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D-ONE GOLD CUP: INCREDIBLE TOM SLINGSBY CAPSIZES AND THEN WINS
The second day of the 2011 D-One Gold Cup in Fraglia Vela Riva del Garda had in store yet another thrilling duel between Australian Tom Slingsby and Great Britain's Nick Thompson. “Ora”, the local southerly breeze, started at 16 knots and dropped to 12 in the second race. Slingsby scored an incredible come-from-behind win in the first race after recovering from a capsize in the first run. Thompson took the second race and claimed overall leadership after 4 races. It was another excellent day for Abdrea Casale (3-4, fourth overall) while Fabio Toccoli was 8th overall and second among the Italian fleet.
Riva del Garda, July 29th: Spectators on the Garda lake on Friday afternoon were treated with an exceptional performance by Tom Slingsby. In the day's first race (third in the 2011 D-One Gold Cup) and with the southerly breeze blowing 16 knots, the Australian, current world Laser champion, was able to recover from a capsize in the first run, while he was in the lead. His exceptional speed in the second run and his perfect tactics in the final run allowed him to recover three spots and win the race. This was another proof of this top-notch sailor's skills. When Slingsby capsized, Andrea Casale from Genoa took the leadership, only to be overtaken at the second weather mark. “These guys sail like crazy,” said Casale, “I gave my best but I have to admit that sailing against them is indeed a pleasure!” Casale finally was third, behind Slingsby and Thompson. Among the remaining Italian skippers, Giuseppe Pontremoli finished seventh.
In the second race, the “Ora” had dropped to 12 knots but this didn't take away the excitement from the fight between Thompson and Slingsby. This time it was the British sailor that got the upper hand after he passed the Australian in the second beat. Third was another British, Giles Scott, current European Finn champion. Fourth place went to Andrea Casale and Croatia's Ivan Gaspic finished fifth. Among the other Italian skippers, Giorgio Poggi and Fabio Tocolli were, respectively, seventh and eighth while ninth place went to Uberto Crivelli Visconti.
After four races with one discard, Nick Thompson is sitting at the top of the overall leaderboard (1-2-2-1) with 4 points, tied with Tom Slingsby (3-1-1-2). Giles Scott is third (2-4-4-3), Andrea Casale fourth (4-3-3-4) while fifth place goes to another British skipper, Charlie Cumbley. Among the Italians, Fabio Toccoli is eighth (10-8-12-8), Giorgio Poggi ninth (DNF-7-19-7) and Riccardo Pontremoli is tenth (8-11-22-14).
“It's been a really tough day,” admitted Tom Slingsby, “I capsized halfway down the first run in a gybe close to the rocks. I was then able to recover thanks to my speed upwind with a strong breeze that today was clearly notable. It's a pure pleasure racing on this dinghy that blends the abilities of a hiking boat upwind with the speed and fun downwind.”
The Volvo Cup D-One, after the events in Alassio, Bracciano, Cattolica and Riva del Garda, will proceed to Marina di Scarlino in conjunction with the National Championship (16-18 September) and the Barcolina of Trieste (1-2 October).
Please find here great footage from the day's first race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXm-ZvtD8jY
Videos from the races can be found on http://www.youtube.com/user/MediavipVolvoCup and http://www.youtube.com/user/DevotiSailing
D-ONE GOLD CUP - OVERALL RESULTS AFTER 4 RACES (1 DISCARD)
No Sail Number
Name Points 1 2 3 4
1 GBR 115 THOMPSON NICK, Maschio, ROYAL LYMINGTON Y.C. 4,0 1 (2) 2 1
2 AUS 108 SLINGSBY TOM, Maschio, GOSFORD S.C. 4,0 (3) 1 1 2
3 GBR 104 SCOTT GILES, Maschio, WPNSA 9,0 2 (4) 4 3
4 ITA 6 CASALE ANDREA, Maschio, YACHT CLUB ITALIANO 10,0 (4) 3 3 4
5 GBR 105 CUMBLEY CHARLIE, Maschio, TEIGN CORINTHIAN Y.C. 16,0 5 (10) 5 6
6 GBR 15 HOWARD MATT, Maschio, LOSSC 19,0 7 6 6 (10)
7 CZE 1 MAIER MICHAEL, Maschio, YER 22,0 6 5 (18) 11
8 ITA 107 TOCCOLI FABIO, Maschio, C.V.TORBOLE 26,0 10 8 (12) 8
9 ITA 112 POGGI GIORGIO, Maschio, SVGDF 33,0 (dnf) 7 19 7
10 ITA 61 PONTREMOLI RICCARDO, Maschio, YACHT CLUB ITALIANO 33,0 8 11 (22) 14
11 ITA 60 PONTREMOLI GIUSEPPE, Maschio, Y.C. ITALIANO 34,0 13 14 7 (27)
12 ITA 25 ROSSI PAOLO, Maschio, LNI PORTO SAN GIORGIO 34,0 11 9 14 (25)
13 ITA 101 NOVI ALESSANDRO, Maschio, YACHT CLUB ITALIANO 34,0 9 12 (28) 13
14 BEL 119 ROGGE PHILIPPE, Maschio, ROYAL BELGIAN SAILING CLUB 37,0 (dnf) 16 9 12
15 ITA 1000 CRIVELLI VISCONTI UBERTO, Maschio, C.R.V. ITALIA 41,0 (18) 17 15 9
16 GBR 36 GARVIN TIM, Maschio, QUEEN MARY SC 42,0 15 (24) 8 19
17 GER 10 EBERHARD BIEBERITZ, Maschio, MASTER, SYC 45,0 17 (23) 11 17
18 ARG 101 ZABALUA AUGUSTIN, Maschio, REAL CLUB NAUTICO VALENCIA 45,0 14 15 16 (21)
19 ITA 26 CARUSO STEFANO, Maschio, SAILING CLUB BRACCIANO 47,0 12 20 (29) 15
20 CRO 109 KLAKOVIC GASPIC IVAN, Maschio, YC LABUD 52,0 (dnc) dnc 10 5
21 POL 95 KORNESZCZUK MICHAL, Maschio, YK STAL 52,0 23 (28) 13 16
22 ITA 33 GIAMMARINI ANDREA, Maschio, LNI PORTO SAN GIORGIO 54,0 (dnf) 13 21 20
23 ITA 13 IEVOLELLA LUCA, Maschio, CIRCOLO VELA ROMA 54,0 (20) 19 17 18
24 CZE 11 DEUTSCHER PATRIK, Maschio, YER 57,0 19 18 20 (22)
25 SUI 39 BEAT HEINZ, Maschio, SEGELCLUB URI 64,0 16 22 (27) 26
26 ITA 102 MAGNI ANDREA, Maschio, MASTER 9.5, C.N.A.M. ALASSIO 66,0 21 21 (dnf) 24
27 ESP 2 MAESTRO GARCIA ALVARO, Maschio, 9.5, REAL CLUB NAUTICO VALENCIA 69,0 22 (25) 24 23
28 ITA 24 BIAGIONI ANDREA, Maschio, CDV ERIX 75,0 26 26 23 (29)
29 CZE 7 PTASNIK VLADISLAV, Maschio, ALT F20T 77,0 25 27 25 (28)
30 ITA 117 TESTA NATHALIE, Femmina, 9.5, CIRCOLO NAUTICO ALBENGA 83,0 24 29 (dnf) 30
31 ITA 37 POGGI D'ANGELO ALESSANDRO, Maschio, Y.C. CORTINA D'AMPEZZO 97,0 (dnf) dnc 26 34
32 ITA 58 FALCIOLA GUIDO, Maschio, MASTER, LNI MANDELLO DEL LARIO 99,0 (dnf) 30 dnf 32
33 GRE 25 BOUSSOULAS GEORGE, Maschio, CLUB NAUTICO AEGINA 99,0 (dnf) 31 dnf 31
34 ITA 95 BOGLIONE GIANDO, Maschio, 9.5, Y.C. ITALIANO 107,0 (dnf) dnc dnf 33
35 ITA 7 FERRARI ALBERTO, Maschio, MASTER, ASS. VELICA BRACCIANO 111,0 (dnf) dnc dnf dnf
35 ITA 70 LEVI DARIO, Maschio, 9.5, Y.C. CHIAVARI
