Leader board domination – Six X-41’s in the top seven at the ORC European Championship, 2017.
Monday 7th August 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, 1st and 5th, 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 2nd 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.
Rank | Yacht Name | Sail No | Bow | Type | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Total |
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1 | Xini Freedom | FIN-68 | 08 | X-41 | 5,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 3,00 | 30,00 OCS |
14,00 |
2 | DOCKENHUDEN | GER 7271 | 22 | X-41 | 3,00 | 3,00 | 7,50 | 4,00 | 5,00 | 1,00 | 16,00 |
3 | PREMIUM | EST 499 | 32 | X-41 mod | 8,00 | 1,00 | 5,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | 30,00 OCS |
17,00 |
4 | HALBTROCKEN 4.0 | GER 7460 | 24 | X-41 | 7,00 | 5,00 | 3,00 | 30,00 DSQ |
2,00 | 3,00 | 20,00 |
5 | FORTE | EST 475 | 12 | X-41 | 13,00 | 2,00 | 2,00 | 30,00 DNF |
4,00 | 4,00 | 25,00 |
6 | Sirena | DEN 4227 | 11 | SWAN 42 | 2,00 | 7,00 | 7,50 | 3,00 | 6,00 | 11,00 | 25,50 |
7 | OLYMPIC | EST 463 | 27 | X-41 mod | 11,00 | 30,00 OCS |
4,00 | 6,00 | 9,00 | 6,00 | 36,00 |
8 | SPORTHOTEL | GER 6810 | 26 | DEHLER 38 C | 17,00 | 9,00 | 11,00 | 8,00 | 8,00 | 2,00 | 38,00 |
9 | DATACOM | SWE 9 | 07 | MAT 1180 | 1,00 | 6,00 | 10,00 | 14,00 | 19,00 | 13,00 | 44,00 |
10 | Stony 7 | DEN 201 | 04 | Xp 44 | 10,00 | 13,00 | 12,00 | 7,00 | 15,00 | 5,00 | 47,00 |
11 | Adela | FIN-12655 | 28 | Sinergia 40 | 14,00 | 8,00 | 9,00 | 13,00 | 7,00 | 12,00 | 49,00 |
12 | Aquatich | NOR 15560 | 25 | Aquatich 40 | 4,00 | 12,00 | 19,00 | 9,00 | 10,00 | 15,00 | 50,00 |
13 | Rush | SWE 10004 | 31 | SYDNEY 40 MOD KEEL | 6,00 | 19,00 | 18,00 | 11,00 | 12,00 | 8,00 | 55,00 |
14 | Sons of Hurricanes | NOR 15666 | 19 | Sinergia 40 | 15,00 | 30,00 DNF |
13,00 | 5,00 | 11,00 | 16,00 | 60,00 |
15 | Karukera | SWE 162 | 03 | First 40 | 16,00 | 14,00 | 6,00 | 10,00 | 14,00 | 18,00 | 60,00 |
16 | INTERMEZZO | GER 7300 | 14 | DEHLER 42 MODIF | 30,00 DNF |
11,00 | 22,00 | 12,00 | 13,00 | 9,00 | 67,00 |
17 | Bella del Mare | FIN-11329 | 20 | First 40 CR | 20,00 | 15,00 | 16,00 | 16,00 | 16,00 | 14,00 | 77,00 |
18 | Hurrykanen | SWE 666 | 23 | FARR 40 ONE-DESIGN | 9,00 | 22,00 | 15,00 | 15,00 | 20,00 | 19,00 | 78,00 |
19 | AlmaViva | SWE 70 | 15 | First 40 | 21,00 | 16,00 | 17,00 | 17,00 | 18,00 | 10,00 | 78,00 |
20 | BLUE PRINT | SWE 17585 | 17 | FIRST 40,7 | 27,00 DNF |
18,00 | 20,00 | 22,00 | 17,00 | 7,00 | 84,00 |
21 | Oiler.pl | POL 14833 | 05 | Rubin 11/12 | 18,00 | 10,00 | 23,00 | 20,00 | 21,00 | 20,00 | 89,00 |
22 | X-n Min | NOR 10 | 30 | X-41 OD | 12,00 | 17,00 | 14,00 | 18,00 | 30,00 DNS |
30,00 DNS |
91,00 |
23 | S/Y PANDION | SWE 92671 | 16 | ONE OFF | 19,00 | 30,00 OCS |
21,00 | 19,00 | 30,00 DNF |
17,00 | 106,00 |
24 | Baltas | LTU 1537 | 10 | Dehler 39 SQ | 22,00 | 21,00 | 26,00 | 25,00 | 25,00 | 21,00 | 114,00 |
25 | EDELWEISS | GER 6880 | 33 | MILLENIUM 40 Q.B. | 23,00 | 24,00 | 25,00 | 21,00 | 22,00 | 25,00 | 115,00 |
26 | SCAMP ONE | POL 14263 | 13 | Reichel Pugh | 25,00 | 20,00 | 28,00 | 26,00 | 26,00 | 24,00 | 121,00 |
27 | NAUTICUS | POL-1110 | 29 | Peterson 44 | 30,00 DNF |
23,00 | 29,00 | 24,00 | 23,00 | 22,00 | 121,00 |
28 | Adrenasea | NED 523 | 06 | SYD40 ,IRC keel | 26,00 | 25,00 | 24,00 | 23,00 | 24,00 | 30,00 OCS |
122,00 |
29 | Polished Manx 2 | IOM 7003 | 21 | First 40.7 | 24,00 | 26,00 | 27,00 | 30,00 DNF |
27,00 | 23,00 | 127,00 |