21st International Canoe World Championships at Lübecker Yacht Club

21st International Canoe World Championships at Lübecker Yacht Club - Day 1

by Chris Hampe 24 Jul 06:55 NZST

Start of race 1 - 21st International Canoe World Championships day 1 © Taifun / www.ic-taifun.de

The 21st International 20 square meter Canoe World Championships kicked off in boisterous conditions on the first Monday of Travemünder Woche on the Baltic shores of Germany.

After launching for a midday start conditions quickly escalated with gusts close to 30 knots and with a severe sea state the fleet was eventually sent back ashore and the long waiting game started.

After numerous delays a diminished fleet lined up for a 17:00 start. Chris Hampe charged across the line on port chased by Glen Truswell with the leading American contenders, David Clark and Michael Costello leading the main bunch of starboard tack boats to the left.

Clark led Hampe around the windward mark with the top four all close for the first triangle.

Meanwhile in the pack the places were changing as each mistake and capsize reshuffling the order, Ole Jungle closing up the gap to those ahead, while in the IC one design it was Simon Hipkin who was leading Stephen Fleming and Torsten Marquardt.

At the end of the sausage leg out front the Americans were first and second but were celebrating too early having thought they had finished. By the final gybe mark on the second and final triangle Costello had only just managed to hold out Glen Truswell, but Clark had slipped back to fourth behind Hampe and despite closing up the positions would hold to the finish line.

British team at the 21st International Canoe World Championships - photo © Sue Fleming

Results after day 1:

Pos	Sail	Name	Club	R1	Net
1	USA 262	Michael COSTELLO (1990)	BYC	1	1
2	GBR 350	Glen TRUSWELL (1975)		2	2
3	GBR 340	Chris HAMPE (1978)		3	3
4	USA 256	Dave CLARK (1991)		4	4
5	GER 92	Ole JUNGE (2003)	SCPR	5	5
6	GBR 344	Dan SKINNER (1982)		6	6
7	GBR 341	Mike FENWICK (1963)		7	7
8	GER 83	Simon BEERS (1990)	SSFH	8	8
9	GER 81	Niklas STEIMANN (1990)	DBYC	9	9
10	GBR 335	Gareth CALDWELL (1962)		10	10
11	GER 86	Frederik STEIMANN (1991)	SSC	11	11
12	FRA 33	Dan HEATON (1975)		12	12
13	GBR 304	Simon HIPKIN (1977)		13	13
14	GBR 303	Stephen FLEMING (1964)		14	14
15	GBR 278	Torsten MARQUARDT (1968)		15	15
16	GER 90	Emma GRIGULL (1993)	SCPR	16	16
17	GER 89	Axel BIERWAGEN (1969)	YCN	17	17
18	DEN 6	Milena LÜTZEN (2004)	SSFH	18	18
19	AUS 37	Geoffrey CARNE (1977)	JBSC	DNC	35
19	GBR 275	Ed EVANS (1988)		DNC	35
19	GBR 280	Henry WARREN (2009)		DNC	35
19	GBR 308	Tim GARVIN (1970)		DNC	35
19	GBR 328	Phil ROBIN (1958)		DNC	35
19	GBR 353	Perham HARDING (1950)		DNC	35
19	GBR 357	Alistair WARREN (1972)		DNC	35
19	GER 39	Klaus RÖPKE (1960)	ESGR	DNC	35
19	GER 47	Hauke ECKSTEIN (1989)	SSC	DNC	35
19	GER 78	Jacob WEGNER (2005)	SCPR	DNC	35
19	GER 82	Roger REGITZ (1966)	AIYCB	DNC	35
19	GER 87	Manuel RADEK (1986)	EGRS	DNC	35
19	GER 91	Peter ULLMANN (1965)	ZSK	DNC	35
19	GER 93	Uwe GRIGULL (1963)	SCPR	DNC	35
19	GER 94	Anette STEIMANN (1966)	SSC	DNC	35
19	USA 263	Stephen CLARK (1953)		DNC	35