29er Eurocup - Brits dominate the top 10

by Fiona Diamond on 9 Oct 2007 Six British boats made the long trek down to Lake Garda for the final 29er Eurocup event of the year at Fraglia Vela Riva on Lake Garda in Italy. After a difficult weekend all six teams finished in the top ten.

After a misty start to the first day, the cloud eventually lifted from the lake allowing the 40 boats to start racing on time. The Wind was moderate from the North, with some strong gusts at times. At the end of day 1, Bleddyn Mon and Tom Humphries from Red Wharf Bay Sailing Club were lying first, counting two x firsts, and James Peters & Ed Fitzgerald from Hayling Island were in second counting two x second,

Day 2 of the Eurocup saw the morning northerly breeze drop and veer right to the South. One race was started and abandoned, and after a wait on the water, the 2nd start was successful and one race completed in classic 14-15 knots. A 3rd race was attempted, but the wind dropped away to nothing.

Day 3 saw frustration for the sailors as heavy rain and no wind prevented play, and the highlight of the day was watching Pearl Harbour at the yacht club.

The final day, however, saw a return to classic Garda conditions, with sunshine and the Southerly breeze filling in allowing four races to be sailed back to back. Solid performances by all the British youth teams resulted in all six teams finishing in the top 10 overall.

The event was won by James Peters and Ed Fitzgerald (GBR), Croations Tomislav Basic and Leon Ostrez were second, and Bleddyn Mon and Tom Humphries (GBR) finished third.

Max Richardson and Alex Groves from Hastings were 5th, Mike Wood and Ollie Spensley-Corfield from Draycote 6th, Frances Peters and Claire Lasko from HISC 7th and Becky Diamond and Fiona Hampshire from HISC, 10th.

29er - Final overall positions

1 GBR 1278 PETERS JAMES, FITZGERALD ED, HAYLING ISLAND SC 19,0
2 CRO 1341 TOMISLAV BASIC, OSTREZ LEON, TURBO SPORT 20,0
3 GBR 1328 MON BLEDDYN, HUMPHREYS TOM, RED WHARF BAY SC 26,0
4 NED 1397 BEKKERING ANNEMIEK, KISTERS JESKE, WSV BOVENWATER 45,0
5 GBR 1370 RICHARDSON MAX, GROVES ALEX, HASTINGS & ST LEONARDS SC 49,0
6 GBR 1324 WOOD MIKE, SPENSLEY-CORFIELD OLIVER, DRAYCOTE WATER SAILING CLUB 50,0
7 GBR 1212 PETERS FRANCES, LASKO CLAIRE, HAYLING ISLAND SC 51,0
8 ITA 791 AVOGADRI GABRIELE, PICCINELLI NICOLAS, A.V.A.S 54,0
9 ITA 1208 VIDESOTT PIERLUIGI, FRANCESCHINI LORENZO, FRAGLIA VELA RIVA 63,0
10 GBR 1114 DIAMOND BECKY, HAMPSHIRE FIONA, HAYLING ISLAND SC 68,0
11 ITA 1209 CAMIN RICCARDO, GROSSELLI GIACOMO, FRAGLIA VELA RIVA 69,0
12 SUI 386 KELLER NATHALIE, HOTZ IRINA, TYC 74,0
13 ESP 1226 RODENAS LUIS, MARTINEZ JUAN MIGUEL, REAL CLUB DE REGATAS DE ALICAN 89,0
14 GER 940 LANGE TOM, LANGE TIM, DSMC 90,0
15 ITA 1326 TITA RUGGERO, BENTO GAGO HERNAN, SOCIETÀ VELICA DI BARCOLA E GR 95,0
16 FRA 1333 GUEGUEN PIERRE, JULLY ODIN, UNION DU YACHTING CANNOIS 99,0
17 GER 1058 WINTER SIMON, HOLZAPFEL KILIAN, SEEBRUCKER-REGATTA-VEREIN 109,0
18 SUI 1373 KELLER MATTHIAS, FATTORINI MARIO, ZÜRCHER YACHT CLUB // THUNERSE 110,0
19 ITA 1206 SURINI FAUSTO, ZUBBOLI MATTIA, A.V.A.S LOVERE 127,0
20 ITA 1201 ANGOLINI GIULIA, ORLANDO MICHELA, FRAGLIA VELA RIVA 141,0
21 SUI 162 LAUX TOBIAS, LUKAS RATASAMEN, SCE 151,0
22 GER 905 MARCHART EVI, UNGER SIMON, SCHLIERSEER SEGEL-CLUB 155,0
23 ITA 3 LAJOLO RICCARDO, LAJOLO FILIPPO, YACHT CLUB IMPERIA 157,0
24 SUI 1160 VON WERDT SARAH, OSWALD CARMEN, SCENGE 159,0
25 ESP 28 PORTOLES PEREZ ALVARO, SERRA PEIRO SERGIO, REAL CLUB NAUTICO DENIA 163,0
26 FRA 1331 JULLY VALENTIN, DE ROMBLAY AXEL, UNION DU YACHTING CANNOIS 172,0
27 FRA 1332 LABOURE ALEXIS, CARON ADRIEN, UNION DU YACHTING CANNOIS 173,0
28 ITA 1342 TELESE NICOLO, FERRARO JACOPO, CIRCOLO NAUTICO LOANO 173,0
29 AUT 870 ZIEHER GUENTHER, ZIEHER MORITZ, SEGELCLUB ATTERSEE SCATT 179,0
30 ESP 27 PORTOLES PEREZ RAMON, FEISAN TUDOR, REAL CLUB NAUTICO DENIA 181,0
31 ITA 1325 BESENZONI FEDERICO, BESENZONI EDOARDO, CANOTTIERI GARDA SALÒ 181,0
32 ITA 1327 CECCHETTI RODOLFO, FERRANDI ALEX, C.V. TRASIMENO ASS. SPORT. DIL 197,0
33 ITA 1340 RAGGIO OTTAVIA, PITANTI MATILDE, CIRCOLO VELICO LA SPEZIA 211,0
34 ITA 1 ARIMONDO RUBEN, DAL PIAZ ANDREA, YACHT CLUB IMPERIA 223,0
35 CRO 1162 RENATA PETANI, SIMUNOV TEA, TURBO SPORT 226,0
36 AUS 1 DALY EMMA, LURASCHI GIORGIA, BLACK ROCK YC 259,0
37 GBR 53 MACCHI SEBASTIANO, VETTORELLO MASSIMILIANO, L.N.I. SEZIONE DI VARESE 259,0
38 ITA 1202 FRONTI ANDREA, STERZA DAVIDE, CUS PARMA 260,0
39 ITA 56 ORTONA GIULIO, BROGI FEDERICO, CV CASTIGLIONE DELLA PESCAIA 268,0
40 ITA 1204 MAURO LUCIA, VITALIE PETROV, CN LEVANTE 272,0