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ILCA 7 World Championship at Adelaide Sailing Club - Day 5

by Harry Fisher, Down Under Sail 30 Jan 02:20 PST 24-31 January 2024

Wearn with one hand on the cup heading into Medal Race

Matt Wearn (AUS) looks poised to become a two-time world champion after tomorrow's medal race with a statesmanlike performance in the last two gold fleet races today.

In near nuclear conditions off Adelaide that saw 25-plus knot winds and more than two-metre seas, Wearn held his nerve and ended the day with a neat 4,2 scorecard.

"Points going into today between Micky, myself and Hermann were extremely close, and it was a big breeze day for the final two races," Wearn said.

"It was sort of all to play for and I just had to go out there and have a really solid day."

His nearest rival Micky Beckett (GBR) came into today just one point behind the lead, however with a nasty discard already on his scorecard, he could ill afford a double-digit result.

After a 12th in the first of today's races that he was then forced to carry, he backed it up with a second, however ended the day in third overall, nine points behind the consistent leader.

Norway's Hermann Tomasgaard claimed a third in the opening race, but then finished with a now-dropped 21st, which after the recalculation puts him in second place a point ahead of Beckett.

It opens up a number of opportunities for Beckett and Tomasgaard, who may choose to match race each other for silver, or lay everything on the line in an attempt to wrestle the gold from Wearn.

Wearn said the strong winds and big waves made it difficult to race the competitors around you today, but with a similar breeze forecast for the medal race it was about backing your fitness and ability and just working hard.

"I think in this sort of stuff where it's getting up to 25-plus knots, you've just got to sail your own race, obviously you can keep an eye on the other guys but at the end of the day you've just got to execute and hike like hell," he said."

"It'll still be all to play for (tomorrow) and I think in the top three there'll be a nice little battle."

While the podium positions in this World Championship are locked away ahead of the medal race, there is also a clear top 10 picture starting to take shape with the prospect of some minor reshuffling tomorrow.

Former World Champion Philipp Buhl (GER) had a 6,1 today that put him clear into fourth position, while New Zealand's Thomas Saunders sits in fifth, and Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Bernaz is sixth.

The remaining spots in the medal race will be made up with Pavlos Kontides (CYP), Finn Lynch (IRL), Luke Elliott (AUS) and Filip Jurišic (CRO), who have guaranteed themselves top 10 Worlds finishes here in Adelaide.

Olympic qualification spots are also being decided at this Worlds, with a number of countries that missed the medal race still set to battle it out in a final Race 11 that starts at midday tomorrow.

Tracking will be available in tomorrow's 10-boat medal race, which can be accessed HERE.

For more information head to ilca2024adelaide.ilca-worlds.org

Results after Day 5:

PosNatSail NoHelmQ1Q2Q3Q4Q5Q6F1F2F3F4Pts
Gold Fleet
1stAUS199015Matt Wearn612213‑1112422
2ndNOR224454Hermann Tomasgaard111557163‑2130
3rdGBR210139Michael Beckett(30%)613113212231
4thGER191131Philipp Buhl315511‑381096151
5thNZL219921Thomas Saunders4119424913‑19359
6thFRA216112Jean‑Baptiste Bernaz624611412‑17131068
7thCYP212431Pavlos Kontides1438101012(BFD)51871
8thIRL222017Finn Lynch846856(BFD)1221979
9thAUS219896Luke Elliott12510181018‑2051281
10thCRO216063Filip Jurišic23411615‑393152685
11thNED223054Duko Bos111415102‑1913158694
12thHUN213119Jonatan Vadnai13723(BFD)2410253298
13thGUA211981Juan Maegli6105‑3111372272798
14thGER211241Nik Aaron Willim19410755(BFD)2741798
15thNZL214137George Gautrey330%318651411(BFD)2099
16thPOR223215Eduardo Marques‑296661411217101899
17thCRO212013Tonci Stipanovic23613163102199‑51101
18thGBR223102Sam Whaley710141772829(BFD)16110
19thFIN222065Valtteri Uusitalo292122241‑35141414112
20thAUS211556Ethan Mcaullay59182232826‑3613115
21stMNE191715Milivoj Dukic16481487(BFD)162025118
22ndAUS199088Zac Littlewood125164126(BFD)183215120
23rdAUS214418Finn Alexander9711122826‑414177121
24thCHI211771Clemente Seguel Lacámara253926142924‑4511123
25thDEN210987Johan Lundgaard Schubert71118211323‑278185124
26thIND218191Vishnu Saravanan151972696‑492833125
27thITA216159Lorenzo Brando Chiavarini5201916422023‑3831140
28thTUR213512Yigit Yalcin Citak517711201131‑422222146
29thNOR218563Uffe Tomasgaard14141027328162511‑34157
30thSWE219489Emil Bengtson13179198332843‑46161
31stHKG171979Nicholas Halliday1713101910122‑443536163
32ndFIN214111Kaarle Tapper1081914829173424‑40163
33rdMAS214989Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy41528201205‑483141165
34thBEL214116William De Smet291632‑312715213030173
35thHUN213095Benjamin Vadnai152215730530‑352328175
36thNOR223393Christoffer Srrlie4721624926‑474444176
37thESP211710Joel Rodriguez Perez13535121415‑40322723176
38thARG222111Francisco Guaragna Rigonat381715(BFD)1019333742184
39thMNE224085Ilija Markovic18182411718443016‑47186
40thCAN221811Luke Ruitenberg2151391640244040‑48199
41stIRL216101Ewan Mcmahon2499633173636‑4129199
42ndSGP222980Ryan Lo19302118232537‑4643207
43rdESP211436Leopoldo Barreto Haschke10251418101623‑504249207
44thUSA221715Ford Mccann261714(BFD)443731BFD24209
45thGBR224124Daniel Whiteley109722(BFD)24BFD462619215
46thUSA218131Marshall Mccann7331217212232‑393438216
47thARG222148Facundo Olezza12(DSQ)123132234DSQ3337218
48thSUI191817Gauthier Verhulst830111225174338(BFD)39223
49thPUR214311Pedro Fernandez1716454027‑42413935224
50thAUS198098Stefan Elliott‑Shircore16182094212(BFD)432945234
51stTUR191719Berkay Abay22351821693845(BFD)50244
Silver Fleet
1stESP211309Joaquin Blanco Albalat926174‑34291276101
2ndSLO214148Zan Luka Zelko211625‑28711913161119
3rdGER224211Nico Naujock25151310%‑42187129131
4thSWE222506Ludvig Lindqvist33820(BFD)1681324510137
5thNOR224254Theodor Middelthon2619(DSQ)21153185103138
6thITA221118Dimitri Peroni143521(BFD)32648919139
7thGER223181Julian Hoffmann172533(BFD)26292342141
8thFIN224484Nooa Laukkanen‑381181429281172312143
9thGBR219895James Percival‑Cooke‑372428112821186615157
10thECU197116Matias Dyck2320333122166‑4935159
11thTHA213137Arthit Mikhail Romanyk11‑35238213010231421161
12thFRA203855Alexandre Boite182316241413201631‑43175
13thGRE210600Anastasios Panagiotidis2626262521326‑391814176
14thDEN218174Nikolaj Borch222138233312512‑3922188
15thJPN204996Yoshihiro Suzuki2223241920‑4314181929188
16thGER221387Justin Barth2823‑442210%30341117189
17thGER211217Tim‑Felipe Conradi2712312535‑421231124189
18thPOR217531Santiago Sampaio112531321524‑42152611190
19thUSA218111Chapman Petersen30271920325371021‑42192
20thCHN211513Ning Zhao35322923‑4162917813192
21stGBR221582Finley Dickinson‑32102117293219252220195
22ndESA210211Enrique Arathoon161229(BFD)312117212923199
23rdBRA171171Bruno Fontes32‑362213271421112733200
24thCRO222212Bruno Gaspic20192213(BFD)2131192531201
25thGER191899Philip Walkenbach83130‑443335389118203
26thCAN217218Michael Leigh27272027171525‑382025203
27thITA219281Giacomo Musone341325(BFD)293515261716210
28thCAN178611Fillah Karim243126193625‑41291517222
29thCAN216264Ryan Anderson182433322714304(BFD)44226
30thUSA199796Malcolm Lamphere252134(BFD)362834141324229
31stBER222411Campbell Patton2331262625‑392736308232
32ndCZE221935Ondrej Teply21221729(BFD)3124204327234
33rdJPN217704Haruto Kuroda‑4612397322339223330237
34thCAN215011Liam Bruce21381524307‑48274134237
35thSWE216181Wilhelm Kark2418273018204034(BFD)28239
36thAUS181887Sam King20292726‑361922333236244
37thGRE221449Georgios Papadakos122016(BFD)27193237BFD35250
38thGRE212521Dimitris Papadimitriou1914284217312845‑4626250
39thAUS217316Michael Compton1532231522303543‑4439254
40thCAN219066Norman Struthers403822231926163536‑41255
41stBER223238Sebastian Kempe34286184038363224(DNC)256
42ndUSA157851Leo Boucher92830%15(RET)2043403440256
43rdJPN216228Kazumasa Segawa‑40293234351723282832258
44thLTU223708Martis Pajarskas433327132518‑44303538262
45thISR214931Maor Ben Harosh283432201237‑45423745287
46thAUS221956Isaac Schotte31261830(BFD)4433484237309
47thARG220573Juan Pablo Cardozo3624(UFD)29232447443848313
48thMON221812Jeremy Moutout314030302334464640‑47320
49thCRO219759Stipe GaspicSPI4137289165051(DNC)46323
50thTHA211027Chusitt Punjamala4944312812135150(DNC)DNC330
51stAUS217539Lachie Weber424232241337494745(RET)331
Bronze Fleet
1stLCA214113Luc Chevrier3921‑402639251423160
2ndAUS219891Lawson Mcaullay20RDG34‑3934364211161
3rdUSA221611Daniel Escudero343324(BFD)34343172172
4thNZL218101Luke Cashmore313444(BFD)9336745173
5thCAN217718James Juhasz28133839‑434026311180
6thDEN222816Andreas Krabbe‑Christensen3037383320‑415566180
7thNZL219221Luke Deegan3322‑422737321031212188
8thNZL212259Caleb Armit322923‑414133161197201
9thAUS222155Jack Eickmeyer303237(BFD)48447854215
10thJPN220186Kenji Nanri35‑36343110%27242988224
11thFIN215016Fredrik Westman‑40363532282822161415226
12thNZL220054Dylan Forsyth3637403817‑4312211617234
13thAUT191101Clemens Kuebber4344‑4635154615221113244
14thIVB208841Thad Lettsome33303625‑393621192524249
15thUSA222516James Golden4740253742(DSQ)19101023253
16thAUS166789Edward Reid27‑442934194427233616255
17thSAM216199Eroni Leilua‑4441433737322313219256
18thAUS224626Will Sargent‑4743354045359271810262
19thCAN191126Ben Flower35413633‑453611122434262
20thCHI214730Ricardo Seguel Lacámara3842‑4744442214142919266
21stDEN218709Kenneth Frederiksen373430(BFD)313713253437278
22ndSGP214170Wonn Kye Lee4443‑4536323420241927279
23rdUSA200404Robby Meek3939‑4240304130202318280
24thSRB203013Nikola Banjac39374143434689(BFD)21287
25thAUS222421Patrick Scally41453929‑464528172231297
26thNZL222172George Pilkington2546443524462628(BFD)33307
27thCHN211313Yulong Qiu382736(BFD)18332530DNCDNC309
28thAUS217820Daniel Costandi36384638‑483918263236309
29thBAH213428Joshua Higgins41(DSQ)4737465017422014314
30thAUS209514Alexander Bijkerk424243‑45244029313132314
31stAUS221522Julian Taylor453945383838321527(DNC)317
32ndITA221411Valerio Cassanmagnago4647484539(RET)44181520322
33rdBER215024Malcolm Benn Smith3740433538‑4835373325323
34thIND212161Mohit Saini414539332142363240(DNC)329
35thAUS223666Tom Holmes4345‑4746264531362838338
36thAUS211566Thomas Farley‑48394143444533343030339
37thJPN208222Ao Higuchi4248423437‑4940442628341
38thAUS216359Otto Henry454649(DNC)494239391722348
39thCHN221231Jindong Kong484740414441374013(DNS)351
40thAUS217361Patrick Cummin46‑474636383942413726351
41stAUS216366Hamish Gilsenan4546‑4942354338383529351
42ndJPN217058Shusuke Takeuchi474341(BFD)474741333835372
43rdAUS221957Hamish Crabb4949374641473435(DNC)DNC389
44thAUS202847John Gordon‑50494939474745464240404
45thAUS224558Steve Gunther484848484048434339(DNS)405
46thUKR216369David Surkov50505048‑514946474139420
47thJPN220060Yuta Irie495048405048484843(DNC)424
48thAUS224557James Quentin Burns5048454750494745(RET)RET432
49thAUS199224Chris Thorpe‑515151474950494944DNS441
50thPOL213213Vincent Peter‑5151504943505050DNCDNC445

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