2001 World Championship - Medemblik, The Netherlands
August 2-12, 2001
Results
Place No. Skipper Crew Fleet Daily Places Pts. 1 7650 Fredrik Lööf Christian Finnsgård Bk 2 31 5 15 2 3 27 2 8065 Gavin Brady George Iverson Iso 4 9 7 36 7 1 28 3 7956 Vincent Brun Mike Dorgan SDB 8 12 3 3 11 dnc 37 4 7875 Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira Gua dsq 27 2 1 1 9 40 5 7981 Mark Neeleman Jos Schrier Med 14 14 10 7 8 6 45 6 7829 Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl SDB 1 44 1 37 17 4 60 7 7854 Benny Andersen Mogens Just DF 5 35 12 25 4 20 66 8 7937 J. Van der PloegRafael Trujillo Villar Barc 13 3 6 19 44 26 67 9 8056 John MacCauslandMark Strube CR 6 20 8 24 raf 18 76 10 7567 Hans Spitzauer Wolfgang Brenner Att 18 24 14 8 18 24 82 11 7673 Mark Mansfield Killian Collins Iso 10 15 19 dnf 26 14 84 12 7947 Xavier Rohart Yannick Adde FdeM 9 82 22 43 3 12 89 13 7827 Nicola Celon Edoardo Natucci IS 16 57 31 2 14 27 90 14 8053 Afonso Domingos Bernardo Santos CP 26 38 51 5 12 11 92 15 7906 Pietro D'Ali Paolo Busolo Viar 25 56 11 39 6 19 100 16 7753 Roeland WentholtHein Bart Hol 23 30 25 82 10 22 110 17 8014 R. Simoneschi Ferdinando Colaninno FdiG 12 dnf 17 59 16 10 114 18 7878 Ian Walker Nick Williams Iso 20 80 40 35 9 13 117 19 7901 George Szabo IIIDarrell Hiatt SDB 28 17 21 46 30 21 117 20 7488 Roberto BenamatiAndrea Gagliardi Gar 22 64 20 42 5 29 118 21 8059 Peter Vessella Brian Fatih WSFB bfd 37 18 13 24 28 120 22 8061 Chri. Rasmussen Peter Oersted DF 7 69 4 12 29 bfd121 23 7838 Ben Mitchell Rick Peters LB 11 91 24 31 20 81 122 24 7758 Marko Dahlberg Erkki Heinonen Fin 41 5 38 29 13 dnf126 25 7840 Silvio Santoni Sergio Lambertenghi NG 21 53 15 11 27 bfd127 26 8016 H. Merkelbach Gerrit Bartel UB 27 4 33 47 28 36 128 27 7928 Giampiero Poggi Giovanni Stilo Rom 17 32 37 6 36 40 128 28 7965 Flavio Marazzi Kasper Harsberg Int bfd 2 23 30 51 25 131 29 8051 Vincent Hoesch Florian Fendt CBM 3 85 29 63 38 2 135 30 7646 Luigi Ravioli Andrea Guidi Cap 35 8 47 9 43 dnf142 31 7959 Alexander Hagen Carsten Carsten Glu bfd 78 16 16 31 5 146 32 7467 Maxwell Treacy R. Anthony Shanks Iso 24 22 41 28 46 31 146 33 7971 Michael Koch Markus Koy KF 15 66 9 44 73 15 149 34 7916 Andrew Hurst Neil McGregor SO 46 29 44 34 20 23 150 35 7990 Daniel StegmeierBeat Stegmeier TB 19 58 35 70 39 7 158 36 7692 Andrea RacchelliM. Ferrari VE 55 1 64 17 54 33 160 37 7938 Paul Sustronk Dag Nyhof LOC dnf 67 13 58 19 8 165 38 7429 Gerhard Potma Joost Houweling LO bfd 43 26 32 23 45 169 39 7860 Markus Reger Markus Mehlen B 38 45 28 23 55 37 171 40 7317 Rob Douze Vincent Geysen Hol dnc 62 34 26 35 17 174 41 7869 Wilfrid Clerton F. Bertrand?Nielsen Iso 39 60 39 41 34 32 185 42 7489 Jonas Wibom F. Liljegren Sand 31 52 48 18 42 61 191 43 7113 Bart Schipper Boet Brinkgreve LO 60 10 82 10 90 30 192 44 7955 M. Lovrovic Jr. Marko Glazar Iso 29 47 32 91 33 55 196 45 7888 Paul Sevestre Vincent Berenguier FdeM bfd 49 dnf 14 25 16 210 46 8033 P. Rotermund Tim Kraemer Glu 82 79 46 22 22 54 223 47 7978 Ingvar Krook Daniel Kurbiel AR bfd 36 66 20 52 51 225 48 7552 Klaus Kappes Michael Häßler UB 30 28 74 27 70 72 227 49 8009 C. Gautschi Kurt Freuis Bod 47 21 42 84 91 38 232 50 7986 Bill Allen Rick Burgess WH bfd 50 49 50 49 39 237 51 8047 Vasyl Gureyev V. Korotkov Iso 37 26 55 60 66 67 244 52 8030 Marco Minghetti Paolo Fulvio LdB bfd 94 36 38 32 46 246 53 7541 Peter van Veen Paul Goelst LO 36 55 61 48 60 48 247 54 7667 Han Bergsma Rob Edens Med 44 18 56 95 40 dnf253 55 7406 Juha Oponen Andres Hedman Fin dnc 59 50 65 41 41 256 56 7443 Marc Blees Bastiaan Kort LO 42 bfd 53 61 56 47 259 57 8069 John Foster John Foster Iso 49 16 60 101 81 56 262 58 8060 A. Tamburini Renzo Ricci MU bfd 25 52 66 84 35 262 59 7630 Brad Anderson Ryan Smith LOC 45 73 58 52 45 65 265 60 7760 Pedro Ambrosio Joaquim Mendes Por 63 39 62 49 62 59 271 61 7924 Albert Ekels Siebe Ekels Hol 33 dsq 70 56 57 57 273 62 8072 Doug Smith Mike Moore SBC bfd 70 43 81 37 42 273 63 7717 Peter Erzberger Hans-Jürg Saner TB bfd 23 73 73 47 60 276 64 7802 Hans Fogh Kai Bjorn LOC 34 bfd 27 4 dnf dnc277 65 8054 Viktor Soloviev Anatoly Mikhailin StP 32 90 ocs 74 15 66 277 66 7695 Sven Winkelmann Sören Dretzko RU dsq 46 45 96 76 53 279 67 7929 Mikhail SkachkovIgor Konstantinov Mosc 59 19 83 83 50 69 280 68 8022 Uwe Fernholz Stefan Diestelmann Ess 56 6 68 53 dnf dnc289 69 7989 Peer Wilhelm Jon Gerber KF 52 68 65 90 48 62 295 70 7798 Sergej Kramskoj Wadim Akimenko Iso 51 76 71 103 74 34 306 71 7866 Dierk Thomsen Jacob Just KF 73 11 84 72 71 dnf311 72 7833 Claude Bonanni Arthur Anosov TaB 67 84 85 57 59 44 311 73 7675 Fred Ljungkvist Daniel Alm Bk bfd 48 67 68 64 68 315 74 7473 M. Hollerweger Bernard Rottner Att 54 61 59 79 63 dnc316 75 6638 Theodor Prey Matthias Poell AU 80 7 93 69 92 75 323 76 7513 Uwe Hannemann Jochen Borbet Ess 66 40 ocs 80 88 49 323 77 7730 Mario Salani Luca Devotti Viar 50 89 30 51 dnc dnc326 78 7872 E. Cepurnieks Eizens Kanskis Iso 69 65 79 100 65 50 328 79 7859 Regi Schlubach John Schlubach HB 58 51 86 71 78 71 329 80 7820 Josef Urban Martin Mayr TR 64 54 ocs 54 83 77 332 81 8021 Harald Wirth Thomas Müller AU 77 34 92 102 58 73 334 82 8019 Jeannot Walder Hans Korevaar ZU 61 42 80 77 75 dnc335 83 7461 Marko Marinovic Nikola Akrap Iso 57 63 76 86 61 79 336 84 7946 Hermann Weiler Josef Matrai Neu 79 87 89 21 87 63 337 85 8004 Hervé Salomon Gordon Davies FdeP 74 13 97 92 82 78 339 86 7945 Nicolas Loday Alain Nicolas Fd'AN dnf bfd 63 76 53 52 350 87 7665 Josef Pieper Dirk Meissner SM bfd 74 57 75 86 58 350 88 8076 Luca Simeone Leone Rocca Roma 48 93 dnf 62 dsq 43 352 89 7418 Werner Biebl Sergei Horetski ZuW 65 81 dnf 40 69 dnf361 90 7917 Benny Nilsson Stefan Nilsson RS 62 95 75 89 79 64 369 91 7704 Andreas Dellwig Hans-Martin Botz Moh 53 86 54 78 dnf dnc377 92 6882 Alfred HorstmannConstantin Gutknecht HF 81 41 94 dnf 85 80 381 93 7319 Henrik DannesboeJesper D Rasmussen G 40 bfd 78 55 dnc dnc385 94 7466 Detlef Kuke Jens Pape BF 75 bfd 88 45 72 dnc386 95 8002 Will Beuel Stefano Lillia LUX 71 97 72 67 80 dnc387 96 7863 Klaus Meyer Andreas Loesche Brm bfd 92 69 33 89 bfd389 97 7382 Ales. Castelli Luca Fabi Man 43 71 dnf 64 dsq dnc390 98 7266 Per Ekborg Leif Caspersson PN 70 83 77 97 93 74 397 99 7433 Manfred BelgardtKai Karlsberg And 72 98 91 85 77 76 401 100 7803 Sergey Lapkin Vladimir Ikonicov Iso bfd 77 90 99 67 70 403 101 7856 Ben Staartjes Ko Vandenberg Med 68 33 ocs 94 dns dnc407 102 7954 Gert Sefzik Lutz Kramer BF 76 75 87 88 dns dnc432 103 7969 Guus Bierman Robert Jan Staartjes H bfd 96 81 87 68 dnc438 104 8000 Harry W. Walker J.P. Meijboom BisB 78 72 95 98 dns dnc449 105 7583 Willem Vlakveld Frank Willem LO bfd 88 96 93 dnf dnc489
Regatta Report
from the Kinzo Star World Website
Sunday August 5, 2001
Just after the skippers meeting at 10 a.m., thunder and lightning were hanging over Medemblik. Once it was time for the start, clouds had been cleared up the Dutch way, there was a wind force of 20 to 25 knots, choppy waters: in other words-- promising. Only after 6 start attempts (the 5th and 6th with the Black Flag!) the fleet was off. Sadly 20 boats were disqualified for being over the line too early.
The Olympic Champions and ruling World Champions won the first race of the series. Only yesterday Mark Reynolds said it would be difficult in these conditions, but this team started off with a first place. Beforehand, Magnus Liljedahl, Mark's crew, did not expect they would succeed in the first race. “In light air there are many more sailors who could win. On a day like today the top is much smaller. Anyway, this one is in the pocket, we won the first race!”, the champion crew told us.
Second in this race were Fredrik Lööf and Christian Finnsgard. They are the European Champions for 2001, followed in third place by Vincent Hoesch and Florian Fendt.
The Dutch team Mark Neeleman and Jos Schrier had some trouble getting to the top: “A bit of a rusty battle” coach Maurice Paardenkoper concluded. Many wind shifts on a first day like today is always a matter of getting used to in a fleet of over 100 boats. According to this coach the presence of many amateurs and lack of discipline resulted in many false starts before they could go off.
As for the result of team Neeleman / Schrier this coach tells us: “There is more in them and they will get better as the series goes on. According to Jos they could have sailed better, which meant they cannot be really satisfied with the result of today, “Too many times we chose the starboard side of the beat, which was the wrong thing to do. We got tangled up in a muddle of too many boats and could not get rid of them for clear winds. We have put our expectations to end up within the top ten, so we will have a lot to do tomorrow!”
1. USA Mark Reynolds and Magnus Liledahl
2. SWE Fredrik Loof and Christian Finnsgard
3. GER Vincent Hoesch and Florian Fendt
Monday, August 6, 2001
Watching a 1000 meter long starting line is magnificent to see, but a very heavy job to realize for the race committee. At 13.25 p.m., after the second attempt, the 105 Star boats were off. Winds were light and shifty when the boats from 26 countries started their race, of which 11 competitors come from The Netherlands.
Large wind shifts in the first beat gave a surprising outcome at the first weather mark: Mark Reynolds and Magnus Liljedahl rounded in 80th place. The Dutch team Neeleman/Schrier rounded as 30th: 'Every leg we managed to gain a couple of boats' says Mark Neeleman. They were satisfied with their boat speed and were able to sail the last beat conservatively, defending their position in the field. Eventually they finished 14th.
The Italians Andrea Racchelli and Massimiliano Ferrari took the first honor on the line, followed by the Swiss Flavio Marazzi and Kasper Harsberg. The Spanish team Jose Maria Van der Ploeg and Rafael Trujillo Villar took a third.
The protest from the jury against the Brazilian team Torben Grael and Marcelo Ferreira (3rd in the World's ranking) turned out disappointing to the Brazilians. They were disqualified because of hitting a mark and not doing the required 360 properly.
Tuesday, August 7, 2001
In the morning, weather was unpredictably light. It looked like it would stay this way and no race could be sailed, but eventually gave perfect sailing conditions with wind force of 4 - 5 Beaufort. After a one and a half hour postponement, the field of more than 100 stars were off at the first attempt.
The Americans Mark Reynolds and Magnus Liljedahl led the field from the first mark on, followed by a strong upcoming Torben Grael and Marcelo Ferreira. Mark confided in us just after the race that he was not really worried after he had rounded the first mark in first place. The gap with the rest of the fleet was quite big then already.
Third over the finishing line were Vince Brun and Mike Dorgan. The Dutch team Mark Neeleman and Jos Schrier did not get off that well but came back strongly to make up. At the first mark they were still lying in 30th place, climbed up to 17th place and finished in the 10th spot, giving them a good feeling for the series up to now.
The results after three races :
1. NZL Gavin Brady and George Iverson
2. ESP Jose Maria Vander Ploeg and Rafael Trujillo Villar
3. USA Vincent Brun and Mike Dorgan
Thursday, August 9, 2001
After a lay day because of lack of wind two races were scheduled for Thursday. Therefore, this morning the Star Fleet had to leave the harbor at 8.30, a.m. Regrettably the wind only came in the late afternoon and the start was only at 4.45 p.m. Again, the wind showed her streaks: fluky and shifty the Race Committee and Star boats had to follow her on the course, making it very difficult for them all. With a moderate Beaufort 2 the water was flat.
The unstable weather gave many surprising changes in the field. However, Torben Grael and Marcelo Ferreira were ahead of the field from the first weather mark and managed to defend their position to the end. Torben said:' It was very difficult to predict what the wind would do, we needed a lot of luck.' He was disappointed that last day's race was postponed and thought today's race should have been cancelled as well.
The Dutch competitors Mark Neeleman and Jos Schrier are content with their 7th place of today. They had a good start and according to Jos, they feel good. Mark agreed and said they did well today for the overall results. It was really hard in the beginning of the race to get to the weather mark, we rounded in 60th position, but we managed to gain a lot of places on the way to the finish.' This result brought them to a 3rd place overall so far.
Overall results after 4 races:
1. USA Vincent Brun and Mike Dorgan
2. ESP Jose Maria Van der Ploeg and Rafael Trujillo Villar
3. NED Mark Neeleman and Jos Schrier
Friday, August 10, 2001
The weather conditions were great, a steady 3 to 4 Beaufort when at 14.30 o'clock the sixth and last race of the Kinzo Star Worlds 2001 took off in Medemblik, The Netherlands. The teams sailed the 5th race in the morning. It was won by the Brazilian team, Torben Grael and Marcelo Ferreira. The Swedish team Fredrik Lööf and Christian Finsgård ended in second position but took hold of first place overall.
In the sixth match, the team from New Zealand, Brady and Iverson, led all the way. It was their last chance for the world championship title. However, the Swedish team finished third, and consolidated their leading position overall, be it with the minimum advantage of only one point! The American team Brun and Dorgan were third overall.
Reigning world champion, Mark Reynolds, ended sixth overall. Reynolds: "I knew it was gonna be hard. There's a new winner now. I can live with that". The Dutch team Neeleman and Schrier took fifth place. Mark Neeleman: "We had a good start in the last race, we finished 6th. We sailed very stable all week. pity we didn't win one. But we are satisfied." Coach Maunce Paardenkoper agreed: "They sailed neat."
Winner Fredrik Lööf is a relatively new face in Star sailing. After the Olympics he changed from Finn to Star. At the Olympics he won a bronze medal in Finn sailing, in which he is reigning world champion too.
1. SWE Fredrik Lööf, Christian Finnsgård 27 pnt
2. NZL Gavin Brady, George Iverson 28 pnt
3. USA Vincent Brun, Mike Dorgan 37 pnt
