muirhead (AUS) rounded second just ahead of Peter Inns/Chris Went(AUS). Down the reach, Mee/Wagstaff got out to an unbeatable lead and Richard Estaugh/Rob Gardener(GBR), current World Champions, got to third. The top three held their positions until the finish, but the rest of the fleet had a very close race with positions changing all the time. Robin Inns/Joel Coultas, Australian National Champions, and Tom Jeffcote/Mark Hogan, British national Champions were both over the line on the black flag and were disqualified from the race.

The wind had increased during the first race and the conditions for the second race were even more perfect. This time the tide was fairly slack and the fleet got away on the first start. David Giles/David Mason(GBR) had a good first beat and rounded ahead of Gareth Owen/Robert Thompson(CAN) and David Wade/Ben McGrane(GBR). Giles/Mason headed for the wrong wing mark and let Wade/McGrane get ahead with Nathan Stockley/Sam Muirhead(AUS) in second and Mee/Wagstaff in third. Mee/Wagstaff got ahead of Stockley/Muirhead on the run and the three boats finished in these places. Again the minor placings were very close with positions changing frequently.

Bravo Mart',
Tu fais un super boulot!
Jean-Yves

Euh... Moi je fais juste les copier/coller, c'est Chris Payne qui fait tout le boulot !

Tiens, voilà justement le communiqué de la deuxième journée... Les résultats ont été mis à jour.

Day 2 2008 Fireball International –World Championship – Thailand

After the first days perfect conditions, day 2 was even better with slightly more wind for the second race, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the sailing at the Royal Varune Yacht Club.

The first race of the day started under a black flag on the third attempt attempt as there was a following tide. Peter Inns/Chris Went(AUS), rounded the first mark just ahead of Heather Macfarlane/Chris Payne(AUS) with Tom Jeffcote/Mark Hogan (GBR) very close in third. The two Australian boats stretched their lead on the reaches and rounded clear at the leeward mark. The three boats were close in the oscillating breeze, with Macfarlane?Payne just ahead of Inns/Went at the next windward and leeward marks. On the last short beat to the finish Inns/Went got in front to win with Jeffcote/Hogan in third ahead of a fast finishing Robin Inns/Joel Coultas (AUS) and Matt Mee/Richard Wagstaff(GBR).

The second race was a little bit windier and got away on the second start. A large shift to the left on the first beat caught a few out, and made the first reach very tight. David Wade/Ben McGrane(GBR) and Nathan Stockley/Sam Muirhead (AUS) rounded the first mark together and had a great tussle all around the course, with Mee/Wagstaff right behind them all the way. Wade/McGrane took the win, just ahead of Stockley/Muirhead.

After two days of racing, Mee/Wagstaff and Stockley/Muirhead are looking consistent and fast in the current conditions, but Wade/McGrane are close behind particularly if they can drop their 16th place.

Fireball Worlds - Day 3 - Thailand

Day 3 2008 Fireball International –World Championship – Thailand

An unbelievable third day of beautiful conditions at Royal Varuna Yacht Club. The conditions for a world championship couldn’t be better with wind, warm water, fantastic food, beautiful location and free beer.

The first race of the day started under a black flag on the second attempt with four boats being disqualified for being over the line. Tomis Musil/Jan Stantejsky (CZE) came out of the left hand corner to lead at the first mark, with John Heyward/Brett Littledike(AUS) second and David Wade/Ben McGrane(GBR) third. Matt Mee/Richard Wagstaff(GBR) was further back but caught up ground on the second reach when the front boats sailed too high for the mark. Musil/Stantejsky had a technical issue with their spinnaker sheets and pulled out of the race. Mee/Wagstaff were able to get to the left side of the course first on the second beat and got around the front runners to lead at the top of the second beat, and went on to win the race. Nathan Stockley/Sam Muirhead(AUS) also climbed through the front runners to climb into third behind Heywood/Littledike. British national champion Tom Jeffcoate/Mark Hogan were black flagged.

The second race was again a little windier getting up to 15 knots at times, and a lot more from the left hand side, which put the gybe mark close to shore for the spectators to watch the excitement. Frank Miller/Marguerite O’Rouke(IRL) were over the line for the second time in the day and were recorded disqualified for both races.

The left hand side of the course again paid off and the usual suspects were at the front in a tight bunch, this included Mee/Wagstaff, Wade/McGrane, Stockley/Muirhead, Musil/Stantejsky and joined by current world champion ZRichard Estaugh/Rob Gardener(GBR). The sailing was great and Mee/Wagstaff stamped their authority on the regatta with another 1st, but this time with Stockley/Muirhead 2nd ahead of Wade/McGrane.

This puts Mee/Wagstaff in a very strong position ahead of Stockley/Muirhead and Wade/McGrane, who all have a substantial lead of the next boats.

Tonight the sailors are enjoying the traditional French night to promote the World Championships in La Rochelle in France and tomorrow is a lay day, so there will be plenty of sleeping and Thai Massage to recover from the hard three days of sailing.

Check out full results at

www.fireball-international.com

and check out

http://www.adelaidesailingclub.com.au/Fireball%20Worlds%202008.html

for Australian news and photos

Et plus précisément : "Tonight the sailors are enjoying the traditional French night to promote the World Championships in La Rochelle in France"

Matt Mee et Wagstaff sont super bien partis pour décrocher la timbale ! Aucune manche au-delà de 5 après 6 courses, c'est fort !

Par contre, pour Tomas ça va être tendu : 4ème mais à 20 points du 2ème, avec un abandon dans la 1ère manche d'aujourd'hui.

Et j'ai l'impression que la forte présence australienne relègue loin les "Usual Suspects" anglais et suisses : Estaugh 7, Horey 12, les Moser 13, Spunky 19, Kuk et Sonja 21, Jeffcoate/Hogan 24 (avec 2 BFD !)...

http://www.adelaidesailingclub.com.au/Fireball%20Worlds%202008.html

Ca a l'air sympa les conditions de nav'...

C'est sûr qu'entre ça et ce qu'on aura ce WE, il y aura surement 25°c d'écart !

http://picasaweb.google.com/aus14782/NewFireballTimRossExtremeSailing/ph...

Les photos du Fire XSP !!!!

Il ressemble sacrément à un YMS ! M'étonnerait pas que XSP en ait récupéré les moules...
Avec une lame de safran de 470 ?

Mais je croyais que c'était le chantier AFM qui avait récupéré les moules YMS ??
http://www.fireball-international.com/php/gallery.php?gallery_id=11

Les résultats de la manche 7, qui a dû être terminée y'a très peu de temps...
http://www.fireball-international.com/docs/tha08_worlds_race7.pdf

S'ils continuent comme ça sur la manche 8, Mee et Wagstaff n'auront même pas besoin d'aller naviguer demain !!

Mart', toujours au top !

Va falloir faire les compte mais c'est peut être déjà plié cette histoire ! non ? Mee/Wagstaff

Toujours au taquet, le Martin. Bientôt, il va nous donner les résultat avant la fin des manches!!!

Alors, le géné après 7 manches ça donne ça :

1 GBR 14919 MATT MEE RICHARD WAGSTAFF 1 2 5 3 1 1 1 = 9
2 AUS 14587 NATHAN STOCKLEY SAM MUIRHEAD 2 3 12 2 3 2 2 = 14
3 GBR 14976 DAVID WADE BEN McGRANE 6 1 16 1 4 3 5 = 20
4 AUS 14971 GREG ALLISON RICHARD WATSON 5 4 10 5 10 10 3 = 37
5 CZE 14879 TOMAS MUSIL JAN STANTEJSKY 4 9 11 4 DNF 4 7 = 39
6 AUS 14943 HEATHER McFARLANE CHRIS PAYNE 8 8 2 8 13 8 9 = 43
6 AUS 14971 GREG ALLISON RICHARD WATSON 5 4 10 5 10 10 3 = 37

Pardon, ça donne ça plutôt :

1 GBR 14919 MATT MEE RICHARD WAGSTAFF 1 2 5 3 1 1 1 = 9
2 AUS 14587 NATHAN STOCKLEY SAM MUIRHEAD 2 3 12 2 3 2 2 = 14
3 GBR 14976 DAVID WADE BEN McGRANE 6 1 16 1 4 3 5 = 20
4 AUS 14971 GREG ALLISON RICHARD WATSON 5 4 10 5 10 10 3 = 37
5 CZE 14879 TOMAS MUSIL JAN STANTEJSKY 4 9 11 4 DNF 4 7 = 39
6 AUS 14943 HEATHER McFARLANE CHRIS PAYNE 8 8 2 8 13 8 9 = 43

En fait c'est plus serré que ça n'en a l'air...

Les Australos sont super réguliers derrière, donc même si c'est confortable pour Mee/Wagstaff, ils sont mathématiquement pas à l'abri d'un retour du deuxième.

Bon, on y verra plus clair après la 8ème !

Et voilà le communiqué d'aujourd'hui...

Thursday, 20 March 2008
Day 4 2008 Fireball International –World Championship – Thailand

Even the locals are saying “its not normally like this” as we have the 4th day of racing with perfect conditions. The concern is that there is only one day to go and none of us are looking forward to leaving this fantastic spot at Royal Varuna Yacht Club..

The first race of the day started on the first attempt, with the tide pushing the fleet back. The over night leaders Matt Mee/Richard Wagstaff(GBR) again showed why they are the boat to beat, by getting around the first mark first, closely followed by Nathan Stockley/Sam Muirhead(AUS) and David Wade/Ben McGrane(GBR). Mee/Wagstaff stayed low on the reaches to get a gap over the others and was able to stay in the lead until the finish. Greg Allison/Richard Watson(AUS) got into third on the second beat, and 2006 World Champions, Eric Moser/Ruedi Moser(SUI) sailed past Wade/McGrane on the beat to the finish.

As per the norm, the second race had a little more wind, and again the fleet got away first start. This time Stockley/Muirhead led around the top mark from Mee/Wagstaff, showing that these two young guns have a little more speed that the rest. Wade/McGrane were third around the mark. The racing was very close between all the front runners, but the placing’s didn’t change to the finish.

Tomas Musil/Jan Stantejsky (CZE) and Heather Macfarlane/Chris Payne(AUS) both had minor gear failure and were unable to finish the race.

With one more day of racing to go, the top three are clear ahead and only 4 points separate the top 2. Mee/Wagstaff are still in the prime position and one more solid race should could seal it.. Some of the Europeans are finally coming to grips with sailing their boats in the conditions and starting to push the Australians out of the top 10. Three of the top 5 are still from the land “down under”.

Encore un abandon pour Tomas et Jan, qui glissent à la 16ème place... :-( Le XSP n'a pas l'air encore super fiable...

Sur cette journée, Mee/Wagstaff font 1-2, et les Australos Stockley/Muirhead, 2èmes, font 2-1...

C'est pas encore joué entre les 2 premiers, par contre Wade ne peut mathématiquement plus remporter le championnat...

NCA SAIL No HELM CREW RACE 9
CZE 14879 TOMAS MUSIL JAN STANTEJSKY 1
AUS 14971 GREG ALLISON RICHARD WATSON 2
GBR 14919 MATT MEE RICHARD WAGSTAFF 3
AUS 14943 HEATHER McFARLANE CHRIS PAYNE 4
GBR 14948 RICHARD ESTAUGH ROB GARDENER 5
GBR 14976 DAVID WADE BEN McGRANE 6
IRL 14894 NOEL BUTLER SEAMUS MOORE 7
GBR 14920 VINCE HOREY ANDREW THOMPSON 8
AUS 14936 IAN RAVENSCROFT PAUL GRANT 9
SUI 14799 ERICH MOSER RUEDI MOSER 10

Ca y est c'est fini ! Voilà les résultats définitifs :
http://www.fireball-international.com/docs/tha08_worlds_results.pdf

Mee et Wagstaff gagnent le championnat sans courir la dernière manche !

Les Australos qui étaient deuxièmes hier soir font une mauvaise journée aujourd'hui et perdent une place au général. Du coup c'est Wade qui repasse 2ème, derrière son ancien équipier...

Le communiqué de la dernière journée :

Another fantastic day sailing at Royal Varuna Yacht Club at Pattaya in Thailand.

The day started with Matt Mee/Richard Wagstaff(GBR) having a 4 point lead over Nathan Stockley/Sam Muirhead(AUS) and 12 points ahead of David Wade/Ben McCrane(GBR).

In the first race Mee/Wagstaff decided to take matters into their own hands and luffed Stockley/Muirhead at the start putting them under pressure. Both boats were back in the pack on the first beat, which allowed Tomas Musil/Jan Stantejsky(CZE), 2006 European Champion to get ahead of Greg Allison/Richard Watson(AUS) and Richard Estaugh/Rob Gardener(GBR), 2007 World Champions. On the second beat, Mee/Wsagstaff caught up to the leaders, but Heather Macfarlane/Chris Payne(AUS) got past Estaugh/Gardener for 3rd. Musil/Stantejsky beat Allison/Watson to the finish, and Mee/Wagstaff pipped Macfarlane/Payne on the line. This gave Mee/Wagstaff the world championship with Stockley/Muirhead back in 17th and Wade/McCrane in 6th.

As per normal the second race was slightly windier than the 1st, but with the championship in the bag, Mee/Wagstaff sat it out. Wade/McCrane led around the first mark with Stockley/Muirhead only just in the top ten. On the last mark rounding Eric Moser/Ruedi Moser(SUI), 2006 World Champions just led from Robin Inns/Joel Coultas(AUS), Wade/McCrane and Richard Mason/Simon Hextall(GBR). At the finish Inns/Coultas managed to get ahead of Mason/Hextall and Wade/McCrane.

Stockley/Muirhead had a disastrous race including a swim which put them back to 3rd overall. Allison/Watson finished a consistent series to finish a strong 4th ahead of Musil/ Stantejsky, who were probably let down by minor gear failure. The final placings between 6th and 9th couldn’t have been closer with 4 boats being separated by 1 point, with Macfarlane/Payne beating Estaugh/Gardener on countback for 6th and Moser/Moser beating Vince Horey/Andrew Thompson(GBR) on countback for 8th.

Congratulations to Matt Mee/Richard Wagstaff who won the championship in superb style and class, and showed that they had a little extra when required over the other seventy boats.

Limite insolent le gars Matt Mee... Plus jeune que moi, c'est sa troisième saison de Fireball, sa troisième régate internationale, et le voilà Champion du Monde !! Et en plus en Suisse c'est lui qui a chopé la baby-sitter !! L'enfoiré !! :-)

Avoue, Martin, c'est surtout l'histoire de la baby-sitter qui t'a foutue les boules!!
Tu vois, tu n'es plus assez jeune pour qu'une baby-sitter s'occupe de toi!
Et tu n'aurais pas voulu qu'elle te donne le sein, en plus?

Pos Helm Crew Helm Weight (kg) Crew Weight (kg) Hull Mast Sails Foils
1 Matt Mee Richard Wagstaff 64 80 Winder Selden - Cumulus Pinnell & Bax Winder
2 David Wade Ben McGrane 69 80 Winder Selden - Cumulus Pinnell & Bax Winder
3 Nathan Stockley Sam Muirhead 67 84 YMS Superspar - M7+ Clifton Sails YMS
4 Greg Allison Richard Watson 65 80 AFM/Kelly Marine Selden - Cumulus Clifton/Pinnell & Bax(Mainsail) YMS
5 Tomas Musil Jan Stantejsky 68 80 Xtreme Sailing Products Superspar - M7+ Pinnell & Bax Xtreme Sailing Products
6 Heather Macfarlane Chris Payne 57 77 AFM/Kelly Marine Goldspar Irwin Sails/North(Spinnaker) YMS/Kelly Marine(rudder)
7 Richard Estaugh Rob Gardener 74 80 Winder Superspar - M7+ Speed Sails Winder
8 Eric Moser Ruedi Moser 74 76 Duvoisin Selden - Cumulus Pinnell & Bax/Speed Sails(Spinnaker) Duvoisin/Winder(rudder)
9 Vince Horey Andrew Thompson 68 82 Winder Selden - Cumulus Pinnell & Bax Winder
10 Richard Mason Simon Hextall 78 79 Winder Selden - Cumulus Pinnell & Bax Winder

Le tableau en plus clair, c'est ici : http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=140641

Après le matos du Top 10, voilà les heureux vainqueurs...

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/photos/fireball/2008worlds_philp_2.jpg

Tu peux nous donner également la marque des slips et casquettes des vainqueurs?

Pour les slips, je ne serais pas étonné que ce soit deux-là...

http://shop.pinbax.com/index.asp?selection=detailed&uid=8135&itemtitle=S...

Gniarf...