German women's team beat the boys

Only one race was held at the J/24 Worlds today, resulting in Italian National champ Andrea Casale taking the lead

Day three of the J/24 World Championship in Cannigione, Sardinia saw just a single race as winds failed to top 10 mph and often disappeared completely. Many of the regatta hopefuls were thrown by these most difficult and erratic light conditions.

Race 5 was delayed by two hours and eventually began only with the aid of a Z flag and a 20% penalty to early starters.

Ian Southworth and Andrea Casale won the pin and worked toward pressure on the left of the course. At the Committee boat end, a few boats tacked immediately and headed to the right, led by Britain’s Gavin Watson in Roger Rabbit and Germany’s Stephanie Koepcke, with her women’s team on Vega Reederei. The wind flicked but gradually built left , but not before boats from the extreme right, including Watson, Koepcke and Gaetano Pelizarro in the aptly named Magic Fate had rounded, with Casale in Fiamma Gialle fourth and Southworth sailing Inmarsat Hedgehog fifth. Places were unchanged down the run and the leaders, with the exception of Casale took the right hand leeward mark, then all began a slow port tack hall to the right. The USA’s Keith Whitemore on Furio rounded behind them at the left mark and immediately pressed right.

As Watson and Koepcke went further ahead, the wind died completely leaving Southworth and Casale on port making little progress. Whitemore found breeze at the right hand shore and sailed into the leading pack while Southworth and Casale tacked toward new pressure on the left. For the next ten minutes the pair tried to find pressure, as Santa Cruz and others caught up and joined them on the left. Casale, more inshore, dropped back in no pressure, and Southworth could only hold on port underneath an increasing pack of boats. When it finally arrived, it lifted Casale back up from ninth place to third and the port lift left Southworth in the mid-teens.

With a change of course signalled, the leaders hoisted spinnakers and headed to the now favoured left hand beat area. Southworth, trying to regain positions opted against reaching up, away from the finishing line with a procession of boats and tried a more leeward course directly to the Committee boat. The wind then freshened slightly and turned into a tight reach to the finishing line costing him further places.

At the finish line there was no gun for Watson and the Roger Rabbit team, judged premature starters, so it was Stephanie Koepcke and the women’s team on Vega Reederei who took line honours from Gaetano Pelizzaro and Italian National Champion, Andrea Casale, followed by Klaus Walkusch of Denmark, Dirk Strelow of Germany and Keith Whitemore.

After a further one hour delay, all racing was abandoned for the day. Three races are scheduled for day four, with the start being brought forward by one hour. Slightly stronger wind is forecast and day 5 is threatening winds of 26-35 mph.

Ian Southworth finished 17th and comments: “This was a frustrating day. This race may well have been the Series hinge. A top five would have put us right in contention for the Worlds’ title, but we are only half way through the racing and we will stay focused.”

Andrea Casale leads the series on 23 points, with Rossi Milev on 24 points, Mark Hillman on 25 points, Santa Cruz 25 points, Glomb on 39 points and Southworth on 40 points.

Results:

Pos	Sail No.	Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Tot
1	ITA 434	Andrea Casale[58], Svgf	-12	1	10	9	3	23
2	GBR 4247	Milev Rossi[45], Castle cove sailing club	15	5	2	2	-43	24
3	USA 2274	Mark Hillman[12], Annapolis yacht club/severn sail	9	-20	1	1	14	25
4	BRA 37	Mauricio Santa cruz[100], S.c.s	4	7	7	7	-12	25
5	BRA 46	Daniel Glomb[60], Vds/icrj	-37	4	4	23	8	39
6	GBR 4177	Ian Southworth[11], Royal corinthian yacht club	-31	10	8	4	18	40
7	USA 5399	Whittemore Keith[6], Cyc- seattle	11	-36	14	12	6	43
8	ITA 461	Eugenio Trumpy[39], C.v.antignano	14	3	-45	19	11	47
9	GER 5381	Karsunke Stefan[35], Bsc	19	15	5	-57	9	48
10	ITA 405	Aurelio Bini[29], Arzachena	6	-38	29	3	13	51
11	PER 4915	Javier Arribas[80], Ycp	10	8	13	20	-32	51
12	ARG 5194	Matias Pereira[41], Yco	29	2	18	-33	7	56
13	ITA 460	Pasquale mario di fraia[4], L.n.i. sez. di la maddalena	-56	14	17	5	20	56
14	JPN 4907	Kazuki Kumagai[74], Misaki marine	2	29	-51	18	23	72
15	ITA 487	Fabio Nocera[40], Ali6 club vela	41	-55	11	8	15	75
16	ITA 473	Gaetano Pellizzaro[9], Circolo nautico del savio	13	26	-72	38	2	79
17	ARG 5242	Francisco Campero[52], Club nautico san isidro (c.n.s.i	1	6	20	-54	54	81
18	GER 5282	Dirk Strelow[98], Segel club ville	27	-37	16	36	5	84
19	URU 5226	Santiago Silveira[23], Yacht club punta del este	-42	13	30	25	16	84
20	GBR 4245	Duncan Mccarthy[28], Parkstone yacht club	18	16	37	17	-40	88
21	USA 1208	Ingham Mike[84], Rochester yc	-50	17	6	35	31	89
22	ITA 497	Filippo Masia[17], Y.c.porto rotondo	47	12	3	28	-48	90
23	ITA 233	Luigi Ravioli[20], Svgf	16	9	38	(dsq )	30	93
24	ITA 268	Alessandro Trucchi[53], Circolo vela lazio	5	27	55	-58	10	97
25	SWE 4896	Per-håkan Persson[83], Malmoe segel sällskap	-44	25	26	24	25	100
26	GBR 4270	Lucy Macgregor[37], Poole yacht club	48	11	33	11	-58	103
27	GER 5279	Hoessermann Jan[88], Msc/svfh/scoe	35	(dsq )	21	29	19	104
28	AUS 171	David Suda[71], Sandringham yacht club	28	31	-53	22	24	105
29	GER 5420	Greg Wilcox[47], Bsc	30	43	23	10	-63	106
30	MEX 5324	Jorge xavier Murrieta[122], Club nautioc avandaro (cna)	25	(dsq )	39	15	28	107
31	SWE 5368	Klaus Walkusch[89], Royal danish yacht club	49	-53	19	37	4	109
32	ITA 318	Mario salvatore Orecchioni[21], Arzachena	8	39	32	-68	35	114
33	GBR 4222	Thijs Knapper[26], Prakstone yacht club	32	24	49	13	(ocs)	118
34	GER 4230	Kock Peer[82], Msc	59	35	9	16	-67	119
35	ITA 212	Pietro Diamanti[44], Club nautico marina di carrara	3	18	58	41	-56	120
36	GER 5266	Stephanie Koepcke[78], Msc	24	49	-63	50	1	124
37	IRL 4213	Paul Toms[16], Fowey gallants sailing club	-66	58	15	6	46	125
38	MON 492	Roberto Tamburelli[135], Yacht club monaco	43	33	28	21	-60	125
39	GER 5281	Kähler Jan[63], Altonaer segel club	-53	28	44	30	29	131
40	ITA 443	Nicola Campus[56], Circolo nautico olbia	34	52	12	(dnf )	34	132
41	USA 5345	Sonny Gibson[66], Dana point	17	34	36	-56	49	136
42	JPN 5268	Tsuji Hiromoto[42], Misaki	20	-56	46	44	26	136
43	ITA 383	Meloni Giovanni[81], Yacht club cagliari	40	-44	41	34	22	137
44	GBR 4223	Gavin Watson[30], Royal cornwall yacht club	46	41	24	31	(ocs)	142
45	NED 4785	Stephan Mais[76], Luv up	-58	21	48	42	33	144
46	GER 5269	Jan-peter Helms[27], Esv	-64	22	42	27	59	150
47	ITA 396	Federico Manconi[133], Sez.velica la spezia	21	42	27	61	-70	151
48	ITA 479	Claudio Buiatti[10], Assovela percoto	23	(dsq )	25	39	64	151
49	ITA 286	Alberto Gai[55], Wvclubportoscuso	-63	46	47	40	27	160
50	GBR 4242	David Ellis[34], Parkstone yc	57	-67	40	43	21	161
51	GBR 4268	Jon Powell[14], Wsc	54	19	43	46	-71	162
52	ITA 501	Cruciani Francesco[36], Vela club tarkna	45	23	50	-60	44	162
53	PER 4407	Alec Hughes[48], Yacht club ancón	26	-66	34	52	52	164
54	ITA 360	Davide Gorgerino[15], Lni cagliari	22	47	64	32	-69	165
55	ITA 424	Antonio Antonelli[75], Cnav cervia	39	50	22	-73	57	168
56	NED 51	Nils Jannichsen[86], Wzv trident	38	30	-60	48	53	169
57	NED 4495	Langhans Peter[131], Sgo	36	45	-61	53	41	175
58	ITA 470	Fabio Delicati[62], Fiamme azzurre	51	32	(dsq )	59	38	180
59	GER 5412	Henzel Carsten[24], Wsvl	dne	40	-56	26	42	185
60	BER 3158	Pete Ramsdale[7], Royal hamilton amateur dinghy cl	7	57	(dsq )	63	62	189
61	AUS 196	Simon Cunningham[109], Royal perth yacht club	52	(dsq )	65	62	17	196
62	SIN 10	Vladimir Borstnar[54], Safyc	55	61	35	45	(dsq)	196
63	ITA 274	Pierluigi Pibi[51], Circolo nautico oristano	72	48	73	14	(dsq)	207
64	GBR 4264	Mike Lewis[25], None	-65	60	31	51	65	207
65	GBR 4232	Jim Anderson[22], Island sailing club	33	64	66	-67	51	214
66	ITA 455	Lorenzo Bacigalupo[49], Gdv lni s.m. ligure	-71	54	59	65	39	217
67	GER 5316	Huhn Johann-peter[87], Svaoe	61	-68	62	47	47	217
68	AUS 185	Edward Cox[67], Royal sydney yacht squadron	60	62	52	49	-66	223
69	ITA 489	Fabio De rossi[59], C. n. brenzone	-70	51	54	69	50	224
70	MEX 1236	Pablo Carvajal[132], Club nautico avandaro	-73	59	71	71	37	238
71	ITA 447	Gianni Riccobono[73], Nyc	62	-70	70	70	45	247
72	NED 67	Jan Vonk[5], Wv braasemmermeer	67	63	57	66	-72	253
73	AUS 208	Alister Morison[43], Mhyc	-74	69	69	55	61	254
74	BER 3942	Trevor Boyce[38], Royal bermuda yacht club	68	(dsq )	67	64	55	254
75	GRE 4487	Georgios Vitsakis[77], Univ. of crete	-75	65	68	72	36	271
76	ITA 395	Eva Magalotti[99], C. n. azzurra	69	71	-74	74	68	282

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