Sailed:8 Discards:1 To count:7 Entries:49
|
|
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
Q5
|
Q6
|
F1
|
F2
|
Total
|
1
|
GBR 3
|
Ben Ainslie
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
10
|
2
|
8
|
1
|
17
|
2
|
GRE 7
|
Papathanasiou Emilios
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
6
|
21
|
3
|
CAN 41
|
Christopher Cook
|
3
|
OCS
|
3
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
1
|
9
|
42
|
4
|
POL 12
|
Waclav Szukiel
|
19
|
8
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
14
|
5
|
14
|
54
|
5
|
CZE 9
|
Michal Hruby
|
8
|
10
|
17
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
23
|
13
|
58
|
6
|
NZL 1
|
Dan Slater
|
10
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
17
|
10
|
13
|
26
|
60
|
7
|
ESP 100
|
Rafael Trujillo Villar
|
8
|
12
|
11
|
1
|
32
|
8
|
12
|
8
|
60
|
8
|
AUS 228
|
Joshua Beaver
|
12
|
5
|
40
|
9
|
4
|
22
|
7
|
5
|
64
|
9
|
SWE 11
|
Daniel Birgmark
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
21
|
19
|
8
|
21
|
4
|
65
|
10
|
CRO 25
|
Marin Misura
|
11
|
18
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
15
|
20
|
16
|
66
|
11
|
NED 6
|
Stefan de Vries
|
9
|
7
|
11
|
10
|
OCS
|
6
|
17
|
10
|
70
|
12
|
DEN 2
|
Jonas Hoegh-Christensen
|
3
|
9.6rdg
|
9
|
7
|
12
|
17
|
14
|
18
|
71.6
|
13
|
SLO 5
|
Gasper Vincec
|
1
|
22
|
5
|
5
|
17
|
22
|
3
|
19
|
72
|
14
|
DEN 7
|
Soren Holm
|
4
|
4
|
19
|
14
|
21
|
12
|
19
|
2
|
74
|
15
|
GBR 6
|
Andrew Simpson
|
7
|
11
|
12
|
11
|
9
|
1
|
25
|
28
|
76
|
16
|
SWE 736
|
Johan Tillander
|
9
|
9
|
6
|
20
|
16
|
2
|
15
|
22
|
77
|
17
|
AUS 221
|
Anthony Nossiter
|
5
|
14
|
18
|
1
|
13
|
20
|
27
|
11
|
82
|
18
|
CRO 524
|
Ivan Klakovic Gaspic (J)
|
6
|
6
|
15
|
18
|
6
|
4
|
30
|
OCS
|
85
|
19
|
RUS 1
|
Krutskikh Vladimir
|
13
|
18
|
5
|
25
|
3
|
13
|
16
|
20
|
88
|
20
|
USA 12
|
Kevin Hall
|
22
|
11
|
6
|
16
|
20
|
4
|
10
|
21
|
88
|
21
|
FIN 216
|
Tapio Nirkko (J)
|
14
|
8
|
10
|
22
|
24
|
3
|
35
|
12
|
93
|
22
|
UKR 1
|
Borysov Olexiy
|
11
|
13
|
4
|
22
|
2
|
19
|
32
|
24
|
95
|
23
|
POL 7
|
Rafal Szukiel
|
17
|
26
|
16
|
8
|
3
|
10
|
18
|
25
|
97
|
24
|
NED 64
|
Wietze Zetzema
|
17
|
15
|
4
|
17
|
5
|
11
|
29
|
43
|
98
|
25
|
GBR 541
|
Chris Brittle
|
21
|
14
|
39
|
10
|
21
|
1
|
31
|
3
|
101
|
26
|
GBR 111
|
Edward Wright
|
14
|
2
|
10
|
6
|
26
|
13
|
41
|
31
|
102
|
27
|
NOR 1
|
Peer Moberg
|
16
|
16
|
12
|
12
|
19
|
6
|
26
|
40
|
107
|
28
|
NED 842
|
Peter-Jan Postma
|
4
|
5
|
13
|
33
|
4
|
32
|
36
|
17
|
108
|
29
|
IRL 8
|
David Burrows
|
5
|
7
|
31
|
16
|
7
|
24
|
22
|
OCS
|
112
|
30
|
GBR 550
|
Matt Howard
|
18
|
17
|
13
|
21
|
25
|
18
|
44
|
7
|
119
|
31
|
SWE 7
|
Kristian Aderman
|
10
|
17
|
14
|
3
|
13
|
28
|
43
|
35
|
120
|
32
|
IRL 10
|
Aaron O'Gradi
|
7
|
22
|
28
|
23
|
23
|
16
|
6
|
34
|
125
|
33
|
BLR 7
|
Karatkevich Ivan
|
32
|
29
|
30
|
11
|
11
|
9
|
4
|
36
|
126
|
34
|
RUS 8
|
Chernov Evgeniy
|
28
|
10
|
19
|
30
|
10
|
29
|
11
|
23
|
130
|
35
|
RUS 77
|
Semerkhanov Maxim
|
26
|
31
|
18
|
17
|
25
|
5
|
9
|
41
|
131
|
36
|
ESP 836
|
Alberto Vadell Sabater
|
21
|
6
|
42
|
24
|
20
|
12
|
39
|
15
|
137
|
37
|
CRO 16
|
Emil Tomasevic
|
13
|
23
|
20
|
4
|
29
|
14
|
38
|
DSQ
|
141
|
38
|
POL 17
|
Norbert Wilandt (J)
|
24
|
12
|
8
|
15
|
28
|
16
|
40
|
DNF
|
143
|
39
|
BLR 4
|
Alexander Mumyga
|
23
|
21
|
7
|
15
|
31
|
24
|
24
|
37
|
145
|
40
|
ESP 310
|
Pablo Arrarte Elorza
|
15
|
28
|
9
|
26
|
7
|
31
|
37
|
30
|
146
|
41
|
DEN 9
|
Thomas Laursen
|
19
|
2
|
36
|
24
|
23
|
15
|
33
|
33
|
149
|
42
|
USA 1181
|
Darrell Peck
|
6
|
9
|
34
|
45
|
11
|
21
|
48
|
27
|
153
|
43
|
GBR 88
|
Mark Andrews (J)
|
25
|
25
|
15
|
40
|
12
|
9
|
46
|
29
|
155
|
44
|
TUR 3
|
Arif Gurdenlu
|
15
|
13
|
28
|
5
|
30
|
OCS
|
28
|
39
|
158
|
45
|
AUS 1
|
Richard Ironmonger (J)
|
16
|
24
|
29
|
25
|
9
|
17
|
45
|
44
|
164
|
46
|
ESP 1
|
Diego Fructuoso Perez
|
26
|
19
|
26
|
29
|
27
|
7
|
34
|
32
|
166
|
47
|
GBR8
|
Tim Carver
|
22
|
4
|
29
|
9
|
46
|
23
|
42
|
42
|
171
|
48
|
IRL 5
|
Timothy Goodbody
|
23
|
30
|
22
|
6
|
15
|
DNC
|
47
|
38
|
181
|
49
|
NED 80
|
Sander E.Willems
|
24
|
36
|
3
|
28
|
28
|
20
|
OCS
|
DNC
|
189
|
SILVER FLEET
Sailed:9 Discards:1 To count:8 Entries:49
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|
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
Q5
|
Q6
|
F1
|
F2
|
F3
|
Nett
|
1
|
LTU 70
|
Giedrius Guzys
|
25
|
25
|
22
|
12
|
23
|
30
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
122
|
2
|
GBR 625
|
Edward Greig
|
18
|
20
|
34
|
27
|
18
|
25
|
17
|
8
|
3
|
136
|
3
|
HUN 1
|
Balazs Hajdu
|
20
|
24
|
24
|
26
|
14
|
27
|
OCS
|
9
|
1
|
145
|
4
|
HUN 5
|
Tibor Pallay
|
34
|
16
|
17
|
35
|
31
|
32
|
12
|
5
|
2
|
149
|
5
|
GER 8
|
Eiermann Jurgien
|
37
|
33
|
23
|
19
|
17
|
31
|
6
|
3
|
17
|
149
|
6
|
RUS 11
|
Bozhedomov Yury
|
35
|
38
|
42
|
31
|
6
|
18
|
2
|
16
|
5
|
151
|
7
|
RUS 111
|
Zhbankov Timofey
|
39
|
35
|
14
|
33
|
22
|
34
|
7
|
15
|
7
|
167
|
8
|
EST 7
|
Harles Liiv
|
30
|
28
|
21
|
19
|
34
|
25
|
16
|
17
|
11
|
167
|
9
|
EST 15
|
Janno Hool
|
36
|
26
|
21
|
20
|
14
|
39
|
4
|
13
|
36
|
170
|
10
|
CZE 3
|
Rudolf Lidarik
|
20
|
21
|
25
|
14
|
DNF
|
39
|
23
|
18
|
13
|
173
|
11
|
USA 1140
|
Bryan Boyd
|
36
|
29
|
38
|
28
|
27
|
36
|
3
|
11
|
8
|
178
|
12
|
POL 45
|
Piotr Mazur (J)
|
35
|
23
|
27
|
29
|
29
|
42
|
21
|
7
|
15
|
186
|
13
|
RUS 7
|
Kapitonov Vladislav
|
33
|
27
|
39
|
18
|
8
|
29
|
37
|
25
|
9
|
186
|
14
|
BAR 2
|
David McGregor
|
31
|
19
|
36
|
38
|
38
|
34
|
1
|
2
|
26
|
187
|
15
|
GRE 8
|
Dragoutsis Alexandros
|
27
|
40
|
31
|
43
|
21
|
26
|
19
|
1
|
22
|
187
|
16
|
GER 108
|
Sebastian Munck
|
28
|
32
|
33
|
30
|
OCS
|
33
|
13
|
6
|
14
|
189
|
17
|
USA 167
|
Bradley Nieuwstad (J)
|
39
|
32
|
37
|
36
|
26
|
11
|
9
|
10
|
31
|
192
|
18
|
NED 41
|
Karel van Hellemond
|
12
|
20
|
24
|
35
|
DSQ
|
21
|
OCS
|
23
|
12
|
197
|
19
|
NED 29
|
Bass de Waal
|
37
|
34
|
44
|
32
|
30
|
26
|
11
|
12
|
21
|
203
|
20
|
GER 137
|
Sebastian Petrov (J)
|
29
|
43
|
44
|
38
|
36
|
23
|
8
|
19
|
20
|
216
|
21
|
GBR 10
|
Robert Deaves
|
32
|
35
|
36
|
23
|
15
|
19
|
30
|
36
|
28
|
218
|
22
|
GER 203
|
Duisberg Hartmut
|
29
|
33
|
16
|
41
|
34
|
36
|
31
|
32
|
19
|
230
|
23
|
DEN 231
|
Kenneth Boggild
|
27
|
30
|
45
|
34
|
37
|
35
|
24
|
31
|
29
|
247
|
24
|
EST 8
|
Aare Taveter (J)
|
33
|
31
|
26
|
34
|
47
|
38
|
20
|
21
|
45
|
248
|
25
|
GRE 71
|
Davourlis Panagiotis
|
43
|
42
|
20
|
42
|
33
|
38
|
14
|
35
|
25
|
249
|
26
|
NED 1
|
Cees Scheurwater
|
34
|
36
|
34
|
13
|
38
|
44
|
29
|
33
|
33
|
250
|
27
|
EST 11
|
Mihkel Kosk (J)
|
44
|
37
|
41
|
37
|
37
|
28
|
10
|
20
|
43
|
253
|
28
|
BUL 20
|
Kosta Stergidor
|
31
|
39
|
49
|
31
|
43
|
DSQ
|
22
|
28
|
10
|
253
|
29
|
UKR 2
|
Zelenskiy Valeriy (J)
|
38
|
43
|
32
|
40
|
41
|
33
|
15
|
22
|
46
|
264
|
30
|
SUI 8
|
Benz Nick
|
41
|
45
|
37
|
32
|
32
|
41
|
34
|
27
|
23
|
267
|
31
|
HUN 6
|
Gaszton Pal
|
38
|
34
|
41
|
27
|
44
|
30
|
DSQ
|
24
|
32
|
270
|
32
|
SUI 496
|
Gautsci Thomas
|
40
|
46
|
30
|
37
|
35
|
44
|
32
|
26
|
30
|
274
|
33
|
RUS 21
|
Lavrov Alexey
|
47
|
46
|
43
|
45
|
39
|
45
|
18
|
37
|
4
|
277
|
34
|
BLR 8
|
Strelok Anatoli (J)
|
40
|
39
|
40
|
36
|
33
|
37
|
25
|
DNE
|
18
|
278
|
35
|
USA 975
|
August Miller
|
49
|
40
|
29
|
42
|
42
|
43
|
28
|
29
|
27
|
280
|
36
|
GER 266
|
Eller Michuel
|
41
|
37
|
45
|
40
|
32
|
37
|
38
|
42
|
16
|
283
|
37
|
CAN 111
|
Evan King (J)
|
42
|
27
|
23
|
DNF
|
36
|
42
|
DNF
|
41
|
24
|
285
|
38
|
GER 92
|
Detlen Guminski
|
45
|
44
|
25
|
44
|
42
|
27
|
35
|
39
|
35
|
291
|
39
|
BUL 5
|
Nikolay Vasilev Vasilev
|
46
|
38
|
32
|
39
|
40
|
35
|
27
|
DNF
|
41
|
298
|
40
|
RUS 38
|
Kravchenko Vasiliy
|
48
|
48
|
43
|
41
|
44
|
40
|
26
|
14
|
44
|
300
|
41
|
HUN 8
|
Marton Beliczay (J)
|
42
|
45
|
35
|
43
|
39
|
40
|
39
|
38
|
34
|
310
|
42
|
RUS 55
|
Borovyak Alexey
|
44
|
41
|
39
|
45
|
41
|
41
|
36
|
34
|
38
|
314
|
43
|
GER 19
|
Andreas Bollongino
|
43
|
42
|
47
|
47
|
35
|
46
|
41
|
40
|
37
|
331
|
44
|
BUL 69
|
Nikolaj Emilov Rusev (J)
|
46
|
OCS
|
48
|
46
|
46
|
46
|
33
|
30
|
39
|
334
|
45
|
AUS 22
|
John Shallvey
|
30
|
44
|
46
|
48
|
45
|
43
|
40
|
BFD
|
48
|
344
|
46
|
GER 12
|
David Guminski
|
47
|
41
|
46
|
47
|
40
|
47
|
42
|
44
|
47
|
354
|
47
|
RUS 18
|
Danilov Valentin
|
48
|
47
|
47
|
46
|
46
|
47
|
43
|
45
|
40
|
361
|
48
|
ITA 892
|
Cisbani Paolo
|
45
|
47
|
48
|
48
|
43
|
45
|
OCS
|
43
|
42
|
361
|
49
|
UKR 3
|
Evgen Yaroshenko
|
DNE
|
DNE
|
DNE
|
DNE
|
DNE
|
DNE
|
DNE
|
DNE
|
DNE
|
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Finn Gold Cup 2005
9th to 18th September
Event website: www.finngoldcup2005.ru
(c) September 2005 Robert Deaves, International Finn Association
Finn Gold Cup 2005 - Preview
Robert Deaves
The 2005 Finn Gold Cup and Junior Finn Gold Cup will open in Moscow on Saturday with 100 sailors from 33 countries taking part. Registration and measurement will continue through to Sunday with the first race scheduled for Monday 12th and continuing through until next Sunday, the 18th.
The hosting club is the Moscow Sailing School, with the racing scheduled to take place on Pestovskoe Lake, about 30 km north of the centre of Moscow. The 49er Class have just held their World Championship at the same venue and now it is the turn of the Finn class - these are the first two Olympic class world championships to be held in Russian waters.
The organisers have supplied all the Finns for competitors, who were also free to bring their own rigs in a laid-on container from the Europeans in Kalmar, Sweden.
Defending champion Ben Ainslie (GBR) is back to try and win the event for a record breaking 4th time in a row. After wins in Athens (2002), Cadiz (2003) and Rio de Janeiro (2004), as well as Olympic Gold in Athens last summer, Ainslie has taken a step back from Finn racing this year. However, he emphatically won the Holland Regatta and the Europeans with virtually no training. He is viewed by most of the fleet as the firm favourite, but with the light and shifty conditions expected, nothing is certain.
Ben commented, “Winning the Europeans was a bit of a shock, but I guess it's like riding a bike. I hope to be in the frame in Moscow. Things have gone well this season but winning big championships is all about performing when it matters.”
Also present in Moscow is the 2004 Olympic Silver medalist, Rafael Trujillo (ESP) and 2001 European Champion, Emilios Papathanasiou (GRE) who are probably the greatest threat to Ainslie’s dominance at the moment.
However there are a large number of sailors capable of high finishes including world ranked number 1, Jonas Hogh-Christensen (DEN), Gasper Vincec (SLO), who has hit form this year with a 3rd at the Europeans and a win at Kiel Week, Andrew Simpson (GBR) - 6th in Rio and 3rd in Cadiz and back for another go - and Marin Misura (CRO) who finished 4th at this year’s Europeans.
The fleet has also seen an influx from the Laser class over the past year including Dan Slater (NZL) - who recently finished as runner-up to Ainslie at the Europeans - 1996 Bronze medalist Peer Moberg (NOR), Daniel Birgmark (SWE) - who finished 14th in the Finn in Athens last year - Ed Wright (GBR), who finished 3rd in Hyeres this year.
Commenting on the depth of the fleet, Dan Slater said, “The fleet is littered with experience and great sailors. There are also some new sailors like myself who have been lucky with the light air season so far. Most of the new guys have all been good in Lasers and other classes so they know how to pick wind shifts and race a fleet but we are all not as good in the boat handling and tuning of the boat. The level is high but it’s watered down by sailors like Ben, Rafa and Maier all not spending so much time Finn sailing due to America’s Cup sailing, so us new guys can catch up a little.”
The format for this Finn Gold Cup is different to previous events with a two fleet format. Six qualifying races will be sailed (2, 1, 2, 1) over the first four days, followed by a gold/silver split for the final two days (2, 1).
There are also 13 sailors competing for the title of Junior World Champion, and based on performance so far this year Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO) is the clear favourite. He followed a 3rd at Kiel Week with a 12th at the Europeans, well ahead of many experienced helms.
New Finn Class President Balasz Hajdu (HUN) commented, “It is good to try a new format. However, because of likelihood of extremely shifty winds, equipment will not be a decisive factor. We are expecting light and shifty winds with calm waters, so reliable starts, good pointing and good boat to boat sailing skills will be important as the sailing area will be rather small. Bearing in mind the expected conditions, light, smart sailors with a feel for light winds should do well.”
The first races are scheduled for Monday.
With a light northerly light wind in the morning, the fleets set sail for the final race of the 2005 Finn Gold Cup. The temperature had dropped to 3 degrees overnight so those sailors who had only brought summer sailing gear found the day rather cold. In fact the Gold fleet sat around for over two hours before a race could be started. The wind changed from one minute to the next and was varying by over 70 degrees. So the race committee waited around in the cold air for it to stabilize.
Finally at just after 13.00, the postponement came down and the fleet got underway. Series leader Ben Ainslie said, “In these conditions I was going to try to control Emilios [the only man who could beat him] from the start.” At the four minute signal, the two were locked together in their own match race. Ainslie succeeded in delaying Papathansaiou’s start, but picked up a penalty himself. “I wasn’t sure if our boats touched, but I did the turns anyway to make sure.”
The two boats started well behind the fleet with Papathanasiou banging the left hand corner in a bid to find a large enough shift to get him back to the front. Ainslie played the shifts and looked ahead half way up the beat when the wind died again and the race officer admitted defeat and abandoned racing. “It was a huge relief when they abandoned,” Ainslie admitted later. “With the wind we have had here this week anything could have happened.”
So Ainslie makes history in being the only sailor to win four Finn Gold Cups, and these in successive years. He won in Athens in 2002, Cadiz in 2003, Rio de Janeiro in 2004 and now Moscow in 2005. His coach David Howlett commented, “Ben’s outright professionalism is the key to his success.”
Ainslie concluded, "The organization is great, I liked the sailing centre but the race conditions were very difficult. I am very happy that I could cope with the wind and win."
Second placed Papathansaiou scores his best Finn Gold Cup result to date, but is still looking for that world championship win that continues to elude him. Third placed Chris Cook (CAN) wins his first major championship medal after being one of the few sailors here to find any sort of consistency.
Meanwhile the silver fleet sailing on course two further down the lake - had just enough wind to start a race at 11.30. The race was characterized by large shifts and flat patches and the left hand side was made more interesting on the third beat with the arrival of a cruise vessel trying to get down the lake. The lead changed several times and it was a surprised Alexey Lavros (RUS) who found himself leading the fleet. He eventually finished 4th with the lead finally going to Class President Balasz Hajdu (HUN) to lift him to third in the fleet. A good 3rd place from Edward Greig (GBR) lifted him to second in the silver fleet, while the ever consistent Giedrius Guzyz (LTU) posted a 6th to win the fleet by 13 points. Full credit must go to the slick race team who managed to change the marks for each and every leg of the race as the wind performed circles around them.
The Junior Finn World Championship was won by Ivan Klakovic Gaspic (CRO) in 18th place, beating defending champion Tapio Nirko (FIN) bu just 8 points. Third placed Norbert Wilandt (POL) finished in 38 place, 58 points behind Gaspic.
Next year's Finn Gold Cup in in the beautiful town of Split, in Croatia. Will Ainslie turn up and try to make it five in a row? Watch this space...