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1.
JESPER RADICH
1. (DEN)
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2.
ED BAIRD
2. (USA)
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3.
MATHIEU RICHARD
3. (FRA)
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4.
MARK CAMPBELL
4. (GBR)
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5.
PAOLO CIAN
5. (ITA)
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JOHNIE BERNTSSON
6. (SWE)
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MICHAEL DUNSTAN
7. (AUS)
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8.
IAN WILLIAMS
8. (GBR)
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MAXIM TARANOV
9. (RUS)
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10.
ANDREW ARBUZOV
10.
(RUS)
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Jesper
Radich won at Lake Garda
(05/01/04)
(source
: Official
Website) |
Perfect sailing conditions and warm sunshine
for the last racing day of the Garda Trentino
Open Match Race.
Jesper Radich won the event, defeating Ed Baird
by 3-2. It was a tough and exciting duel - with
shifting winds, a change of course, gear failure
and a protest against the Race Committee discussed
on the finish line.
In the morning the four top skippers from the
round robins raced in the semifinals knock out
series.
Ed Baird, winner of the rounds, chose Mark Campbell-James
as his opponents, while Jesper Radich raced
against Mathieu Richard. Around 12.45pm, when
both matches were tied 1-1 and the wind was
beginning to drop, the Race Committee decided
to modify the format and end the semifinals
with the first team to score 2 points instead
of 3.
In the decisive matches Baird won over Campbell-James
and Radich had the best over Mathieu Richard.
In the afternoon the wind increased again and
Baird and Radich fought an intense duel. Baird
won match one, but lost to Radich in match two.
In the third match it was Baird to score the
point again, reaching 2-1.
In the following match, Baird’s mainsail halyard
broke during the first beat and Radich, ahead
by one boat length at the time, sailed to his
second win. Baird had do change boats and in
the meantime the wind started to shift with
sudden gusts all over the course due to an approaching
thunderstorm.
The Race Committee was forced to re-position
the course for the decisive match of the finals.
Radich was able to cross the finish line ahead
of Baird, gaining – in theory – the final victory.
Baird, however, protested the Race Committee
for the starting procedure. While the crews
returned to shore, the Jury and the Committee
stayed out on the water to decide the outcome
of the protest.
In the petit final, raced with the "reduced"
format (first to score 2 points), Campbell-James
won the first match. Richard was then able to
score 2 consecutive points, winning the petit
final.
Semifinals results
Flight 1 : Radich def.
Richard Campbell-James def. Baird
Flight 2 Richard def. Radich Baird
def. Campbell-James
Flight 3 Radich def. Richard Baird
def. Campbell-James
Finals results
Flight
1 : Baird def. Radich
Flight 2 : Radich def. Baird
Flight 3 : Baird def. Radich
Flight 4 : Radich def. Baird
Flight 5 : Radich def. Baird
Petit Finals results
Flight 1 : Campbell-James
def. Richard
Flight 2 : Richard def. Campbell-James
Flight 3 : Richard def. Campbell-James
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Semifinalists
set at Lake Garda
(04/30/04)
(source
: Official
Website) |
Very different conditions from yesterday’s
on Lake Garda, today, day three of the Garda
Trentino Open Match Race. The competitors had
to tackle light and shifty winds under pouring
rain and the Race Committee was able to complete
round robin two.
The top four skippers who proceed to the semifinals
are Ed Baird (USA), Mathieu Richard (FRA), Jesper
Radich (DEN) and Mark Campbell-James (GBR).
Paolo Cian, who completed the round robins tied
with Campbell-James, was unable to qualify for
the semifinals as he lost both direct matches
against Campbell-James.
Current match racing world champion Ed Baird,
second in the ISAF world rankings, sailed very
well today, winning 5 matches out of 5. He completes
the rounds at the top of the fleet, with a total
of 16 wins and only 2 losses.
Danish Jesper Radich, third in the world rankings,
slipped into third posit ion overall, with 14
wins and 4 losses. Radich was overtaken by Mathieu
Richard, fifth in the ISAF rankings, who completed
the rounds with a total of 15 wins and 3 losses.
Racing will end tomorrow, Saturday, May 1st,
with the semifinals, finals and petit finals.
Each will be sailed as a knock out series, first
to score three points.
Leaderboard (skipper/wins/losses)
1. Ed Baird (USA), 15/3
2. Mathieu Richard (FRA), 15/3
3. Jesper Radich (DEN), 14/4
4. Mark Campbell-James (GBR), 10/8
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5. Paolo Cian (ITA, Italia Challenge), 10/8
6. Johnie Berntsson (SWE), 7/11
7. Michael Dunstan (AUS, Ozboyz Challenge),
5/13
8. Ian Williams (GBR), 5/13
9. Maxim Taranov (RUS), 4/14
10. Andrew Arbuzov (RUS), 4/14
RR2 Results
Flight 6 : Baird def. Cian - Dunstan def. Arbuzov
- Campbell-James def. Taranov - Radich def.
Bernntsson
Flight 7 : Arbuzov def. Williams - Radich def.
Campbell-James - Bernntsson def. Dunstan - Richard
def. Taranov
Flight 8 : Radich def. Arbuzov - Richard def.
Dunstan - Baird def. Williams - Campbell-James
def. Cian
Flight 9 : Baird def. Taranov - Bernntsson def.
Cian - Campbell-James def. Williams - Radich
def. Richard
Flight 10 : Dunstan def. Campbell-James - Arbuzov
def. Taranov - Bernntsson def. Williams - Richard
def. Cian
Flight 11 : Taranov def. Bernntsson - Baird
def. Dunstan - Richard def. Williams - Cian
def. Arbuzov
Flight 12 : Baird def. Radich |
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