KIEL, GERMANY-(22-6-2005) The opening day of the Kiel Regatta was bathed in sunshine and warm temperatures. Racing kicked off at 14.00 hours with shifty 11-14 knot winds on the Kiel Fiord.
In the 49er, Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks had a solid performance. Scoring a 3,1,1 the pair finished the day at the top of the fleet. Draper commented “Simon and I are really enjoying being back in the boat and are just having a lot of fun. We have managed to get in a bit more practice since the Holland Regatta and today it paid off. We look forward to racing again tomorrow.”
Also back in good form in the 49er are Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes. In May, the pair took home the gold at the Holland Regatta and today proved they haven’t lost their touch. Finishing in second just behind Draper and Hiscocks, Morrison and Rhodes will have their sights set on sailing consistently again tomorrow.
Opening day was also a success for Laser sailor Paul Goodison. With two seconds and a first place Goodison, is only one point behind the leader Robert Scheidt of Brazil. “Today was a good day,” Goodison explained “I had the right boat speed and I got off the starting line well. I was overtaken in the first race but I used that as my motivation to sail faster and better in the following races.”
Helena Lucas sailing in the 2.4m also had a notable performance. Finishing 1,3,1, Lucas is currently in gold medal position.
The event continues through to Sunday 26 June. Further information can be found on the event website www.kieler-woche.de.
Results
470 Men 1, Mathew Belcher/ Nick Behrens, AUS (2,1,1) 4 pts 2, Matias Buhler/ Marcos Lamas, AGR (1,2,1) 4 pts 3, Lucas Zellmer/ Heiko Seelig, GER (1,5,2) 8 pts GBR 5, Jonny McGovern/ John Mapplebeck (2,8,3) 13 pts 22, Guy Tipton/ Chris Tattersall (10,10,13) 33 pts
470 Women 1, Marcelien de Koning/ Lobke Berkhout, NED (4,2,2) 8 pts 2, Sabine Walter/ Amtje Struckat, GER (9,1,5) 15 pts 3, Stefanie Rothweiler/ Vivien Kussatz, GER (8,7,4) 19 pts GBR 20, Melissa Heppell/ Rebecca Marriott (24,20,20) 64 pts 21, Elizabeth Greenhalgh/ Rachel Larman (21,26,18) 65 pts
49er 1, Chris Draper/Simon Hiscocks, GBR ((3),1,1) 2 pts 2, Stevie Morrison/Ben Rhodes, GBR (2,(4),2) 4 pts 3, Iker Martinez/ Xabi Fernandez, ESP (1,(14),4) 5 pts GBR 10, John Wilson/ James Barker ((13),9,5) 14 pts 31, John Pink/Alex Hopson (6,15,3,DNC,(DNC) 57 pts 37, Roger Gilbert/ Olivier Vidal (,9,16,10, (DNC)) 68 pts 38, Tom Dawson/Steve Wilson (DNC,DNC,(DNC)) 68 pts 44, Ian Martin/ BenMcGrane (16,9,11,DNC, (DNC) 69 pts 49, Paul Campbell James/Jony Clegg (21, 20, 7, DNC, (DNC)) 81 pts 57, Dave Evans/Rick Peacock (15, DNC, 15, DNC, (DNC)) 96 pts
Finn 1, Gasper Vincec, SLO (2,3) 5 pts 2, Jonas Hoegh-Christensen, DEN (4,2) 6 pts 3, Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic, CRO (3,9) 12 pts GBR 7, Ed Greig (8,17) 25 pts 18, Mark Andrews (16,29) 45 pts 26, Ed Wright (BFD, 1) 66 pts 43, Matt Howard (BFD, 20) 85 pts
Laser 1, Robert Scheidt, BRA (1,2,1) 4 pts 2, Paul Goodison, GBR (2,2,1) 5 pts 3, Andreas Geritzer, AUT (1,3,2) 6 pts GBR 8, Mark Powell (5,5,4) 14 pts 11, James Gray (6,6,3) 15 pts 16, Stephen Powell (4,13,2) 19 pts 19, Charles Ballie Strong (14,2,5) 21 pts 23, Nick Thompson (10,3,10) 23 pts 27, Andy Brooks (4,12,9) 25 pts 31, Keir Clark (1,12,16) 29 pts 41, Andrew Commander (14,16,5) 35 pts
Laser Radial 1, Paige Railey, USA (1,2,2) 5 pts 2, Tatiana Drozdovskaya, BLR (3,1,2) 6 pts 3, Karin Söderström, SWE (2,4,1) 7 pts GBR 17, Andrea Brewster (9,18,5) 32 pts 19, Charlotte Dobson (15,12,8) 35 pts 23, Lizzie Vickers (20,14,5) 39 pts 35, Colette Blair (17,18,19) 54 pts 38, Laura Baldwin (OCS, 13,6) 57 pts
Yngling 1, Vlada Ilienko/ Natalia Gaponovich/ Ekaterina Kovalenko, RUS (1,4,2) 7 pts 2, Ekaterina Skudina/ Tatiana Lartseva/ Diana Krutskina, RUS (3,5,1) 9 pts 3, Ruslana Taran/ Ganna Kalinina/ Svitlana Matevusheva, UKR (8,2,5) 15 pts GBR 6, Sarah Ayton/ Annie Lush/ Lisa McDonald (7,3,10) 20 pts 11, Dom Lindsey/ Diana Shanks/ Fleur Oswald (12,10,11) 33 pts 17, Gemma Farrell/ Rachel Howe/ Caroline Bowen (OCS,14,16) 53 pts
2.4mR 1, Helena Lucas, GBR, (1,3,1) 5 pts 2, Heiko Kröger, GER (2,1,2) 5 pts 3, Thierry Schmitter, NED (3,2,3) 8 pts GBR 5, Allan Smith (4,9,6) 19 pts 7, Michael Cogswell (6,13,4) 23 pts
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