49er and 49erFX Europeans - Maloney and Meech bullet into the lead
by International 49er Class on 12 Jul 2014
49erFX - NZL- Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech. Mick Anderson / Sailingpix.dk
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The reigning World Champions from New Zealand dominated both the men’s and women’s fleets at the Seiko 49er and 49erFX European Championship in Helsinki today. With the sun shining brightly and the breeze blowing a perfect 12 to 16 knots, Alex Maloney said the conditions were similar to what they often experience back home in New Zealand. Maloney and crew Molly Meech, the reigning FX World Champions, duly went out and won the first two races of the gold fleet finals, followed up by a respectable seventh in the last race of the day.
The Kiwi girls are really hitting their stride after a bad first day in Helsinki. By last night they had moved up to seventh overall and now, after their two bullets, they sit just a point off the new series leaders, the defending European Champions from Denmark, Ida Marie Nielsen and Marie Olsen. Today’s wearers of the yellow jerseys, Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze, have slipped to third overall. 'We were sailing on a header all day,' said the Brazilian who is looking forward to stronger wind tomorrow. 'We were happy with how we sailed in the big winds earlier this week, no capsizes, so it would be nice to do it again.'
Maloney and Meech were very happy with their outing and looking forward to another strong showing tomorrow. The only race they didn’t win was taken by British team, Charlotte Dobson and Sophie Ainsworth, whose clear victory in the final race leaves them in fourth overall with a big gap to fifth placed Leonie Meyer and Elena Stoffers.
The men’s 49er Gold Fleet was next on the TV course, and where the Kiwi girls left off, the reigning 49er World Champions picked up the Kiwi baton and ran with it all the way through the three races. Peter Burling and Blair Tuke fired three Kiwi bullets, a perfect recovery from the previous day when they had capsized three times in the strong winds.
'We had good boatspeed all day,' said Tuke, 'and that got us out of trouble even when we found ourselves on the wrong side of the shifts. We picked up a penalty at the start of race one but still managed to find our way through to the front. And then getting a port tack start over the fleet was like winning a race all by itself.'
In the final race their margin of victory was so big that they had their boat back up the ramp and in the boat park by the time their great rivals, Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen, had crossed the finish line in fifth place. By the time the final boats were crossing the line, Tuke was already in the TV studio for a live broadcast interview.
The yellow jersey wearers from France, Manu Dyen and Stephane Christidis, slid down a lot of snakes to fall to sixth overall, with Burling and Tuke now holding an 8-point lead over Outteridge and Jensen who moved up to second overall. Earlier this morning on the Magic Marine Morning Show, the top Kiwis and Aussies talked about their battle for 49er supremacy which is shaping up to be one of the great sailing rivalries of the modern era.
The Olympic gold and silver medallists from London 2012 remain the class act in the 49er. Even if Outteridge has lost some of his legendary dominance, the four-time World Champion was still happy with his day. 'Maybe the Kiwis were making us look a bit ordinary, but we’re still stoked to keep all our scores in the top five today,' said the America’s Cup helmsman for Artemis Racing. 'It was super-shifty and when you came off the start line you never knew if left or right was going to pay. You just had to use what was ahead of you, and going up the middle hardly ever worked. But it was great racing, and in one race we had eight boats going round all within 20 seconds of each other. Bring on the big breeze tomorrow!'
Gold Fleet racing continues on Saturday, with a first start at 11:00.
Tune in at 09:00 tomorrow for the Magic Marine Morning Show where we have fantastic guests each day. Day five will feature defending European Champion in the 49erFX, Ida Marie Nielsen from Denmark, and the talented Brazilian, Martine Grael.
49erFX GOLD Fleet Results are as of 13:17 on July 11, 2014
After 10 Results - (End of Day 4) (Preliminary)
Sailed: 3, Discards: 0, To count: 3, Entries: 26, Scoring system: Appendix A
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Ra nk
|
Fle et
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Na t
|
Sail
No
|
Club
|
HelmName
|
CrewNam e
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Carried
Fwd
|
Penalt ies
|
Net t
|
R1
|
R2
|
R3
|
|
1st
|
1Gol d
|
DE N
|
11
|
Aarhus Sejlklub/ Sailling Aarhus
|
Ida Marie
Baad
NIELSEN
|
Marie Thusgaar d OLSEN
|
18.0
|
|
37.
0
|
8.
0
|
5.
0
|
6.
0
|
|
2n d
|
1Gol d
|
NZ L
|
1
|
MBSC, RAYC, TYBC
|
Alexandra MALONEY
|
Molly MEECH
|
29.0
|
|
38.
0
|
1.
0
|
1.
0
|
7.
0
|
|
3rd
|
1Gol d
|
BR A
|
12
|
|
Martine GRAEL
|
Kahena KUNZE
|
17.0
|
|
44.
0
|
10
.0
|
12
.0
|
5.
0
|
|
4th
|
1Gol d
|
GB R
|
22
|
RNCYC
|
Charlotte
DOBSON
|
Sophie
AINSWOR
TH
|
21.0
|
|
45.
0
|
15
.0
|
8.
0
|
1.
0
|
|
5th
|
1Gol d
|
GE R
|
777
|
NRV
|
Leonie MEYER
|
Elena
STOFFERS
|
23.0
|
|
59.
0
|
12
.0
|
2.
0
|
22
.0
|
|
6th
|
1Gol d
|
GB R
|
8
|
Hayling island
|
Frances PETERS
|
Nicola
GROVES
|
33.0
|
|
62.
0
|
9.
0
|
3.
0
|
17
.0
|
|
7th
|
1Gol d
|
DE N
|
136
|
Hellerup, YF
|
Jena Mai HANSEN
|
Katja
SALSKOV-
IVERSEN
|
33.0
|
|
67.
0
|
2.
0
|
9.
0
|
23
.0
|
|
8th
|
1-
Gol
|
DE
|
49
|
Horsens Sejlklub
|
Maiken Foght
|
Anne-
Julie
Foght
|
28.0
|
|
70.
|
16
|
13
|
13
|
|
|
d
|
N
|
|
|
SCHTT
|
SCHÜTT
|
|
|
0
|
.0
|
.0
|
.0
|
|
9th
|
1Gol d
|
ES P
|
23
|
RCN Sanxenxo
|
Tamara
ECHEGOYE
N
|
Berta
BETANZO
S
|
42.0
|
|
72.
0
|
7.
0
|
21
.0
|
2.
0
|
|
10t h
|
1Gol d
|
GB R
|
99
|
Royal Thames
|
Kate
MACGREG
OR
|
Katrina BEST
|
24.0
|
|
74.
0
|
19
.0
|
15
.0
|
16
.0
|
|
11t h
|
1Gol d
|
AU S
|
246
|
SSCBC/PYC/SYC/R BYC/FSC
|
Tess LLOYD
|
Caitlin
ELKS
|
42.0
|
|
79.
0
|
13
.0
|
20
.0
|
4.
0
|
|
12t h
|
1Gol d
|
GE R
|
6
|
Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee (VSaW)
|
Victoria
JURCZOK
|
Anika LORENZ
|
30.0
|
|
79.
0
|
23
.0
|
16
.0
|
10
.0
|
|
13t h
|
1Gol d
|
GE R
|
161
|
CYC, HYC
|
Tina LUTZ
|
Susann BEUCKE
|
40.0
|
|
89.
0
|
17
.0
|
7.
0
|
25
.0
|
|
14t h
|
1Gol d
|
NE D
|
999
|
Watersportverbond
|
Lars VAN
STEKELEN
BORG
|
Floris
VAN DE
WERKEN
|
74.0
|
|
91.
0
|
3.
0
|
6.
0
|
8.
0
|
|
15t h
|
1Gol d
|
FR A
|
3
|
CMVSB
|
Sarah
STEYAERT
|
Julie
BOSSARD
|
68.0
|
|
91.
0
|
5.
0
|
4.
0
|
14
.0
|
Click here for full results
49er GOLD Fleet (After 10 Races)
Sailed: 3, Discards: 0, To count: 3, Entries: 26, Scoring system: Appendix A
|
Ran k
|
Fle et
|
Nat
|
Sail
No
|
Club
|
HelmName
|
CrewName
|
CarriedF wd
|
Penalti es
|
Nett
|
R1
|
R2
|
R3
|
|
1st
|
1Gol d
|
NZ L
|
1
|
Tauranga/Ker
ikeri
|
Peter
BURLING
|
Blair TUKE
|
23.0
|
|
26.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
|
2nd
|
1Gol d
|
AU S
|
5
|
Wangi Sailing Club
|
Nathan
OUTTERRI
DGE
|
Iain
JENSEN
|
23.0
|
|
34.0
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
5.0
|
|
3rd
|
1Gol d
|
GB R
|
4
|
|
Dylan
FLECHER
|
Alain SIGN
|
14.0
|
|
34.0
|
3.0
|
9.0
|
8.0
|
|
4th
|
1Gol d
|
DE N
|
30
|
KDY
|
Jonas WARRER
|
Anders THOMSEN
|
23.0
|
|
37.0
|
7.0
|
3.0
|
4.0
|
|
5th
|
1Gol d
|
GE R
|
12
|
NRV Hamburg
|
Erik HEIL
|
Thomas PLOESSEL
|
26.0
|
|
39.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
3.0
|
|
6th
|
1Gol d
|
FR A
|
3
|
Aix-les-bains
/ Cagnes sur mer
|
Manu DYEN
|
Stephane
CHRISTIDI
S
|
13.0
|
|
42.0
|
12.
0
|
11.
0
|
6.0
|
|
7th
|
1Gol d
|
AU T
|
84
|
KYK/YCV
|
Delle
KARTH &
RESCH
|
Nikolaus
Leopold
RESCH
|
19.0
|
|
53.0
|
10.
0
|
7.0
|
17.
0
|
|
8th
|
1Gol d
|
CR O
|
13
|
J.K.USKOK
|
Pavle KOSTOV
|
Petar CUPAC
|
41.0
|
|
66.0
|
2.0
|
14.
0
|
9.0
|
|
9th
|
1Gol d
|
AU S
|
66
|
Sorrento
Sailing Couta
Boat Club
|
Will
PHILLIPS
|
Fang
WARREN
|
34.0
|
|
70.0
|
22.
0
|
12.
0
|
2.0
|
|
10t h
|
1Gol d
|
PO L
|
42
|
AWFiS Gdansk
|
Lukasz
PRZYBYTE
K
|
Pawel
KOLODZIN
SKI
|
42.0
|
|
70.0
|
8.0
|
13.
0
|
7.0
|
|
11t h
|
1Gol d
|
IRL
|
99
|
BYC/CSC
|
Ryan SEATON
|
Matt
MCGOVER
N
|
44.0
|
|
73.0
|
6.0
|
4.0
|
19.
0
|
|
12t h
|
1Gol d
|
GB R
|
10
|
HLSC
|
John PINK
|
Stuart BITHELL
|
34.0
|
|
76.0
|
21.
0
|
6.0
|
15.
0
|
|
13t h
|
1Gol d
|
FR A
|
6
|
YCPR
|
Julien D ORTOLI
|
Noé
DELPECH
|
41.0
|
|
85.0
|
23.
0
|
10.
0
|
11.
0
|
|
14t h
|
1Gol d
|
SW
E
|
500
|
GKSS
|
Victor
BERGSTRÖ
M
|
Victor
VÄSTERNÄ
S
|
44.0
|
|
87.0
|
19.
0
|
8.0
|
16.
0
|
|
15t h
|
1Gol d
|
BR A
|
300
|
Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro
|
Dante BIANCHI
|
Thomas LOWBEER
|
37.0
|
|
87.0
|
11.
0
|
16.
0
|
23.
0
|
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