Images from the 1998
Europeans and
Riva del Garda European Cup
Europeans
Tom
"Swiftie" Swift, ex Brit, now living and sailing in Germany, with the Damp
marina and harbour in the background. Swiftie is a professional sailor, and was part of
the World Championship Thomas I Punkt Mumm 36 campaign. Neither Swiftie not crew
Martin have a car, but they have a 505 and a trailer...and somehow manage to make most of
the big events. Swiftie could not race Garda due to a commitment to race the 8 Meter
Championship on a Lake in Switzerland.
505 Class Marketer extraordinaire, Holger
Jess.
Segelsport Holger Jess, dealers for Rondar, Superspar and a number of other key brands, are near Damp in Eckernf�rde. Holger is largely responsible for the incredible growth in the German 505 class in recent years. Holger was a key person behind the scenes in organizing the European Championship.
With driver Wolfgang Hunger (twice 470 World Champion), Holger was 4th at the 1997 Worlds and 3rd at the 1998 Europeans. Hunger/Jess did particularly well in the light air races at this European Championship.
Don
O'Donnell, our new 505 Class International Measurer, between weighing 505s in Damp.
Don is a relaxed smiling person in this photograph. Don't think this means you can get something by him during measurement. Don is chief/international measurer for a number of other classes, has built boats, and has probably already caught many times any measurement dodge you have ever thought of...
Welcome to the 505 Class, Don!
Jeremy
Robinson/Bill Masterman arriving in Damp with their boat and 7200 in tow.
As Bill put it, Ali Meller must have some pull with Paul Young of Rondar... as Paul Young arrived at Bill's home at 7:00AM (Bill's home is a two hour drive from Paul's home), with 7200 on Paul's double trailer, and Paul is not a morning person! Jeremy and Bill threw their 505 on the bottom of Paul's double and headed off for Damp. Damp is about as far north and as close to Denmark as you can get in Germany, and a long way from Bill's home.
As I was taking this picture I was thinking.... Bill is driving and he has his head on a pillow? But then remembered that the Brits put the steering wheel on the right side of the car...
The great Bill Masterman, preparing the boat for measurement,
drilling holes in the lead he is going to bolt into the boat.
Strange, I thought you had to have the boat officially reweighed if
you added or took out lead... Bill? for that matter, what did the boat weigh the last time
you raced it, Bill? Jeremy? Does Don O'Donnell know about this?
Martin
Sch�ler (GER) (left) and Mike Martin (USA) relaxing in Damp. A lot of people thought
it would be cold and windy in northern Germany in May; they were wrong. It was warm and
sunny the entire time, with two windy days (one too windy to race in).
Ian Pinnell's latest Rondar.
Another view of Ian Pinnell's Rondar.
More of Pinnell's 505
Riva Cup
The aft thwart in a Duvoisin. The
Duvoisin is a very close copy of a Waterat, with this being one of the very few changes.
This is the Markus Muehlbauer/Angela Stenger boat, 8671.
Duvoisin forward thwart detail, again
a slight change from the Waterat. This is 8671 again. Also note the change in the
centerboard cap to diagonal bulkhead join, and the additional area in the diagonal
bulkhead behind the mast gate to allow for a compass mount.
Accurate mast bend gauge
Riva is incredible... on of the most
beautiful places I have ever seen. A view from our bed-and-breakfast window.
View from the launching area before the
Ora fills in. Actually, this is the day after the regatta ended, its overcast, and I
don't think the Ora ever filled in. But when it does.... what a place!
Another view from the launching area.
The Cliffs. If it is windy, head for
the point where the tunnel entrances change, and short tack up the cliff. Stay as close to
the cliffs as you can. It is so much better near the cliffs that you may wish to gybe at
the windward mark - rather than sailing the reach rhumb line - reach into the cliffs for
the wind, go down the cliffs, and then gybe out and sail the reach at a very high fast
angle. Needless to say, you gybe set for the run, and head for the cliffs.
Imagine 38-55 5o5s (depending on the year), a 14 fleet almost as
large, and a significant number of board sailors all trying to use the same windy spot
under the cliffs....
More views of the cliffs.
