2015 49er and 49erFX European Championships - Day 7 + Video
by Icarus Sailing on 13 Jul 2015
2015 49er and 49erFX European Championships - Day 7 Ricardo Pinto
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2015 49er and 49erFX European Championships - Pete Burling and Blair Tuke have won the 49er European Championships, after dominating the final day of competition on the huge Atlantic swell off the coast of Portugal.
The Kiwis went into the day in third overall, after coming off worse from a protest by Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen the previous evening. The Aussies were sailing upwind out of the leeward gate when the Kiwis, below the layline as they were dropping their gennaker, fouled the 2012 Olympic Champions. The Kiwis’ subsequent disqualification dropped them to third overall, seven points behind the Aussies who assumed the championship lead.
But Burling and Tuke rarely seem fazed by anything, and actually seemed to draw strength from adversity. They went out today with a determined demeanour and a clear game plan. As was the case on previous days, success on the race course was all about getting into the right-hand corner of the first beat, and never have so many 49ers started on port tack, prepared to give away the early advantage to the starboard tackers so as to claim the advantage later on the right-hand side.
Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel did a carbon copy of the port-tack start by the committee boat, the strategy that won them the first race of the previous day. They replicated the move perfectly and led the race from start to finish. However, Burling and Tuke weren’t far behind and crossed the line in second. Meanwhile, Outteridge seemed unable to get a clear lane over to the right and was forced to go left up the first beat. He never fully recovered from that tactical error and an 11th meant he was already behind the Kiwis in the overall standings after just one race.
In the next race Heil and Ploessel were again the early leaders but faded to fourth, while Burling came charging through for the win. With Outteridge again caught in traffic, the game was almost over before the final race. Burling could afford no slip-ups though, having burnt both his discards on disqualifications earlier in the week.
In the final race, Burling was again among the front runners, but was out-sped by John Pink and Stu Bithell, the Brits who had been disqualified in another protest involving Burling on the previous evening. The Brits got their revenge with a race win, but a second place confirmed the Kiwis as emphatic victors on the big waves of the Atlantic. The time limit for a Medal Race had expired, but for the Kiwis it would have been a formality anyway, because they had won the fleet racing by 24 points.
The surprise silver medallists were Germany’s Justus Schmidt and Max Boehme who have had a meteoric rise up the rankings this season. The up-and-coming young team won Kiel Week a few weeks earlier, and now with a second place in Porto they hold a useful points lead in the German trials for Olympic selection for Rio 2016. This was the first of three regattas that the Germans are using for their trials process.
The bronze medal went to John Pink and Stu Bithell who bounced back from their disqualification last night with a great performance on the water, edging Outteridge and Jensen off the podium by just two points.
Today’s victory marks an unbroken run of 18 regatta wins for Burling and Tuke who have been invincible since taking the Olympic silver medal at London 2012 behind arch-rivals Outteridge and Jensen. “We’re just so stoked to have come back and won the way we did today,” said Tuke, dripping wet in the live broadcast TV studio after coming off the water. “We didn’t feel affected by the disqualification last night. If anything, maybe Nathan and Goobs (Outteridge and Jensen) would have rather been seven points behind at the beginning of the day, so they could have gone in with the same attitude as we did.” Kiwi confidence is certainly riding high, and the rest of the fleet is still working out what it will take to topple Burling and Tuke.
Yesterday’s 49er FX European Championship title went to Italy’s Giulia Conti and Francesca Clapcich ahead of a strong Danish squad. The week’s competition has brought all kinds of sailing conditions and provided a very all-round test of sailing ability.
Results:
Gold Fleet:
|
Rank
|
Fleet
|
2014
Worlds
Rank
|
Nat
|
SailNo
|
Helm Name
|
Crew Name
|
Age Group
|
CarriedFwd
|
Penalties
|
Total
|
Nett
|
F1
|
F2
|
F3
|
F4
|
F5
|
F6
|
F7
|
F8
|
|
1
|
2
Silver
|
37
|
ESP
|
900
|
Diego Botin
|
Iago Lopez Marra
|
|
85.8
|
|
133.8
|
118.8
|
4.0
|
5.0
|
(15.0)
|
10.0
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
5.0
|
1.0
|
|
2
|
2
Silver
|
22
|
ITA
|
22
|
Giuseppe
Angilella
|
Pietro
Zucchetti
|
|
81.0
|
|
147.0
|
123.0
|
3.0
|
1.0
|
4.0
|
5.0
|
(24.0)
|
2.0
|
16.0
|
11.0
|
|
3
|
2
Silver
|
16
|
NZL
|
34
|
Marcus Hansen
|
Josh Porebski
|
|
74.0
|
|
150.0
|
129.0
|
7.0
|
15.0
|
14.0
|
1.0
|
13.0
|
(21.0)
|
3.0
|
2.0
|
|
4
|
2
Silver
|
20
|
ITA
|
44
|
Luca
Dubbini
|
Roberto Dubbini
|
|
108.0
|
|
157.0
|
142.0
|
8.0
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
7.0
|
(15.0)
|
5.0
|
2.0
|
6.0
|
|
5
|
2
Silver
|
32
|
SWE
|
21
|
Fritiof
Hedstrom
|
Niclas During
|
|
97.0
|
|
178.0
|
152.0
|
5.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
19.0
|
(26.0)
|
6.0
|
9.0
|
10.0
|
|
6
|
2
Silver
|
42
|
AUS
|
400
|
Joel Turner
|
Lewis Brake
|
U23
|
109.0
|
|
168.0
|
154.0
|
1.0
|
6.0
|
7.0
|
(14.0)
|
14.0
|
13.0
|
1.0
|
3.0
|
|
7
|
2
Silver
|
43
|
RUS
|
281
|
Pavel
Kalinchev
|
Pavel
Karachov
|
|
84.0
|
|
182.0
|
154.0
|
13.0
|
10.0
|
19.0
|
6.0
|
2.0
|
8.0
|
12.0
|
(DNC
[28.0])
|
|
8
|
2
Silver
|
|
SUI
|
111
|
SÈbastien Schneiter
|
Lucien Cujean
|
|
89.0
|
|
188.0
|
160.0
|
(UFD
[28.0])
|
14.0
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
10.0
|
16.0
|
10.0
|
18.0
|
|
9
|
2
Silver
|
31
|
JPN
|
81
|
Yukio Makino
|
Kenji
Takahashi
|
|
81.0
|
|
184.0
|
160.0
|
6.0
|
2.0
|
18.0
|
8.0
|
18.0
|
(24.0)
|
11.0
|
16.0
|
|
10
|
2
Silver
|
46
|
FRA
|
14
|
Mathieu
Frei
|
Yann
Rocherieux
|
|
102.0
|
|
197.0
|
170.0
|
2.0
|
9.0
|
(27.0)
|
12.0
|
6.0
|
11.0
|
23.0
|
5.0
|
|
11
|
2
Silver
|
10
|
ESP
|
32
|
Carlos Paz
|
Anton Paz Blanco
|
|
100.0
|
|
200.0
|
172.0
|
9.0
|
11.0
|
16.0
|
4.0
|
1.0
|
10.0
|
21.0
|
(DNC
[28.0])
|
|
12
|
2
Silver
|
|
BEL
|
777
|
Yannick Lefebvre
|
Tom
Pelsmaekers
|
|
105.0
|
|
199.0
|
174.0
|
17.0
|
13.0
|
(25.0)
|
17.0
|
8.0
|
1.0
|
6.0
|
7.0
|
|
13
|
2
Silver
|
|
FRA
|
221
|
Lucas Rual
|
Clement Pequin
|
U23?
|
97.0
|
|
202.0
|
176.0
|
12.0
|
(26.0)
|
5.0
|
15.0
|
19.0
|
3.0
|
8.0
|
17.0
|
|
14
|
2
Silver
|
44
|
USA
|
808
|
Thomas Barrows
|
Joseph Morris
|
|
87.0
|
|
207.0
|
179.0
|
10.0
|
7.0
|
23.0
|
9.0
|
11.0
|
18.0
|
14.0
|
(DNC
[28.0])
|
|
15
|
2
Silver
|
|
FRA
|
655
|
Erwan Fischer
|
Julien Thibault
|
U23?
|
97.0
|
|
206.0
|
181.0
|
15.0
|
(25.0)
|
11.0
|
13.0
|
17.0
|
12.0
|
7.0
|
9.0
|
|
16
|
2
Silver
|
|
CHI
|
700
|
Benjamin
Grez Ahrens
|
Cristobal Grez Ahrens
|
|
78.0
|
|
205.0
|
181.0
|
16.0
|
16.0
|
17.0
|
(24.0)
|
9.0
|
15.0
|
17.0
|
13.0
|
|
17
|
2
Silver
|
|
FRA
|
144
|
KÈvin Fischer
|
Marc Chapon
|
|
108.0
|
|
223.0
|
195.0
|
(UFD
[28.0])
|
12.0
|
26.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
20.0
|
15.0
|
8.0
|
|
18
|
2
Silver
|
|
USA
|
510
|
David
Liebenberg
|
Dan Morris
|
U23?
|
111.0
|
|
231.0
|
203.0
|
(UFD
[28.0])
|
DNC
[28.0]
|
20.0
|
11.0
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
4.0
|
15.0
|
|
19
|
2
Silver
|
|
FRA
|
18
|
Gabriel Skoczek
|
Sébastien
Scotto Di
Fasano
|
|
99.0
|
|
233.0
|
208.0
|
22.0
|
19.0
|
9.0
|
(25.0)
|
23.0
|
14.0
|
18.0
|
4.0
|
|
20
|
2
Silver
|
|
ESP
|
161
|
Carlos Robles
|
Daniel
Canovas
Colon
|
U23
|
103.0
|
|
248.0
|
220.0
|
(UFD
[28.0])
|
17.0
|
6.0
|
26.0
|
25.0
|
9.0
|
20.0
|
14.0
|
|
21
|
2
Silver
|
|
POL
|
174
|
Dominik Buksak
|
Grzegorz Go?
dzik
|
|
98.0
|
|
251.0
|
224.0
|
19.0
|
24.0
|
10.0
|
(27.0)
|
5.0
|
23.0
|
24.0
|
21.0
|
|
22
|
2
Silver
|
|
USA
|
124
|
Judge Ryan
|
Hans Henken
|
|
98.0
|
|
260.0
|
234.0
|
21.0
|
22.0
|
12.0
|
16.0
|
16.0
|
(26.0)
|
26.0
|
23.0
|
|
23
|
2
Silver
|
|
IVB
|
284
|
Alec
Anderson
|
Christopher Brockbank
|
|
107.0
|
|
258.0
|
236.0
|
14.0
|
18.0
|
(22.0)
|
20.0
|
21.0
|
22.0
|
22.0
|
12.0
|
|
24
|
2
Silver
|
36
|
GBR
|
600
|
Rory Hunter
|
Neil Hunter
|
U23?
|
123.0
|
|
258.0
|
237.0
|
11.0
|
(21.0)
|
21.0
|
21.0
|
12.0
|
17.0
|
13.0
|
19.0
|
|
25
|
2
Silver
|
|
ESP
|
800
|
Victor Payá
|
Enrique Ortiz Rapalo
|
|
114.0
|
|
268.0
|
240.0
|
(UFD
[28.0])
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
18.0
|
20.0
|
19.0
|
25.0
|
DNC
[28.0]
|
|
26
|
2
Silver
|
28
|
USA
|
17
|
Frederick Strammer
|
Michael Kuschner
|
|
123.0
|
|
285.0
|
260.0
|
18.0
|
23.0
|
13.0
|
22.0
|
22.0
|
(25.0)
|
19.0
|
20.0
|
|
27
|
2
Silver
|
|
IND
|
316
|
Ganapathy Kelapanda
|
Varun Thakkar
|
U23?
|
111.0
|
|
301.0
|
274.0
|
20.0
|
20.0
|
24.0
|
23.0
|
(27.0)
|
27.0
|
27.0
|
22.0
|
Silver Fleet:
|
Rank
|
Fleet
|
2014
Worlds Rank
|
Nat
|
SailNo
|
Helm Name
|
Crew Name
|
Age Group
|
CarriedFwd
|
Penalties
|
Total
|
Nett
|
F1
|
F2
|
F3
|
F4
|
F5
|
F6
|
F7
|
F8
|
|
1
|
3
Bronze
|
|
SWE
|
131
|
Gustav Petterson
|
Marcus Anjemark
|
U23?
|
123.0
|
|
170.0
|
142.0
|
3.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
9.0
|
1.0
|
3.0
|
1.0
|
(DNC
[28.0])
|
|
2
|
3
Bronze
|
|
ARG
|
97
|
Mario Segers
|
Federico
Villambrosa
|
|
124.0
|
|
174.0
|
146.0
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
(DNC
[28.0])
|
|
3
|
3
Bronze
|
|
GBR
|
118
|
Chris Taylor
|
Samuel Batten
|
U23?
|
130.0
|
|
190.0
|
162.0
|
6.0
|
7.0
|
9.0
|
1.0
|
(BFD
[28.0])
|
2.0
|
6.0
|
1.0
|
|
4
|
3
Bronze
|
|
GER
|
220
|
Nils
Carstensen
|
Jan Frigge
|
U23?
|
135.0
|
|
184.0
|
170.0
|
1.0
|
3.0
|
13.0
|
(14.0)
|
7.0
|
1.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
|
5
|
3
Bronze
|
|
GBR
|
360
|
Jack Hawkins
|
Christopher
Thomas
|
U23?
|
124.0
|
|
204.0
|
176.0
|
5.0
|
(DNF
[28.0])
|
5.0
|
7.0
|
11.0
|
8.0
|
14.0
|
2.0
|
|
6
|
3
Bronze
|
|
RUS
|
125
|
Konstantin Nosov
|
Alexander Gaydaenko
|
|
129.0
|
|
210.0
|
182.0
|
(BFD
[28.0])
|
5.0
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
10.0
|
7.0
|
13.0
|
12.0
|
|
7
|
3
Bronze
|
|
RUS
|
636
|
Yan Chekh
|
Ivan Zotov
|
|
123.0
|
|
215.0
|
187.0
|
(BFD
[28.0])
|
6.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
12.0
|
UFD
[28.0]
|
2.0
|
10.0
|
|
8
|
3
Bronze
|
26
|
AUS
|
20
|
William Phillips
|
James
Wierzbowski
|
|
128.0
|
|
227.0
|
199.0
|
(BFD
[28.0])
|
4.0
|
11.0
|
12.0
|
4.0
|
5.0
|
16.0
|
19.0
|
|
9
|
3
Bronze
|
40
|
CAN
|
905
|
David Mori
|
Justin Barnes
|
|
154.0
|
|
221.0
|
209.0
|
8.0
|
11.0
|
7.0
|
10.0
|
5.0
|
10.0
|
(12.0)
|
4.0
|
|
10
|
3
Bronze
|
|
GER
|
810
|
KimNiclas Holste
|
Yannik Holste
|
U23?
|
152.0
|
|
228.0
|
212.0
|
10.0
|
12.0
|
(16.0)
|
6.0
|
3.0
|
13.0
|
9.0
|
7.0
|
|
11
|
3
Bronze
|
|
FRA
|
755
|
Simon Bertheau
|
Yann Jauvin
|
U23?
|
154.0
|
|
231.0
|
216.0
|
11.0
|
10.0
|
(15.0)
|
5.0
|
9.0
|
11.0
|
10.0
|
6.0
|
|
12
|
3
Bronze
|
|
GER
|
202
|
Jakob
Meggendorfer
|
Andreas Spranger
|
U23?
|
161.0
|
|
257.0
|
236.0
|
9.0
|
8.0
|
14.0
|
13.0
|
8.0
|
20.0
|
(21.0)
|
3.0
|
|
13
|
3
Bronze
|
|
FRA
|
855
|
Emile Amoros
|
Brewal Nael
|
U23?
|
127.0
|
|
264.0
|
236.0
|
14.0
|
13.0
|
10.0
|
24.0
|
14.0
|
19.0
|
15.0
|
(DNC
[28.0])
|
|
14
|
3
Bronze
|
|
BEL
|
314
|
Levi Slap
|
Max Slap
|
U23
|
153.0
|
|
268.0
|
245.0
|
12.0
|
14.0
|
12.0
|
(23.0)
|
18.0
|
15.0
|
7.0
|
14.0
|
|
15
|
3
Bronze
|
|
FRA
|
180
|
Hugo
Fedrigucci
|
Virgil Aubriot
|
U23?
|
179.0
|
|
282.0
|
254.0
|
2.0
|
(BFD
[28.0])
|
6.0
|
20.0
|
20.0
|
6.0
|
3.0
|
18.0
|
|
16
|
3
Bronze
|
|
CAN
|
311
|
John
Ferguson
|
Arthur
Ferguson
|
U23
|
168.0
|
|
298.0
|
270.0
|
(BFD
[28.0])
|
9.0
|
DNC
[28.0]
|
11.0
|
6.0
|
12.0
|
8.0
|
DNC
[28.0]
|
|
17
|
3
Bronze
|
|
POR
|
36
|
Rodolfo Pires
|
Gonçalo Pires
|
U23?
|
141.0
|
|
295.0
|
270.0
|
15.0
|
17.0
|
24.0
|
(25.0)
|
17.0
|
17.0
|
22.0
|
17.0
|
|
18
|
3
Bronze
|
|
OMA
|
145
|
Musab Al Hadi
|
Hashim Al Rashidi
|
|
161.0
|
|
307.0
|
285.0
|
13.0
|
15.0
|
21.0
|
(22.0)
|
22.0
|
18.0
|
20.0
|
15.0
|
|
19
|
3
Bronze
|
30
|
BRA
|
332
|
Marco Grael
|
Gabriel Borges
|
U23
|
131.0
|
|
315.0
|
287.0
|
(BFD
[28.0])
|
DNE
[28.0]
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
BFD
[28.0]
|
DNC
[28.0]
|
DNC
[28.0]
|
DNC
[28.0]
|
|
20
|
3
Bronze
|
|
GBR
|
618
|
Tom Methven
|
Will Alloway
|
U23?
|
135.0
|
|
315.0
|
287.0
|
(DNF
[28.0])
|
BFD
[28.0]
|
DNS
[28.0]
|
DNF
[28.0]
|
DNC
[28.0]
|
21.0
|
11.0
|
8.0
|
|
21
|
3
Bronze
|
|
RSA
|
105
|
Graeme
Willcox
|
Andrew Tarboton
|
|
171.0
|
|
316.0
|
288.0
|
(BFD
[28.0])
|
16.0
|
18.0
|
18.0
|
15.0
|
9.0
|
UFD
[28.0]
|
13.0
|
|
22
|
3
Bronze
|
|
AUS
|
160
|
Sam Gilmour
|
Cameron Seagreen
|
U23
|
180.0
|
|
317.0
|
289.0
|
7.0
|
(BFD
[28.0])
|
22.0
|
15.0
|
16.0
|
14.0
|
19.0
|
16.0
|
|
23
|
3
Bronze
|
|
USA
|
126
|
Zack
Downing
|
Riley Gibbs
|
U23?
|
159.0
|
|
319.0
|
291.0
|
(BFD
[28.0])
|
BFD
[28.0]
|
19.0
|
16.0
|
19.0
|
22.0
|
17.0
|
11.0
|
|
24
|
3
Bronze
|
|
USA
|
150
|
Andrew Mollerus
|
Matthew
Mollerus
|
|
179.0
|
|
328.0
|
300.0
|
(DNF
[28.0])
|
DNF
[28.0]
|
20.0
|
17.0
|
13.0
|
16.0
|
18.0
|
9.0
|
|
25
|
3
Bronze
|
|
ESP
|
683
|
Marti Llena
|
Borja
Carracedo
|
U23?
|
161.0
|
|
337.0
|
309.0
|
17.0
|
20.0
|
23.0
|
21.0
|
21.0
|
23.0
|
23.0
|
(DNC
[28.0])
|
|
26
|
3
Bronze
|
|
CZE
|
368
|
Lukas Cejnar
|
Matyas Cejnar
|
U23
|
162.0
|
|
350.0
|
322.0
|
(BFD
[28.0])
|
18.0
|
25.0
|
26.0
|
23.0
|
24.0
|
24.0
|
20.0
|
|
27
|
3
Bronze
|
|
GBR
|
230
|
Sam Curtis
|
Benjamin Clegg
|
U23?
|
193.0
|
|
376.0
|
348.0
|
16.0
|
19.0
|
17.0
|
19.0
|
(BFD
[28.0])
|
DNC
[28.0]
|
DNC
[28.0]
|
DNC
[28.0]
|
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