All Change On Day Two Of Volvo Cup In Alassio

21.03.2009

"Fantastic weather, blue skies, blue water, great wind, thrills, spills and amazing racing." is how IMCA Secretary/Treasurer Tomi Hakola from Finland summed up today's second day of racing at the Italian Volvo Cup event in Alassio.  The blue skies brought warm sun, bringing temperatures up into double figures at around 10 degrees C, a welcome respite for the 52 competing crews from 9 nations after yesterday’s near freezing conditions.  The wind was still in the North/North East at around 20-25 knots with lots of shifts, gusts and some choppy seas making for an extremely challenging day of racing and plenty of snakes and ladders both on the water and on the leaderboard.

Despite the often tricky conditions the race management team did a fantastic job to complete three more excellent races and with five races total now completed the discard has come into play.  Overnight leader Riccardo Simoneschi was amongst those who struggled to get on top of today’s tricky conditions and his 8, 8, 24 score line sees him dropping down into third place.  Without doubt the most consistent team of the day was that of Alberto Bolzan with a 3, 4 2 score.  Discarding their 11th place of yesterday afternoon and adding in their 2nd from the first race they now count 11 points total and lead the regatta by just one point from former Melges 24 World Champion Nicola Celon who remains in second overall despite an 18th place in race three.  Lying in fourth behind Simoneschi is Luca Bursic who moves up from tenth and sitting on equal points with fifth placed Flavio Favini helming for Franco Rossini who won the first race of the day but then seemed to loose traction with 10 and 9 in races four and five. 

Going into the final day the standings remain incredibly close and with more good weather anticipated tomorrow we are expecting a thrilling climax to this first 2009 Volvo Cup event. 

Full Provisional Results After Five Races

No

Numero

Nome

Punti

1

2

 

 

 

 

3

4

 

 

 

 

5

 

1

ITA 727

Bolzan Alberto, Catalogna Gianni, ACTION TEAM A.P.D.
Pilot Italia 51

11,0

2

(11)

 

 

 

 

3

4

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

ITA 765

Celon Nicola, Cirillo Lanfranco, Y.C. TORRI
Fantastica 63

12,0

3

1

 

 

 

 

(18)

2

 

 

 

 

6

 

3

ITA 783

Simoneschi Riccardo, Simoneschi Riccardo, Y.C.C.S.
F.lli Giacomel Audi 42

19,0

1

2

 

 

 

 

8

8

 

 

 

 

(24)

 

4

ITA 730

Bursic Luca, Testolin Paolo, F.V. RIVA GARDA
Etabeta 47

20,0

10

(12)

 

 

 

 

2

7

 

 

 

 

1

 

5

SUI 782

Favini Flavio, Rossini Franco, A.V.A.V.
Blu Moon 53

20,0

7

3

 

 

 

 

1

(10)

 

 

 

 

9

 

6

FRA 389

Maxime Paul, Maxime Paul, Y.C.P.R.
Marsail 1 61

22,0

5

9

 

 

 

 

4

(11)

 

 

 

 

4

 

7

ITA 722

Luca Valerio, Abba' Maurizio, F.V.D.
Alina 04

23,0

(9)

7

 

 

 

 

7

6

 

 

 

 

3

 

8

ITA 716

Fracassoli Carlo, Nose Sailing Team, Y.C. CORTINA d'AMPEZZO
Saetta 12

26,0

11

(21)

 

 

 

 

5

5

 

 

 

 

5

 

9

NOR 554

Oyvind Peder Jhare, Stian Briseid, TONSBERG
Team Janrungon 44 C

29,0

12

(14)

 

 

 

 

6

3

 

 

 

 

8

 

10

FRA 639

Barrue Christoph, Infante Denis, COYCM
Euro Voiles 86

32,0

4

4

 

 

 

 

11

13

 

 

 

 

(14)

 

11

ITA 574

Martinez Roberto, Ubertalli Carla, C.N.A.M.
Firebolt 03

38,0

(24)

10

 

 

 

 

12

1

 

 

 

 

15

 

12

SUI 599

Monnard Jean Marc, Monnard Jean Marc, C.V.V.T./C.N.V.
PoiZon Rouge 37

48,0

14

5

 

 

 

 

(26)

9

 

 

 

 

20

 

13

ITA 778

Sibello Pietro, Vallivero Renato, Y.C. CORTINA d'AMPEZZO
All-In 77

58,0

15

17

 

 

 

 

10

(bfd)

 

 

 

 

16

 

14

FRA 470

Dreano Ronan, Dreano Ronan, C.N. PLERIN
Cotes d'Amor 64

64,0

13

8

 

 

 

 

(32)

12

 

 

 

 

31

 

15

SWE 532

Sundstet Ingermar, K.S.S.S.
Team Rocad 84

72,0

26

15

 

 

 

 

(34)

20

 

 

 

 

11

 

16

ITA 693

Balestrero Matteo, Balestrero Matteo, C.V. LA SPEZIA
Giogi 22

73,0

23

13

 

 

 

 

14

23

 

 

 

 

(29)

 

17

ITA 671

Grisoli Gianluca, Grisoli Gianluca, C.N.A.M.
Ma.gi.e. 01 C

75,0

17

20

 

 

 

 

21

(26)

 

 

 

 

17

 

18

ITA 682

Debiasi Giovanni, Debiasi Giovanni, F.V. RIVA
Dumbo 05 C

79,0

16

19

 

 

 

 

29

15

 

 

 

 

(30)

 

19

ITA 664

Pizzati Giovanni, Perego Gianluca, F.V. DESENZANO
Maidollis 16 C

81,0

8

(40)

 

 

 

 

17

22

 

 

 

 

34

 

20

ITA 585

Brescia Paolo, Brescia Paolo, Y.C.I.
585 19 C

82,0

(31)

27

 

 

 

 

24

18

 

 

 

 

13

 

21

ITA 521

Ciabatti Antonello, Ricci Franco, W.S.C.CAGLIARI
Vis Lampogas 23

86,0

(dns)

dns

 

 

 

 

9

17

 

 

 

 

7

 

22

ITA 683

Monaco Furio Patrizio, Monaco Furio Patrizio, A.V.V.V.
Billo Baccani 35

88,0

(dns)

6

 

 

 

 

19

bfd

 

 

 

 

10

 

23

ITA 122

Gemini Lorenzo, Ricci Franco, Y.C. CAGLIARI
L.L. Grendi 93 C

93,0

6

37

 

 

 

 

13

37

 

 

 

 

(dns)

 

24

SWE 431

Eriksson John, Eriksson John, K.S.S.S.
Aqua Racing 40

100,0

27

24

 

 

 

 

35

14

 

 

 

 

(dns)

 

25

ITA 567

Mazzoni Fabio, Ferrari Andrea, L.N.I. MILANO
Spirit of Nerina 71 C

100,0

19

31

 

 

 

 

23

27

 

 

 

 

(38)

 

26

ITA 701

Gorla Giorgio, A.s.d. Sail Addiction, C.V. ORTA
Blue 43

105,0

22

35

 

 

 

 

30

(bfd)

 

 

 

 

18

 

27

NOR 600

Nergaard Peder, Nergaard Peder, K.N.S.
Blow 68 C

105,0

(34)

25

 

 

 

 

33

21

 

 

 

 

26

 

28

ITA 609

Soldano Pablo, Soldano Pablo, C.C.R. LAURIA PALERMO
Melnose 11

106,0

33

22

 

 

 

 

(dns)

28

 

 

 

 

23

 

29

SUI 578

Boy Sonre, Ruedi Huber, Y.C. BREGENZ
Music 55 91 C

108,0

21

18

 

 

 

 

16

(dns)

 

 

 

 

dns

 

30

ITA 670

Piseddu Riki, Gilli - Pinetto - Seralvo, Y.C. CAGLIARI
Endorphine 20 C

108,0

20

33

 

 

 

 

22

33

 

 

 

 

(37)

 

31

SUI 336

Stettler Alain, Amrein Alain, R.C.O.
EFG Bank 21 C

109,0

28

26

 

 

 

 

36

19

 

 

 

 

(39)

 

32

SUI 382

Good Michael, Good Michael, Y.C. K.
Zeroeight 82 C

113,0

(dns)

36

 

 

 

 

15

35

 

 

 

 

27

 

33

ITA 564

Ferrarese Simone, Rinaldi - Berton, Y.C. CORTINA d'AMPEZZO
M24 Cortina d'Ampezzo 56

114,0

29

16

 

 

 

 

47

(bfd)

 

 

 

 

22

 

34

SLO 636

Podunavac Peter, Podunavac Peter, Y.C.PORTOROZ (SLO)
Paikea 85

116,0

(dns)

dns

 

 

 

 

20

31

 

 

 

 

12

 

35

SLO 753

Hinko Goia, Hinko Goia, S.C.P.
Agapeja 92 C

116,0

25

28

 

 

 

 

31

32

 

 

 

 

(41)

 

36

AUT 681

Urlesberger Franz, Urlesberger Franz, U.Y.C.
Schocnherr 83

118,0

(35)

29

 

 

 

 

28

29

 

 

 

 

32

 

37

FIN 742

Hakola Tomi, Hakola Tomi, E.M.K.
Puma 02 C

125,0

40

30

 

 

 

 

27

(bfd)

 

 

 

 

28

 

38

AUT 406

Skolaut Christoph, Team Franz Rocks, U.Y.C.
Franz Rocks 18 C

127,0

30

39

 

 

 

 

39

(bfd)

 

 

 

 

19

 

39

ITA 469

Bovalato Luca, Bovolato Pietro, C.V.G.
Nuvolari 70 C

128,0

36

34

 

 

 

 

(42)

25

 

 

 

 

33

 

40

GER 779

Ocher Philips, Ansghllfz Marc, M.Y.C.
17 C

129,0

38

(dns)

 

 

 

 

25

30

 

 

 

 

36

 

41

ITA 482

Bini Aurelio, Ricci Franco, C.N. ARZACHENA
Siv Arborea 13

129,0

32

32

 

 

 

 

40

(bfd)

 

 

 

 

25

 

42

ITA 764

Poggi Alessandro, Poggi Alessandro, Y.C.C.A.
Magica 69

144,0

39

(dns)

 

 

 

 

41

24

 

 

 

 

40

 

43

FRA 612

Kervenoael Cedric, Kervonoael Cedric, Y.C. DE FRANCE
Boygues Telecom 10

147,0

18

23

 

 

 

 

(dns)

dns

 

 

 

 

dns

 

44

ITA 421

Ugolini Roberto, Addari Antonio, C.V.3 V.
Ballalinda 80 C

156,0

(dns)

38

 

 

 

 

44

39

 

 

 

 

35

 

45

ITA 232

Leorini Luca, Corridori Alberto, C.V. SARNICO
Nava 14

161,0

37

(dns)

 

 

 

 

37

34

 

 

 

 

dns

 

46

ITA 321

Porro Paolo, Porro Paolo, L.N. MANDELLO LARIO
Hydra 321 06 C

164,0

41

42

 

 

 

 

(45)

38

 

 

 

 

43

 

47

ITA 460

Tasciotti Ceccano Lorenzo, Tasciotti Ceccano Lorenzo, C.N.G.M.
Bradipo 08 C

166,0

42

(dns)

 

 

 

 

46

36

 

 

 

 

42

 

48

ITA 413

Angelli Marco, Rossi Antonio, Y.C. ADRIATICO
Inottica 33

170,0

(dns)

dns

 

 

 

 

48

16

 

 

 

 

dns

 

49

ITA 780

Sinibaldi Enrico, Sereni Daniele, F.V. DESENZANO
La be' sa 24 C

170,0

(dnc)

dnc

 

 

 

 

43

bfd

 

 

 

 

21

 

50

ITA 667

Bay Giancarlo, Cattaneo Alessandro, CUS SARNICO
Gillicube 09 C

175,0

43

41

 

 

 

 

50

41

 

 

 

 

(dns)

 

51

ITA 633

Amati Andrea, Amati Andrea, AMICI VELA
Wadadli 07 C

184,0

(dns)

dns

 

 

 

 

38

40

 

 

 

 

dns

 

52

ITA 356

Banchio Gabriele, Ferri Giorgio, C.N.A.M.
Boy's Toy 15

208,0

(dns)

dns

 

 

 

 

49

bfd

 

 

 

 

dns