2001 Flying Fifteen World Championship
| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Name | 2001 Flying Fifteen World Championship |
| Edition | 11th |
| Host | Royal Natal Yacht Club, Durban, South Africa |
| Event details | |
| Venue | Royal Natal Yacht Club |
| Dates | 5 - 6 May 2001 |
| Competitors | |
| Competitors | 102 |
| Competing nations | 6 |
| Results | |
| Gold | Charles Apthorp Andy Weatherspoon |
| Silver | Steve Goacher Phil Evans |
| Bronze | Mike Hart Chris Gowers |
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The 2001 Flying Fifteen World Championship took place at Royal Natal Yacht Club in Durban, South Africa. The event saw both a regular and classic fleets with the latter being for an older design on the boat.[1] It was the 11th Flying Fifteen World Championship as well as the first, and to date only, one to take place in Africa.[2]
Results
Classic results shown in brackets and sailors in italics.[3]
| Rank | Nation | Crew | Fleet | Race | Net Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| United Kingdom | Charles Apthorp
Andy Weatherspoon |
Open | RDG | (18) | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 10 | 3 | 30.1 | |
| United Kingdom | Steve Goacher
Phil Evans |
Open | (OCS) | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 36 | |
| United Kingdom | Mike Hart
Chris Gowers |
Open | (OCS) | 5.7 | 0 | 11.7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 36.4 | |
| 4 | Australia | Grant Alderson
Dean McAullay |
Open | (14) | 0 | 11.7 | 10 | 11.7 | 8 | 11.7 | 53.1 |
| 5 | Australia | Ronald Packer
Peter Mudford |
Open | 18 | (46) | 10 | 15 | 14 | 5.7 | 0 | 62.7 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | Alan Bax
Bill Masterman |
Open | 11.7 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 10 | (18) | 16 | 78.7 |
| 7 | Australia | Peter Gale
Chris Mason |
Open | (OCS) | 29 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 85 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | Barry Parkin | Open | 0 | 10 | 24 | (27) | 20 | 17 | 17 | 88 |
| 9 | New Zealand | Aaron Goodmanson
Allister Rowlands |
Open | 20 | 11.7 | 19 | 21 | (22) | 11.7 | 5.7 | 89.1 |
| 10 | South Africa | Patrick Harris
Joe Boy |
Open | 3 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 22 | (27) | 92 |
| 11 | Ireland | Darren Martin
Simon Murray |
Open | 15 | 24 | 13 | (29) | 15 | 26 | 10 | 103 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | Geoff Bayliss
Tom Bayliss |
Open | 5.7 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 25 | (34) | 111.7 |
| 13 | Ireland | John Lavery
David O'Brien |
Open | 24 | 30 | 17 | (33) | 18 | 13 | 13 | 115 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | Brett Dingwall
Ben Dingwall |
Open | 10 | 31 | 14 | 25 | 25 | (27) | 19 | 120 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | Howard Green
Ian Preston |
Open | (41) | 25 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 25 | 124 |
| 16 | New Zealand | Peter Dallimore
Richard Watkins |
Open | 22 | 3 | 36 | 19 | (DNF) | 23 | 22 | 125 |
| 17 | Australia | Greg Leaversuch
Peter Barblett |
Open | 19 | 22 | 18 | 24 | (34) | 24 | 24 | 131 |
| 18 | United Kingdom | Neville Herbert
Tim Hammick |
Open | (OCS) 39 | 39 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 137 |
| 19 | United Kingdom | Chris Ducker
Richard Rigg |
Open | 21 | 23 | 23 | (35) | 26 | 29 | 21 | 143 |
| 20 | United Kingdom | Roger Palmer
Barbara Palmer |
Open | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 32 | 35 | (DNF) | 143 |
| 21 | Australia | Craig Rainey
Ian Rainey |
Open | 17 | 16 | (34) | 31 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 145 |
| 22 | Australia | Nils Blumann
Thomas Brown |
Open | 24 | -49 | 25 | 37 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 148 |
| 23 | Ireland | Justin Burke
Alan Greene |
Open | 23 | -33 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 155 |
| 24 | New Zealand | Rob Coutts
Nick Davenport |
Open | (OCS) | 14 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 16 | DNF | 156 |
| 25 | Australia | Ashley Smith
Jamie Thomson |
Open | 28 | 13 | (43) | 34 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 160 |
| 26 | United Kingdom | Colin Nutt
Christopher Hough |
Open | 26 | (38) | 31 | 30 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 170 |
| 27 | Ireland | Bryan Willis
John McPeake |
Open | 25 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 35 | (39) | 32 | 172 |
| 28 | United Kingdom | Robert Hogben
Glyn Morgan |
Open | (OCS) | 36 | 30 | 28 | 37 | 20 | 28 | 179 |
| 29 | United Kingdom | Nicholas Heath
Graham Wadely |
Open | 27 | 35 | 28 | (40) | 27 | 38 | 31 | 186 |
| 30 | Hong Kong | Howard Williams
Christian Donagh |
Open | 13 | 19 | 41 | (OCS) | 41 | 40 | 38 | 192 |
| 31 | United Kingdom | Ian Cleaver
Simon Russell |
Open | 33 | 44 | 33 | 16 | 33 | (DNF) | 33 | 192 |
| 32 | New Zealand | Richard Ingham
Mark Puddick |
Open | 29 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 24 | 37 | (DNF) | 194 |
| 33 | United Kingdom | David Nicholls
Peter Wareham |
Open | 31 | 26 | 40 | (43) | 40 | 31 | 35 | 203 |
| 34 | United Kingdom | Paul Brown
Oliver Dingwall |
Open | (OCS) | 27 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 41 | 213 |
| 35 | Australia | John Wallace
Stewart Wallace |
Open | 35 | (42) | 26 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 213 |
| 36 | Ireland | Ken Dumpleton
Ben Mulligan |
Open | 34 | 40 | (DNS) | 32 | 39 | 42 | 36 | 223 |
| 37 | Hong Kong | Samuel Chan
Benjamin Ford |
Open | 32 | 32 | 42 | (47) | 42 | 41 | 37 | 226 |
| 38 () | South Africa | Peter Morgenrood
Jeremy Kriek |
Classic | 40 | (56) | 37 | 41 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 248 |
| 39 () | South Africa | Derick Warne
Darryn Hinett |
Classic | 39 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 43 | (DSQ) | 40 | 259 |
| 40 | Hong Kong | David Chow
Mark Lyons |
Open | 37 | 39 | 44 | 42 | (DNF) | DNC | 42 | 262 |
| 41 () | South Africa | Neil Tocknel
Russel Thornton |
Classic | 36 | 41 | (DNF) | 46 | 46 | 47 | DNF | 274 |
| 42 (4) | South Africa | Hemraj Gokal
Dennis Lapham |
Classic | 44 | 45 | 47 | (53) | 49 | 45 | 47 | 277 |
| 43 | Hong Kong | James Dale
Dennis Lapham |
Open | 38 | (52) | 48 | 51 | 52 | 46 | 48 | 283 |
| 44 | Hong Kong | David Thewliss
Joyce Thewliss |
Open | 45 | 43 | 46 | (DNC) | 50 | DNF | 46 | 288 |
| 45 | Hong Kong | Wai Chuen Chen
Joyce Thewliss |
Open | 43 | 50 | 49 | 54 | 51 | (DNF) | 49 | 296 |
| 46 (5) | United Kingdom | Scott Train
Graham Lamond |
Classic | 46 | 51 | (DNF) | 50 | 48 | DSQ | 44 | 297 |
| 46 (6) | Australia | John Caig
Graham Lamond |
Classic | 42 | 53 | (DNF) | 52 | 47 | DNF | 45 | 297 |
| 48 (7) | South Africa | Terry Flynn
Graham Lamond |
Classic | (DNF) | 55 | DNF | 48 | 45 | 44 | DNC | 308 |
| 49 | United Kingdom | James Coates
Graham Lamond |
Open | (DSQ) | 48 | DNC | 44 | DNC | DNC | DNC | 324 |
| 50 (8) | South Africa | Derek Wilkes
Graham Lamond |
Classic | (DNF) | 54 | DNF | 49 | DNC | DNC | DNC | 335 |
| 51 (9) | Swaziland | Percy Elston
Graham Lamond |
Classic | 47 | (DNF) | DNF | DNC | DNF | DNC | DNC | 337 |
References
- ^ "Flying Fifteen Southern Championship at Aldeburgh Yacht Club". www.yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ^ "World Championship Results". www.flying15.org. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ^ "2001 Worlds Results". www.flying15.org. Retrieved 2026-03-06.