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18ft Skiff Mark Foy European Championship on Lake Garda - Overall

by Elena Giolai 23 Jul 2022 03:33 AEST 18-22 July 2022

It was an Australian one-two at the Mark Foy European Championship: Lazarus Capital Partners and The Rag & Famish Hotel in the first two overall positions. The best Europeans were the Germans on Black Knight, down to third place overall.

The regatta came to an end with 12 races in total, several scuffles, but a lot of spectacle. For the entire week the conditions on Garda Trentino were challenging, so much so that from the second day onwards the Race Committee brought forward the start so that the wind would not rise too much, as it did on the first day, when the boats were decimated, amidst capsizes and technical breakdowns.

Certainly those who never had any problem taming their skiff were the Australian crew of Lazarus Capital Partners, in the lead from day one and the best prepared to hold their boat in all wind and wave conditions.

For the others, it was a question of who made the least mistakes: it is no coincidence that the gap between first and second was 10 points and in the partial results of Lazarus, with Marcos Ashley Jones, Philipé Marshallio and Angusto Williams on board, there were no retirements and the worst result was a fourth, discarded together with a third.

There was a twist in the rest of the overall podium when the other Australians of The Rag & Famish Hotel overtook the Germans of Black Knight, who compromised their second place overall, which they had held until the penultimate day, with their last race result (and a capsize). Despite finishing third overall they still took the European victory, followed by Peroni's compatriots.

Third place in Europe went to the British team of Black Dog, who were also held back by one position overall for a final race they did not take part in due to technical problems caused by a scuffle.

Overall Results:

PosCountryBoat nameHelmCrewCrewClubR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12Pts
1AUSLazarus Capital PartnersMarcos Ashley‑JonesPhilipé MarshallioAngusto WilliamsAustralian 18ft League1121‑412‑3213216
2AUSThe Rag & Famish HotelHarry PriceJosh McknightHarry HallAustralian 18ft League(DNC)5(DSQ)32371121126
3GERBlack KnightHeinrich von BayernTom MartinAndy MartinBYC3414121‑5532‑726
4AUSBurrawang Young HenrySimon NearnFang WarrenGrant RollersonAustralian 18ft League(DNC)232‑9666464544
5GERPeroniPhilipp NockeMarco GrasseSimon TopiaklerckRuderclub Rastatt(DNC)3978‑1182949362
6GBRBlack DogJarrod SimpsonNick MurraySam CaslinHayling Island26567‑949896(DNC)62
7GBRBaby ChamCam BarrJames TaylorLuke GobleNetley5‑965‑11894688463
8HUNBe light!Miklos Ujhelyi‑GasparBotond NémethZsombor SzépfySVE(DNC)121186737755(DNC)71
9AUSFisher and PaykelJordan GirdisCharlie GundyElliot MaharAustralian 18ft League(DNC)77(DNC)35DSQ8377DNC83
10DENJB Design ‑ Fin PortJesper BrøndumThomas EblerEike EhrigHadsund6114(OCS)54510(DNC)DNCDNCDNC99
11DENOriginal CHIAFlemming ClausenSoren ClausenMads Lintrup AndersenSYC(DNC)108(DNC)1212DNC1211DNC106117
12GBRThe Time GenieGraham BridleBen CleggEddie BridleBrightlingsea4810(DNC)1010(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNC132
13GERRed RockstarsBenni BoehringerTamara BaumannCamillo de NardisSegelclub Bodman(DNC)13(DNC)10DNCDNC101412DNCDNCDNC149
14GERRememberHolger HoeffleDavid MppneyFelix GruseDSC Bavaria(DNC)(DNC)DNF913DNCDNC13DNC10DNCDNC153
15GEREurolinkFriedrich RennerLatzi MeisnerThomas EggersdorferSLRV(DNC)(DNC)DNCDNCRET13DNC1110DNC11DNF153
16HUNHeavy ToolsPeter OroszlanMihaly BardosLevente TakacsPrincipessa(DNC)(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNFDNCDNCDNCDNC180
16FRABlacksailsMorgann BlayoPierre GuyaderThomas BledCN Lorient(DNC)(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC180

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