|
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 |
|