Europa Cup - Belgium

19 505's, from Britain, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium made the trip to Nieuwpoort in Belgium for the fifth in this years Europa Cup series. Competitors were greeted with 25 knot winds from the South West with lumpy seas for the first two races on Friday, to be held on a triangular course with a double length run and a short final beat. A patern was quickly to emerge as Pinnell and Powell won the first two races and Bohm and Roos took second place in both races. The pecking order may have extended further down the fleet as Scutcher and Tew took third place in the first race but were unable to compete the second due to Tew suffering from an uncomfortable trapeze harness! Instead third place was taken by Achterberg and Acterberg..

Conditions on Saturday remained much the same, although the wind had moved slightly further round to the West. Again it was Bohm and Roos and Pinnell and Powell who were the crews to beat. Bohm just led Pinnell around the first mark in race three, only to capsize whilst hoisting his kite and subsequently relinquising his lead. Despite managing to pull back to second place further bad news awaited Bohm when he came ashore and discovered that he had been disqualified for jumping the start. Second place then went to Roos and Linnemann, with Scutcher taking third place. Races four and five were again won by Pinnell, with Bohm taking second place in both.

Sunday saw a marked change in conditions with the wind moving to the North West and easing to fifteen to eighteen knots. Despite the change in conditions Pinnell and Powell continued their winning ways with two further wins and having done enough to secure the regatta decided to head ashore without sailing the last race. Bohm had a further two second places and a win in the last races to give him second overall. Positions three, four and five though were much closer. In the end Scutcher just beat Achterberg to third place and Roos took fifth place overall.

Overall Results

1. Pinnell/Powell (GBR) - 7 points
2. Bohm/Roos (GER) - 13 points
3. Scutcher/Tew (GBR) - 24 points
4. Achterberg/Achterberg (GER) - 29 points
5. Roos/Linnemann (GER) - 34 points

Nic Powell


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