- John B (BAH 22) leads the fleet with a second place and a race win
Following an eventful day, John B (BAH 22) of Gavin McKinney, Lars Horn Johannessen and Mathias Dahlman lead the Alpen Cup 5.5 Metre fleet with a second place and a race win.
Marie-Françoise XXII (SUI 232) of Jürg Menzi, Jürgen Eiermann and Christof Wilke is second, while the new Quigley/Heritage boat, Girls on Film (GBR 41) of Peter Morton, Andrew Palfrey, and Ben Cornish is third.
Momo (SUI 229) of Dieter Schoen, Fuitjof Kleen and Thomas Auracher won the first race and then picked up a UFD in the second.
Girls on Film is actually the current holder of the Alpen Cup, having won the last event in April 2019.
The opening day was sailed in quite cloudy, dull, blustery and damp conditions, and many of the crews were admittedly rusty in these conditions, with a few gear and navigation problems along the way.
The fleet was sent ashore after the second race with even bigger winds coming up the lake.
Racing continues until Saturday. A total of eight races are scheduled.
5.5 Metre Alpen Cup – Results after 2 races
1st BAH 22 John B – – Gavin McKinney 2 1 – – 3 pts
2nd SUI 232 Marie-Françoise XXII – – Jürg Menzi 3 2 – – 5 pts
3rd GBR 41 Girls on Film – – Peter Morton 5 3 – – 8 pts
4th B 24 Ali Baba – – Richter Wolf-Eberhard 4 5 – – 9 pts
5th SUI 229 MOMO 5.5 – – Dieter Schoen 1 10 – – 11 pts
6th NOR 68 OTTO – – Bent Christian Wilhelmsen 7 4 – – 11 pts
7th SUI 211 Forza del Destino – – Prapopoulos George 6 10 – – 16 pts
8th BAH 23 Ali-Baba – – Craig Symonette 10 10 – – 20 pts
9th BAH 24 New Moon II – – Mark Holowesko 10 10 – – 20 pts
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