The Foiling Week 2015 - Days 1 & 2
by Domenico Boffi 3 Jul 2015 11:56 BST
1-5 July 2015
After 24 races, 10 presentations and 2 days of the most generous in terms of wind and weather that the Garda has given this season, Foiling Week is in full swing.
Satisfied faces wander around the Fraglia Vela Malcesine. The busy program does not allow anyone to get bored. Gurvan Bontemps, French sailor of the class Flying Phantom, tells us about his experience here at the Foiling Week:
"It is very good conditions here for the Flying Phantom foiling boats. Full foiling on the start, upwind and downwind. The lake is very flat and with a breeze of 17 - 18 knots its really good.
Its not really easy in these conditions, you have a lot of rocking of the boat with me steering and my crew on the trapeze, we have to keep moving our bodies and work hard to get good speed.
Racing was very close today, all the boats are very similar in speed, the difference is the control of the boat. Foiling is a new sensation for all of us but its really great.
This is the first time I sail here on Lake Garda and I love this lake! fantastic."
Kitefoil Invitational (top six):
1. GER-5 BAUMEISTER SCHOENIAN MARVIN, 10 points
2. AUS-7 GIRDIS JORDAN 17 points
3. FRA-10 VIEUJOT MOUQUET MATEO 20 points
4. AUS-3 MIRSKY TORVAR 20 points
5. ITA-2 TONOLI STEFANO 39 points
6. DOM-1 VIEUJOT SYLVAIN 41 points
Flying Phantom Series (top six):
1. FRA 4 GURVAN BONTEMPS 6 points
2. FRA 7 GABART FRANCOIS 12 points
3. FRA 8 NORMAND NORMAND 14 points
4. JPN 6 FUKASAWA ERI 20 points
5. GER 1 NEUHANN RAPHAEL 31 points
6. GBR 100 ORPIN TOBYrpin Toby 32 points
Moth EuroCup (top six):
1. GBR-3982 PATON BEN, RLYM 6 points
2. GBR-1 RIZZI STEFANO, SVOC 11 points
3. IRL-4097 FITZPATRICK RORY, NATIONAL YC / RIYC 21 points
4. ITA-4117 DE FELICE PG, R.Y.C.C.S 25 points
5. GBR-4115 HIVEY DAVID, DATCHET 25 points
6. ITA-4139 FERRIGHI STEFANO, WSC 31 points
www.foilingweek.com
Please have a look through the photo gallery at the top of this page (using the > button on the right). There is a lot going on at this event!