2:23 AM Tue 4 Aug 2009 GMT
An American team led around every mark of the second race of the 2009 Star World Championship.
Mark Mendelblatt and Mark Strube (USA) suffered a little more heartbreak today as they watched their 100 + yard lead vanish during a second run on which the fleet experienced a bit of rotation, shiftiness and the crossing of a current line. While Mendelblatt/Strube went high on the run, George Szabo and Rick Peters (USA), Flavio Marazzi and Enrico De Maria (SUI) and Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada (BRA) went low and found the passing lane. The three kept their jets on and played the right side up the final beat in 4-5 knots of lumpy swells and rainy gray conditions.
Scheidt/Prada approached the finish line from the starboard layline and tried to time shooting the line with the precision of Michael Phelps gliding into the wall, but Szabo/Peters were able to slowly chug across the finish line on port and pull off the win. In Szabo's words, 'What a difference a day makes.' He was quite pleased with the San Diego-like conditions and the win as opposed to his 54th yesterday.
Marazzi/De Maria showed independent thinking on the runs, around gates and up weather legs to move into fifth by the bottom of the first run and continue to hold their own while others slid or went into a free fall ahead of them.
Today's race got under way under a black flag following a long postponement on shore, an abandoned race due to a big shift immediately after the start, a general recall. Gray, wet, gloomy, chilly and limited visibility sum up the afternoon. Irish crew, Anthony Shanks, was emphatic and not sarcastic when he said, 'you needed aids to navigation out there.' The Swedish and Danish shorelines disappeared with the mist and the rain and many got disoriented with all of the shifts.
After two races, Marazzi/De Maria are leading by posting a predictably consistent 3, 3. Freddy L??f and Johan Tillander parlayed a mid teens first beat into a fifth by the end of the race and remain in second place overall with a 2, 5 so far in the series. Mendelblatt/Strube are in third with 12 points. Mateusz Kusznierewicz and Dominik Zycki (POL) have settled into fourth place after posting a 12 for the day. Despite dropping from second at one point in today's race to ninth, Hamish Pepper and Craig Monk (NZL) are in fifth overall with 20 points.
Racing continues on Tuesday with the third race of the 2009 Star World Championship in Varberg, Sweden.
Report from
www.worldregattas.com
Results:
|
Place
|
Boat
|
Skipper
|
Crew
|
Sail #:
|
Fleet
|
1
|
2
|
Total
|
|
1
|
SUI 8364
|
Flavio Marazzi
|
Enrico De Maria
|
8364
|
TB
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
6
|
|
2
|
SWE 8387
|
Fredrik Loof
|
Johan Tillander
|
8387
|
BK
|
2.0
|
5.0
|
7
|
|
3
|
USA 8267
|
Mark Mendelblatt
|
Mark Strube
|
8267
|
TaB
|
8.0
|
4.0
|
12
|
|
4
|
POL 8209
|
Mateusz Kusznierewicz
|
Dominik Zycki
|
8209
|
Isol
|
1.0
|
12.0
|
13
|
|
5
|
NZL 8187
|
Hamish Pepper
|
Craig Monk
|
8187
|
Isol
|
11.0
|
9.0
|
20
|
|
6
|
IRL 8261
|
Peter O Leary
|
Tim Goodbody
|
8261
|
Isol
|
15.0
|
10.0
|
25
|
|
7
|
GER 8140
|
Alexander Schlonski
|
Frithjof Kleen
|
8140
|
Lub
|
9.0
|
17.0
|
26
|
|
8
|
BRA 8255
|
Robert Scheidt
|
Bruno Prada
|
8255
|
Gua
|
26.0
|
2.0
|
28
|
|
9
|
ITA 8384
|
Nicola Celon
|
Edoardo Natucci
|
8384
|
SG
|
7.0
|
21.0
|
28.0001
|
|
10
|
USA 8241
|
Andrew Campbell
|
Magnus Liljedahl
|
8241
|
SDB
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
28.0002
|
|
11
|
GER 8299
|
Matthias Miller
|
Benedikt Wenk
|
8299
|
UB
|
5.0
|
24.0
|
29
|
|
12
|
SWE 8338
|
Mats Johansson
|
Leif Moller
|
8338
|
Kat
|
10.0
|
20.0
|
30
|
|
13
|
USA 8250
|
Andrew Macdonald
|
Brian Fatih
|
8250
|
NH
|
17.0
|
13.0
|
30.0001
|
|
14
|
ARG 8211
|
Alejo Rigoni
|
Juan Pablo Percossi
|
8211
|
BA
|
16.0
|
16.0
|
32
|
|
15
|
ITA 8266
|
Diego Negri
|
Valerio Chinca
|
8266
|
VE
|
22.0
|
11.0
|
33
|
|
16
|
BRA 8392
|
Lars Schmidt Grael
|
Ronald Seifert
|
8392
|
Par
|
30.0
|
6.0
|
36
|
|
17
|
GER 8378
|
Johannes Babandererde
|
Timo Jacobs
|
8378
|
Moh
|
4.0
|
35.0
|
39
|
|
18
|
CRO 8339
|
Marin Lovrovic Jr
|
Sinisa Mikulicic
|
8339
|
KV
|
18.0
|
26.0
|
44
|
|
19
|
POR 8309
|
Afonso Domingos
|
Frederico Melo
|
8309
|
CP
|
38.0
|
7.0
|
45
|
|
20
|
IRL 8385
|
Max Treacy
|
Anthony Shanks
|
8385
|
Isol
|
12.0
|
33.0
|
45.0001
|
|
21
|
GBR 8025
|
John Gimson
|
Ed Greig
|
8025
|
SOL
|
19.0
|
27.0
|
46
|
|
22
|
BRA 8393
|
Horacio Carabelli
|
Ubiratan Matos
|
8393
|
RdJ
|
20.0
|
30.0
|
50
|
|
23
|
GER 8109
|
Johannes Polgar
|
Tim Kroeger
|
8109
|
Ess
|
31.0
|
22.0
|
53
|
|
24
|
GER 8340
|
Robert Stanjek
|
Markus Koy
|
8340
|
BF
|
35.0
|
19.0
|
54
|
|
25
|
USA 8273
|
George Szabo
|
Rick Peters
|
8273
|
SDB
|
54.0
|
1.0
|
55
|
|
26
|
DEN 8380
|
Benny Andersen
|
Mogens Just
|
8380
|
DF
|
32.0
|
25.0
|
57
|
|
27
|
FRA 8237
|
Xavier Rohart
|
Pierre Alexis Ponsot
|
8237
|
NI
|
43.0
|
15.0
|
58
|
|
28
|
SWE 8108
|
Erik Dahlen
|
Krister Carlsson
|
8108
|
Bk
|
13.0
|
47.0
|
60
|
|
29
|
ITA 8290
|
Silvio Santoni
|
Fabio Toccoli
|
8290
|
NG
|
6.0
|
55.0
|
61
|
|
30
|
AUS 8107
|
Paul McKenzie
|
Philip Toth
|
8107
|
Isol
|
45.0
|
18.0
|
63
|
|
31
|
HUN 8386
|
Tibor Tenke
|
Miklos Berezeti
|
8386
|
Ore
|
25.0
|
38.0
|
63.0001
|
|
32
|
ITA 8390
|
ALBERTO BAROVIER
|
Nando Colaninno
|
8390
|
SG
|
21.0
|
43.0
|
64
|
|
33
|
GER 7991
|
Manuel Voigt
|
Paul Sradnick
|
7991
|
BF
|
24.0
|
40.0
|
64.0001
|
|
34
|
AUS 8121
|
Andrew Landenberger
|
Beat Stegmeier
|
8121
|
Isol
|
33.0
|
32.0
|
65
|
|
35
|
CRO 8280
|
Dan Lovrovic
|
Antonio Arapovic
|
8280
|
KV
|
59.0
|
8.0
|
67
|
|
36
|
GBR 8316
|
Ante Razmilovic
|
Brian Hammersley
|
8316
|
NFB
|
28.0
|
39.0
|
67.0001
|
|
37
|
ARG 8381
|
Juan Kouyoumdjian
|
Steven Erickson
|
8381
|
LAR
|
29.0
|
44.0
|
73
|
|
38
|
GER 8149
|
Alexander Hagen
|
Kai Falkentahl
|
8149
|
KF
|
47.0
|
31.0
|
78
|
|
39
|
CAN 8143
|
Brian Cramer
|
Matt Johnston
|
8143
|
WLOC
|
51.0
|
28.0
|
79
|
|
40
|
SWE 5300
|
Pelle Petterson
|
Anders Ekstrom
|
5300
|
Kat
|
50.0
|
29.0
|
79.0001
|
|
41
|
SWE 7647
|
Henrik Jorhov
|
Karl Kristensen
|
7647
|
Kat
|
44.0
|
36.0
|
80
|
|
42
|
BRA 6475
|
Andre Mirsky
|
Marcelo Jordao
|
6475
|
RdJ
|
60.0
|
23.0
|
83
|
|
43
|
DEN 7575
|
Herluf Joergensen
|
Lars Wegener
|
7575
|
DF
|
39.0
|
50.0
|
89
|
|
44
|
NED 8263
|
Sander Jorissen
|
Erik Veldhuizen
|
8263
|
Med
|
56.0
|
37.0
|
93
|
|
45
|
UKR 8343
|
Konstantin Datsenko
|
Bazurin Ilya
|
8343
|
Ukr
|
36.0
|
58.0
|
94
|
|
46
|
SUI 8232
|
Henrik Dannesboe
|
Vincent Hagin
|
8232
|
H
|
34.0
|
66.0
|
100
|
|
47
|
JPN 8144
|
Kunio Suzuki
|
Daichi Wada
|
8144
|
Isol
|
41.0
|
60.0
|
101
|
|
48
|
SWE 8352
|
Lars Edwall
|
Henrik Ljungdahl
|
8352
|
Kat
|
48.0
|
53.0
|
101
|
|
49
|
DEN 8225
|
Flemming Sorensen
|
Niels Trysoe Hansen
|
8225
|
DF
|
23.0
|
83.0
|
106
|
|
50
|
SWE 7019
|
Olle Johansson
|
Dag Hansson
|
7019
|
Kat
|
73.0
|
34.0
|
107
|
|
51
|
CRO 8360
|
Mate Arapov
|
Ivan Misura
|
8360
|
Dal
|
37.0
|
73.0
|
110
|
|
52
|
SWE 7978
|
Ingvar Krook
|
Henrik Hasselgren
|
7978
|
AR
|
62.0
|
48.0
|
110
|
|
53
|
DEN 8066
|
Johnny Jensen
|
Claus Lauritsen
|
8066
|
DF
|
55.0
|
56.0
|
111
|
|
54
|
SUI 7969
|
Kurt Scheidegger
|
Markus Scheidegger
|
7969
|
TB
|
46.0
|
67.0
|
113
|
|
55
|
SWE 8207
|
Calle Schroder
|
Stefan Hemlin
|
8207
|
Kat
|
27.0
|
87.0 [DNF]
|
114
|
|
56
|
USA 8279
|
Claude Bonanni
|
Richard Burgess
|
8279
|
TaB
|
52.0
|
63.0
|
115
|
|
57
|
GER 8160
|
Florian Von Linde
|
Tobias Steffens
|
8160
|
ZuW
|
42.0
|
77.0
|
119
|
|
58
|
SWE 8275
|
Sune Carlsson
|
Dan Anders Carlsson
|
8275
|
RS
|
74.0
|
45.0
|
119
|
|
59
|
SWE 7661
|
Fredrik Ljungkvist
|
Daniel Alm
|
7661
|
BK
|
40.0
|
80.0
|
120
|
|
60
|
SWE 8331
|
Anders Hoagland
|
Gunnar Faernert
|
8331
|
SwB
|
79.0
|
42.0
|
121
|
|
61
|
AUT 7846
|
GERHARD WEINREICH
|
Alexander Kagl
|
7846
|
H
|
82.0
|
41.0
|
123
|
|
62
|
SUI 8257
|
Juerg Wittich
|
Christian Trachsel
|
8257
|
Bod
|
72.0
|
51.0
|
123
|
|
63
|
FIN 8004
|
Joni Leeve
|
Asko Salminen
|
8004
|
Fin
|
58.0
|
65.0
|
123
|
|
64
|
SWE 7917
|
Tomas Franzen
|
Pontus Gabel
|
7917
|
Kat
|
78.0
|
46.0
|
124
|
|
65
|
NED 7541
|
Peter Van Veen
|
Paul Goeist
|
7541
|
Hol
|
57.0
|
69.0
|
126
|
|
66
|
ITA 7556
|
Andrea Fornaro
|
Riccardo Capociuchi
|
7556
|
LdB
|
65.0
|
61.0
|
126
|
|
67
|
SUI 8329
|
Daniel Wyss
|
Urs Joss
|
8329
|
ZU
|
68.0
|
59.0
|
127
|
|
68
|
UKR 8247
|
Vasyl Gureyev
|
Volodymyr Korotkov
|
8247
|
Ukr
|
53.0
|
75.0
|
128
|
|
69
|
SUI 7854
|
Roman Juchli
|
Philipp Juchli
|
7854
|
Bod
|
77.0
|
52.0
|
129
|
|
70
|
FRA 8075
|
Regis Berenguier
|
Laurent Bernaz
|
8075
|
FdeM
|
76.0
|
54.0
|
130
|
|
71
|
SWE 8031
|
Boje Larsson
|
Carl Redrik Larsson
|
8031
|
RS
|
85.0
|
49.0
|
134
|
|
72
|
SWE 7712
|
Philip Carlson
|
Benjamin Peterson
|
7712
|
Kat
|
70.0
|
64.0
|
134
|
|
73
|
GER 8016
|
Hubert Rauch
|
Chris Conrads
|
8016
|
And
|
49.0
|
87.0 [BFD]
|
136
|
|
74
|
SWE 8126
|
Jan Stromeck
|
Stefan Jacobsson
|
8126
|
Kat
|
75.0
|
62.0
|
137
|
|
75
|
GER 8355
|
Christian Paucksch
|
Christian Knoll
|
8355
|
Sta
|
63.0
|
74.0
|
137
|
|
76
|
GBR 8254
|
David Tabb
|
Tom Peyton
|
8254
|
Isol
|
66.0
|
71.0
|
137
|
|
77
|
SWE 7489
|
Hans Oskarsson
|
Hakn Lundgren
|
7489
|
PN
|
69.0
|
68.0
|
137
|
|
78
|
RUS 8359
|
Andrey Berezhnoy
|
Sergey Masalov
|
8359
|
Vol
|
67.0
|
72.0
|
139
|
|
79
|
SWE 7513
|
Gota Eriksson
|
Bjon Beskow
|
7513
|
Kat
|
84.0
|
57.0
|
141
|
|
80
|
AUT 8368
|
Roberto Tomasini Grinover
|
Gunnar Bahr
|
8368
|
AU
|
71.0
|
70.0
|
141
|
|
81
|
POL 7858
|
Arkadiusz Wierzbicki
|
Krzysztof Pawlowski
|
7858
|
Isol
|
61.0
|
81.0
|
142
|
|
82
|
GER 8055
|
Jochen Diercks
|
Herbert Braasch
|
8055
|
Lub
|
64.0
|
82.0
|
146
|
|
83
|
GER 7866
|
Dierk Thomsen
|
Philip Behn
|
7866
|
KF
|
80.0
|
76.0
|
156
|
|
84
|
SWE 7872
|
Fredrik Fransson
|
Tomas Akerman
|
7872
|
SwB
|
81.0
|
78.0
|
159
|
|
85
|
SWE 7338
|
Benny Nilsson
|
Stefan Fagerlund Nilsson
|
7338
|
RS
|
83.0
|
79.0
|
162
|
|
86
|
POL 8170
|
Mariusz Modrzynski
|
Sebastian Moras
|
8170
|
Isol
|
87.0 [DNF]
|
84.0
|
171
|
by Lynn Fitzpatrick - www.worldregattas.com
|
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