(Glucksburg, Germany)- The German J/80 Open Regatta was hosted by the
Flensburg Sailing Club and the twenty-four teams were provided excellent
racing by FSC PRO’s Claus-Otto Hansen and Hajo Andresen. Eight races
were sailed over the two-day weekend event. Starting fast out of the
gate and never looking back was Martin Menzner’s PIKE team to take the
overall J/80 German Open Championship title.From the first day of sailing, it was clear Menzner’s team was on fire. After posting three straight bullets in as many races, they looked unassailable. But, an uncharacteristic 9th in race four torpedoed their chances at a near-perfect record. Thereafter, a 1-5-1-1 enabled them to close with 11 pts net for the regatta.
Not leaving anything to chance was Bjorn Beilken’s PROCEDES DIVA that took second. After a drama-filled, lousy first race 15th, the team recovered to close with all top three finishes for 14 pts net.
Taking third for the event was Soren Hadeler’s VIVACE with an equally “off-the-wall” roller-coaster scoreline that included a 3-25-8-2-3-4-8-6 for 34 pts net. Taking fourth overall was Hauke Kruss’ TAK FOR TUREN and in fifth was Martin Christiansen’s WOOLPOWER! For more J/80 German Open sailing information
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