Jan ‘Clogs’ SCHOLTEN Wins Standard Master WorldsĪfter leading the fleet all week and going into day with a five point lead, Brad TAYLOR (AUS) was done out the Master World title today when Jan ‘Clogs’ SCHOLTEN (AUS) steamed home in third place to TAYLOR’s fifth in race 8 and won race 9 in which TAYLOR finished sixth, to claim the World Master title. Now I am third, so next time I should be second,” he laughed. The first one I finished sixth, then fifth, then fourth. The racing was especially close with Brett and Rohan,” said TAIMINEN, who went on to explain: “I haven’t done a World’s for three years. “I am happy with my series it was close all the way through and a lot of fun. It was hard close racing, so the scorecard is a bit deceptive,” said BEYER who trains hard throughout the year on top of undertaking Olympic coaching duties for Singapore, which qualified for the Beijing Olympic Games at the Laser Worlds sailed last week. Was it a tough win? “Well, this is my best scorecard, so I guess that makes it look easier than it was. It was hard to spot the marks today,” the 41 year old Sports Scientist said. “My closest competition came from Rohan, Jyrki and Orlando. The Brit was runner-up to BEYER in the last two Worlds. Orlando GLEDHILL (GBR) missed out on a podium finish, despite winning the final race, finishing the series on 29 points for fourth place. Rohan LORD (NZL) placed second on 20 points after his third and fourth places this afternoon, while Finish sailor Jyrki TAIMINEN was third on 22 points. In the two races sailed today, the Sydney sailor scored a win and a second. There wasn’t much wind, maybe 10-12 knots, and the racing was very close as usual,” said BEYER on winning an unsurpassed sixth Apprentice world title.īEYER finished the nine-race series on ten points, remarkably finishing only once outside a top two results. The Laser Masters World Championships came to a conclusion in Terrigal on Saturday, with Australia, New Zealand and the USA dominating the medals.ĭay six of racing at the Laser Masters Worlds, sponsored by Crowne Plaza, where the prizegiving dinner was held in the evening, got underway with the Standard fleets shortly after 10:00 in light, flicky south and southeasterly winds on the course off Terrigal.īrett BEYER (AUS) was the first winner announced today, successfully defending his 2007 World Championship crown in the Standard Apprentice Master finishing the final day with a win and a second place.
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