21st International Canoe World Championships at Lübecker Yacht Club - Day 1
by Chris Hampe 23 Jul 19:55 BST
Start of race 1 - 21st International Canoe World Championships day 1 © Taifun /
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The 21st International 20 square meter Canoe World Championships kicked off in boisterous conditions on the first Monday of Travemünder Woche on the Baltic shores of Germany.
After launching for a midday start conditions quickly escalated with gusts close to 30 knots and with a severe sea state the fleet was eventually sent back ashore and the long waiting game started.
After numerous delays a diminished fleet lined up for a 17:00 start. Chris Hampe charged across the line on port chased by Glen Truswell with the leading American contenders, David Clark and Michael Costello leading the main bunch of starboard tack boats to the left.
Clark led Hampe around the windward mark with the top four all close for the first triangle.
Meanwhile in the pack the places were changing as each mistake and capsize reshuffling the order, Ole Jungle closing up the gap to those ahead, while in the IC one design it was Simon Hipkin who was leading Stephen Fleming and Torsten Marquardt.
At the end of the sausage leg out front the Americans were first and second but were celebrating too early having thought they had finished. By the final gybe mark on the second and final triangle Costello had only just managed to hold out Glen Truswell, but Clark had slipped back to fourth behind Hampe and despite closing up the positions would hold to the finish line.
Results after day 1:
| Pos | Sail | Name | Club | R1 | Net |
|---|
| 1 | USA 262 | Michael COSTELLO (1990) | BYC | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | GBR 350 | Glen TRUSWELL (1975) | | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | GBR 340 | Chris HAMPE (1978) | | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | USA 256 | Dave CLARK (1991) | | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | GER 92 | Ole JUNGE (2003) | SCPR | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | GBR 344 | Dan SKINNER (1982) | | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | GBR 341 | Mike FENWICK (1963) | | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | GER 83 | Simon BEERS (1990) | SSFH | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | GER 81 | Niklas STEIMANN (1990) | DBYC | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | GBR 335 | Gareth CALDWELL (1962) | | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | GER 86 | Frederik STEIMANN (1991) | SSC | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | FRA 33 | Dan HEATON (1975) | | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | GBR 304 | Simon HIPKIN (1977) | | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | GBR 303 | Stephen FLEMING (1964) | | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | GBR 278 | Torsten MARQUARDT (1968) | | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | GER 90 | Emma GRIGULL (1993) | SCPR | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | GER 89 | Axel BIERWAGEN (1969) | YCN | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | DEN 6 | Milena LÜTZEN (2004) | SSFH | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | AUS 37 | Geoffrey CARNE (1977) | JBSC | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | GBR 275 | Ed EVANS (1988) | | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | GBR 280 | Henry WARREN (2009) | | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | GBR 308 | Tim GARVIN (1970) | | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | GBR 328 | Phil ROBIN (1958) | | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | GBR 353 | Perham HARDING (1950) | | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | GBR 357 | Alistair WARREN (1972) | | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | GER 39 | Klaus RÖPKE (1960) | ESGR | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | GER 47 | Hauke ECKSTEIN (1989) | SSC | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | GER 78 | Jacob WEGNER (2005) | SCPR | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | GER 82 | Roger REGITZ (1966) | AIYCB | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | GER 87 | Manuel RADEK (1986) | EGRS | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | GER 91 | Peter ULLMANN (1965) | ZSK | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | GER 93 | Uwe GRIGULL (1963) | SCPR | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | GER 94 | Anette STEIMANN (1966) | SSC | DNC | 35 |
| 19 | USA 263 | Stephen CLARK (1953) | | DNC | 35 |
