Star World Championship, Babendererde-Jacobs col piede giusto
Classi OlimpicheVela 16 Gennaio 2010 Zerogradinord 0
[singlepic id=4835 w=300 h=204 float=left]Star World Championship – Rio de Janeiro – Si è da poco conclusa la prima regata dell’attesissimo Mondiale star di Rio de Janeiro. A vincere la manche, non senza una certa sorpresa viste le difficili condizioni, sono stati i giovani tedeschi Johannes Babendererde e Timo Jacobs. Passati al comando già alla prima boa, Babendererde-Jacobs hanno lottato per buona parte della prova con gli argentini Kouyoumdjian-Colla, scivolati in quarta posizione all’aumentare del vento. A quel punto, a inserirsi nelle posizioni di testa sono stati i campioni olimpici Iain Percy ed Andrew Simpson, finiti secondi, e i talenti brasiliani Scheidt-Prada. Ottima la prova disputata dal campionissimo Torben Grael che, in coppia con Marcelo Ferreira, ha chiuso al quinto posto.
La regata ha portato scarse soddisfazioni per gli italiani, finiti lontanissimi dalle piazze di testa. I migliori sono stati Giampiero Poggi e Manlio Corsi, finiti ventiduesimi, e Diego Negri e Fernando Colaninno, giunti ventitreesimi.
Star World Championship
1. Babendererde-Jacobs (GER), 1, pt. 1
2. Percy-Simpson (GBR), 2, pt. 2
3. Scheidt-Prada (BRA), 3, pt. 3
4. Kouyoumdjian-Colla (ARG), 4, pt. 4
5. Grael-Ferreira (BRA), 5, pt. 5
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STAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, YOUNG GERMAN CREW WINS RACE 1
[International Star Class Press Release] Johannes Babendererde and Timo Jacobs (GER) won Race 1 of the 2010 Star World Championship, a tricky race around Rio de Janeiro’s harbor. They beat ther rest of the 73-boat fleet to the first windward mark and swapped positions with Juan Kouyoumdjian (“Juan K”) and Alejandro Colla (AGR) during the first four legs of the five-leg course.
Once the wind came up and they took the reins shortly after rounding the final leeward gate, they held on and fended off 2008 Olympic Gold Medalists, Iain Percy and Andrew “Bart” Simpson (GBR); Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada (BRA), 2008 Olympic Silver Medalists; Kouyoumdjian/Colla; and World Sailor of the Year, Torben Grael and two-time Star World Champion crew, Marcelo Ferreira (BRA). In fact, past Star World Champions took six of the top ten positions in Race 1. Ross Macdonald (CAN) sailing with Andre Lekzycki (BRA), was the top North American skipper.
They said
Johannes Babendererde, winning skipper of the first race of the 2010 Star World Championship: “We were happy that we rounded the weather mark first, but we touched it and lost two places when we did our circle. We were confident that we could stay with the top group because we had good speed. Our positioning was important on the last leg. We rounded the mark behind Juan K. and tacked to leeward. We outpointed them and passed them. We had to protect against Robert Scheidt and Iain from the left and the right. It was all about positioning”.
Star World Championship
1. Babendererde-Jacobs (GER), 1, pt. 1
2. Percy-Simpson (GBR), 2, pt. 2
3. Scheidt-Prada (BRA), 3, pt. 3
4. Kouyoumdjian-Colla (ARG), 4, pt. 4
5. Grael-Ferreira (BRA), 5, pt. 5
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