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Finn 2011 World Masters
Übersicht
13.06.2011
Finn World Masters day one – smiles all round
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You can tell they are enjoying themselves by the smiles on their faces. And there were smiles all round on the opening day of the 2011 Finn World
Masters in Punta Ala at the PuntAla Camping Resort in Tuscany, Italy, which got off to the perfect start with eight fantastic heats in absolutely
fabulous sailing conditions. Allen Burrell (GBR) and defending champion Michael Maier (CZE) easily won both their heats to head up the 283 boat fleet
overnight, while in third overall is Uli Breuer (GER), who picked up a first and a second.
At the briefing this morning the competitors were warned that the racing would start on time and all the sailors launched early to make sure they got
there in time. A 12.00 the first heats got away in 10-12 knots stable north-westerly in a slight sea state and clearing blue skies. During the day the
wind built to a solid 12-15 knots with long, deep waves making upwind sailing interesting and downwind sailing exhilarating with long, fast surfs all
round.
On course area 1, Yellow fleet was the first to start. Most of the fleet favoured the left hand side, though the wind was pretty stable across the
course area.
Geza Husar (HUN) took the first race from Martin Hughes (GBR) and Jan Willem Kok (NED), after Kok sailed a wrong course to the finish and
lost places. Hughes couldn't repeat his form in the second race due to a slipped halyard, but the win went to Kok followed by Christian Kühlwein
(GER) and David Potter (GBR).
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Fotos: Claire ADB and Marina Prinzivalli
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In the Blue fleet, Allen Burrell (GBR) largely had it all his own way leading round both races and winning the second race by an impressive margin as
the wind increased to 15 knots with big waves downwind. In the first race Burrell was followed by Arwin Karssemeijer (NED) and Luuk Kuuper (NED),
while in the second race he was followed across the line by Andreas Bollogino (GER) and Johnny Aagesen (DEN).
Over on course 2, a sequence of general recalls and black flags delayed the racing with a number of boats pulled out. The Green fleet was dominated by
the defending champion Michael Maier (CZE), leading both races from start to finish. In the first race he finished ahead of Kenneth Boggild (DEN) and
Marc Allain de Beauvais (FRA), who were both later scored OCS. So Laurent Hay (FRA) moved up to second and then picked up another second place in the
next race with Allain des Beauvais in third again.
In the Red fleet, Uli Breuer (GER) won the first race from Thomas Moerup-Petersen (DEN) and Bas de Waal (NED). Three times champion Andre Budzien
(GER) rounded the first mark deep and climbed to fourth offwind by the finish, and then went on win the second race, overtaking early race leader
Breuer offwind. Moerup-Petersen crossed in third.
With four fleets racing at any one time every point is valuable. Effectively every boat lost or gained is the equivalent to losing or gaining four
points, so naturally the competition is intense.
While course 1 had Oscar flag raised for free pumping throughout, on course 2 Oscar stayed in the race officer's pocket all day, leading to some
yellow flags for over enthusiastic sailors. Maier commented, “Today was good, great reaches and nice upwind sailing. We had very nice conditions for
surfing but I didn't understand why we didn't have free pumping because it was perfect conditions for this. I actually capsized on the last downwind,
but got it up very quickly and only lost 100 metres, but still managed to win the race.”
Joint overall leader Allen Burrell was delighted with the conditions. “It was really good fun today, lovely conditions, and ideal for the British
sailors I think. We have done a lot of training is similar conditions back home, though not as warm as here, and I think that is making a big
difference here. It was perfect with nice big courses. I think the racing has been all about boatspeed, just hiking hard, getting round as fast as
possible as there were not many shifts to be had. I lost of a bit on the first downwind as I didn't realise we had free pumping as the flag was so
small, but I made up for it later. This is such a fabulous place to go sailing, as well as being a lovely location on shore with great facilities.”
Racing continues at 12.00 tomorrow with two more races on the cards in more perfect conditions.
Results after two races: (Full results here ( http://www.finnclass.org/images/stories/news2011/masters2011/RESULTS%20RACE%201_2.htm ))
1GBR 2ALLEN BURRELL2
1CZE 1MICHAEL MAIER2
3GER 707ULI BREUER3
4NED 780JAN WILLEM KOK4
5FRA 75LAURENT HAY4
6GER 711ANDRE BUDZIEN5
7DEN 9THOMAS MOERUP PETERSEN5
8NED 29BAS DE WAAL7
9GER 19B ANDREAS OLLONGINO8
9GER 28CHRISTIAN KUEHLWEIN8
11NED 60LUUK KUIJPER8
12GBR 40NICK DANIELS9
13NED 25ARWIN KARSSEMIJER10
14GBR 65DAVID POTTER10
15BUL 24MIHAIL KOPANOV10
16SUI 63GAUTSCHI THOMAS10
17GBR 707ADRIAN BRUNTON10
18NED 7CEES SCHEURWATER11
19GBR 665JULIAN SMITh21
20ITA 5FRANCESCO CINQUE12
Photos by Claire ADB and Marina Prinzivalli
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About the event: The 2011 Finn World Masters has attracted more than 300 entries from 28 nations worldwide. The Finn World Masters was first sailed
for in 1970 with 18 boats competing. It has grown in size almost every year and the entry in 2011 is the largest ever entry for a Finn regatta. There
are four categories of sailors: Master (40-49), Grand Master (50-59), Grand Grand Master (60-69) and Legend (70+). The defending World Masters
Champion is Michael Maier (CZE) after winning the title for a second time last year in Split, Croatia.
About PuntAla Camping Resort: Located beside the Mediterranean in the heart of the Maremma region in Tuscany, Italy, the PuntAla Camping Resort is
situated within a pine forest that used to be a hunting reserve for the Great Duke of Tuscany. It now covers an area of 27 hectares and includes 127
mobile homes, 60 bungalows, 350 caravan pitches and 150 tent pitches. It is an international destination offering peaceful, relaxed and comfortable
seaside holidays. In 2005 the Sailing Club 'Cala Civette' was established and it has hosted several major championships and events in recent years.
Event website: www.finnworldmaster2011.org - PuntaAla Camping Resort: www.campingpuntala.it
World Masters: www.finnworldmaster.com - Class website: www.finnclass.org
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