F18 Worlds 2013 @Grosseto: Day 1

by Editor · Published July 8, 2013 · Updated May 24, 2019

Not much info form Grosseto, Race 1 was delayed and that’s it…all news for now. More later if available.
Update: One race completed and day cancelled due to squalls and Lightning.
Thanks to my friend Jasper van Staveren we can have a view of today’s racing. Just received these images above, more at CSN FB. Conditions were light and growing to squals. Only once race completed- Check your images to buy at Jasper web www.sailshoot.com

Update 2: Well, as pointed in my last preview Booth & his son Jordi, Besson-Lagarrigue, Gabart-Vandame, Heemskerk-Tentij and Styles-Mason in the top 3. One race only but a trend already from my preview and of course all stadandard candidates confirming their intentions.

The Sach bros and Reiss-Whitehad also good, and two young crews I didn´t mentioned but well known and on the rise that will perform : Bontemp-Amiot and Veenman-deWaard.

Taking account of two 90 boat fleets, Argies Rodger-Volker scored a 6th and Smith-Heuser 10th, both on a good start. Mehl-Aragones were in the top 3 when a rudder casting simply exploded, a pity and hope they can find a replacement set , but still much to come.
Local hopes Bissaro-Cesari matched their teammates De Paoli-Stella with a 9th.
Full Provisional Here

Image gallery by Jasper van Staveren /Sailhoot.com for Day 1 at CSN FB
Top 10 Below – Results thanks to Lamberto Cesari, Full Provisional Here .:

pos		Helm	Crew	R1	Tot
1	ESP 1910	Mitch Booth	Jordi Booth	1	1
1	FRA 1796	Besson	Lagarrigue	1	1
3	FRA 301	Gabart	Vandame	2	2
3	NED 1796	Heemskerk	Tentij	2	2
5	NED 2010	Veenman	De Waard	3	3
5	GBR7	Styles	Mason	3	3
7	FRA 004	Bomtemp	Amiot	4	4
7	IRL 137	Mc Hugh	Siobhian	4	4
8	FRA 5	Dode	Moreau	5	5
8	GER 277	Sach	Sach	5	5
9	ARG 666	Rodger	Volker	6	6
9	NED2	Zeekant	van Hek	6	6
11	USA	Reiss	Whitehead	7	7