Leader board domination – Six X-41’s in the top seven at the ORC European Championship, 2017.

In Class B at the Dr Irena Eris ORC European Championship, Gdańsk 2017, the X-41 not only achieved 6 out of 7 of the top spots, but X-Yacht’s have dominated the top 10. No other class stands between, 1^st and 5^th, with one Xp44 joining the six X-41’s in the top 10.

The racing between the X-41’s was observed as being some of the fiercest of the event. In the final day of racing the leaders had to fight to the end to keep on top of the podium, with two rivals (Xini Freedom and Premium) battling pre start in a match racing style which lead to both being OCS. This allowed Dockenhunden to take a race win and ultimately take 2^nd overall.

Thomas Jungblut on Dockenhuden from Germany said, “We have been racing these boats against each other for many years. We know how to tune them to be fast in all conditions, we know the crew work needed to get around the course, and all the techniques. It’s really close amongst us, we push each other all the time.”

In the end there was only 1 point between gold, silver and bronze. This is testament to both the skill of the sailors and the impressive speed and agility of the X-41 design, as a thrilling racing yacht.

See the full set of the events results and more photos of the vent here.