{"id":827,"date":"2022-08-11T20:03:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T18:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dhworlds24.com\/?p=827"},"modified":"2022-08-11T20:57:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T18:57:50","slug":"another-perfect-inshore-race-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dhworlds24.com\/another-perfect-inshore-race-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Another perfect inshore race day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The sunny summer weather in southern Norway continued to deliver perfect racing conditions in today\u2019s second day of inshore racing at the\u00a02022 ORCi European Championship<\/strong>, hosted by the\u00a0Royal Norwegian Yacht Club\u00a0<\/strong>(KNS). Southwesterly winds increased slightly today from 14-18 knots in strength with a corresponding increase in wave heights to challenge the 58 teams from 7 nations competing here this week in Hank\u00f8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By: Dobbs Davis, Photos: Trond Teigen KNS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two races were completed to bring the total to six sailed thusfar, with the worst inshore race score now discarded for each team. This has slightly compressed the cumulative result totals with only two races remaining in the series: a 12-hour coastal race tomorrow and a final inshore race on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In Class A the top teams continue to dominate the top three places, with Michael Berghorn\u2019s<\/strong> Mills 45 Custom HALBTROCKEN 4.5<\/strong> (GER) continuing her clean sweep of bullets on the scoreboard. However, the team cannot be complacent: in the hour-long race courses her victory margins are still less than one minute in corrected time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two TP 52\u2019s in the class –\u00a0Per Ottar Skaaret\u2019s JOKERMAN\u00a0<\/strong>(NOR) and\u00a0Holger Streckenbach\u2019s IMAGINE<\/strong>\u00a0(GER) are now tied on points, with the Norwegians breaking the tie to be in second place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Like yesterday, the 21 competing teams in Class B provided plenty of action on the start line, producing recalls and even black flags for three teams in the first race of the day. Once off the start, however, the two Landmark 43\u2019s – Jens Kuphal\u2019s INTERMEZZO <\/strong>(GER) and Torkjel Valland\u2019s WHITE SHADOW<\/strong> (NOR) \u2013 were still able to punch out ahead of the crowd in the first upwind leg, stay ahead of the crowd for the rest of the race, and earn them both first and second place scores in both races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two are now tied at the top of the standings with 12.5 points each\u2026expect these two to continue to battle it out for who will emerge as the leader after racing on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The third place team in Class B –\u00a0Tiit Vihul\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong>modified X-41\u00a0OLYMPIC<\/strong>\u00a0(EST – shown above to leeward and below) \u2013 continues to turn in respectable scores to remain in third place in this tough class, a feat made more remarkable for them being an all-amateur\u00a0Corinthian<\/strong>\u00a0team with no professional talent aboard, unlike their closest rivals. How do they do it?<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Vihul explained their boat has evolved from one-design trim to having small changes made to be more optimized for ORC racing. \u201cWe stripped all the wood out of the boat [saving dozens of kilos], stripped the paint off the carbon spar saving 5 kilos, and made the cockpit more efficient.\u201d They also made changes to the rudder and keel and fitted a fixed bowsprit for asymmetric spinnakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These improvements to the hardware may, however, not have the same contribution to their performance edge as their «software:» the people on their team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have raced together for 10 years,\u201d admitted Vihul, \u201cfirst in X-41 One Design racing, and now in ORC racing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked if the system is doing a good job in keeping fair racing among the different designs in the class he said \u201cYes, the ratings are fair, this is why the racing is so close and we have to make no mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next nearest Corinthian entry in Class B is 13 points behind:\u00a0Soren Junker\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0X-41\u00a0NEXUS\u00a0<\/strong>(DEN), with\u00a0Aasmund Drolsum\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0King 40\u00a0MAGIC<\/strong>\u00a0(NOR) another 6 points back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Class C is similarly dominated by two strong teams who also traded first place and runner-up scores in today\u2019s two races, but by unbelievably close margins: after over an hour of racing this was 1 second in the first race and 3 seconds in the second race. In overall scoring\u00a0Aivar Tuulberg\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Arcona 340\u00a0KATARIINA II<\/strong>\u00a0(EST – shown above) is just three points ahead of\u00a0Juss Ojala\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0J-112E\u00a0MATILDA 4<\/strong>\u00a0in their fight for dominance of this class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile it is a Corinthian entry in third place overall that continues to stay in close touch with the leaders, even winning two of the six races sailed.\u00a0Patrik Forsgren\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0modified First 36.7\u00a0TEAM PRO4U<\/strong>\u00a0(SWE) is only three points behind\u00a0MATILDA 4<\/strong>, and has an 8 point lead over the next Corinthian entry in 4th place,\u00a0Harles Liiv\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0J-112E\u00a0SHADOW<\/strong>\u00a0(EST).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third-placed Corinthian entry in Class C is from yet another Baltic state \u2013 Lithuania – and after a rough start with their result in the Mills Long Offshore Race they\u2019ve been steadily improving in the inshore racing to have earned impressive 3rd and 4th place finishes today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tauras Rymonis\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0NEO 350\u00a0DIA<\/strong>\u00a0(LTU – shown above) has been campaigning their boat since the 2019 ORC Worlds in Sibenik, Croatia where the boat was new, and unlike their rivals they do not yet have decades of experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe feel good because we are finally learning the boat and are now trying to get our team better coordinated,\u201d said crewman\u00a0Ramunas Bloze<\/strong>. \u201cWe just need to continue to improve by minimizing mistakes. I think we\u2019ll be in much better shape for next year\u2019s Worlds [in Kiel].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tomorrow at 10:00 CET will be the first start of the short offshore race, designed to be a tour of the Oslofjord, similar to the race held on Monday but shorter distance and duration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary of top-three results after 6 races:<\/strong>
Class A: <\/strong>
1. HALBTROCKEN (GER) <\/strong>
2. JOKERMAN (NOR) <\/strong>
3. IMAGINE (NOR)<\/strong>

Class B: <\/strong>
1. INTERMEZZO (GER) <\/strong>
2. WHITE SHADOW (NOR) <\/strong>
3. OLYMPIC (EST)<\/strong>

Class C: <\/strong>
1. KATARIINA II (EST)<\/strong>
2. MATILDA 4 (EST)<\/strong>
3. TEAM PRO4U (SWE)<\/strong>

Complete results can be found at <\/strong>https:\/\/orc.org\/ec22<\/a>.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The ORCi European Championship is certificated a green regatta<\/strong> by the FEE. The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (KNS) works continuously to ensure that all parts of the organization are as sustainable and climate friendly as possible.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n