115th Travemuende Week - Day 8
by Andreas Kling 31 Jul 2004 08:04 BST
23 July - 1 August 2004
Sach brothers' tenth Travemuende Week victory!
If there was anything like a 10.0 in sailing, Helge and Christian Sach would certainly have got it on Friday, 30 July. With a dream series of eight out of nine possible wins, they have not only the winners of the Formula 18 class of the 115th Travemuende Week. At the same time, the two brothers from nearby Zarnekau seized their tenth victory at the world's second largest
sailing regatta. Their usual competitor Johannes Polgar just as easily won
the Olympic Tornado class with his spare crew Phillip Wetzig ahead of the
Austrian team Thomas Zajac and Thomas Czajka.
"It was not easy as the results make you believe it was, though," commented
Helge Sach their races. For a couple of times, they had not even been among
the leading three at the windward mark and so they really had to fight their
way to the top position. But their better speed downwind made the
difference. "With the ever-changing winds this week, Christian was in
complete control tactically," praised the helmsman his brother and explained
why they finished six minutes ahead of the fleet in one race.
"Jojo" Polgar had decided to come to sail in the 115th Travemuende Week when
the official deadline for filing an entry had already expired. "My crew
Carsten Happel was not available," said the 26-year old. "But when Phillip
stepped in and Christian Sach begged me to come, we were on our way here."
The duel Polgar/Sach only took place with regard to wins this time, as they
had started in different classes, but Polgar was glad he came. "It was
fantastic sailing in the last two day, and conditions you rarely find in
Germany."
They may return next year with even more ambitions, because the organizers
of Travemuende Week are already negotiating to have the Tornado European
Championships. "That would the absolute highlight of the sailing programme,"
said Peer-Axel Rahn from the organizing team, "and we would definitely
dedicate a special race-course and make sure that the Euro would be held in
adequate conditions." It has taken place twice in Travemuende and also a
Worlds. "The sailing area is ideal; and we sailors would love to have it as
part of Travemuende Week and not separately," confirms Helge Sach.
It will be exciting finals on Saturday, 31 July with the German Open of the
5.5mR boats, the International 14s, Sportsboats and Melges 24 plus seven
other classes. The Sunday, 1 August will be a lay-day for the sailors and
hopefully give them time to enjoy the festival mile along the river Trave
before the 115th Travemuende Week will end with spectacular fireworks.
Results:
Tornado
Final results: 1. Polgar/Wetzig (Daenisch-Nienhof) 7 Points, 2. Zajac/Czajka
(Austria) 13, 3. Loweg/Loweg (Stuttgart) 22.
Formula 18
Final results: 1. Sach/Sach (Zarnekau) 7 Points, 2. Gosche/Bach (Bremen) 16,
3. Schwall Dr./Rumpf (Kiel) 29.
SZV
Final results: 1. Braendle/Rosteck (Wuppertal) 18 Points, 2. Hotho/Gensch
(Wunstorf) 31, 3. Friedhoff/Friedhoff (Wunstorf) 32.
Trias
Final results: 1. Strang/Strang/Sturm (Muelheim/Ruhr) 15 Points, 2.
Stamm/Glaeser/Reeh (Berlin) 28, 3. Hanisch/Hallensleben/Hanisch (Berlin) 34.
Sportsboat - Euro Cup
1. Patrik Heinrichs (Berlin) 10.50 Points, 2. Jens Hartwig (Berlin) 22.50,
3. Jan Myslik (Czech Republic) 27.
5,5mR - German Open
1. Zlot/Cervelli/Ritchie (Switzerland) 6 Points, 2. Schmid/Wilke/Ribaux
(Switzerland) 7, 3. Bibus/Dreier/Dreier (Switzerland) 9.
Int. 14 - German Open
1. Heim/Schmidt (Germering) 9 Points, 2. Voss/Holscher (Mielkendorf) 10, 3.
Roocks/Klingner (Luebeck) 12.
Melges 24 - German Open
1. Christoff Nielsen (Berlin) 4 Points, 2. Carlo Vroon (Netherlands) 7, 3.
Guenter Tzeschlock (Eigeltingen) 13.
Sprinta Sport - German Cup
1. Theo Wisniewski (Bochum) 8 Points, 2. Stephan Groeger (UEberlingen) 11,
3. Thies Schenkelberg (Cuxhaven) 14.
Korsar - Lucrum Cup
1. Langner/Diestelmann (Berlin) 11 Points, 2. Braun/Kruck (Wuppertal) 11, 3.
Pauer/Broy (Neidenstein) 12.
Laser
1. Simon Grotelueschen (Luebeck) 8 Points, 2. Tobias Schadewaldt
(Wilhelmshaven) 12, 3. Bastian Reichartz (Kiel) 18.
Pirate
1. Babendererde/Oehme (Luebeck) 6 Points, 2. Hilbert/Sandkuehler (Harmsdorf)
12, 3. Kaitschick/Ludewigsen (Luebeck) 13.
O-Dingi
1. Volker Niederhausen (Gr. Sarau) 8 Points, 2. Hermann M. Blum (Haan) 10,
3. Ian Brown (Great Britain) 14.
Folkeboat
1. Rosehr/Gaedeke/Meiske (Luebeck) 5 Points, 2. Busse/Klinck/Heuvert
(Boksee) 14, 3. Kiewning/Rhodus/Birczwilks (Berlin) 21.
Streamline
1. Schulz/Dr. Oehler/Witt (Berlin) 10 Points, 2. Feil/Schwankner/Trimpl
(Siegsdorf) 12, 3. Woortman/Landgrebe/Wihlfahrt (Bremen) 20.
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