Marinepool Melges24 Europeans– String Mistral determines first ranking

by Melges 24 on 5 Sep 2016

Day 1 in Hyères - Marinepool Melges 24 European Championship Pierrick Contin / IM24CA

As exactly announced by the weather forecasts earlier, a wind of Mistral was blowing strongly, to start the Melges 24 European Championship, hosted by COYCH and the International Melges 24 Class Association with the support of Marinepool, in the best possible way.

Three races took place on the beautiful bay of Hyères, in a race course that was set close to the worldwide famous 'golden island' of Porquerolles, in such way that it was also possible to follow the races from the Hyères shoreline.

Matteo Ivaldi helming Marrakech Express ITA636 - Marinepool Melges 24 European Championship © Pierrick Contin / IM24CA

Looking at the preliminary results of today, an interesting fact that comes up is that just two of the crews that occupy the first ten positions of the ranking, managed to win a race. We are talking about the Estonian Lenny, by Tõnu Tõniste - the Corinthian reigning European and World Champion, that won the first race; and the Italian Marrakech Express with former Italian Olympian Matteo Ivaldi on board - one of the few sailors of the class who himself takes care both of the helm and of the tactical choices, winning the race number three. Matteo Ramian, the trimmer from Marrakech Express who was fifth at the end of day one, just a few points behind the Hungarian FGF Sailing Team, declared it was a great day but with the difficult conditions, particularly tricky when crews had to reach the downwind gate.

Niccolo Bertola-Giacomo Fossatti's Taki 4 ITA778 - Marinepool Melges 24 European Championship © Pierrick Contin / IM24CA

Interviewed as the winner of the first race, Toomas Tõniste, tactician of Estonian Lenny, said they had a wonderful beginning with the first and second results, the team is in good shape and positive for the next races, hoping that the challenging conditions of today will keep going.

Miles Quinton's Gill Race Team from Great Britain, helmed by Geoff Carveth and racing in the Corinthian group, is currently leading the overall ranking with ten points, gaining a fourth and two third places today. 'The team worked in a great way together and we are amazed to find out we are in front. We're looking forward to the tomorrow's races', declared the helmsman of Gill Race Team.

Miles Quinton's Gill Race Team GBR694 - the current leader - Marinepool Melges 24 European Championship © Pierrick Contin / IM24CA

The Italian crew of Bombarda, that progressively improved its results in today's races, gaining an eight, a fifth and a second, is currently following Gill Race Team on second position, with a gap of five points. Giulio Desiderato, when interviewed, told us that the crew is happy for the results of this first day, even if the feeling is bittersweet, since they hoped for better results in the second and third race, when they turned the first upwind mark at the head of the fleet.

Third position is in the hold of the reigning World champion, Swiss Christopher Rast's EFG tied with Italian Bombarda gaining sixth, fourth and fifth today.

Miles Quinton's Gill Race Team GBR694 - the current leader - Marinepool Melges 24 European Championship © Pierrick Contin / IM24CA

What concerns the Corinthian division, as already said before, Miles Quinton's Gill Race Team is leading the ranking, followed by the Niccolò Bertola/Giacomo Fossati's Taki 4 (2-5-10 today) from Italy and, in the third place, Norwegian Storm Capital Sail Racing (4-3-11), three times Corinthian world champion with Peder Jahre helming.

All the crews are waiting forward to tomorrow's races, when the weather forecast expect lighter and less shifty wind, coming from the East. The first preparatory signal will be given at 10 am. Race Committee intends to run three more races.

Andrea Pozzi's Bombarda ITA841 - Marinepool Melges 24 European Championship © Pierrick Contin / IM24CA

Tõnu Tõniste's Lenny EST790 - Marinepool Melges 24 European Championship © Pierrick Contin / IM24CA

Pos	Sail	Competitors	P Net	P tot	r.1	r.2	r.3	Club/Country
1	694	GILL RACE TEAM CARVETH Geoff QUINTON Miles BURLTON craig ALTON Catherine BRUSHETT Adam	10.00	10.00	4 4.0	3 3.0	3 3.0	GREAT BRITAIN - - - -
2	841	BOMBARDA POZZI Andrea DESIDERATO Guilio CIAMPALINI Stefano DAL FERRO Nicolas ZERMINI Carlo	15.00	15.00	8 8.0	5 5.0	2 2.0	ITALY - - - -
3	684	EFG RAST Christopher ZAUGG Patrick KORNEV Nikolay RAST Danielle FERRAGLIA Matteo	15.00	15.00	6 6.0	4 4.0	5 5.0	SWITZERLAND - - - -
4	728	FGF SAAILING TEAM BAKOCZY Robert ROZSNYAY Domonkos TAKACSY Levente TAKACSKY Kristof BUZA Bence	19.00	19.00	2 2.0	13 13.0	4 4.0	HUNGARY - - - -
5	636	MARRAKECH EXPRESS IVALDI Matteo DI TERLIZZI Angelo GIANNINI Marco CANEPA Pietro RAMIAN Mateo	22.00	22.00	9 9.0	12 12.0	1 1.0	ITALY - - - -
6	751	STORM CAPITAL SAIL RACING JAHRE Peder BRISEID Stian DENNECHE Sivert ORVIN Marius GUNDERSEN Ane	31.00	31.00	5 5.0	6 6.0	20 20.0	NORWAY - - - -
7	790	LENNY TONISTE Tonu TONISTE Toomas MAIKI Saaring OTSASOO Tammo ROHTLA Andres	32.00	32.00	1 1.0	2 2.0	29 29.0	ESTONIA - - - -
8	778	TAKI 4 BERTOLA Niccolo FOSSATI Giacomo BANNETTA Giovanni DE CHIARA Matteo ZAMMARCHI Marco	32.00	32.00	3 3.0	10 10.0	19 19.0	ITALY - - - -
9	529	MIMOSA MATTSSON Jan STAFFAN Lindberg ITKONEN Pyry KONTULAINEN Marianna REKONEN Matti Pekka	34.00	34.00	11 11.0	9 9.0	14 14.0	FINLAND - - - -
10	557	IMAGINE ROWEN David LEA Jamie SCHWARDT Jim WILLIAMSON Rachel SEIDL Anna	37.00	37.00	7 7.0	18 18.0	12 12.0	GREAT BRITAIN - - - -
11	779	SALTY DOG WARRER Peter LEHEM SLETTEN Mathias KRISTENSEN Soren OSTERGARD Andre BORRESKOV Mathias	40.00	40.00	14 14.0	11 11.0	15 15.0	DENMARK - - - -
12	283	MAS-WOLFPACK RACING ERIKSEN Fredrik MORTENSEN Jon aksel FISCHER Andreas ANDERSEN Magnus JACOBSEN Aksel	42.00	42.00	12 12.0	22 22.0	8 8.0	NORWAY - - - -
13	787	BLOW-SLAM RACING NERGAARD Peder HELGENSEN Morten RUBINSTEIN Eivind NORDENSTROM Nils	52.00	52.00	20 20.0	1 1.0	31 31.0	NORWAY - - -
14	612	MELGES.DK HOUMANN Kris DAMDGAARD Rasmus MELSEN Rasmus BRAAD STEEN Soren	52.00	52.00	13 13.0	30 30.0	9 9.0	DENMARK - - -
15	827	TEAM KESBEKE/SIKA/GILL VERAAR Ronald BLOK Eelco BROUWER Joost MOMMERSTEEG Pim	54.00	54.00	25 25.0	8 8.0	21 21.0	THE NETHERLANDS - - -
16	803	MUSTORACING SCHAFER Christian HOESCH Adrian EICH Edwin ROTHLAUF Walter OCZYCZ Oliver	54.00	54.00	15 15.0	14 14.0	25 25.0	GERMANY - - - -
17	667	SKANEGASEN FRIDH Martin WENNERDAHL Julia HOFVANDER TRULSSON Ylva REUTERSKIOLD Jacob TEDIN Hannes olsson	57.00	57.00	27 27.0	19 19.0	11 11.0	SWEDEN - - - -
18	677	WHITE ROOM TARABOCHIA Luis BUEHLER Sebastian TARABOCHIA Marco TARABOCHIA Michael MULLER Dominik	60.00	60.00	28 28.0	16 16.0	16 16.0	GERMANY - - - -
19	822	BLACK SEAL THOMPSON Richard YOUNG Nigel ALSGAARD Rie KEMP Frederic O'KEEFFE Ewan	64.00	64.00	42 42.0	15 15.0	7 7.0	GREAT BRITAIN - - - -
20	485	ARCTUR YANO Andriy PISKUNOV Viktor BABKIN Andriy KRYVOSHEYEV Yuriy IGNATIEV Andrii	71.00	71.00	23 23.0	38 38.0	10 10.0	UKRAINE - - - -
21	508	SITTING DUCK AKERSON Carl CARLSSON Lars CARLSSON Glenn SJOBERG Hans THORDEN Carl	76.00	76.00	24 24.0	28 28.0	24 24.0	SWEDEN - - - -
22	735	ALTEA RACCHELLI Andrea BONINI Gaudenzio VIERNA Alberto BERTIN AnneSoizic DE MARI Giorgio	79.00	79.00	BFD 55.0	7 7.0	17 17.0	ITALY - - - -
23	704	KLEIN RAINBOW DIETRICH Bent TRCKA Martin BLACKER Noah MEYERS Howard AUDYOVA Marketa BARRUE Marie	80.00	80.00	43 43.0	31 31.0	6 6.0	REPUBLIQUE TCHE - - - - C O Y C HYEROIS
24	742	KORUTV.FI HAKOLA Tomi HELLMAN Henrik SALLINEN Anssi SILEN Oliver CLARIJS Kelly ann	80.00	80.00	21 21.0	36 36.0	23 23.0	FINLAND - - - -
25	688	IMMAC 24 GRUNDLER Stefan HARDER Kai BORDOLO Bea STHAMER Frithjof RICHTER Frithjof	84.00	84.00	17 17.0	34 34.0	33 33.0	GERMANY - - - -
26	821	ANDELE HOTZ Jorg HOTZ Anja NERACHER Michael ENGSTROM Alexander DE NARDIS Camillo	85.00	85.00	10 10.0	45 45.0	30 30.0	SWITZERLAND - - - -
27	382	CINGHI-AILE GOOD Michael HANHART Katharina CASTELLAN Nino METTLER Christian TZESCHLOCK Regina	86.00	86.00	36 36.0	37 37.0	13 13.0	SWITZERLAND - - - -
28	589	HOD BUJAKY Attila KRISCH Janos GOND Gergely SZELLEM Balazs GRAFEL Vince	86.00	86.00	18 18.0	46 46.0	22 22.0	HUNGARY - - - -
29	639	EURO VOILES BARRUE Christophe INFANTE Denis JARICOT Vincent CLERGUE Sebastien	88.00	88.00	26 26.0	35 35.0	27 27.0	C O Y C HYEROIS C O Y C HYEROIS C O Y C HYEROIS S N BANDOL
30	716	PURE SCHINEIS Michael SCHARNAGL Stefan SCHINEIS Philipp HOLLENDER Peter HOLLERMANN Simona	90.00	90.00	35 35.0	27 27.0	28 28.0	AUSTRIA - - - -
31	666	MISS DEVIL SKALEN Tomas PETTERSSON Fredrik PETTERSSON SAND Jonas ABERG Anders	91.00	91.00	39 39.0	17 17.0	35 35.0	SWEDEN - - -
32	681	SCHOENHERR URLESBERGER Franz TITTES Christoph HAUER Willibald BAYER Hansi MOSER Udo	92.00	92.00	31 31.0	24 24.0	37 37.0	AUSTRIA - - - -
33	726	ATENA JERKOVIC Jure JERKOVIC Emil JERKOVIC Natasa ZAJC Robert KMETEC Blaz	93.00	93.00	29 29.0	23 23.0	41 41.0	SLOVENIA - - - -
34	727	HURRICANE SVANBERG Riikard SEVEDAG Axel WINZELL Jonas ENGLUNG Borje	95.00	95.00	30 30.0	20 20.0	45 45.0	SWEDEN - - -
35	661	BARMALEY GUREYEV Vasyl SHAFRANYUK Andriy LEVCHENKO Sergiy KANDYBA Viktor MOSHKOVSKIY Vitaliy	95.00	95.00	33 33.0	26 26.0	36 36.0	UKRAINE - - - -
36	761	TOP GUN HAVN Peter ANDERSEN Soren BOEL RASMUSSEN Josefine SCHALDEMOSE Kristian	103.00	103.00	16 16.0	44 44.0	43 43.0	DENMARK - - -
37	569	IMMAC SPUTNIK BRINKMANN Conrad HOFFMANN Ddirk REISS Rudolf NIEMANN Frank DUC Nam luu	106.00	106.00	19 19.0	47 47.0	40 40.0	GERMANY - - - -
38	673	NEFELI 24 KARRIE Peter SCHOLLMAYER Martin ROSSKOPF Martin PAYA Victor GONZALEZ Alejandro	106.00	106.00	34 34.0	25 25.0	47 47.0	GERMANY - - - -
39	370	SNUGASABUG BOUYER Regis MATHIEU Sebastien PACELLE Jonathan LE PESTEUR Alexis	106.00	106.00	32 32.0	42 42.0	32 32.0	CNTL CNTL CNTL SN LA CIOTAT
40	646	YES SIR NO SIR HAAVEL Tonis LUKA Eerik GRIGORJEV Raul TERAS Erki REIMAN Ardo	108.00	108.00	40 40.0	50 50.0	18 18.0	ESTONIA - - - -
41	789	GELIKT VROON Carlo DE BLOCK Yves KAMSTRA Einte VAN VOLLENHOVEN Friso	110.00	110.00	22 22.0	33 33.0	DNF 55.0	THE NETHERLANDS - - -
42	731	CYTRUS RENKER Christoph marti SCHUEPBACH Markus ROEMER Markus WUETHRICH Beat OGGENFUSS Esther	110.00	110.00	BFD 55.0	29 29.0	26 26.0	SWITZERLAND - - - -
43	546	NEW TRICKS STONE Ben DAWSON STONE Camilla STONE Hamish SQUIRRELL James MAYHEW Jamie	111.00	111.00	45 45.0	32 32.0	34 34.0	GREAT BRITAIN - - - -
44	759	SEVEN-FIVE-NINE CSOLTO Akos BUKI Gabor BUKI Zsolt SZABOLCS Bence	118.00	118.00	BFD 55.0	21 21.0	42 42.0	HUNGARY - - -
45	683	EXILIA PIHLGREN Carl johan ADICKES Patrik olsson BORRE Krisstoffer MAGNUSSON Jonas	123.00	123.00	38 38.0	39 39.0	46 46.0	SWEDEN - - -
46	752	ANGRY DRAGON VOITH Norbert HOLLWERTH Lukas NEIDHARDT Martin HOFF Oskar	130.00	130.00	44 44.0	48 48.0	38 38.0	AUSTRIA - - -
47	582	IMMAC DIGIDRONE-SOLUTIONS ENGLER Laila SCHOKE Marianne ABLATICO alejandro WALLER Majnus VOSSWINKEL Franziska	136.00	136.00	37 37.0	49 49.0	50 50.0	GERMANY - - - -
48	530	MAD COW CLAEYSSENS Peter VERHULST Thierry LENZ Erric LACHAPELLE Thierry	137.00	137.00	46 46.0	43 43.0	48 48.0	SWITZERLAND - - -
49	191	LAIKA BURKE Lennart WILL Josef STEFFAN Maximilian SCHMIDT Daniel MULLER Johan	140.00	140.00	BFD 55.0	41 41.0	44 44.0	GERMANY - - - -
50	368	THE DOGS.....! BROWN Alen TRELIVING Paul COOPER George BIRKBEECK Gary	141.00	141.00	41 41.0	51 51.0	49 49.0	GREAT BRITAIN - - -
51	664	BAD GIRL FOGDE Kim Koch CARLSEN Christian GRONNING Morten BERGRENHOLZ Joachim BARRETT Jonathan	149.00	149.00	BFD 55.0	DNF 55.0	39 39.0	DENMARK - - - -
52	430	GOLD DOG 2 GONCALVES Julien MOZZANINO Timothy GONCALVES Nicolas BATAILLE Ossian BONNERY Gauthier	150.00	150.00	BFD 55.0	40 40.0	DNS 55.0	Yacht Club BANYULS C N CANET PERPIGNAN Yacht Club BANYULS Yacht Club BANYULS Yacht Club BANYULS
---	504	DISCO VOLANTE GASTL Sebatian BEULKE Nikolaus BEULKE Stefanie GALL Nina KOUNAS Faidon	165.00	165.00	DNF 55.0	DNS 55.0	DNS 55.0	GERMANY - - - -
---	819	MARUSIA DYVINETS Oleg DYVINETS Nikita AKYNSHYN Alexey ZINNATULLIN Vadym	165.00	165.00	DNF 55.0	DNS 55.0	DNS 55.0	UKRAINE