Viareggio / Brindisi - The away in the waters of Coconut Toast Master Aid - City of Viareggio, the new M37 tank from Viareggio Francesco Sodini who participated in recent days to Orc X World Championships, ended with a seventh place overall, " I believed until the last big one in which was certainly within our reach given the results in water . "said the owner to return Sodini "I wanted especially for me and Viareggio ... A seventh place in a world it is still a prestigious result. Now think of the Italian Championship in Gaeta end of August. "
The World was characterized by sunny days of sun and wind during which battled over eighty boats. Five and a windward / leeward races sailed the high seas as a whole: the wind at 30 knots the final day did not, in fact, it enabled the last two races scheduled, making it difficult to apply the difference to the final ranking of the worst result for Coconut Master Aid - City of Viareggio the fact can not discard the 42 ° position shown in the second race due to a protest, has proven extremely detrimental. Without that mantendendo disqualification and the 3rd place of the second test, in fact, Coconut would close in 2nd place his first world, just a few months after launch!
Coconut Master Aid that year, at the stern of the boat, in addition to its logo (the wing and the palm) and that of Pietrasanta Pharma (the world leader in medical professional and his sponsor for several seasons) has joined the Logo of the City of Viareggio (which sponsors the activity) with a strong call to the sea, Carnival and Puccini, during the Orc International World Championship raced with this logo draped in mourning to commemorate the tragic event and how participation in the sorrow of their fellow citizens.
After days devoted to the development of the last detail, the measurements checks for all participants and the opening ceremony with a moving quote and participated in Viareggio and the tragedy that recently struck by the President of the CVB , Livio Georgevich, witnessed by Francesco Sodini, Tuesday, 7 have finally kicked off the regatta with a bright sun and wind on the south-east 13 knots.
First day - In Group B, Low Noise armed by Giuseppe Giuffrè won the first test and Alvarosky Escándalo (winner of a World Cup, one European and two Italians). At the end of the second test is still low noise to dominate the charts and on Harael Coconut-City of Viareggio: the third place of Viareggio, however, become a 42nd for a protest won by Harael.
Second day, coastal race - The next day was held on the proposed offshore race: the crews have sailed for the first half of the 87-mile course with south winds between 10 and 18 knots, with wind shifts that have put a strain on the tactical. After the long, among the 41 boats in Class B, Low Noise Joseph Giuffre, class leader has been replaced by Alvarosky.
At the gate of Otranto, by contrast, was Sagola to win the first position in front of First Flight and Alvaroski, which will close at the top end of the test in front of First Flight and Brindisi Sagola. Coconut ranked fourth in both heats.
Third day - Friday 10 , Mistral wind on a nice 16 knots allowed the race committee to play three tests: the good start of the fifth race with all craft well aligned ready to take the edge better. The first race of the day is playing regularly at 11 with the wind 16 to 20 knots, then fell to 15 knots. The second began at 13:15 with winds of 16 knots and the third at 15:26 with winds decreasing. In group B, Low Noise
skippered by Giorgio Grassi has prevailed in two of three tests of distancing a lot of points the second Sagola, and the third with 11-14-2 Alvarosky that the day has lost precious points but the games they are sent back the following day.
Coconut with a second day of -5-7 dates back to seventh place in the standings and hopes to play in the two tests the day after that, allowing the spread of the 42nd place, it would take to the podium.
Last Day - But in the final day the wind was blowing from the night already over 25 knots, and reinforces the Committee decides to cancel the races. The World
closes leaving unchanged the rankings: the world champion on the podium in the order rise Low Noise, Sagola Alvaroski Coconut and the Viareggio a seventh place overall. The award ceremony and closing ceremony are definitely lower the curtain on the issue delll'Orc 2009 International World Championship: Next date for Coconut Master Aid is the Italian Championship to be held in Gaeta in late August.
The World, well organized by staff of the Circolo Vela Brindisi in collaboration with the Italian Sailing Federation, the Offshore Racing Council, the Union Altura Italian Sailing Federation and the International Sail, to monitor closely the disposal of regattas always live, real-time charts, discussing protests in more than reasonable time, great competition in the water, so much passion and kindness have made this a World event of high level from all points of view.
The crew - Aboard Coconut, during Orc International World Championship, were committed at the helm Albino Fravezzi, Francesco Gabbi the mainsail, the tailer Lagirti Francesco and Eleonora de Sabata, the tactical Angelo Costa, Enrico Casella and Fabrizio tree Bacci, Sergio Frascari Sodini the halyards forward and the Owner.
http://www.circolovelabrindisi.it/ORC2009/classifiche/overall_ORCB_ORCBC.html
http://coconutsailingteam.wordpress.com/
0 comments:
Post a Comment