SB20 World Championships 2024 at Dubai Offshore Sailing Club

SB20 World Championships 2024 at Dubai Offshore Sailing Club - Overall

by Dubai Offshore Sailing Club 16 Feb 19:10 UTC 11-16 February 2024

SB20 World Championships 2024 © Mikey Brignall

The Dubai Duty Free SB20 Triple Sailing Championships came to an end after the grand finale of SB20 World Championships with 5 days of thrilling races with Team Kidzink winning the final title. Prior to this, the Dubai Duty Free Middle East Championships (1st to 3rd of December 2023) and the Dubai Duty Free SB20 Asia Pacific Championships (2nd to 4th February 2024) had also witnessed an impressive performance from talented sailors.

After a 13 race series and a closely fought battle for the podium, UAE-based teams Desert Eagle and Superbella achieved the second overall and third place respectively. Superbella attained the position after overtaking Rental Car which has been in third place overall for the previous two days.

The fifth and the final day of the SB20 World Championships saw the first race starting at 2:15 PM, and the wind was stable and consistent, ranging from 6 to 9 knots. Off to a turbulent start, the weather stabled out with admirable conditions with typical conditions, providing an ideal day for sailing.

Charlotte Borghesi, skipper of Team Kidzink, expressing her joy said, "It is still a bit amazingly surreal right now. We left it to the very last minute to make it stressful. You just see the tip of the iceberg, but we have been together as a team for two months, in training, working on the boat, on each other. We went out, we didn't aim to win any race, we just wanted to do our best, in every race and we did that. We never won a race. It just shows you, you never have to go out thinking to win."

SB20 World Championships 2024 - photo © Mikey Brignall

On the conclusion of the Championships, Dubai Duty Free Chief Operating Officer Ramesh Cidambi said, "I think it is absolutely fantastic that we had a great diversity in terms of nationalities. We had sailors coming from 11 different countries and to cap it all to have a finish with Kidzink skippered by Charlotte Borghesi and a women's team and with Emirate sailors. We are pleased to conclude another successful collaboration with Dubai Offshore Sailing Club."

Race Director Alan Ruigrok said, "It's been an absolute honour to host the SB20 world championships. Thank you to all participants, sponsors, and support staff who made this event possible. We've had a fantastic week here in Dubai. Showcasing the amazing sailors across the world, and their impeccable talent and dedication to team work, qualities that make our sport so admirable. Look forward to hosting more amazing events at the Dubai offshore sailing club."

The Dubai Duty Free SB20 World Championships experience, which was open to both guests and participants offered a variety of family-friendly activities such as interactive games, pleasant F&B, and live entertainment at The Race Village.

Next up for DOSC is the Dubai to Muscat Sailing Race, starting on the 24th February 2024.

Event website: worlds2024.sb20class.org

Overall Results:

Pos	Country	Sail No	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	Pts
1st	UAE	3818	Charlotte Borghesi	Pippa Kenton‑Page	2	2	9	2	4	‑16	2	3	2	5	11	3	11	56
2nd	UAE	3703	Hendrik Witzmann	Georgii Leonchuk Henrique Anjos	‑15	12	5	1	1	2	9	5	4	12	3	1	3	58
3rd	UAE	3299	Edoardo Martinelli	Matteo De Luca Stefano Cherin	13	4	18	RDG	7	1	8	2	14	‑24	1	2	1	83
4th	SGP	3748	Michael Buchanan	Darren Jones Samm Tiedemann	4	7	6	3	6	9	11	6	(BFD)	7	6	15.5	7	87.5
5th	FRA	3653	Ian Garreta	Girodeau Vicenc	8	1	2	11	16	4	‑27	1	15	14	7	19	2	100
6th	GBR	3814	John Pollard	Henry Wetherell Drew Barnes	1	‑32	14	8	25	13	12	4	1	3	4	4	12	101
7th	AUS	3827	Paul Mccartney	David Chapman Edward Snowball	11	5	13	17	8	6	4	(UFD)	3	4	5	21	5	102
8th	UAE	3239	Mitch Webb	Will Sargent Sian Rowlands	16	8	17	5	3	3	17	10	‑36	6	2	20	4	111
9th	BUL	3149	Lyuben Tenekedzhiev	Ivo Todorov Lyuben Todorov	22	3	1	19	12	14	16	7	6	13	10	‑31	9	132
10th	FRA	3580	Paul Loiseau	Aristide Delin	12	13	19	12	(BFD)	PI1	13	9	7	18	13	11	10	155
11th	SGP	3750	Nils Razmilovic	Nik Burfoot David Salembier	33	26	3	6	5	5	28	(UFD)	12	2	15	14	8	157
12th	UAE	3363	Michal Pajak	Gaetan Herve Daniel Kilsby	14	6	33	4	‑39	18	18	14	9	1	8	17.5	19	161.5
13th	FRA	3763	Edward Russo	Xavier Rohart Thibaut Demai	3	10	7	10	19	28	15	15	(BFD)	20	9	23	6	165
14th	SGP	3800	Agoston Sipos	Andy Hewson Freddie Hall	9	33	10	7	10	10	19	12	11	15	(RET)	15.5	30	181.5
15th	BEL	3762	Bart Tytgat	Kristof Woutters Marc Braet	5	11	4	13	21	36	30	11	(BFD)	8	16	10	17	182
16th	UAE	3823	Bekky Britton	Ian Martin Thomas Cracknell	10	25	16	16	15	11	‑34	16	21	16	22	13	13	194
17th	UAE	3037	Mike Hart	Chris Hewkin Sally Hart	21	9	28	20	(BFD)	7	24	21	19	10	19	7	28	213
18th	NED	3716	Ronald Veraar	Pim Mommersteeg Eelco Blok	‑41	14	30	14	11	22	10	22	16	21	34	5	16	215
19th	FRA	3339	Laurie Osliak	Jean‑ Baptiste Pascal	34	21	20	22	18	25	6	13	8	17	17	‑37	14	215
20th	FRA	3534	Xavier Moulin	Roques Pierre Francois Roques	19	23	23	23	2	20	5	‑32	17	30	21	17.5	29	229.5
21st	UAE	3369	Daniel Sanders	James Holmes Francois Fung	6	28	11	(BFD)	BFD	15	14	8	32	19	18	8	24	232
22nd	SGP	3660	Daniel Ian Toh	Cheryl Teo	7	30	8	(BFD)	27	17	25	26	13	9	12	36	22	232
23rd	UAE	3365	Paolo Borghesi	Yana Hrechyshnykova	30	31	‑47	PI1	32	42	1	18	5	32	25	6	31	272
24th	LIB	3516	David Rostant	Phillippe Saad Gabriel Alconfor	20	24	12	25	38	19	‑39	20	10	22	32	27	27	276
25th	UAE	3828	Rachel Blackburn	Jonathan Blackburn Jemima Macdonald	26	‑46	21	36	20	12	21	33	20	25	36	9	20	279
26th	UAE	3558	Benjamin Crompton	Chris Robson Edward Fitzgerald	29	16	15	(BFD)	17	29	3	29	35	31	27	24	36	291
27th	UAE	3561	Neil Corder	Ian McClure Richard Harris	31	39	26	15	22	39	7	27	18	27	28.5	(BFD)	23	302.5
28th	UAE	3317	GianMarco Mariotti	Chris Laborde	‑43	37	34	34	9	21	22	23	27	11	28.5	35	25	306.5
29th	SGP	3802	Daire OReilly	Benjamin Gunn Myles Perrin	17	(DSQ)	41	27	14	23	42	17	24	26	31	39	18	319
30th	SGP	3063	Yi Nian Koh	Serzen Gurung	‑35	29	35	32	24	31	20	19	34	28	33	32	15	332
31st	UAE	3246	Oscar Smith	Bruce Corder	28	34	45	18	23	26	(DNS)	24	29	29	35	34	21	346
32nd	SGP	3031	Nicholas Cocks	Pascal Buckley Alex Conway	18	27	29	26	33	‑37	35	35	28	36	23	30	26	346
33rd	UAE	3426	Massimiliano Picchi	Mattia Montanari	36	19	25	30	13	27	PI1	37	42	‑44	26	28	32	348
34th	UAE	3512	Patrick O`Callaghan	Ian Matthews Felix Mueller	32	35	27	29	(BFD)	24	26	RET	22	23	20	22	42	351
35th	UAE	3114	Paul Wright	Grahame Campbell Matt Britton	39	‑44	32	28	26	40	37	25	25	38	14	26	41	371
36th	NED	3119	Frans Van Der Wel	Hein Ruyten Evert Kroll	40	22	24	21	29	30	29	(DNS)	26	35	43	38	40	377
37th	KSA	3821	Victor Mosanya	Paige Caldecoat	24	18	48	31	(DNF)	34.5	31	30	40	34	44	12	37	383.5
38th	UAE	3235	Gareth Owen	Phil Ellerby Ronan Jolie	23	‑40	31	33	40	32	40	40	30	33	30	25	35	392
39th	UAE	3152	Talina Corder	Fynley Britton	25	38	37	24	37	38	36	31	38	37	24	‑41	33	398
40th	UAE	3503	Michael Lambert	Francisco Ramalheira Vicky Dudley	‑46	17	22	38	31	34.5	41	34	37	39	42	46	39	420.5
41st	SGP	3609	Ewan McEwan	Alexis Just Darrell Lim	(BFD)	15	46	35	28	44	33	36	23	43	39	45	34	421
42nd	UAE	3115	Damien Rizzi	Annett Alhamadi	38	20	39	37	34	‑46	32	28	41	41	40	40	38	428
43rd	ESP	3348	Marco Passante	JavierLamelas Pablo Lamelas	27	42	36	(BFD)	41	41	43	39	33	46	37	33	UFD	467
44th	UAE	3506	Christopher Seymour	Grant Vinsen Alexey Krasnev	(BFD)	36	42	39	30	33	38	42	43	45	38	43	43	472
45th	FRA	3721	Alain Roig	Corinne Aulnette Desserouer Robin	45	‑47	38	42	36	43	44	43	39	40	41	29	46	486
46th	FRA	3655	Dominique Bayen	Lucie Beylacq	42	43	43	40	35	‑45	45	41	31	42	45	42	44	493
47th	UAE	3161	William Lambert	Karl Allcorn	44	41	40	41	(BFD)	UFD	46	38	44	47	46	44	45	525
48th	UAE	3372	Mayed Al Ali	Said Ibrahim	37	45	44	(DNF)	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	47	47	563