{"id":2313,"date":"2016-03-07T07:10:11","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T07:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/?p=2313"},"modified":"2016-04-05T07:15:57","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T07:15:57","slug":"wmrt-live-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/?p=2313","title":{"rendered":"WMRT: Live Final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=Every_sailrace\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/livestream.com\/accounts\/699691\/events\/4900634\/player?width=560&amp;height=315&amp;autoPlay=true&amp;mute=false\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>WMRT Reports &#8211; Fremantle, WA (5th March 2016) The young guns from Australia were showing the more experienced teams the way round the race course today on day four of the World Match Racing Tour Fremantle. Sam Gilmour set the tone for an unpredictable day on Bather\u2019s Bay when the local Australian sailor beat reigning World Champion Ian Williams from Great Britain in their opening match. That kind of upset didn\u2019t happen very often in the keelboat era.<\/strong><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Everysailrace --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4487550053079833\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8435785152\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nIt was a blast from the past to see a Williams v Gilmour match, even if this Gilmour \u2013 Sam \u2013 is the less experienced son of the legendary Aussie match racer Peter Gilmour. The Gilmour v Williams match races of past decades were aggressive affairs in keelboats.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s battle was in high-speed M32 catamarans, and Sam Gilmour showed a clean pair of heels to Williams off the start line of match 2. It looked like the young Australian was going to take Williams to match point, but a tactical error \u2013 undertacking the layline \u2013 handed the lead to GAC Pindar. From then on Williams was unstoppable and went through to the Quarter Finals 3-1.<\/p>\n<p>Some other young Antipodeans gave their more experienced rivals from overseas a similar scare. New Zealand\u2019s Chris Steele took a match off regatta favourite Taylor Canfield before US One hit their stride to win the next two and sit on match point going into tomorrow. Australia\u2019s Evan Walker took two matches off Mattias Rahm before the Swede managed to beat the younger team in their deciding match. Royal Perth Yacht Club\u2019s Steve Thomas smashed and grabbed the first match off Nicolai Sehested, but the Danish skipper bounced back with three straight wins.<\/p>\n<p>So by and large, the more experienced overseas teams did squeak through to the Quarters, but not Nicklas Dackhammar who fell 3-0 to local talent Matt Jerwood. The harsh scoreline doesn\u2019t really tell the full story though, as the Swede who had been so fast the previous day in the strong conditions of the Fremantle Doctor was dogged by some unfortunate gear failure in match one.<\/p>\n<p>Dackhammar was leading the first match when a badly executed gybing furl forced him to park up at the bottom of the course and let Jerwood slip by for an easy win. The second match was a non starter as Dackhammer sustained damage to his boat in the pre-start and was unable to complete the race, handing the victory to Jerwood to trail 0-2. In the deciding match, Jerwood beat Dackhammar fair and square. \u201cWe rode our luck today,\u201d admitted Jerwood, \u201cbut we\u2019re very happy with how we sailed too. We\u2019re over the moon. We woke up this morning and we thought if we could put it together we could beat him. We\u2019re going to go out tomorrow with the same attitude and see what we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rahm was breathing a sigh of relief after beating Walker in a tense battle. \u201cWe were trying to be aggressive in the pre-start and on the race course &#8211; and it was getting us into trouble,\u201d said the Swede who has plenty of M32 fleet racing experience, but for whom today was a baptism of M32 match racing as much as it was for the other 15 teams. \u201cAfter the first race we decided to keep it simple, rely on sailing fast and clean, and that worked much better for us. We\u2019ll be starting tomorrow with the same approach when we line against Ian Williams. He\u2019s the reigning world champion, but racing in these boats is a new game for everyone so we\u2019re confident we can give him a good battle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another Swede with good experience of the M32 \u2013 Olympic silver medallist Hans Wall\u00e9n \u2013 overcame Switzerland\u2019s Eric Monnin to go through to the Quarter Finals. France\u2019s Yann Guichard sits on match point after beating Western Australia\u2019s hottest match racing talent Keith Swinton 2-0. New Zealander Phil Robertson will be kicking himself that he isn\u2019t sitting on match point after gifting Australian Murray Jones a point when the more experienced Kiwi wrapped his M32 around the leeward mark whilst in a comfy lead. Instead Robertson and his crack squad sit on 1-1 against the up-and-coming Jones.<\/p>\n<p>It has been that kind of day, a shake-up of the old order in match racing. By and large, experience has shone through, but not without a few scary moments along the way. As for Jerwood, he\u2019s rubbing shoulders with the big boys tomorrow when we see who can muscle their way out of the Quarter Finals and into the final four.<\/p>\n<p>Results after Day 4<\/p>\n<p>Through to the Quarter Finals;<\/p>\n<p>Matt Jerwood (AUS) beat Nicklas Dackhammar (SWE) 3-0<br \/>\nIan Williams (GBR) beat Sam Gilmour (AUS) 3-1<br \/>\nMattias Rahm (SWE) beat Evan Walker (AUS) 3.5-2<br \/>\nHans Wall\u00e9n (SWE) beat Eric Monnin (SUI) 3-1<br \/>\nNicolai Sehested (DEN) beat Steve Thomas (AUS) 3-1<\/p>\n<p>Remaining Round of 16 matches;<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Canfield (ISV) v Chris Steele (NZL) 2-1<br \/>\nYann Guichard (FRA) v Keith Swinton (AUS) 2-0<br \/>\nPhil Robertson (NZL) v Murray Jones (AUS) 1-1<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=Every_sailrace\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WMRT Reports &#8211; Fremantle, WA (5th March 2016) The young guns from Australia were showing the more experienced teams the way round the race course today on day four of the World Match Racing Tour Fremantle. 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