Gazprom International Dragon European Championship - Day 4
by Imagina 29 Mar 2014 07:03 GMT
24-29 March 2014
Danes on Debutant retain top spot
The fleet of the Gazprom International European Dragon Championship, which is being organised by the Yacht Club Sanremo, was greeted today by excellent weather conditions with a bright sunny sky and steady westerly breeze.
The first race of the day began in a steady 10-knot westerly. The first boat over the finish-line was Agtivists of Germany (Philipp Malte, Michael Kurtz, Thorsten Imbeck), followed in second by Bunker Queen, also of Germany (Marcus Wieser, Sergey Pugachev, Georgii Leonchuk), with the Russians of Annapurna (Anatoly Loginov, Vadim Statsenko, Alexander Shalagin) in third.
The Race Committee then started the second race which was won once again by Agtivists, followed by Bunker Queen and the Danes of Debutant (Lars Hendriksen, Kleen Frithjof and Anders Bagger).
Provisional Results after Day 4: (top five, 5 races)
1st Debutant (Denmark): Lars Hendriksen, Kleen Frithjof and Anders Bagger, 15pts
2nd Agtivists (Germany): Philipp Malte, Michale Kurtz, Thorsten Imbeck, 16pts
3rd Bunker Queen (Germany): Marcus Wieser, Sergey Pugachev and Georgii Leonchuk, 20pts
4th Bunker Boys (Ukraine): Yevgen Braslavets, Igor Sidorov and Sergiy Timokhov, 25pts
5th Cloud (Italy): Giuseppe Duca, Jean Sebastien Ponce and Vittorio Zaoli, 32pts
The complete standings are available on line at: www.yachtclubsanremo.it.
The last day of racing in the Gazprom International European Dragon Championship is tomorrow, Saturday, March 29.
Nations represented:
A total of 23 nations are represented: Antigua, Australia, Austria, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Norway, Holland, Portugal, Russia, United States, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and Hungary.
Event partners:
The Gazprom International European Dragon Championship is being staged in partnership with Gazprom International and BMW (main partners of the event), and Paul&Shark, Transbunker, Ulysse Nardin, Pantaenius Yacht Insurance, Comune di Sanremo, Royal Hotel Sanremo, RegioneLiguria, Casino di Sanremo, Gruppo Cozzi Parodi.