F18 World Championship - Dutch win 2009 title ahead of two Brits

12:19 AM Sat 18 Jul 2009 GMT

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Winds up to 30 knots and two important black flags made for a tumultuous final days racing at the 2009 F18 Worlds.

Dutch sailor Coen de Koning successfully defended his 2008 World Championship crown, winning the title from Britain's Rob Wilson and Marcus Lynch with second pairing Hugh Styles and Ferdinand West third.

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At the start of the days racing Coen De Koning (NED) was just two points ahead of Mischa Heemskerk (NED), who was a point ahead of Billy Besson (FRA).

In the first race of the day former F18 World Champion Australia's Glenn Ashby won from Mitch Booth (NED) with Gunnar Larsen (NED) third ahead of Hugh Styles Hugh (GBR), Rob Wilson (GBR) was sixth, Besson was 15th and Hermskeerk was 24th.

In the final race, the Gold fleet started under a black flag and Heemskerk and Besson were first away.

Besson led at the top mark but with wind into the mid-20's and building waves he capsized. Through the top gate the second time Heemskerk was still leading De Koning was second but he capsized on the final run.

Heemskerk crossed the line first, but there was no gun. Mitch Booth crossed second and Australian Adam Beattie third. Styles finished next then Wilson. Behind them Coen De Koning finished 18th.

Confusion reigned amongst the sailors. Had Heemskerk won the race or not?

With wind gusts up to 30knots, with seas well over a metre, the Race Committee decided to call it a day. The fleet scooted back to the beach more or less in one piece.

Except one English boat, GBR 7, Adam Piggott and Luke Butler, who capsized and had difficulties getting their boat upright. Even with the rescue boat it was impossible to get them back up. They have to remove the mast in the wild seas and finally they too are back on the beach safe and well.

Ashore Heemskerk's worst fears are realised. He was black flagged along with Besson, Beattie and a host of other sailors.

Coen de Koning and Thijs Visser have won the 10th F18 World championship, ahead of Rob Wilson and Marcus Lynch, with Hugh Styles and Ferdinand West third.

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Results - GOLD FLEET RESULTS

No	Sailno	Name	Scores	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	NED 3	De Koning Coen,, Male, Visser Thijs	37,0	1	4	(12)	1	2	3	2	11	13
2	GBR 1111	Rob Wilson, Male, Lynch Marcus	37,0	(16)	3	6	1	12	2	4	6	3
3	GBR 1204	Styles Hugh, Male, West Ferdinand	58,0	2	(bfd)	2	13	19	6	10	4	2
4	AUS 8	Ashby Glenn, Male, Howden William	63,0	13	10	6	9	(14)	1	7	1	16
5	NED 1202	Larsen Gunnar, Male, Dubbeldam Stefan	67,0	11	(bfd)	10	17	7	7	6	3	6
6	FRA 94	Mourniac Jean-Christophe, Male, Guyader Alexandre	70,0	5	2	3	3	(27)	18	3	22	14
7	FRA 9	Vaireaux Moana, Male, Petit Romain	94,0	10	8	9	4	(11)	6	29	13	15
8	FRA 88	Fequet Lo?c, Male, Filippi Fran?ois	94,0	7	6	(bfd)	11	5	17	31	8	9
9	FRA 111	Morvan Fran?ois, Male, Vandame Mathieu	96,0	3	7	4	2	(16)	9	8	30	33
10	NED 1	Macpherson Andrew, Male, Derckson Herbert	104,0	23	16	2	5	(33)	1	23	9	25
11	GER 203	Sach Helge, Male, Sach Christian	104,0	(21)	4	14	7	2	17	26	17	17
12	NED 1164	Larsen Sascha, Male, Van Helden Christa	109,0	9	12	(bfd)	7	14	10	18	28	11
13	AUS 145	Goodall Greg, Male, Goodall Brett	112,0	4	5	53	6	18	(ocs)	15	36	22
14	FRA 5	Sellier Thomas, Male, Moreau Fred	112,0	12	(49)	15	25	13	13	11	5	18
15	GBR 887	Gummer Stuart, Male, Crawford Ryan	120,0	(51)	11	7	23	15	20	12	20	12
16	NED 7	Heemskerk Mischa, Male, Tentij Bastiaan	126,0	(8)	2	1	2	3	5	1	24	bfd
17	FRA 1169	Besson Billy, Male, Jarlegan Arneaud	126,0	3	5	3	(8)	1	2	9	15	bfd
18	AUS 1	Booth Taylor, Male, Bernier Jacques	138,0	4	12	(bfd)	3	33	7	22	16	41
19	FRA 1	Vauchel Camus Thibaut, Male, Lagarrigue Jeremie	146,0	(55)	15	19	14	5	12	65	12	4
20	ITA 10	Sorrentino Vincenzo, Male, Longhi Guido	148,0	(dnf)	7	9	28	18	8	14	43	21
21	BEL 1	Demesmaeker Patrick, Male, Koopman Alexander	150,0	20	3	11	19	(36)	14	28	35	20
22	FRA 4	Bontemps Gurvan, Male, Marfaing Matthieu	163,0	15	9	(bfd)	dnf	3	8	16	14	8
23	BEL 27	Proot Francis, Male, Proot Michel	169,0	17	11	12	(dnf)	20	5	32	53	19
24	NED 1207	Geijssen Willem, Male, van Capelle Rico	189,0	18	17	(dsq)	10	67	36	17	19	5
25	GBR 1153	Sunnucks William, Male, Farren Simon	193,0	6	14	5	(37)	17	31	35	47	38
26	NED 88	Booth Mitch, Male, Nieuwenhuis Pim	197,0	(dnf)	39	bfd	4	45	3	13	2	1
27	BEL 25	Spilleboudt Jer?me, Male, Spilleboudt Nicolas	202,0	14	22	(26)	24	6	22	24	67	23
28	NED 21	Veenman Jorden, Male, de Munck Mischa	203,0	10	30	11	16	(31)	4	20	70	42
29	FRA 1064	Le Clainche Pierre, Male, Joubert Antoine	204,0	13	8	(38)	11	32	24	41	39	36
30	FRA 901	Boulogne Emmanuel, Male, Kervyn Tanguy	205,0	(18)	1	8	18	16	12	37	25	dnf
31	FRA 33	Hainneville Charles, Male, Savatier Hubert	210,0	31	17	4	(42)	17	13	dne	33	7
32	NED 1209	Huntelman Vincent, Male, van der Kamp Herwin	211,0	26	71	10	(dnf)	49	19	19	7	10
33	GBR 1193	Piggott Grant, Male, Sinclair Andrew	215,0	17	20	13	14	(42)	28	51	46	26
34	FRA 971	Villion Julien, Male, Viat Louis	218,0	1	(52)	7	8	4	30	59	21	bfd
35	BEL 5	Thery Vincent, Male, Vanden Eynde Joris	219,0	25	(bfd)	18	15	27	33	39	32	30
36	FRA 8	Lamotte Benjamin, Male, Amiot Benjamin	228,0	2	23	(28)	9	12	23	40	31	bfd
37	FRA 98689	Proust Eric, Male, Motteau Romain	242,0	11	(bfd)	bfd	5	29	4	5	10	bfd
38	NED 76	Van Der Meulen Reindert-Jan, Male, Knol Carina	254,0	5	1	(32)	12	6	16	38	dnf	dnf
39	GER 163	Wolf Justus, Male, Nies Rea	254,0	26	(27)	51	50	23	16	55	54	34
40	FRA 56000	Lauriot Pr?vost Antoine, Male, Maheo Matthieu	265,0	42	13	18	(dnf)	28	11	64	61	28
41	NED 66	Kenbeek Remco, Male, de Boer Sander	273,0	14	(21)	21	18	9	14	21	dsq	dnf
42	ITA 969	Fantasia Giovanni, Male, Stella Maurizio	273,0	33	25	31	(dnf)	10	26	58	dnf	dnf
43	NED 99	Delnooz Elke, Male, Gering Mark	274,0	31	18	(dnf)	34	8	25	70	59	29
44	NED 2	Zeekant oscar, Male, Schuitema Wybe	275,0	16	26	(bfd)	30	7	15	45	48	dnf
45	AUS 121	Caldecoat Chris, Male, Baldwin Laura	275,0	55	24	(dnf)	29	8	39	49	34	37
46	NED 23	Giunea Warren, Male, Van Helden Marja	281,0	21	21	(39)	21	11	26	56	37	dnf
47	BEL 30	Lefevre Joel, Male, Griziaux Erwan	285,0	12	19	26	21	(31)	22	53	44	dnf
48	AUS 662	Beattie adam, Male, Richardson Mal	286,0	40	40	(dnf)	30	10	27	25	26	bfd
49	USA 1	Casey John, Male, Boschma Claske	291,0	22	10	(bfd)	42	15	9	42	63	bfd
50	ARG 717	Smith Cruz Gonzalez, Male, Rodger Ian	292,0	(dnf)	50	24	17	26	35	54	62	24
51	GBR 11	Field Chris, Male, Egan Oliver	294,0	54	(56)	14	43	21	27	27	29	dnf
52	USA 157	Daniel Robbie, Male, Chu Gary	295,0	6	6	47	(dnf)	4	10	46	dnf	dnf
53	GBR 7	Piggott Adam, Male, Butler Luke	300,0	19	46	23	10	(61)	32	44	38	dnf
54	FRA 61	Delory Florence, Male, Berranger Fabrice	302,0	29	29	21	(dnf)	41	37	60	58	27
55	POL 4	Skomski Adam, Male, Kopylowicz Jakub	306,0	23	25	30	(dnf)	1	47	dsq	57	35
56	GBR 462	Newton Sam, Male, Newton Ben	310,0	48	(dnf)	16	15	40	50	30	23	dnf
57	BEL 1137	Deca Wim, Male, Janssens Astrid	311,0	35	28	17	(dnf)	30	47	48	18	dnf
58	GBR 3	Northrop Simon, Male, Robyn Ford	313,0	41	32	37	31	13	(55)	72	55	32
59	FRA 35760	Delaitre Alexis, Male, Fanouillere David	320,0	37	33	33	22	(40)	36	dnf	40	31
60	GBR 4	Bartlett David, Male, Robinson Mark	338,0	8	(51)	29	25	39	29	71	49	dnf
61	CAN 101	Ethier Louis-philippe, Male, Loiselle Maxime	339,0	20	26	1	6	22	(30)	dnf	dnf	dnf
62	BEL 1111	Brouwer Carolijn, Male, Koene Daan	346,0	15	30	22	(dnf)	50	11	57	73	dnf
63	BEL 9	Lemaire Jacques, Male, Schell Peter	346,0	44	19	25	(dnf)	35	43	47	45	dnf
64	FRA 897	Marck Julien,, Male, Tanchon Remi	356,0	27	(65)	15	12	52	31	80	51	dnf
65	SWE 10	Ekman Frederik, Male, Tempelman Gustav	358,0	22	47	29	13	(59)	38	33	dnf	dnf
66	NED 917	Loos Gerard, Male, van Ruitenburg Pieter	359,0	37	48	13	16	(53)	33	36	dnf	dnf
67	SWE 4	Forsgren Patrik, Male, Nordblom Niklas	359,0	30	39	(dnf)	dnf	24	18	43	27	dnf
68	FRA 11	Bourgnon Ivan, Male, Gagliani Olivier	367,0	50	14	34	(bfd)	44	59	62	64	40
69	NED 960	Remeijer Remco, Male, Ruiter Hugo-Jan	367,0	44	57	16	19	(65)	50	52	41	dnf
70	NED 16	Vercio Allesandro, Male, Oskam Pieter	367,0	58	16	43	41	38	(dnf)	66	66	39
71	ITA 200	De Grenet Ricardo, Male, Marzorati Claudio	367,0	34	35	(41)	20	30	21	74	65	dnf
72	NED 1170	Diks Marcel, Male, de Waard Frank	368,0	7	44	36	33	(56)	42	50	68	dnf
73	GER 146	Andreas John, Male, Hoepfner Sten	370,0	(28)	23	20	26	28	20	77	dnf	dnf
74	GBR 47	Worthington John, Male, Greber Sebastien	372,0	(dnf)	27	5	dnf	35	24	34	69	dnf
75	GBR 844	Payne John, Male, Hunt Matthew	372,0	32	29	(69)	37	20	46	68	52	dnf
76	NED 886	Wiersma Jan Mets, Male, Noordstrand Alex	392,0	35	32	17	(dnf)	63	44	63	50	dnf
77	ITA 23	Radman Marco, Male, Lai Agostino	393,0	28	9	(dnf)	38	32	43	67	dnf	dnf
78	FRA 83	Baeckler James, Male, Lechapelier Emmanuel	397,0	34	13	52	51	26	(48)	dnf	dnf	dnf
79	GBR 1	Orpin Toby, Male, Crawford Lewis	397,0	36	33	22	(dnf)	dnf	25	61	42	dnf
80	BEL 715	Hennebel Luc, Male, Vanden Haute Marc	411,0	29	18	(53)	43	47	45	69	72	dnf
81	FRA 93	Pfeiffer Frederique, Female, Dettling Fran?oise	419,0	32	53	49	(dnf)	34	34	73	56	dnf
82	NED 59	Groen Thomas, Male, Noordzij Ad	430,0	25	15	(dnf)	dnf	43	21	dnf	60	dnf
83	SWE 114	Pontus Johnansson, Male, Winberg Daniel	431,0	9	51	46	(dnf)	46	15	dnf	dnf	dnf
84	SWE 923	Almquist Karin, Male, Aurell Frederik	435,0	47	54	35	36	29	(75)	75	71	dnf
85	GBR 24	Farrow Leo, Male, Garcka Robby Jon	451,0	38	(bfd)	20	dnf	9	42	76	dnf	dnf
86	SWE 49	Karlsson Frederik, Male, Nyblaeus Gustav	455,0	57	24	34	(raf)	45	41	78	dnf	dnf
87	HUN 973	Szabo Varady Jonas, Male, Petheo Tamas	457,0	54	(69)	40	28	19	61	79	dnf	dnf