Zwei Tagessiege für Gäbler/Struckmann
TRAVEMÜNDE. Mit zwei Tagessiegen meldeten sich Roland Gäbler und Gunnar Struckmann vom NRV Hamburg am Donnerstag (27. Juli) bei der Europameisterschaft der olympischen Tornado-Klasse auf der 117. Travemünder Woche zurück. Der siebenmalige Titelträger Gäbler und sein Vorschoter machten in der Gesamtwertung einen Riesensprung auf Platz zehn. Es führen weiter die Österreicher Hagara/Steinacher überlegen.
"Das war unsere Revanche auf die verpatzten Rennen in der ersten EM-Hälfte", strahlte der 41-Jährige Gäbler, der im dänischen Tinglev gleich hinter der Grenze Schleswig-Holsteins wohnt, "wir hatten aber auch schon die Wut im Bauch." Als nach dem Mittag eine frische Seebrise bis Stärke fünf für ideale Segelverhältnisse bei der Travemünder Woche sorgte, waren der dreimalige Weltmeister und der 17 Jahre jüngere Kieler Struckmann in ihrem Element.
Gäbler: "Endlich hatte die Flautenschieberei ein Ende, das hat richtig gut getan." Auf dem Wasser musste das deutsche Duo nur die Australier Darren Bundock und Glenn Ashby zweimal passieren lassen, die in der außereuropäischen Wertung um die Mats Nyberg-Trophy antreten. Die kontinentale Konkurrenz hatte das Nachsehen. Weder die Gesamtführenden Roman Hagara und Hans Peter Steinacher aus Österreich, noch die Verfolger aus Frankreich und Griechenland hatten den Hauch einer Chance. Einen Durchhänger hatten Johannes Polgar und Florian Spalteholz (Dänisch-Nienhof/Kiel), die nur 24. und 22. wurden und auf den 13. Platz zurückfielen. „Wir sind sehr enttäuscht und müssen das in Ruhe analysieren", so die Crew unisono.
Top five:
1. Roman Hagara / Hans Peter Steinacher, AUT, 18 points
2. Darren Bundock / Glenn Ashby, AUS, 26
3. Xavier Revil / Christophe Espagnon, FRA, 31
4. Paschalidis Iordanis / Kostas Trigonis, GRE, 51
5. Yann Guichard / Alexandre Guyader, FRA, 71
Hobie Tiger and Dragoon Worlds
Cangas, Spain: On Monday the Hobie Tiger and Dragoon Worlds 2006 started
with a two-hour delay. The racing committee postponed the race for safety
reasons. Due to fog, the sight was less than a nautical mile. Besides, the
breeze was very light and shifty. Around 13:15 hours, the competition
started and both the Hobie Tigers and the Hobie Dragoons managed to sail
three races. Thomas/Bernier (USA) leads the Hobie Tiger fleet and
Domand/Chaussat (FRA) rules the Hobie Dragoon class.
When the fog cleared, the Hobie Tigers went out towards Vigo. The racing
course was located in between a shipping channel and a ferry. The water
was flat, and a light breeze was swinging from one direction to another,
making it a tactical race.
One team making the right decisions today, was Thomas/Bernier. Jacques
Bernier: "When I saw the racing course this morning, with the fog, and the
wind angle, it looked familiar to a place in Kingston (CAN), and I knew
what to do." He told Greg Thomas to sail to the far left of the field and
that is how they won the first race. Apart from good tactics, they are
used to light, choppy conditions in San Diego.
Gerard Loos and his crew got off well the second race. "With this type of
weather, we have to use our brains to sail a good race. Besides, we need
to be very alert, exploit every gust of wind." As Loos has sailed Hobie
for twenty years, this race feels like a reunion for him: "The opening
ceremony last night was great, it lasted until 2 o'clock in the morning.
That's only possible in Spain, or Belgium." His goal for this week is to
become the Hobie Tiger Worlds Master. "I'll let the young fellows pass, as
long as I can beat my old rivals".
The third race began with two recalls. After that, the I-flag was hoisted,
to prevent the sailors from making a dip start. Mourniac/Citeau (FRA) got
away quite well and won this last race with distance.
Hobie Tiger: Top five after 3 races
1. Thomas/Bernier, USA, 6 points
2. Mourniac/Citeau, FRA, 9
3. Kearns/Burns, GBR, 26
Dragoon: First three after 3 races
1. Vincent Domand and Eric Chaussat, FRA, 1
2. Adam Butler and Gilly Sutcliffe, GBR, 1
3. Agnus Furnaque and Ellie Furnaque, GBR, 1
Addition from July 18th:
Hobie Tiger top 5 after 13 races and one discard:
1. Mourniac/Citeau (FRA), 26 points
2. Vaireaux/Romain (FRA), 54
3. Renaud de Malet/Rossollin (FRA), 60
4. Laruffa/Heasman (AUS), 92
5. Thomas/Bernier (USA), 92
Hobie Dragoon top 5 after 18 races and one discard:
1. Waterhouse/Lurati (AUS), 6
2. Domand/Chaussat (FRA), 9
3. Velon/Figueiras (ESP), 9
4. Butler/Sutcliffe (GBR), 9
5. Carter/Carter (GBR), 12
Formula 18 Weltmeisterschaft
Hyères, France: 125 Teilnehmer aus 18 Nationen plagten sich mit einer launenhaften Brise, die selten 10 Knoten erreichte. Doch nach sechs Runden der harte Auslese ersegelten sich die Gebrüder Sach in einem hervorragenden letzten Rennen den Weltmeistertitel der Formula 18.
Top ten overall
1. Helge Sach / Christian Sach, GER, 20 points
2. Darren Bundock / Glenn Ashby, AUS, 33
3. Andrew Landenberger / Felix Egner, GER, 66
4. Jean Christoph Mourniac / Franck Citeau, FRA, 81
5. Wouter Samama / Jeroen Van Leeuwen, NED, 82
6. Francois Morvan / Mathieu Vandame, FRA, 88
7. Thibaut Vauchel-Camus, FRA, 93
8. Remco Kenbeek / Paul Brouwer, NED, 96
9. Christoph Renaud / Alban Rossollin, FRA, 99
10. Thomas Sellier / Frederic Moreau, FRA, 111
A Summer Rite
Groupama 2 has not done things by halves : six rounds, six wins ! For the
second time in nine years of multihull championship racing Franck Cammas
and his crew have swept the floor in a Grand Prix. In Portimao, the green
trimaran certainly made the most of the light air which dominated. But the
key to success is his ability to get off to a great start and to be on the
ball in manoeuvring.
Franck Cammas has every reason to be proud of his performance in the Grand
Prix du Portugal in Portimao. Not only does this mean he takes the
leadership title after having won all of the rounds raced, but he is also
mathematically certain of taking the overall championship title in the
Multi Cup Cafe Ambassador at the Fécamp meeting (8-10 September). All six
races were led from start to finish by the green trimaran, each time
Cammas in the lead at each mark.
Groupama 2 is the very latest of the ORMA trimarans and has a slight
advantage in terms of speed when it comes to changing tack and picking up
speed after a gybe. But the speed differential is honestly so slight that
it alone cannot explain the flawless performance. The other crews have got
a bit of a job on their hands to be more aggressive at the when the
starting shot is fired.
The two contenders for second place often played at cat and mouse, leaving
Groupama 2 to play the lone rider out front. Gitana 11 and Géant managed
to stand out from the crowd increasingly as time went on. That leaves the Grand Prix à Fécamp (8-10 September) when Pascal Bidégorry
will be back in action on Banque Populaire IV.
Overall rankings after six rounds of the Grand Prix du Portugal :
1. Franck Cammas (Groupama 2) 1st+1st+1st+1st++1st+1st = 36 points
2. Loïck Peyron (Gitana 11) 2nd+3rd+2nd+2nd+2nd+2nd = 29 points
3. Michel Desjoyeaux (Géant) 3rd+2nd+3rd+3rd+3rd+3rd = 25 points
4. Thierry Duprey du Vorsent (Gitana 12) 4th+4th+4th+4th+4th+4th = 18
points
Scoreboard of the Multi Cup Café Ambassador
After the Londres-Alpes Maritimes race (weighting 2), the Trophée du
Conseil Général des Alpes Maritimes (weighting ½ ), the Trapani Grand Prix
(weighting 1), the Grand Prix de Marseille (weighting 1) and the Grand
Prix du Portugal-Portimao :
1. Groupama 2 (1st+1st+1st+1st+1st) 27.5 points
2. Géant (3rd+2nd+2nd+2nd+3rd) 19 points
3. Gitana 11 (4th+3rd+3rd+3rd+2nd) 15.5 points
4. Banque Populaire IV (2nd+4th+DNC+DNC+DNC) 12 points
5. Gitana 12 (5th+5th+DNC+4th+4th) 7.5 points