Moth German Open Class Championship at Lake Walchensee
by Carlo Mage 17 Aug 2016 18:29 BST
13-14 August 2016
A record 43 Moths took part in the International Moth German Open over the weekend on Lake Walchensee in Southern Germany. The first impressions for the foreign sailors on arrival was that the landscape compensates for the long journey.
The Walchensee showed its best side with the thermals winds enabling the Moths to complete the first 4 races on Saturday. The Italians Stefano Rizzi and Marco Lanulfi showed outstanding performance with their Exocets, while the best German, Maximilian Mäge was ranked in 4th overnight.
Sunday was identical to Saturday with Walchensee again at its best. A nearby thunderstorm threatened for a while but skirted past the lake Fresh winds of 12-18 knots made the sailors' hearts beat faster. The great conditions enabled more great races to be held. The results followed a similar pattern to Saturday; the Italians Rizzi ahead of Lanulfi and Petrino from Switzerland with Max Mäge in hot pursuit.
Stefano Rizzi (ITA) was confirmed as the event winner after 10 of the 12 races with Marco Lanulfi (ITA) in second. Adriano Petrino (SUI) completed the podium with Max Mäge one point behind in fourth and awarded the title of German National Champion.
The sailors were well looked after by the shore crew and after each day's sailing there was a tasty snack waiting for the tired helms. In the evening we had a barbecue and on the second night there was a sumptuous meal sponsored by Frankfurt Trust.
Lennon Racewear sponsored the event with race bibs for all and prizes. In the raffle, there was a Lennon Racewear Summer wetsuit. The winner Wolfgang Huber from Munich was able to take his winning prize directly at the prize giving.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm (Club) | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts |
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| 1st | SUI 4050 | Rizzi Stefano | ‑2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (OCS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2nd | ITA 4040 | Marco Lanulfi (yacht club acqua) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | (OCS) | 1 | 2 | ‑11 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 34 |
| 3rd | SUI 4404 | Petrino Adriano | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ‑8 | 4 | 4 | 38 |
| 4th | GER 4417 | Mäge Maximilian (BYC) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑8 | 7 | 3 | ‑8 | 2 | 39 |
| 5th | ITA 4355 | Fabio Mazzetti (Circolo Vela Arco) | 4 | 8 | ‑9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ‑16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 46 |
| 6th | GER 4047 | John Andreas (BSC) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | (DNC) | 5 | 2 | ‑8 | 49 |
| 7th | GER 3389 | Huber Thomas (SBB) | 6 | 5 | 4 | ‑9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | (DNC) | 6 | 7 | 58 |
| 8th | AUT 3793 | Schönleitner Michael (UYCAs) | 11 | 4 | ‑15 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | ‑14 | 5 | 5 | 69 |
| 9th | GER 4188 | Gielen Fabian (LSC) | 9 | 10 | ‑11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ‑12 | 7 | 11 | 71 |
| 10th | GER 3843 | Mäge Carlo (FSV) | 8 | ‑33 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | (DNC) | 6 | 10 | 10 | 93 |
| 11th | GER 3684 | Kloppenburg Sven (RSV / SCR (Ratzeburger Segler‑Verein / Segelclub Ratzeburger See)) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 5 | (DNC) | ‑16 | 14 | 16 | 106 |
| 12th | ITA 4070 | Maggi Nicola (Circolo Vela Tivano) | 13 | 11 | 10 | ‑14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | ‑19 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 106 |
| 13th | GER 3594 | Frederik Schmid Frederik (LSC) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ‑15 | 15 | 14 | (DNC) | 7 | 15 | 12 | 127 |
| 14th | GER 3859 | Huber Wolfgang (SCIA) | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 11 | ‑20 | ‑21 | 137 |
| 15th | GER 4030 | Adolph Kai (DTYC) | 15 | ‑19 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | ‑23 | 13 | 140 |
| 16th | GER 3795 | Gieser Stefan (WHW) | ‑24 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 20 | (DNC) | 9 | 9 | 19 | 153 |
| 17th | DEN 4307 | Rasmussen Hans (Troense Bådelaug) | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 10 | (DNC) | 18 | ‑22 | 17 | 160 |
| 18th | ITA 4209 | Trimarchi Michele | 19 | 16 | (DNF) | 24 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | (DNC) | 17 | 17 | 20 | 170 |
| 19th | ITA 4171 | Pedote Gian Carlo | 17 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 12 | ‑25 | (DNC) | 19 | 19 | 14 | 178 |
| 20th | CRO 4128 | Dogan Luka | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 23 | (OCS) | 14 | 20 | ‑28 | 15 | 181 |
| 21st | GER 3399 | Steiner Harald (SVD) | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 13 | (DNC) | 16 | ‑26 | 195 |
| 22nd | AUT 3986 | Rakuschan Philipp (SCAtt) | 25 | ‑27 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 21 | ‑27 | 201 |
| 23rd | GER 4115 | Brühl Matthias (WSCW) | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | ‑27 | (DNC) | 23 | 27 | 22 | 207 |
| 24th | AUT 3924 | Kobale Konstantin (UYCWoe) | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | ‑25 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 21 | ‑25 | 18 | 209 |
| 25th | AUT 3892 | Karnutsch Florian (ÖSV) | ‑28 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 24 | ‑28 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 233 |
| 26th | GER 4034 | Hellriegel Ernst (SCLW) | 26 | 23 | 26 | ‑29 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 28 | ‑30 | 23 | 242 |
| 27th | 1 | Bevilacqua Vincenzo (PFO) | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | ‑30 | 28 | ‑30 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 248 |
| 28th | GER 3686 | Steinberg Sebastian (SCR) | ‑31 | 30 | ‑31 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 265 |
| 29th | GER 3136 | Huber Tamara (SCIA) | ‑34 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 32 | ‑34 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 280 |
| 30th | AUT 3219 | Kobale Oliver (UycWö) | 33 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 26 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 31 | 28 | 299 |
| 31st | GER 0038 | Gieser Werner (WHW) | (DNF) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 30 | 26 | 31 | 320 |
| 32nd | SUI 4303 | Badertscher Stefan (SVM) | 32 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | (DNC) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 323 |
| 33rd | GER 3788 | Steeg Markus (SCR / SCNS) | (DNF) | (DNF) | DNF | DNF | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 12 | 13 | 13 | DNC | 346 |
| 34th | AUS 3380 | Winter Christian (SSCW) | 37 | (DNF) | (DNC) | DNF | 32 | 34 | 32 | DNC | DNC | 27 | 34 | 33 | 361 |
| 35th | AUS 3321 | Hoh Tobias (DTYC) | (DNF) | (DNF) | DNC | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 32 | DNC | DNC | 33 | 32 | 365 |
| 36th | GER 3601 | Zeiser Christoph (YCRa) | (DNF) | (DNF) | 33 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 371 |
| 37th | GER 3788 | Zühlke Nina (SCNS) | 30 | 25 | 25 | (DNF) | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 388 |
| 38th | GER 0399 | Gielen Markus (LSC) | 36 | 34 | (DNF) | (DNF) | DNC | 36 | 36 | DNC | DNC | 32 | DNC | DNC | 394 |
| 39th | GER 4062 | Staabs Burkard | 29 | (DNF) | (DNF) | DNF | DNC | DNC | 31 | DNC | DNC | 31 | DNC | DNC | 399 |
| 40th | GER 0006 | Schmatz Toni (Norddeutscher Regatta Verein) | 22 | (DNF) | (DNF) | DNF | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 418 |
| 41st | SUI 4031 | Duerr Yvo (SCOW) | 35 | (DNF) | 34 | (DNF) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 421 |
| 42nd | GER 3855 | Leonards Sven (JSR) | 38 | 35 | (DNF) | (DNF) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 425 |
| 43rd | GER 3740 | Hange Michi | (DNF) | (DNF) | DNF | DNF | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 440 |
