2018 29er World Championship

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2018 29er World Championship
2018 29er Worlds Logo.png
Event title
Name2018 29er World Championship
Edition19th
SponsorZhik
Host Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Hong Kong
Event details
Venue Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
Dates30 December 2017 - 8 January 2018
Competitors
Competitors116
Competing nations14
Results
Gold medal icon.svg GoldFrancesco Kayrouz & Jackson Keon
Silver medal icon.svg SilverLachie Brewer & Max Paul
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeBenjamin 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.

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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]

Results of individual races
PosCrewCountryIIIIIIIVVTotPts
Gold medal icon.svg Francesco Kayrouz
Jackson Keon
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 134231511
Silver medal icon.svg Lachie Brewer
Max Paul
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12121213220
Bronze medal icon.svg Benjamin Jaffrezic
Leo Chauvel
Flag of France.svg  France 346783325
4Theo Revil
Gautier Guevel
Flag of France.svg  France 765653225
5Sebastian Lardies
Scott McKenzie
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25101154126
6Calum Gregor
Jon Crawford
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 51016824226
7David Eastwood
Samuel Merson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 481364335
8Rok Verderber
Klemen Semelbauer
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 142112446141
9Lewis Anderson
Pat Morgan
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 112012446141
10Vasilii Andreev
Leonid Pushev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 87810186446
11Josh Berry
Tom Fyfe
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 181195116547
12Ripley Shelly
Severin Gramm
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 192313107051
13Ben Paterson
Sean Paterson
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 912111796851
14Aristide Girou
Noah Chauvin
Flag of France.svg  France 692811138254
15Henry Larkings
Miles Davey
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21131421149574
16William Bonin
Samuel Bonin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 102813152110476
17Pol Jacquin
Loic Tissier
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 151623181210986
18Archie Cropley
Simon Murnaghan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201822261711791
19Campbell Stanton
William Shapland
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 271415192412194
20Duncan Gregor
Peter Backe
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 132319252712396
21Crystal Sun
Olivia Hobbs
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 241717142212096
22Henry Wilson
Sam Morgan
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2815272316128100
23Kieran Bucktin
Shannon Wright
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1624212025126101
24Malo Kennish
Anatole Martin
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1722242720128101
25Matthew Clark
Isamu Sakai
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2319182919136107
26Karrie Clark
Akira Sakai
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2627262823139111
27Charlie Hibben
Nicholas Hardy
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2229201629145116
28Oliver Aldridge
Millie Aldridge
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2526292226152123
29Helena Sanderson
Jack Honey
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2925252428158129

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

  1. Ltd, Quidoxis. "2018 Zhik 29er World Championships". International 29er Class Association. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  2. "Zhik 29er World Championship at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club - Overall". www.yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  3. "Zhik 29er Worlds: Kiwi crews win Mens and Womens overall". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  4. "Sailwave results for Zhik 29er World Championship 2018 at Royal Hong King Yacht Club 2018". www.sailwave.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.