A Class Catamaran European Championships in Warnemunde

A Class Catamaran European Championships in Warnemunde - Day 3

by Gordon Upton 12 Jul 2018 10:16 BST

Glenn Ashby's boat in the Forward WIP Sponsor tent, undergoing repairs on day 3 of the A Class Catamaran European Championships in Warnemunde © Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com

GBR Olympian Adam May had a good first race, but was a victim of the weed on the second on day 3 of the A Class Catamaran European Championships in Warnemunde © Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com

Weed and waves characterise day two's racing at the Euros

The second days racing at Warnemunde 'A' Cat Euros was a wet affair. The racing was scheduled for 1pm so the fleet spent the morning in a leisurely manner standing around talking or tweaking things on their boats after the battering they sustained the day before. Rain started to arrive at about 10am and is was on and off most of the day.

The fleet launched at 12pm from the sandy beach at the Hohe Duene resort. All went well except for one unfortunate SUI sailor who got into trouble behind a wooden breakwater. He couldn't get the boat moving away enough to get his rudders down and, after jumping into the water in an attempt to fend the boat off the structure, it capsized and a shroud slipped between the wooden slats, resulting in his mast breaking and smashing his tiller off. The now inverted DNA F1 was eventually freed and swam/drifted ashore with an understandably upset sailor.

On the course, the conditions where roughly the same in both races with breeze of 12-13kts, meaning that it could be a fully foiling race through the light rain. However it was swinging about so there was not really any favoured side. But the previous nights wind had created a bit of a sea running, with 1m waves coming in. Those who could, managed to foil surf in these conditions enabling them to get good speed and depth before they invariably dropped off the foils.

But it was the accompanying seaweed that did for many of the fleet. The stuff was the long stringy stuff that caught around the foils and rudders causing them to loose lift and dump the unfortunate sailor back down again. The decision to clear the weed became a tactical one, as do you try to sail though hoping it drops off, or do you stop and clear it. Many lost places as a result of their decisions either way.

The race one bullet was again taken by Glenn Ashby in his usual clinical style on the DNA F1x. Manual Calavia on his Exploder Ad3 was chasing, but never really challenged the America's Cup winner in the race. SUI Champ Sandro Cavieziel on his modified Scheuerer G7 came in a good third from Mr Bryt Sails, Maciej Zarnowski. Further down the fleet former double World Champ Mischa Heemskerk seemed to be struggling. Maybe his new shaped pinhead sail wasn't the thing for those winds as his finished thirteenth.

Ex Pat Scott Micky Todd sailed a great race in the classic (non-foiling) Scheurer G6 - Seen here in his low drag mode - on day 3 of the A Class Catamaran European Championships in Warnemunde - photo © Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com

The day's second race started the same, but half way around the breeze started to die and those who spotted this first had to decide at which point to switch to a low drag mode. The Classics, of course, had no such dilemmas as they just seamlessly switched and went deeper. One such was Micky Todd, who finished a good ninth on this Schuerer G6. Glenn was just leading Manuel at the bottom on lap 2 when his starboard rudder pin became detached causing the thing to swing about. He stopped to raise it but by now Manuel, and a very happy Benoit Marie, at his first 'A' Cat regatta, took second.

After the race, an impromptu pit crew of Paul Larsen and Adam May set about Glenn's boat with carbon and resin under the Forward WIP sponsors tent, much to the amusement of Glenn and other onlookers. Tomorrow will tell if they were successful.

The dying wind, weed and the waves really shook up the pack and sailors places changed dramatically as a result. There is still all to play for probably from second place down. Tomorrow promises another marginal foiling day, and possible rain again. We await with anticipation to see how this will play out.

SUI Champion Sandro Cavieziel's modified Scheurer G7 has an epenage filling in the space aft of the rear beam for better aerodynamics and drag reduction - seen on day 3 of the A Class Catamaran European Championships in Warnemunde - photo © Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com

Results after day 3:

Pos	Sail No	Helmut STUMHOFER	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	AUS 111	Glenn ASHBY	10062	1	1	1	1	3	7
2	ESP 11	Manuel CALAVIA	RCMB	2	4	8	2	1	17
3	POL 17	Maciej ZARNOWSKI	UKS Navigo Sopot	3	6	2	4	6	21
4	SUI 1	Sandro CAVIEZEL	YCAs	8	3	4	3	16	34
5	POL 1	Jacek NOETZEL	UKS Navigo Sopot	12	8	5	5	5	35
6	NED 7	Mischa HEEMSKERK	Wvbraassemermeer	4	2	7	13	15	41
7	GER 14	Bob BAIER	SCFF	23	9	3	6	12	53
8	FRA 2	Emmanuel DODÉ	SR Vannes	9	12	9	29	4	63
9	DEN 1	Thomas PAASCH	SKS	17	14	10	11	19	71
10	POL 31	Robert GRACZYK	MKZ	15	18	11	18	11	73
11	GBR 57	Adam MAY	WPNSA	11	19	21	7	23	81
12	POL 111	Michal KORNESZCZUK	YCG	5	15	27	14	21	82
13	ESP 16	Marc VERDAGUER	Club Nautic L'Escala	22	7	20	19	17	85
14	AUS 51	Paul LARSEN	WPNSA	24	11	22	9	29	95
15	AUS 1065	Tom JOHNSON		25	20	16	27	10	98
16	ITA 3	Paolo PENCO	ANS	18	22	26	26	13	105
17	GRE 1	Konstantinos TRIGONIS	N.C.Thessaloniki	10	5	17	33	44	109
18	NED 95	Roeland WENTHOLT	Hellecat	14	48	32	17	7	118
19	GER 39	Andi LACHENSCHMID	ASC	19	17	13	20	57	126
20	POL 7	Marcin KAMINSKI	UKS Navigo Sopot	20	40	25	36	8	129
21	SUI 87	Nils PALMIERI		27	34	19	12	37	129
22	FRA 207	Benoit MARIE	SNO Nantes	13	29	96	8	2	148
23	ESP 74	Abdón IBÁÑEZ	RCNV	6	96	15	10	22	149
24	SUI 9	Daniel CAVIEZEL	YCAs	29	13	6	40	63	151
25	POL 15	Piotr BARYZEWSKI	UKS Navigo Sopot	35	30	23	38	27	153
26	POL 2	Marek ZEBROWSKI	UKS Navigo Sopot	57	28	28	25	18	156
27	GER 85	Guido SCHULTE	MSV	44	32	35	21	26	158
28	FRA 7	Jean‑Louis le COQ	SN du Roi Port Camargue	38	42	38	32	14	164
29	FRA 410	Jean DARNAUDE	EV Rochelaises	55	26	37	23	24	165
30	GER 27	Alexander MEISTER	YSTM	16	21	96	22	28	183
31	SUI 7	Robin MAEDER	CNB	37	25	30	48	46	186
32	POL 3	Jaroslaw BETKOWSKI	RJKP	30	45	24	37	52	188
33	SUI 65	Bueche CHARLES	BT	53	41	33	41	32	200
34	DEN 20	Peter BOLDSEN	KBL	28	51	29	54	40	202
35	ESP 7	Micky TODD		50	31	96	24	9	210
36	GER 37	Johannes KEMLER	TSG‑W	47	24	46	44	61	222
37	GBR 599	Oscar LINDLEY‑SMITH	WPNSA	42	39	34	49	64	228
38	AUS 1064	Kyle LANGFORD	280001	7	96	12	55	60	230
39	GER 20	Florian HENNIG	SLRV	58	52	45	51	25	231
40	GER 21	Marco GÖTZ	BYC	33	37	96	30	39	235
41	GER 57	Martin BACH	MSV	70	49	44	46	30	239
42	GER 76	Helmut STUMHOFER	SCC	21	16	14	96	96	243
43	AUT 96	Michael MÖDLHAMMER	SCSW	20	44	96	45	41	246
44	NED 111	David van AART	ZVN	41	53	39	56	58	247
45	GER 5	Klaus RAAB	SCFF	32	35	36	96	49	248
46	SWE 59	Alberto FARNESI	LBS	45	38	40	68	59	250
47	AUS 31	Scott ANDERSON	530015	36	10	18	96	96	256
48	ITA 86	Michele PATELLI	H2O 151	40	27	96	57	50	270
49	GER 40	Manfred SYROWY	YCN	54	43	41	67	65	270
50	GER 15	Katrin BRUNNER	BSF	66	58	42	62	53	281
51	BEL 19	Wim DECA	RNSYC	71	36	96	35	47	285
52	DEN 13	Lars SCHRØDER	FS	96	23	96	39	36	290
53	GER 75	Jörn KNOP	BSV	49	50	96	53	43	291
54	BEL 9	Michel WARLOP	RBSC	68	47	96	50	31	292
55	SUI 33	Heiko MAIER	SCU	61	54	96	43	38	292
56	ESP 5	Enrique CORNEJO	RCMB	59	96	96	31	20	302
57	POL 18	Jakub SOBALA	Club Port Mechelinki	62	59	48	69	67	305
58	ITA 777	Marco PUPPO	CNUC	74	64	43	63	70	314
59	ITA 110	Stefano TACCHI	UVM	60	96	96	28	35	315
60	GER 80	Andreas GRÜNENWALD	SVBb	46	46	31	96	96	315
61	DEN 111	Morten KOHLENBERG	SYC	72	61	47	70	71	321
62	GER 10	Jörg HORN	STS	64	62	96	59	54	335
63	POL 100	Karol KWIATKOWSKI	UKS Navigo Sopot	96	96	96	15	33	336
64	ESP 48	Oscar QUIRANTE	RCMB	96	96	96	16	34	338
65	SUI 22	Hermann WALLMER	SCMd	73	60	96	52	62	343
66	GER 61	Gerian KÜHLBORN	E.S.V	75	65	96	60	56	352
67	CZE 1	Vladislav PTAŠNIK	ALT F20T	34	96	96	58	69	353
68	GER 3	Matthias DIETZ	SLRV	39	33	96	96	96	360
69	NED 44	Wiro ZIJLMANS	Hellecat	51	57	96	61	96	361
70	GER 81	Maren ODEFEY	MSV	77	96	96	42	55	366
71	POL 101	Andrzej SENKUS	UKS Navigo Sopot	96	96	96	34	45	367
72	GER 86	Alexander ZYLKA	SCH	48	96	96	66	66	372
73	NED 96	Gert Jan KOS	Hellecat	96	96	96	47	51	386
74	GER 6	Rainer BOHRER	TSVU	52	55	96	96	96	395
75	GER 34	Jan KREUTZMANN	YCN	65	96	96	96	48	401
76	SWE 2	Ulf TJERNBERG	LSS	76	96	96	65	68	401
77	GBR 22	Tom PHIPPS	Windsport	26	96	96	96	96	410
78	FRA 101	Hervé LEDUE	C.N.Portes en Ré	67	56	96	96	96	411
79	ITA 101	Andrea FERRARI	USC	31	96	96	96	96	415
80	GER 38	Thorsten LORENZ	BSV	56	96	96	71	96	415
81	NED 1	Piet SAARBERG	Hellecat	69	63	96	96	96	420
82	POL 197	Maciej TROCHA	UKS Navigo Sopot	96	96	96	64	72	424
83	POL 21	Ewa GÓRSKA	UKS Navigo Sopot	96	96	96	96	42	426
84	AUT 98	Ronald van der VALK	YCZ	78	66	96	96	96	432
85	GER 2	Georg REUTTER	TSVH	63	96	96	96	96	447
86	ESP 42	Mariano MARTINEZ	CAR MURCIA	96	96	96	96	73	457
87	SUI 70	Darius GOLCHAN		79	96	96	96	96	463
88	ARG 21	Sergio MEHL	AGUILA	96	96	96	96	96	480
88	DEN 17	Frank LAVRSEN	ES	96	96	96	96	96	480
88	ESP 9	Juan Antonio LADRÓN de GUEVARA	CAR	96	96	96	96	96	480
88	NED 14	Rutger KRIJGER	WSVW	96	96	96	96	96	480
88	NED 28	Pieter Jan DWARSHUIS	WV Flevo	96	96	96	96	96	480
88	NED 41	Caroline van BEELEN	catclub zeeland	96	96	96	96	96	480
88	NED 911	Juppe HEBLY	Roerkoning	96	96	96	96	96	480
88	SUI 81	Nicolas BORGHETTI		96	96	96	96	96	480