RS500 EuroCup at Medemblik
by Michiel Geerling 16 May 2017 21:20 BST
13-14 May 2017
RS500 Eurocup at Medemblik © Berend Krans
The RS800 European Championships and RS500 Eurocup event last weekend in Medemblik will be remembered as a big step for the classes going towards a truly international scene. The conditions were unstable which made the racing very attractive and challenging, and the best won.
The event welcomed 37 teams from 8 countries; Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Great Britain, Russia and Austria all had sent their best RS Sailing teams to Medemblik to compete in 2 strong fleets.
We were welcomed on day 1 with rain for rigging, followed by a briefing from the race officer to assure us the rain had stopped for the day and then we went racing... in rain.
After two races we were done and the fleet headed home for a group dinner at the sailing club. This was followed by "a few pints" in a local bar which turned into a massive night involving live bands, dancing, singing and more break dancing. It was a great night.
There was no group dinner on night 2, but teams did their own thing and then met in a bar in town. There was much excitement about the forecast for day 3 and over the course of the evening the predictions went from a nice 8-12 knt forecast, to 12-15, to 15-18, to 18knts plus and no rain! On that note, everyone rushed off to bed to prepare themselves for a big day, and boy did Medemblik deliver! We launched in 8-10kts, sunshine and building breeze to have 3 fantastic races.
Medemblik turned out to be a great location and the professionalism of Club Hollandia was very much appreciated! Also a big thanks to the restaurant in the club and not to forget amazing bar Brakeboer!
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm / Nat | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts |
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| 1 | ITA 1015 | Michele Oppizzi / ITA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑5 | ‑6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | GBR 1097 | Richard Russell / GBR | 4 | 3 | 2 | ‑7 | 1 | ‑5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | AUT 1091 | Sven Reiger | ‑5 | 4 | ‑5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | NED 1003 | Thomas Rot | 1 | 5 | 4 | ‑9 | 7 | 1 | ‑8 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 | NED 1038 | Anneke Kikkert / NED | ‑6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ‑7 | 4 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | NED 607 | Martijn Jessurun | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑8 | 5 | 7 | (ocs) | 31 |
| 7 | NED 1020 | Marjolein Hufen | 7 | ‑9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | ‑12 | 6 | 47 |
| 8 | ITA 112 | Giulia Rossi / ITA | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | ‑9 | ‑12 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 47 |
| 9 | RUS 965 | Vladislav Ivanovskiy / RUS | 10 | 8 | (dns) | ‑13 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 53 |
| 10 | NED 837 | Fleur Leijs / NED | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | ‑13 | ‑15 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 71 |
| 11 | NED 526 | Oscar Deurloo / NED | (dns) | (dns) | dns | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 74 |
| 12 | GER 1048 | Johanna Schneller | 12 | ‑13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | ‑14 | 13 | 76 |
| 13 | NED 654 | Antoinette Kamsteeg / NED | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | ‑15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | (ocs) | 86 |
| 14 | NED 9 | Esther Hopmans / NED | (dns) | (dns) | dns | 16 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 91 |
| 15 | NED 864 | Remco Volmer / NED | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | ‑16 | ‑16 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 92 |
| 16 | NED 1019 | Marije Willemsen | (dns) | (dns) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 93 |