June 10, 2004
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Penultimate Day
On a day when 40 knots were expected, Warnemunde turned on a great day of sailing for the 2004 International 470 European Championship.
On a day when 40 knots were expected, Warnemunde turned on a great day of sailing for the 2004 International 470 European Championship.
On a day when 40 knots were expected, Warnemunde turned on a great day of sailing for the 2004 International 470 European Championship. The day started in pouring rain, not uncommon for a northern Summer however the reports of trees being uprooted in Hamburg made for a nervous fleet. But the front brought only 18-23 knots and the 103 470’s representing 30 Nations made a great view moving out to the start under kites.
In the men, Nick ROGERS/Joe GLANFIELD were movers of the day with a first in the early race of the day. Nick and Joe employed a novel but extreamly successful starting technique by reaching along behind the Starboard starters until a gap appeared and grabbing the opportunity, from there sailing high out to the favoured righthand side of the course.
CRO 7 Ante CESIC & Ante KUJUNDZIC lead the fleet halfway up the first beat but the American Silver Medallists Paul FOERSTER/Kevin BURNHAM defied odds coming in fast from the lefthand side of the course to round in second place to Rogers/Glandfield.
In the 20 knot conditions, Rogers and Glandfield went onto win convincingly followed by the Americans and the Brits Graham VIALS/Bevis FIELD that moved well through the fleet.
In the Women, the Ward sisters still head the fleet with a reduced lead of 6 points after a day of 19 (Drop), 7 & 7. The American women Katie MCDOWELL/Isabelle KINSOLVING also had a good day with a 6, 6, 4 along with the team from Israel of Kornecki/Bouskila who placed a 2, 10, 5 . The pair of McDowell/ Kinsolving moving up 2 places to be second overall and ISR10 Kornecki/Bouskila moving up 3 places to be 4th overall just behind the Russian pair of Ilienko/Gaponovich in third.
The GBR’s Rogers and Glandfield recorded placings of 1, 13 & 6 that moves them from 5th overall to be first place overall going into the last race of the series. But they are just 4 points infront of the Coster Brothers Sven and Kalle of the Nederlands on 62 points after 12 races. The previous overnight leaders Javier CONTE/Juan DE LA FUENTE of Argentina slipped back to third overall but are also on 62 points with true Russian Veteran Dmitri BEREZKIN/Mikhail KRUTIKOV in 4th place just 4 points back.
The Women’s fleet will probably have 2 races in the morning while the Men will complete their series with just 1 race. Rogers and Glandfield have drop races of 33 and 30 so their start will be crucial , while the Costers have drops of 16 and 26 . But even the 5th placed Spanish pair of Martinez/Wood are just 8 points back from the overall medals so the field is open for the Championship in both Men’s and Women’s fleets. .
Racing continues 11.00hrs Thursday with no start permitted after 15.00 hrs.
Men’s Results – Top 10
| Place | Crew | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 1 | Nick Rogers, Joe Glanfield (GBR) | 58,0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -33 | -30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 6 |
| 2 | Sven Coster, Kalle Coster (NED) | 62,0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | -16 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | -26 |
| 3 | Javier Conte, Juan de la Fuente (ARG) | 62,0 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | -16 | 7 | -16 |
| 4 | Dmitri Berezkin, Mikhail Krutikov (RUS) | 66,0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | -31 | -11 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Martinez Dorest Gustavo, Wood Dimas (ESP) | 70,0 | 3 | 4 | -19 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 3 | (bfd) | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Zandona Gabrio, Andrea Trani (ITA) | 71,0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 6 | (bfd) | -31 | 5 |
| 7 | Paul Foerster, Kevin Burnham (USA) | 73,0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | (bfd) | 8 | 6 | 13 | 8 | -16 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | Johan Molund, Martin Anderson (SWE) | 74,0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | -14 | -16 | 12 |
| 9 | Alvaro Marinho, Miguel Nunes (POR) | 84,0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | -23 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 19 | -21 |
| 10 | Andreas Kosmatopoulos, Kostas Trigonis (GRE) | 95,0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 9 | -22 | 2 | 22 | (bfd) | 10 | 11 |
Women’s Results – Top 10
| Place | Crew | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 1 | Susanne Ward, Michaela Ward (DEN) | 22,0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -9 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Vladelina Ilienko, Natalia Gaponovich (RUS) | 38,0 | 4 | 1 | -23 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | Natalia Via Dufresne, Sandra Azon (ESP) | 43,0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | -26 | 15 | 5 |
| 4 | Katherine McDowell, Isabelle Kinsolving (USA) | 44,0 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 5 | (bfd) | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Alina Grobe, Vivien Kussatz (GER) | 46,0 | -18 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 6 | Marjon Kooistra, Petra de Goederen (NED) | 47,0 | 5 | -27 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | Nike Kornecki, Vered Bouskila (ISR) | 49,0 | 9 | -16 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Therese Torgersson, Vendela Zachrisson (SWE) | 52,0 | -32 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Lisa Westerhof, Margriet Matthijsse (NED) | 54,0 | 10 | 9 | -16 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
| 10 | Fernanda Sesto, Paula Reinoso (ARG) | 62,0 | 6 | -15 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 8 |