2018 29er World Championship
| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Name | 2018 29er World Championship |
| Edition | 19th |
| Sponsor | Zhik |
| Host | Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Hong Kong |
| Event details | |
| Venue | Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club |
| Dates | 30 December 2017 - 8 January 2018 |
| Competitors | |
| Competitors | 116 |
| Competing nations | 14 |
| Results | |
| Gold | Francesco Kayrouz & Jackson Keon |
| Silver | Lachie Brewer & Max Paul |
| Bronze | Benjamin Jaffrezic & Leo Chauvel |
The 2018 Zhik 29er World Championship was a sailing world championship that took place at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Hong Kong from 30 December 2017 to 8 January 2018.[1] This was the 19th world championship for the 29er class.
Summary
Reigning world champions Benji Daniel and Alex Burger of South Africa[2] did not compete at these world championships. Francesco Kayrouz and Jackson Keon of New Zealand would go on to win the event and become world champions, while fellow New Zealanders Crystal Sun and Olivia Hobbs finished as first women.[3]
Results
Results are gold fleet only. Points have been carried across from previous days.[4]
| Pos | Crew | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | Tot | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Kayrouz Jackson Keon |
New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 4† | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | |
| Lachie Brewer Max Paul |
Australia | 12† | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 20 | |
| Benjamin Jaffrezic Leo Chauvel |
France | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8† | 33 | 25 | |
| 4 | Theo Revil Gautier Guevel |
France | 7† | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 |
| 5 | Sebastian Lardies Scott McKenzie |
New Zealand | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 15† | 41 | 26 |
| 6 | Calum Gregor Jon Crawford |
Hong Kong | 5 | 10 | 16† | 8 | 2 | 42 | 26 |
| 7 | David Eastwood Samuel Merson |
United States | 4 | 8† | 1 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 35 |
| 8 | Rok Verderber Klemen Semelbauer |
Slovenia | 14 | 21† | 12 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 41 |
| 9 | Lewis Anderson Pat Morgan |
New Zealand | 11 | 20† | 12 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 41 |
| 10 | Vasilii Andreev Leonid Pushev |
Russia | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18† | 64 | 46 |
| 11 | Josh Berry Tom Fyfe |
New Zealand | 18† | 11 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 65 | 47 |
| 12 | Ripley Shelly Severin Gramm |
United States | 19† | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 70 | 51 |
| 13 | Ben Paterson Sean Paterson |
New Zealand | 9 | 12 | 11 | 17† | 9 | 68 | 51 |
| 14 | Aristide Girou Noah Chauvin |
France | 6 | 9 | 28† | 11 | 13 | 82 | 54 |
| 15 | Henry Larkings Miles Davey |
Australia | 21† | 13 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 95 | 74 |
| 16 | William Bonin Samuel Bonin |
Canada | 10 | 28† | 13 | 15 | 21 | 104 | 76 |
| 17 | Pol Jacquin Loic Tissier |
China | 15 | 16 | 23† | 18 | 12 | 109 | 86 |
| 18 | Archie Cropley Simon Murnaghan |
Australia | 20 | 18 | 22 | 26† | 17 | 117 | 91 |
| 19 | Campbell Stanton William Shapland |
New Zealand | 27† | 14 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 121 | 94 |
| 20 | Duncan Gregor Peter Backe |
Hong Kong | 13 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 27† | 123 | 96 |
| 21 | Crystal Sun Olivia Hobbs |
New Zealand | 24† | 17 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 120 | 96 |
| 22 | Henry Wilson Sam Morgan |
New Zealand | 28† | 15 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 128 | 100 |
| 23 | Kieran Bucktin Shannon Wright |
Australia | 16 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 25† | 126 | 101 |
| 24 | Malo Kennish Anatole Martin |
Germany | 17 | 22 | 24 | 27† | 20 | 128 | 101 |
| 25 | Matthew Clark Isamu Sakai |
Hong Kong | 23 | 19 | 18 | 29† | 19 | 136 | 107 |
| 26 | Karrie Clark Akira Sakai |
Hong Kong | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28† | 23 | 139 | 111 |
| 27 | Charlie Hibben Nicholas Hardy |
United States | 22 | 29† | 20 | 16 | 29 | 145 | 116 |
| 28 | Oliver Aldridge Millie Aldridge |
Great Britain | 25 | 26 | 29† | 22 | 26 | 152 | 123 |
| 29 | Helena Sanderson Jack Honey |
New Zealand | 29† | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 158 | 129 |
Scoring system: low-point system
Legend: BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; RDG – Redress given; RET – Retired; STP – Standard penalty imposed; UFD – "U" flag disqualification; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;
References
- ^ Ltd, Quidoxis. "2018 Zhik 29er World Championships". International 29er Class Association. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ "Zhik 29er World Championship at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club - Overall". www.yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ "Zhik 29er Worlds: Kiwi crews win Mens and Womens overall". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ "Sailwave results for Zhik 29er World Championship 2018 at Royal Hong King Yacht Club 2018". www.sailwave.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.