SSL City Grand Slam - Melleby and Revkin in action on Day 1
by Rachele Vitello on 4 May 2016
2016 SSL City Grand Slam - Skipper: Eivind Melleby // Crew: Joshua Revkin Marc Rouiller / Star Sailors League
Three heats, nine races and 86 Star teams, commenced battle on the first day of racing at the inaugural Star Sailors League City Grand Slam on Lake Alster, Hamburg, Germany. There were a few surprises as the rapidly changing conditions caught out many of the teams taking part, resulting in several World Class Star Sailors failing to make the top ten after three races.
With two more days of racing in the qualifying rounds scheduled, it is still early days but today's conditions showed that Lake Alster is an exceptionally challenging place to race. The key to today's top performers was starting well and keeping your 'head out of the boat' to anticipate changes in the wind.
The Norwegian and American team of Eivind Melleby and Josh Revkin put in a stellar performance today and lead the 86-strong Star Class fleet after three races. Melleby has been away from the Star fleet for some time but his young crew from Connecticut USA is a rising star, having come third in last month's Star World Championship with Brian Ledbetter. Melleby and Revkin were competing in the last heat of the day and won all three races but it was far from easy. “We had to fight all the way.” commented Eivind Melleby. “There are many world class sailors at the regatta and many more that know this lake very well. To be honest, I am a little surprised that we were so quick. The last time I raced was over a year ago but our speed was very good and so was our starting procedure.”
Mateusz Kusznierewicz and Dominik Zycki scored two straight bullets and a rare tie for first place in the last race with Diego Negri and Sergio Lambertenghi. Dominating two of today's races, puts the Polish team in second place overall after three races. “I have grown up sailing on lakes, so this was not unusual for me. Dominik and I have not sailed together as often as some of the other teams but in the past we have sailed together for so long and we have a fantastic understanding, it is like knowing how to ride a bicycle. It was our good starts and boat speed that were gave us the results today.”
The young American team of Luke Lawrence and Ian Coleman put in a top class performance, scoring a win and two second places to end the day third overall. Lawrence and Coleman are one of the youngest teams racing at the SSL City Grand Slam and came fifth at last month's Star World Championship in April. “We got off the line well today and kept in simple.” commented Luke Lawrence. “For the short first upwind leg, we decided to go for the right hand side of the course, as coming in on starboard tack was nearly always going to pay. Even if the left had a better breeze or a bit of bias, it is far better to come into the first top mark with rights.”
Other top performers today included local sailors, Johannes Polgar and Markus Koy, who finished the day in fourth place and fellow Germans, Michael Koch and Carsten Witt, who finished the day in fifth place. Racing resumes tomorrow for the second day of the qualifying rounds, light winds are forecast for the day.
Full coverage of all five days of action will be streamed live on the Internet for Free, with expert commentary from special studio guests, including Dennis Conner. On the water, the latest in hi-tech camera technology, as well as Virtual Eye 3D Graphics, will provide thrilling viewing. Armchair sailors can also race the course with Virtual Regatta.
Watch the races from Tuesday, May the 3rd at 10 AM to Saturday, May the 7th:
Overall Results:
| Nr |
Bow# |
Sail Number |
Team
|
Country |
T |
N |
|
| 1
|
10 |
 NOR 8317 |
Joshua REVKIN
|
NOR |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
| 2
|
9 |
 POL 8404 |
Dominik ZYCKI
|
POL |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
| 3
|
70 |
 USA 2 |
Ian COLEMAN
|
USA |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
|
| 4
|
7 |
 GER 8442 |
Markus KOY
|
GER |
3.0 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
|
| 5
|
64 |
GER 8204 |
Carsten WITT
|
GER |
6.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
|
| 6
|
8 |
 BRA 8510 |
Stefano LILLIA
|
BRA |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
|
| 7
|
3 |
USA 8465 |
Bruno PRADA
|
USA |
2.0 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
13.0 |
13.0 |
|
| 8
|
5 |
GER 8340 |
Frithjof KLEEN
|
GER |
3.0 |
6.0 |
4.5 |
13.5 |
13.5 |
|
| 9
|
4 |
 FRA 8237 |
Pierre-Alexis PONSOT
|
FRA |
2.0 |
1.0 |
11.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
|
| 10
|
31 |
 RUS 8281 |
Lev SHNYR
|
RUS |
6.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
|
| 11
|
91 |
GER 1122 |
Björn SCHÜTTE
|
GER |
6.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
|
| 12
|
1 |
USA 8320 |
Patrick DUCOMMUN
|
USA |
4.0 |
8.0 |
4.5 |
16.5 |
16.5 |
|
| 13
|
19 |
USA 8464 |
Phil TRINTER
|
USA |
12.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
|
| 14
|
11 |
USA 8323 |
Payson INFELISE
|
USA |
3.0 |
12.0 |
4.0 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
|
| 15
|
21 |
 NED 8334 |
Christian GIANNI
|
NED |
7.0 |
9.0 |
3.0 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
|
| 16
|
2 |
 ITA 8497 |
Sergio LAMBERTENGHI
|
ITA |
17.0 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
20.5 |
20.5 |
|
| 17
|
32 |
 SWE 8352 |
Hakan LUNDGREN
|
SWE |
13.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
23.0 |
23.0 |
|
| 18
|
12 |
ITA 7488 |
Alberto AMBROSINI
|
ITA |
5.0 |
5.0 |
14.0 |
24.0 |
24.0 |
|
| 19
|
93 |
BRA 8172 |
Arthur LOPES
|
BRA |
12.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
|
| 20
|
38 |
GER 8225 |
Jesper SPEHR
|
GER |
14.0 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
26.0 |
26.0 |
|
| 21
|
69 |
GER 7860 |
Uli SEEBERGER
|
GER |
7.0 |
10.0 |
9.0 |
26.0 |
26.0 |
|
| 22
|
17 |
GER 8491 |
Karsten MORF
|
GER |
9.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
26.0 |
26.0 |
|
| 23
|
83 |
GER 7866 |
Matthias WOLFF
|
GER |
11.0 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
28.0 |
28.0 |
|
| 24
|
15 |
 FIN 8121 |
Tom SUNDMAN
|
FIN |
11.0 |
14.0 |
5.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
|
| 25
|
6 |
GER 8450 |
Gerrit BARTEL
|
GER |
5.0 |
13.0 |
15.0 |
33.0 |
33.0 |
|
| 26
|
50 |
GER 8378 |
Sven WINKELMANN
|
GER |
4.0 |
7.0 |
23.0 |
34.0 |
34.0 |
|
| 27
|
24 |
NED 8381 |
Matthias WOLFF
|
NED |
16.0 |
7.0 |
11.0 |
34.0 |
34.0 |
|
| 28
|
18 |
 CRO 8339 |
Dan LOVROVIC
|
CRO |
2.0 |
25.0 |
8.0 |
35.0 |
35.0 |
|
| 29
|
73 |
NED 7584 |
Jean Louis FLIER
|
NED |
10.0 |
11.0 |
14.0 |
35.0 |
35.0 |
|
| 30
|
79 |
GER 8299 |
Stefan LACHER
|
GER |
10.0 |
13.0 |
12.0 |
35.0 |
35.0 |
|
| 31
|
78 |
GER 8027 |
Andreas KAERGER
|
GER |
9.0 |
11.0 |
16.0 |
36.0 |
36.0 |
|
| 32
|
26 |
SWE 8433 |
Alex SCHRÖDER
|
SWE |
8.0 |
17.0 |
12.0 |
37.0 |
37.0 |
|
| 33
|
23 |
 SUI 8351 |
Jan BONHOEFFER
|
SUI |
12.0 |
8.0 |
18.0 |
38.0 |
38.0 |
|
| 34
|
39 |
 DEN 8380 |
Frederik JEPPESEN
|
DEN |
15.0 |
5.0 |
19.0 |
39.0 |
39.0 |
|
| 35
|
77 |
GER 7557 |
Sebastian RICHTER
|
GER |
19.0 |
9.0 |
11.0 |
39.0 |
39.0 |
|
| 36
|
55 |
GER 8400 |
Uli DAUB
|
GER |
14.0 |
19.0 |
7.0 |
40.0 |
40.0 |
|
| 37
|
41 |
GER 8355 |
Peter HÜBNER
|
GER |
18.0 |
14.0 |
8.0 |
40.0 |
40.0 |
|
| 38
|
99 |
GER 8093 |
Marko A HASCHE
|
GER |
11.0 |
9.0 |
20.0 |
40.0 |
40.0 |
|
| 39
|
85 |
 UKR 8119 |
Mykola DMYTRENKO
|
UKR |
21.0 |
6.0 |
14.0 |
41.0 |
41.0 |
|
| 40
|
48 |
GER 8384 |
Michael ZILLER
|
GER |
22.0 |
12.0 |
7.0 |
41.0 |
41.0 |
|
| 41
|
60 |
DEN 8261 |
Henrik AHRENTSEN
|
DEN |
7.0 |
30.0
DNC
|
5.0 |
42.0 |
42.0 |
|
| 42
|
74 |
GER 7483 |
Sven JOHANNSEN
|
GER |
15.0 |
12.0 |
15.0 |
42.0 |
42.0 |
|
| 43
|
56 |
GER 8213 |
Norbert PETER
|
GER |
17.0 |
11.0 |
15.0 |
43.0 |
43.0 |
|
| 44
|
43 |
GER 8179 |
Jörg MÜLLER
|
GER |
8.0 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
44.0 |
44.0 |
|
| 45
|
28 |
SWE 7978 |
Christoffer LUNDGREN
|
SWE |
16.0 |
15.0 |
13.0 |
44.0 |
44.0 |
|
| 46
|
89 |
GER 8118 |
Benni BRAU
|
GER |
20.0 |
17.0 |
9.0 |
46.0 |
46.0 |
|
| 47
|
30 |
GER 8262 |
Herbert BRAASCH
|
GER |
20.0 |
16.0 |
10.0 |
46.0 |
46.0 |
|
| 48
|
71 |
GER 8190 |
Lars LENSING-HEBBEN
|
GER |
9.0 |
18.0 |
21.0 |
48.0 |
48.0 |
|
| 49
|
44 |
GER 8361 |
Dietmar HOBBIE
|
GER |
22.0 |
16.0 |
10.0 |
48.0 |
48.0 |
|
| 50
|
94 |
GER 7806 |
Wulf Peter KAHL
|
GER |
19.0 |
13.0 |
16.0 |
48.0 |
48.0 |
|
| 51
|
29 |
DEN 8296 |
Niels THRYSOE
|
DEN |
10.0 |
22.0 |
17.0 |
49.0 |
49.0 |
|
| 52
|
46 |
ITA 8373 |
Luca PALOSCHI
|
ITA |
22.0 |
14.0 |
13.0 |
49.0 |
49.0 |
|
| 53
|
96 |
GER 8109 |
Magnus BOTHE
|
GER |
14.0 |
21.0 |
16.0 |
51.0 |
51.0 |
|
| 54
|
45 |
GER 8483 |
John SCHLUBACH
|
GER |
17.0 |
15.0 |
19.0 |
51.0 |
51.0 |
|
| 55
|
66 |
GER 8020 |
Stephan WAGNER
|
GER |
23.0 |
17.0 |
12.0 |
52.0 |
52.0 |
|
| 56
|
33 |
GER 8321 |
Marcel BELTZ
|
GER |
15.0 |
19.0 |
18.0 |
52.0 |
52.0 |
|
| 57
|
59 |
GER 8346 |
Christian KNOLL
|
GER |
18.0 |
18.0 |
17.0 |
53.0 |
53.0 |
|
| 58
|
100 |
 CHI 8173 |
Carlos SCHULTZ OETTINGER
|
CHI |
19.0 |
10.0 |
25.0 |
54.0 |
54.0 |
|
| 59
|
84 |
GER 7920 |
Oliver HAHNE
|
GER |
13.0 |
22.0 |
19.0 |
54.0 |
54.0 |
|
| 60
|
35 |
GER 8130 |
Dirk STRUVE
|
GER |
20.0 |
21.0 |
13.0 |
54.0 |
54.0 |
|
| 61
|
95 |
SWE 7758 |
Mattias HEIDING
|
SWE |
18.0 |
15.0 |
22.0 |
55.0 |
55.0 |
|
| 62
|
27 |
GER 8416 |
Kilian WEISE
|
GER |
21.0 |
23.0 |
17.0 |
61.0 |
61.0 |
|
| 63
|
51 |
GER 8150 |
Andreas KÖHLER
|
GER |
24.0 |
19.0 |
18.0 |
61.0 |
61.0 |
|
| 64
|
68 |
DEN 8428 |
Martin HEJLSBERG
|
DEN |
25.0 |
18.0 |
21.0 |
64.0 |
64.0 |
|
| 65
|
87 |
GER 99 |
Axel SCHULTE
|
GER |
21.0 |
21.0 |
22.0 |
64.0 |
64.0 |
|
| 66
|
16 |
CRO 8360 |
Tonko BARAC
|
CRO |
5.0 |
30.0
DNF
|
30.0
DNC
|
65.0 |
65.0 |
|
| 67
|
37 |
POL 8417 |
Jakub STAWIANY
|
POL |
26.0 |
20.0 |
21.0 |
67.0 |
67.0 |
|
| 68
|
67 |
NED 8350 |
Jim DIJKSTERHUIS
|
NED |
8.0 |
30.0
DNF
|
30.0
DNC
|
68.0 |
68.0 |
|
| 69
|
88 |
GER 768 |
Henning WIEZORKE
|
GER |
16.0 |
23.0 |
30.0
DNF
|
69.0 |
69.0 |
|
| 70
|
49 |
GER 7686 |
Andree NOLTE
|
GER |
23.0 |
24.0 |
22.0 |
69.0 |
69.0 |
|
| 71
|
58 |
SUI 8133 |
Oleg CHTCHETININE
|
SUI |
24.0 |
26.0 |
20.0 |
70.0 |
70.0 |
|
| 72
|
47 |
GER 8124 |
Annette DAHMS
|
GER |
28.0 |
20.0 |
24.0 |
72.0 |
72.0 |
|
| 73
|
63 |
GER 7272 |
Oliver BERGER
|
GER |
24.0 |
25.0 |
23.0 |
72.0 |
72.0 |
|
| 74
|
13 |
GER 8414 |
Michael MARCOUR
|
GER |
13.0 |
30.0
DNF
|
30.0
DNC
|
73.0 |
73.0 |
|
| 75
|
81 |
GER 7859 |
Stefan KÄSHAMMER
|
GER |
26.0 |
24.0 |
25.0 |
75.0 |
75.0 |
|
| 76
|
76 |
POL 8365 |
Maciej DABROWSKI
|
POL |
28.0 |
20.0 |
28.0 |
76.0 |
76.0 |
|
| 77
|
34 |
GER 8311 |
Christian CONRADS
|
GER |
25.0 |
27.0 |
24.0 |
76.0 |
76.0 |
|
| 78
|
61 |
GER 7674 |
Markus KATTENBUSCH
|
GER |
23.0 |
28.0 |
26.0 |
77.0 |
77.0 |
|
| 79
|
57 |
GER 7449 |
Frank WIESNER
|
GER |
27.0 |
26.0 |
26.0 |
79.0 |
79.0 |
|
| 80
|
62 |
GER 7466 |
Erik KELLERMANN
|
GER |
26.0 |
28.0 |
27.0 |
81.0 |
81.0 |
|
| 81
|
75 |
SUI 7948 |
Jo SCHWARZ
|
SUI |
27.0 |
27.0 |
27.0 |
81.0 |
81.0 |
|
| 82
|
86 |
ITA 83 |
Tommaso SAPONARO
|
ITA |
25.0 |
30.0
DNC
|
30.0
DNC
|
85.0 |
85.0 |
|
| 83
|
92 |
GER 7251 |
Michael HEINLEIN
|
GER |
30.0
DNF
|
29.0 |
28.0 |
87.0 |
87.0 |
|
| 84
|
25 |
USA 8310 |
Stuart MACINTOSH
|
USA |
30.0
DNF
|
30.0
DNF
|
30.0
DNC
|
90.0 |
90.0 |
|
| 84
|
54 |
USA 8507 |
Hannes LINDAUER
|
USA |
30.0
DNF
|
30.0
DNC
|
30.0
DNC
|
90.0 |
90.0 |
|
| 84
|
80 |
GER 8005 |
Stefan PAUST
|
GER |
30.0
DNF
|
30.0
DNC
|
30.0
DNC
|
90.0 |
90.0 |
|
| DNC |
Did not start; did not come to the starting area |
| DNF |
Did not finish |
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