(Tutzing, Germany)- For the first regatta of their season-long
circuit, the J/70 sailors in the Deutsche Segel-Bundesliga sailing off
Tutzing on Lake Starnberg were put to the test in wet, rainy and light
air conditions. At the end of the day, it was local heroes Deutscher
Touring YC that won with the team of Julian Stückl, Patrick Follmann,
Luis Tarabochia and Jonas Vogt. "We have a very good team and our
maneuvers around the marks were good. Thankfully, our practice
beforehand helped a lot! It’s great, as good as it gets,” enthused
Follman from DTYC.The regatta organizers struggled with the difficult conditions, hoping to get in 90 scheduled races, but having to settle for a total of just 36 races after three days of racing on the lake. The first day was marked by a lot of rain and little wind. Even if the weather gods were not on their side, the rain could not dampen the euphoria of the sailors on the start of the season.
Everyone
was motivated and ready to go sailing in the new season. Adding to the
excitement was the new bold graphics used on the J/70s. In addition to
the bright colors, there were other bright spots on the water, "We are
very pleased with our first place. Let's see what the weekend brings
even so, we are doing very good things," said Alexander Jansen.The second day of racing was not much of an improvement after the constant drizzle of the first day. It was a day of waiting. Six races were sailed for the J/70 division.
"Especially in these conditions, you have to think of risk management and avoid problems like a false start that adds an immediate seven points," said Carsten Kemmling from Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (NRV). His comments were somewhat prophetic for a team that has won the DSBL for the past two years (2013/ 2014). While they had some good races, they could only manage a 7th overall in the first event.
Besides the winners NRV, the team of Flensburger Segel-Club comprised of Michael Ilgenstein, Jorg Rothert, Simon Gerling and Bernhard Outzen took second in the regatta. Third was the team from Seglervereinigung Itzehoe led by the crew of Christian Soyka, Kai Harder, Hinnerk Müller and Stefan Schimkowski. Next major event for the J/70 teams will be Kiel on June 5th and 6th. For more Deutsche Segel-Bundesliga sailing information
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