2014 Delta Lloyd Open Dutch Champ - Riccardo Simoneschi took the lead

by Piret Salmistu on 21 Sep 2014

ITA 840 Audi tron with Riccardo Simoneschi Piret Salmistu

2014 Delta Lloyd Open Dutch Championships - By the end of a long day spent between waiting for a breeze to sail and the darkness in the evening, three races were completed at the Dutch Open Championships, which is considered as the final stage of the Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2014.

The first race of the day was started 3.10 pm with the general recall to the Melges 24 fleet and the second attempt was given with the black flag already. The fog what was covering the sea since the morning was almost vanished, but the sun could not make it to the race course yet and the day seemed grey. The fleet was sailing this first race in the wind with velocity of eight - nine knots and as yesterday, David Rowen's Imagine GBR 557 took the victory followed by Riccardo Simoneschi's Audi tron ITA 840 and the local Maarten Jamin's NED 117.

David Rowen's Imagine GBR557 © Piret Salmistu

The second race of the day was similar to the first one - the general recall first and then the second attempt with the black flag hoisted. The race was going well underway, but was abandoned in the second downwind gate due to the major wind shift.

The wind was picking up for the second's race second attempt and was getting stronger and stronger building higher waves to the sea. In these conditions Riccardo Simoneschi's Audi tron ITA 840 started to control this race and remained the leader until finishing as the winner followed by Ukrainian Marusia UKR 819 with Oleg Dyvinets in helm and German Nils Hollembeck's GER 355.

HUN 209 FGF Sailing Team with Róbert Bakóczy © Piret Salmistu

The third race was executed pretty late - while in the beginning of the race the wind was still strong, it started to drop during the course. The boats were getting over the finishing line around 7.30 pm, while it was quite dark outside. Audi tron ITA 840 took the lead in the early stage of the race and was finishing as the first with a great gap ahead of the local John Den Engelsman's NED 855 followed by Hungarian Róbert Bakóczy HUN209.

Miles Quinton's Gill Race Team GBR 694 © Piret Salmistu

Riccardo Simoneschi's Audi tron ITA 840, the overall leader of the Melges 24 European Sailing Series, which ended the first day on the sixth position, is now seven points ahead of Miles Quinton's Gill Race Team GBR 694 with Marshall King on the helm and nine points is losing to Audi tron the leader of the first day, David Rowen's Imagine GBR 557.

Three best Corinthians which are called Pro Am's now, are respectively on the fifth, sixth and seventh positions in overall starting with Hungarian Róbert Bakóczy HUN209, followed by the local Ronald Veraar's Kesbeke/Sika NED 827 and German Nils Hollenbeck's GER 355.

Racing in Medemblik will resume on Sunday at 9 am in the morning and the Race Committee will attempt to complete four races to complete the scheduled program. After the fifth race will be completed, one discard will come into effect.

Delta Lloyd Dutch Open Championships in Medemblik © Piret Salmistu

Results of the top 10 boats:

1 ITA 840 Riccardo Simoneschi 10,0 pts 6-2-1-1
2 GBR 694 Marshall King 17,0 pts 2-7-4-4
3 GBR 557 David Rowen 19,0 pts 1-1-12-5
4 NED 645 John Den Engelsman 24,0 pts 8-6-8-2
5 HUN 209 Róbert Bakóczy 24,0 pts 7-5-9-3-
6 NED 827 Ronald Veraar 30,0 pts 4-8-11-7
7 GER 355 Nils Hollenbeck 34,0 pts 3-12-3-16
8 NED 205 Marco Scholten 34,0 pts 10-11-7-6
9 UKR 819 Oleg Dyvinets 37,0 pts 17-9-2-9
10 NED 117 Maarten Jamin 37,0 pts 14-3-6-14

Complete Results:

No	Sailno	Name	Scores	1	2	3	4
1	ITA 840	RICCARDO SIMONESCHI	10,0	6	2	1	1
2	GBR 694	Marshall KING	17,0	2	7	4	4
3	GBR 557	David ROWEN	19,0	1	1	12	5
4	NED 645	John DEN ENGELSMAN	24,0	8	6	8	2
5	HUN 209	Róbert BAKÓCZY	24,0	7	5	9	3
6	NED 827	Ronald VERAAR	30,0	4	8	11	7
7	GER 355	Nils HOLLENBECK	34,0	3	12	3	16
8	NED 205	Marco SCHOLTEN	34,0	10	11	7	6
9	UKR 819	Oleg DYVINETS	37,0	17	9	2	9
10	NED 117	Maarten JAMIN	37,0	14	3	6	14
11	NED 550	Mark VAN GELDEREN	39,0	5	10	16	8
12	GBR 715	David PINNER	42,0	9	18	5	10
13	GER 191	Conrad BRINKMANN	43,0	16	4	10	13
14	NED 789	Carlo VROON	52,0	15	13	13	11
15	LIE 581	Marc ERIKS	58,0	12	15	14	17
16	NED 777	Maarten DE POOTER	63,0	11	16	18	18
17	SUI 530	Thierry VERHULST	64,0	18	19	15	12
18	GBR 432	Ben STONE	65,0	13	17	20	15
19	NED 765	Mathijs LEENHEER	75,0	dns	14	19	20
20	GER 266	Jan SCHMIDT	75,0	19	20	17	19
21	GER 234	Peter SCHNEIDER	84,0	20	21	21	dnf