Please select your home edition
Edition
Sydney Boat Show 2025 - Apply to Exhibit

TWO GOLD MEDALLISTS BATTLING FOR SOLING CLASS GOLD

by Isabelle Musy on 30 Sep 2000
Katrina Butler
German Soling skipper Jochen Schuemann will look for his four gold medal
today in the final Match Racing.

Something that only Danish Paul Elvström has achieved so far in sailing.
Jochen Schuemann will meet Denmark's Jesper Bank on Sydney harbour in what
should be a very close best of seven series final match.

Schuemann won his first gold medal sailing Finn Class in 1976. He also won
the Soling class both in Seoul and Atlanta.

Bank won gold in the Soling in Barcelona and got a bronze medal in Seoul.
Both Schuemann and Bank had a difficult qualification route as they both
struggled to make it into the top 12 in the fleet racing earlier in the
regatta.

But as soon as the Match Racing started, the two masters in the disciplines
proved to be most efficient and made their way through the round robins
showing outstanding skills.

Jochen Schuemann won his best of fives flights semi-final match against
Dutch Roy Heiner.

The German crew won 3 to 1 when the Dutch crew made quite a few mistakes.
Heiner won the first match taking over Schuemann by making him dirty air and
rolling him in the last run. After that Schuemann didn't show any weaknesses
and won the next three matches.

"We were not good enough today. All the small mistakes that can occur
sometimes among our team came out today. We had great starts but never
managed to make anything out of it. If we sail very well tomorrow we might
get the bronze", said a very disappointed Roy Heiner.

"We were physically not strong enough. Maybe we wasted to much energy and
emotion in our tie-break protest and sail-off match against New Zealand",
added Heiner.

Jochen Schuemann, who knows Heiner very well as the two men are sparring
partners, said to the Dutch skipper after the match: "Thank you for doing so
many mistakes and for making it easy for us".

"I promise that the final tomorrow will be a hot contest", added Schuemann
who is very enthusiastic about the upcoming final match.

Jesper Bank won his best of five series semi-final against Norwegian Hermann
Johannessen who came first in the fleet racing.

Bank sailed very well in the pre-start of the races and had virtually won
the last won even before the gun fired.

"The final should be very tough as I think the chances are 50-50 between
Schuemann and I", said Jesper Bank.

"We'll give an answer to that on the water", concluded Schuemann.
Norway's Johannessen will face Netherlands Heiner in a best of five matches
for bronze.
X-Yachts X4.0Sydney Boat Show 2025 - Apply to ExhibitV-DRY-X

Related Articles

Aussies hunt 'Ashes on Water' win
The BONDS Flying Roos are looking to bounce back with a vengeance in Portsmouth Fresh off a bruising weekend in New York, the BONDS Flying Roos are looking to bounce back with a vengeance as they take on long time rivals Great Britain in their home waters at the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, held in Portsmouth.
Posted today at 9:27 pm
4 Ultim rocketships to contest Rolex Fastnet Race
The giant 32m long by 23m wide flying trimarans are taking part in the 100th anniversary edition While the 50ft flying catamarans competing at SailGP Portsmouth this weekend will be impressive, charging out of the opposite western end of the Solent will be giant 32m long by 23m wide flying Ultim trimarans taking part in the 100th anniversary edition.
Posted today at 6:45 pm
SailGP comes to Portsmouth!
We speak to the sailors ahead of the weekend The Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Portsmouth takes place this weekend, with the 12 teams competing in F50 catamarans close to the waterfront, where a massive grandstand has been built for the spectators.
Posted today at 5:41 pm
SailGP: No practice racing at Portsmouth
The Practice Race was a fizzer, however the future of the SailGP fleet development was revealed. The scheduled Practice Day failed to fire at SailGP Portsmouth, after the forecast, admittedly light, breeze failed to male an appearance. The self propelled start marks were making a much better speed than the F50s.
Posted today at 4:14 pm
McIntyre Mini Globe Race Leg 3 Preview
The race to South Africa starts from Vuda Marina Fiji on 26th July In a world-first sailing challenge, 15 solo sailors from eight countries are navigating identical 5.8-meter (19-foot) self-built plywood yachts around the globe— The fleet has enjoyed a five week stopover in Fiji at the end of Leg 2.
Posted today at 1:26 pm
Third time Finn World No.1 for Alessandro Marega
Maintaining the top spot in the Finn World Ranking List Italy's Alessandro Marega maintains the top spot in the Finn World Ranking List for the third consecutive release. He remains World No. 1 with an 80-point lead over France's Laurent Hay.
Posted today at 1:18 pm
World Sailing Nations Cup to make grand return
After a seven-year hiatus, World Sailing has officially opened the bid process for host cities After a seven-year hiatus, the World Sailing Nations Cup, the ultimate event to crown the world's top match-racing nations, is making its much-anticipated return.
Posted today at 9:08 am
J/99s the in Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
There will be a race within a race taking place in the 63 yacht fleet When the fleet of 63 yachts set off in the 2025 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast (NSGCYR) on 26 July, there will be a race within a race taking place.
Posted today at 6:53 am
2025 WASZP Pre-Games in Weymouth Day 2
A classic British summer's day as sailors launched beneath a blanket of grey cloud and drizzle The second day of the WASZP Pre-Games served up a classic British summer's day as sailors launched beneath a blanket of grey cloud and with a hug of fresh drizzle.
Posted today at 5:25 am
Moth take a big step forward at Garda Worlds
The just concluded Int Moth Worlds at Lake Garda, Italy were technically much more complex than NZ The just concluded Int Moth Worlds at Lake Garda, Italy were technically much more complex than the 2024 World Championship, held just six months ago in New Zealand.
Posted on 17 Jul