Star World Championship at Troense Bådelaug, Denmark - Day 5

by Mette Heide-Jørgensen 7 Jul 2017 06:45 BST 29 June - 9 July 2017

Without any wind in the harbour on Thursday morning, the sailors were anxious for the race of the day. So were the race management, and after a deep study of the weather forecast, the starting time was postponed by 1½ hours.

The wind speed (and the temperature) slowly increased and stabilised around 8 to 9 knots when the race started and, with only a minor change in wind direction during the race, the sailing conditions were just perfect.

After a general recall, all boats were lined up for a black flag start and the race was on.

During the final tack to the top mark, the wind direction across Lunke Bay became uneven in favour of the boats close to the coast, resulting in a a tough conclusion.

Race 5 Results: (top three)

Pos	Helm / Crew	Sail No	Nationality
1	Diego Negri / Sergio Lambertenghi	8515	Italy
2	George Szabo / Patrick Ducommen	8320	USA
3	Heiko Winkler / Uwe Thielemann	7929	Germany

Race 5 brought three new crews on to the podium, but after the discard was appied the overall ranking covering races 1 to 5 was identical to Wednesday's rankings.

Results after 5 Races: (top three)

Pos	Helm / Crew	Sail No	Nationality
1	Eivind Melleby / Joshua Revkin	8317	Norway
2	Lars Grael / Samuel Goncalves	8474	Brazil
3	Reinhardt Schmidt / Paul Sradnick	8427	Germany

Friday is a lay day for the competitors. In recognition of the sponsors, a show race will be organized close to the harbour, giving spectators a good Star Boat experience.

For the winner of the show race, North Sails will offer a discount of 50% for a new set of sails.

More information at www.starworlds2017.com