36th Lake Garda Optimist Meeting - Country Cup
by Elena Giolai 29 Mar 2018 07:31 BST
29 March - 1 April 2018
Switzerland wins the 4th Country Cup with Maxime Thommen, followed by France on 2nd place and Italy on 3rd with Fraglia's Mattia Cesana.
On late afternoon the 1.400-sailor parade through the streets of Riva del Garda and the official opening of the 36th Lake Garda Optimist Meeting.
The Garda Wind Garda Village is already lively - shopping stands, relax and physical activities
Twenty-nine helmsmen representing as many countries took part in the 4th edition of the Country Cup, for which two very short and fast races were sailed. France and Switzerland have been neck to neck for the entire regatta, but despite the same scoring, Maxime Thommen (4-1) prevailed and the French Sacha Baraz (1-4) came in second. Thrilling finish for the Italian Mattia Cesana, who after the first wavering race (7) managed to get really close to the first position on race two: he finished third, just few centimetres before the French allowing him to final rank 3rd, preventing Baraz to win and leaving final 1st place to Thommen.
The fleet races of the 36th Lake Garda Meeting will start on Thursday and will be divided into 6 heats for the Juniors (12-15 years old) and into 2 for the Cadets (9-11 years old). The qualifying heats to the final Gold Fleet (Sunday) will be sailed until Saturday.
If it is true that on Garda trentino water a real show will take place with 1.400 Optimists sailing the regatta, it is also true that the Meeting will offer so many chances to enjoy one's time on land as well, with sensorial and physical activities thanks to Garda Wind Garda. Fraglia Vela Riva together with Riva del Garda FiereCongressi are offering to all participants, their families and coaches a series of facilities and special consideration that are the proof of increased logistics quality. This aims to be the reward and show gratitude to so many participants who believe in the organization of this event, breaking year after year new records, that go beyond the Guinness World scored some years ago.
Results:
|
No
|
Number
|
Name
|
Points
|
1
|
2
|
|
1
|
SUI 1840
|
Thommen Maxime, ZYC/ZYC
|
5,0
|
4
|
1
|
|
2
|
FRA 2647
|
BARAZ SACHA, SRAntibes
|
5,0
|
1
|
4
|
|
3
|
ITA 8821
|
CESANA MATTIA, FRAGLIA DELLA VELA RIVA DEL GA
|
10,0
|
7
|
3
|
|
4
|
TUR 1283
|
Alp Namdar, URLA SK
|
11,0
|
9
|
2
|
|
5
|
RUS 416
|
Shaposhnikov Maxim, St Petersburg Sailing Academy
|
16,0
|
10
|
6
|
|
6
|
POL 1943
|
POGORZELSKI Rafal, ChKZ Chojnice
|
17,0
|
8
|
9
|
|
7
|
SWE 4733
|
Lagerberg Calle, Royal Swedish Yacht Club
|
19,0
|
3
|
16
|
|
8
|
EST 234
|
Õunap Angeliina Maria Isabel, Pärnu JK
|
22,0
|
15
|
7
|
|
9
|
MLT 205
|
Schultheis Richard, Malta Young Sailors Club
|
22,0
|
11
|
11
|
|
10
|
LAT 59
|
Atilla Martins, Topper Club
|
23,0
|
2
|
21
|
|
11
|
GER 1313
|
Schlüter Cosima, Berliner Yacht Club
|
25,0
|
5
|
20
|
|
12
|
HUN 1373
|
Szabo Roni Oszkar, HUN
|
26,0
|
12
|
14
|
|
13
|
IRL 16
|
Riordan Emily, Royal St George Yacht Club
|
27,0
|
22
|
5
|
|
14
|
BRA 3743
|
Nunes Cantarino Julia, ICRJ - Iate Clube do Rio de Ja
|
30,0
|
20
|
10
|
|
15
|
FIN 1130
|
Heinilä Ebbe, Brändö Seglare
|
31,0
|
23
|
8
|
|
16
|
DEN 8615
|
Ebdrup Malthe, Royal Danish Yachtclub KDY
|
31,0
|
16
|
15
|
|
17
|
NOR 3919
|
Berthet MArkus August, Royal Norwegian Yacht Club
|
32,0
|
6
|
26
|
|
18
|
USA 22247
|
Tenrreiro Lucas, Team USA
|
33,0
|
14
|
19
|
|
19
|
UKR 2919
|
Gumenko Yurii, Odessa Black Sea YC
|
35,0
|
18
|
17
|
|
20
|
MEX 1008
|
Alexandro Riquelme Beckmann, Mexico
|
37,0
|
25
|
12
|
|
21
|
GBR 6464
|
Pank William, Norfolk Broads Yacht Club
|
38,0
|
13
|
25
|
|
22
|
AUS 1673
|
Schotte Isaac, SYC / DOSC
|
40,0
|
17
|
23
|
|
23
|
JPN 3110
|
Shimakura Teruaki, msc
|
41,0
|
19
|
22
|
|
24
|
CZE 66
|
Krsicka Michal, YC Cere
|
43,0
|
dns
|
13
|
|
25
|
CAY 1106
|
Capasso Matheo, Cayman Islands Sailing Club
|
48,0
|
dns
|
18
|
|
26
|
GRE 221
|
Trigkonis Athos, Dubai Off Shore Sailing Club
|
48,0
|
21
|
27
|
|
27
|
LTU 473
|
Laurinas Vilkas, Bangputys
|
52,0
|
24
|
28
|
|
28
|
ESP 279
|
COSTA ESTIARTE NURIA, CLUB VELA PALAMOS
|
54,0
|
ufd
|
24
|
|
29
|
SLO 1212
|
Cante Daniel, JK IZOLA
|
60,0
|
dns
|
dns
|
