Finn Silver Cup - Snakes and ladders in Malcesine

by International Finn Class Association on 11 Jul 2013

2013 Finn Silver Cup Finn Class http://www.finnclass.org

At the Finn Silver Cup in Malcesine, Italy, it was a day of snakes and ladders on Wednesday. Racing began early again with the same solid north wind, but the difference was that light rain greeted the sailors. Temperatures remained warm so nobody was complaining.

Zarif in action during the 2013 Finn Silver Cup © Finn Class http://www.finnclass.org

The first race started with 15 knots of wind and the usual pin end favoured line and the race to the cliffs on the left was popular. So popular that several boats started early and three boats were scored as OCS, while one other disqualified for touching the pin mark. Martin Robitaille (CAN) and Peter McCoy (GBR) had the best starts and were first to the cliffs and first at mark 1. They sailed well to hold their positions and take first and second respectively, ahead of regatta leader Jorge Zarif (BRA).

Race 2 began much the usual way, but had a few twists and turns for the fleet than previously. After starting in 10 to 12 knots the wind died gradually on the first run and on the second beat temporarily stopped on the far left, before filling in again from the north. This was the first time the right side of the course paid all week, but the sailors that returned left further up the course gained the most. Zarif and Jakub Marciniak (POL) mastered the conditions best and moved through the fleet to finish first and second, with Robitaille in third.

Race 3 was the most difficult of all. The wind had dropped to under five knots for the start and a big left windshift made starting on starboard difficult. The boats that started at the committee boat had much more wind and took a big advantage immediately. This group of 12 boats managed to stay in pressure for the first beat and eventually the pressure returned evenly over the race course. From this group Zarif, Ondrey Teply (CZE) and Arkadiy Kistanov (RUS), emerged to finish top three.

With a 3, 1, 1 Jorge Zarif has taken a solid 13 point lead with three races left in the championship. Martin Robitaille moved into second following a 1, 3, 5. He sits five points ahead of Jake Lilley (AUS) in third who scored a 6, 7, 7 today.

Two races are scheduled Thursday morning at 8am.

Results after eight races

Fraglia Vela Malcesine

2013 Finn Silver Cup - Jorg Bruder Trophy
05th - 12th July 2013

Punteggi presi in considerazione 1 scarto

No	Numero	Nome	Punti	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	BRA 109	Zarif Jorge, ICRJ JELQ ARABICO - 84	11,0	1	(4)	3	1	1	3	1	1
2	CAN 110	Robitaille Martin, CVL RCYC DINO - 67	24,0	(7)	7	1	4	3	1	3	5
3	AUS 41	Lilley Jake, RQYS AUSTRALIAN SAILING - 47	29,0	3	2	2	2	(dsq)	6	7	7
4	RUS 6	Kistanov Arkadiy, CSK VMF / Moscow Sailing Schoo - 00	32,0	4	3	5	(10)	4	4	9	3
5	GBR 29	McCoy Peter, ESSC CREDO - 48	34,0	5	5	(10)	3	2	2	8	9
6	NOR 1	Pedersen Anders, DSSF TINI - 46	38,0	2	1	4	5	8	5	(18)	13
7	POL 7	Marciniak Jakub, AZSPG POLITECHNIKA GDANSKA - 86	49,0	(18)	6	7	12	11	7	2	4
8	ITA 213	De Luca Umberto, YCT - FANTASTICA FANTASTICA - 05	51,0	6	9	8	6	7	(ocs)	5	10
9	GER 595	Gorgels Simon, DTYC KLABAUTERMANN - 70	69,0	8	8	14	9	6	13	11	(24)
10	ITA 214	Bevilacqua Riccardo, SVOC - FANTASTICA FANTASTICA - 06	69,0	12	10	9	11	9	12	6	(20)
11	GER 64	Luttukus Lennart, SKBUE ASTG - 68	71,0	14	16	6	7	5	10	13	(18)
12	CZE 5	Teply Ondrej, YC BRNO - 09	74,0	9	23	18	8	10	(ocs)	4	2
13	POL 16	Lahn Mikolaj, UKSFW - 45	94,0	13	(22)	15	14	13	15	10	14
14	NED 972	Kirschbaum Tobias, WSVH Peter - 08	104,0	16	(26)	12	17	17	9	12	21
15	FRA 114	Thomas Morel, YCC - 60	105,0	10	19	13	15	14	11	(27)	23
16	RUS 8	Korshikov Anatoliy, Azov - 30	108,0	15	18	11	16	18	8	(23)	22
17	NED 94	Van Rootselaar Tijmen, ZMVDZ - 03	112,0	(21)	11	21	21	20	17	16	6
18	RUS 212	Luzan Kirill, KK - FANTASTICA FANTASTICA - 04	116,0	20	(24)	16	24	12	16	17	11
19	BUL 855	Vangelov Dimitar, Nesebar YC - 50	116,0	19	14	22	18	15	14	14	(dnf)
20	ITA 988	Savio Matteo, STDV - FANTASTICA SCRAT - 07	131,0	(23)	15	19	22	21	23	15	16
21	RUS 61	Volovik Vadim, Khlebnikovo - 35	133,0	17	20	23	(25)	22	18	21	12
22	AUT 5	Lehner Nikolaus, SCT - 55	137,0	24	12	20	19	19	(ocs)	26	17
23	RUS 27	Kotlyarov Denis, CSK - 33	145,0	27	13	26	26	23	(dsq)	22	8
24	FRA 177	Fabian Pic, SRR - 61	145,0	11	17	17	13	(dnf)	dnc	dnc	dnc
25	POL 22	Zimny Jeremy, WKZW MARTWY CIAG - 44	146,0	22	21	(dnf)	23	16	20	19	25
26	FRA 51	Leleu Alec, CVThoux - 66	155,0	26	25	24	(27)	24	21	20	15
27	RUS 28	Kotlyarov Artur, CSK - 34	158,0	25	(27)	25	20	26	19	24	19
28	RUS 88	Ananyev Alexander, SKA St.P - 40	181,0	(28)	28	27	28	25	22	25	26