Star: Schlonski / Bohn gewinnen die 5. Wettfahrt – haben jedoch in der Gesamtwertung noch 3 deutsche Konkurrenten knapp vor sich. In der 6. Wettfahrt fuhren die Einhandsegler (Laser / Finn) Schlonski / Bohn einen hervorragenden 2. Platz ein. Gesamt: 5. Platz, nur ein Punkt hinter Stanjek/Kleen
Finn: Matthias Miller überrascht mit 5 Platzierungen in den Top-Ten. Jan Kurfeld hat sein Potential noch nicht voll ausgeschöpft. Was ist mit Julian Massler los, der nur an den ersten drei Wettfahrten teilgenommen hat ?
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Kiel Week day three – Railey dominates to take lead
Zach Railey (USA), the 2008 Olympic silver medalist dominated day three for Finns at Kiel Week with two bullets to take the overall lead after eight races. Jonathan Lobert (FRA) drops to second while Ed Wright (GBR) remains in third but extends on the rest of the fleet. The third day at Kiel Week again brought moderate to strong winds with 12-17 knots, cloudy skies and more tough racing. In the first race of the day Railey battled against the two French sailors Thomas Le Breton (FRA) and regatta leader Lobert for line honours. In the second race Ed Wright placed second while Lobert got another third place finish. Railey said of his day, “The weather was better today with only a little bit of rain and the wind was still strong but shifty coming from the land. Today I had a great back and forth race with both the French sailors in the first race. I think the lead must have changed ten times and we all finished within two boat lengths of each other. It was a great race between all of us.” “In the second race again it was both the French sailors, Ed, myself, Deniss and Björn. I was able to get a lead on the second upwind and held that to the finish. With the wind shifting so much the final results in each race always came down to the end and it’s been tight racing.” Björn Allansson SWE) is in seventh place overall after scoring 8, 4 today. He said, “Today was another physical day in Kiel. In the second race I was able to take the pin end start and round just behind Le Breton at the top mark, and passed him on the downwind. I finally finished in fourth after Zach Railey, Ed Wright and Jonathan Lobert.” “For me this is a great week and I am learning a lot, both new things as well as being reminded of old stuff. It’s close racing with many shifts so I always have to stay 100 percent alert, and try to calculate the next move. I’m having a great time so far.” “It was the right choice to hit the left on five or six of today’s upwinds, but the tricky part was to find the perfect time to tack over. The wind was also today like prior days shifty and gusty, but to a lesser extent than the last few days, making the tactics of today slightly easier.” Two more races are scheduled for Tuesday with the final race and the medal race for the top 10 on Wednesday.
The seventh and last event in the ISAF Sailing World Cup circuit, started in full gear with three difficult races sailed in shifty and wet conditions in Kiel.
Jonathan Lobert (FRA), scored a near perfect day with a fifth in the first race followed by two bullets in heavy showers. Only a week after a seventh place at the Sail For Gold regatta and a tough selection for the Olympic test event, the french doesn’t stop there, keen to better his results at this year Sailing World Cup circuit.
Beijing Silver medallist, Zach Railey (USA) opened the score today winning the first race from Ed Wright (GBR). The American has claimed the top of the ISAF World ranking at the start of the month from Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO), absent from Kiel. Railey who has participated in six out of the seven SWC regattas is coming to Kiel in fourth place in the overall SWC standings. A ninth and a second in the following races place him five points from Lobert and only a point from Thomas Le Breton.
Last year Sailing World Cup winner and current world Champion Ed Wright (GBR) is in fourth position, a point away from the podium.
Zach Railey young team mate Caleb Paine (USA) commented on the first racing day in Kiel.
“ It was tough racing out there with lots of shifts and rain showers, and puffs and lulls; there were many opportunities for making gains especially on the first beat and run. At one stage during the second race, it rained so much upwind that we couldn’t see the weather mark until we were fairly close to it! It was tough for everybody but it is all part of sailing!” About his racing, Caleb Paine admits that his objective in the regatta is op 5. The 21 years old has started in the Finn in 2009 with Kiel week as his first international event. This year, an intense training with Zach
Railey has been paying its dividend, with Paine placing 10th in the Rolex Miami OCR and 11th at the Delta Lloyd regatta. He is in seventh place after a solid start and a fourth place.
Three races are scheduled in Kiel tomorrow with gusty winds and more difficult conditions that could easily reshuffle the leader-board position.
Quelle: finnclass.org
Results from class: Finn
Pos.Sailing-No. Skipper / Crew 1 2 3 Points
1 FRA 112 LOBERT, Jonathan (1985) SNO nantes 5,00 1,00 1,00 7,00
2 USA 4 Railey, Zach (1984) st fyc 1,00 9,00 2,00 12,00
3 FRA 29 LE BRETON, THOMAS (1982) SRBREST 6,00 4,00 3,00 13,00
4 GBR 11 Wright, EDWARD (1977) RYA 2,00 6,00 6,00 14,00
5 EST 2 Deniss, Karpak (1986) S4G/KST 8,00 3,00 7,00 18,00 6 GER 151 Miller, Matthias (1982) WYC 3,00 12,00 5,00 20,00
7 SWE 6 Allansson, Björn (1986) GKSS 16,00 2,00 4,00 22,00
8 USA 1140 Paine, Caleb (1990) SWYC 4,00 14,00 9,00 27,00
9 GRE 77 IOANNIS, MITAKIS (1989) P.S.C 15,00 5,00 8,00 28,00
10 AUT 3 Raudaschl, Florian (1978) UYC Wg 9,00 7,00 13,00 29,00 11 GER 771 Kurfeld, Jan (1987) YCW61 11,00 10,00 11,00 32,00
12 AUS 261 Oliver, Tweddell (1990) SYC 10,00 15,00 12,00 37,00
13 RUS 73 Rozhkow, Vitaly (1985) SC-RUS7 14,00 11,00 17,00 42,00
14 AUS 235 Castles, Tim (1985) FSC 22,00 13,00 10,00 45,00
15 NZL 7 bradley, douglas (1985) wsc 7,00 20,00 23,00 50,00
16 RUS 57 Terpigorev, Egor (1990) MSKH 26,00 8,00 18,00 52,00
17 POL 9 Kosmicki, Tomek (1986) WKZ WOLSZT 28,00 16,00 14,00 58,00
18 EST 11 Lauri, Väinsalu (1988) ROPK 17,00 17,00 24,00 58,00
19 HUN 6 Gaszton Pal, Gaszton (1983) BYC 20,00 24,00 15,00 59,00
20 NED 841 van Egmond, Hein (1989) WSVW 21,00 22,00 16,00 59,00 21 GER 127 massler, julian (1990) YCRa 24,00 18,00 19,00 61,00
22 POL 1 Jakub, Dumara (1986) Pogon 13,00 28,00 21,00 62,00 23 GER 772 Kurfeld, Ulli (1985) YCW 61 23,00 21,00 22,00 66,00
24 RUS 9 Skornyakov, Eduard (1980) MSKH 25,00 23,00 20,00 68,00 25 GER 203 Duisberg, Hartmut (1966) DHH-RG 18,00 29,00 29,00 76,00
26 POL 12 MILOSZ, WOJEWSKI (1991) SEJK POGON 27,00 19,00 34,00 80,00 27 GER 193 Schmid, Thomas (1959) NRV 29,00 26,00 25,00 80,00
28 HUN 8 Beliczay, Marton (1986) ARSC 30,00 25,00 26,00 81,00
29 USA 21 Lamphere, Gordon (1989) LGYC 12,00 39,00 31,00 82,00
30 LIT 7 Tauras, Rymonis (1966) LFA 32,00 31,00 28,00 91,00
31 POL 11 Artur, Ponieczynski (1990) KS Spojnia 34,00 27,00 33,00 94,00
32 RUS 91 Sivenkov, Vyacheslav (1991) MSKH 38,00 33,00 27,00 98,00
33 POL 10 Malag, Maciej (1991) Spójnia 35,00 32,00 36,00 103,00 34 GER 27 Wolff, Matthias (1981) KYC 37,00 30,00 38,00 105,00 35 GER 165 Meid, Dirk (1965) SCLM 43,00 34,00 30,00 107,00
36 HUN 728 Haidekker, Elemer (1994) AYC 33,00 36,00 40,00 109,00
37 GBR 7 George, George (1988) BSC 36,00 37,00 37,00 110,00
38 HUN 10 Richard, Hirschler (1992) SEP 39,00 42,00 32,00 113,00
39 GBR 18 James, Hadden (1991) MBC 40,00 38,00 35,00 113,00
40 NZL 8 Coutts, Matt (1988) MBSC 19,00 48,00 DNC 48,00 DNC 115,00 41 GER 81 Dellas, Jan-Dietmar (1969) OYC 41,00 35,00 39,00 115,00 42 GER 65 Kreiss, Stefan (1973) SYC`87 31,00 40,00 48,00 DNC 119,00
43 SWE 801 David Berg, David (1981) UKF 42,00 41,00 42,00 125,00
44 ITA 978 Michele, Sandrucci (1964) Catt.Lecco 44,00 43,00 41,00 128,00 45 GER 1000 Heinemann, Ulrich (1953) YCR 45,00 48,00 DNC 48,00 DNC 141,00
46 GER 136 Teichmann, Christian (1978) DTYC 48,00 DNC 48,00 DNC 48,00 DNC 144,00
46 GER 207 Backes, Patrick (1989) SYR 48,00 DNC 48,00 DNC 48,00 DNC 144,00
Result List Finn 18. Juni 2011 17:13
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Top three – Allen Burrell, Michael Maier, Uli Breuer
Day five
Philippe Lobert
The Legends – Howard Sellars, second from left
Windy final day
Photos by Marina Prinzivalli
Defending champion Michael Maier (CZE) made it clean sweep at the Finn World Masters in Punta Ala, Italy after winning both his final heats. The next three boats were all on 13 points, only split on count back, with Allen Burrell (GBR) taking the silver and Uli Breuer (GER) winning the bronze at his first Finn Masters.
A new wind direction from the south introduced new elements into the racing with moderate wind strengths of up to 16-17 knots and much more shifty conditions than so far this week. Both courses were set up and down the beach rather than perpendicular to it, with Course 2 being much more shifty due to its proximity to the Punta Ala headland. On Course 2, there were much lighter winds in the first race, though it filled in nicely for the second.
Virtually all of the favourites were on Course 1, where in spite of the random fleet assignment, six out of the top ten ended up in one heat. In the Yellow fleet Enrico Passoni (ITA), took his first race win of the week, from Adrian Brunton (GBR) and Jurgen Eiermann (GER). In the second race fellow Italian Marco Buglielli (ITA) won his second race of the week from Michael Staal (DEN) and Brunton. These two top-three results from Brunton lifted him into the top 10 overall for the first time this week.
In Blue fleet, where all the top sailors were, Michael Maier notched up two more race wins to make it a clean sweep of eight wins out of eight races. In the first race, Thomas Moerup Petersen (DEN) crossed in second with Marc Allain des Beauvais in third while in the second race Allen Burrell placed second with Allain des Beauvais again in third.
Over on course two, held under the headland of Punta Ala, the winds were much more gusty and provided for some interesting racing. In Red fleet Lars Hall (DEN) won the first race from Kenneth Boggild (DEN) and Alexander Kasatov (RUS), while in the second race Hall finished second to Mihail Kopanov (BUL) with Bernd Moser (AUT) in third. Hall’s great performance also lifted him into the top 10 overall.
In Green fleet, Jan Willem Kok (NED) was the only top ten contender and he won the first race before finishing third in the second. Svend Vogt Andersen (DEN) placed second in the first race from Cees Scheurwater (NED), while in the second race, Paul Blowers (GBR) – at his first ever Masters Worlds – won from Francesco Faggiani (ITA) and then Kok.
Marco Buglielli said of his race win, “I was sailing lower than all the guys who are bigger than me. I was third at the top mark behind two big guys but got past them downwind, then one got past me again upwind and I passed him on the next downwind, and then on the last upwind to the finish, which was much longer than usual, he gained again and I won by a couple of boatlengths. It was really tough.”
Uli Breuer summed up his week, “It was really hard racing today. In the first race, I rounded the top mark in third, but then I did one tack wrong on the second upwind and dropped to 12th. In the second race I was fifth, but it was really hard today, after seven races, it’s been a long week and for my first year in the Finn, it’s really hard. But it is really nice here and has been a nice regatta and I am really am satisfied with how I did and my wife is also satisfied with how she sailed. She did all the races and that is hard, so it was good. It’s a very nice racing area with good wind – it was perfect. We will be back next year in Pwhelli.”
Laurent Hay didn’t have quite the day he hoped for and dropped to sixth overall, “In the first race I was good but I made a mistake on the second upwind leg. I went 30 metres too far on the left when I was second and five boats passed me. In the second race, I broke something in my boat on the second leg upwind and had to fix that and then I capsized on the downwind leg and lost four boats and finished seventh.”
After winning the silver medal, an elated Allen Burrell said, “It’s been a fantastic week, the sailing has been run really well and I am over the moon about getting silver as I thought I would be third or fourth after today, so to come second is fantastic. I thought I had blown it when I finished fifth in the first race today, but the breeze filled in a bit more and I got a second in the next race, which made all the difference. But the conditions this week have been fantastic – almost perfection.”
In winning here, Michael Maier claims his third World Masters title, “Today was good, thugh it looked like it could be a little but tricky, but finally the wind was good and I think that’s the most wind we had all week. I am sailing this week for fun, if I win I win, but if I don’t then it’s OK. I am very happy with the result, but I have had a few lucky races this week, especially yesterday in the light winds – you never know what will happen. But today everyone at the top was in blue fleet and it’s supposed to be random, so maybe there was something wrong in the computer!”
An emotional Howard Sellars, winner of the Legend category said, “It’s very, very difficult to say how I feel about this. It’s very emotional and I battled not to have a tear in my eye. Some of these guys are the elder statesmen of the greatest class in the world, and to be up there on stage with those guys is wonderful, I couldn’t believe I had won it until he actually read my name out – I couldn’t believe that it was going to happen – and I still can’t really.”
Winner of the ladies prize, Bine Beuer, said“At the beginning of the week I spoke with Fons about the ‘big five in life’ and definitely this medal is one of my big five in life.”
At the prizegiving, Masters President, Fons van Gent (NED) said, “We have had a great week. But as usual, everything that is good comes to an end and I am sure we all had a great, great sailing week. I saw all these smiles when we came off the water, tired but very satisfied. The sailing was super, and I don’t think I can exaggerate that. People are already asking me when will be come back here. Next time will be even better than this year.”
Next year the event returns to the UK for the first time in 12 years and is being hosted by the Pwllheli Sailing Club in Wales.
Top 10 (from 283) after eight races (Full results -
1 CZE 1 Michael Maier 7
2 GBR 2 Allen Burrell 13 3 GER 707 Uli Breuer 13
4 DEN 9 Thomas Moerup Petersen 13
5 NED 780 Jan Willem Kok 17
6 FRA 75 Laurent Hay 21
7 BUL 24 Mihail Kopanov 25
8 FRA 99 Marc Allan des Beauvais 26
9 DEN 6 Lars Hall 29
10 GBR 707 Adrian Brunton 32
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Ladies
1 GER 706 Bine Breuer 196
2 CZE 4 Bozena Smidova 401
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Masters
1 CZE 1 Michael Maier 7
2 GBR 2 Allen Burrell 13 3 GER 707 Uli Breuer 13
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Grand Masters
1 FRA 99 Marc Allain des Beauvais 26
2 DEN 6 Lars Hall 29
3 ITA 6 Enrico Passoni 41
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Grand Grand Masters
1 SWE 721 Mikael Brandt 93
2 NED 860 Louis Kruijer 98
3 GBR 80 Ray New 106
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Legends
1 GBR 77 Howard Sellars 103
2 GBR 631 Richard Hart 160 3 GER 3 Walter Mai 175
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Photos by Marina Prinzivalli
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Day 4 – Michael Maier
Day 4 – busy start line
Jan Willem Kok leads Laurent Hay (Foto: Marina Prinzivalli)
Day 4 (Foto: Marina Prinzivalli)
Finn World Masters day four – Maier takes one point lead
Lighter winds on day four at the Finn World Masters in Punta Ala, Italy, brought a lot of new faces to the front. Michael Maier (CZE) won his sixth race to take a points lead for the first time – though it is only by one point. Only one race was sailed, however it was a day for the Italians with heat wins for Marco Buglielli (ITA) and Francesco Fragiani (ITA). The fourth heat was won by Uli Breuer (GER) to lift him up to second overall, with Allen Burrell (GBR) in third on countback. The day started with a postponement ashore as the sea breeze experienced so far this week failed to materialise by 12.00. The fleets were sent out an hour late in sweltering temperatures and a further postponement afloat meant that the first heats didn’t get away until nearly 14.00 and even then only in 4-6 knots of unstable breeze. On course 1, in Yellow fleet, Laurent Hay (FRA) started at the pin and immediately tacked across the whole fleet, but a few more boats went further to the left and found more pressure and rounded ahead. Francesco Faggiani (ITA) already had a good lead at the top mark, which Hay, who rounded in sixth, gradually reduced to move up to second, but he could not catch the Italian. Christian Kühlwein (GER) crossed in third. In the Blue fleet, Uli Breuer found more pressure on the left on the first upwind and then more on the right on the second upwind to lead throughout. Andre Budzien (GER) spent the race trying to catch him up but didn’t quite make it. Howard Sellars (GBR) was also up the front and rounded the gate in second, before finally finishing fourth behind Budzien and Davourlis Panagiotis (GRE) who climbed through the fleet on each leg. Over on Course 2, Marco Buglielli dominated Red fleet from start to finish, winning with a margin of around 200 metres. Florian Demetz (ITA) placed second with Jonny Peach (GER) in third. Lots of boats were pulled out with black flag disqualifications after several restarts. The real interest today was in Green fleet where three out of the top four were up against each other. Initially Thomas Moerup Petersen (DEN) had the advantage, but Michael Maier caught him on the second upwind to claim his sixth heat win of the regatta, while Enrico Passoni (ITA) slipped into second place. Second overall Allen Burrell (GBR) could only manage a sixth, which he can discard, though he drops to third overall. The race officer then decided as the wind was still only about four knots to call it a day and send the fleet home, which typically meant that the breeze almost immediately filled in and stayed in at 8 to 10 knots. Marco Buglielli would have liked another race in the lighter condition, but he commented on his big win, “I started mid-line during a shift to the left and immediately tacked and played the shifts. I was very fast and that was it. I was first at the top mark with Jonny Peach just behind me and then I really extended downwind and had about a 200 metre lead. It was really very easy then to win the race. For me it was nice to have a light day after the windy days. These were my conditions, I like them and I am fast in them. Italians are more used to these conditions and you can see a lot of them at the top today. I am only 85 kg so I really struggle in wind and I am a bit slower than the big guys when it is windy, so I am forced to do tactical mistakes because I cannot go the way I want.” Fourth overall, Thomas Moerup Petersen said, “I went to the left in the beginning and then after a few shifts was leading round the top mark and led down the run. Maier got past me on the second upwind. When I rounded the gate we had a shift to the left, so I tacked and thought I was safe, but he went further and got another shift and was inside me. It was great racing today. It was a very strong group for us, but I would prefer a gold fleet set up as this is not fair on some sailors. It’s sometimes too random who you sail against.” “I am really happy with how well I am doing, which is better than I thought I would. I thought it would be a tougher competition, though today it was a lot tougher. But I think it’s fun, it’s a good event. The sailing venue here is great, though the beach can sometimes be a problem with launching.” After his second place today, which leaves in in fifth overall, Laurent Hay said, “It was a very difficult race because the wind was very light and it was my first time this week on course 1. On the first leg one of the Italians went to the left corner and rounded the top mark with a 100 metre lead. I was sixth round, but moved into second on the downwind, but not close enough to get past him. It was a good day for me, but not enough to move up the results as each point is very important in this type of regatta. The conditions here are very good because we have wind, waves and sunshine It was very pleasant, and the competition is very good, so I think it’s a very good championship.” After a fourth place finish today, Howard Sellars is the favourite to take the coveted Legend trophy, with a useful 34 point gaps on last year’s winner Richard Hart (GBR). He said of today’s race, “I started four boats up from the pin, just over the top of Andre Budzien. I think we were all a bit shy of the line because it was a black flag. He tacked over early and I couldn’t because of a boat on my hip. When he finally tacked this left me as most windward boat, and I lifted over the fleet, and rounded the top mark in fourth. I stayed to the left on the run while the others were playing with each other on the right and I rounded the bottom mark second behind Uli Breuer. I didn’t get it right up the second beat and was back in sixth at one point, but got a nice lift into the top mark, and from then on it was a procession to the shortened finish.” What would winning the Legend prize mean to him? “I could be quite emotional about the whole thing, but it would be absolutely wonderful to win it. I’ve done a lot of sailing but it would be right up there among all the things I have done.” With just three points between the first four boats, tomorrow’s final races are going to be crucial. They are again scheduled to start at 12.00, though there is a latest time limit for a start at 15.00. The forecast for Friday is for stronger winds, so two races to complete the series should be possible as long as the sailors behave at the start.
Results after six races (full results here ( http://www.finnclass.org/images/stories/news2011/masters2011/RESULTS-OVERALL_6.HTM )): 1 CZE 1 MICHAEL MAIER5 2 GER 707 ULI BREUER6 3 GBR 2 ALLEN BURRELL6 4 DEN 9 THOMAS MOERUP PETERSEN8 5 FRA 75 LAURENT HAY11 6 NED 780 JAN WILLEM KOK13 7 FRA 99 MARC ALLAIN DES BEAUVAIS20 8 BUL 24 MIHAIL KOPANOV20 9 NED 60 LUUK KUIJPER22 10 NED 25 ARWIN KARSSEMIJER24
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Thomas Moerup-Petersen – Eace 5
Race 5
Mikael Brandt – Race 5
Day three – daily life in Punta Ala
Photos by Dianthe Chirino and Marina Prinzivalli
Finn World Masters day three – very close at the top
For the first time this week, at the Finn World Masters in Punta Ala, Italy, the top two boats got to race each other head to head in an individual heat. Michael Maier (CZE) now has small advantage over Allen Burrell (GBR), though both are still tied on four points, and they have a one point lead over Thomas Moerup Petersen (DEN) and Uli Breuer (GER) who both won their heats.
On course 1, in the Yellow fleet, Uli Breuer took an early lead from Jurgen Eiermann (GER), though by the finish it was Marc Allain des Beauvais (FRA) in second with Mihail Kopanov (BUL), continuing his good week, with a third. In the Blue fleet, Thomas Moerup Petersen won his third race of the series to stay in contention at the top. Paul Blowers (GBR) sailed well into second, while Jan Willen Kok (NED) crossed in third. Most of the top sailors were on course 2. In Red fleet, Lars Hall (DEN) led all the way to the final downwind mark, when Andre Budzien (GER) – who had rounded the top mark very deep and made gains on every leg – came past. Kenneth Boggild (DEN) also made gains on the final downwind to cross in third, while Adrian Brunton (GBR) who spent most of the race in second ended up fourth. But Budzien then retired after the finish following an infringement at the start, when the Jury determined he didn’t do his penalty turns correctly, and the top three moved up one. With a black flag disqualification already from Tuesday, his hopes of a fourth title are now gone, but he will continue to sail the rest of the regatta. Then in Green fleet, Michael Maier led at every mark as usual and built a massive margin offwind to take his fifth race win in a row. Allen Burrell rounded in second and was then overtaken by Laurent Hay (FRA), but Burrell clawed back on the second beat and led Hay into the finish. The groups are decided on a completely random basis so who gets to race who is purely down to chance. Until today most of the leaders had been kept apart. Laurent Hay is one exception, having to race Maier in most races so far and he has paid a penalty for that in that those who have avoided Maier have managed to win races, something that Hay has not been able to do, and with the points at the top so close, the medals will probably go to those who have won more races. But tomorrow is another day and maybe Hay will get his chance at race victory to narrow the gap on the leaders.
Lars Hall said of his race, “My plan was to start to the left and then tack across when I got a small shift. I did this and when I realised I was in the lead I just stayed between the fleet and the top mark. I felt I could control the fleet from there as I had good boatspeed so no need to take chances. I had a lead of around 30 seconds at the final top mark, but Andre is very fast downwind and managed to get past me. I thought the sailing today was perfect and the race committee are doing a very good job. It can be a bit busy on the beach sometimes but otherwise it is very nice here.” One of the newcomers here is Enrico Passoni (ITA) a former Olympic campaigner from the 1980s and early 1990s who just missed going to the 1992 Olympics. He said, “This is my first Masters and I am enjoying the friendly atmosphere. It is much more relaxed than in the Olympic circuit, pure fun and fair play. My goal was and is the Grand Master podium possibly with a decent overall placing, and so far the event is terrific and I am enjoying it very much. The sailing is fantastic, the conditions are awesome, although I prefer lighter winds. The friendly atmosphere is a big plus. I am already thinking how to train properly for next year.” Passoni is currently the top Italian lying in 30th position after placing 12th today. Jurgen Eiermann was the runner up in 2009, and this year he is sitting in 28th place after a string of top ten places. But he says he is just pleased to be able to sail here. “This is a very big regatta, many guys here have sailed very well, and it’s a very good competition with some nice sailing. I think perhaps we have too many boats, because we sail inner and outer loops. I would rather sail up and down and triangles. It’s more tactical sailing and this is more speed sailing, so it’s not so tricky, but all the best guys are still out in front. This year has not been so good for me, I was very ill earlier in the year and in hospital, so I am very happy just to be here and sailing.” For the Grand Grand Master prize, it is almost neck and neck between the Mikael Brandt (SWE), Wouter Molenaar (NED) and last year’s winner, Luksa Cicarelli (CRO). Brandt is now eight points behind Cicarelli after placing ninth in today’s race. He explained what keeps bringing him back year after year. “I have been sailing Finns since 1965 and this is part of my life. I love sailing, in winter and in summer, and it’s a good feeling, because when you sail, you just think of sailing, you forget everything else, all your problems, your worries and everything, you just sail. And you get some kind of lucky feeling. When I saw it was 300 guys coming here I thought this is the biggest event ever, and I had to be here. It’s nice to meet old friends and have fun and I had made a new sail and it was interesting because I was at the top in Sweden in light winds, and here it has been blowing and still I was OK. So it’s really interesting for me to come here.” At the Annual Masters Meeting held before racing today, various issues were discussed and agreed including introducing an medal race at next year’s championship in Pwhelli, Wales and voting on the venue for the 2013 Finn World Masters. After bids from Maubuisson and La Rochelle in France, the La Rochelle bid won a close vote among the sailors present. Two more races are scheduled for Thursday from 12.00, with the final race on Friday.
1 CZE 1 MICHAEL MAIER4 2 GBR 2 ALLEN BURRELL4 3 DEN 9 THOMAS MOERUP PETERSEN5 4 GER 707 ULI BREUER5 5 NED 780 WILLEM KOK JAN9 6 FRA 75 LAURENT HAY9 7 BUL 24 MIHAIL KOPANOV13 8 NED 25 ARWIN KARSSEMIJER16 9 FRA 99 MARC ALLAIN DES BEAUVAIS16 10 GBR 567MARTIN HUGHES16
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Michael Maier
Sabine Breuer
Photos by Dianthe Chirino and Marina Prinzivalli
Finn World Masters day two – Burrell and Maier keep perfect score
The perfect conditions continued on day two of the Finn World Masters in Punta Ala in Italy, with eight more heats across two courses. Both Allen Burrell (GBR) and Michael Maier (CZE) keep their perfect scores, winning both their heats, while Uli Breuer (GER) stays in third after another first and second.
Other race wins went to Thomas Moerup Petersen (DEN), who took both Red fleet races, and Andre Budzien (GER) who crossed first in both his heats, but had a black flag penalty in the second.
The day started almost windless with brilliant, burning hot sunshine, but it was soon obvious a sea breeze was building and by the time the fleets reached the race areas, there was a solid 12 knots in place. Today, Oscar flag was flying on all the downwind legs, with the wind building to around 15-16 knots before easing off for the finish of the final race as an inland thunderstorm strolled past.
On course 1 in the Yellow fleet, Allen Burrell really enjoyed the excellent conditions and stamped his authority on the fleet with two great wins.
Enrico Passoni (ITA) and Adrian Brunton (GBR) picked up second places while Antal Szekely (HUN) and Marc Allain des Beauvais (FRA) picked up third places.
There was drama in the Blue fleet as Andre Budzien led from start to finish in the first race after starting at the pin and crossing the fleet, and then tried the same in the second race only to get there too early and be scored BFD. In the second race, Uli Breuer had led at the first mark but Budzien passed him offwind. Breuer held on for second, which was later converted to a first, to add to his second in the first race of the day. Mihail
Kopanov (BUL) finished second in the second race while third place finishes went to Nick Daniels (GBR) and Oleg Khudianov (RUS).
Blue fleet was plagued by general recalls and black flag starts with a number of sailors pulled out, and the final heat only got away by the time the fleets on course 2 were heading back to the beach.
On course 2, Red fleet was dominated by Thomas Moerup Petersen with two race wins to lift him to fourth overall. Kenneth Boggild (DEN) and Arwin Karssemeijer (NED) picked up second places while Thomas Gautschi (SUI) and Bas de Waal (NED) picked up thirds.
Likewise, Michael Maier dominated Green fleet again with two more impressive race wins. Peter Kurz (SUI) and Jan Willem Kok (NED) finished second while Laurent Hay (FRA) finished third in both races.
This championship is rapidly turning into a battle of who can win the most races, as any slip up is proving very costly. It is now at the half way stage and as yet Burrell and Maier have not gone head to head. If, and when, they do, and they may not as the heats are selected randomly, it could well decide who takes the title, though with only seven points separating the first six boats, there is still a long way to go.
One of the new faces here this week is Uli Breuer, a Grand Master at 55, who is making his presence fleet in the best possible way by sitting in third overall after winning two races. Breuer, who is here sailing with his wife Sabine, only started sailing Finns in 2010. However as a former runner up at the Europe Worlds and former Pirat European Champion, as well as winning many national titles before sailing Stars as well, he brings a wealth of experience to the Finn, which he is thoroughly enjoying.
“At first we sailed a long time together, then we took a break being Opti parents, then last year I decided that was not for me so I decided to sail more, and the only real alternatives were the Finn and the Laser, and I didn’t want to sail a Laser. I had a test sail organised by the German Finn Association and it was so good I immediately contacted Jan van der Horst and got hold of a boat and all the gear and here we are.”
“It’s very nice when you are this old to sail the Finn Masters as there is always a future. What is really nice in the Finn class is that as you get old you can also match with other guys your age and that is great. There is always a level. Also it is nice to race against the Olympic guys and fight with them on the water.”
On the racing so far, “It’s very nice here. My opinion is that when you go to a regatta with 300 boats you must accept the chaos. I am enjoying being here very much. I have only sailed seven regattas before this one and my goal was top 10, so I am very pleased to be doing so well. I am having good battles with Andre Budzien. Downwind he is faster but upwind, I am making him fight for it.” As for his wife Sabine, who is also sailing here, her goal is to finish every race and currently she is sitting in 233rd place.
Tonight the Hungarians put on a presentation and buffet to announce the inaugural Finn Masters European Championships, to be held in Tihany on Lake Balaton for five days from 17th September. Instigator of the event, Antal Gabor, aka Pata (HUN) said, “We felt there was a need to have a second event for Masters, who are looking for other events to sail. We held an internet poll to see if the idea would be popular and there was general agreement that it was. So we will hold the first event and see what happens. I think we will get more than 50 boats and anything over 100 could be considered a great success.”
On Wednesday morning there is the Masters Meeting, which will be followed by more racing from 13.00.
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Photos by Claire ADB and Marina Prinzivalli
Finn World Masters day one – smiles all round
You can tell they are enjoying themselves by the smiles on their faces. And there were smiles all round on the opening day of the 2011 Finn World Masters in Punta Ala at the PuntAla Camping Resort in Tuscany, Italy, which got off to the perfect start with eight fantastic heats in absolutely fabulous sailing conditions. Allen Burrell (GBR) and defending champion Michael Maier (CZE) easily won both their heats to head up the 283 boat fleet overnight, while in third overall is Uli Breuer (GER), who picked up a first and a second.
At the briefing this morning the competitors were warned that the racing would start on time and all the sailors launched early to make sure they got there in time. A 12.00 the first heats got away in 10-12 knots stable north-westerly in a slight sea state and clearing blue skies. During the day the wind built to a solid 12-15 knots with long, deep waves making upwind sailing interesting and downwind sailing exhilarating with long, fast surfs all round.
On course area 1, Yellow fleet was the first to start. Most of the fleet favoured the left hand side, though the wind was pretty stable across the course area. Geza Husar (HUN) took the first race from Martin Hughes (GBR) and Jan Willem Kok (NED), after Kok sailed a wrong course to the finish and lost places. Hughes couldn’t repeat his form in the second race due to a slipped halyard, but the win went to Kok followed by Christian Kühlwein (GER) and David Potter (GBR).
In the Blue fleet, Allen Burrell (GBR) largely had it all his own way leading round both races and winning the second race by an impressive margin as the wind increased to 15 knots with big waves downwind. In the first race Burrell was followed by Arwin Karssemeijer (NED) and Luuk Kuuper (NED), while in the second race he was followed across the line by Andreas Bollogino (GER) and Johnny Aagesen (DEN).
Over on course 2, a sequence of general recalls and black flags delayed the racing with a number of boats pulled out. The Green fleet was dominated by the defending champion Michael Maier (CZE), leading both races from start to finish. In the first race he finished ahead of Kenneth Boggild (DEN) and Marc Allain de Beauvais (FRA), who were both later scored OCS. So Laurent Hay (FRA) moved up to second and then picked up another second place in the next race with Allain des Beauvais in third again.
In the Red fleet, Uli Breuer (GER) won the first race from Thomas Moerup-Petersen (DEN) and Bas de Waal (NED). Three times champion Andre Budzien (GER) rounded the first mark deep and climbed to fourth offwind by the finish, and then went on win the second race, overtaking early race leader Breuer offwind. Moerup-Petersen crossed in third.
With four fleets racing at any one time every point is valuable. Effectively every boat lost or gained is the equivalent to losing or gaining four points, so naturally the competition is intense.
While course 1 had Oscar flag raised for free pumping throughout, on course 2 Oscar stayed in the race officer’s pocket all day, leading to some yellow flags for over enthusiastic sailors. Maier commented, “Today was good, great reaches and nice upwind sailing. We had very nice conditions for surfing but I didn’t understand why we didn’t have free pumping because it was perfect conditions for this. I actually capsized on the last downwind, but got it up very quickly and only lost 100 metres, but still managed to win the race.”
Joint overall leader Allen Burrell was delighted with the conditions. “It was really good fun today, lovely conditions, and ideal for the British sailors I think. We have done a lot of training is similar conditions back home, though not as warm as here, and I think that is making a big difference here. It was perfect with nice big courses. I think the racing has been all about boatspeed, just hiking hard, getting round as fast as possible as there were not many shifts to be had. I lost of a bit on the first downwind as I didn’t realise we had free pumping as the flag was so small, but I made up for it later. This is such a fabulous place to go sailing, as well as being a lovely location on shore with great facilities.”
Racing continues at 12.00 tomorrow with two more races on the cards in more perfect conditions.
Results after two races: (Full results here ( http://www.finnclass.org/images/stories/news2011/masters2011/RESULTS%20RACE%201_2.htm ))
About the event: The 2011 Finn World Masters has attracted more than 300 entries from 28 nations worldwide. The Finn World Masters was first sailed for in 1970 with 18 boats competing. It has grown in size almost every year and the entry in 2011 is the largest ever entry for a Finn regatta. There are four categories of sailors: Master (40-49), Grand Master (50-59), Grand Grand Master (60-69) and Legend (70+). The defending World Masters Champion is Michael Maier (CZE) after winning the title for a second time last year in Split, Croatia.
About PuntAla Camping Resort: Located beside the Mediterranean in the heart of the Maremma region in Tuscany, Italy, the PuntAla Camping Resort is situated within a pine forest that used to be a hunting reserve for the Great Duke of Tuscany. It now covers an area of 27 hectares and includes 127 mobile homes, 60 bungalows, 350 caravan pitches and 150 tent pitches. It is an international destination offering peaceful, relaxed and comfortable seaside holidays. In 2005 the Sailing Club ‘Cala Civette’ was established and it has hosted several major championships and events in recent years.
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Record breaking entry for 2011 Finn World Masters.
The 2011 Finn World Masters has broken all records this year with 306 Finns from 29 countries pre-entered.
2011 World Masters officially opened
Amidst a picturesque pinewood forest on the shores of the Mediterranean, the 2011 Finn World Master Championship was officially declared open this evening following an impressive flag bearing ceremony at the PuntAla Camping Resort, the host and major sponsor of the regatta.
Close to 1,000 people clapped and cheered as the 28 flag bearers were announced on stage before the Masters’ President Fons Van Gent declared the championship officially open. At the end of registration on Sunday 284 Finns from 28 countries were confirmed present, making this the largest Finn event of all time.
The setting is truly idyllic. Launching from a beautiful sandy beach into a sparkling blue sea, the sailors have completed their final preparations.
Many have been here for days preparing and getting every little detail right, while also enjoying the facilities of this fantastic resort. During the training period the winds have been light to moderate, with the temperatures hitting 30 degrees.
Today’s practice races were about as good as it gets. Brilliant sunshine, 12-15 knots of breeze, long, deep waves and just so much fun. All the sailors here are just hoping their good fortune will last the entire week. This is about as close as it gets to sailing paradise.
Physically finding space for 284 Finns has been a challenge in itself and the beach, the dinghy park and others areas leading to the beach are crammed to capacity with Finns from across the world. As massive as it is the sailors have seemingly taken over the entire resort with masts, sails, flags evident everywhere on the 18 hectare estate. The event is a joint effort of all the clubs in the local area to get everything organised and has been a massive effort to cater for the enormous number of sailors that have turned up.
After welcoming all competitors and supporters on behalf of the international Finn Association, Fons van Gent read a letter from International Finn Class class president, Balazs Hajdu, “Recent events have confirmed that the Finn class is getting ever stronger in terms on numbers sailing and nations and continents represented in all age categories, from juniors to seniors and masters. This year’s Masters worlds builds on the continuous success of this great event, emphasising the national diversity of the masters where the sailor’s experience and sailing skills are just enormous. I wish you all the best for the regatta and fair sailing on the waters of Punta Ala”
Then the Finn class flag was handed over to the president of the race committee, Thomas Daddi, and Fons van Gent declared the 2011 Finn World Master Championship open.
Tomorrow the competition begins in earnest. The fleet has been split into four coloured flights of about 70 boats each, so each ‘race’ will consist of four separate flights, with tow flights each on two separate course areas. The first race of the eight race series is scheduled for a 12.00 start, Monday. It is going to be awesome.
About the event: The 2011 Finn World Masters has attracted more than 300 entries from 28 nations worldwide. The Finn World Masters was first sailed for in 1970 with 18 boats competing. It has grown in size almost every year and the entry in 2011 is the largest ever entry for a Finn regatta. There are four categories of sailors: Master (40-49), Grand Master (50-59), Grand Grand Master (60-69) and Legend (70+). The defending World Masters Champion is Michael Maier (CZE) after winning the title for a second time last year in Split, Croatia.
About PuntAla Camping Resort: Located beside the Mediterranean in the heart of the Maremma region in Tuscany, Italy, the PuntAla Camping Resort is situated within a pine forest that used to be a hunting reserve for the Great Duke of Tuscany. It now covers an area of 27 hectares and includes 127 mobile homes, 60 bungalows, 350 caravan pitches and 150 tent pitches. It is an international destination offering peaceful, relaxed and comfortable seaside holidays. In 2005 the Sailing Club ‘Cala Civette’ was established and it has hosted several major championships and events in recent years.
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