Star Worlds: Step by Step Oct 6, 11:16
Hamish and Carl are alone at the top of the leaderboard going into today's last race at the Star Worlds in San Francisco.
Not that you can find a cogent explanation anywhere in the p.r. materials emanating out of San Francisco, suffice to say that after five races are completed each team gets to discard (from the scoring) their worst race. So even though the scoreboard showed them tied for first with two other teams going into yesterday's fifth race, in which they finished fifth, after Race Five the discard (or "throw-out race" as we often call it) kicks in. After discarding their 20th place in Race Two, the Pepper/Williams now lead by seven points with one race to go. Comfortable but not commanding, especially in this star-studded fleet deep in former world champions and Olympic medalists.
Standings after five races (one discard) -- 66 boats
1. Hamish Pepper/ Carl Williams (NZL) 11 pts
2. Robert Scheidt/ Bruno Prada (BRA) 18 pts
3. Xavier Rohart/ Pascal Rambeau (FRA) 20 pts
4. Andy Horton/ Brad Nichol (USA) 21 pts
5. Rohan Lord/ Miles Addy (NZL) 26 pts
6. Flavio Marazzi/ Martin Kozaczek (SUI) 31 pts
7. Jim Buckingham/ Mike Dorgan (USA) 38 pts
8. Fredrik Loof/ Anders Ekstrom (SWE) 39 pts
9. Mateusz Kusznierewicz/ Dominik Zycki (POL) 52 pts
10. Daniel Stegmeier/ Beat Stegmeier (SUI) 58 pts
Keep it going, guys!
Not that you can find a cogent explanation anywhere in the p.r. materials emanating out of San Francisco, suffice to say that after five races are completed each team gets to discard (from the scoring) their worst race. So even though the scoreboard showed them tied for first with two other teams going into yesterday's fifth race, in which they finished fifth, after Race Five the discard (or "throw-out race" as we often call it) kicks in. After discarding their 20th place in Race Two, the Pepper/Williams now lead by seven points with one race to go. Comfortable but not commanding, especially in this star-studded fleet deep in former world champions and Olympic medalists.
Standings after five races (one discard) -- 66 boats
1. Hamish Pepper/ Carl Williams (NZL) 11 pts
2. Robert Scheidt/ Bruno Prada (BRA) 18 pts
3. Xavier Rohart/ Pascal Rambeau (FRA) 20 pts
4. Andy Horton/ Brad Nichol (USA) 21 pts
5. Rohan Lord/ Miles Addy (NZL) 26 pts
6. Flavio Marazzi/ Martin Kozaczek (SUI) 31 pts
7. Jim Buckingham/ Mike Dorgan (USA) 38 pts
8. Fredrik Loof/ Anders Ekstrom (SWE) 39 pts
9. Mateusz Kusznierewicz/ Dominik Zycki (POL) 52 pts
10. Daniel Stegmeier/ Beat Stegmeier (SUI) 58 pts
Keep it going, guys!
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The Star Class is used in Olympic sailing. Keen sailors most anywhere in the world would tell you the Star is the most prestigious and competitive Olympic class. The list of former world champions includes many prominent AC sailors. Photo (Pepper/Williams racing in SFO this week) is courtesy of Jan Pehrson.
Racing | by TFE
