29er EUROCUP Report and results - Italian crews on top

by Antonio Sueri on 3 Nov 2009 29er EUROCUP - Day 1

Today’s 1PM warning signal kicked off the 2009 edition of the 29er and 29erXX Eurocup sailing event. Southerly winds, blowing strong and steady around 8 meters per second, powered the day’s first race. Windspeed intensified to 11 m/s for the day’s second and third races. On the water, thirty-one 29er crews represented seven nation-states (GER, CRO, ITA, NOR, SWE, AUT, SUI); nine 29erXX representing four nation-states (GBR, GER, ITA, FIN).

Among the 29er Class, Germany’s Justus Schmidt and Max Boehme (GER 23) top the temporary scorecharts with first-day results 1, 3, 2. Second position for Domagoj Fizulic and Leon Ostrez (CRO 1341) (4, 2, 4). Third position in the temporary overall scores and ranks held by Paul Kohlhoff and Tim Kramer (GER 1280) (2, 4, 5). Host organization Fraglia Vela Riva has two crews near the top, respectively holding fourth and fifth positions. Each of them also won a race today. That’s Riccardo Camin and Lorenzo Franceschini (ITA 8) in fourth position (with scores 5, 6, 1) and Augusto Poropat and Giacomo Grosselli (ITA 1209) in fifth (with scores 13, 1, 3). Fraglia also has an all-female crew, fairly well-positioned at fifteenth in the temporary overall scores and rankings: Alice Agnoletto and Giuditta Colombi (scores 19, 13, 17).

The 29erXX Class’ temporary overall scores and rankings are topped by two British crews. Katie Nurton and Louise Walker (GBR 2) hold first position with scores 2, 1, 1. In second position David Hall and Hanna Dahlborg (GBR 777) with scores 1, 4, 4. Third position for Phillip and Thilo Kramer (GER 1) (3, 2, 5).

The event continues tomorrow with another three races; warning signal at 9AM.

Day 2

Four races were sailed today, with steady southerly winds blowing around six – eight meters-per-second. Justus Schmidt and Max Boehme (GER 23) maintain yesterday’s lead among the 29er Class with scores 1, (3), 2, 1, 2, 2, 2. Following close behind them are two crews from the host organization Fraglia Vela Riva: Riccardo Camin and Lorenzo Franceschini (ITA 8) (5, (6), 1, 2, 4, 1, 1) and Augusto Poropat and Giacomo Grosselli (ITA 1209) ((13), 1, 3, 3, 1, 13, 6). Fraglia’s Alice Agnoletto and Giuditta Colombi hold the sixteenth position in the temporary overall scores and rankings.

The 29erXX Class, despite its smaller number of competitors, proved itself amply capable of furnishing surprise and suspense: a deadlock tie between Daniele Poli (ITA 4 – C.V. Orta) and Phillip Mueller (GER 51): two crews with equal numbers of scorepoints. In fact, Poli’s performance yesterday showed no indications of potential victory.

Tomorrow’s final two races will determine the outcomes in these exciting competitions: warning signal to be given at 9:30AM.

Day 3

Northerly winds powered the event’s final two races, blowing initially around seven meters – per – second, then tapering off to a disappointing two m/s.

Among the 29er Class, Riccardo Camin and Lorenzo Franceschini (ITA 8 – Fraglia Vela Riva) claim event victory (scores (5), (6), 1, 2, 4, 1, 1, 1, 2). Second position overall for Germany’s Justus Schmidt and Max Boeme (GER 23), thanks to their topnotch performances during the event’s first two days (scores 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, (6), (17)). Third for Augusto Poropat and Giacomo Grosselli (ITA 1209 – Fraglia Vela Riva) (scores ((13), 1, 3, 3, 1, (13), 6, 2, 1). Alice Agnoletto and Giuditta Colombi (ITA 1512 – Fraglia Vela Riva) conclude with a respectable sixteenth position in the final scores and rankings.

Daniele Poli and Michele Monzini (ITA 4) triumph in the 29erXX Class, thanks to two first-place finishes today…..not to mention yesterday’s fine performances (scores (5), (3), 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1). Second for Germany’s Phillip Mueller and Moritz Janich (GER 51) (scores 4, (6), 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, (ocs), 2). Meanwhile, British sailors David Hall and Nicola Smith (GBR 777) take the bronze (scores 1, (4), 4, 1, 4, 4, (5), 3, 3).

The Closing ceremony and prizegiving was at 1 pm on host organization Fraglia Vela Riva’s outdoor terrace. Appropriately breathtaking panoramic view of northern Garda Lake: its weather in-sync with its well-timed events.

Results 29ERXX

 
Scores take into account 2  discards 
 

No	Sailno	Name	Scores	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	ITA 4	POLI DANIELE, MONZINI MICHELE	12,0	(5)	(3)	3	3	2	1	1	1	1
2	GER 51	MUELLER PHILIPP, JANICH MORITZ	15,0	4	(6)	2	2	1	2	2	(ocs)	2
3	GBR 777	HALL DAVID, SMITH NICOLA	20,0	1	(4)	4	1	4	4	(5)	3	3
4	GER 1	KRAMER PHILIPP, KRAMER THILO	20,0	3	2	(5)	4	3	3	3	2	(7)
5	GBR 2	NURTON KATIE, WALKER LOUISE	24,0	2	1	1	(7)	5	5	4	6	(8)
6	GER 7	GIESER WERNER, AIGNER MONIKA	40,0	(dnf)	5	6	8	6	(9)	7	4	4
7	FIN 3	LINDQVIST ROSA, VAN DER ENDE NOVA	46,0	(dnf)	(dnf)	dnf	5	8	6	6	5	6
8	ITA 8	BERTANI TORQUATO, BATTINI PAOLO	55,0	(dnc)	(dnc)	dnc	9	9	7	8	7	5
9	ITA 5	CARABELLI VINCENZO, MASSARANI CHIARA	57,0	(dnf)	(dnf)	dnf	6	7	8	9	8	9

 

Results 29ER

 
Scores take into account 2  discards
 

No	Sailno	Name	Scores	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	ITA 8	CAMIN RICCARDO, FRANCESCHINI LORENZO	12,0	(5)	(6)	1	2	4	1	1	1	2
2	GER 23	SCHMIDT JUSTUS, BOEHME MAX	13,0	1	3	2	1	2	2	2	(6)	(17)
3	ITA 1209	POROPAT AUGUSTO, GROSSELLI GIACOMO	17,0	(13)	1	3	3	1	(13)	6	2	1
4	CRO 1341	FIZULIC DOMAGOJ, OSTREZ LEON	30,0	4	2	4	(23)	(11)	6	3	5	6
5	GER 1059	GIESER STEFAN, MEGGENDORFER FELIX	43,0	10	7	7	8	3	3	5	(11)	(11)
6	SWE 1699	HEDSTROM FRITIOF, BERGSTROM JONATAN	45,0	8	9	(11)	5	(10)	8	4	4	7
7	GER 1280	KOHLHOFF PAUL, KR?MER TIM	46,0	2	4	5	10	(27)	10	7	8	(dnf)
8	NOR 1606	NAESS HELENE, GUNDERSEN ANE	54,0	11	10	(12)	4	5	12	(18)	7	5
9	NOR 878	KLIPPENBERG ANDERS HYLEN, TJ?M TOBIAS JARL	59,0	3	11	9	16	9	(18)	8	3	(25)
10	GER 1281	G?RGE JULE, G?RGE LOTTA	61,0	6	(12)	10	(13)	12	4	10	9	10
11	ITA 1340	RAGGIO OTTAVIA, PITANTI MATILDE	71,0	12	(19)	8	6	8	(20)	15	14	8
12	AUT 1534	CHRISTA FELTHAM, MORITZ ZIEHER	73,0	9	14	15	(21)	6	7	9	13	(18)
13	ITA 1343	SAVIO ANDREA, SAVIO ALESSANDRO	79,0	(dnf)	16	6	11	(17)	9	12	10	15
14	AUT 981	ZIEHER CARINA, MORAVEC MANUEL	81,0	7	5	18	(20)	15	5	14	17	(dnf)
15	ITA 1658	CAMPOLI EDOARDO, PEIRANO FABIO	85,0	18	(23)	16	12	7	(19)	11	18	3
16	ITA 1512	AGNOLETTO ALICE, COLOMBI GIUDITTA	93,0	(19)	13	17	7	(19)	16	19	12	9
17	ITA 1517	RICCI DANIELE, GUARDIGLI AMERIGO	97,0	14	8	13	(29)	20	15	(21)	15	12
18	GER 918	REYGERS TATJANA, REYGERS TAMARA	123,0	20	(24)	(24)	9	13	22	23	20	16
19	SUI 1373	KASPAR KELLER, BURKHALTER YANN	124,0	17	15	(23)	14	14	21	20	(27)	23
20	GER 809	VON PFISTER ANTONIA, VON PFISTER LEO	125,0	16	22	14	18	23	(28)	13	(24)	19
21	GER 1283	GEISLER KRISTIN, FUCHS ANDREA	133,0	(dnf)	18	19	17	16	25	(28)	16	22
22	GER 1069	UNGER SIMON, MAAG B?RBEL	134,0	15	25	20	(28)	(26)	26	16	19	13
23	GER 1222	KOEBLER TATJANA, KRAMER JULIA	135,0	22	21	21	15	18	14	24	(26)	(26)
24	CRO 341	PETANI RENATA, SIMUNOV TEA	140,0	(dnf)	(dnf)	22	24	22	11	25	dnf	4
25	GER 489	OPTENKAMP PATRICK, MANDEL PAUL	150,0	23	20	(25)	22	21	23	(29)	21	20
26	GER 1061	STROBEL HELENA, STROBEL ISABELLA	160,0	24	17	26	(27)	(28)	27	27	25	14
27	SUI 795	JENNI IVO, VETTIGER DANIEL	161,0	(dnf)	(dnf)	dnf	26	25	17	17	23	21
28	NOR 1398	MELBYE EIDE RAGNA, NYLAND KRISTIN	173,0	(dnf)	(dnf)	dnf	25	24	24	22	22	24
29	ITA 1519	EL DACCACHE SARA, BALDUCCI OTTAVIA	185,0	21	(dnf)	(dnf)	19	29	30	26	28	dnf
30	ITA 847	CASADEI MADDALENA, FIORE GIOVANNA	212,0	(dnf)	(dnf)	dnf	30	30	29	30	29	dnf
31	ITA 1656	RISATTI SIMONE, CAMPANA FILIPPO	224,0	(dnf)	(dnf)	dnf	dnf	dnf	dnf	dnf	dnf	dnf

Final scores and rankings are posted on the Fraglia Vela Riva’s website (www.fragliavelariva.it) in the section dedicated to the 2009 29ER EUROCUP, labeled as 'results'.

Main Sponsor of the 2009 29ER EUROCUP event was Trentino SpA (www.trentino.to).