(Hamburg, Germany)- The 23rd Alster Act Match Race hosted ten teams this
year from five countries across Europe. This ISAF Grade 3 match-race
event was hosted by the Hamburger Segel Club on the famous Alster Lake
in the middle of Germany’s second largest city- Hamburg! The weather
conditions proved to be perfect for match-racing the fleet of six J/22s
for most of the weekend until the breeze started to diminish on Sunday
afternoon.
While
65 matches were scheduled, the regatta PRO wisely decided to adjust the
match race schedule to complete the semi-finals and finals earlier than
scheduled. As a result, 45 matches in the round-robin were sailed,
enough to produce a good ranking table for the final rounds. The HSC
Race Committee led by Jens Hahlbrock and his team managed a well
organized event with satisfied participants.
The
top team this year was HSC’s own Max Gurgel sailing with his team of
Daniel Zenker and Robin Zinkmann. Second was the Danish crew Christian
Tang with crew Leif Ole Daetz and Jeppe Dybkjaer Ditlev. Taking third
overall was the initial regatta favorite, the Polish team of Patryk
Zbroja and team of Maciej Gonerko and Krzysztof Zeludziewicz. Fourth
was the German team led by Florian Haufe with crew Steffen Hessberger
and Max Boosfeld. Fifth was yet another German team, Felix Oehme and
his team of Niklas von Meyerinck and Felix von Meyerinck. For
more Alster Act J/22 Match Race sailing information
