Tuesday, December 10, 2019
18 Footer - New South Wales Championbship - Sydney AUS - Race 3
Superior victory of 'Winning Group' with John Winning jr/Seve Jarvin/Sam Newton AUS at the third race of the 18 Footer NSW Championship on Sydney Harbour last Sunday, sailed in freshening winds. 'Yandoo' with John Winning AUS, the father of the winner, followed 2 min behind. With this third victory, 'Winning Group' becomes more and more the favorite for the JJ Giltinan Trophy in March with the New Zealand teams, especially the defending Champion, challenging the Australians. ----- Next Friday, the Super Cup Challenge, a special event for the 18-Footer-Class Veterans., will be held, to be followed livestream on www.sailing-news.com . ----- The news and the video replay (2h 03min) of the last Sunday race.
The Imperia Winter Regatta ended yesterday with the final races sailed in light winds. ----- David Bergher/Lukas Mähr AUT continued the winning streak in the 
As every year, the International St-Nicolas Regatta in Pula CRO attracted large number of participants. ----- Winner among the 383 Optimists from 19 nations was Lisa Vucetti ITA ahead of the tied Alex Demurtas ITA and Zou Schemmel FRA. The 
Another three races were sailed on the final day of the Semana Olympica in Las Palmas ESP. ----- Marit Bouwmeester NED was the superior winner in the Lasers Radial 9 points ahead of Alison Young GBR. Alfonso Fernandez ESP finished 3rd. ----- In the Lasers Standard, Milivoj Dukic MNE defended rank 1 ahead of Giovanni Cocolutto ITA at equal points. Joaquin Blanco ESP followed as 3rd. ----- All 
Another big Optimist Regatta - the Trofeo Ciutat de Palma - was organised over the past weekend on Majorica ESP. The 282 Optimists completed 3 races with Jaime Ayarza ESP as winner ahead of Carl Krause GER and Stach Vleeshouwers SUI. ----- The 
This Sunday morning UTC, two fleet races and the Medal Race concluded the 2019 World Championships of the Olympic 49er, 49erFX and Nacra17 Classes in Auckland NZL. ----- Having come strongly from behind during the event, Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL finally secured their 5th World Champions title in the 49ers. Erik Heil/Thomas Plössel GER grasped Silver, Dylan Fletcher/Stuart Bithell GBR Bronze. ----- In the 49ersFX, capsizing of the Olympic Champions Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA (photo) decided the title in favour of Annemiek Bekkering/Annette Duetz NED. Bronze went to Ida Baad-Nielsen/Marie Thusgaard DEN. ----- In the Nacras17, Vittorio Bisarro/Maelle Frascari ITA defended their lead earning Gold ahead of Lin Cenholt/Christian Lübeck DEN and Jason Waterhouse/Lisa Darmanin AUS. ----- The 
Moderate winds prevailed yesterday in Imperia ITA allowing the 470 to complete 2 races, the 420s one race per fleet. ------- The Austrians dominated in the 
The Olympic, America's Cup and World Champions Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL have taken the lead in the 
After the last Qualification Series races held in a light 5kn breeze yesterday at the SSL Final on the Bahamas, Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL/Bruno Prada BRA remained on rank 1 with a race win and qualified directly for the Final of the best four. Diego Negri ITA/Frithjof Kleen GER on rank 2 are qualified for the Semi Final. The ranks 3 to 10 will sail the Quarter Final today with the best five qualified for the Semi Final. ----- Surprisingly, the English Laser Olympic campaigner Lorenzo Chiavarini GBR with Kilian Weise GER as crew defended the 3rd place ahead of the past Starboat World Champions Melleby NOR/Revkin USA, Cayard/Trinter USA and Percy GBR/Ekström SWE on the ranks 4 to 6. On rank 7 follows the Snipe World Champion Henrique Haddad BRA with mit Henry Boening BRA and also on rank 8 is another non-Starboat team, the Finn Junior Champion Muhonen FIN with Kushnir UKR to qualifiy for the Quarter Final. Ranks 9 and 10, Rohart/Ponsot FRA and Doyle/Infelise USA are both past World Champions. ------ Among the prominent eliminated are Pepper NZL/Trouche BRA, Mirsky AUS/O'Leary IRL or Lööf SWE/Fatih USA. ----- The 
Light winds prevailed at the Imperia Winter Regatta kicked-off on Thursday with the 470s. Yesterday, the 420s joined the event as well. ----- After 5 races, Bergher/Mähr AUT are first in the 
The Final Series at the Olympic High-Performance Class Worlds in Auckland began yesterday with three races per class. ----- Erik Heil/Thomas Plössel GER defended the lead in the 
As best of the day (3/3/6), Lorenzo Chiavarini GBR/Kilian Weise GER advanced on rank 8. The former leaders Diego Negri ITA/Frithjof Kleen GER however, had a bad day with the ranks ocs/21/12 and descended on rank 3. The new overall leaders are Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL/Bruno Prada BRA 10 points ahead of Ian Percy GBR/Anders Ekström SWE. ------ With 6-10kn, this was the first day at the SLL Final with lighter winds during the three races held, allowing the less experienced VIP youngsters to mark theire presence. ----- Today, the Qualification Series will be concluded with another three races. The 10 best will participate in the Finals on Saturday. With the ranks 9 to 13 within 10 points, the fight for the cut will be fierce. ----- The 
Thr traditional 470/420 Imperia Winter Regatta begins today at the Italian Riviera coast. ----- In the 470, 18 teams from 7 nations are on the entry list. ----- The 420 fleets are big with 85 male and 42 female teams. ----- The 
Yesterday, 'World Sailing' published the list of Race Officials (Race Officers, Juries, Measurers) at the 2020 Olympic Regatta in Japan. ----- The 
The High-Performance-Class World Championship Qualification Series in Auckland NZL have been completed this morning UTC with 8, respectively 9 races. ----- In the 
The experienced Starboat teams ruled the show at the SSL Final on the Bahamas yesterday in the fresh up to 20kn wind, and the three races held were won by Negri/Kleen ITA/GER, Percy/Ekström GBR/SWE and Cayard/Trinter USA. First on the interim ranking list are Diego Negri/Frithjof Kleen with the ranks 1/2/4. Mateusz Kusznierewicz/ Bruno Prada POL/BRA follow 8 points behind. Paul Cayard/Phil Trinter are on rank 3. Still on a positive streak are the young Finn sailors Oskari Muhonen/Vitalii Kushnir FIN/UKR on rank 6. ----- The 
New on top of the 
The Star Sailors League Final on the Bahamas began yesterday with two races held in moderate but very shifty winds. Eidvind Melleby NOR/Joshua Revkin USA have taken the lead with the ranks 2 and 4, followed by Diego Negri ITA/Frithjof Kleen GER. A surprise is the Finn Junior World Champion Oskari Muhonen FIN with Vitalii Kushnir UKR who finished day one on the 3rd place. ----- The 
A 25-30kts breeze from the North, swinging to the West with gusts above 70kts prevailed for most of day one of the combined 49er, 49erFX and Nacra17 World Championships in Auckland NZL. Racing was cancelled for the day for the 49erFX and Nacra17, while the 49ers started racing at 3:30 when the breeze settled down to 8-10 kts from offshore. ----- Clear leaders after 2 races are Erik Heil/Thomas Ploessel GER (ranks 1 and 2) ahead of Kevin Fischer/Yann Jauvin FRA (5/1) and Nart Lambrieux/Pim van Vugt NED (3/4). ----- The America's Cup, Olympic and World Champions Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL are 11th. ----- The 
Moderate winds prevailed last Sunday on Sydney Harbour during the second race of the NSW-Championship. As a week ago, the winner was 'Winnning Group', this time with John Winning AUS steering. With a massive 3min backlog, 'Shaw and Partners Financial Services' (James Dorron, Harry Bethwaite, Tim Westwood AUS) finished 2nd. ----- The 
Sun and light winds prevailed on Lake Constance yesterday and the temperatures just above freezing level made the "Icy" really frostbiting. Winner on the long course was Thomas Begher GER with his Longtze ahead of Franco Barletta SUI on a Solaris 36 OD and Beat Graf SUI on a New Compact. 62 teams completed the race. The results of the short course race was not yet posted this morning. ----- The 
Up to 8 hours sailing live on TV next week ! Tomorrow Sunday morning (4 a.m. UTC), race 2 of the 18-Footer NSW Championship on Sydney Harbour can be followed livestream here on sailing-news.com. As from Monday, the 
Season closing on Lake Constance with the 'Eiserne' regatta. Almost 200 boats are on the entry list with a rather cold weekend to expect. A moderate breeze promises at least good racing conditions. ----- The 
Winner of the first race of the 18-Footer NSW Championship on Sydney Harbour last Sunday was 'Winning Group' with a massive 2:45 min advantage. The multiple Champion Seve Jarvin AUS was steering subsistuting the owner John Winning AUS who missed the start due to a delayed flight arrival. Together with Sam Newton and Tom Clout, the team recalled the 8 years dominating the JJ-Giltinan Championship. ------ Moderate winds around 10kn prevailed during the the first event. Race two will follow next Sunday, as always aired livestream here on sailing-news.com. ----- The 
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