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2002 World Championship Results


BRITS RULE THE WAVES IN BREAKTHROUGH STAR VICTORY  - Final results
MARINA DEL REY, Calif.---Iain Percy and Steve Mitchell, mere rookies among many of the world's best sailors, won the final race of the 81st Nautica 2002 Star Class World Championship Friday to give Britain its first title in the venerable class.

"That's the way to take the pressure off, isn't it?" Mitchell said as they sailed into the California Yacht Club dock with the Union Jack flying from their mast.

"He put that in the cool box this morning and didn't tell me," Percy said. "I would have thought it was bad luck."

The way they sailed, luck didn't matter. Neither Percy, 26, the 2000 Olympic Finn class gold medallist from Winchester, nor Mitchell, 32, of London, had sailed a Star until 10 months ago, although they had already worked their way up to the No. 17 ranking in the class.

With finishes of 4-1-3-2 in the 103-boat fleet in the previous four races, they entered the sixth and final race with a four-point lead over 1990 champions Torben Grael and Marcelo Ferreira of Brazil and nine points over France's Xavier Rohart and Yannick Adde. Although Grael finished fourth and Rohart 10th, neither ever threatened seriously Percy and Mitchell, who led at every mark.

Boosted by breezes as strong as 14 knots, which they prefer, they finished 41 seconds ahead of 1998 winner Colin Beashel of Australia, who had David Giles as crew. Three-time winner Bill Buchan, 67, of Seattle, with Mark Brink, was third---by far the best performance of the week by one of the class's enduring icons.

Counting Grael, Beashel and Buchan, Percy/Mitchell put away 11 former champions. Paul Cayard, the '88 champion sailing with Hal Haenel---also a world and Olympic champion as crew---placed fifth Friday to score fourth overall.

Percy and Mitchell tried to hide near the left end of the 1,000-meter starting line to avoid being drawn into a confrontation with their nearest rivals---Grael and Ferreira---that could suck them out of contention.

"They never really got to us," Percy said. "We were keeping our heads down before the start, so we couldn't set up early because he'd come at us. But we had really good speed on the first beat---really good speed."

Both boats went left while most of the fleet went right. The Brits broke back toward the middle first as the Brazilians stayed on starboard tack for the first 15 minutes. Rohart/Adde fared better on the 2.1-mile upwind leg to round the first mark a few lengths behind Percy/Mitchell, with Grael/Ferreira eighth. The French dropped away downwind as the Brazilians climbed to fifth, then third, but that's as close as they got.

Percy said, "Steve was giving me a running commentary on where Xavier and Torben were. We stayed on top of it. He's one of the best crews around. We complement each other's strengths."

Percy had always been a solo sailor until joining up with Mitchell last autumn. They came to California knowing little of the class history, let alone the UK's lack of a champion in it.

"We didn't know that until this week," Mitchell said.

"It certainly adds something to it," Percy said.

They will continue to campaign with a goal of representing Britain in the 2004 Olympics at Athens. Their chief competition could be Ian Walker, the head of the UK's GBR Challenge for the America's Cup and a silver medallist at Sydney in 2000, when San Diego's Mark Reynolds, sailing with Magnus Liljedahl, won the second of his two Olympic golds.

Reynolds, also a double Star class champion, finished 22nd Friday to wind up ninth overall.

It was a tough second place for Grael and Ferreira, the only entry with all single-digit finishes (3-1-5-9-5-4). Percy and Mitchell, the only team to win two races, were able to discard their opening 19th place.

Final Results

RANK M SKIPPER/CREW BOW# SAIL# FLT 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
1 Percy, Iain / Mitchell, Steven 80 GBR 8025 Isolated [ 19] 4 1 3 2 1 11.
2 Grael, Torben / Ferreira, Marcelo 45 BRA 8109 Guanabara Bay 3 1 5 [ 9] 5 4 18.
3 Rohart, Xavier / Adde, Yannick 86 FRA 8107 Nice 6 8 2 [ 33] 3 10 29.
4 Cayard, Paul / Haenel, Hal 22 USA 8088 West San Francisco Bay 7 9 4 8 [ 40] 5 33.
5 Merriman, Rick / Bennett, Bill 70 USA 8082 San Diego Bay [ 53] 7 8 4 15 12 46.
6 Bromby, Peter / Siese, Martin 13 BER 7988 Isolated [ 33] 2 32 5 1 9 49.
7 Beashel, Colin / Giles, David 07 AUS 7828 Sydney [ 41] 19 11 2 18 2 52.
8 Mansfield, Mark / Collins, Killian 68 IRL 8110 Isolated 2 13 18 25 7 [ 104]
DNF
65.
9 Reynolds, Mark / Liljedahl, Magnus 84 USA 7829 San Diego Bay [ 78] 5 29 1 10 22 67.
10 Shiebler, Howie / Peters, Richard 90 USA 8077 West San Francisco Bay [ 70] 21 30 6 4 6 67.
11 Adler, Alan / Ermel, Ricardo 02 BRA 8034 Rio de Janerio [ 26] 3 24
ZFP
17 14 23 81.
12 Presti, Philippe / Saliou, Jean Philippe 82 FRA 7879 Flotte de Savoie 9 17 [ 35] 16 22 20 84.
13 Szabo, George / Sperry, Austin A2 USA 7631 San Diego Bay 1 20 10 30 27 [ 50] 88.
14 Loof, Fredrik / Ekstrom, Anders 63 SWE 8080 Birka [ 47] 40 6 13 11 18 88.
15 Koch, Michael / Koy, Markus 56 GER 7971 Kiel [ 65] 24 16 14 9 25 88.
16 Diaz, Augie / Finnsgard, Christian 30 USA 7995 Biscayne Bay [ 32] 10 26 19 26 16 97.
17 Holm, Nicklas / Leifelt, Martin 50 DEN 7994 Danish [ 92] 14 12 28 38 7 99.
18 Brady, Gavin / Keenan, Rodney 11 NZL 8065 Isolated 11 12 [ 42] 24
RDG
22
RDG
34 103.6
19 Macdonald, Ross / Jespersen, Eric 67 CAN 7451 English Bay [ 54] 42 14 21 12 15 104.
20 Bermudez, Roberto / Menrrique, Domingo 10 ESP 7581 Barcelona 27 11 20 [ 69] 34 17 109.
21 Spitzauer, Hans / Wolfgang, Brenner 94 AUT 7567 Attersee 17 30 [ 38] 10 28 27 112.
22 Hagen, Alexander / Witt, Carsten 47 GER 7959 Gluecksburger 23 [ 60] 28 27 21 19 118.
23 Schmidt, Reinhard / Wolfram, Jochen 87 GER 7992 Moehnesee 5 33 [ 104]
OCS
40 13 31
RDG
122.
24 Araujo, Gonzalo / Iglesias, Marcos 06 ESP 7714 Laredo 10 25 [ 43]
ZFP
34 32 28 129.
25 Doyle, Eric / Meireles, Rodrigo 35 USA 7737 Newport Harbor [ 64] 28 42
ZFP
22 31 8 131.
26 Rasmussen, Christian / Orsted, Peter 83 DEN 8061 Danish 73 6 24 26 6 [ 104]
OCS
135.
27 Domingos, Afouso / Santos, Bernardo 32 POR 8053 Cascais 21 34 [ 78] 43 17 21 136.
28 Marazzi, Flavio / Marazzi, Renato 69 SUI 8085 Thunersee & Bielersee 22 [ 55] 36 51 20 11 140.
29 Londrigan, Joe / VanderMolen, Jon 61 USA 8015 Lake Springfield 31 49 27 18 [ 66] 26 151.
30 Buckingham, Jim / Kew, Joel 18 USA 8041 Newport Harbor 39 31 33 7 44 [ 44] 154.
31 Vessella, Peter / Faith, Brian A9 USA 8059 West San Francisco Bay [ 58] 18 52 41 19 24 154.
32 Grael, Lars Schmidt / Lagoa, Marco Aurelio 44 BRA 8046 Paranoa 15 38 41 [ 56] 29 36 159.
33 Andersen, Benny / Just, Mogens 04 DEN 7854 Danish [ 56] 23 7 45 39 46 160.
34 Poggi, Giampiero / Stilo, Giovanni 81 ITA 8090 Roma 67 16 [ 67] 12 35 32 162.
35 Murray, Iain / Palfrey, Andrew 75 AUS 7836 Lake Macquarie 13 [ 104]
DNF
70 36 37 14 170.
36 Christensen, Mads / Schwennesen, Soren 25 DEN 7987 Isolated 38 51 9 42 [ 104]
OCS
31 171.
37 Treacy, Maxwell / Shanks, R. Anthony A5 IRL 7817 Isolated 59 26 25 15 48 [ 104]
DNF
173.
38 Sevestre, Paul-Ambroise / Berenguier, Vincent 89 FRA 7888 Marseilles 4 27 [ 60] 53 53 40 177.
39 Morton, Gregg / Mitchell, Gary 74 USA 7525 San Diego Bay 42 50 17 [ 68] 16 52 177.
40 G Buchan, William / Brink, Mark 16 USA 7405 Puget Sound [ 60] 54 44 37 42 3 180.
41 Walker, Ian / Williams, Nick E2 AUS 8067 Lake Macquarie [ 72] 22 45 23 55 35 180.
42 Dorgan, Mike / Weintraub, Eric 33 USA 7942 San Diego Bay [ 62] 36 49 39 23 38 185.
43 Simoneschi, Riccardo / Colaninno, Ferdinando 91 ITA 8014 Genoa 74 75 [ 104]
OCS
20 8 13 190.
44 Van Der Ploeg, Jose Maria / Fructuoso Perez, Diego A7 ESP 8094 Barcelona 91 45 13 11 [ 104]
OCS
30 190.
45 Smith, Douglas / Dalton, Martin 93 USA 8072 Santa Barbara Channel 40 [ 59] 40 35 47 33 195.
46 Haines, Robbie / Haines, Brian 48 USA 7997 San Diego Bay 34 39 43 [ 49] 43 39 198.
47 MacCausland, John A. / Delaney, Sean 66 USA 8068 Cooper River 45 15 34 58 52 [ 76] 204.
48 Hagebols, Rodney / Finlay, William 46 USA 7310 West San Francisco Bay 49 48 [ 104]
OCS
24 49 45 215.
49 Watt, Dave / Dunn, Alex E3 USA 7462 Puget Sound 8 37 [ 76] 71 72 29 217.
50 Dahlberg, Marko / Kurki, Ville 28 FIN 7758 Finland 25 73 48 [ 73] 24 48 218.
51 M Whipple, Larry / Jensen, Darin E6 USA 8045 Puget Sound 12 [ 65] 37 52 61 58 220.
52 Sustronk, Paul / Wolf, Mike 99 CAN 7592 Lake Ontario 16 46 19 104
DSQ
36 [ 104]
OCS
221.
53 Kelly, Steven / Holowesko, Billy 55 BAH 8044 Nassau [ 68] 47 15 32 62 66 222.
54 Gautschi, Christoph / Seeberger, Uli 40 SUI 8009 Bodensee 52 [ 90] 57 50 30 43 232.
55 Anosov, Arthur / Korolkov, Gennady 05 UKR 8000 Tampa Bay 14 [ 78] 58 60 41 61 234.
56 Kouyoumdjian, Juan / Meyer, Gabriel 58 ARG 8070 Buenos Aires 37 29 53 61 54 [ 65] 234.
57 M Gould, Stephen / Rogers, Jon 43 USA 7612 West San Francisco Bay 36 58 [ 104]
OCS
38 58 59 249.
58 M Lowe, Jimmie / Higgs, Andrew 65 BAH 7950 Nassau [ 81] 32 54 48 65 56 255.
59 Freeman, James A. / Freeman, Matthew S. 38 USA 7626 Seneca Lake 44 68 55 [ 72] 25 64 256.
60 Virtue, John / Beek, Charles E1 USA 7862 Newport Harbor 69 70 39 29 51 [ 75] 258.
61 Davidson, Jeremy / Costa, Jessica 29 USA 7931 LA Harbor 35 43 62 [ 63] 59 60 259.
62 Perce, Hyde / Nevel, Chuck 79 USA 7225 Wilmette Harbor [ 76] 56 64 44 56 41 261.
63 Pegel, Susie / George, Tom 78 USA 7982 San Diego Bay [ 79] 52 47 47 73 42 261.
64 Tusch, Frank / Winkelmann, Sven A6 GER 8002 Moehnesee 46 44 [ 68] 66 50 55 261.
65 M Miller, Foss / Newhall, Greg 72 USA 7844 Puget Sound [ 83] 35 56 59 75 37 262.
66 M Allen, Bill / Lichter, Brad 03 USA 7986 Wilmette Harbor [ 88] 72 31 31 70 58
RDG
262.4
67 Clerton, Wilfrid / Dohy, Ceasar 26 FRA 7869 Ile de France 43 71 46 [ 75] 57 49 266.
68 Kohlhas, Jock / Karlsson, Kent 57 USA 8043 Biscayne Bay [ 95] 61 65 57 33 51 267.
69 Abbott Jr., Bill / Town, Scott 01 CAN 7775 Isolated 48 63 [ 73] 54 45 57 267.
70 Meyer, Klaus / Dretzko, Soren 71 GER 7487 Breman 28 41 71 64 69 [ 74] 273.
71 M Campbell, Argyle / Bowles, Kevin 21 USA 7673 Newport Harbor 24 83 51 [ 104]
RAF
60 71 289.
72 M Krook, Ingvar / Kurbiel, Daniel 59 SWE 7978 Aros 55 57 74 55 [ 81] 54 295.
73 Bugacov, Alejandro / Sotelo, Fernando 19 ARG 7325 Santa Monica Bay 30 53 63 67 85 [ 104]
DSQ
298.
74 Celon, Nicola / Natucci, Edoardo 23 ITA 7827 Iseo 57 69 23 46 104
DNF
[ 104]
DNF
299.
75 Fogh, Hans / Caesar, David 36 CAN 7802 Lake Ontario [ 84] 76 50 62 67 47 302.
76 Vassilev, Nedko / Erickson, Paul A8 BUL 7437 Isolated 18 [ 88] 69 82 68 73 310.
77 G Staartjes, Ben / Vandenberg, Ko 96 BEL 7856 Medemblik 20 74 82 77 84 [ 104]
DNF
337.
78 G Rickard, Jack / Carlson, Bob 85 USA 8036 Wilmette Harbor [ 75] 67 61 70 74 70 342.
79 Tamburini, Antonio / Ricci, Renzo A3 ITA 8060 Forte dei Marmi 29 92 104
ZFP
65 63 [ 104]
DNF
353.
80 Sprout, Barrett / Sprout, Randy 95 USA 6482 Los Angeles Harbor 50 79 [ 88] 85 78 62 354.
81 Gladwell, Ian / Miller, Garth 42 NZL 8078 Isolated 96 87 59 74 46 [ 104]
DNS
362.
82 Brown, Steve / Steinberg, Steve 14 USA 7042 Newport Harbor 90 80 66 [ 104]
DSQ
64 69 369.
83 Skipwith, Marc / Jonnson, Rico 92 SUI 7979 Santa Monica Bay [ 104]
DSQ
89 80 79 71 53 372.
84 G Foster, John / Foster, John P. 37 ISV 8069 Isolated [ 87] 82 72 78 79 63 374.
85 G Dill, Fred / Wurm, Mike 31 CAN 7738 English Bay 77 66 [ 87] 80 82 72 377.
86 Collins, Bert / Avellon, Guy 27 USA 8063 Annapolis [ 98] 64 75 76 90 78 383.
87 Cepurnieks, Eizens / Kanskis, Eizens 24 LAT 7759 Isolated 82 81 79 [ 89] 76 68 386.
88 Beigel-Vosbury, Barbara / Lippincott, Trapper 09 USA 7425 Annapolis 51 85 [ 104]
ZFP
90 77 84 387.
89 M Miller, Jed / Rathkopf, Charley 73 USA 6560 Puget Sound 61 [ 95] 84 81 87 80 393.
90 Braverman, Stephen / Rezac, Ronald 12 USA 8052 Boston Harbor 71 94 81 87 [ 104]
OCS
67 400.
91 M Swigart, William / Beek, Carroll A1 USA 7715 Central Long Island Sound 66 [ 97] 93 86 80 77 402.
92 M Stephenson, Nelson / Norris, Scott 98 USA 7970 Central Long Island Sound 85 86 77 83 [ 88] 79 410.
93 M Teitge, Robert / Baker, Corey A4 USA 8084 86 84 91 84 [ 93] 83 428.
94 Dornberg, Yumio / Dornberg, Ken 34 USA 6658 LA Harbor 63 96 92 [ 96] 91 87 429.
95 G Steele, Doug / Schmidt, Richard 97 USA 7838 Los Angeles Harbor 80 91 [ 96] 91 89 82 433.
96 Schulz, Axel / Falke, Kai-Uwe 88 GER 7690 Berliner [ 97] 93 89 93 83 81 439.
97 Hurst, Andrew / Benahmed, Arnaud 51 GBR 8095 Norfolk Broads 93 62 83 104
DNS
104
DNS
[ 104]
DNF
446.
98 M Nelson, Byron / Nelson, David 76 USA 7972 Los Angeles Harbor 94 77 90 104
DSQ
86 [ 104]
DNS
451.
99 Burgess, Dennis / Hume, Charlie 20 CAN 7492 English Bay 89 98 94 92 [ 104]
OCS
86 459.
100 G Bucher, Hans R. / German, Edward P. 17 USA 8100 Carter Lake [ 100] 99 95 88 95 89 466.
101 Langenhan, Claudia / Baasch-Mehlen, Iris 60 GER 7351 Kielers 99 [ 102] 97 95 94 85 470.
102 Westerheide, Jorge / Blew, Dylan E5 GER 7710 Edersee [ 101] 100 98 94 92 88 472.
103 Keesling, Jim / Bradley, John 53 USA 0025 Continental Divide 102 101 99 97 [ 104]
DNF
90 489.
Total entrants = 103

 

 

 

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