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2017 Contender World Championships - Day 1

by Flemming Clausen on 18 Jul 2017
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Contender World Championship 2017 - Day One and the reigning European & World Champions split the two race wins between them.

107 Contender dinghies were ready for racing on Day 1 for the Contender World Championship in Sønderborg in the southern part of Denmark.



The wind was westerly 11-16 knots quit shifty. First race of the regatta started after one general recall. Race One was won by UK's, Simon Mussell, with Mark Bulka second and Jason Beebe third both from Australia. The local Jesper Nielsen from Aabenraa/Dyvig finished fourth in the first race.



Second race and the wind was similar. Mark Bulka rounded the first mark and hold that position all the way round and finished with decisive lead. Race winner in race one, Mussell, capsized just after the windward mark and finished the race eighth. Jason Beebe finished second with Voker Niediek from Germany picking up third. The local sailor, Jesper Nielsen, was eighth at the first mark and finished to overtake four boats and finished fourth.



Overall Results

Nr Sail Number
Team
Club T N R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10
1
 AUS 2457

3.0 3.0
2.0
1.0









2
 AUS 2482
RQYS 5.0 5.0
3.0
2.0









3
 DEN 2352
ASC - DB 8.0 8.0
4.0
4.0









4
 GBR 2420
Highcliffe SC 9.0 9.0
1.0
8.0









5
 ITA 384
411 14.0 14.0
7.0
7.0









6
 GER 2507
WSCK 15.0 15.0
10.0
5.0









7
 GER 2549
SLSV 17.0 17.0
14.0
3.0









8
 ITA 59
AVb 17.0 17.0
5.0
12.0









9
 GER 2527
SKWB 20.0 20.0
6.0
14.0









10
 GER 488
WSVK 26.0 26.0
16.0
10.0









11
 GBR 2315

28.5 28.5
12.0
16.5









12
 NED 9
WVDH 29.0 29.0
8.0
21.0









13
 GBR 2503

34.0 34.0
11.0
23.0









14
 GER 2510
SCW 35.0 35.0
29.0
6.0









15
 GBR 2618

35.0 35.0
24.0
11.0









16
 GER 11

38.0 38.0
23.0
15.0









17
 AUS 2565
Blairgowrie YS 41.0 41.0
32.0
9.0









18
 GBR 2572
Cotswold SC 41.0 41.0
22.0
19.0









19
 GER 1789
SVG 42.0 42.0
9.0
33.0









20
 AUS 2468
BYS 42.0 42.0
18.0
24.0









21
 GER 14
KYC 43.0 43.0
17.0
26.0









22
 GBR 2465
Datchet Water SC 43.0 43.0
21.0
22.0









23
 DEN 2471
HS 45.0 45.0
15.0
30.0









24
 GBR 2607

52.0 52.0
13.0
39.0









25
 NED 2582
Maas en Roer 52.0 52.0
34.0
18.0









26
 GBR 720
RYA 53.0 53.0
28.0
25.0









27
 GBR 2449
CCSC 53.0 53.0
25.0
28.0









28
 ITA 326
Cdv Erix 55.0 55.0
19.0
36.0









29
 AUS 2615

55.5 55.5
39.0
16.5









30
 GBR 2439
Highcliffe 58.0 58.0
20.0
38.0









31
 GBR 2383
Loch Ryan Sailing Club 58.0 58.0
31.0
27.0









32
 NED 2544
wsv de Zeevang 64.0 64.0
33.0
31.0









33
 AUS 2237
RFBYC 66.0 66.0
37.0
29.0









34
 GER 9
SVMÜ 68.0 68.0
36.0
32.0









35
 GBR 2347

69.0 69.0
49.0
20.0









36
 GER 2355
DRS 70.0 70.0
27.0
STP
43.0









37
 AUS 2437

73.0 73.0
38.0
35.0









38
 GER 2390
SCU 74.0 74.0
40.0
34.0









39
 ITA 40
Canottieri mincio mantova 79.0 79.0
42.0
37.0









40
 GER 2366
YCN 81.0 81.0
41.0
40.0









41
 GBR 678

92.0 92.0
46.0
46.0









42
 GER 2612
0000 93.0 93.0
45.0
48.0









43
 NED 2

94.0 94.0
35.0
59.0









44
 GER 416

96.0 96.0
27.0
69.0









45
 NED 1

96.0 96.0
52.0
44.0









46
 GBR 2522
Thorpe Bay Yacht Club 98.0 98.0
56.0
42.0









47
 GER 2392
WVH 99.0 99.0
48.0
51.0









48
 GBR 2407
RNSA / RYA 104.0 104.0
54.0
50.0









49
 GER 322
SKBUE 109.0 109.0
57.0
52.0









50
 GER 2365
SCLW 110.0 110.0
50.0
60.0









51
 DEN 2526
Roskilde Sejlklub 112.0 112.0
67.0
45.0









52
 AUS 2521

115.0 115.0
47.0
68.0









53
 DEN 2528
Hellerup Sejlklub 116.5 116.5
53.0
63.5









54
 GBR 2538
BSS 118.0 118.0
77.0
41.0









55
 GBR 712

118.0 118.0
64.0
54.0









56
 GER 483
SSCK 118.0 118.0
62.0
56.0









57
 GER 2213
ZSK 119.0 119.0
72.0
47.0









58
 GBR 691

119.0 119.0
58.0
61.0









59
 GER 551
SVGO 121.0 121.0
108.0
OCS
13.0









60
 GER 535
SCU 121.0 121.0
51.0
70.0









61
 GER 8
SLRV 121.0 121.0
55.0
66.0









62
 AUS 2617
MANLY SKIFF CLUB 123.0 123.0
66.0
57.0









63
 DEN 56
Kaløvig baadlaug 127.0 127.0
78.0
49.0









64
 DEN 2532
HS 128.0 128.0
73.0
55.0









65
 ITA 1111
LNI Riva del Garda 132.5 132.5
69.0
63.5









66
 SUI 92

136.0 136.0
61.0
75.0









67
 GER 400
Segel- und Surf Club Kempen 137.0 137.0
70.0
67.0









68
 ITA 2561
YCD 138.0 138.0
30.0
108.0
DNC









69
 GER 499
SSCK 139.0 139.0
65.0
74.0









70
 AUS 2501
LYC 142.0 142.0
60.0
82.0









71
 GER 2553
SCU 143.0 143.0
90.0
53.0









72
 GER 435
YCRA 143.0 143.0
59.0
84.0









73
 DEN 2286
Aarhus Sejlklub 144.0 144.0
63.0
81.0









74
 DEN 2611
Hellerup Sejlklub 146.0 146.0
88.0
58.0









75
 NED 2370

146.0 146.0
84.0
62.0









76
 GBR 2599

146.0 146.0
81.0
65.0









77
 BEL 1722

147.0 147.0
76.0
71.0









78
 DEN 2431
Sejlklubben Rødvig-Stevns 147.0 147.0
75.0
72.0









79
 GER 529
SVK 152.0 152.0
44.0
STP
108.0
DSQ









80
 NED 2637
GWV De Vrijbuiter 152.0 152.0
79.0
73.0









81
 NED 2630
Niederlande 152.0 152.0
74.0
78.0









82
 GER 2212
SVSS 153.0 153.0
45.0
STP
108.0
DSQ









83
 DEN 2426
ÅS 159.0 159.0
83.0
76.0









84
 GER 2458
CYC 159.0 159.0
80.0
79.0









85
 GER 448
SLRV 162.0 162.0
82.0
80.0









86
 GER 2660
YCRA 163.0 163.0
86.0
77.0









87
 GER 900
SSCK 164.0 164.0
71.0
93.0









88
 DEN 2604
Aarhus Sejlklub 168.0 168.0
85.0
83.0









89
 DEN 2430
Aarhus Sejlklub 172.0 172.0
87.0
85.0









90
 DEN 2215
Aarhus 175.0 175.0
89.0
86.0









91
 DEN 2500
ÅSK 176.0 176.0
68.0
108.0
DNC









92
 DEN 2613
Roskilde Sejlklub 180.0 180.0
92.0
88.0









93
 GER 2504
NFBS-W 181.0 181.0
91.0
90.0









94
 GER 2459
CYC 185.0 185.0
98.0
87.0









95
 GER 443
PSV 185.0 185.0
96.0
89.0









96
 GER 2533
HSC 189.0 189.0
93.0
96.0









97
 GER 387
BSV 189.0 189.0
94.0
95.0









98
 DEN 213
Hellerup Sejlklub 191.0 191.0
97.0
94.0









99
 SUI 2601
SCH 192.0 192.0
101.0
91.0









100
 NED 2506
GWV De Vrijbuiter 192.0 192.0
100.0
92.0









101
 DEN 1460
Aarhus Sejlklub 194.0 194.0
95.0
99.0









102
 GER 515
CYC 199.0 199.0
99.0
100.0









103
 GER 2298
NFBS-W 200.0 200.0
102.0
98.0









104
 GER 24
DRS 205.0 205.0
108.0
OCS
97.0









105
 GBR 718

216.0 216.0
108.0
DNF
108.0
DNC









105
 ITA 19
AVAL-CDV 216.0 216.0
108.0
DNC
108.0
DNC









105
 ITA 2559

216.0 216.0
108.0
DNC
108.0
DNC









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