Ten knots in Garda

The light wind racing continues at the 470 European Championships

Races two and race three took place today in wonderful Garda conditions at the 470 European Championships.

The weather was sunny again, with a wind strength of around ten knots throughout both races. On Alpha course, further South down the lake, the wind came in first and racing started with the ladies fleet. Both races were closely contested, but the USA team of Amanda Clark and Sarah Mergenthaler (1736) started well, going right into an early lead, and taking the bullet for both races, putting them in overall lead in the Regatta. They were followed in race two by Emanuelle Rol and Anne-Sophie Thilo (SUI 12) and Niki Kornecki and Vered Bouskila (ISR 10) in the first race of the day. The American's were followed across the line by Ai Kondo and Naoko Kamata (JPN 4151) in second and Rol and Thilo third in the next race.

On course Bravo, there were two clean starts for both Yellow and Blue fleets. The Red fleet, following the ladies on Alpha course were also well behaved at the start. It was a day of mixed fortunes in the male/mixed fleets, with Pierre Leboucher and Pierre Garos (FRA 44) the most consistent with a second and a first in their fleet. Other fleet races were won, in race two by Janvier Conte and Juan de la Fuente (ARG 70), Mikhail and Maxim Sheremetyev (RUS 2), and Ryunosuke Harada and Yoshida Yuugo (JPN 4293).

In race three for the Yellow fleet, the New Zealand boat (212), sailed by Carl Evans and Peter Burling, had a good start, keeping left/middle to arrive fifth at the windward mark. A great run saw them first at the first leeward mark, a lead that they held until the end, closely followed by Cheul Yoon and Hyeongtae Kim (KOR 96) and Martin Hauptmann and Timo Corrosch (GER 17) in third.

A start of 0800hrs is planned for tomorrows racing, so the Italian and Netherland boats will have to take care when watching their football teams compete in Euro 2008!

Results:

Men

Pos	Helm	Sail Number	R1	R2	R3	Tot
1	Leboucher Pierre, Garos Vincent	FRA 44	4	2	1	7,0
2	Yoon Cheul, Kim Hyeongtae	KOR 96	4	5	2	11,0
3	Conte Javier, De la Fuente Juan	ARG 70	2	1	11	14,0
4	Sheremetyev Mikhail, Sheremetyev Maxim	RUS 2	2	1	12	15,0
5	Harada Ryunosuke, Yuugo Yoshida	JPN 4293	6	1	8	15,0
6	Bouvet Sofian, Mion Jeremie	FRA 27	9	5	2	16,0
7	Kliger Gideon, Gal Udi	ISR 7	4	4	8	16,0
8	Peeters Bart, Bakker Olivier	NED 8	2	11	4	17,0
9	Asher Nic, Willis Elliot	GBR 828	6	7	4	17,0
10	Hauptmann Martin, Chorrosch Timo	GER 17	5	11	3	19,0
11	Pillar Fabio, Albrecht Samuel	BRA 187	3	3	14	20,0
12	Locas Stephane, Bone Oliver	CAN 606	8	13	1	22,0
13	Yuya Ishikawa, Yanagawa Shouichi	JPN 4271	10	6	6	22,0
14	Fantela Sime, Marenic Igor	CRO 83	16	2	7	25,0
15	Levine Eyal, Yam Amir	ISR 9	17	3	5	25,0
16	Goltz Alexander, Gruning Mathias	GER 4943	3	8	14	25,0
17	LeFevre Steven, Krol Steven	NED 77	1	8	19	28,0
18	Schmid Matthias, Reichsteadter Florian	AUT 3	14	9	5	28,0
19	Rogers Nick, Glanfield Joe	GBR 817	8	12	9	29,0
20	Nun Bertrand, Andrieu Nicolas	FRA 26	7	12	11	30,0
21	Desukevich Sergei, Logunov Pavel	BLR 5	1	24	6	31,0
22	Moriceau Simon, Guillarm Vincent	FRA 29	10	6	15	31,0
23	Dubbini Luca, Dubbini Roberto	ITA 4	20	2	10	32,0
24	Zeni Fabio, Pitanti Nicola	ITA 11	14	4	14	32,0
25	Seemann Arne, Haverland Lars	GER 4962	12	14	6	32,0
26	Rieger Max, Rieger Moritz	GER 11	17	3	13	33,0
27	Duron Nicolas, Duran Sebastien	FRA 12	11	8	16	35,0
28	Birrell Christian, Sneiber Dan	GBR 832	9	4	23	36,0
29	Sivitz Kosuta Simon, Farneti Jas	ITA 4429	5	29	3	37,0
30	Marsden Neil, Dobbson Ian	GBR 814	6	26	5	37,0
31	Zepuntke Daniel, Baldewein Dustin	GER 74	9	11	17	37,0
32	Vasilas Georgios, Papadopoulos Efstathios	GRE 7	13	14	10	37,0
33	Coster Sven, Koster Kalle	NED 1	1	16	21	38,0
34	Evans Carl, Burling Peter	NZL 212	19	18	1	38,0
35	Lindgren Niklas, Elomaa Heikki	FIN 7	7	13	20	40,0
36	Patience Luke, Grube Chris	GBR 834	3	22	16	41,0
37	Hmeljak Karlo, Nevecny Mitja	SLO 16	23	9	9	41,0
38	Lindemann Christian, Kadelbach Hendrik	GER 21	22	18	2	42,0
39	Bonnaud Benjamin, Bonnaud Romain	FRA 11	24	7	11	42,0
40	Rossignol Alexandre, Boudgourd David	FRA 21	7	16	19	42,0
41	Marinho Alvaro, Nunes Miguel	POR 22	ocs	5	7	44,0
42	Capodanno Alfredo, Guglielmo Giordano	ITA 10	11	26	8	45,0
43	Teo Whee Chin, Tan Benjamin	SIN 5	8	16	22	46,0
44	Wilmot Nathan, Malcom Page	AUS 311	21	13	12	46,0
45	Adzintsou Daniil, Meyer Kiryl	BLR 11	21	19	7	47,0
46	Minetti Mateo, Minetti Andrea	SUI 20	20	10	17	47,0
47	McNay Stu, Biehl Graham	USA 1713	25	20	3	48,0
48	Mikulin Mitja, Princic Sebastian	SLO 21	19	9	20	48,0
49	Verginadis Panagiotis, Vlachos Timos	GRE 24	26	12	10	48,0
50	Petikidis Dimitris, Kambitsis Argyris	GRE 16	17	10	22	49,0

Women

Pos	Helm	Sail Number	R1	R2	R3	Tot
1	Clark Amanda, Mergenthaler Sarah	USA 1736	4	1	1	6,0
2	Vogl Sylvia, Flatscher Carolina	AUT 431	1	4	12	17,0
3	Rol Emanuelle, Thilo Anne-Sophie	SUI 12	13	2	3	18,0
4	Henriette Koch, Sommer Lene	DEN 143	3	12	9	24,0
5	Kondo Ai, Kamata Naoko	JPN 4151	5	25	2	32,0
6	Rechichi Elise, Parkinson Tessa	AUS 357	15	15	4	34,0
7	Wagner Annina, Steinherr Marlene	GER 4980	2	16	19	37,0
8	Dekleva Paoili Vesna, Maucec Klara	SLO 142	19	13	5	37,0
9	Kornecki Nike, Bouskila Vered	ISR 10	28	3	7	38,0
10	Omay Stacey, Hall Chelsea	AUS 352	11	21	6	38,0
11	Bochmann Annika, Lorenz Anika	GER 4983	9	9	21	39,0
12	Carapiet Molly, O'Bryan Vandemoer Molly	USA 1768	6	18	17	41,0
13	Aziyornaya Aliaksandra, Vernikovich Ala	BLR 15	17	14	10	41,0
14	Smidova Lenka, Mrzilkova Lenka	CZE 1	12	6	24	42,0
15	Via Du-Fresne Natalia, Tutzo Laia	ESP 1788	8	5	33	46,0
16	Umb Marjaliisa, Umb Elise	EST 20	14	7	27	48,0
17	Pacheco Tara, Betanzos Berta	ESP 696	22	11	16	49,0
18	Fokkema Margriet, Jongens Marieke	NED 6	18	22	15	55,0
19	Petitjean Ingrid, Lemaitre Gwendolyn	FRA 4	33	17	8	58,0
20	Nincevic Enia, Zupan Romana	CRO 111	10	23	25	58,0
21	Jurczok Victoria, Bach Josephine	GER 4966	21	8	31	60,0
22	Kolomiiets Anastasiia, Dmjtrenko Katerjna	UKR 7	23	24	13	60,0
23	Economou Anthi, Tsigaridi Olga	GRE 887	20	26	14	60,0
24	Sesto Maria Fernanda, Monsegur Consuelo	ARG 108	7	28	28	63,0
25	Gilboa Adi, Ofek Anat	ISR 18	24	10	30	64,0
26	Menaldo Marie, DeFrance Helene	FRA 64	25	32	11	68,0
27	Lecointre Camille, Gayon Mathilde	FRA 9	16	dns	20	70,0
28	Lutz Tina, Beucke Susan	GER 61	27	30	18	75,0
29	Komatar Francesca, Carraro Sveva	ITA 4393	29	20	26	75,0
30	Wolf Juliane, Hanitzsch Beate	GER 42	26	19	32	77,0
31	De Giacomo Eugenia, Cicala Marianna	ITA 6	31	27	22	80,0
32	Negoescu Iulia, Litcanu Sabina	ROU 100	30	31	23	84,0
33	Pilar Hernandez Garcia, Sanchez Maria Veronica	ARG 1833	32	29	29	90,0