29er European Championships - Mixed results on Day 1 + Video

by Diana Bogaards on 19 Jul 2015 Sweden, Danmark and the Netherlands ruled the first racing day of the 2015 29er European championships in Medemblik, Netherlands. Emil Järudd and title defender Julius Hallstrom from Sweden performed most consistently with two firsts and two seconds in the red group, which lifted them to the leading position in the qualifying series after four races. The shifty conditions on the IJsselmeer off the coast of Medemblik caused some worries across the two courses. Some took benefit from these challenging circumstances, others struggled more with 'reading' the shifts.

The Danish duo Daniel Nyborg and Sebastian Olsen knew how to play this game and finished one – one – two - four, which placed them second overall, two points behind the leaders. Locals Pieter van Leijen and Richard Schuurmans 'liked' this type of weather and claimed the third podium position on equal points (10) with Peter Lin Janezic and Anze Podlogar from Slovenia, and with Crispin Beaumont and Tom Darling (GBR). Mimi El-Khazindar and Emma Loveridge (GBR) are best placed girls' team in 14thposition.

Early afternoon on Saturday July 18, a total of 130 boats, representing 19 countries, lined up for the first start after a short postponement. They eventually competed in four groups and finished each four races in about 15 knots breeze, choppy water and sunny skies. Due to the great sailing conditions, the race committee decided to add one more race to the original schedule of three.

Danish domination in Blue group

The winners of this year's Dutch Youth Regatta (DYR), Peter Lin Janezic and Anze Podlogar from Slovenia, must like the IJsselmeer, as they grabbed the first victory today. Their Danish fellow competitors Jens-Philip Dehn-Toftehoej and Christoffer Langballe took the following two bullets. 'We really enjoy this weather. We saw how the wind shifted and tacked at the correct places. We were just able to get free wind and to position ourselves where we wanted to be. We won most by going to the right places', said Dehn-Toftehoej. They also scored two fifths, which results in a seventh place overall.

Dutchmen Pieter van Leijen and Richard Schuurmans built up their performance, by scoring a three – two - four and finally a first. Van Leijen: 'The breeze came from the west and we have trained a lot with this direction. In addition, the wind speed reached 15 knots plus, which means that people can no longer keep their boat completely upright. Weight trim comes into place and pumping is playing an important role as well. That is exactly what we are good at. Of course we know this place pretty well, but we had to deal with an oscillating breeze, which means that you have to keep your eyes out on the course.'

Danmark versus Netherlands in yellow fleet

Denmark and the Netherlands dominated the yellow fleet, with both two wins. Daniel Nyborg and Sebastian Olsen commenced with two consecutive victories, followed by Odile van Aanholt and Quinten Bramervaer. Despite their score of two – one - one in the final three races, Van Aanholt called it an 'ok day'. 'We could have done better. We finished eighth in the first race, which was not good. We started off well, tacked to the right, but carried on too long into a header and from there we had to catch up.' The Curacao born sailor lighted up as she learned about her 22-year old sister Philipine van Aanholt, who qualified for the 2016 Olympics today at the Pan-Am Games in Canada. 'Really? I have to see my mum', she shouted with joy. Van Aanholt and Bramervaer are sixth overall, only two points away from the podium.

Four different winners in Green group

The green group showed more variety at the front of the fleet. All four races saw a new winner, respectively Nielsen Baad/Jensen from Denmark, Beaumont/Darling from Great-Britain, Mathisen/Mathisen from Norway and Neal/Tydgat from France. French helm, Gwendal Nael, responded: 'It was difficult with all the boats on the course and shifty conditions. We started at the committee boat. There was a big shift to the right and we were first to tack. We led at the top mark and did not give up our lead.'

Top five after four races without discard:

1. SWE 1713, Järudd/Hallstrom, 6 points
2. DEN 2125, Nyborg/Olsen, 8 points
3. NED 2104, Van Leijen/Schuurmans, 10 points
4. SLO 6, Janezic/Podlogar, 10 points
5. GBR 1967, Beaumont/Darling, 10 points



Results:

No	Zeilno	Name	Score	1	2	3	4
1	SWE 1713	Järudd, Emil, Hallstrom, Julius, Y	6,0	1	1	2	2
2	DEN 2125	Nyborg, Daniel, Olsen, Sebastian E, Y	8,0	1	1	2	4
3	NED 2104	van Leijen, Pieter, Schuurmans, Richard, Y	10,0	3	2	4	1
4	SLO 6	Janezic, Peter Lin, Podlogar, Anze, Y	10,0	1	4	2	3
5	GBR 1967	Beaumont, Crispin, Darling, Tom, Y	10,0	3	1	3	3
6	NED 2177	van Aanholt, Odile, Bramervaer, Quinten, Y	12,0	8	2	1	1
7	DEN 2377	Dehn-Toftehoej, Jens-Philip, Langballe, Christoffer, Y	12,0	5	1	1	5
8	HKG 19	d'Argenlieu, yann, Bradley, nathan, Y	13,0	4	4	3	2
9	DEN 1554	Baad Nielsen, Carl Emil, Jensen, Jakob Precht, Y	15,0	1	10	2	2
10	GBR 25	Grummett, James, Budden, Daniel, Y	16,0	5	2	8	1
11	GBR 2223	Edwards, Rowan, Blight, Daniel, Y	17,0	2	6	5	4
12	GER 12	Lamay, Gwendal, Willim, Luke, Y	17,0	3	3	5	6
13	NED 15	van Dongen, Cas, Becker, Robin, Y	19,0	5	3	7	4
14	GBR 11	El-Khazindar, Mimi, Loveridge, Emma, Y, F	20,0	4	2	5	9
15	NOR 2056	Mathisen, Tomas, Mathisen, Mads, Y	21,0	8	6	1	6
16	ESP 1353	Barrio Garcia, Andres, Vega, Nestor, Y	21,0	5	6	5	5
17	GBR 2305	Venables, Dan, Keech, Patrick, Y	22,0	2	5	9	6
18	FRA 405	Brice, Yrieix, Garcia, Tom, Y	22,0	2	7	6	7
19	SWE 2220	Kraft, Theodor, Alm, Simon, Y	23,0	12	3	6	2
20	FRA 13	Nael, Gwendal, Tydgat, Pierre, Y	24,0	11	8	4	1
21	NED 1240	Lambriex, Bart, Meijer, Philip, Y	32,0	6	5	9	12
22	ESP 1774	Costa Espuis, Pep, Alegre, Santiago	32,0	9	5	7	11
23	DEN 2312	Schmidt, Johanne, Schmidt, Andrea, Y, F	35,0	10	4	8	13
24	GBR 2399	Hewitt, Bobby, Martin, Harvey, Y	36,0	7	9	13	7
25	IRL 2362	Durcan, Harry, Durcan, Johnny, Y	38,0	15	4	7	12
26	SWE 1698	Salamon, Adrian, Bergman, Fabian, Y	40,0	22	11	4	3
27	AUS 2238	Bryant, Natasha, Wilmot, Annie, Y, F	40,0	11	15	6	8
28	GBR 2345	Nicholls, Piers, Grade, Samuel, Y	42,0	13	13	13	3
29	GBR 2242	Kilburn, Andrew, Rhodes, Matthew	42,0	8	7	12	15
30	GBR 2304	Robins, Nick, Todd, Jake, Y	44,0	3	10	10	21
31	GER 2097	Wunderle, Manuel, Wieland, Felix, Y	45,0	4	ufd	3	5
32	SWE 1670	Hoije, Hanna, Fridolfsson, Emma, Y, F	46,0	23	11	4	8
33	BRA 1178	Aranha, Antonio, Essle, Alexander, Y	46,0	7	14	8	17
34	GBR 1113	Bilbrough, Courtney, Ward, Harriett, Y, F	46,0	18	11	10	7
35	ESP 1787	Munte, Carla, Munte, Marta, Y, F	46,0	11	8	15	12
36	FRA 2176	Boc-Ho, Arthur, Chauveau, Thibault, Y	48,0	13	12	7	16
37	GBR 2327	Aldridge, Ollie, Gordon, Nathaniel, Y	48,0	13	9	10	16
38	ESP 1826	Cantero Izquierdo, Jorge, Boquet, Alexandre, Y	49,0	8	7	21	13
39	DEN 2183	Graversen, Laerke, Nielsby, Iben, Y, F	50,0	7	8	11	24
40	GBR 2235	Connellan, Phoebe, Otter, Sophie, Y, F	50,0	17	11	12	10
41	GBR 2172	Marr, Lewis, Murray, Aaron, Y	51,0	6	8	25	12
42	NED 2252	Usman, Ismene, Nissen, Ole, Y	51,0	16	7	8	20
43	DEN 1732	Lyngbek, Phillip, Torp, Christian, Y	53,0	17	9	10	17
44	GER 2093	Pietzcker, Paul, von Oppen, Linus, Y	53,0	14	10	14	15
45	ESP 2170	Mas, Nil, Nuñez, Fran	54,0	2	ufd	15	4
46	FRA 2207	Drogou, Brieuc, Michon, Felix, Y	54,0	21	16	9	8
47	NED 1025	Offerman, Willemijn, Offerman, Manus, Y	54,0	18	13	14	9
48	GBR 2379	Bristow, Hannah, covell, EMILY, Y, F	54,0	13	19	12	10
49	GBR 2338	Wells, Elliott, Boniface, Joshua, Y	56,0	6	ocs	3	14
50	GBR 1903	Furness, jane, Kitson Jones, Fraser, Y	56,0	18	17	13	8
51	GBR 2325	Prescott, Anna, Townsend, Eve, Y, F	58,0	24	12	17	5
52	ESP 4	Bonilla, Tania, Miró, Nuria	58,0	6	14	24	14
53	ESP 1741	Nunez Torres, Pablo, Llena, Jordi	59,0	21	6	9	23
54	GBR 2234	Eales, James, Collings, Henry, Y	59,0	10	17	23	9
55	GBR 2018	Robertson, Luke, Berkley, Izzie, Y	59,0	9	21	19	10
56	GER 24	Farien, Paul, Klösel, Mirco, Y	60,0	ret	3	12	11
57	FRA 2232	Jaffrezic, Benjamin, Chauvel, Léo, Y	61,0	11	ufd	6	11
58	GER 2109	Wolter, Christian, Martin, Michael, Y	62,0	18	ufd	1	10
59	GER 2106	Steffens, Bennet, Gerngroß, Tilt-Jonas	62,0	15	18	11	18
60	ITA 1203	Amonti, Filippo, Massara, Filippo, Y	63,0	19	12	13	19
61	RUS 2088	Volchkov, Ivan, Verlan, Konstantin, Y	63,0	12	16	16	19
62	GBR 2230	Edwards, Huw, Dawson, Josh, Y	64,0	14	5	25	20
63	ITA 1821	Muraro, Filippo, Falsi, Michele	64,0	14	13	19	18
64	FRA 1568	Brieux, Megret, Mercier, Lilian, Y	65,0	7	14	11 dns
65	GBR 2292	Norbury, Edward, Hutchings, charlie, Y	66,0	20	10	20	16
66	GBR 2381	Taylor, Hamish, Rose, Rory, Y	66,0	14	22	16	14
67	DEN 1736	Andersen, Cirkeline, Søeberg, Ulrik, Y	67,0	22	16	18	11
68	GER 2181	Hilmers, Hugo, Rehse, May, Y	68,0	24	12	23	9
69	GER 2259	Vieregge, Ingmar, Vieregge, Henrik	68,0	9	15	17	27
70	ESP 1956	Robles, Flavia, Cantero, Maria, Y, F	69,0	19	21	15	14
71	GER 2246	Valentien, Fenja, Frederking, Emma, Y, F	69,0	21	19	14	15
72	CZE 2284	Stanková, Nikol, Koranová, Johana	69,0	15	15	20	19
73	GBR 2217	Miles, Lauren, Jones, Caitlin	69,0	17	20	15	17
74	GER 1585	Dulon, Jonathan, Ernst, Constantin, Y	70,0	20	13	16	21
75	ITA 2215	Cardellini, Edoardo, Dezulian, Stefano, Y	71,0	26	9	11	25
76	GBR 2028	Batten, Ben, Batten, Sam	73,0	4	30	bfd	6
77	BEL 1155	Steelandt, Lennert, Steelandt, Maxime, Y	74,0	22	15	17	20
78	FIN 2032	Silén, Oliver, Therman, Edvin, Y	75,0	22	21	19	13
79	DEN 1063	Sandfeld, Magnus, Jespersen, Christian Kragh, Y	76,0	9	18	16	bfd
80	RUS 2148	Kanafev, Nikita, Gallo, Vitalii, Y	76,0	10	14	18	ufd
81	FIN 2035	Sandman, Cecilia, Sandman, Catharina	77,0	25	16	23	13
82	NED 2324	Vrijenhoek, Sterre, van Gerrevink, Iris, Y, F	77,0	16	23	21	17
83	DEN 1590	Ulsø, laurids, Fuglbjerg, Jacob	78,0	dns 17	21	7
84	DEN 2363	Saouma-Pedersen, Natacha Viol, Wantzin, Victor, Y	78,0	10 dns	14	21
85	DEN 2129	Fuglbjerg, Mads, Yde, Anders, Y	80,0	23	17	17	23
86	GBR 2123	Main, Jessie, Lewis, Dominic, Y	81,0	23	18	18	22
87	NED 1379	Engbers, Simon, de Weerdt, Merel	84,0	17	25	24	18
88	ESP 1793	Fernandez Ferrer, Hector, Piris Font, Fernando, Y	85,0	15	20	20	30
89	HKG 2245	Wright, Matthew, Aylsworth, Russell, Y	85,0	16	18	22	29
90	ITA 1245	Zanola, Allegra, Marzollo, Anna, Y, F	85,0	19	20	28	18
91	GBR 2275	Munro, Katie, Hurst, Beth, Y, F	87,0	24	24	20	19
92	ITA 1206	Giuntella, Elena, Romano, Alessandro	89,0	20	23	21	25
93	GER 1862	Weisser, Marie, Riethmeister, Ann-Zoe, Y, F	90,0	25	19	18	28
94	ITA 2089	Bucalossi, Marco, Comini, Giacomo, Y	90,0	19	25	22	24
95	GER 1893	Matthiessen, Josina, Schott, Luise, Y, F	91,0	20	25	25	21
96	NED 2017	Dutilh, Tom, van der starre, thom, Y	92,0	23	22	23	24
97	RUS 2149	Taran, Marina, Soloveichik, Julia, Y, F	94,0	16	23	28	27
98	CZE 2283	Brabec, Václav, Dvorak, Ota, Y	94,0	27	24	19	24
99	RUS 2082	Koltsov, Maksim, pushev, leonid, Y	95,0	26	27	22	20
100	GER 1729	Larsen, Johanna, Becker, Lena Sophie, Y, F	97,0	27	27	28	15
101	NED 2274	van Wendel de Joode, Bo, de Ruyter, Elise, Y	98,0	12	20	dnf	ret
102	ESP 1626	Oliva, Luis, Guillemat, Arnau, Y	98,0	21	19	24	ufd
103	NED 622	Buwalda, Guido, Akkerman, Vasco, Y	99,0	12	26	27 dns
104	IRL 2219	O'Connell, Blaithnaid, Sword, Heather, Y, F	99,0	28	29	26	16
105	CZE 2279	Hakl, David, Vácha, Martin, Y	99,0	29	22	22	26
106	CZE 2280	Marecek, Simon, Svoboda, Jan, Y	100,5	27	22	26	25