K6 EuroCup at Fraglia Vela Riva, Lake Garda, Italy - Overall
by Dave Hall 3 Jul 2017 10:03 BST
26-30 June 2017
Going into the last day, the number one spot was between Neil Fulcher with Oliver & Harry and Dave Hall with Graham & Bryan. Neil's team needed to win both of the last two races while Dave's team had to win one.
Both boats hit the line together, charging off in the now familiar Garda breeze. It was neck and neck at the first mark with Dave just taking the lead. Neil split gybes and at the leeward mark there was only a boat length between them. Dave extended the gap upwind and just held off Neil to take the win and the overall championship.
The second race of the day was a virtual re-run with Dave's team taking the last gun of the week. The Austrian family team of George, Guenter and Valentina finally had a good day finishing the week with a well-deserved 3rd – we hope to see them back next year having gained the experience from the British teams. Nick Jones and his team, unaffected by their drama of Wednesday, sailed a steady series to come in third overall.
A big thanks to Fraglia della Vela Riva and to Gul for the prizes – it was a very different and interesting week on the Lake.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm & Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | GBR 220 | Dave Hall & Bryan Sargent & Graham Hoy | ‑2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | GBR 222 | Neil Fulcher & Oliver Boosey & Harry Clarke | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | (dns) | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | GBR 213 | Nick Jones & Twinkie Jones & Steve Dewherry | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑5 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | GBR 208 | Martin Wedge & Scott Allen | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | (dns) | 29 |
| 5 | GBR 22 | Jeff Vander Borght & Dave Guthrie & Hugh Duncan | 10 | 7 | (dns) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | AUT 146 | George Blating & Guenter Blating & Valentina Blating | 4 | 6 | 8 | (dns) | dns | 6 | 3 | 39 |
| 7 | GBR 172 | Mike Trueman & Martin Gibson & Tim Williams | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | (dns) | dns | 41 |
| 8 | GBR 216 | Peter Kirkby & Richard Barker & Heather Chipperfield | 6 | 4 | 4 | (dns) | dns | dns | dns | 50 |
| 9 | GBR 195 | Steve Bales & Jon Rigby & Jon Smith | 7 | 9 | 6 | (dns) | dns | dns | dns | 58 |
| 10 | GBR 135 | Phil Waterfall & Chris Corner & Malcolm Hull | (dns) | 8 | 9 | dns | dns | 7 | dns | 60 |
| 11 | GBR 122 | John Tabor & Chris Burrows & Richard Kidd | 9 | 11 | 10 | (dns) | dns | 8 | dns | 62 |