{"id":3692,"date":"2018-12-06T02:07:10","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T02:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/?p=3692"},"modified":"2018-12-06T14:03:06","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T14:03:06","slug":"3692","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.everysailrace.com\/?p=3692","title":{"rendered":"Scheidt takes an early lead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Racing at this sixth edition of the Star Sailors League Finals got off to a dramatic first day of competition in Nassau, with four races held, four different winners and a last race in which a squall brought driving rain and 25 knot gusts that claimed one rig and caused one man overboard.<\/p>\n

In a 10-12 knot northerly Brazil started strongly with Olympic legends Robert Scheidt and Henry Boening claiming the first race and Lars Grael and Samuel Gon\u00e7alves the second.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made a good choice starting at the race committee and tacking to the right – we had a very good puff on the right to cross the fleet,\u201d explained double Olympic medallist Grael, who performance here is all the more remarkable as he has just one leg. \u201cOnce you are ahead you have a margin to protect and the sailing gets much easier, whereas if you get stuck in the crowd it is very tough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark Mendelblatt, historically the Star Sailors League Finals\u2019 most successful helm, sailing with his regular crew Brian Fatih, relieved Poland\u2019s Mateusz Kusznierewicz and Dominik \u017bycki of the lead in race three. The American recounted his race: \u201cWe took the line bias, which was pin-favoured, and managed to get across the fleet pretty early. We got a little rightie at the end and rounded third and at the bottom we chose the right gate, which was the correct one. Then we were able to get to the right of Mateusz at the top of the second beat when the big rightie came in and that got us around him and we were able to hold on down the run. In this fleet when you get ahead, it makes the race a lot easier\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

A front had been forecast to arrive in the afternoon and this finally stuck half way through the final race, when the skies darkened, rain began plummeting and breeze kicking up a sharp chop. Despite this Miami\u2019s Augie Diaz, this year\u2019s Star European Champion, made it look easy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe kept thinking the right would come in like that,\u201d Diaz explained. \u201cWe had a great start at the committee boat and were first boat off the line. We held for a little bit and then as soon as we felt we had a little phase to go right on, we went hard right and then it was a case of the rich getting richer. But Cayard went all the way left and he came in second at the top mark!\u201d<\/p>\n

As the squall hit, Diaz said they had had such a lead that played it safe by reaching downwind, a technique making it easier to gybe.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Grael admitted he was slightly surprised to have finished this race fifth. \u201cWe were in the worst position. We broached when we gybed, but then made a good run. It was very puffy and some moments we got a little bit scared about sinking the boat \u2013 but it was under control!\u201d<\/p>\n

Others were not so fortunate. On the last run the rig broke on Hamish Pepper and Steve Mitchell\u2019s boat, meanwhile one of the race favourites fell out of his boat at the top mark: Diego Negri, sailing here with defending champion Frithjof Kleen as crew, received a penalty at the top mark and while carrying out their turn coincided a gust hit, causing Negri to be ejected from the cockpit. Fortunately the Italian Olympic veteran managed to hang to first the rudder and then the main, but by the time he had been hauled back on board, they had dropped to last place. Despite this they ended the day third overall.<\/p>\n

After four races and with one discard applied, Robert Scheidt and Henry Boening lead the Star Sailors League Finals by two points, the Brazilians having won the first race.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started at the pin and chose the left side of the course and the shift went our way,\u201d explained Scheidt of that race. \u201cIf you can go around the top mark in the top three, life gets a lot easier. It was a tough day. It was quite shifty with flat water and towards the end of the day we had the big right shift with the wind increasing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe managed to climb back from some bad situations, which was good, but we still need more boat speed upwind and we had bad starts in two races. The level is very high and it is difficult to do everything well. We are happy – we\u2019ll keep chipping away, but with four races a day a lot of things can happen. You see guys breaking masts and it is very easy to start over early and risk too much at the start.\u201d<\/p>\n

The forecast for tomorrow is for the northeasterly wind to resume. \u201cHopefully we\u2019ll get more waves which will make things more interesting, especially downwind,\u201d concluded Scheidt.<\/p>\n

Racing for the full fleet runs through the Qualifiers until Friday, followed on Saturday with the Quarter Final, Semi Final and Final Races. Winner of the Qualifiers fast tracks directly to the Final Race, while second place heads directly to the Semi Final. Those that finish the Qualifiers in third to tenth places, get to race in the Quarter Finals. The top five Quarter Finallists progress through to the Semi Final. The top three from the Semi Finals join the winner of the Qualifiers in the Finals.
\nWinner of the Star Sailors League Finals receives US$ 40,000 from a prize pot of US$ 200,000.<\/p>\n

1 Robert Scheidt (BRA) Henry Boening (BRA) 6
\n2 Mark Mendelblatt (USA Brian Fatih (USA) 8
\n3 Diego Negri (ITA) Frithjof Kleen (GER) 13
\n4 Augie Diaz (USA) Bruno Prada (BRA) 15
\n5 Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL) Dominik Zycki (POL) 15
\n6 Eivind Melleby (NOR) Joshua Revkin (USA) 20
\n7 Lars Grael (BRA) Samuel Gon\u00e7alves (BRA) 22
\n8 Jorge Zarif (BRA) Pedro Trouche (BRA) 24
\n9 Fredrik Loof (SWE) Edoardo Natucci (ITA) 25
\n10 George Szabo (USA) Roger Cheer (CAN) 29<\/p>\n

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NO.<\/th>\nSKIPPER<\/th>\nCREW<\/th>\nSSL PTS<\/th>\nR1<\/th>\nR2<\/th>\nR3<\/th>\nR4<\/th>\nTOTAL<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\nROBERT SCHEIDT\u00a0<\/b>BRAZIL<\/small><\/td>\nHENRY RAUL BOENING<\/b>
\nBRA<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nMARK MENDELBLATT\u00a0<\/b>UNITED STATES<\/small><\/td>\nBRIAN FATIH<\/b>
\nUSA<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nDIEGO NEGRI\u00a0<\/b>ITALY<\/small><\/td>\nFRITHJOF KLEEN<\/b>
\nGER<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nAUGIE DIAZ\u00a0<\/b>UNITED STATES<\/small><\/td>\nBRUNO PRADA<\/b>
\nBRA<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nMATEUSZ KUSZNIEREWICZ\u00a0<\/b>POLAND\u00a0<\/small><\/td>\nDOMINIK ZYCKI<\/b>
\nPOL<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nEIVIND MELLEBY\u00a0<\/b>NORWAY<\/small><\/td>\nJOSHUA REVKIN<\/b>
\nUSA<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nLARS GRAEL<\/b>BRAZIL<\/small><\/td>\nSAMUEL GON\u00c7ALVES<\/b>
\nBRA<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nJORGE ZARIF<\/b>BRAZIL<\/small><\/td>\nPEDRO TROUCHE<\/b>
\nBRA<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nFREDRIK LOOF<\/b>SWEDEN<\/small><\/td>\nEDOARDO NATUCCI<\/b>
\nITA<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nGEORGE SZABO<\/b>UNITED STATES<\/small><\/td>\nROGER CHEER<\/b>
\nCAN<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nFRANCESCO BRUNI<\/b>ITALY<\/small><\/td>\nNANDO COLANINNO<\/b>
\nITA<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nXAVIER ROHART<\/b>FRANCE<\/small><\/td>\nPIERRE-ALEXIS PONSOT<\/b>
\nFRA<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nPAUL CAYARD<\/b>UNITED STATES<\/small><\/td>\nARTHUR LOPES<\/b>
\nBRA<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nTONCI STIPANOVIC<\/b>CROATIA<\/small><\/td>\nFREDERICO MELO<\/b>
\nPOR<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nPAVLOS KONTIDES<\/b>CYPRUS<\/small><\/td>\nMARKUS KOY<\/b>
\nGER<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nKEVIN PEPONNET<\/b>FRANCE<\/small><\/td>\nMARK STRUBE<\/b>
\nUSA<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nZSOMBOR BERECZ<\/b>HUNGARY<\/small><\/td>\nMICHAEL MAIER<\/b>
\nCZE<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nDNF<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nHAMISH PEPPER<\/b>NEW ZEALAND<\/small><\/td>\nSTEVE MITCHELL<\/b>
\nGBR<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nDNF<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nMAX SALMINEN<\/b>SWEDEN<\/small><\/td>\nJOHAN TILLANDER<\/b>
\nSWE<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nGUIDO GALLINARO<\/b>ITALY<\/small><\/td>\nKILIAN WEISE<\/b>
\nGER<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nSIME FANTELA<\/b>CROATIA<\/small><\/td>\nANTONIO ARAPOVIC<\/b>
\nCRO<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nDNS<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nRUGGERO TITA<\/b>ITALY<\/small><\/td>\nENRICO VOLTOLINI<\/b>
\nITA<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nONDREJ TEPLY<\/b>CZECH REPUBLIC<\/small><\/td>\nANTONIS TSOTRAS<\/b>
\nGRE<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nIAIN PERCY<\/b>UNITED KINGDOM<\/small><\/td>\nANDERS EKSTROM<\/b>
\nSWE<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\nDNC<\/td>\nDNC<\/td>\nDNC<\/td>\nDNC<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nGEORGY SHAYDUKO<\/b>RUSSIAN FEDERATION<\/small><\/td>\nVITALII KUSHNIR<\/b>
\nUKR<\/small><\/td>\n		0<\/td>\nDNC<\/td>\nDNC<\/td>\nDNC<\/td>\nDNC<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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