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French youth team crowned at Trentino SB20 World Championship

by Helen Fretter 13 Jul 2015 08:53 BST 4-9 July 2015

The fifth and final day of the Trentino SB20 World Championships (Friday, 10 July 2015), opened with three boats still in the running to seize the championship title.

Leaders 'Give Me 5 by FFV Youth', skippered by Robin Follin, went into Race 13 on 27 points and an 11-point advantage over second-placed Roger Hudson's 'Race Ahead – Spirit of Cape Town'. Rodion Luka's Ukrainian 'Skyline' team were in third, with Robert Jeffreys and Glenn Bourke (AUS) in fourth.

The SB20 fleet enjoyed a week of stunning conditions sailing from the Circolo Vela Torbole on Lake Garda from July 4-10 and the final day provided typically spectacular conditions with the penultimate race held in a building Ora breeze, and the last in full-on downwind planing conditions.

Things got off to an intriguing start, when the leading FFV team finished mid-fleet with a 14th. Meanwhile the South African 'Race Ahead' team gambled on a pin-end start, but were early at the line. Hudson and crew had to gybe out, but struggled to find a lane back and were nearly last at the windward mark. They eventually finished 24th in the first race, which was won by Ian Ainslie – his third win of the regatta. Second place went to Glenn Bourke. Rodion Luka took fifth, which just nudged the Ukrainian team into second overall going into the event's final start.

In the final race of the competition many of the main title contenders headed towards the cliffs off the line, away from the stronger breeze on the right, whilst a late shift saw the leaders having to fight their way back through the pack. Rodion Luka was mid-fleet on the second lap, eventually pulling his way up to ninth. The 'Race Ahead' team again went for a pin-end start, but were forced over the line and found themselves DSQ, ending their challenge for the championship.

Meanwhile the young French team made their move midway through Race 2 and, showing excellent speed in the building breeze together with smart positioning, picked their way through the pack to finish fourth. With Luka and the 'Skyline' team behind them, they were able to conservatively sail a safe last run to the finish and take the title with 45 points to Luka's 55 points. Robert Jeffreys and Glenn Bourke finished 10th to take the final podium position.

A surprised and delighted Follin said after racing: "We did not really have in mind that we could possibly win this. The standard of competition, the depth of talent, the former champions, the Olympic medallists... all made it seem impossible that we could even dream of winning. We still cannot believe it." The winning FFV team includes Marine Boudot and Emeric Michel, with crew aged between 19 and 26 years.

Follin and the FFV team raised the Trentino SB20 World Championship glass trophy at a popular prizegiving after racing, also taking the Youth category prize. Other prizewinners included Glenn Bourke, whose crew won the Master's category sponsored by Hyde Sails, and Roger Harford (GBR 3096), who won the Sportboat World prize for the oldest crew. Richard Powell (GBR 3728, 11th), won the Circolo Vela Torbole Concourse prize. Helene Urrutti and her 'Oceanteam Solutions' team from Cannes took the Women's category prize, sponsored by Clarins.

In the Silver Fleet Vladislaav Ivanovskiy and team from St Petersburg took the win, 10 points ahead of Ger Dempsey's team from Ireland, Ivanovskiy and crew were awarded the Sportsboat World-sponsored prizes for first Silver fleet team.

After racing, there were frantic calculations to work out who had won the highly anticipated 'Nations Cup' prize, sponsored by Sportsboat World, which stirred up plenty of competition with seven nations competing for the top spot and the 13 countries represented at the championships. Russia eventually just edged the trophy with two boats in the top 10, which also included top entries from Ukraine, Australia, South Africa, Britain and of course France. There was just one point separating the top three teams, so closely matched are the national fleets in this 20-foot keelboat class.

The fleet were unanimous in their praise of host club Circolo Vela Torbole, and Race Committee President, Carmelo Paroli, for the successful management of both a qualifying and final series for two fleets on a trapezoidal course.

The SB20 fleet is now looking forward to the 2016 World Championship in Cascais, Portugal in late August, before the 2017 World Championship, hosted by the prestigious Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes, UK. There will also be an Asia Pacific Championships and the Inaugural Asian Grand Slam, hosted by Singapore in early 2016. The Tasmania fleet is currently among the favourites to host the 2018 World Championships, which would see a return to the Southern Hemisphere after the 2012 Worlds in Hamilton Island, Australia.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoHelm, Crew & ClubBoat NameR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14Pts
Gold Fleet
1FRA 3653ROBIN FOLLIN, MARINE BOUDOT, EMERIC MICHEL, CN SAINTE‑MAXIMEGIVE ME 5 BY FFV YOUTH‑133214241‑2732514445
2UKR 3726RODION LUKA, SVETLANA SOROKINA, IGOR SEVERIANOV, KIEV RACING YACHT CLUBSKY LINE1129‑1811621‑9175955
3AUS 3737ROBERT JEFFREYS, GLEN BOURKE, SAE LILLEY, SANDRINGHAM YACHT CLUB 49‑123945‑21724221061
4RSA 3469ROGER HUDSON, ASENATHI JIM ALEX BURGER, TAARIQ JACOBS, RCYCRACEAHEAD ‑ SPIRIT OF CAPE TOW3‑41422109365124(ufd)70
5RUS 3708KIRILL FROLOV, MURASHKIN ALEXEY, IGNATENKO EGOR, SPBYCMELSTONTEAM78422‑9214451511‑271589
6ITA 3616IAN AISLIE, PAULIN GIAN MATTEO, ADAM MARTIN, CUS BOLOGNA 411‑865201012111191‑2191
7GBR 3732JOE LLEWELLYN, NIGEL WAKEFIELD, JERRY VIGUS, WESSEX EXILES SAILING CLUBFORELLE ESTATES826‑2091‑243581210121692
8FRA 3706RUSSO EDWARD, CHATEAU CE'DRIC, FAVENNER GILLIES, CLUB NAUTIQUE VALéRIQUAISBLACK MAGIC64‑77632211‑234612418103
9AUS 3731MICHAEL COOPER, DAVID CHAPMAN, MATTHEW JOHNSTON, ROYAL YACHT CLUB OF TASMANIA 5153‑18123161513‑3231319108
10RUS 3709VLADIMIR PROSIKHIN, BASALKIN ARTEM, MARTEMIANOV ALEX, SPB YC, KOSCNIKA157‑105814129(dsq)132393109
11GBR 3728RICHARD POWELL, BEN VINES, TIM BURNELL, RORCMARVEL911‑2858416166157411‑23112
12GBR 3722JERRY HILL, ALAN HILLMAN, CRAIG WATSON, ROYAL SOUTHERN YCSPORTSBOATWORLD.COM3859‑15121913147‑22888114
13GBR 3724JOHN POLLAND, ROB SMITH, CHAZ HOOK, RTYCEXCELLENT513661‑1413152124(dnf)2017123
14GBR 3047PIETER HEYN, ROB GULLAN, ROSIE SIBTHORPE, WARSASH SCF5 SYNTHESIS TEAM GUL2115(ocs)ocs835111810615‑27141
15GBR 3720ADRIAN PEACH, GARY PHARE, JIM SHORT, ROYAL TORBAY YACHT CLUBUBER132‑1411710‑3478102522347156
16RUS 3707VADIM PUSHEV, TIMUR SABIRZIANOV, ALEXANDER MIKHAILOV, SAINT‑PETERSBURG YACHT CLUBVIS SAILING TEAM917812‑3028‑23813192115182170
17AUS 3735CHRIS DARE, SEARCE KEIRAN, TWEEDELL OLIVER, SORRENTO SAILING COUTA BOAT CL 262‑2726512(ufd)17203dnf301171
18ITA 3543VINCENZO GRACIOTTI, GIOVANNI MELONE, SERGIO LAMBERTENGHI, YACHT CLUB RIVIERA DEL CONERODKC‑159313101115‑42201718132236187
19ITA 3073MASSIMO FULLONE, AIRO' ANDREA, ALESSIA DE VITA, C. VELICO ONDABUENASBERLA10‑26223202672019‑268162124196
20UKR 3703VALERIY POLOVOY, BOGOMOLKIN VOLODYMYR, STASYUK VOLODYMYR, BLACK SEA Y/CPEARL 21013547‑242624183217(dnf)376199
21IRL 3490SHANE MURPHY, DARAGH SHERIDAN, JOHN PHELAR, HOWTH YACHT CLUB 1621855(bfd)917‑421433303313204
22GBR 3710SCOTT GRAHAM, NICK ELDER, TICH SUMMERS, ROYAL TAY YACHT CLUBCHILL PILL1279‑298158‑36283314243220210
23POR 3105JOSE' PAULO RAMADA, ANTONIO PEREIRA, MIGUEL L L.FARIA, CNCASCAISDOM PEDRO HOTELS/GENERALI66‑211424717432222(dnf)36312212
24ITA 3553ROBERTO BENAMATI, CATTANEO ALESSANDRO, BARBIERI VALENTINO, FRAGLIA VELA MALCESINEBEST WIND112013‑304113119(dnf)1636191037227
25FRA 3302JADE FESTINO, ALEXANDRE FESTINO, BENJAMIN COHEN, CLUB NAUTIQUE DES SALETTESCN SABLETTE771711‑24630321612(dnf)dnf742234
26NED 3714MARCO VAN DRIEL, JOOST ASSMANN, MARTIJN WORSELING, WSV BRAASSEMERMEERMXTC1412318‑3623284(ufd)2719142634240
27ITA 3333DANIELE POLI, OSCAR FARACE, DEBERNARDI FRANCESCO, CIRCOLO VELA ORTAMINNIE‑261541713191823352123‑173129248
28IRL 3544MICHAEL O'CONNOR, OWEN LAVERTY, KEVIN JOHNSON, ROYAL ST GEORGE YACHT CLUBSIN BIN18202015‑30932(ufd)21413027625264
29AUS 3734STEHPEN FRIES, MARK MUIRHEAD, ANDREW ROBERTS, SANDRINGHAM YACHT CLUB 819101019‑2038‑41332826211935266
30NED 3441PAUL GAST, NANNO AUKUS, WONTER VAN DER ENDER, WSV HELLEVOETSLUISRIVIUM1710261714‑3536262931271817‑44268
31POR 3581GEORGY SOKOLOVSKIY, BORIS KUCHERENKO, VASILY YAKOVLEV, NAALADDIN141616‑281715331824259(dnf)4538270
32IRL 3433DAVY TAYLOR, LISA NEARY, MARTY O'LEARY, ISAWWW.YACHTSMAN.IE‑262524931825272639282028‑41272
33IRL 3060KIREAN DORGAN, JASON LOSTY, EWAN O KEEFFE, COVE SAILING CLUBTHE BEAR121712‑40221043(ufd)40341632395282
34UKR 3042VALERII BUNDIUK, YULIY KHUDOMAKA, OLEG YZYUMTSEV, NIKOPOL SAILING CENTER 11‑24242212161133382435‑392931286
35GBR 3027ALEC RUSSELL, CLAIRE RUSSELL, EDWARD HANDASYDE DICK, ROYAL SOUTHERN YACHT CLUBeDIGITAL RESEARCH211011‑3129213535‑362334291628292
36POR 3525ROQUETTE TIAGO, BARRETO PEDRO, TELES FERNANDO, CWDSBOOM BAP WEAR1814‑423618639301036202640‑43293
37FRA 3423HELENE URRUTTI, Femmina, ANNA PIROGOVA, JOHAN RAVIER, YACHT CLUB DE CANNESOCEANTEAM SOLUTIONS16231716‑267452925(dsq)37353811299
38GBR 3149MARK GILLETT, NIKI BIRRELL, LAURA WOOSEY, FRENSHAM POND SCPOOR BUOY20221122‑29202125(ufd)3531284226303
39ITA 3187ROBERTO RIVIECCIO, RIVECCIO MATTEO, MATTEO RAMIAN, YC PORTO TORRESSBALLATA211816‑261024‑4428413041374314323
40GBR 3082CHARLES SHEPPARD, FRANCOIS HILARY, GASPAR VANHOLLEBEKE, RORCSHARC‑43183421111240223038(dnf)332539323
41ITA 3098LINA FAGGI, Femmina, CHIARA ABBRUZZESE, SERENA SICHER, PORTO SAN ROCCOPETITE BETE19‑2410191413‑4239344229383540332
42GBR 3106THOMAS CLAY, JAMES CLAY, RICHARD CLAY, ROYAL SOUTHERN YCWHYADUCK20(dnf)15141523‑4640323742314422335
43GER 3402DANIEL SPAENLE, TOBIAS SPAENLE, KONSTANTIN KRAUSS, MUENCHENER RUDER‑ UND SEGELVERPROPERTY BASE22‑4333191714373831‑4338253630340
44BEL 3345BART TYTGAT, TOBIAS TYTGAT, KRISTOF WOUTTERS, RNSYCGO WITH THE FLOW3021‑376251741373740(dnf)342333344
45AUS 3390PHILIP REID, ANDRE' DECLERCK, SAM IBBOTT, ROYAL YACHT CLUB OF TASMANIAMIND GAMES‑30232922028273439‑4439404132351
46RUS 3725BORIS LATKIN, CHUGUNOV OLEG, YCSPBMY MARUSIA‑2714261223182931(dnf)2940dnfdnfdnf363
Silver Fleet
1RUS 373VLADISLAAV IVANOVSKIY, EKATERINA BESSONOVA, ALEXEY EGOROV, YC OF SANKT‑PETERSBURG 3352725‑35174‑223981 134
2IRL 3316GER DEMPSEY, BLAIR STANAWAY, AOIFE ENGLISH, ROYAL IRISH YACHT CLUBVENUESWORLD.COM2511331525(dsq)‑343342518 144
3IRL 3307STEPHAN HYDE, JAMES DOWLING, DOWLING JERRY, ROYAL IRISH YACHT CLUBBAD‑KILCULLEN311628‑39271626195(dnf)23 155
4ITA 3633CLAUDIO DUTTO, MAX COLLOTTA, ANDREA TRANI, LEGA NAVALE RIVAASANTE SANA17‑312130312711101‑141236 169
5IRL 3062RONAN DOWNING, GRAEME GRANT, BREFFNI JONES, KINSALE YACHT CLUBCORONA232235(dnf)131368(ufd)111435 171
6FRA 3339LAMBERT PIERRE‑YVES, BLONDEL FABRICE, HERPIN FREDERIC, COYCHSANS BLAGUE1531292122(bfd)113136137‑23 171
7GBR 3723CHRIS DARLING, CHRIS DARLING, IAN SULLIVAN, ITCHENOR SAILING CLUBDARLING ASSOCIATES22(ocs)34283223‑2092112019 173
8ITA 3639CARLO TOMELLERI, IVAN VENTURI, PIETRO SARTORI, CIRCOLO NAUTICO BRENZONEENJOY2329(dsq)271621101161529(dnf) 178
9GBR 3010TOBY LITTON, ANDREW EGGETT, CARLOS LOSADA DE LA LASTRA, ROYAL SOUTHERN YACHT CLUBSBEED‑382619231922191471316‑397 185
10GBR 3215KERI HARRIS, SAM THOMPSON, LEANNE MIBBERD, RNSASAIL NAVY2934441(dsq)299‑2741026142 189
11RUS 3324ANDREI PISKAREV, SCHECERBAKOV SERGEY, SCHERBAKOV ANDREI, SPORTFLOT MOSCOWGAUDI GALOPIN3428183523‑36175149(dsq)114 198
12GBR 3716SIMON HUME, OLIVER NEDHAM, ALEX CHRISTIE, BRYCMCPM‑3130181331267171619‑23620 203
13UKR 3130KOSTIANTYN IEMCHENKO, SERGEJ NIMCHENKO, ARTEM IEMCHENKO, YAKORCOMET2831924(ocs)365‑222017152216 205
14ITA 3567FABRIZIO BOROMEI, MONTANARI ROBERTO, MIGANI MATTEO, LEGA NAVALE RIMINIKBL(dnf)36dsq7282516115(ufd)31912 209
15ITA 3620LORENZA MARIANI, Femmina, MARCELLA TRIOSCHI, ALESSANDRA GAOSO, VELA CLUB CAMPIONE 1925232316‑302342118‑242117 210
16IRL 3449DAVID BARRY, ANDREW VAUGHAN, GER BYTHELL, ISALIA342731‑353319‑26158841715 211
17POR 3286LUIS PESSANHA, MAFALDA PIRES DE LIMA, LEITE CASTRO, CVAGANDIABLASCO(dnf)2714dsq38dnf81651514‑2813 244
18IRL 3717JUSTIN BURKE, DARREN BURKE, ED COOKE, NATIONAL YACHT CLUBALERT PACKAGING‑3632351621312272221‑331028 245
19ITA 3251GIOVANNI CAVALLO, LOMBARDI DAVIDE, CAPOZZA GIROLAMO, LNI BRINDISIMA.TI3232363336‑38(dnf)1211781824 249
20GER 3475VASILY GRIGORIEV, ALEX GRIGORIEV, MIKHAIL MARKIN, PIROGOVO MOSCOW RUSSIAMST39302538‑413313‑26172017118 251
21UKR 3172SERGIY YELOV, DMYTRO POTOTSKYI, IURII BONDARENKO, SB20 UKRAINIAN CLASS ASSOCIATISELTEQ RACING‑41372140372712‑4212272794 258
22GBR 3021RICHARD MCADAM, RICHARD HALL, ETIENNE GAUVAIN, WEIR WOODHERE COMES BOD291936(dnf)dnfdnf1524‑28127255 266
23IRL 3484PETER LEE, STEPHEN LEE, MICHAEL, R.ST.G.Y.CSERIOUSLY BONKERS28342332‑383221251022(dnf)2326 276
24ITA 3113GIORGIO GRASSI, BRUNO MONNI, AMEDEO PERANI, CVTSCHIENA DRITTA32‑4120313331149(ufd)ufd63133 287
25GBR 3291DOUG INNES, GARETH GLOVER, MARTIN FOX, RSYCPHANTOM MEACE3738‑41341835242318322012(ufd) 291
26FRA 3576MELEN BENOIT, BRIOIST ERIC, GEORGY, CY CARNACLADYBUG27‑393026373327382424(dsq)1611 293
27BEL 3518NICOLAS ELLEBOUDT (MAINSAIL), LUC VERSTRAETE (HELMSMAN), CEDRIC DEBLEYE (GEN/JIB), ROYAL NORTH SEA YACHT CLUBTACKTONIC‑40352729393718192926(dnf)3010 299
28RUS 3281ANDREY PRONIN, BORIS LYSENKO, ILYA MARYAMOV, YACHTING RUS CLUBYRC.DK‑4440382511343218(dnf)28212437 308
29BEL 3311PAUL JONCKHEERE, GEERT ORBIE, JAN ALLEMAN, RNSYCSELDEN253530‑373225(dnf)dnfdnfufd10139 320
30ITA 3210MATTEO SCAGLIOSO, PALAZZO FRANCESCO, DODARO VALERIO, C.V. ONDABUENA ACADEMYFLOCKINO3628253621‑412929302532‑3832 323
31GBR 3069IAN HUDSON, HELEN MACNAMARA, ROBIN GRAHAM, WARSASH SAILING CLUBSLINKY‑4138393434382833231619‑3729 331
32RUS 3730ALEKSEI KOLOBANOV, GROMOV IVAN, SOKOLOV ANDREY, SAN P.YACHT CLUBVICTORIA TEAM38‑44133935402521323818‑4136 335
33GBR 3020MIKE PICKERING, MIKE PRIDDLE, IAN MAKEPEACE, RESTRONGUET SCWHITE KNUCKLES243332‑4134343635(ufd)23314021 343
34FRA 3654CORNESSE PHILIPPE, CORNESSE MARIE ELISABETH, JEAN LUC BATENDS, COYCH HYèRESSCOUBIDOU35424342‑454320‑362629252725 357
35IRL 3308JOHN LYONS, COLIN GALAVAN, RORY MCSTAY, ROYAL IRISH YACHT CLUBMEPHISTO35294138‑4340313234(dnf)302622 358
36FRA 3034NATHALIE MOURET, Femmina, MOURET THIBAULT, MOURET PIERRE, SOCIETE NAUTIQUE LA CIOTATROLLMOPS37‑423833403939282734(dnf)3231 378
37GER 3474MICHAEL MUELLER, CLAUDIAPANKATZ‑SCHULTMEIS, DIRK VIETMEIER, SNSTSPEIMANES42‑443944404242(dnf)2530281534 381
38FIN 3715ALEKSEI FEDOROV, MIKHAIL EROKHOVETS, SERGEY ILKOV, SAINT‑PETERSBURG YCPOLARIS24‑4040243229303031(dnf)dnfdnfdnf 381
39ITA 3598PIETRO FOIS, ALESSANDRO BALZANI, SALVATORE FORTUNATO, YACHT CLUB PORTO ROTONDOALGHERO(dsq)37323227413331333634(dnf)dnf 382
40FRA 3009VINCENT DESNOT, EMILIEN RAMIER, JEAN‑CHRISTOPHE CASCAILH, YACHT CLUB DE CANNESMAMBO NUMBER 9403337‑4646443541(dnf)31223539 403
41GBR 3212ALISTAIR PERKINS, DAVD CABRITA, LIESBETH ROGGERMAN, WV BRAASSEMERMEER, NLNGS3939‑4342393738373633(dsq)3430 404
42ITA 3186FABIO PIGNATELLI, DI NOI ARMANDO, BOCCUNI DANIELE, C.V. ONDABUENA ACADEMYSBANDATA3343(dnf)3742304034(dnf)ufddnf3327 413
43NED 3032MARTIN LOSSIE, JOHN EERTINK, JOSSE SPIERTZ, WSV BRAASSEMERMEERRUMBLEFLURG(dnf)4540202832(dnf)dnfdnfufd29dnfdnf 429
44GBR 3335RICHARD CURRAN, GARETH MIDDLECOATE, MATTHEW DONNISON, ROYAL SIGNALS YACHT CLUBROYAL SIGNALS42414241(dnf)42413935(dnf)dnf4238 450
45GBR 3096ROGER HARFORD, TIM BIGG, FRANCESCA MARTIN, LYMINGTON TOWN SAILING CLUBRED KITE433644‑4541393743(dnf)35dnfdnfdnf 459
46GBR 3162JAMES RUSSELL, MATHEW BAKER, HPYCBULLDOG(dnf)dnfdnf434445(dnf)40dnf37dnf36dnf 480

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