29er World Championships at Mar del Plata, Argentina Overall
by Jerelyn Biehl 9 Jan 2011 06:58 GMT
3-8 January 2011
Belen Tavella and Franco Greggi win
29er World Champions Belen Tavella and Franco Greggi fought hard this week in conditions that challenged their skills on and off the water. The deadlock between the top two boats that began on the first day of the championship continued all the way until beyond the last race. After the third place team retired from the last race due to an infraction on the water, Tavella/Greggi and Bettini/Gwozdz remained tied for first. The tie-breaker then went to Belen Tavella and Franco Greggi, making them the 2011 29er World Champions.
The final day’s conditions were a complete change from what the sailors have experienced during the competition. Competition was postponed onshore for 1 hour while everyone waited patiently for the wind to fill. Once on the course, the first race was held in 6-8 knots of wind from the north/northeast. Bettini/Gwozdz led at the first mark, but Tavella/Greggi passed them by the second weather mark and crossed the finish in first followed by Bettini/Gwozdz.
The second race had Juan Krevisky and Billy Lopez Segura leading from start to finish with German Billoch/Pedro Kocourek crossing second. Bettini/Gwozdz crossed third with Tavella/Greggi sailing to a 18th and their discard race. The last and final race had the wind shifting to the east, but remaining at 6-8 knots in velocity. Krevisky/Lopez Segura again led the race at the first mark followed by Gonzalo Pollitzer and Jose Maria Diez. Francisco Cosentino and Tomas Wagmaister were in third, but fouled Tavella/Greggi and later retired after crossing the line in third. Tavella/Greggi crossed in fifth with Bettini/Gwozdz in seventh.
Belen Tavella and Franco Greggi are 2011 World Champions followed by Pepe Bettini & Fernando Gwozdz and Francisco Cosentino and Tomas Wagmaister in third, with a complete Argentine sweep.
Silver fleet champions remained Spaniards Luis Rodenas Lorda and Juan Martinez Ruiz with Danish girls Lin Christiansen and Stine Quorning in second and Americans Declan Whitmyer and Ian Storck in third.
The top youth team was Gael Jaffrezic and Julien Bloyet of France. The top female team was Ida Baad Nielsen and Marie Thusgaard Olsen from Denmark, their third top female title for the 29er World Championships.
Photos provided by photographer Matias Capizzano, www.capizzano.com . Final results at www.29erworlds.org; Facebook: 29er Worlds 2011 and Int 29er Class.
Overall Results:
Gold Fleet
Results to follow.
Silver Fleet
| Pos | Sail No | Helm & Crew | R0 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
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| 1 | ESP 1626 | RODENAS LORDA LUIS / MARTINEZ RUIZ JUAN MIGUEL | 28 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | -10 | 54 |
| 2 | DEN 1392 | CHRISTIANSEN LIN / QUORNING STINE FEM | 30 | 13 | -16 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| 3 | USA 0841 | WHITMYER DECLAN / STORCK IAN YOUTH | 39 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 70 |
| 4 | ARG 1805 | BELLOCCHIO FRAN / ZAPIOLA IGNACIO | 27 | 5 | 6 | (DSQ) | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 71 |
| 5 | ARG 0590 | ARIGOS JOSE MANUEL / NOE ALEJANDRO | 33 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | -17 | 73 |
| 6 | USA 0510 | HENKEN PARIS / KELTER CONNOR YOUTH | 41 | 9 | 4 | 3 | -19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 87 |
| 7 | USA 0019 | LANE KRISTEN / NOBLE MATTHEW | 29 | 10 | 1 | (DNC) | 4 | 1 RDG | 12 | 17 | 18 | 92 |
| 8 | GBR 1754 | COOPER OLLIE / POYNER JAMES YOUTH | 31 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -15 | 6 | 7 | 98 |
| 9 | GBR 1504 | HAWKINS JACK / THOMAS CHRISTOPHER YOUTH | 37 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -18 | 7 | 16 | 102 |
| 10 | USA 0111 | ANDREW MOLLERUS / MATT MOLLERUS YOUTH | 40 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 3 | (DNC) | 8 | 13 | 4 | 106 |
| 11 | CRO 0016 | FIZULIC DOMAGOJ / OSTREZ LEON | 26 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 15 | -22 | 114 |
| 12 | ARG 1311 | PILAR TAVELLA /OTERO MARTIN | 36 | 11 | 10 | (DNC) | 21 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 115 |
| 13 | ARG 1181 | VAN AVERMAETE FRANCISCO / CARRANO ALFREDO | 34 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -31 | 29 | 29 | 125 |
| 14 | ARG 0582 | HORMAZABAL RENE / CANDIA AGUSTINA | 44 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 20 | (DNC) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 130 |
| 15 | USA 0014 | HENKEN STERLING / DEADY MIKE | 35 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 2 | -27 | 24 | 19 | 140 |
| 16 | ARG 1308 | TRAVASCIO MERCEDES / GREGGI MARIANO | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 15 | (DNC) | 13 | 14 | 21 | 155 |
| 17 | ARG 1310 | COSENTINO IVAN / CHOMETOWSKI NICOLAS | 32 | 6 | 9 | (DNC) | 14 | DNC | 16 | 16 | 27 | 156 |
| 18 | ARG 0433 | CAZEAUX JUSTO / DE MARTIS RAFAEL | 38 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 9 | -29 | 26 | 25 | 159 |
| 19 | SWE 0845 | SOMMARLUND JOHANNA / GRIM HENRIK | 52 | 22 | 22 | 21 | (DNC) | DNC | 4 | 19 | 3 | 179 |
| 20 | ARG 0591 | CONTEGRAND LAUTARO / CONTEGRAND ALEJO | 51 | 20 | 14 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 10 | 11 | 5 | 183 |
| 21 | ARG 0585 | FUMAGALLO EDUARDO / GIAVITTO TOMAS | 45 | (DNC) | 27 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 190 |
| 22 | ARG 1317 | SECCHI FEDERICO /PIERRARD JAVIER | 53 | 21 | 26 | 17 | 24 | (DNC) | 11 | 12 | 31 | 195 |
| 23 | CAN 1451 | CORBEIL OLIVIER / ROBITAILLE JEAN LUC | 47 | 24 | 20 | (DNF) | 22 | DNC | 17 | 21 | 12 | 199 |
| 24 | ARG 1303 | PEIRANO PEDRO / PEIRANO NICOLAS | 43 | 29 | 24 | 25 RDG | 23 | (DNC) | 26 | 22 | 11 | 203 |
| 25 | ARG 0577 | MARLENE RIQUELME ANTONETTI /FRANCO RIQUELME ANTONETTI | 42 | 18 | 23 | (DNC) | 8 | 13 | 34 | 33 | DNC | 207 |
| 26 | ARG 0586 | DASSO NICOLAS / CABELLO FEDERICO | 56 | 27 | 19 | 16 | (DNC) | DNC | 25 | 18 | 15 | 212 |
| 27 | ARG 0587 | GAINZA DELFINA / ZAPIOLA MATIAS | 49 | 12 | 29 | 19 | (DNC) | DNC | 19 | DNE | 20 | 220 |
| 28 | ARG 1814 | BOSCO SANTIAGO / BIAVA IGNACIO YOUTH | 58 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 17 | (DNC) | 22 | 20 | 23 | 220 |
| 29 | ARG 0594 | IVAN CASAS HOJSAN / LUIS CASAS HOJSAN | 50 | 26 | (DNC) | 12 | DNC | DNC | 20 | 23 | 26 | 229 |
| 30 | ARG 1307 | BOZZO MARU / CONTESSI DOMINGO | 59 | 31 | 28 | 20 | (DNC) | DNC | 28 | 28 | 32 | 262 |
| 31 | ARG 0593 | NOCERINO IGNACIO / NOCERINO FEDERICO | 57 | 25 | (DNC) | 18 | DNC | DNC | 32 | 30 | 30 | 264 |
| 32 | ARG 0435 | BENOZZI NATALIA /PIERINI LUCIA FEM | 55 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 23 | 25 | 28 | 275 |
| 33 | ARG 1718 | BONGIORNO GINO / BONGIORNO ERIC | 59 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 24 | 31 | 24 | 282 |
| 34 | ARG 1305 | ORTIZ ANA / PITTALUGA QUIQUE | 48 | 30 | 25 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 283 |
| 35 | CHI 1182 | CAPELLE THOMAS / MALDONADO DIEGO | 54 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 33 | 32 | 33 | 296 |
