JPMorgan Qualifier

Compte rendu, JP Morgan challenge grade 3

Les concurrents :

ISAF ranking

Ian Williams GBR 5

Mark Campbell James GBR 15

Andreas Willim GER 21

Eric Monnin SUI 25

Pierre Antoine Morvan FRA 32

Andrew Cornah GBR 60

Simon Shaw GBR 87

Jure Orel SLO 95

Alistair Hall GBR 111

Vendredi 16 décembre : Seule 1 heure d’entraînement autorisé, on découvre les J80 avec des spi symétriques. Tout le monde a aimé le bateau.

Samedi 17 décembre : On fait 5 matchs mais on en gagne que 2. Nous sommes déçus mais motivés pour faire un sans faute indispensable le lendemain car nos erreurs sont identifiées et viennent en grande partie de la découverte du bateau et du plan d’eau que les autres concurrents connaissaient déjà.

Dimanche 18 décembre : Sur les 3 matchs qu’il nous restait à faire pour finir le round robin, on en gagne 2 dont celui sur Ian Williams. On se retrouve donc à égalité de point avec Eric Monnin et Andreas Willim, mais nous sommes finalement classés quatrième après l’application des règles de départage, ce qui nous permet d’accéder en demi-finale que nous perdons après deux matchs disputés contre le cinquième mondial.

Classement :

1. Ian WILLIAMS (GBR)
2. Andrew CORNAH (GBR)
3. Mark CAMPBELL-JAMES (GBR)
4. Pierre Antoine MORVAN (FRA)
5. Eric MONNIN (SUI)
6. Andreas WILLIM (GER)
7. Jury OREL (SLO)
8. Simon SHAW (GBR)
9. Alistair HALL (GBR)

JPMorgan Asset Management Winter Challenge 2005-2006

Lindsey Bell (As Amended By ISAF), Staines, London, Great Britain, 19 December 2005

Ian WILLIAMS (GBR) and Andrew CORNAH (GBR) secured their places in the final of the JPMorgan Asset Management Winter Challenge following success at the weekend’s ISAF Grade 3 Challenge 3 at Queen Mary Reservoir, Staines, Great Britain on 17-18 December.

Over the weekend international representatives from Germany, Switzerland, France and Slovenia joined British teams to match race in the RYA’s J/80 fleet. A bitterly cold, brisk wind blew on Saturday and resulted in some close racing during the round robin stages. The most exciting incident was Simon SHAW’s attempt to unwind a penalty on the final downwind leg in one of his matches.

By the end of the first day three teams dominate the leaderboard – these were Mark CAMPBELL-JAMES’s team of Dave MASON, Andrew YATES and Andy CLARK (winners of the previous qualifier); CORNAH’s team of Andrew BRYSON, Guy BREAREY, Rob MILLAR and James ROCHE, and WILLIAMS’ team of Mark NICHOLLS, Hugh STYLES and Ben FIELD. They all had no losses but they had yet to sail each other.

Sunday was cold again but the breeze had dropped. The closest match of the weekend was that between Eric MONNIN (SUI) and CAMPBELL-JAMES with the victory going to the Brit by the tiniest of margins. WILLIAMS suffered a loss against Pierre Antoine MORVAN of France which gave the Frenchman enough points to reach the semi final alongside WILLIAMS, CAMPBELL-JAMES and CORNAH.

The semi finals were the best of three races. WILLIAMS won his semi final comfortably against MORVAN, despite having to unwind a penalty in the first race. CORNAH looked to be losing the second race of his semi final against CAMPBELL-JAMES, when he found a handy puff on the final leg to also secure his place in the final.

The final went to two races with WILLIAMS winning both, though CORNAH gave a good fight and lead for a while in the second race. Both gain invites to the ISAF Grade 2 JPMorgan Asset Management Challenge Final from 10-12 March 2006 along with CAMPBELL-JAMES and Iain PERCY (GBR) who secured their places in an earlier qualifier.

The next qualifying weekend is on 14-15 January.

JPMorgan Asset Management Winter Challenge 3 Final Standings

1. Ian WILLIAMS (GBR)
2. Andrew CORNAH (GBR)
3. Mark CAMPBELL-JAMES (GBR)
4. Pierre Antoine MORVAN (FRA)
5. Eric MONNIN (SUI)
6. Andreas WILLIM (GER)
7. Jury OREL (SLO)
8. Simon SHAW (GBR)
9. Alistair HALL (GBR)