GBR team report from 29er EuroCup Series event 1 at Club Nautico El Balis

by G Webb 3 Mar 2023 02:17 NZDT 16-19 February 2023

29er EuroCup Series event 1 at Club Nautico El Balis © G Webb

The first 29er Europcup of 2023 was held at CN El Balis, near Barcelona on 16-19th February. Eleven British boats, including the full National Youth squad headed down to Spain at the beginning of half term, eager to get some training days in the warmer climate in advance of the event. They were rewarded with three fantastic days of sunshine and moderate breezes – no woolly hat required.

Day 1 of the event itself dawned windless, but there was optimism for a thermal breeze by early afternoon. The boat park was alive with the chatter of 136 teams from 18 countries, relaxing in the sunshine and making new friends. Sadly the wind didn’t play ball and this was to be repeated on day 2 of the 4 day regatta.

The fleet finally launched in the afternoon of day 3 to a gentle 8 knots and a typical Mediterranean ‘washing machine’ chop. Split into four flights over two courses, three races were completed on each course before the wind died away once more.

The British teams started strongly with four teams taking race wins and seven top three results in total. Overnight leaders were FRA 3, closely followed by Jamie and Jamie, with Charlie and Sam in fifth, Sant and Kuba seventh and Annabelle and Maddie in 10th overall and leading females. James and Noah in thirteenth made for five British teams in the top fifteen and the points were very tight.

The final day dawned very light again, and there were a lot of anxious faces around the boat park, as the wind promised and then disappeared. Finally the D flag was raised and two more races were completed in a very light but steady breeze. Another strong day for the British teams, with three more race wins and plenty of top three results.

Jamie and Jamie completed a superb regatta counting 1,2,2,3 to take silver overall, with the top three boats (HUN 10, GBR 2433, FRA 3) finishing on equal points. Close behind were Santi/Kuba and Charlie/Sam, tied on 13 points and in seventh and eighth respectively. James and Noah, in 10th completed a record four British boats inside the top ten at a Eurocup event.

A spectacular performance from Annabelle and Maddie sailed a brilliant series, including a 1,2,3, saw them take First females and thirteenth overall. Young guns Finn and Zeb also took a race win to complete a hugely successful regatta for the Brits.

With a home World Championships at WPNSA this summer, the teams will be working hard to build on a good start to the season and really look forward to welcoming the global 29er family to what promises to be a fantastic event.

29er EuroCup Series event 1 at Club Nautico El Balis - photo © G Webb

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	5Q	Pts
1	HUN 10	Soma KIS‑SZÖLGYÉMI	András Sámuel JUHÁSZ	Kereked Vitorlás Klub	1	BFD	5	1	1	8
2	GBR 2433	Jamie WILKINSON	Jamie GATEHOUSE	Hayling Island Sailing Club	1	2	‑5	3	2	8
3	FRA 3	Hugo REVIL	Karl DEVAUX	CNBPP	2	2	1	3	‑6	8
4	NED 23	Yanne BROERS	Gustav ÅSHOLM‑BRADLEY	GWV de Vrijbuiter	‑3	3	3	2	1	9
5	FRA 13	Tom GORON	Maël CLOCHARD	SNO Nantes	2	2	6	‑10	1	11
6	FRA 2704	Jocelyn LE GOFF	Jules VIDOR	E V LOCQUIREC	4	‑11	3	1	4	12
7	GBR 2816	Santiago SESTO‑COSBY	Kuba STAITE	Royal Lymington Yacht Club	2	6	‑7	4	1	13
8	GBR 3260	Gran CHARLIE	Webb SAM	Hayling Island Sailing Club	6	1	4	‑11	2	13
9	GER 3116	Per Christoffer SCHWALL	Carl Frederik SCHWALL	Kieler Yacht‑Club	1	4	‑7	7	2	14
10	GBR 18	James CROSSLEY	Noah FITZGERALD	Hayling Island Sailing Club	1	7	‑10	1	8	17
11	ESP 2668	Santiago NÚÑEZ TORRES	Ricardo DE MARCH SERRANO	Club Nàutic Garraf	‑28	7	1	6	3	17
12	FRA 2980	Sam CHAMBET	Bastian COUTY	CNVA	‑8	1	7	6	3	17
13	SUI 3274	Constantin HIGGS	Itay GELLER	Zürcher Yacht Club	4	‑9	3	9	2	18
14	GBR 3079	Annabelle VINES	Madeline BILBROUGH	Royal Lymington Yacht Club	13	3	1	2	‑14	19
15	GER 3219	Moritz WAGNER	Ole GUNTERMANN		5	‑11	7	3	6	21
16	ESP 2619	Neus GARCÍA PEREZ	Lucia BUSQUETS MARTINEZ	RCN Palma	6	7	4	‑12	4	21
17	ESP 1622	Marina Leticia CONDE REBOLLO	Manuel MARTÍN GARCIA‑MARCOS	RCN Palma	‑15	4	2	13	4	23
18	DEN 2825	Nicklas HOLT	Bertram OLSEN	Århus Sejlklub	5	BFD	13	4	3	25
19	ESP 1773	Susana BESTARD MIR	María Teresa MARTÍN GARCÍA‑MARCOS	RCN Palma	6	5	8	‑19	7	26
20	GER 946	Karl Peter BOSS	Stybel OSWIN		‑20	15	2	7	3	27
21	ITA 2	Alex DEMURTAS	Giovanni SANTI	FRAGLIA VELA RIVA	11	4	2	‑15	10	27
22	GER 2823	Bastian WEBER	Leo GRADEL	DTYC	7	5	9	6	‑11	27
23	FRA 24	Caroline PENNETIER	Benjamin BENHAYOUN	CNBPP	9	1	13	7	‑21	30
24	GBR 2849	Finian MORRIS	Oscar MORGAN‑HARRIS	Royal Lymington Yacht Club	9	BFD	15	2	5	31
25	SUI 2945	Ikke HUBER	Liam Noel BERGER	TYC	3	3	‑24	11	14	31
26	FRA 2930	Nolann HUET DES AUNAY	Titouan GRESSET	Société des Régates d'Antibes	3	5	18	5	‑19	31
27	SLO 3303	Alja PETRIC	Caterina SEDMAK	JK Jadro Koper	3	13	‑19	8	7	31
28	GBR 2787	Katy JENKINS	Amelie HISCOCKS	Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy	5	9	6	‑15	12	32
29	FRA 3312	Anatole THOMAS	Thélio GIANNANTONI	SNO Nantes	8	6	4	‑24	16	34
30	HUN 2759	Attila TÓTH	Levente BORDA	Spartacus	‑13	5	9	12	9	35
31	HUN 2770	Emília JUHÁSZ	Boróka LACZA	Kereked Vitorlás Klub	BFD	4	2	20	11	37
32	CZE 3086	Lukas KRAUS	Ondrej BASTAR	JK Ceska Lipa	8	BFD	17	6	6	37
33	POL 3093	Pola SCHMIDT	Maja WOZNICKA	Yacht Klub Polski Gdynia	9	2	13	14	‑15	38
34	NOR 2974	Victor LÖÖF	Sivert FOYN‑ANDERSEN		11	‑16	11	2	14	38
35	ITA 3168	Lorenzo ROSSI	Tommaso ACERBIS	SOCIETA CANOTTIERI GARDA SALA	‑21	17	5	4	12	38
36	ITA 3105	Federica CONTARDI	Giorgio MATTIUZZO	CENTRO VELICO 3V	12	‑19	8	13	5	38
37	NED 2617	Jeroen DIEPERINK	Xander SCHAAP	Braassemermeer	‑14	10	14	3	12	39
38	ITA 3231	Mosè BELLOMI	Pietro BERTI	CIRCOLO VELA ARCO	7	12	‑24	15	5	39
39	SUI 3064	Stach VLEESHOUWERS	Pierre JULLY	CNP	4	6	‑19	17	13	40
40	GER 3287	Lucas HAMM	Moritz HAMM	Chiemsee Yacht Club	‑20	11	16	5	8	40
41	GER 3223	Emma MAHNKE	Theodor SCHWANEBECK	RSVM	15	16	6	‑23	4	41
42	GER 3222	Anton SACH	Johann SACH	LYC	4	8	‑17	16	13	41
43	BEL 3107	Clementine VAN STEENBERGE	Hannelien BORGHIJS		14	9	‑16	7	11	41
44	BEL 3179	Lotte MEYNEN	Janne RAVELINGIEN	WSKLuM	16	8	‑17	13	7	44
45	ITA 3130	Erik MONTEMARANO	Jacopo ALBINI	FRAGLIA VELA RIVA	7	‑23	13	14	10	44
46	GER 3160	Sophie SCHNEIDER	Victoria EGGER	WYC	10	‑17	8	10	16	44
47	POL 2964	Ewa LEWANDOWSKA	Julia ZMUDZINSKA		‑21	12	10	8	14	44
48	SWE 3072	Ebba FREDRIKSSON	Ellen FREDRIKSSON	ASMK	15	10	5	‑28	15	45
49	AUT 2958	David ROHDE	Jakob SCHWARZ	Yachtclub Hard	8	20	8	‑24	9	45
50	SUI 3228	Lorin KUHN	Andrin KELLER	SVKr	14	11	11	9	‑19	45
51	ITA 3234	Alessio BONIZZONI	Walter BONIZZONI	SOCIETA CANOTTIERI GARDA SALA	11	13	9	12	‑15	45
52	ITA 3232	Malika BELLOMI	Beatrice CONTI	CIRCOLO VELA ARCO	19	9	11	‑29	8	47
53	FRA 2646	Sarah JANNIN	Fleur BABIN		10	BFD	1	26	13	50
54	FRA 1348	Gabin BALY	Pierre FAVREL	La Mouette Sinagote	9	3	‑23	16	22	50
55	POL 2963	Lila SOCHAJ	Tymon SOCHAJ	YKP Gdynia	12	15	‑22	4	19	50
56	POL 3091	Igor KAWALKO	Fabian KOCIEDA	OPTI CWM GDYNIA	5	21	17	‑23	7	50
57	GER 3258	Leonie BÖCKER	Paula LEPA	Potsdamer Yacht Club e.V.	2	12	‑31	19	18	51
58	POL 3092	August SOBCZAK	Krzysztof KRÓLIK	CHKZ CHOJNICE	6	6	22	BFD	18	52
59	ITA 3262	Massimo PERINI	Lorenzo ORLANDI	FRAGLIA VELA RIVA	16	‑28	12	12	13	53
60	NED 2728	Folkert VAN SURKSUM	Lars GANZEVLES	WV Arne	17	13	‑20	5	20	55
61	SUI 2993	Liam SANDERA	Louis DÜRR	Zürcher Yacht Club	10	8	15	BFD	23	56
62	NED 3208	Lenny HOFMAN	Rens VAN DER HEIDEN	WVB	‑22	14	15	18	10	57
63	GBR 3224	Ella LIGHTBODY	Felicity BRELLISFORD	Royal Lymington Yacht Club	18	‑20	20	11	9	58
64	CZE 3088	Nela VISCOROVA	Anna KOSTALOVA		16	10	12	‑22	20	58
65	HUN 3302	Peter LANGE	Richard LANGE		18	12	‑19	13	15	58
66	SUI 3120	Simon MILLE	Mathieu MILLE	CNM	16	10	‑22	21	12	59
67	GER 2616	Philipp RIEDEL	Moritz AIGNER		‑25	19	20	5	16	60
68	AUT 2941	Livia FARESE	Marlene RUDISCH	UYCNs	14	‑23	21	16	9	60
69	GBR 2539	Zeb FELLOWS	Fin GRIBBIN	Yealm Yacht Club	21	‑25	4	1	DNE	61
70	GER 3257	Eleonora RÖPKE	Emma KOHLHOFF	KYC	7	20	14	21	‑28	62
71	GER 3284	Mathilda SCHÄFER	Lisa HOFMANN	MYC	22	16	16	‑24	8	62
72	CZE 3087	Petr PELNÁR	Katerina ŠLECHTICKÁ	TJ Lokomotiva Plzen	‑27	17	10	17	18	62
73	ITA 3073	Camilla CERUTI	Leonardo CERUTI	SOCIETA CANOTTIERI GARDA SALA	BFD	UFD	14	8	6	63
74	FIN 2544	Maisa KAUPPI	Emilia HUIKKO	Helsingfors segelklubb	18	1	‑28	23	22	64
75	HUN 2761	Rómeó JANDL	Károly KIS‑KAPIN	SPARTACUS VITORLÁS EGYLET	24	7	‑33	23	10	64
76	FRA 321	Briac LE BANNER	Matéo MAUPEU		‑22	18	21	8	18	65
77	HUN 2765	Mor CSEKOVSZKY	Olivér PAIS‑HANK	Kereked Vitorlás Klub	12	16	3	DNC	DNC	66
78	ITA 2837	Giuseppe MONTESANO	Enrico COSLOVICH	SIRENA CLUB NAUTICO TRIESTINO	‑28	25	11	11	20	67
79	NED 2725	Petra DE VOS	Sam SWART	KWS Sneek	13	24	20	‑25	11	68
80	BEL 3316	Lasse‑Finn SERGEYS	Thorvald SERGEYS	VVW Galgenweel	19	15	10	25	DSQ	69
81	SUI 3251	Jacob Ryu BRÜNDLER	Thierry STUCKI	SVT	‑32	27	19	19	5	70
82	GBR 2880	Alex SYDENHAM	Max SYDENHAM	Hayling Island Sailing Club	19	22	9	BFD	20	70
83	GER 3159	Franz KRAUSE	Lars RACKOW	RSC92	15	17	6	DNC	DNC	73
84	HUN 2766	Boróka FEHÉR	Szonja FEHÉR		11	15	12	UFD	UFD	73
85	SUI 3276	Malena RÜEGGE	Liv Wicki WICKI	SV Kreuzlingen	10	‑26	21	21	23	75
86	SWE 2892	Esther LAGERSTRAND	Lukas WOLFGANG		12	‑33	22	14	27	75
87	FIN 2537	Una HEINILÄ	Silja LAUKKANEN	Brändö Seglare	‑33	8	18	20	30	76
88	NED 2811	Tjebbe WARMERDAM	Annelotte MIERLO VAN	GWV de Vrijbuiter	25	14	16	22	RET	77
89	POL 309	Alicja TUTKOWSKA	Alicja DAMPC		17	‑28	18	17	25	77
90	ITA 2923	Elena PRANDI	Caroline KARLSEN	FRAGLIA VELA RIVA	17	BFD	18	18	24	77
91	NED 2332	Sophie PIETERS	Lucas PIETERS	WSV Wolphaartsdijk	32	20	UFD	9	17	78
92	POL 2425	Antonina OLOWIAK	Agra GABRYSIAK	Nauticus YC Olsztyn	18	27	25	10	UFD	80
93	SLO 3290	Svit DUJMOVIC STERPIN	Maj PETRIC	JK Pirat	30	21	12	20	UFD	83
94	NED 3156	Thomas REYERS	Lars VAN DEN BERG		23	24	14	‑25	22	83
95	GER 3315	Henri HALLMANN	Linus LAUTENSCHLÄGER		20	18	29	16	UFD	83
96	SUI 3305	Mateo BERTSCHY	Robin Imbert IMBERT	CN Versoix	25	19	23	UFD	16	83
97	SUI 3275	Isabel LOECKX	Yanik WIELAND	ZYC	13	23	‑31	22	27	85
98	HUN 2767	Panni PETHEO	Zarànd LACZA		‑33	14	25	20	26	85
99	AUT 3069	Laurenz HASELBERGER	Leo UEBELHÖR	UYCWg	‑26	22	24	15	24	85
100	GER 2256	Paula CLAUS	Jakob SCHUBACH	ASVzR	23	13	DSQ	26	25	87
101	GER 2009	Adele HUEBNER	Katharina FRICKE	ASV Greifswald	28	22	‑30	9	29	88
102	NED 2896	Zeb VAN DORST	Carne JANSSEN		23	25	‑30	14	26	88
103	HUN 2762	Martin István ZARÁNDY	Herbert KOVÁCS	SVE	20	22	UFD	29	17	88
104	HUN 3226	Luca KIS‑SZÖLGYÉMI	Joao Maria GRACA E CRUZ URENA PRIETO	Kereked Vitorlás Klub	19	21	15	DNC	DNC	90
105	SLO 3076	Yelyzaveta LEVANDOVSKA	Valentin ŠTRAVS	JK Pirat	17	29	‑32	24	21	91
106	NED 1059	Anneroos Joia VAN DEN BIGGELAAR	Maxime Charlotte DE MUNNIK	Royal Maas Yacht Club	26	‑29	26	19	21	92
107	NOR 3211	Storm KOPPERUD	Philip FORSLUND	Moss	27	‑31	24	22	19	92
108	SUI 3122	Joshua COOK	Finley EVANS	CLUB NAUTIQUE VERSOIX	‑28	25	27	21	21	94
109	GER 3297	Leopold SACHS	Henrik SCHOMBURG	MYC ‑ Münchner Yacht Club	BFD	21	30	10	ARB	94.2
110	GER 2202	Julian LEMBECK	Louis KOWALSKI	SCIA	21	‑28	21	18	DNE	95
111	ITA 3163	Edoardo BRIGHENTI	Augusto CARDELLINI	Fraglia Vela Malcesine	24	24	‑26	26	22	96
112	SUI 2992	Yonatan GELLER	Arno BRÜNDLER	ZYC	‑31	18	23	29	27	97
113	SUI 2621	Charlotte SIRET	Maelle FEHLMANN		24	19	28	‑30	26	97
114	SUI 2257	Julien Gilles BESCH	Lewin MUSTER	ZYC	27	28	‑29	18	25	98
115	AUT 3288	Eva TRUTTENBERGER	Keno PULTE	Sck	29	‑30	27	27	17	100
116	SUI 3250	Vincent ELBEL	Henri ROTHACHER	SVT	‑30	30	26	28	17	101
117	ITA 3293	Giorgio Maria BUSATO	Stella Marlene REDER	CENTRO VELICO 3V	26	26	25	‑27	24	101
118	GER 3067	Jonna Karlotta HAUSBERG	Tess Valerie BAUMANN	KYC	29	‑30	27	17	29	102
119	GER 3243	Lennart SIENEL	Tassilo HÖFER	Münchner Yacht Club	BFD	14	26	BFD	28	103
120	NOR 2662	Sara Louise SYRRIST	Agnes HJORTH PETTERSEN	Moss Seilforening	22	BFD	29	30	24	105
121	SUI 3121	Lynn NIEDERHAUSER	Ella DÖRRIES	Cercle de la Voile d'Estavayer	27	‑32	23	26	29	105
122	ITA 2836	Giulio SIRACUSA	Francesco FOCOSI	CENTRO VELICO 3V	24	31	UFD	25	26	106
123	FIN 3109	Micha FRELECHOUX	Lilian VANNAS	Club Nautique de Pully	25	26	‑31	27	28	106
124	SUI 3277	Jule BUCHMANN	Iris SEITZ	TYC	‑30	23	28	27	29	107
125	NED 3002	Kylian VAN DEN AKKER	Pelle REIJERS	GWV de Vrijbuiter	UFD	26	28	31	23	108
126	GER 3113	Kresten Jon REGENTHAL	Johann PATZELT	WSC	23	24	27	DNC	DNC	109
127	ITA 3294	Valerio PICONE	Giuseppe PONTECORVO	CENTRO VELICO 3V	26	27	25	31	‑33	109
128	NOR 2497	Sarah SKIRSTAD POLLEN	Maud Mariann MYHRE	Bærum Seilforening	BFD	18	UFD	28	31	112
129	ITA 3094	Pietro ZANDRI	Marco ALBERTI	SOCIETA CANOTTIERI GARDA SALA	29	29	‑32	28	27	113
130	HUN 2763	Botond BADAR	Domonkos BÁRÁNY	Kereked Vitorlás Klub	29	BFD	30	30	25	114
131	NOR 2106	Sam LEIKVANG	Christian STAUBO		31	27	‑33	32	28	118
132	HUN 2756	Viktoria LACZKO TOTH	Laura KOKAI		30	‑32	29	30	30	119
133	SLO 3301	Liam AL‑DILAIMI	Sara RATOSA	JK JADRO KOPER	31	‑33	31	29	32	123
134	GBR 2381	Liam WHELAN	Thomas JUBB	Hayling Island Sailing Club	32	29	32	DNC	DNC	128
135	HUN 2774	Áron KOVÁCS	Levente László MAGYAR		34	31	DNC	33	30	128
136	GER 2812	Leni HALLMANN	Lisa MÖNIG	KYC	RET	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	140