Podium at the Eastern Hemisphere Championship: Koy, Polgar, Negri, Kleen, Merkelbach, Bartel
2013 Eastern Hemisphere Championship
Final results for 7 races May 23-26:
Day One report by sailing-news.ch:
Best Ora conditions prevailed yesterday at Torbole, Italy. with up to 25 kn from the South off Torbole for the Eastern Hemisphere Championship of the Starboats. Two races were sailed and with Diego Negri ITA/Frithjof Kleen GER, one of the favorite teams has taken the lead. With the day ranks 1 and 2, the are clearly ahead of Racchelli/Ferrari ITA and Szabo/Hagin USA. Christoph Gautschi/Dominik Schenk SUI follow on rank 10 of the 33 teams from 9 nations.
Day 2
Cool temperatures, rain and a moderate North wind prevailed on day two of the Eastern Hemisphere Championship on Lake Garda. The favorites continue to dominate the race. Johannes Polgar/Markus Koy GER were the winners of both races and will most probably take the overall lead tonight, when the worst result will be discarded. With the ranking bfd/1/1/1, there result row is (almost) flawless, and only the premature start hinders them to lead overall. For the moment, they are on the 6th place. Diego Negri ITA/Frithjof Kleen GER are still on top followed by Merkelbach/Bartell and Tom Lofsted SWE (living in Switzerland) with Jesper Sundmann SWE as crew follows on 3rd. The best Swiss are still Christoph Gautschi/Dominik Schenk SUI on rank 9. Juerg Ryffel/Alex Gouda SUI are up on rank 15, thanks to a 4th race rank. Michel Niklaus SUI/Mark Strube USA follow closely on rank 16.
Day 3
The Eastern Hemisphere Championship on Lake Garda continued with two races in a fresh breeze. Johannes Polgar/Markus Koy GER - disqualified incorrectly as premature starters in the second race - had their protest accepted and were given average points, just enough to take the overall lead. Diego Negri ITA/Frithjof Kleen GER follow on rank 2 at equal points and an intensive fight for the title in the last race today is guaranteed. Hubert Merkelbach/Gerrit Bartel GER follow on rank 3.
Day 4
Winning the last race yesterday, Diego Negri ITA/Frithjof Kleen GER are the 2013 Starboat Eastern Hemisphere Championship on Lake Garda. With Johannes Polgar/Markus Koy GER, another favorite team finished as 2nd on the podium, completed by Hubert Merkelbach/Gerrit Bartelt GER - already on the podium of the Western Hemisphere Championship in the Bahamas - as 3rd. The past World Champion George Szabo USA with Vincent Hagin SUI as crew just missed the podium in 4th. The best Swiss Christoph Gautschi/Dominik Schenk SUI finished 8th of the 31 teams.
Star
Place
Boat
Skipper
Crew
Sail #:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Total
1
ITA 8452
Negri Diego
Kleen Frithjof
ITA 8452
1.0
2.0
7.0
3.0
12.0
1.0
1.0
15
2
GER 8442
Polgar Johannes
Koy Markus
GER 8442
34.0 [OCS]
1.0
1.0
1.0
9.0 [9.0, MAN]
2.0
3.0
17
3
GER 8450
Merkelbach Hubert
Bartel Gerrit
GER 8450
11.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
34.0 [OCS]
6.0
8.0
34
4
USA 8320
Szabo George
Hagin Vincent
USA 8320
7.0
6.0
12.0
10.0
17.0
3.0
6.0
44
5
UKR 8247
GUREYEV Vasyl
Kushnir Vitaliy
UKR 8247
2.0
13.0
13.0
17.0
8.0
4.0
5.0
45
6
AUT8209
Nehammer Christian
Urban Florian
AUT 8209
21.0
7.0
14.0
6.0
12.0 [12.0, MAN]
8.0
4.0
51
7
SWE8446
Lofstedt Tom
Sundman Jesper
SWE 8446
15.0
9.0
4.0
7.0
20.0
10.0
7.0
52
8
SUI8409
Gautschi Christoph
Schenk Dominik
SUI 8409
4.0
16.0
17.0
5.0
4.0
13.0
16.0
58
9
ITA 7881
Racchelli Andrea
Ferrari Massimiliano
ITA 7881
5.0
8.0
8.0
16.0
9.0
12.0
34.0 [DNC]
58.0001
10
UKR 8205
Khashina Denis
Mechetin Dmitry
UKR 8205
8.0
11.0
6.0
12.0
11.0
34.0 [DNF]
11.0
59
11
UKR 8119
Bondar Pavlo
Bazurin Ilya
UKR 8119
17.0
3.0
2.0
14.0
18.0
15.0
9.0
60
12
ITA 8242
Boggi Lucio
Lambertenghi Sergio
ITA 8242
18.0
34.0 [DNF]
5.0
21.0
19.0
5.0
2.0
70
13
SUI 7829
Niklaus Michel
Strube Mark
SUI 7829
14.0
20.0
15.0
20.0
2.0
7.0
13.0
71
14
SUI 8476
Ryffel Juerg
Gouda Alexander
SUI 8476
24.0
18.0
16.0
4.0
13.0
16.0
12.0
79
15
RUS 8192
Zhivotovskiy Aleksey
Shnyr Lev
RUS 8192
3.0
12.0
32.0
31.0
15.0
9.0
10.0
80
16
ITA 8402
Astorri Raffaello
Vongher Alessandro
ITA 8402
6.0
14.0
19.0
11.0
10.0
34.0 [DNF]
20.0
80.0001
17
ITA 8180
Irrera Renato
LA PORTA Emanuele
ITA 8180
9.0
23.0
31.0
8.0
14.0
14.0
19.0
87
18
SWE 8347
Jorhov Henrik
Pedersen Bent
SWE 8347
20.0
15.0
9.0
9.0
25.0
21.0
18.0
92
19
GER 8355
Paucksch Christian
Knoll Christian
GER 8355
10.0
5.0
20.0
25.0
1.0
34.0 [DNF]
34.0 [DNF]
95
20
GER 8384
Thurner Frank
Ziller Michael
GER 8384
16.0
25.0
24.0
30.0
6.0
17.0
15.0
103
21
ITA 8219
Coppo Giovanni
Bradanini Giovanni
ITA 8219
13.0
24.0
11.0
28.0
34.0 [OCS]
22.0
14.0
112
22
GER 8416
Rauch Hubert
Weise Kilian
GER 8416
12.0
26.0
10.0
26.0
34.0 [OCS]
19.0
24.0
117
23
RUS 8359
Berezhnoy Andrey
Masalov Sergey
RUS 8359
34.0 [OCS]
10.0
30.0
22.0
5.0
18.0
34.0 [DNC]
119
24
SUI 8482
Zimmermann Lorenz
Miller Matthias
SUI 8482
23.0
17.0
27.0
19.0
34.0 [OCS]
11.0
25.0
122
25
GER 8321
Glunde Arnd
Beltz Marcel
GER 8321
26.0
27.0
28.0
24.0
7.0
23.0
17.0
124
26
SUI 8329
Wyss Daniel
Joss Urs
SUI 8329
34.0 [DSQ]
34.0 [DNF]
21.0
18.0
21.0
20.0
23.0
137
27
HUN 8166
Forintos Robert
Bezereti Miklos
HUN 8166
27.0
21.0
18.0
27.0
26.0
25.0
21.0
138
28
ITA 8290
Borroi Mario
Natucci Edouardo
ITA 8290
29.0
19.0
22.0
29.0
22.0
34.0 [DNF]
22.0
143
29
SUI 8479
Chatagny Jean-Pascal
Pulfer Serge
SUI 8479
19.0
22.0
34.0 [DNF]
34.0 [DNC]
3.0
34.0 [DNF]
34.0 [DNC]
146
30
AUT 8369
Schlagbauer Heimo
Schlagbauer-Wadl Hermine
AUT 8369
25.0
30.0
25.0
15.0
23.0
34.0 [DNF]
34.0 [DNC]
152
31
GER 7910
Forster Carl-Peter
Wagner Stephan
GER 7910
28.0
28.0
26.0
32.0
16.0
24.0
34.0 [DNC]
154
32
AUT 8436
Koechert Wolfgang
Bergthaler Michael
AUT 8436
34.0 [OCS]
29.0
23.0
13.0
24.0
34.0 [DNF]
34.0 [DNC]
157
33
GER 8150
Richter Florian
Richter Sebastian
GER 8150
22.0
31.0
29.0
23.0
27.0
34.0 [DNF]
34.0 [DNC]
166
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