Category: WC2012 News

43 FDs afloat are heading for starting area, sun is shining, wind is blowing SW 10 knots, race committee laying a course…first beat 1.1nm .. Getting ready to go into start sequence at 1320hrs

The shoreside postponement has ended, boats are heading out. The wind remains light but has increased…misty in bay, sunny inland…

The sun is now shining in Santa Cruz but the light wind has not yet increased sufficiently to release the boats from shore…the start scheduled for 1200hrs has been postponed

Racing has been abandoned for today, 28 September, due to lack of wind.

Race 7 is now scheduled to start on Saturday 29 September at 1200hrs followed by Race 8

Another foggy start to the day with no wind.

Race 7 scheduled to start at 1200hrs is currently postponed and boats are ashore.

Tonight the Championship Dinner is scheduled to start at 1900hrs.

The dinner is a ticketed event..if you do not have tickets and wish to attend please visit the Regatta Office asap

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FLYING DUTCHMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2012

Santa Cruz Yacht Club, Santa Cruz, California, USA

23 – 30 September 2012

Day 5 – 27 September 2012 – Races 5 & 6

Light winds – Close racing – Challenging conditions

After a shoreside postponement due to lack of wind, boats were released from the harbour.

The competition is hotting up with the first two boats (HUN 70 and GER 88) tied on points after six races and one discard in the nine race Championship.

Race 5

The 43 FDs that came to the start area made a clean start at the first attempt spread evenly along the start line. Some chose to tack off to the starboard side off the course and the rest gradually followed, some tacking up the middle of the course but the .majority going hard right. The SW wind increased gradually to 8 to 10 knots.

At the leeward mark first lap Szabolcs Majthenyi & Andras Domokos (HUN 70) was in the lead, 2nd Enno Krammer & Ard Geelkerken (NED 26), 3rd Peggy Bahr/Torsten Bahr (GER 19), 4th Edward Cox & Peter Bevis (AUS 7), 5th Dirk Loewe & Sven Hermenau (GER 35), 6th Dirk Bogumil & Michael Lisken (GER 199). The wind remained in the 7 to 10 knot range.

At the end of the run, the first four boats were in the same positions, GER 199 had climbed to 5th and Nicola & Francesco Vespasiani (ITA 4) to 6th. On the final beat the fleet favoured the starboard side of the course and was well spread out. The wind dropped a little.

By the finish, ITA 4 had gained another place to finish third, GER 19 slipped to fourth, AUS 7 slipped to fifth with GER 199 holding sixth.

Race 6

There was a General Recall on the first attempt to start Race 6. With the Black Flag the fleet got away to a clean start. The promised Santa Cruz breeze failed to materialise and the wind remained at 8 to 10 knots and reduced in strength during the race to about 6 knots.

Rounding order at end of the run on lap two was 1st Kay-Uwe Ludtke & Kai Schafers (GER 88), 2nd ITA 4, 3rd HUN 70, 4th GER 199, 5th Ralph Jambor & Jens Schreiber (GER 135), 6th Dirk Loewe & Sven Hermenau (GER 35). The wind was holding up to enable the full race to be completed.

By the finish ITA 4 had climbed to second place behind GER 88, with GER 199 fourth. Jorg Herrmann & & Oliver Hyzyk (GER 219) climbed to fifth and GER 19 was sixth.

Once ashore competitors and volunteers enjoyed a tasty snack and a glass of beer in the Regatta marquee.

Provisional Results – Subject to Protest

Race 5 – First 6 to finish

1st Szabolcs Majthenyi & Andras Domokos – HUN 70

2nd Enno Krammer & Ard Geelkerken – NED 26

3rd Nicola & Francesco Vespasiani – ITA 4

4th Peggy Bahr/Torsten Bahr – GER 19

5th Edward Cox & Peter Bevis – AUS 7

6th Dirk Bogumil & Michael Lisken – GER 199

Race 6 – First 6 to finish

1st Kay-Uwe Ludtke/Kai Schafers – GER 88

2nd Nicola & Francesco Vespasiani – ITA 4

3rd Szabolcs Majthenyi & Andras Domokos – HUN 70

4th Dirk Bogumil & Michael Lisken – GER 199

5th Jorg Herrmann & & Oliver Hyzyk – GER 219

6th Peggy Bahr/Torsten Bahr – GER 19

Provisional Overall Results after 6 races with 1 discard

1st HUN 70 – 14 pts

2nd GER 88 – 14 pts

3rd NED 26 – 24 pts

4th ITA 4 – 26 pts

5th GER 19 – 30 pts

6th GER 135 – 33 pts

The seventh race is scheduled for 1200hrs on Friday 28 September.  For more information and full provisional results see www.fdworlds2012.org

Provisional race 6 and overall results with one discard now at www.fdworlds2012.org Results tab .. HUN 70 first overall on equal points with GER 88.- 14pts  3rd NED 26 – 24pts, 4th ITA 4 – 26pts, 5th GER 19 – 30pts, 6th GER 135 – 33pts…

Provisional results after one discard are available at www.fdworlds2012.org.. Result tab, HUN 70 now leads overall..2nd NED 26, 3rd GER 88, 4th ITA 4, 5tth GER 19 .. results for Race 6 and provisional overall results will be available soon

Finishing order 6th race subject to protest..1st GER 88, 2nd ITA 4, 3rd HUN 70, 4 th GER 199, 5 th GER 219, 6th GER 19….