2009 Flying Dutchman Eurocup and 2009's Riva Contender Regatta

8:38 PM Mon 24 Aug 2009 GMT

'2009 Flying Dutchman Eurocup and 2009's Riva Contender Regatta' Gianni Tomazzoni Click Here to view large photo

The 2009 Flying Dutchman Eurocup has just wrapped, as well as the Riva Contender Regatta.

These two separate events have each sailed seven races in the past three days. And what a battlezone it's been: no boring regattas here in Riva!

Today, two races were sailed for each event, with winds blowing around eight metres-per-second, and gusts up to 10 m/s.

Majthenyi Szabolcs and Andras Domokos (HUN 7), well-known names in sailing, are 2009's Flying Dutchman Eurocup champions (scores (7), 2, 3, 1, 1, 3, 1).

And the Flying Dutchman sailboat itself inspired some real guerilla-type competition among the three top-ranking crews of this year's event. Deadlock tie, with 20 scorepoints each, between Germany's Hans Peter Schwarz and Roland Kirst (GER 87), and Italians Roberto Cipriani and Stefano Morelli (ITA 10). Due to their three first-place finishes on Friday, the Italians were awarded the silver medal.

Great results also for Nicola and Francesco Vespasiani (ITA 4): fourth position overall in the final scores and rankings, with a first-place finish in one of today's races!

No-contest in the Riva Contender Regatta: Giovanni Bonzio (V.C. Campione del Garda) is the absolute victor. Second position for Fraglia Vela Riva's Roberto Lorenzi; third position in the final overall scores and rankings for Emilio Betta (C.V. Arco). Dario Cornali (V.C. Campione) is fourth; Daniele Fezzardi (F.V. Desenzano) took fifth!

Final overall scores and rankings are posted on the Fraglia Vela Riva's website ( www.fragliavelariva.it ).