Volvo Estonia ORC European Championship – Inshore race + Video

by ORC Media on 14 Aug 2015 The inshore race portion of the Volvo Estonia ORC European Championship got underway today in perfect 12-15 knot conditions, ideal for two veteran ORC championship teams to take the lead with three races completed in the seven-race series.

On the strength of a fourth place earned in the 50.1-mile offshore race last night and an impressive 2-1 result today, the Estonian-based X-41 FORTE skippered by Jaak Jögi has taken the early lead in Class A-B, seven points ahead of the German team sailing on EL POCKO, Thomas Jungblut's Puma 42.

'Yesterday the wind was decreasing at the end of the race and as the big boats had managed to make a pretty big gap already the winds were working in their favor,' said Jögi. 'But I admit that the German boats were sailing very well, and we were not as good as them because of the wind conditions only. Today was another day for us: more favorable winds and very good teamwork are behind these two bullets. It was very close racing and also tricky and shifty winds made the tactics very complicated, but we managed the conditions well and hope for fair winds for the next few days.'

FORTE is no stranger to being on top of the leaderboard, having returned from Kiel this time last year with an ORC World Championship title earned in Class B.

And in Class C another proven Estonian-based team has taken the lead: the bright green NM38S SUGAR 2, skippered by Sandro Montefusco from Italy and designed by fellow Italian designer Maurizio Cossutti, won both races today to rise to the top of the standings from their mediocre seventh place showing in the offshore race last night.

'We had 15 knot conditions today, perfect for this boat, we are very fast,' said Montefusco. 'My brother Paolo did a good job of calling the shifts, so the result was better than our offshore race where our rating was not very good for that reaching style of course. This team won the European Championship in Sweden in 2013, but I was not with them then. Regardless, I don't feel any pressure, I am relaxed because this is a great boat with a great crew.'

SUGAR 2 is a proven performer, winning Class C in the ORC European Championship in Sandhamn in 2013 and coming very close to earning a podium finish at the 2015 ORC World Championship in Barcelona last month.

Three points back in second place is Patrik Forsgren's modified Beneteau 36.7 TEAM PRO4U, with Aleksandr Karboinov's X-34 BRIGITTA-X in third by a single point, having won the Garmin Offshore Race for the class last night.

Prizes were awarded this evening for yesterday's Garmin Offshore Race results, as well as on the combined scores of the day's Reval Café/B&G Inshore Series race results.

For the Offshore results in Class A-B, EL POCKO won the top prize, followed by IMMAC ONE4ALL, and TUTIMA in third. For Class C, the winner was BRIGITTA-X, followed by RELAX and then TEAM PRO4U in third.

In the Inshore series for Class A-B the winner was FORTE for their 2-1 scores of the day, second was Sven Wackerhagen's Knierim 49 DESNA from Germany for their scores of 3-5, and third was Priit Tammemagi's X-41 PREMIUM from Estonia on scores of 6-3.

In Class C the winner of the day's Reval Café/B&G Inshore Series was SUGAR 2 for their 1-1 scores, followed by Samuli Leisti's X-35 AUDI ULTRA from Finland in second on 3-3, and Sven Heil's First 36.7 BOSSA NOVA TARGET ONE from Estonia in third on scores of 6-2.

Inshore racing will resume tomorrow an hour earlier than scheduled at 9:55 local time due to the light wind forecast for the afternoon.

ORC A and ORC B

Pos	Sail nr.	Bow	Div	Yacht	Owner	Skipper	Type	1	2	3	Points
1	EST475	8		FORTE	Uljaste Purjetajate Ordu	Jaak Jõgi	X-41	4	2	1	7
2	GER6888	19		EL POCKO	Andreas Achner	Thomas Jungblut	Puma 42	1	11	2	14
3	EST499	9		PREMIUM	Priit Tammemagi	Priit Tammemägi	X-41 OD	7	6	3	16
4	GER5588	3	C	DESNA	Sven Wackerhagen	Sven Wackerhagen	Knierim 49	9	3	5	17
5	GER4815	2	C	IMMAC ONE4ALL	Muhlenberger Segel Club	Kai Mares	J/V 49	2	4	13	19
6	FIN12655	17		NISSAN ARITA AIRPORT	Vesa Sarkikangas	Vesa Sarkikangas	Sinergia 40	5	7	7	19
7	GER5609	4	C	TUTIMA	Tutima Uhrenfabrik GMBH	Kirsten Harmstorf	DK 46	3	5	14	22
8	EST463	7		OLYMPIC	MTU X41 Purjetamisklubi	Tiit Vihul	X-41 OD	13	1	12	26
9	FIN68	18		XINI FREEDOM	Martin Estlander	Martin Estlander	X-41	16	8	4	28
10	EST703	11	C	REVAL CAFE ELISA ST	Eero Pank	Eero Pank	Salona 38 ibc	8	17	8	33
11	FIN11569	15		MARE BOS	Toni Hellman	Toni Hellman	Farr 40 OD	6	19	11	36
12	FIN11703	16		AUDI QUATTRO	Jani Lehti	Jani Lehti	Next 37	20	9	10	39
13	SWE4646	25	C	FOXY LADY	Rickard Bergqvist	Rickard Bergqvist	IMX 40	10	14	15	39
14	EST550	10	C	SPIRIT	Puhas Tuul OU	Juss Ojala	Grand Soleil 42R	11	12	16	39
15	SWE3939	24		VENCOM	Johan A. Gustavsson	Johan A. Gustavsson	Ker 39	26	13	6	45
16	EST710	1		MERION-X	Merion Halduse OU	Ain Pomerants	Xp-44	18	10	21	49
17	EST299	5		LADY BIRD	Acton Yachts Ltd	Johannes Puusepp	Akton 395	21	20	9	50
18	SWE10004	22	C	RUSH	Hakan Forsslund	Hakan Forsslund	Sydney 40 mod.	17	16	17	50
19	FIN11513	13	C	DAS BOOT	Hannu Niemela	Hannu Niemela	Salona 38 BK	14	18	19	51
20	SWE123	23	C	STORMTROOPER	Jonas Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Farr 40 OD	15	15	24	54
21	SWE70	26	C	ALMAVIVA	Oscar Ekelund	Oscar Ekelund	First 40	22	22	18	62
22	SWE17585	27		BLUE PRINT	Andreas Hamrin	Andreas Hamrin	FIRST 40.7	12	28 DNF	23	63
23	FIN11329	12		BELLA DEL MARE	Tapani Sura	Tapani Sura	First 40 CR	19	24	20	63
24	EST408	6		TUULE	OU Ellis	Kristjan Mugra	First 44.7	25	21	22	68
25	FIN11540	14		MIMI	Sergei Ridal	Slava Ridal	RDL 39	24	23	26	73
26	POL12218	21		HOBART	Ryszard Szostak	Zemke Miroslaw	Dehler 41	23	26	27	76
27	LAT550	20		MONZA	SIA "PILS M"	Kristaps Remess	IMS 38	27	25	25	77

 

Pos	Sail nr.	Bow	Div	Yacht	Owner	Skipper	Type	1	2	3	Points
1	EST711	49		SUGAR 2	Leitvaagen OU	Sandro Montefusco	NM 38S	7	1	1	9
2	SWE88	68	C	TEAM PRO4U	Patrik Forsgren	Patrik Forsgren	First 36.7 mod.	3	4	5	12
3	EST606	45	C	BRIGITTA-X	Jakari Marine OU	Aleksandr Karboinov	X-34	1	5	7	13
4	EST379	34	C	BOSSA NOVA TARGET ONE	Bossa Sailing OU	Sven Heil	First 36.7	8	6	2	16
5	FIN210	57		AUDI ULTRA	Samuli Leisti	Samuli Leisti	X-35 OD	14	3	3	20
6	EST462	38	C	MATILDA 3	Sabakonn OU/ Aarne Veske	Koit Pauts	First 34.7	6	7	9	22
7	SWE334	67	C	BOXER	Mats Victorin	Mats Victorin	X-332 Sport	11	2	10	23
8	EST467	41	C	ADELE	Fordewind OU	Harles Liiv	First 34.7	4	9.5	11	24.5
9	EST406	35	C	MEREPARL	OU Rota	Alari Akermann	First 36.7	9.5	8	8	25.5
10	EST465	40	C	JAZZ	Alfa GPS OU	Viljar Sepp	First 34.7	12	9.5	6	27.5
11	EST949	50		KATARIINA II	Aivar Tuulberg	Aivar Tuulberg	One Off	25	11	4	40
12	EST633	46	C	CHERIE	OU Tule Purjetama	Ivar Aru	First 35	13	13.5	15	41.5
13	FIN11611	54	C	RAMDATA	Sakari Laulajainen	Sakari Laulajainen	Salona 37	9.5	25	18	52.5
14	EST678	47		VESIKAAR	OU Hardwork	Tanel Tamm	T-34	19	16	19	54
15	LTU1620	61	C	EXTREME	Aistis Kalanavicius	Aistis Kalanavicius	X-35 OD	16	17	23	56
16	LTU2068	62		KETURI VEJAI	Antanas Marcelionis	Adomas Janulionis	X-35 OD	26	13.5	17	56.5
17	EST50	42	C	MINNI	Minni JA Meeskond OU	Andres Aavik	X-35	23	24	12	59
18	EST464	39	C	KATARINA JEE	MTU Uksik Puri	Mart Tamm	First 34.7	30	15	14	59
19	EST407	36	C	SILVA	Sampo Pank AS	Imre Marmor	First 36.7	21	26	13	60
20	FIN10362	51		XANTIPPA	Rauli Leino	Mikko Leino	X-362 Sport	5	18	39 OCS	62
21	EST535	43	C	MY-CAR	X-35 OU	Andres Laul	X-35	24	22	16	62
22	EST31	30		PORT ARTUR	J. Jansson	Mihkel Kosk	X-99	15	21	27	63
23	FIN11572	53	C	BIANCO	Riski, Nyrola & Salminen	Tuomas Riski	First 35	18	27.5	20	65.5
24	EST330	31	C	MIA	Taevaluud OU	Jaanus Talp	Grand-Surprise	27	19	21	67
25	EST571	44	C	FREYA	OU Freya Teemindus	Loone Viisut	First 36.7	17	27.5	25	69.5
26	EST453	37		RED HOT	JOD Purjetajate Selts MTU	Risto Laidla	J.O.D. 35	28	20	24	72
27	LTU1590	60		ARCTURUS	Asociacija "Gero vejo klubas"	Juozas Gordevicius	Catalina Capri 37	36	12	26	74
28	FIN11625	55	C	LOW	Juhani Railo	Juhani Railo	First 34.7	22	29	28	79
29	FIN11134	52	C	RELAX	Matti Jaskari	Matti Jaskari	X-34	2	39 DSQ	39 DSQ	80
30	EST345	32		NORA LII	Ilmar Hage	Eino Melts	Ridas 35	20	32	30	82
31	FIN15476	56	C	KIND OF MAGIC	Ilmari Absetz	Ilmari Absetz	IMX-38	29	31	22	82
32	EST371	33	C	CENTAUR	MTU Ruantec	Rain Riim	First 31.7	34	23	34	91
33	GER5509	58	C	XTRA FUN	Horst Figge-Jaenke	Horst Figge-Jaenke	X-37	32	33	29	94
34	POL2180	64		VIHUELA	Eugeniusz Ginter	Eugeniusz Ginter	GP 33	33	30	32	95
35	POL6557	65		AQUARELLA	Andrzej Zielinski	Konrad Smolen	First Class Europe	31	35	35	101
36	LAT393	59		UDACHA	Baltic Yacht SIA	Sergey Pervushkin	First 34.7	37	34	31	102
37	RUS2599	66		FLAVIS	Maksim Smirnov	Aleksandr Roniashkin	Raketa 970	35	36	36	107
38	EST685	48		MIA MIA	Puusuusk OU	Elise Umb	First 30	38	39 DNF	33	110

A video interview with Montefusco