A-Cat European title goes down to the final race

by Sail-World.com/uk on 7 Jun 2009 Bob Baier of Germany is the new A-Cat European Champion. Baier held off the strong last day challenge from Australian Steve Brewin to take the title by one point.

Baier went into the final day (Saturday) of the championship at the Yachtclub Rheindelta on Lake Constance, as overall leader, with Brewin down in eighth place as he still carried his black flag disqualification from race four.

In the first race of the final day, race 6, the German Baier was the winner ahead of another Australian, Andrew Landenberger, with Mitch Booth of the Netherlands in third and Brewin finishing in fourth.

With the discard kicking in after six races this lifted Brewin into second place overall, four points off the leader Baier, going into the final championship race.

With the title in the balance, Aussie Steve Brewin came home in first place in the final race, ahead of Thomas Paasch of Denmark and fellow Australian Landenberger, but Baier made it into fourth place, giving him a one point overall victory for the A-Cat European title.

Third place overall went to Sascha Wallmer of Switzerland, fourth to Britain's Chris Field, fifth to Andrew Landenberger and sixth place to Mitch Booth.

A-Cat European Championship 2009 - Final results

1 GER 14 Bob Baier SCFF [8] [8.00] 2 2.00 1 1.00 1 1.00 5 5.00 1 1.00 4 4.00 14.00 1
2 AUS 4 Steven Brewin KCC 3 3.00 1 1.00 2 2.00 [BFD] [86.00] 4 4.00 4 4.00 1 1.00 15.00 2
3 SUI 218 Sascha Wallmer SCMd 1 1.00 3 3.00 5 5.00 6 6.00 2 2.00 7 7.00 [8] [8.00] 24.00 3
4 GBR 007 Chris Field MBSC 18 18.00 15 15.00 [22] [22.00] 3 3.00 9 9.00 6 6.00 7 7.00 58.00 4
5 AUS 308 Andrew Landenberger CRSC 38 38.00 7 7.00 9 9.00 [BFD] [86.00] 6 6.00 2 2.00 3 3.00 65.00 5
6 NED 11 Mitch Booth 19 19.00 6 6.00 6 6.00 [BFD] [86.00] 26 26.00 3 3.00 6 6.00 66.00 6
7 ITA 12 Roberto Casadei CVC 10 10.00 [27] [27.00] 8 8.00 14 14.00 3 3.00 15 15.00 16 16.00 66.00 7
8 ITA 78 Vincenzo Sorrentino CCN 13 13.00 12 12.00 4 4.00 [20] [20.00] 7 7.00 16 16.00 19 19.00 71.00 8
9 GER 56 Georg Reutter TSVH 6 6.00 4 4.00 19 19.00 15 15.00 1 1.00 35 35.00 [DNF] [86.00] 80.00 9
10 GER 76 Helmut Stumhofer SCC 36 36.00 13 13.00 3 3.00 9 9.00 [DSQ] [86.00] 11 11.00 11 11.00 83.00 10
11 NED 95 Roeland Wentholt Hellecat 15 15.00 [41] [41.00] 13 13.00 4 4.00 31 31.00 10 10.00 10 10.00 83.00 11
12 SWE 22 Johnsson Pontus TREBS 17 17.00 11 11.00 7 7.00 11 11.00 16 16.00 24 24.00 [BFD] [86.00] 86.00 12
13 GER 10 Jörg Horn STS 16 16.00 [64] [64.00] 16 16.00 7 7.00 18 18.00 32 32.00 12 12.00 101.00 13
14 GER 85 Guido Schulte WSCKL 24 24.00 25 25.00 [DNF] [86.00] 24 24.00 10 10.00 8 8.00 14 14.00 105.00 14
15 DEN 1 Thomas Paasch SKS 23 23.00 [49] [49.00] 12 12.00 35 35.00 33 33.00 5 5.00 2 2.00 110.00 15
16 AUT 3 Matthias Pribil SCSW 11 11.00 23 23.00 [60] [60.00] 2 2.00 45 45.00 9 9.00 22 22.00 112.00 16
17 SUI 217 Dominik Peikert YCZ 39 39.00 14 14.00 11 11.00 [BFD] [86.00] 15 15.00 23 23.00 23 23.00 125.00 17
18 NED 1 Pieter Saarberg CCN 37 37.00 16 16.00 18 18.00 22 22.00 8 8.00 29 29.00 [38] [38.00] 130.00 18
19 GER 44 Karl Sydow BSF 30 30.00 29 29.00 25 25.00 [BFD] [86.00] 21 21.00 14 14.00 20 20.00 139.00 19
20 FRA 422 Yann Baglin CNB 28 28.00 39 39.00 15 15.00 13 13.00 [56] [56.00] 28 28.00 17 17.00 140.00 20
21 ITA 16 Michele Petrucci CVC 4 4.00 20 20.00 17 17.00 5 5.00 12 12.00 [DNC] [86.00] DNC 86.00 144.00 21
22 SUI 209 Christian Zuerrer YC Au 34 34.00 8 8.00 32 32.00 28 28.00 22 22.00 21 21.00 [DNF] [86.00] 145.00 22
23 FRA 2 Jean-Louis Le Coq SNGRPC 14 14.00 9 9.00 [OCS] [86.00] BFD 86.00 20 20.00 17 17.00 5 5.00 151.00 23
24 AUS 902 Scott Anderson GSC 7 7.00 10 10.00 10 10.00 8 8.00 30 30.00 [DNC] [86.00] DNC 86.00 151.00 24
25 AUT 62 Jürgen Koch SVR [33] [33.00] 24 24.00 33 33.00 17 17.00 29 29.00 30 30.00 18 18.00 151.00 25
26 ITA 4 Teo DI Battista CVC 9 9.00 17 17.00 20 20.00 12 12.00 11 11.00 [DNC] [86.00] DNC 86.00 155.00 26
27 GER 599 Matthias Dietz PSG 2 2.00 18 18.00 14 14.00 [DNF] [86.00] RAF 86.00 13 13.00 25 25.00 158.00 27
28 ESP 2007 Micky Todd C.A.R. 46 46.00 26 26.00 21 21.00 44 44.00 [61] [61.00] 22 22.00 9 9.00 168.00 28
29 ESP 9 Juan Antonio Ladron de Guevara Mellado CAR [56] [56.00] 30 30.00 28 28.00 18 18.00 53 53.00 25 25.00 15 15.00 169.00 29
30 SMR 1 Gianluca Mini Y.C.S.M. 31 31.00 31 31.00 37 37.00 [BFD] [86.00] 38 38.00 20 20.00 13 13.00 170.00 30
31 AUT 89 Nicole Salzmann YCRhd 21 21.00 19 19.00 40 40.00 23 23.00 39 39.00 34 34.00 [DNF] [86.00] 176.00 31
32 SUI 210 Marco Knuchel SVT 25 25.00 [40] [40.00] 34 34.00 19 19.00 34 34.00 33 33.00 36 36.00 181.00 32
33 GER 21 Marco Goetz BYC 51 51.00 37 37.00 24 24.00 33 33.00 [57] [57.00] 12 12.00 27 27.00 184.00 33
34 FRA 419 Thierry Boisbouvier CNB 54 54.00 [67] [67.00] 39 39.00 29 29.00 40 40.00 19 19.00 21 21.00 202.00 34
35 NED 8 Theo Van Hilten M en R 27 27.00 35 35.00 [48] [48.00] 38 38.00 43 43.00 27 27.00 33 33.00 203.00 35
36 AUT 11 Karsten Heinzle YCRhd 12 12.00 32 32.00 53 53.00 41 41.00 [65] [65.00] 40 40.00 32 32.00 210.00 36
37 ITA 99 Marco Gaeti A.V.B. [55] [55.00] 21 21.00 41 41.00 39 39.00 52 52.00 31 31.00 28 28.00 212.00 37
38 GER 15 Katrin Brunner BSF 20 20.00 38 38.00 52 52.00 [63] [63.00] 23 23.00 38 38.00 44 44.00 215.00 38
39 SWE 956 Thomas Persson KKKK 40 40.00 42 42.00 23 23.00 25 25.00 17 17.00 [DNC] [86.00] DNC 86.00 233.00 39
40 GER 55 Udo Reutter SGÜ [57] [57.00] 48 48.00 44 44.00 52 52.00 14 14.00 44 44.00 35 35.00 237.00 40
41 GER 7 Roman Strobl FCSS 43 43.00 34 34.00 27 27.00 16 16.00 32 32.00 [DNC] [86.00] DNC 86.00 238.00 41
42 SUI 221 Franco Niggeler SCStM 47 47.00 36 36.00 [63] [63.00] 27 27.00 36 36.00 46 46.00 46 46.00 238.00 42
43 SWE 2 Erik Andersson KKKK 32 32.00 22 22.00 31 31.00 10 10.00 60 60.00 [DNC] [86.00] DNC 86.00 241.00 43
44 NED 98 Harry De Jong Hellecat 60 60.00 [76] [76.00] 45 45.00 50 50.00 24 24.00 37 37.00 30 30.00 246.00 44
45 ITA 10 Valerio Petrucci CVC 22 22.00 28 28.00 56 56.00 21 21.00 35 35.00 [DNC] [86.00] DNC 86.00 248.00 45
46 FRA 405 Jean Phan Dong CVM 49 49.00 45 45.00 51 51.00 31 31.00 [59] [59.00] 36 36.00 47 47.00 259.00 46
47 GER 609 Roland Hennig CKA 45 45.00 53 53.00 [70] [70.00] 46 46.00 27 27.00 45 45.00 45 45.00 261.00 47
48 GBR 33 Nigel Lovett T.S.C. 58 58.00 65 65.00 35 35.00 54 54.00 [67] [67.00] 18 18.00 34 34.00 264.00 48
49 ESP 83 Juan Jose Sola Nogales Cand 53 53.00 33 33.00 [DNC] [86.00] BFD 86.00 47 47.00 26 26.00 26 26.00 271.00 49
50 GER 45 Thilo Keller CSCM 29 29.00 50 50.00 26 26.00 32 32.00 48 48.00 [DNC] [86.00] DNC 86.00 271.00 50
51 AUT 1 Klaus Schober YCZ 50 50.00 44 44.00 43 43.00 36 36.00 19 19.00 [DNC] [86.00] DNC 86.00 278.00 51
52 BEL 54 Philippe Muyzers R.B.S.C. 70 70.00 62 62.00 30 30.00 30 30.00 51 51.00 43 43.00 [DNF] [86.00] 286.00 52
53 GER 528 Florian Hennig SLRV 64 64.00 [74] [74.00] 47 47.00 53 53.00 46 46.00 42 42.00 42 42.00 294.00 53
54 AUT 90 Hanns Schiefele SCC 59 59.00 60 60.00 57 57.00 42 42.00 [74] [74.00] 41 41.00 43 43.00 302.00 54
55 SUI 175 Hervé Du Bois CNM 65 65.00 43 43.00 38 38.00 47 47.00 [DNF] [86.00] DNF 86.00 24 24.00 303.00 55
56 SUI 192 Charles Bueche BT 62 62.00 [70] [70.00] 50 50.00 56 56.00 49 49.00 51 51.00 41 41.00 309.00 56
57 ITA 96 Alberto Farnesi AV 35 35.00 61 61.00 36 36.00 26 26.00 70 70.00 [DNC] [86.00] DNC 86.00 314.00 57
58 GER 95 Ekkehart Von Selzam TSV Utting 69 69.00 [72] [72.00] 54 54.00 51 51.00 58 58.00 47 47.00 40 40.00 319.00 58
59 GER 60 Eckhard Michaelis SGÜ 68 68.00 66 66.00 [79] [79.00] 64 64.00 41 41.00 50 50.00 31 31.00 320.00 59
60 NED 91 Tjibbe Veeloo Hellecat 48 48.00 51 51.00 71 71.00 40 40.00 25 25.00 [DNC] [86.00] DNC 86.00 321.00 60
61 ITA 2 Andreas Brolli CVC 44 44.00 56 56.00 46 46.00 37 37.00 54 54.00 [DNC] [86.00] DNC 86.00 323.00 61
62 GER 96 Rainer Bohrer TSV Utting 82 82.00 57 57.00 69 69.00 [BFD] [86.00] 28 28.00 49 49.00 39 39.00 324.00 62
63 SWE 1 Göran Marström LBS 42 42.00 46 46.00 29 29.00 [DSQ] [86.00] 37 37.00 DNC 86.00 DNC 86.00 3