5o5 - European Championship 2015 - Varberg SWE
Tuesday, 4. August 2015– Saturday, 8. August 2015

In the end it was a beautiful last day of 505 European Championship 2015. It started with no wind, cloudy and cold but when it was time to leave the harbour the wind came and the last two races could be sailed in perfect conditions. The winners, GER 9152 Meike Schomaeker and Holger Jess didn't even have to sail the last race. Second was GER 9071 Wolfgang Hunger and Julien Kleiner and third DEN 9118 Jan Saugmann and Jakob Karbo.


        The winners, GER 9152 Meike Schomaeker and Holger Jess

The 505-class special prizes:

5o5 - European Championship 2015 - Varberg SWE - Day 4
Saturday, August 8, 2015

5o5 - European Championship 2015 - Varberg SWE - Final results, the SwissThe 5o5 European Championship in Varberg SWE ended today with two races. Maike Schomäker / Holger Jess GER added another top rank and did not have to start to the last race. The multiple champions Wolfgang Hunger / Julien Kleiner GER remained on rank 2, Jan Saugmann / Jakob Karbo DEN earned Bronze. The Olympic FD medalists and best seniors Jacob and Jörgen Böjsen-Möller DEN followed on rank 4.
Final Results

5o5 - European Championship 2015 - Varberg SWE - Day 3
Friday, August 7, 2015

5o5 - European Championship 2015 - Varberg SWE - Day 3, the SwissThe 5o5 Europeans in Varberg SWE continued with two races sailed again in a moderate breeze. Wolfgang Hunger / Julien Kleiner GER, best of the day (1/3), reduced the gap on the still leading Meike Schomäker / Holger Jess GER, and are now 7 points behind the leaders. Jan Saugmann / Jakob Karbo DEN on rank 3 could more or less follow the best duo, while Michael und Nathan Quirk AUS on rank 4 are now already 37 points behind.

The best women's team Leoni Meyer / Kathrin Adlkofer GER, a successful 49er helmswoman and newcomer in the 5o5 class, finished 2nd in one of the races and is on rank 13 overall.
 Results

5o5 - European Championship 2015 - Varberg SWE - Day 2
Thursday, August 6, 2015

5o5 - European Championship 2015 - Varberg SWE - Day 2The 5o5 Europeans continued with three races sailed again in moderate conditions. Meike Schomäker / Holger Jess GER did again win two heats and extended their lead on 10 points on Wolfgang Hunger/Julien Kleiner GER. Jan Saugmann / Jakob Karbo DEN follow closely behind on rank 3.
 Results

 

5o5 - European Championship 2015 - Varberg SWE - Day 1
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

5o5 - European Championship 2015 - Varberg SWE - Day 1Challenging conditions prevailed on the opening day of the 5o5 European Championship in Varberg SWE with light winds, a big swell and considerable currents. Two races were completed.

Finishing 1 and 6, Meike Schomöker/Holger Jess GER are on top after day 1 one point ahead of Moritz Bohnenberger / Tobias Bolduan GER and Jan Saugmann / Jakob Karbo DEN.
Results

5o5 - European Championship 2015 - Varberg SWE - Registration, Measurement and Inspection Day
Tuesday, August 4, 2015

5o5 - European Championship 2015 - Varberg SWE - Day 1Moderate winds have been announced for the first races of the 5o5 European Championship in Varberg SWE on the Swedish West coast tomorrow. 98 Teams from 11 nations and 4 continents are on the entry list. The title will most probably go to one of the top German teams, Pinnell/Davies GBR, Hamlin/Woelfel USA or Nicholas/Payne AUS.

 


98 teams from 11 different nations, including Australia, USA and South Africa will come and make this a highly competetive regatta.

There are nine former World and/or European Champion teams that will come and a number of runners up. Germany has the largest fleet with 29 boats, followed by Sweden 21, England and France 10 each, Denmark 7 and Finland 6 teams. In the fleet thera are 3 all female team and 14 mixed teams.

If you are not sailing – do come and visit the Championships at Getterön Varberg.

Racing can be followed during the day live via GPS tracking.

Photographer: Johan Vångfors
Photographer: Johan Vångfors
Photographer: Hanna Elisson
Photographer: Johan Vångfors
 Photographer: Johan Vångfors

Schedule
Monday 3rd of August   Registration and Measurement
Tuesday 4th of August   Registration and Measurement
Tune-Up-Race
Welcome Party (food and beverage)
Wednesday 5th of August   2 Races intended, first start 11.00
After sail with food and beverage + daily first prize giving
Thursday 6th of August   3 Races intended, first start 11.00
After sail with food and beverage
“Mid-series Party” + daily first prize giving
Friday 7th of August   2 Races intended, first start 11.00
After sail with food and beverage + daily first prize giving
Option: Sailors meeting to discuss the next 505 Europeans (2017) if not decided before.
Saturday 8th of August   2 Races intended, start 11.00
After sail with food and beverage
Prize giving ceremony (ASAP)

 

The European Championships in Varberg was a success with 94 participating boats and crews from 11 countries, including USA, AUS and South Africa.

After a fantastic well-organized Swedish Nationals / Nordic Championship in Träslövsläge, the circus moved on to Varberg where this year's 505 event would occur. Some crews chose to participate in the distance race on Monday from Träslövsläge up to Getterön and it was a really nice sailing along the coast. The crews took a slightly different view of the seriousness of sailing and the atmosphere was good as always in the 505 class. Prizes were awarded to the first three boats. On Monday and Tuesday it was measurements, checking of the equipment by benevolent controllers that moved around among the 100 boats to avoid the queue system as in Kiel most recently. The mast did not need to be dismantled and therefore it was a good fit to sail the boat from the harbour in Träslövsläge and at the same time have the trolleys transported to Getterön, superbly organized!

At first glance, the grinding and launching ramps looked a little awkward and there were two ramps to queue up in the usual boat park. Quickly most Swedes found that it was good to use the grinding plant close to the sailing club house and so we became a group of 20 boats that moved out there and made it easier for everyone. The only problem was that it is a bit shallow so we had to be careful with our rudder and centerboard.

So finally the races started. Grand favorites from Germany, Meike Schoemaker / Holger Jess with a former European gold, opened with a first and sixth place and took a lead they would not release on the entire series it would prove, an incredibly skilled crew. Light breeze and there we felt how important it is to get a good gatestart and it is not easy. Trying to find air from behind is very difficult. If you miss the start, your usually best option is to tack to port and keep as close behind boats coming on starboard. The wind deflection from all starboard boats means that you can easily keep the height and not lose much.

We had two races on Thursday in slightly better winds to begin with but which later decreased, and now "the yellow danger" began to show their front feet, Ebbe / Olle with a 6th and an 8th place. Up in the result list for their part, was now 9th overall - fun. Other Swedes who did well were Anders Dahlén / Magnus Nilsson who had a 7th and 13th place in the series. We had succeeded with a 10th and Tom and Toni a 14th place and we three teams were gathered around 30th place.

Anders / Magnus finished 33rd, we (Lars and Axel) 34th and Tom / Toni Hastenpflug 35th.

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