2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships
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| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 3rd |
| Event details | |
| Venue | Perth, Western Australia |
| Dates | 3–18 December 2011 |
| Titles | 10 |
| Opening ceremony | 2 December 2011 |
| Competitors | |
| Competitors | 789[1] |
| Competing nations | 76[1] |
| Qualification(s) | 2012 Summer Olympics |
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The 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in
world championships for all disciplines used at the upcoming Olympics. As it used to allocate 75% of the qualification quota for the 2012 Summer Olympics
this event has added significance.
Venues
A number of different venues and courses was used for the different events:[2]
- The Harbour Course. Women's match racing events – billed as "largest match racing competition ever held" – will be held in the Inner Harbour.[3]
- The Centre Course, closest to the shore. Will host most medal races.
- The Leighton Course, located off of Leighton Beach in North Fremantle.
- The Parmelia Course, located west of the Centre Course, closest to Rottnest Island.
- The Owen Course. The most southerly course, closest to Woodman Point.
- The Success Course. Both the men's and women's Laser events will be held at the Fremantle Sailing Club in near Success Harbour, south of the main venues.
Festival
In conjunction with the sailing championships, a festival, the 2011 WORLDS FESTIVAL, will be held in Fremantle, featuring "an exciting and diverse programme of cultural activities that will showcase [the] Australian lifestyle, the sport of sailing and the arts".[4]
Controversy
The City of Fremantle objected to the branding of the championships as a "Perth event", in particular, the erection of a large "Perth" sign on Bathers' Beach outside Challenger Harbour.[5] Fremantle had previously hosted the 1987 America's Cup.
Opening ceremony
The
International Sailing Federation flag, followed by a parade of sail down the Swan River from Perth to Fremantle, featuring a "convoy of boats representing the history and heritage of each of the yacht clubs along the river".[7]
Events and equipment
The following events were open for entries:[8]
| Event | Equipment | Max. entries |
|---|---|---|
| Men's one-person dinghy | Laser | 150 |
| Men's one-person dinghy (heavyweight) | Finn | 80 |
| Men's two-person dinghy | 470 | 120 |
| Men's skiff | 49er | 100 |
| Men's keelboat | Star | 80 |
| Men's windsurfer | RS:X | 120 |
| Women's one-person dinghy | Laser Radial | 120 |
| Women's two-person dinghy | 470 | 80 |
| Women's windsurfer | RS:X | 80 |
| Women's match racing | Elliott 6m | 32 |
Summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia (AUS)* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Event medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 470 |
Australia Mathew Belcher
Malcolm Page |
Great Britain Luke Patience Stuart Bithell |
Croatia Šime Fantela Igor Marenić |
| Women's 470 |
Spain Tara Pacheco Berta Betanzos |
Great Britain Hannah Mills Saskia Clark |
New Zealand Jo Aleh Polly Powrie |
| 49er |
Australia Nathan Outteridge Iain Jensen |
New Zealand Peter Burling Blair Tuke |
Denmark Emil Toft Nielsen Simon Toft Nielsen |
| Elliott 6m |
 United StatesMolly Vandemoer
|
Great Britain Lucy MacGregor Annie Lush Kate MacGregor |
France Claire Leroy Élodie Bertrand Marie Riou |
| Laser |
Tom Slingsby (AUS)
|
Nick Thompson (GBR)
|
Andrew Murdoch (NZL)
|
| Laser Radial |
Marit Bouwmeester (NED)
|
Evi Van Acker (BEL)
|
Paige Railey (USA)
|
| Finn |
Giles Scott (GBR)
|
Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)
|
Edward Wright (GBR)
|
Men's RS:X
|
Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED)
|
Piotr Myszka (POL)
|
Nimrod Mashiach (ISR)
|
Women's RS:X
|
Lee Korzits (ISR)
|
Zofia Noceti-Klepacka (POL)
|
Marina Alabau (ESP)
|
Star
|
Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada |
Germany Robert Stanjek Frithjof Kleen |
United States Mark Mendelblatt Brian Fatih |
References
- ^ a b MNA Confirmed Entries 3 December 2011 Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine – perth2011.com. Retrieved 6 December 2011. Published 3 December 2011.
- ^ Sailing courses Archived 2 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine – perth2011.com. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ Perth 2011 Venues and Points of Interest Archived 30 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine – perth2011.com. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ Public village Archived 27 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine – perth2011.com. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ ‘Perth’ sign irks Fremantle City – Fremantle Herald (inmycommunity.com.au). Published 15 November 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ Let the sailing World Championships begin in WA Archived 5 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine – perthnow.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2011. Published 2 December 2011.
- ^ Opening ceremony Archived 26 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine – perth2011.com. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing Word Championships Notice of Race" (PDF). ISAF.