Italian Moth Series at Fraglia Vela Malcesine

Italian Moth Series at Fraglia Vela Malcesine - Day 1

by Jonny Fullerton 22 Jul 2017 21:53 BST 22-23 July 2017

A glamour day of racing to brush off the cobwebs

The Italian Moth Series held over the weekend of 22 - 23 July acts as a warm up event for the McDougall + McConaghy Moth Worlds, both hosted by Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy.

A huge fleet of Moths have already been practising on the lake over the last few days to get valuable time on the water to get to understand the vagaries of the local conditions. 150 boats entered the Italian Series regatta, split into just two groups. A total of 6 races are planned, 3 per day.

The breeze filled in early with a blast of mountain air from the North but sadly by late morning this had all but gone. This did however leave time to take care of late registrations and the logistical headache of launching an armada of Moths on the water at the same time!

By lunchtime it was hot and humid with a huge amount of 'boat bimbling' and general scanning of new equipment going on around the boat park. Happily by early afternoon a light 10 - 15 knot breeze kicked in to get racing started.

Italian Moth Series at Garda day 1 - photo © Martina Orsini

PRO Tim Hancock managed to get three quick two-lap races completed with the last fleet still racing in glorious evening sunshine. It's early to read much into the results as most of the top guns are getting re-acquainted with their gear and getting to grips with the shifts off the mountains but there were a few signs to make note of.

Current world champion Paul Goodison (GBR) showed some impressive speed in the light conditions to finish the day with two bullets and a second. He holds a narrow lead over fellow Brit Rob Greenhalgh, who scored a 2,3,1.

Current Laser Gold medallist Tom Burton (AUS) is also on good form at his first major Moth championship, making up the third spot on the podium with 1,5,2 finishes.

The Australian contingent of Tom Slingsby, Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen all finished with top 5 results but only sailed two races. Another Australian looking fast in the light was Queenslander, Matthew Chew who finished the day in sixth overall, two points behind former Moth world champion, Josh McKnight (AUS).

Leading Italians are Carlo de Paoli Ambrosi in 9th and Francesco Bianchi in 11th.

Day two of the Italian Series wraps up on Sunday with another three races per fleet and the current forecast is for similar conditions.

Many thanks to the main sponsors McDougall + McConaghy, Veneri, Zhik, and Negrinautica.

Event website: www.mothworlds.org/malcesine

Results after day 1:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	GBR 1	GOODISON PAUL	2	1	1	4
2	GBR 4491	GREENHALGH ROBERT	2	3	1	6
3	AUS 4332	BURTON TOM	1	5	2	8
4	NZL 4190	BURLING PETER	6	2	2	10
5	AUS 6	MCKNIGHT JOSH	6	4	3	13
6	AUS 4418	CHEW MATTHEW	3	1	11	15
7	AUS 10	MIGHELL HAROLD	7	7	5	19
8	AUS 4205	THOMAS STEVEN	4	12	4	20
9	ITA 4180	DE PAOLI AMBROSI CARLO	8	5	7	20
10	AUS 4	BABBAGE SCOTT	8	6	7	21
11	ITA 4340	BRUNI FRANCESCO	5	7	10	22
12	ITA 4147	BIANCHI FRANCESCO	7	9	9	25
13	IRL 4148	KENEFICK DAVID	15	6	6	27
14	GBR 4501	ELLIS DAN	10	11	6	27
15	AUS 7	GOUGH ROB	12	8	8	28
16	GBR 4050	HISCOCKS SIMON	9	9	10	28
17	AUS 4495	TAILBY REECE	10	16	4	30
18	GBR 4509	BELBEN JASON	9	11	12	32
19	GBR 4433	WARD DAN	19	10	8	37
20	AUS 4063	SOUTER DEAN	12	16	9	37
21	GBR 4512	OFFER TOM	13	15	11	39
22	SUI 4312	HOLENWEG DAVID	13	10	18	41
23	AUS 4095	KAJIMOTO KOHEI	14	14	14	42
24	GBR 4278	KOUKOURAKIS ALEX	21	20	3	44
25	GBR 4508	VINCENT DAN	15	18	12	45
26	GBR 4499	HUTTON DOMINIC	18	20	16	54
27	SUI 11	PETRINO ADRIANO	22	18	15	55
28	FRA 4412	MARIE BENOIT	18	17	22	57
29	AUS 3832	THORPE LES	33	12	13	58
30	POR 4299	ANDRADE FRANCISCO	17	21	20	58
31	GER 3975	CLASEN JACOB	26	19	14	59
32	GBR 4075	PYBUS DOUG	16	22	23	61
33	GBR 4442	STONEHAM KYLE	4	14	45	63
34	AUS 4221	SARE WARREN	33	19	13	65
35	AUT 3799	STELZL MAXIMILIAN	14	36	17	67
36	GBR 4149	HOLDEN OLIVER	25	25	19	69
37	NED 4424	COSTER KALLE	26	27	17	70
38	SWE 4330	JARUDD EMIL	30	22	18	70
39	GBR 4121	PHARE JAMES	23	23	25	71
40	GBR 4308	BURLTON CRAIG	25	28	19	72
41	GBR 4122	FRIEND ANDREW	23	23	26	72
42	ITA 4460	MAZZETTI FABIO	22	25	28	75
43	SUI 4152	RIGOT GUILLAUME	24	37	16	77
44	GBR 4448	ALBRECHT LEIGH	45	17	20	82
45	AUT 4015	HRIBAR PHILIPP	28	31	23	82
46	AUS 4215	EDMUNDS LLOYD	37	24	22	83
47	AUS 3717	SHERRING JACK	27	32	24	83
48	AUS 4386	SLINGSBY TOM	1	4	dns	85
49	AUS 4222	PEARSON BRENT	31	26	28	85
50	AUS 4514	JENSEN IAIN	3	3	dns	86
51	FRA 97	FEYDIT HUGO	36	29	21	86
52	AUS 4038	OUTTERIDGE NATHAN	5	2	dns	87
53	SUI 3625	RIGOT FABRICE	29	35	24	88
54	HKG 4334	PARTRIDGE ROB	16	59	15	90
55	GBR 4037	JEEVES CHRIS	24	30	37	91
56	AUS 4187	SPIERS EMMA	32	32	29	93
57	JPN 3989	GOTO HIROKI	19	29	46	94
58	FRA 4310	ARTHAUD AYMERIC	40	27	27	94
59	GBR 4311	ADAMS ALEX	37	33	26	96
60	GER 4027	ADOLPH KAI	29	38	31	98
61	POR 3609	BRITES HENRIQUE	35	34	32	101
62	FRA 3972	ANDRILLON YANN	38	30	35	103
63	GBR 4500	STARK MATTHEW	39	26	40	105
64	ITA 4431	FERRIGHI GIAN MARIA	11	15	dns	106
65	GBR 4096	PENFOLD TIM	28	31	47	106
66	SUI 3776	SCHILLER PHILIPPE	35	33	38	106
67	GBR 4277	HARTLEY JEREMY	38	36	33	107
68	GBR 3877	GLIDDON JOSIE	47	42	21	110
69	GBR 3973	ROSS JAMES	34	40	36	110
70	AUS 3570	SMITH PHIL	40	35	35	110
71	GBR 4136	REDFEARN EDWARD	43	44	29	116
72	GBR 3959	GLIDDON PAUL	27	13	dns	120
73	ITA 4389	ZILIANI MARIO	20	21	dns	121
74	GBR 3941	BURRAGE MILES	32	54	39	125
75	NZL 4329	GOODES STUART	64	34	32	130
76	JPN 4300	TABATA WAKAKO	46	41	43	130
77	FRA 4065	REZZOUG ANTHONY	21	dns	30	131
78	POR 3978	BELLO FERNANDO	53	38	41	132
79	POL 3842	DOMANSKI MICHAL	56	44	33	133
80	AUS 4456	GRAVARE MARTIN	30	24	dns	134
81	DEN 4281	MELSON FREDERIK JUST	39	47	49	135
82	NED 3794	BERENS MENNO	49	46	41	136
83	NZL 4362	EVANS RUSS	44	45	47	136
84	AUS 4324	ROLLERSON GRANT	41	53	43	137
85	JPN 4127	KAWATA TAKAAKI	50	42	46	138
86	ARG 4367	COSENTINO IV?N	20	39	dns	139
87	FRA 4286	VAIREAUX MOANA	45	55	39	139
88	NZL 4229	KIFF RICHARD	63	48	30	141
89	SUI 4401	FUCHS ALESSANDRO	43	63	36	142
90	SUI 4397	DECARLI NICOLA	52	40	50	142
91	FRA 4099	PEDOTE GIANCARLO	54	49	40	143
92	GBR 3980	SIMMONDS DAVID	36	28	dns	144
93	SUI 4430	DAZIO ROBERTO	47	53	44	144
94	GBR 4434	LUTHI CHRISTIAN	dns	39	27	146
95	NOR 4328	RINGSTAD ALEXANDER	63	49	34	146
96	GRE 4104	BOUSSOULAS GEORGE	57	45	44	146
97	USA 4458	DOWNING ZACK	34	dns	34	148
98	SUI 4042	MANI SANDRO	51	51	49	151
99	AUS 3827	HALLAM JAMES	53	52	48	153
100	ITA 4138	FERRIGHI STEFANO	62	13	dns	155
101	GBR 4248	BAKER NEIL	66	50	42	158
102	AUT 3892	KARNUTSCH FLORIAN	49	59	51	159
103	AUS 3770	DEUSSEN NICHOLAS	dns	51	31	162
104	AUS 8	MCDOUGALL ANDREW	dns	dns	5	165
105	AUS 4216	GENDERS JOHN	dns	60	25	165
106	AUT 3219	KOBALR OLIVER	58	65	42	165
107	AUT 3986	RAKUSCHAN PHILIPP	55	65	45	165
108	AUS 3833	DANKS PETER	58	58	50	166
109	GER 4375	THIAS MICHAEL	44	43	dns	167
110	AUT 3924	KOBALE KONSTANTIN	59	57	51	167
111	GBR 5	PATON BEN	dns	8	dns	168
112	GBR 4158	CARVETH GEOFF	dns	50	38	168
113	IRL 4374	MCMAHON EWAN	dns	52	37	169
114	ITA 4040	LANULFI MARCO	11	dns	dns	171
115	AUT 4251	HOFER MATTH?US	31	61	dns	172
116	AUT 4511	MICHAEL SCHONLEITNER	dns	46	48	174
117	DEN 4519	FREY OLE	42	54	dns	176
118	GBR 4369	ALEX HIGBY	68	56	52	176
119	GBR 4350	SMITHWHITE DAVID	17	dns	dns	177
120	POL 4153	JANKOWSKI JAKUB	52	47	dns	179
121	ITA 4486	SAIDELLI NICOLO'	57	43	dns	180
122	GBR 3281	DICKER MARK	54	48	dns	182
123	IRL 4396	KISSANE ALISTAIR	62	41	dns	183
124	NED 4280	WEBER CONSTANTIJN	48	56	dns	184
125	SLO 4201	TOMORI LUKA	50	57	dns	187
126	CRO 4126	DOGAN LUKA	48	62	dns	190
127	ARG 4226	CORREA HENDERSON JUAN	60	55	dns	195
128	NZL 3733	POWRIE TOM	55	60	dns	195
129	AUS 3999	YORK KEAGAN	dns	37	dns	197
130	NED 3623	VERSCHUURE ROALD	59	58	dns	197
131	GER 4034	HELLRIEGEL ERNST	56	64	dns	200
132	AUS 3961	SAUL JOHN	41	dns	dns	201
133	ITA 4209	TRIMARCHI MICHELE	42	dns	dns	202
134	GBR 3870	GATEHOUSE EDDIE	60	62	dns	202
135	FRA 4144	BEL JEAN NO?L	61	64	dns	205
136	GER 4421	KAS?SKE FABIAN	46	dns	dns	206
137	GBR 4179	HUGHES GERRY	67	63	dns	210
138	ARG 4167	CONTESSI DOMINGO JOSE	51	dns	dns	211
139	ARG 4368	CONTESSI MASSIMO	dns	61	dns	221
140	FRA 4072	CIRET MADEG	61	dns	dns	221
141	GBR 4361	SMITH DONALD	64	dns	dns	224
142	GBR 4484	JESSOP DAVID	65	dns	dns	225
143	ARG 4331	GREGGI FRANCO	dns	dns	dns	240
143	AUS 4011	TUCKER BEN	dns	dns	dns	240
143	AUS 4235	BOULDEN WILL	dns	dns	dns	240
143	DEN 4307	RASMUSSEN HANS	dns	dns	dns	240
143	GBR 3629	MEHEW TOM	dns	dns	dns	240
143	GBR 4291	JEFFRIES ANDY	dns	dns	dns	240
143	GBR 4336	HEATHCOTE JONATHAN	dns	dns	dns	240
143	GBR 4342	SIMMONDS GRAHAM	dns	dns	dns	240
143	GBR 4385	BUDGEN ANDREW	dns	dns	dns	240
143	GBR 4513	HIVEY DAVID	dns	dns	dns	240
143	ITA 4078	BEVILACQUA VINCENZO	dns	dns	dns	240
143	ITA 4355	MAGGI NICOLA	dns	dns	dns	240
143	POR 3715	LEAL TIAGO	dns	dns	dns	240
143	SWE 4253	GR?VARE MAGNUS	dns	dns	dns	240
143	USA 4305	BURSOR SCOTT	dns	dns	dns	240
143	USA 4425	WILSON PATRICK	dns	dns	dns	240