Riva Cup at Fraglia Vela Riva, Lake Garda, Italy
by Fraglia Vela Riva 9 Jun 2011 03:40 NZST
2-4 June 2011
505's during the Riva Cup © Fraglia Vela Riva
The 505, Dyas, Korsar and International 14 classes from 9 European countries, made up the 123 boats taking part in this year's Riva Cup.
It took a bit more effort than usual to complete the 3 day regatta. Unstable weather deprived the event with the usual, regular winds that Riva del Garda is so famous for. The end result was good however, with 4 races completed and positive feedback from the participants who, apart from the competition, were able to spend a few pleasant days at Trentino Garda.
The 505 class was the largest with 54 boats at the starting gate. The Danish crew of Bojsen-Moller (14-1-2-1 race results) were 1st with a comfortable 10 point lead over the German team of Hunger-Kleiner (10-3-1-14 race results) who took 2nd place. In 3rd place were Dasenbrook-Meier of Germany.
The Germans also took the top two positions in the Dyas class with Suesse-Bender (5-2-1-1) and Appel-Appel (3-5-3-2) 1st and 2nd respectively. Brandt-Barlocher of Switzerland were 3rd having been penalized for a false start in the 3rd race (2-9-OCS-6 race results).
The tightest race for the podium was in the International 14 class (almost exclusively British with 24 crews taking part). In first place by only 1 point were Attison-Tait (1-2-1-8). Second were Gilbert-McGrane (3-1-3-1) and 3rd were Fitzgerald-Fitzgerald 7 points behind (6-7-4-2).
In the Korsar class 21 crews, mostly German and Austrian, took part. Winning by 2 points were Oberemm-Linnemann (2-1-4-4), 2nd place for Mahnke-Geyer (4-3-2-7) and 3rd for Ecknagel-Broy (14-5-3-3). There were race victories for Blum-Kornweibel (in the 4th race), Muelle-Basselforfer in the 3rd and Langner-Diestelmann in the 1st.
More information and full results on the Fraglia Vela Riva website.