Crebbin leads opening day of Eight Metre Worlds
by Katja Welte/GJN on 11 Jul 2006
NED-2 Lafayette leading the fleet Eight Metre Class
Phil Crebbin helming Hollandia won the first race of the Eight Metre International World Championship 2006 Chopard - Races being held at the Lindauer Segler-Club on Lake Constance for the first time in its history.
The Lindauer Segler-Club (LSC), founded in 1889, is located on the Island of Lindau and has a long tradition with the Eight Metre - Class. Already in 1910, The first Eight Metre was built for the LSC in 1910, and up to this days the Club owns Bayern II, one of the last original First Rule Eight Metres. Together with Zilverwiek and Elfe II three Eight Metres are now in the club.
Racing will take place throughout the week, with the final race on Friday.
Positions after day 1, Sunday, 1 race:
Pos Sail No. Boat Name Club - Skipper - Catagory
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1 NED-1 Hollandia RNCYC Philip Crebbin Modern
2 SUI-11 Aluette ASC Ernst Bieri Modern
3 SUI-8 YQUEM SNG Manuel Stern Modern
4 Z-9 Froya KYC Tino Ellegast Sira
5 USA-33 Gefion RoYC,NY Ronald B. Palm Modern
6 SUI-10 Sarissa YCRo Peter Groh Modern
7 GBR-2 Lafayette RNCYC Allan Manuel Modern
8 GER-5 Sposa II YCRa Josef Martin Sira
9 GER-8 WYVERN YCRa Karl Biller Sira
10 GER-10 Spazzo KYC Wilfried Beeck Modern
11 AUT-12 Bera YCH Markus Bilgeri Sira
12 SUI-1 Catina VI SNG Fred Meyer Vintage
13 J-1 Aun RNCYC Tokiko Kobayash Vintage
14 GER-9 Germania III SVAOE Gerd Wegener Vintage
15 H-9 Elfe LSC Andi Lochbrunne First Rule
16 H-6 Bayern II LSC Hans R. Nitsche First Rule
17 H-3 Edit SCBO Willi Wagner First Rule
18 GER-15 Anne Sophie MYC Hans-Georg Klein Vintage
19 H-4 Sposa SCBO Uwe Marquard First Rule
20 H-8 Silhouette LSC Lukas Hummler First Rule
21 GBR-27 IF AYC Peter J.W. WilsonSira
Event website: http://www.lsc.de/8
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