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Krister, Thomas and their boat on the beach
This doesn't look good for Thomas Moss!
Krister Bergstrom after being thrown in
2000 505 World Champions Thomas Moss and Krister
Bergstrom,
with Int. 505 class President, Pip Pearson
The famous blue ball
Fullst�ndig
resultatlista fr�n VM i Durban. 56 bes�ttningar fr�n 11 nationer deltog.
�r 2003 g�r VM i Malm�!
l�s mer h�r
Sail - No. Race Race Race Race Race Result SWE 8655 1 2 3 4 5 Total �����������������������������������- Skipper Krister Bergstr�m 2 4 2 1 1 6 Crew Thomas Moss 3.00 8.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 |
Port of Durban from the air
8714 being retrieved from the beach
"Think about it � five miles in 42-50 knots and huge seas.
For those of you who were not there, I rather doubt any of us are going to be able to describe the conditions such that you will completely understand what they were like."
Sail - No. Race Race Race Race Race Result SWE 8719 1 2 3 4 5 Total �����������������������������������- Skipper Jakob Lindvall 32 27 21 30 24 26 Crew Kalle Byrenius 38.00 33.00 27.00 36.00 30.00 126.00 |
Kalle Byrenius / Jakob Lindvall,
SWE-8719
These pictures shows the remaining pieces from a nearly new Australian boat that came ashore 50 kilometers north, several days after it had to be abandoned after pre-worlds race one.
No worries mate; we can fix it!
What was left of 8672? after it washed ashore
and it built to more
Peter Alarie and Howard Hamlin, in the lead and waiting
The eight PCs in the Internet Cafe (left) were so much
in demand competitors were lining up for them.
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505 Worlds |
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Race 1 - 10-20 knots, ENE, sunny skies, low 80's The US team of Howard Hamlin and Peter Alarie won the inaugural race of the 2000 505 World Championship, but they had an unexpected fight at the finish line with four-time world champion, Krister Bergstrom. Howie and Peter watched as a 200 plus yard lead evaporated in front of their eyes on the last 4 legs of the nine leg course. "Krister was going real fast on the beats, and probably made up 100 yards on each of the last two upwind legs. He passed us on the last few hundred yards to the finish. After about a 15-tack duel, we each headed for opposite sides of the finish line, and fortunately for us, we chose the favored end and beat him by a boat length." "I really though we had made a huge mistake and lost the race at the end", said Alarie, "but, Krister gave us the race back when he allowed himself to get pinned underneath us on port tack. All we had to do then was prevent him from tacking, sail to a fat layline, and finish at the pin end." A boat length differential is about as tight as it gets on a 505 worlds course, and it shows just how competitive this fleet is. Imagine, after 2 hours of hard sailing over 15 miles of ocean, to be shooting the line to take the gun must be as exciting as it gets. Ian Barker, the silver medalist in the 49er class in Sydney, put his 505 sailing shoes back on, and placed third for the day, passing Andy Beekman and Ben Benjamin from the US close to the finish. Andy and Benny, known in the US as the "Young Bucks", were second at the 505 worlds in France last year. Andy said, "Barker just went into warp speed there at the end. There was nothing we could do to stop him." For my friends following the antics of Team SPOT, today certainly had it high and low points. We were late getting through the gate, and were forced to tack off and take about 40 transoms. It's not as brutal as it sounds because you actually get a nice lift off of everyone's sails. We were back in the race before long, but it was tough to make the right side pay. After 2 exciting reach legs, we had passed about 10 boats to move into the top 15. Our upwind speed was pretty suspect, and we lost a few more on the ensuing beat, but got it all back and then some on the run, where we sailed high, surfed some massive waves, and some how pulled into the top 12. We then proceeded to unravel in the next 4 legs, losing about 200 yards when our spin sheet got sucked under the bow. We ended up 22nd. This is a tough crowd here, and it seems any time you can pop into the top 10, you're sailing amongst some elite company. Tomorrow is another day, and we have a lot of positive things to take away from today's sailing. I'll be back tomorrow with another report. It's really howling out now, and we expect another classic 30 knot Durban day. International 505 World Championship Racing Cancelled �Again � for Day 3 Once again 505 and FD competitors arrived at the Point Yacht Club Beach Site in time to rig and launch their boats for the 10:50 first signal, only to find that conditions were too extreme to race. The Race Committee first abandoned racing for the FDs and a little later made the same decision for the 505s. Today the wind is straight off the shore, and it is raining hard. The event tents were not withstanding the wind well, and were taken down several days ago. Sitting in the "internet caf�," a rented trailer with eight PCs and an internet connection, we can hear the wind whistling by us. Apparently the forecast is for conditions to improve for tomorrow. Three races are required for a valid series, and four are required for there to be a throw-out race. The schedule does have a lay day built in which can be used to make up races, and if necessary the RC can run two races a day in order to get in enough races. International 505 World Championship Racing Cancelled for Day 4 Incredible as it seems, racing could not take place today, due to the wind and sea conditions. This is the fourth day in a row we could not race, and leaves both the 505s and the FDs with only one race completed for their world championships. If we include the pre-worlds, we've only been able to race two days out of the eight scheduled days of racing, so far. We can expect to double up races Wednesday and Thursday � assuming we can race � in order to get a good series in. Day 5: Mike Martin and Steve Bourdow Win Both Races and Take the Lead! In sunny light-to-medium (mostly light) conditions, Californians Mike Martin and Steve Bourdow won both of today's races and took the overall lead away from Race One Winners Howard Hamlin and Peter Alarie. With three races completed, and with a maximum of three more possible in the next two days, this sets up a great battle between the 1999 505 World Champion skipper, Howard Hamlin, and the 1999 505 World Champion crew, Mike Martin. Currently in third overall is four time 505 World Champion Krister Bergstrom, racing with Thomas Moss. The top three teams are within one point overall, with fourth place close behind. The Bergstrom/Moss team have been very consistent with finishes of 2,4,2, while Martin/Bourdow were 7th in Race 1, and may be able to throw that result out when a fourth race is completed. "We gated early in the first race", said Martin. "Steve [Bourdow] was all over the shifts and we slowly worked our way into the lead." The Martin/Bourdow team passed silver medalist Ian Barker, sailing with his long time 505 crew Danny Cripps, on the third beat, and stretched a little for comfort over the remaining legs, winning by about 50 yards. "In the second race, we tacked on them [Martin/Bourdow] on the first beat and sent them left", said Peter Alarie. "They found a shift and came back in ahead of us." Both these teams rounded the first windward mark in the teens, but both used excellent reaching speed to close on the early leaders; Martin/Bourdow rounded the first leeward mark fourth. Martin/Bourdow played shifts to get into second, where they stayed most of the race, and then got a big left hand shift on the last beat to take the lead from the Danish team of Jan Saugmann and Morten Ramsbaek. "I just drove the boat", said Martin. "And when I looked up Steve had us in the lead." With a promising forecast for tomorrow � NE 15-20 knots, going E/NE 15-25, and 3.5 � 4.5 meter swells - competitors are looking forward to two more good races tomorrow. Day 6 : Krister Bergstrom/Thomas Moss Win Two Windy Races and Take the Lead Four time 505 world champion, Krister Bergstrom, racing with Thomas Moss led both races from start to finish, winning both, and taking the overall lead in the 2000 World Championship with one race to go. The Bergstrom/Moss team had good gate starts, went the right way, and had very impressive speed. Wind was in the 18-23 knot range, with large swells and waves; incredible surfing conditions downwind. Bergstrom won the 1987 and '88 worlds with Olle Wenrup � who is now racing with Ebbe Rosen � and the '89 and '91 worlds with P. Anders Hallberg. He is one of two four time 505 world champions, and winning this event would put him ahead of Peter Colclough the only other four time International 505 world champion. Yesterday's leaders, Mike Martin/Steve Bourdow, had finishes of 4,3 today, while the Hamlin/Alarie team were 5,4 today. 49er Silver medalist Ian Barker was 2,6, while UK and European 505 Champions Ian Pinnell/Nick Powell were 3,2. It is going to come down to the final race, tomorrow. Martin/Bourdow can catch Bergstrom/Moss, while both Hamlin/Alarie and Barker/Cripps can catch Martin/Bourdow. "Krister will be all over us" said Steve Bourdow. "But we'll be ready." Day 7 :
(Final) - No Racing Bergstrom also won the 505 worlds in 1987, '88 and '89 and again in '91. He has now won more 505 World Championships than anyone else. The Bergstrom/Moss team scored finishes of 2, 4, 2, 1, 1 for 6 points after dropping their 4th. Mike Martin � the 1999 World Champion crew � and Steve Bourdow � two time Flying Dutchman World Champion � of California were second with 13.7 points. 1999 World Champion driver, Howard Hamlin, sailing with Peter Alarie were 3rd with 21.7 points, just ahead of 49er olympic silver medalist Ian Barker, 4th with 23.4 points.
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