Andrea Bonezzi wins Contender class Pre-Worlds at Travemuende Week

9:38 PM Wed 22 Jul 2009 GMT

'Andrea Bonezzi by S Destremau' Contender

At the Pre-World's held as part of Travemuende Week 2009, one of the most consistent sailors in the history of the Contender class Andrea Bonezzi, who took the world titles in 2003,2004 and 2006 beat Australian Jono Neate on a count back with 2005 World Champion the German Jan von der Bank in third place.

Bonezzi crowned himself the king of Travemuende by winning the final race ahead of his strongest rivals, who finished in the same order. The Italian sailor finished the series on 13 points, but with three race wins, beat Neate, who sails out of Mornington,Victoria who had the same overall score but had only two wins.

The fleet now moves on to the World titles in S?nderborg (DEN) from July 25th to 31st.

Class: Contender Pre Worlds

L10406007 Travem?nder Woche

Final Result
Races: 1-8

T-Rank	SAIL NO.	HELMSMAN CREW	CLUB	Pl.(1.R.)	Pl.(2.R.)	Pl.(3.R.)	Pl.(4.R.)	Pl.(5.R.)	Pl.(6.R.)	Pl.(7.R.)	Pl.(8.R.)	T-Pts	T-Rank
1	ITA 11	Bonezzi, Andrea	SCM	[6]	[DNS]	1	3	5	1	2	1	13,00	1
2	AUS 2	Neate, Jono	Mornington Y C	1	3	4	1	2	[12]	[DNF]	2	13,00	2
3	GER 544	von der Bank, Jan	WSCK	2	5	2	4	3	[7]	[BFD]	3	19,00	3
4	ITA 69	Benvenuti, Michele	Circolo Velico Ravennate	3	4	6	[7]	[8]	2	4	5	24,00	4
5	GER 540	Engel, Christoph	KYC	4	6	[12]	[22]	4	5	3	7	29,00	5
6	GER 488	Billerbeck, Max	WSVK	11	1	[17]	[20]	12	3	5	9	41,00	6
7	GER 2450	Dannemann, J?rg	HSC	13	10	5	2	[43]	4	[16]	14	48,00	7
8	AUS 2365	Brown, Stuart	LYC	9	7	7	5	[BFD]	14	6	[15]	48,00	8
9	GER 1421	Mueller, Dirk	SKWB	5	[18]	9	10	9	[18]	12	6	51,00	9
10	GER 503	J?nemann, Klaus	SVID	[22]	2	11	15	6	10	8	[24]	52,00	10
11	NZL 1678	Griffiths, Andrew	RQYS	12	8	[15]	[14]	13	9	7	12	61,00	11
12	GER 11	Voigt, Andreas	KSW	7	9	8	[16]	[16]	16	15	10	65,00	12
13	GER 505	Krupp, Christian	BSC	[16]	11	10	12	10	[15]	11	11	65,00	13
14	GER 536	Seidel, Hannes	SVPA	8	14	14	11	[18]	6	14	[19]	67,00	14
15	GBR 694	Boshier, Chris	Thorpe Bay Yacht Club	14	15	16	6	11	[22]	10	[DNC]	72,00	15
16	ITA 111	Betta, Emilio	C.V. Arco	10	17	[18]	13	14	8	[BFD]	13	75,00	16
17	FIN 2232	Jaskari, Jukka	TP	17	19	13	8	15	[25]	13	[20]	85,00	17
18	GER 1789	Gr?hlich, Alexander	SVG	20	16	3	9	[26]	19	[26]	22	89,00	18
19	GER 111	Horstmann, Carsten	LYC	[25]	12	22	[DNF]	19	11	17	17	98,00	19
20	GER 416	Richter, Frank	SV Staad	18	13	[37]	[25]	24	17	19	8	99,00	20
21	GER 472	M?ller, Utz	SSCKempen	19	21	[32]	21	[23]	21	18	16	116,00	21
22	ITA 99	Versari, Marco	C.N.B.	[DNC]	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	1	20	1	4	134,00	22
23	CAN 2398	Smith, Neil	OHCC	[29]	25	20	17	17	29	29	[30]	137,00	23
24	GER 457	Just, Olaf	ABC	26	[31]	[30]	27	21	24	24	21	143,00	24
25	GER 2288	Ehinger, Patrick	YCRa	[DNC]	26	29	18	20	27	27	[DNC]	147,00	25
26	AUT 1101	Rieckh, Martin	UYCW?	[35]	22	[35]	24	25	23	30	25	149,00	26
27	AUS 2204	Peile, Chris	Sandringham YC	[DNC]	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	7	13	9	18	155,00	27
28	GER 441	Dieckmann, Ole	WVM	23	32	25	[DNF]	30	[34]	25	23	158,00	28
29	GER 500	Siegmund, Dieter	GSC	[DNC]	33	31	19	27	28	22	[34]	160,00	29
30	GER 2362	Steinbach, Frank	KSK	30	20	[DNF]	[DNC]	34	31	20	26	161,00	30
31	GER 2366	M?llejans, Christian	SVWu	27	28	21	[DNF]	28	26	32	[DNC]	162,00	31
32	GER 199	Bartz, Jannik	PSV	32	23	23	[DNF]	22	30	33	[DNC]	163,00	32
33	GER 322	Krees, Jens	SKBUe	24	30	28	23	[33]	33	[35]	28	166,00	33
34	FIN 2222	Dillemuth, Matti	HSK	21	24	[DNF]	[DNC]	DNC	32	21	27	179,00	34
35	GER 477	Frenzel, Lars	SLRV	33	36	24	[DNF]	32	[37]	36	29	190,00	35
36	GER 523	Kiesewalter, Stefan	BYC	31	35	33	26	31	[38]	34	[DNC]	190,00	36
37	GER 440	Schwarz, Reinhart	BSC	34	27	[DNC]	[DNC]	29	36	23	DNC	203,00	37
38	GER 470	Sch?fer, Jan	FYC	37	47	27	[DNF]	38	40	28	[DNC]	217,00	38
39	GER 474	Wasilewski, Thomas	HUBC	[45]	42	36	29	37	[44]	40	37	221,00	39
40	GER 424	Grandt, Johanna	HSC	39	37	[DNC]	[DNC]	36	43	37	31	223,00	40
41	GER 2458	Gl?scher, J?rg	Leipziger YC	40	40	34	[DNF]	39	39	[DNC]	32	224,00	41
42	GER 535	B?hre, Carsten	LYC	15	34	19	[DNF]	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	DNC	230,00	42
43	GER 433	St?ckel, Uwe	SVGL	41	38	[DNC]	[DNC]	35	35	31	DNC	234,00	43
44	GER 326	Brunner, Simone	hubc	44	39	[DNF]	[DNC]	40	41	39	33	236,00	44
45	GER 493	Vanheiden, Michael	SLSV	36	41	26	28	[DNC]	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	239,00	45
46	FIN 2172	Soderstrom, Martin	KOW	38	43	[DNF]	[DNC]	BFD	45	38	36	254,00	46
47	GER 91	Schafft, David	CKA	43	44	[DNF]	[DNC]	42	42	DNF	35	260,00	47
48	GER 485	Sprink, Michael	SVPB	28	29	[DNF]	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	273,00	48
49	GER 1618	von Broen, Sebastian	CKA	42	45	[DNC]	[DNC]	41	46	DNF	DNF	282,00	49
50	GER 381	Kreth, Volkhard	SSV	46	46	[DNC]	[DNF]	DNF	DNF	41	DNF	295,00	50
51	GER 349	Bahnemann, J?rg	SLRV	[DNC]	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	324,00	51
51	GER 618	Grahl, Susan	CYC	[DNF]	[DNC]	DNF	DNC	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNF	324,00	51
51	SWE 27	Andersson, Thomas	SS Kaparen	[DNC]	[DNC]	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	324,00	51