SSL City Grand Slam - Top 30 to battle for Grand Slam
by Rachele Vitello on 6 May 2016
Bow no: 001 // Sail: USA 8320 // Skipper: George SZABO // Crew: Patrick Ducommun - 2016 SSL City Grand Slam Marc Rouiller / Star Sailors League
The sun shone brightly on the City of Hamburg today, as three million people celebrated the 827th birthday of its harbour. Thousands of locals and visitors lined the banks of Lake Alster to watch the third day of the SSL City Grand Slam, 86 Star Teams raced in three flights and put on a spectacular show on a tight windward leeward course.
The top and bottom marks were within yards of parklands and bridges crammed with racing fans. After a delayed start, allowing an easterly breeze to settle in, the NRV race committee set inch perfect courses. With legs of just 600 metres, great starts and instinctive boat handling was at a premium today.
In the first heat, Italian duo, Negri and Lambertenghi won a battle royal against two passed Star World Champions. Germans Stanjek and Kleen led at the start, nailing the committee boat end of the line to lead at the first mark. Negri and Lambertenghi and Polish team Kusznierewicz and Zycki, were hot after the Italians, but once into clean air, Negri and Lambertenghi kept it simple to win the race. The Poles and Italians were locked in battle right up to the downwind finish.
Stanjek and Kleen stayed high, refusing to let the rapid Polish team pass to windward, but a spectacular gybe by the Poles, nearly wiping the stern off the Germans, put them to windward and through to steal their wind. Three textbooks roll gybes in the last few metres, saw the Polish team slide through the line sideways, just edging the Germans into third place.
Kusznierewicz and Zycki finished the day at the top of the leader board to win the coveted Heinz-Nixdorf Trophy. “We are very happy with the boat and our performance – commented Dominik Zycki – The first round has been very enjoyable which has helped us remain relaxed and in control. However, tomorrow, we will just be down to the top 30 boats and there will be a lot of pressure to make the top ten, let alone stay on top to get a bye to the final. We will not change our style, things are going well, so we intend to just continue.”
The second heat of the day was won by five time Olympic medallist, Volvo Ocean Race and Louis Vuitton winning skipper, Torben Grael, racing with Stefano Lillia: Grael left it late to take the lead. Approaching the last top mark, Hellmich and Lacher were leading but Torben Grael and Stefano Lillia passed the German pair, which held on to second, just ahead of Michael Koch and Carsten Witt.
The last flight of the day produced a fantastic battle between a German team and the reigning Star World Champions, Augie Diaz and Bruno Prada. Hubert Rauch and Kilian Weise got away to a great start at the committee boat end and accelerated into an early lead. Diaz and Prada went for the pin end and judged the line perfectly, but it was the other side of the course that paid, and Rauch and Weise led the fleet. By the last leg, Diaz and Prada were all over Rauch and Weise and in the private battle, Diaz and Prada took the lead, on the last leg, to take the gun. Rauch and Weise were second with the young German team of Dominik Fallaise and Markus Kattenbusch in third.
Racing continues tomorrow for the top 30 teams in the SSL City Grand Slam. Carrying points through to the second round, four to five races are scheduled and the overall winner will get a bye through to the final. Second place will get a bye through to the semi-final. Of the thirty teams racing tomorrow, only the top ten will survive, as the SSL City Grand Slam goes into the knock-out stages.
Racing starts tomorrow at 10am CET and just ten minutes earlier, at 9.50am, the live streaming on the Internet for Free, with expert commentary from special studio guests, including Dennis Conner. On the water, the latest in hi-tech camera technology, as well as Virtual Eye 3D Graphics, will provide thrilling viewing. Armchair sailors can also race the course with Virtual Regatta.
Results:
| Nr |
Bow# |
Sail Number |
Team
|
Country |
T |
N |
|
| 1 |
9 |
 POL 8404 |
Dominik ZYCKI
|
POL |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
(4.0) |
1.0 |
2.0 |
10.5 |
6.5 |
|
| 2 |
10 |
 NOR 8317 |
Joshua REVKIN
|
NOR |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
(12.0) |
20.0 |
8.0 |
|
| 3 |
2 |
 ITA 8497 |
Sergio LAMBERTENGHI
|
ITA |
(17.0) |
2.0 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
31.5 |
14.5 |
|
| 4 |
70 |
 USA 2 |
Ian COLEMAN
|
USA |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
(9.0) |
24.0 |
15.0 |
|
| 5 |
3 |
USA 8465 |
Bruno PRADA
|
USA |
2.0 |
3.0 |
(8.0) |
3.0 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
24.0 |
16.0 |
|
| 6 |
7 |
 GER 8442 |
Markus KOY
|
GER |
3.0 |
2.0 |
(6.0) |
6.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
22.0 |
16.0 |
|
| 7 |
5 |
GER 8340 |
Frithjof KLEEN
|
GER |
3.0 |
(6.0) |
4.5 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
22.5 |
16.5 |
|
| 8 |
64 |
GER 8204 |
Carsten WITT
|
GER |
6.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
(7.0) |
2.0 |
3.0 |
24.0 |
17.0 |
|
| 9 |
8 |
 BRA 8510 |
Stefano LILLIA
|
BRA |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
(30.0)
BFD
|
5.0 |
1.0 |
48.0 |
18.0 |
|
| 10 |
1 |
USA 8320 |
Patrick DUCOMMUN
|
USA |
4.0 |
8.0 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
(10.0) |
28.5 |
18.5 |
|
| 11 |
11 |
USA 8323 |
Payson INFELISE
|
USA |
3.0 |
(12.0) |
4.0 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
36.0 |
24.0 |
|
| 12 |
31 |
 RUS 8281 |
Lev SHNYR
|
RUS |
6.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
(15.0) |
39.0 |
24.0 |
|
| 13 |
4 |
 FRA 8237 |
Pierre-Alexis PONSOT
|
FRA |
2.0 |
1.0 |
11.0 |
9.0 |
(17.0) |
4.0 |
44.0 |
27.0 |
|
| 14 |
93 |
BRA 8172 |
Arthur LOPES
|
BRA |
12.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
(25.0) |
60.0 |
35.0 |
|
| 15 |
91 |
GER 1122 |
Björn SCHÜTTE
|
GER |
6.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
(12.0) |
12.0 |
8.0 |
47.0 |
35.0 |
|
| 16 |
38 |
GER 8225 |
Jesper SPEHR
|
GER |
14.0 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
(30.0)
DNF
|
8.0 |
6.0 |
70.0 |
40.0 |
|
| 17 |
96 |
GER 8109 |
Magnus BOTHE
|
GER |
14.0 |
(21.0) |
16.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
62.0 |
41.0 |
|
| 18 |
17 |
GER 8491 |
Karsten MORF
|
GER |
9.0 |
8.0 |
7.0
RDG
|
10.0 |
7.0 |
(16.0) |
57.0 |
41.0 |
|
| 19 |
19 |
USA 8464 |
Phil TRINTER
|
USA |
12.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
19.0 |
(24.0) |
6.0 |
66.0 |
42.0 |
|
| 20 |
32 |
 SWE 8352 |
Hakan LUNDGREN
|
SWE |
13.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
15.0 |
(17.0) |
4.0 |
59.0 |
42.0 |
|
| 21 |
18 |
 CRO 8339 |
Dan LOVROVIC
|
CRO |
2.0 |
25.0 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
(29.0)
BFD
|
9.0 |
74.0 |
45.0 |
|
| 22 |
79 |
GER 8299 |
Stefan LACHER
|
GER |
10.0 |
13.0 |
12.0 |
(30.0)
BFD
|
8.0 |
2.0 |
75.0 |
45.0 |
|
| 23 |
24 |
 NED 8381 |
Edward MOREY
|
NED |
(16.0) |
7.0 |
10.0 |
4.0 |
10.0 |
14.0 |
61.0 |
45.0 |
|
| 24 |
12 |
ITA 7488 |
Alberto AMBROSINI
|
ITA |
5.0 |
5.0 |
14.0 |
11.0 |
10.0 |
(30.0)
BFD
|
75.0 |
45.0 |
|
| 25 |
50 |
GER 8378 |
Sven WINKELMANN
|
GER |
4.0 |
7.0 |
(23.0) |
14.0 |
6.0 |
15.0 |
69.0 |
46.0 |
|
| 26 |
41 |
GER 8355 |
Peter HÜBNER
|
GER |
(18.0) |
14.0 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
64.0 |
46.0 |
|
| 27 |
69 |
GER 7860 |
Uli SEEBERGER
|
GER |
7.0 |
10.0 |
9.0 |
(19.0) |
4.0 |
17.0 |
66.0 |
47.0 |
|
| 28 |
15 |
 FIN 8121 |
Tom SUNDMAN
|
FIN |
11.0 |
(14.0) |
5.0 |
6.0 |
12.0 |
14.0 |
62.0 |
48.0 |
|
| 29 |
26 |
SWE 8433 |
Alex SCHRÖDER
|
SWE |
8.0 |
17.0 |
12.0 |
6.0 |
9.0 |
(19.0) |
71.0 |
52.0 |
|
| 30 |
39 |
 DEN 8380 |
Frederik JEPPESEN
|
DEN |
15.0 |
5.0 |
19.0 |
3.0 |
11.0 |
(20.0) |
73.0 |
53.0 |
|
| 31 |
6 |
GER 8450 |
Gerrit BARTEL
|
GER |
5.0 |
13.0 |
15.0 |
(30.0)
BFD
|
9.0 |
11.0 |
83.0 |
53.0 |
|
| 32 |
44 |
GER 8361 |
Dietmar HOBBIE
|
GER |
(22.0) |
16.0 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
4.0 |
12.0 |
76.0 |
54.0 |
|
| 33 |
60 |
DEN 8261 |
Henrik AHRENTSEN
|
DEN |
7.0 |
(30.0)
DNC
|
5.0 |
5.0 |
26.0 |
12.0 |
85.0 |
55.0 |
|
| 34 |
21 |
NED 8334 |
Christian GIANNI
|
NED |
7.0 |
9.0 |
3.0 |
(26.0) |
20.0 |
18.0 |
83.0 |
57.0 |
|
| 35 |
85 |
 UKR 8119 |
Mykola DMYTRENKO
|
UKR |
21.0 |
6.0 |
14.0 |
11.0 |
(29.0)
DPI
|
8.0 |
89.0 |
60.0 |
|
| 36 |
83 |
GER 7866 |
Matthias WOLFF
|
GER |
11.0 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
(30.0)
DNF
|
19.0 |
13.0 |
90.0 |
60.0 |
|
| 37 |
16 |
CRO 8360 |
Tonko BARAC
|
CRO |
5.0 |
(30.0)
DNF
|
30.0
DNC
|
4.0 |
18.0
DPI
|
5.0 |
92.0 |
62.0 |
|
| 38 |
68 |
DEN 8428 |
Martin HEJLSBERG
|
DEN |
(25.0) |
18.0 |
21.0 |
16.0 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
89.0 |
64.0 |
|
| 39 |
84 |
GER 7920 |
Oliver HAHNE
|
GER |
13.0 |
22.0 |
19.0 |
3.0 |
(25.0) |
7.0 |
89.0 |
64.0 |
|
| 40 |
55 |
GER 8400 |
Uli DAUB
|
GER |
14.0 |
19.0 |
7.0 |
9.0 |
18.0 |
(20.0) |
87.0 |
67.0 |
|
| 41 |
23 |
 SUI 8351 |
Jan BONHOEFFER
|
SUI |
12.0 |
8.0 |
18.0 |
14.0 |
15.0 |
(29.0)
DNC
|
96.0 |
67.0 |
|
| 42 |
43 |
GER 8179 |
Jörg MÜLLER
|
GER |
8.0 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
9.0 |
15.0
DPI
|
(25.0) |
93.0 |
68.0 |
|
| 43 |
94 |
GER 7806 |
Wulf Peter KAHL
|
GER |
19.0 |
13.0 |
15.0 |
10.0 |
11.0 |
(24.0) |
92.0 |
68.0 |
|
| 44 |
73 |
NED 7584 |
Jean Louis FLIER
|
NED |
10.0 |
11.0 |
13.0 |
(30.0)
DNF
|
27.0 |
9.0 |
100.0 |
70.0 |
|
| 45 |
100 |
 CHI 8173 |
Carlos SCHULTZ OETTINGER
|
CHI |
19.0 |
10.0 |
(25.0) |
15.0 |
23.0 |
5.0 |
97.0 |
72.0 |
|
| 46 |
46 |
ITA 8373 |
Luca PALOSCHI
|
ITA |
22.0 |
14.0 |
12.0 |
(27.0) |
6.0 |
18.0 |
99.0 |
72.0 |
|
| 47 |
78 |
GER 8027 |
Andreas KAERGER
|
GER |
9.0 |
11.0 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
16.0 |
(30.0)
BFD
|
102.0 |
72.0 |
|
| 48 |
74 |
GER 7483 |
Sven JOHANNSEN
|
GER |
15.0 |
12.0 |
14.0 |
5.0 |
27.0 |
(30.0)
DNF
|
103.0 |
73.0 |
|
| 49 |
77 |
GER 7557 |
Sebastian RICHTER
|
GER |
19.0 |
9.0 |
11.0 |
(30.0)
DNF
|
21.0 |
13.0 |
103.0 |
73.0 |
|
| 50 |
99 |
GER 8093 |
Marko A HASCHE
|
GER |
11.0 |
9.0 |
19.0 |
(30.0)
DNC
|
16.0 |
18.0 |
103.0 |
73.0 |
|
| 51 |
89 |
GER 8118 |
Benni BRAU
|
GER |
(20.0) |
17.0 |
9.0 |
17.0 |
12.0 |
19.0 |
94.0 |
74.0 |
|
| 52 |
13 |
GER 8414 |
Michael MARCOUR
|
GER |
13.0 |
(30.0)
DNF
|
30.0
DNC
|
11.0 |
7.0 |
15.0 |
106.0 |
76.0 |
|
| 53 |
48 |
GER 8384 |
Michael ZILLER
|
GER |
(22.0) |
12.0 |
7.0 |
18.0 |
21.0 |
19.0 |
99.0 |
77.0 |
|
| 54 |
88 |
GER 768 |
Henning WIEZORKE
|
GER |
16.0 |
23.0 |
(30.0)
DNF
|
12.0 |
14.0 |
13.0 |
108.0 |
78.0 |
|
| 55 |
28 |
SWE 7978 |
Christoffer LUNDGREN
|
SWE |
16.0 |
15.0 |
13.0 |
(22.0) |
13.0 |
22.0 |
101.0 |
79.0 |
|
| 56 |
56 |
GER 8213 |
Norbert PETER
|
GER |
17.0 |
11.0 |
15.0 |
16.0 |
(23.0) |
21.0 |
103.0 |
80.0 |
|
| 57 |
51 |
GER 8150 |
Andreas KÖHLER
|
GER |
(24.0) |
19.0 |
17.0 |
20.0 |
9.0 |
17.0 |
106.0 |
82.0 |
|
| 58 |
27 |
GER 8416 |
Kilian WEISE
|
GER |
21.0 |
23.0 |
17.0 |
(30.0)
DNF
|
20.0 |
2.0 |
113.0 |
83.0 |
|
| 59 |
95 |
SWE 7758 |
Mattias HEIDING
|
SWE |
18.0 |
15.0 |
22.0 |
7.0 |
22.0 |
(30.0)
DNF
|
114.0 |
84.0 |
|
| 60 |
29 |
DEN 8296 |
Niels THRYSOE
|
DEN |
10.0 |
22.0 |
17.0 |
(25.0) |
25.0 |
10.0 |
109.0 |
84.0 |
|
| 61 |
47 |
GER 8124 |
Annette DAHMS
|
GER |
(28.0) |
20.0 |
24.0 |
14.0 |
15.0 |
11.0 |
112.0 |
84.0 |
|
| 62 |
59 |
GER 8346 |
Christian KNOLL
|
GER |
18.0 |
18.0 |
16.0 |
13.0 |
19.0 |
(21.0) |
105.0 |
84.0 |
|
| 63 |
35 |
GER 8130 |
Dirk STRUVE
|
GER |
20.0 |
21.0 |
13.0 |
(30.0)
BFD
|
17.0 |
14.0 |
115.0 |
85.0 |
|
| 64 |
61 |
GER 7674 |
Markus KATTENBUSCH
|
GER |
23.0 |
(27.0) |
26.0 |
15.0 |
19.0 |
3.0 |
113.0 |
86.0 |
|
| 65 |
66 |
GER 8020 |
Stephan WAGNER
|
GER |
23.0 |
17.0 |
11.0 |
22.0 |
14.0 |
(26.0) |
113.0 |
87.0 |
|
| 66 |
45 |
GER 8483 |
John SCHLUBACH
|
GER |
17.0 |
15.0 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
20.0 |
(24.0) |
112.0 |
88.0 |
|
| 67 |
30 |
GER 8262 |
Herbert BRAASCH
|
GER |
20.0 |
16.0 |
(30.0)
RET
|
30.0
DNF
|
13.0 |
11.0 |
120.0 |
90.0 |
|
| 68 |
87 |
GER 99 |
Axel SCHULTE
|
GER |
21.0 |
21.0 |
21.0 |
13.0 |
15.0 |
(22.0) |
113.0 |
91.0 |
|
| 69 |
76 |
POL 8365 |
Maciej DABROWSKI
|
POL |
28.0 |
20.0 |
28.0 |
8.0 |
(29.0)
BFD
|
10.0 |
123.0 |
94.0 |
|
| 70 |
25 |
USA 8358 |
Stuart MACINTOSH
|
USA |
8.0 |
21.3
RDG
|
21.3
RDG
|
(30.0)
DNF
|
24.0 |
23.0 |
127.6 |
97.6 |
|
| 71 |
71 |
GER 8190 |
Lars LENSING-HEBBEN
|
GER |
9.0 |
18.0 |
21.0 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
(28.0) |
126.0 |
98.0 |
|
| 72 |
80 |
GER 8005 |
Stefan PAUST
|
GER |
(30.0)
DNF
|
30.0
DNC
|
30.0
DNC
|
13.0 |
11.0 |
16.0 |
130.0 |
100.0 |
|
| 73 |
58 |
SUI 8133 |
Oleg CHTCHETININE
|
SUI |
24.0 |
26.0 |
20.0 |
(30.0)
DNF
|
14.0 |
17.0 |
131.0 |
101.0 |
|
| 74 |
33 |
GER 8321 |
Marcel BELTZ
|
GER |
15.0 |
19.0 |
18.0 |
(30.0)
DNF
|
28.0 |
21.0 |
131.0 |
101.0 |
|
| 75 |
63 |
GER 7272 |
Oliver BERGER
|
GER |
24.0 |
(25.0) |
23.0 |
23.0 |
21.0 |
16.0 |
132.0 |
107.0 |
|
| 76 |
49 |
GER 7686 |
Andree NOLTE
|
GER |
23.0 |
(24.0) |
22.0 |
24.0 |
18.0 |
22.0 |
133.0 |
109.0 |
|
| 77 |
37 |
POL 8417 |
Jakub STAWIANY
|
POL |
26.0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
21.0 |
(29.0) |
27.0 |
143.0 |
114.0 |
|
| 78 |
62 |
GER 7466 |
Erik KELLERMANN
|
GER |
26.0 |
28.0 |
27.0 |
(30.0)
DNF
|
28.0
DPI
|
7.0 |
146.0 |
116.0 |
|
| 79 |
86 |
ITA 83 |
Tommaso SAPONARO
|
ITA |
25.0 |
(30.0)
DNC
|
30.0
DNC
|
21.0 |
16.0 |
26.0 |
148.0 |
118.0 |
|
| 80 |
57 |
GER 7449 |
Frank WIESNER
|
GER |
(27.0) |
26.0 |
26.0 |
17.0 |
26.0 |
23.0 |
145.0 |
118.0 |
|
| 81 |
34 |
GER 8311 |
Christian CONRADS
|
GER |
25.0 |
27.0 |
24.0 |
(30.0)
DNF
|
22.0 |
20.0 |
148.0 |
118.0 |
|
| 82 |
75 |
SUI 7948 |
Alfred-Julius HORSTMANN
|
SUI |
27.0 |
(30.0)
DSQ
|
27.0 |
23.0 |
22.0 |
27.0 |
156.0 |
126.0 |
|
| 83 |
67 |
NED 8350 |
Jim DIJKSTERHUIS
|
NED |
(30.0)
DNF
|
30.0
DNF
|
30.0
DNC
|
30.0
DNF
|
18.0 |
24.0 |
162.0 |
132.0 |
|
| 84 |
81 |
GER 7859 |
Stefan KÄSHAMMER
|
GER |
26.0 |
24.0 |
25.0 |
29.0
DNF
|
29.0
DNC
|
(30.0)
DNC
|
163.0 |
133.0 |
|
| 85 |
92 |
GER 7251 |
Michael HEINLEIN
|
GER |
(30.0)
DNF
|
28.0 |
28.0 |
30.0
DNF
|
29.0 |
23.0 |
168.0 |
138.0 |
|
| 86 |
54 |
USA 8507 |
Hannes LINDAUER
|
USA |
(30.0)
DNF
|
30.0
DNC
|
30.0
DNC
|
24.0 |
30.0
DPI
|
25.0 |
169.0 |
139.0 |
|
| BFD |
Disqualification under rule 30.3 |
| DNC |
Did not start; did not come to the starting area |
| DNF |
Did not finish |
| DPI |
Discretionaly penalty |
| DSQ |
Disqualification |
| RDG |
Redress given |
| RET |
Retired |
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