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Mirror Worlds 2007 – Simply Gorgeous

I was trolling through YouTube looking for Port Elizabeth related sailing videos and came across an ‘old friend’ which immediately sparked some really good warm and fuzzy memories of the Mirror Worlds 2007 Championships sailed during January 2007. This event took place after the devastating fire and must go down in history as one of the most fantastic all round and fair international events ever held as it dished up incredible sailing conditions from all points of the compass with varying sea state and wind to produce true all round champions who won the event on the second last day – see report below the video.

International Juror, Vaughan Giles said of the Mirror Worlds 2007; “This is the best regatta I have ever attended.” This was echoed by the President of the International Mirror Class Association who said; “In my years involved, I have been to many great clubs, seen some great racing and participated in some fantastic events, ABYC has now joined that elite group with perhaps the best combination of location, sailing (wind and water) and club spirit that I have ever witnessed.”

Writing in the SA Sailing Magazine Mike Robinson concluded by saying; “If the 2007 Mirror Class World Championships hosted by Algoa Bay Yacht Club in Nelson Mandela Bay was not the best regatta ever, it certainly set the benchmark for regattas world wide in terms of competition, organisation, race excellence and social vibe.”

Below is the press release I sent out on Day 4 when Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott from Team GBR won the championships with a day to spare:

Mirror Worlds at Port Elizabeth, South Africa – Day 4

Well, it looks like the 2007 Mirror World Championships host club, the Algoa Bay Yacht Club have a hot line direct to the weather gods as today dished up another incredible days racing with a wind speed that never rose above 18 knots, despite the long term predictions of 20 and 22 knots of hard easterlies.

Two races were sailed today to bring the regatta series total to 11 races sailed and one more to be sailed tomorrow, the 18th January 2007.

The first race was started at 10:15 a.m. in a light chop and the wind from east south east at 13 knots. The course chosen was number two, triangle, sausage, and the fleet started under threat of an I Flag and only one boat failed to round the ends and be scored On Course Side (OCS). The first finisher completed the course in 72 minutes and the last boat finished 13 minutes later. Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (GBR) finished in first place, Doire Shiels and Graham Daly (Ireland) were second and Nick Davis and John Collova (Australia) third.

Race number two again over the triangle, sausage course was also started under an I Flag and the wind shifted 15 degrees to the south east. This, the 11th race of the series was much faster with the first boat finishing in 53 minutes.First over the line was Nick Davis and John Collova (Australia) with their fourth first place of the series, second Juliet and Richard Long (GBR) and third were Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (GBR) to seal their place in history as the first female Mirror World Champions.

All competitors agreed that today was fast and exciting with the swell that had been pushed into the bay by the east that had been blowing. Some exciting surfing took place en route back to the Algoa Bay Yacht Club, hot soup and a jam of sailors waiting for the results.

After two races sailed today and for the first time in living memory the Mirror World Championships being sailed in Port Elizabeth, South Africa have served up four firsts by the Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott express:

  1. The FIRST female Mirror World Champions – Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (GBR), and
  2. The FIRST time that the same team – Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (GBR) – have won BOTH the Mirror Pre Worlds and the Mirror World Championships.
  3. The FIRST GBR team to win since 1997.
  4. The FIRST time that current or former members of the RYA Junior Development program have won a Mirror World Championships.

Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott finished today on a nett total of 28 points. The next closest boat, Nick Davis and John Collova (Australia) are on a nett of 46 points. If Anna and Holly do not sail to-morrow they will discard the maximum and get 16 points added to their total for a nett total of 44 points which is still 2 points ahead of Nick and John. Extremely consistent sailing from a likeable team of girls who also get the prize for being the prettiest sailors to ever win the Mirror World Championships.

Top three places: (after eleven races)

  1. Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (England) – 26 points
  2. Nick Davis and John Collova (Australia) – 46 points
  3. Sieraj Jacobs and Ashwin Daniels (South Africa) – 59 points

Top Sailors by Country:

  1. Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott (England) – 1st
  2. Nick Davis and John Collova (Australia) – 2nd
  3. Sieraj Jacobs and Ashwin Daniels (South Africa) – 3rd
  4. Doire Shiels and Graham Daly (Ireland) – 6th
  5. Per Backlund and Thomas Backlund (Sweden) – 21st

Tomorrow is the last day for sailing and we only have to get one more race in to make the series. The weather again looks to be very different with a south south west in the morning swinging to the south and blowing from 7 to 11 knots. A nice sunny day of 25 degrees celsius and swell below 1.3 metres.

Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott Simply Gorgeous
British girls Anna Mackenzie and Holly Scott win the Mirror worlds in South Africa
Photo: Alistair Mackenzie

ABYC have put in a bid to host the 2015 Mirror Worlds and are looking forward to treating the Mirror fleet to yet another awesome sailing championships.

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Mirror Worlds Results, Algoa Bay Yacht Club, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

RANK Sail Nos Class HELM CREW CLUB Tally Boat Name Country Age Total RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 RACE 10 RACE 11 RACE 12 NET
1 GBR 70457 Anna Mackenzie Holly Scott Royal Windemere Yacht Club 21 Simply Gorgeous GBR 18 124 2 16 6 1 1 1 6 5 2 1 3 (80 OCS) 44
2 AUS 70459 Nick Davis John Collova RFBYC 46 Vigilante 9 AUS 21 66 1 7 14 7 (18) 5 1 6 1 3 1 2 48
3 RSA 69975 Sieraj Jacobs Ashwin Daniels Isivungu 80 RSA 103 24 2 1 (43) 5 6 3 1 8 5 4 1 60
4 GBR 70455 Juliet Long Richard Long RPCYC 30 Mesmeriser GBR 17 94 10 6 2 9 19 11 5 3 3 (20) 2 4 74
5 GBR 70222 John Clementson Jamie Clementson Chipstead 10 Whatever! GBR 46 98 11 (22) 4 5 3 2 10 2 9 8 13 9 76
6 IRL 70225 Doire Shiels Graham Daly Skerries Sailing Club 43 Still Thinking IRL 17 105 9 9 (16) 15 2 4 16 4 6 2 16 6 89
7 RSA 70410 Ricky Robinson Ryan Robinson RNYC & Wits 72 Mirrajuana RSA 19 138 (33) 5 13 11 8 25 2 14 5 4 5 13 105
8 IRL 70347 Ross Kearney Adam McCullough RNIYC 37 P&B Musto IRL 20 141 15 14 23 (25) 6 8 7 9 4 18 9 3 116
9 GBR 70281 Craig Bond Michael Conlon Brightlingsea 6 Molly GBR 46 181 3 1 (45) 33 4 9 8 12 35 10 7 14 136
10 GBR 70373 Rebecca Kalderon Hannah Mitchell Itchenor Sailing Club 25 Out of Control GBR 15 162 19 (26) 9 8 12 15 13 7 12 9 14 18 136
11 GBR 70361 Edward Fitzgerald Chantal Crane Itchenor 24 Simply Red GBR 14 189 27 21 3 13 10 13 12 10 (40) 6 24 10 149
12 RSA 70207 Brennan Robinson Julian Wertheim Aymes RNYC & Wits 69 African Express RSA 18 220 4 19 15 10 (60) 10 20 19 15 11 15 22 160
13 GBR 69776 Emma Barry Martina Barry Brightlingsea SC 5 Pthreetle GBR 16 214 7 8 31 17 7 3 23 15 16 13 28 (46) 168
14 IRL 70428 Mark Boylan Niall Collins Skerries Sailing Club 31 Red Hot IRL 14 219 20 23 27 6 21 7 4 30 10 14 (49) 8 170
15 GBR 70450 David Grey Bethany Grey Royal Windemere Yacht Club 3 Emerald Isle II GBR 17 261 (80 OCS) 11 5 4 17 27 15 20 19 21 30 12 181
16 IRL 70444 Michael Hill Adam Hill Royal North Of Ireland Yacht Club 39 Dead On IRL 44 246 6 12 (39) 16 9 22 37 11 34 16 17 27 207
17 IRL 70287 Paul Amerlynck Melissa Daly Skellies Sailing Club 42 Inferno IRL 17 287 17 13 25 23 16 21 11 (80 DNF) 32 15 10 24 207
18 GBR 70223 Liam Arrowsmith Isabelle Fitzgerald Plym Yacht Club 18 Eat My Shorts GBR 15 312 5 4 19 12 38 (80 OCS) 9 22 7 24 12 80 DNF 232
19 IRL 70333 Alan Blay Cian Hickey Sutton Dinghy Club 38 Vengeance IRL 19 273 12 15 32 (40) 14 24 36 23 29 7 6 35 233
20 SWE 69752 Per Backlund Thomas Backlund StrSS 58 Permobil SWE 303 26 RDG 25 RDGa (35) 28 20 30 17 34 18 29 21 20 268
21 AUS 70104 David Pitt James Pitt Hillarys 49 Leading Edge IV AUS 23 320 13 20 7 39 32 47 26 32 (48) 43 8 5 272
22 GBR 70346 Emma Houlihan Emily Mackenzie Royal Windemere 22 Rush GBR 16 319 (46) 3 20 19 33 12 34 8 38 38 43 25 273
23 GBR 70436 Jilli Darling Emma Spruce Itchenor Sailing Club 29 Filthy Gorgeous GBR 14 370 25 32 60 18 24 17 21 28 11 23 (80 DSQ) 31 290
24 IRL 70304 Cillian Dickson Colm Foy Loughree Yacht Club 34 IRL 341 21 31 38 (48) 22 23 28 21 21 30 39 19 293
25 GBR 70356 David Conlon Mitchell Bond Brightlingsea Yacht Club 7 Mission Impossible GBR 16 340 34 33 26 24 29 28 (41) 25 20 19 32 29 299
26 GBR 70324 Lilly Carlisle Becky Wallbank Ripon Sailing Club 16 GBR 14 381 22 10 30 46 34 35 32 49 24 12 (80 DNF) 7 301
27 GBR 70432 Helena Newell Charlotte Fitzgerald Itchenor Sailing Club 12 Blue Tack II GBR 14 362 38 41 (50) 22 15 31 14 24 42 37 11 37 312
28 RSA 70120 Waldo Zevenster James Potgieter Milnerton Aquatic Club 76 Iolar na Mara RSA 24 372 32 34 21 3 46 (55) 42 29 26 51 18 15 317
29 GBR 70400 Simon Lovesey Charlotte Griffin Warsash 27 GBR 43 384 28 51 (55) 49 13 14 46 16 17 26 19 50 329
30 GBR 70341 Christopher Mathews Oliver Townsend Brightling Sailing Club 15 On the Huh GBR 15 388 48 18 24 34 31 38 18 (59) 14 31 25 48 329
31 GBR 70155 Graham Griffin James Griffin HHYC 14 GBR 40 411 14 38 (DNC) 31 25 26 30 31 44 33 26 33 331
32 RSA 70414 Mathew Buckle Michael McNeill Poit Yacht Club 68 Bucs RSA 17 386 18 43 48 (51) 30 45 31 18 23 34 22 23 335
33 GBR 70015 Edward Grey Nicholas Elsdon Royal Windemere 4 B-Limey Something Different GBR 14 417 16 50 (DNC) 14 26 18 27 13 47 22 51 53 337
34 AUS 69616 Stephen Locke Lois Pickering Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 52 Steamed Up AUS 19 394 49 25 18 37 40 37 (51) 17 45 25 29 21 343
35 GBR 70166 Chris Swinchatt Christopher Swinchatt Chipstead Sailing Club 11 Mr Blobby GBR 50 433 50 17 22 27 39 36 39 42 (DNC) 42 23 16 353
36 GBR 70153 Philip Benn Luke McGill Ripon Sailing Club 26 No Patience III GBR 16 439 8 35 12 47 50 33 19 50 (80 DSQ) 36 20 49 359
37 RSA 69490 Nigel Smithie Lauren Smithie Milnerton Aquatic Club 79 Mustang Sally RSA 44 447 35 45 37 21 36 32 24 41 46 (55) 36 39 392
38 AUS 70065 Greta Carroll Simon Carroll RFBYC 48 No Chance AUS 13 442 29 27 (46) 29 37 41 33 38 37 40 42 43 396
39 GBR 69917 Robert Searle William Searle Mounts Bay 17 Balls of Fire GBR 14 470 (59) 28 17 48 ZFP 11 59 50 54 55 27 34 28 411
40 AUS 69963 Leon Poutsma Jack Walker Fremantle 44 Vigilante IV AUS 16 472 53 30 8 38 44 39 22 (58) 53 52 33 42 414
41 GBR 70252 David Moore Jack Moore Blithfield Sailing Club 8 Yellow Snow GBR 15 494 42 24 11 44 28 51 67 36 39 32 (80 RAF) 40 414
42 AUS 69553 Kirsty Packer Alexandra Maskell Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 47 Reflections AUS 17 507 41 44 51 (80 OCS) 57 16 29 26 25 46 54 38 427
43 GBR 69667 Martin Egan Tim Wilkinson Restronguet Sailing Club 20 Bold Forrestor GBR 51 511 40 48 28 2 52 65 38 60 (80 DNF) 41 27 30 431
44 RSA 69522 Trevor Gibb Megan Buckle Point Yacht Club 67 Quantum Leap RSA 65 498 51 (60) 34 20 48 19 43 44 22 57 56 44 438
45 IRL 70087 Aileen Boylan Roisin Leneghan Skerris Sailing Club 33 Keep on Smiling IRL 16 528 43 47 56 42 43 (80 DSQ) 45 37 27 39 35 34 448
46 IRL 70130 Robin O’ Mahony Colin Curran Royal Cork Yacht Club 36 IRL 15 526 57 (68) 29 59 27 20 58 27 49 50 41 41 458
47 RSA 50735 Asinathi Jim Jerome Williams Isivungu 75 RSA 549 31 37 58 (80 OCS) 51 44 49 43 33 45 52 26 469
48 GBR 70427 Roseanna Yeoward Harry Yeoward Rhosneigr Boat Owners Association 13 Cool Running GBR 14 543 45 64 63 58 35 29 44 46 13 17 63 (66) 477
49 RSA 70416 Kenwyn Daniels Joweal Klaase Isivungu 74 RSA 551 30 53 33 (64) 59 34 35 56 30 59 47 51 487
50 RSA 70392 Michael Kellett Gabriel Bhala Zeekoeivlei Yacht Club 61 RSA 17 567 63 36 40 63 23 67 53 47 56 (70) 38 11 497
51 GBR 70362 Christopher Rust Freddie White Brightlingsea Sailing Club 28 Utter Chaos GBR 14 600 60 61 62 (76 ZFP) 41 40 47 40 28 44 44 57 524
52 RSA 69902 Robert Dann James McWha Florida Yacht Club 71 Tubthumpa RSA 16 606 39 40 54 30 55 50 48 48 57 58 (80 OCS) 47 526
53 IRL 69874 Ciara Egan Miriam Sweeney Lough Derg Yacht Club 40 Unfinished Business IRL 17 616 37 49 47 35 49 52 52 63 41 61 50 (80 DNF) 536
54 RSA 70384 Jeremy Holdcroft Emmanuel Morake Emmarentia Sailing Club 59 RSA 22 618 (75) 52 43 67 61 48 25 65 50 47 40 45 543
55 IRL 69955 Bernard Lee Karl Mackey Lough Derg Yacht Club 35 Gee Czar IRL 16 626 36 46 10 54 (80 RAF) 42 56 45 80 OCS 80 OCS 80 DNF 17 546
56 GBR 69583 Alex Lloyd Trevor Lloyd Brightlingsea 2 Ptwootle GBR 11 615 58 39 49 (68) 42 43 54 51 64 60 31 56 547
57 GBR 70456 Angus Carlisle William Carlisle Ripon Sailing Club 23 GBR 43 637 68 56 42 36 54 66 (71) 53 36 64 37 54 566
58 SWE 69830 Andre Hogbom Rebecca Hetzler Sto SS 55 Syster Yster SWE 26 669 47 62 66 57 58 60 66 33 51 28 61 (DNC) 589
59 GBR 70190 James Wilkinson Natalie Roach Mounts Bay Sailing Club 9 Va Va Voom GBR 13 675 23 69 65 26 45 (80 RAF) 64 61 60 63 57 62 595
60 RSA 70412 Henio Miszewski Natasha Miszewski Theewaters Sailing Club 64 IR Bowt RSA 17 676 44 65 36 61 53 54 (70) 55 69 62 55 52 606
61 AUS 70195 Liam Wilson Sam Jameson CYC 45 V6 AUS 18 686 64 55 44 (72 ZFP) 63 46 63 57 58 54 45 65 614
62 RSA 70245 Eric Marshall Charl Marshall Milnerton Aquatic Club 78 Wacky Racer RSA 43 700 54 42 53 55 (80 OCS) 56 60 69 52 67 48 64 620
63 GBR 70167 Henry Westropp Jonny Stephenson Royal Windemere Yacht Club 1 GBR 16 704 67 29 (DNC) 80 OCS 64 53 40 39 31 76 65 DNC 624
64 RSA 70433 Craig Latigan Christopher Joubert Zeekoeivlei Yacht Club 73 Atria II RSA 714 52 57 59 52 (80 DNF) 80 DNS 57 64 59 48 46 60 634
65 SWE 70342 Viktor Hogbom Anna-M Carlsson Storsjons SS 56 Spruttibangbang SWE 18 708 55 66 68 45 47 63 (72) 62 43 56 70 61 636
66 AUS 69629 Christopher Miller Sam Hamersley Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 50 Leading Edge III AUS 18 740 72 54 41 (73) 62 49 68 66 68 71 58 58 667
67 RSA 70243 David Laing Rory Laing George Lakes Yacht Club 62 Moonshine RSA 43 751 61 67 61 72 68 57 62 (80 DNF) 61 73 53 36 671
68 IRL 70289 Olivia Egan Anna Sweeny Lough Derg Yacht Club 41 Cygnet IRL 17 757 (DNC) 70 67 50 56 62 55 71 63 53 67 63 677
69 RSA 69489 Kuba Miszewski Daniel Tatt Theewaters Sailing Club 63 Control Alt Del RSA 52 765 65 58 57 66 66 61 59 (80 DSQ) 66 72 60 55 685
70 SWE 69751 Jon Petter Hogbom Linn Dodell Storsjons SS 57 Jacuzzi SWE 22 798 69 63 64 53 (80 DNF) 58 74 67 65 66 80 DNF 59 718
71 SWE 69852 Anna Carlsson Karolina Carlsson Str SS 54 Anka SWE 28 800 56 73 70 41 (DNC) DNC 65 80 DNF 62 49 64 80 DNS 720
72 GBR 70154 Tom Lovesey James Lovesy Warsash 19 Passing Wind GBR 11 803 (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 61 35 DNC 35 DNC 32 723
73 AUS 69443 Dale Miller Malindi Haggett Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 51 Cobra AUS 15 803 62 59 52 70 69 72 76 72 67 65 59 (80 DNF) 723
74 RSA 70119 Wayne Watkins Michael Collier Redhouse Yacht Club 70 Matrix RSA 17 816 70 71 (DNC) 65 67 69 73 68 54 69 62 68 736
75 RSA 70381 Cundell John Statt Kerry Lee Statt Knysna Yacht Club 77 Vital Statt-istics RSA 839 71 72 69 74 65 64 (75) 70 70 74 66 69 764
76 IRL 70136 Barra Collins Ben Malone Skerries Sailing Club 32 Emerald IRL 16 846 66 74 (DNC) 71 80 DNS 80 DNS 69 52 71 68 68 67 766
77 RSA 69523 Francois Smit Alexander Smit Emmarentia Sailing Club 60 Magic RSA 41 868 74 76 72 62 71 70 (79) 74 73 77 69 71 789
78 RSA 48671 Tony Lane Hettie Viljoen Emmarentia Sailing Club 66 Love Boat RSA 60 884 76 75 71 75 72 71 (78) 73 74 78 71 70 806
79 RSA 30614 David Moorcroft Bradley Moorcroft Algoa Bay Yacht Club 65 RSA 893 73 77 (DNC) 69 70 68 77 80 DNF 72 75 72 80 DNF