2015 ORC World Championship – Race 7 overall
by ORC Media on 4 Jul 2015

Another day of light air but hard fights for the podium tomorrow in Class B - 2015 ORC World Championship Maria Muina / RCNB
2015 ORC World Championship – Yet another day of hot sun and light six to eight knots conditions today allowed just enough breeze to hold one inshore race this afternoon at the championship, hosted by Real Club Nautico de Barcelona. This being the seventh race of the regatta and having both offshore races completed last night allows the standings in each class to shuffle and compress as a discard applies for each entry's worst race dropped from their scores.
The pressure from this after with a long week of competitive racing may have taken its toll on some teams today, while others rose to the occasion to defend their positions on the top of the leaderboard in each class.
In Class A Marco Serafini's TP 52 Xio from Italy started out the day on a high: in having earned two bullets last night, they passed fellow Italian and the series leader Alberto Rossi on his TP 52 Enfant Terrible Minoan Lines also from Italy on the water and in points, with the slimmest 0.5 point margin. But traffic problems prompted Xio to tack in the shifty light winds on the second beat, taking its toll on this team who sailed to their eighth place discard today while Rossi and team earned a second, and by discarding fewer points put themselves back into the leas, but only by a two-point margin.
A heartbreaking four seconds in corrected time between sixth and eighth places after just over an hour of racing has put Xio in this position, so it will be all to play for tomorrow between these two for the 2015 Class A World title.
There is also dramatic tension building behind these two front-runners for the remaining podium position tomorrow, as the results took a big re-shuffle in points. Rafael Carbonell's Swan 45 Rats on Fire from Spain earned their second win in the series today, with a 19-point race two discard placing them in third place on 31 points. But Jean Jacques Chaubard's French team on his GP 42 Team Vision Future earned a respectable fifth place today, and in discarding a 17th in yesterday's race five they lie in fourth place only four points from the Spanish, tied with Eduardo Wong's new Soto 48 Kuan Kun from Peru, who finished sixth and discarded a 10th place in the first race of the event.
Also within striking range for Bronze tomorrow is Kevin Whitcraft's TP 52 THA72 from Thailand and Roberto Monti's TP 52 Airis from Italy, who won Bronze in the 2012 World Championship held that year in Helsinki.
After a long night and having coffee with this crew today with his crew, Spanish offshore sailing legend Pedro Campos was worried about the lead they had just earned in Class B on his Swan 42 Movistar.
'They have a shorter keel and smaller main, so they rate better but are just as fast,' he said, referring to their Spanish sistership Swan 42 Pez de Abril, owned by Jose Maria Meseguer. 'We don't owe them much time, but we have to work hard to stay ahead of them, they are good.'
They are so good, in fact, that they won today's race seven, and in discarding an 11th in race three they have closed to within five points of Campos for the lead in the class. In third is Pier Vettor Grimani's X-41 Sideracordis from Italy six points back, with another Italian X-41, Gianclaudio Bassetti's WB Five, yet another six points back within the range of the podium tomorrow.
But the real drama on the water and in the standings is the fight in Class C, where another day of recalls and black flags rewarded those who could endure the tactical fights and survive. It may be therefore no surprise that a smaller, nimbler fast boat raced by the reigning Class C World Champion team led by Duccio Colombi from Italy on Giuseppe Giuffre's Italia 9.98F Low Noise II was able to punch through the mess to finish second today to Michael Mollman's Danish X-37 Hansen, and in discarding a 14.5 in race three rise to the top of the standings on 17 points.
'Today we started well, keeping to the left,' said Colombi. 'We were able to keep us off from the rest of the fleet to enjoy clean air. We arrived seconds behind Hansen the X-37, and this allowed us to win first place in the standings with five points. Tomorrow we must race with an open mind and do what we do well - five points are not much in this fleet because it is large and it is fierce.'
Jose Luis Maldonado's X-35 Fyord from Spain discarded a DSQ in race one to rocket up through the ranks to third place on 28 points, with the next contender, the Spanish X-37 Solventis and a prior series leader in this class, lying not far behind in fourth on 36.5 points.
The weather forecast for tomorrow looks similar to the last few days, with lots of sun but not lots of wind, so one and maybe two races will be scheduled for a 1200 start. Regardless, three World Champions will be crowned tomorrow in each of three classes, along with winners in the Corinthian divisions of each.
Full results
ORC Class A
Pos |
Sail nr. |
Yacht |
Owner |
Skipper |
Type |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Points |
1 |
ITA29141 |
ENFANT TERRIBLE MINOAN LINES |
ALBERTO ROSSI |
ALBERTO ROSSI |
TP52 |
3 |
2 |
4.5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
ITA23520 |
XIO |
MARCO SERAFINI |
MARCO SERAFINI |
TP52 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
3 |
ESP9400 |
RATS ON FIRE |
RAFAEL CARBONELL |
MANUEL DORESTE |
SWAN 45 |
4 |
19 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
31 |
4 |
SUI19 |
TEAM VISION FUTURE |
JEAN JACQUES CHAUBARD |
MERGUI MIKAEL |
GP42 |
1 |
6 |
11 |
4 |
17 |
8 |
5 |
35 |
5 |
PER482 |
KUAN KUN |
EDUARDO WONG |
FEDERICO CALABRESE |
SOTO 48 |
10 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
35 |
6 |
THA72 |
THA72 |
KEVIN WHITCRAFT |
KEVIN WHITCRAFT |
TP52 |
9 |
3 |
13.5 |
5.5 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
36.5 |
7 |
ITA2352 |
AIRIS |
ROBERTO MONTI |
CESARE BRESSAN |
TP 52 |
15 |
4 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
40 |
8 |
ESP10222 |
TRAFALGAR |
DMITRY MARTINES |
LUIS DORESTE |
SWAN 45 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
41 |
9 |
ITA45050 |
RANDOM RESEARCH ULIKA |
ANDREA MASI |
ANDREA MASI |
SWAN 45 |
2 |
15 |
8 |
5.5 |
14 |
16 |
10 |
54.5 |
10 |
ESP9977 |
SOLETE |
JESUS TURRO |
ROMAN TURRO |
G.SOLEIL 50D |
14 |
14 |
4.5 |
13 |
16 |
15 |
4 |
64.5 |
11 |
ITA2945 |
THETIS |
LUCA LOCATELLI |
LUCA LOCATELLI |
SWAN 45 |
12 |
17 |
15 |
11 |
5 |
9 |
14 |
66 |
12 |
ITA15242 |
STELLA |
STEFANO FAVA |
GIUSEPPE CAVALIERI |
SYDNEY 46 |
8 |
16 |
7 |
12 |
15 |
12 |
18 |
70 |
13 |
ITA1717 |
MILU |
ANDREA PIETROLUCCI |
ANDREA PIETROLUCCI |
MYLIUS 14E55 |
13 |
10 |
20 |
17 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
73 |
14 |
SUI2012 |
KAJSA III |
ROLF AUF DER MAUR |
ROLF AUF DER MAUR |
DK 46 |
11 |
20 |
10 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
73 |
15 |
ESP9518 |
BULTACO |
ANDRES VARELA ENTRECANALES |
ANDRES VARELA |
X-65 |
17 |
8 |
23 |
3 |
7 |
19 |
23 |
77 |
16 |
USA61137 |
OTRA VEZ |
WILLIAM COATES |
WILLIAM COATES |
KER 43 |
18 |
12 |
18 |
15 |
11 |
4 |
20 |
78 |
17 |
RUS2288 |
PHOENIX |
SERGEY GRISHIN |
SERGEY GRISHIN |
CUSTOM 60 |
19 |
7 |
17 |
14.5
RDG |
18 |
18 |
11 |
85.5 |
18 |
GER6999 |
SILVA NEO |
HEINZ PETES SCHMIDT |
GEHRLEIN DENNIS |
GP 42 |
6 |
11 |
13.5 |
16 |
23 |
20 |
22 |
88.5 |
19 |
ITA14694 |
CORATGE |
MANUEL JANE |
ISIDRO MARTI |
SWAN 45 |
21 |
18 |
16 |
18 |
12 |
14 |
17 |
95 |
20 |
ITA14525 |
JEROBOAM |
CARLOS PLAZA |
JUAN PLAZA |
SWAN 45 |
23 |
23 |
2 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
16 |
102 |
21 |
ESP7452 |
DUENDE 52 |
JACINTO RODRIGUEZ |
JACINTO RODRIGUEZ |
TP52 |
20 |
13 |
21 |
24
DNF |
21 |
17 |
15 |
107 |
22 |
ESP5555 |
AIFOS |
ARMADA ESPANOLA |
JAIME RODRIGUEZ TOUBES |
COREL 45 |
16 |
22 |
19 |
21 |
19 |
22 |
21 |
118 |
23 |
ESP5432 |
BRUJO JAZZ |
SERGIO RAMIREZ |
OLIVER BRAVO DE LAGUNA |
FIRST 47.7 |
22 |
21 |
22 |
19 |
22 |
23 |
19 |
125 |
ORC Class B
Pos |
Sail nr. |
Yacht |
Owner |
Skipper |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Points |
1 |
ROU1 |
MOVISTAR |
PEDRO CAMPOS |
PEDRO CAMPOS |
2 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
2 |
ESP4225 |
PEZ DE ABRIL |
JOSE MARIA MESEGUER |
JOSE MARIA MESEGUER |
1 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
3 |
ITA41048 |
SIDERACORDIS |
PIER VETTOR GRIMANI |
ANDREA TEDESCO |
4 |
6 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
25 |
4 |
ITA4100 |
WB FIVE |
GIANCLAUDIO BASSETTI |
GIANCLAUDIO BASSETTI |
13 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
31 |
5 |
ITA14329 |
GIUMAT +2 |
FLAVIO TRUSENDI |
FRANCESCO CRUCIANI |
9 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
14 |
5.5 |
31.5 |
6 |
IVB42057 |
DIGITAL ALPHA |
FRANCISCO RIZZO |
FRANCISCO RIZZO |
3 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
22 |
5 |
2 |
32 |
7 |
GBR100N |
KOYAMA |
BERN KAMMERLANDER |
IÑAKI CASTAÑER |
7 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
24 |
8 |
16 |
42 |
8 |
LAT909 |
AMBER MILES |
LAKIMENKO VADIM |
LAKIMENKO VADIM |
6 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
15 |
7 |
17 |
44 |
9 |
ESP9229 |
ES TES UNNO - BAINBRIDGE |
FRANCISCO SOLDEVILA |
PEP SOLDEVILA |
22 |
7 |
6 |
15 |
9 |
6 |
13 |
56 |
10 |
USA38800 |
EXTREME WAYS |
ANDREW HOLDSWORTH |
ANDREW HOLDSWORTH |
5 |
13 |
10 |
14 |
30 |
9 |
9 |
60 |
11 |
ESP9979 |
PHONEMOVIL |
JOSE IGNACIO VICENT |
JOSE IGNACIO VICENT |
11 |
11 |
14 |
9 |
5 |
15 |
14 |
64 |
12 |
ESP6966 |
MATARO MARINA BARCELONA |
JAIME MONJO CARRION |
LUIS MARTINEZ DORESTE |
19 |
39
DSQ |
9 |
8 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
74 |
13 |
EST499 |
LE COQ HARDI |
AIVAR TUULBERG |
AIVAR TUULBERG |
10 |
16 |
23 |
13 |
7 |
27 |
10 |
79 |
14 |
ESP9754 |
ADRIAN HOTELES |
DANIEL ADRIAN RUERA |
DANIEL ADRIAN |
17 |
10 |
13 |
21 |
6 |
16 |
20 |
82 |
15 |
PER2015 |
TOUCHE SUPER |
OSCAR SANCHEZ |
OSCAR SANCHEZ |
15 |
32 |
31 |
22 |
4 |
10 |
5.5 |
87.5 |
16 |
ESP7445 |
DES-AHOGO |
MARIA MILLAN |
RICARDO TEJERO |
23 |
15 |
16 |
18 |
10 |
18 |
15 |
92 |
17 |
DEN1108 |
BACH YACHTING RACING TEAM |
BACH YACHTING |
NIC BOL |
21 |
8 |
39
DNF |
10 |
21 |
17 |
22 |
99 |
18 |
CZE117 |
THREE SISTERS |
FIRST SAILING SRO |
MILAN HAJEK |
12 |
17 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
28 |
31 |
105 |
19 |
ITA16800 |
REVE DE VIE |
ERMANNO GALEATI |
NENAD VIALI |
18 |
19 |
24 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
18 |
109 |
20 |
ESP8785 |
FLYER 2 |
CARLOS REBOLL |
TONI DEL RIO |
8 |
18 |
17 |
11 |
39
BFD |
39
BFD |
21 |
114 |
21 |
ITA40091 |
CHILI PEPPER |
PHILIPPE COMTE |
PHILIPPE COMTE |
14 |
31 |
27 |
19 |
28 |
20 |
8 |
116 |
22 |
ITA252 |
FARR MARMO |
ALBERTO FRANCHI |
ALBERTO FRANCHI |
16 |
39
DSQ |
20 |
29 |
17 |
13 |
23 |
118 |
23 |
ESP7111 |
RAQUERO |
EUGENIO LOPEZ CHACARRA |
EUGENIO LOPEZ |
25 |
21 |
15 |
25 |
12 |
23 |
24 |
120 |
24 |
GBR66 |
L'IMMENS |
ALEXANDRE LAPLAZA |
ALEXANDRE LAPLAZA |
20 |
14 |
18 |
24 |
19 |
26 |
26 |
121 |
25 |
ESP10005 |
MAXIMO |
MARIBEL CADENAS |
MARIBEL CADENAS |
31 |
23 |
29 |
20 |
11 |
21 |
19 |
123 |
26 |
FRA43519 |
VALENTINA |
THIERRY D'ARGOUBET |
JORDI GELABERTO |
33 |
26 |
19 |
31 |
13 |
11 |
30 |
130 |
27 |
IVB42039 |
DIGITAL BRAVO |
VALENTIN ZUBKOV |
VALENTIN ZUBKOV |
26 |
36 |
22 |
39
OCS |
32 |
22 |
11 |
149 |
28 |
GBR6638R |
ALICE |
CHRIS LE PREVOST |
SIMON HENNING |
29 |
20 |
28 |
23 |
34 |
25 |
25 |
150 |
29 |
LUX1544 |
ENIGMA |
LUIS TORT MARTIN |
LUIS TORT |
27 |
25 |
21 |
28 |
31 |
24 |
29 |
154 |
30 |
BRA2490 |
RUDA |
MARIO AUGUSTO MARTINEZ |
MARIO AUGUSTO MARTINEZ |
28 |
22 |
26 |
26 |
25 |
39
DNF |
33 |
160 |
31 |
ESP7647 |
EMERGENCIES SETMIL |
RAFAEL IZQUIERDO |
JUAN ESCANDELL |
24 |
24 |
30 |
30 |
23 |
39
DNF |
35 |
166 |
32 |
FRA36940 |
FANDANGO 300 |
JAVIER SABIOTE |
GABRIEL DE LLANO |
38 |
29.5 |
25 |
32 |
27 |
29 |
27 |
169.5 |
33 |
ESP6333 |
HYDRA |
OSCAR CHAVES |
OSCAR CHAVES |
32 |
28 |
33 |
33 |
26 |
34 |
28 |
180 |
34 |
ITA2006 |
OTTOVOLANTE |
FABIO SANTORO |
FABIO SANTORO |
35 |
29.5 |
32 |
35 |
33 |
31 |
39
DNC |
195.5 |
35 |
ESP7000 |
JOT |
CARSTEN HENNINGSEN |
OLIVER OCHSE |
37 |
27 |
39
DSQ |
39
DSQ |
29 |
32 |
34 |
198 |
36 |
ESP5906 |
CARONTE |
CARLES COMAS |
CARLES COMAS |
30 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
36 |
30 |
36 |
198 |
37 |
ESP6353 |
SLICK |
CARLOS CODINA |
CARLOS CODINA |
36 |
33 |
36 |
36 |
35 |
33 |
32 |
205 |
38 |
ESP10038 |
MIRIAPODO |
LUIS ROMEU |
LUIS ROMEU |
34 |
35 |
35 |
27 |
37 |
39
DNF |
39
DNC |
207 |
ORC Class C
Pos |
Sail nr. |
Yacht |
Owner |
Skipper |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Points |
1 |
ITA998 |
LOW NOISE II |
GIUSEPPE GIUFFRE |
DUCCIO COLOMBI |
1 |
4 |
15.5 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
2 |
DEN68 |
HANSEN |
MICHAEL MOLLMANN |
MICHAEL MOLLMANN |
7 |
5 |
7.5 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
3 |
ESP8471 |
FYORD |
JOSE LUIS MALDONADO |
JAVIER SERRANO |
36
DSQ |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
29 |
4 |
ESP8837 |
SOLVENTIS |
ALBERTO MORO |
MANUEL BERMUDEZ |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14.5 |
2 |
14 |
16 |
36.5 |
5 |
EST711 |
SUGAR 2 |
OTT KIKKAS |
SANDRO MONTEFUSCO |
10 |
1 |
10 |
6 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
37 |
6 |
ESP7625 |
TANIT IV - MEDILEVEL |
MARIA JOSE VILA |
IGNACIO CAMPOS |
4 |
10 |
29 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
5.5 |
38.5 |
7 |
ESP8267 |
AIRLAN AERMEC |
JOAN CABRER |
TEO MATHEU |
17 |
15 |
3 |
13 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
45 |
8 |
ITA16639 |
TOTAL LUBMARINE SCUGNIZZA |
VINCENZO DE BLASIO |
VINCENZO DE BLASIO |
19 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
17 |
8 |
7 |
47 |
9 |
NED7680 |
YELLOW ROSE |
MARTEN JAN RINGERS |
MARTEN JAN RINGERS |
6 |
22 |
14 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
13 |
58 |
10 |
ITA15037 |
SAGOLA BIOTRADING |
PEPPE FORNICH |
PEPPE FORNICH |
11 |
12 |
18 |
10 |
11 |
15 |
5.5 |
64.5 |
11 |
ESP8878 |
ZAS SAILING |
JOSE LUIS FRANCES |
JOSE LUIS FRANCES |
25 |
21 |
17 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
66 |
12 |
ITA16406 |
SOUTH KENSINGTON |
ALESSANDRO CONSIGLIO |
STEFANO PIPITONE |
16 |
6 |
9 |
14.5 |
25 |
12 |
11 |
68.5 |
13 |
ESP5951 |
LA VILA - CENTRO COMERCIAL |
FELIX COMAS |
FELIX COMAS |
12 |
36
DSQ |
2 |
8 |
23 |
21 |
22 |
88 |
14 |
ESP8377 |
COMET@ |
LLUIS BLANCHAR |
LLUIS BLANCHAR |
6 |
13.5 |
15.5 |
18 |
13 |
23 |
24 |
89 |
15 |
ESP8466 |
VERTIGO DOS |
ANTONIO GUASCH |
ANTONIO GUASCH |
21 |
19 |
13 |
21 |
8 |
10 |
20 |
91 |
16 |
ITA15337 |
VALHALLA |
FRANCESCO BRUNA |
MARCO BRUNA |
8 |
13.5 |
19 |
19 |
15 |
19 |
19 |
93.5 |
17 |
ITA16512 |
SQUALO BIANCO |
CONCETTO COSTA |
ALBERTO COSTA |
22 |
16 |
27 |
11 |
20 |
11 |
15 |
95 |
18 |
ESP9399 |
DESAFINO |
FERRAN AGUIRRE |
MIQUEL COLOMER |
13 |
27 |
6 |
16 |
19 |
24 |
18 |
96 |
19 |
ITA14696 |
NORTHERN LIGHT by SAMER & Co |
NORTHERN LIGHT SAILING TEAM |
FABIO BIGNOLINI |
14 |
11 |
7.5 |
24 |
21 |
27 |
26 |
103.5 |
20 |
RUS2113 |
SYMFONY |
VIACHESLAV FROLOV |
VIACHESLAV FROLOV |
31 |
29 |
23 |
20 |
4 |
13 |
17 |
106 |
21 |
ITA16712 |
ANGRY RED |
DOMENICO CICALA |
DOMENICO CICALA |
26 |
7 |
11 |
25 |
28 |
25 |
12 |
106 |
22 |
ESP9438 |
MODARK |
ASIER GARCIA |
ASIER GARCIA |
9 |
30 |
26 |
17 |
24 |
20 |
14 |
110 |
23 |
ESP7875 |
TRAMENDU |
SALVADOR VIETA |
SALVADOR VIETA |
15 |
17 |
30.5 |
12 |
16 |
36
DNF |
21 |
111.5 |
24 |
POR2000 |
MBA ATLANTICO - FAROFINO 2000 |
RUI RAMADA |
RUI RAMADA |
27 |
26 |
20 |
28 |
12 |
26 |
3 |
114 |
25 |
ESP8139 |
DEFCON SEGURIDAD |
PEDRO GIL |
JOSE MANUEL BALLESTER |
5 |
23 |
21 |
26 |
22 |
29 |
27 |
124 |
26 |
GBR234 |
SAIOLA X |
WIM VANDESANDE |
WIM VANDESANDE |
28 |
9 |
28 |
23 |
18 |
18 |
28 |
124 |
27 |
ITA18081 |
JULES ET JIM |
SALVATORE BRUCATO |
JAMES BRUCATO |
24 |
18 |
12 |
22 |
36
DNF |
36
DNF |
23 |
135 |
28 |
ESP7666 |
ORANGE FISH |
JORDI PRENAFETA |
JORDI PRENAFETA |
20 |
24 |
25 |
29 |
27 |
16 |
30 |
141 |
29 |
ESP7565 |
FANYTAS |
MIQUEL BANUS |
INGRID BANUS |
23 |
20 |
22 |
27 |
26 |
28 |
25 |
143 |
30 |
ESP6919 |
SPRINGBOK III |
JORDI DELGADO |
JORDI DELGADO |
18 |
25 |
24 |
30 |
36
DNF |
36
DNC |
36
DNC |
169 |
31 |
ITA1501 |
MAGICA |
FERRAN MARTINEZ |
MARCO CORNO |
29 |
31 |
30.5 |
31 |
31 |
17 |
31 |
169.5 |
32 |
ESP7094 |
RAMA |
JORDI BIETO |
JORDI BIETO |
30 |
28 |
32 |
33 |
33 |
22 |
33 |
178 |
33 |
FRA21878 |
TE HOA |
GERARD FORTEA |
GERARD FORTEA |
33 |
33 |
34 |
34 |
29 |
30 |
29 |
188 |
34 |
ESP9931 |
SWAHILI |
PERE PERICOT |
PERE PERICOT |
32 |
32 |
33 |
32 |
30 |
36
DNF |
32 |
191 |
35 |
ESP7145 |
JAMBO |
MIGUEL FIORI |
MIGUEL FIORI |
34 |
34 |
35 |
35 |
32 |
36
DNF |
34 |
204 |
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