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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

PosSail NoHelm & CrewR0R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Pts
1ESP 1626RODENAS LORDA LUIS / MARTINEZ RUIZ JUAN MIGUEL281712753-1054
2DEN 1392CHRISTIANSEN LIN / QUORNING STINE FEM3013-16713321170
3USA 0841WHITMYER DECLAN / STORCK IAN YOUTH39352-111014670
4ARG 1805BELLOCCHIO FRAN / ZAPIOLA IGNACIO2756(DSQ)6198971
5ARG 0590ARIGOS JOSE MANUEL / NOE ALEJANDRO3373818310-1773
6USA 0510HENKEN PARIS / KELTER CONNOR YOUTH41943-191462887
7USA 0019LANE KRISTEN / NOBLE MATTHEW29101(DNC)41 RDG12171892
8GBR 1754COOPER OLLIE / POYNER JAMES YOUTH3114119911-156798
9GBR 1504HAWKINS JACK / THOMAS CHRISTOPHER YOUTH37884715-18716102
10USA 0111ANDREW MOLLERUS / MATT MOLLERUS YOUTH40232133(DNC)8134106
11CRO 0016FIZULIC DOMAGOJ / OSTREZ LEON26413151642115-22114
12ARG 1311PILAR TAVELLA /OTERO MARTIN361110(DNC)21161452115
13ARG 1181VAN AVERMAETE FRANCISCO / CARRANO ALFREDO34215556-312929125
14ARG 0582HORMAZABAL RENE / CANDIA AGUSTINA441912620(DNC)7913130
15USA 0014HENKEN STERLING / DEADY MIKE35151710182-272419140
16ARG 1308TRAVASCIO MERCEDES / GREGGI MARIANO4617181115(DNC)131421155
17ARG 1310COSENTINO IVAN / CHOMETOWSKI NICOLAS3269(DNC)14DNC161627156
18ARG 0433CAZEAUX JUSTO / DE MARTIS RAFAEL38162114109-292625159
19SWE 0845SOMMARLUND JOHANNA / GRIM HENRIK52222221(DNC)DNC4193179
20ARG 0591CONTEGRAND LAUTARO / CONTEGRAND ALEJO512014(DNC)DNCDNC10115183
21ARG 0585FUMAGALLO EDUARDO / GIAVITTO TOMAS45(DNC)27231212302714190
22ARG 1317SECCHI FEDERICO /PIERRARD JAVIER5321261724(DNC)111231195
23CAN 1451CORBEIL OLIVIER / ROBITAILLE JEAN LUC472420(DNF)22DNC172112199
24ARG 1303PEIRANO PEDRO / PEIRANO NICOLAS43292425 RDG23(DNC)262211203
25ARG 0577MARLENE RIQUELME ANTONETTI /FRANCO RIQUELME ANTONETTI421823(DNC)8133433DNC207
26ARG 0586DASSO NICOLAS / CABELLO FEDERICO56271916(DNC)DNC251815212
27ARG 0587GAINZA DELFINA / ZAPIOLA MATIAS49122919(DNC)DNC19DNE20220
28ARG 1814BOSCO SANTIAGO / BIAVA IGNACIO YOUTH5828302217(DNC)222023220
29ARG 0594IVAN CASAS HOJSAN / LUIS CASAS HOJSAN5026(DNC)12DNCDNC202326229
30ARG 1307BOZZO MARU / CONTESSI DOMINGO59312820(DNC)DNC282832262
31ARG 0593NOCERINO IGNACIO / NOCERINO FEDERICO5725(DNC)18DNCDNC323030264
32ARG 0435BENOZZI NATALIA /PIERINI LUCIA FEM55(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC232528275
33ARG 1718BONGIORNO GINO / BONGIORNO ERIC59(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC243124282
34ARG 1305ORTIZ ANA / PITTALUGA QUIQUE483025(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNC283
35CHI 1182CAPELLE THOMAS / MALDONADO DIEGO54(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC333233296

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