Trentino’s section of Lake Garda will host the Splash class’ World Championship and the Flash class’ European Cup until tomorrow, Saturday 19th August. The finals of both events began today. In the World Championship, the skippers have been split into three groups: Gold, Silver and Bronze Fleet. The groups are composed of sixty contestants, and everyone is hunting for a spot on the podium. As for the three Italians, Riccardo Camin will take part in the Silver Fleet, while Giulia Angolini and Giacomo Grosselli in the Bronze. In the Flash class, Remco Hoeffnagel snatched second place from fellow-countryman Vogel, by only one point, 21 against 22. Riva del Garda, Friday 18th August 2006 – The rest-day granted in the competition’s schedule yesterday, has been the only day without wind. After the break, the activity in the water of the 248 participants to the Splash class’ World Championship and the Flash class’ European Cup started again today in Riva del Garda. As for the Splash class’ World Championship, last Tuesday (after the six qualifying races), the international judges had split the 184 competing skippers into three groups, Gold (62), Silver (61) and Bronze (61). The three Italian helmsmen have unfortunately been excluded from the Gold Fleet group, which offers places on the podium in the World Championship’s finals. Their limited competing experience left no real final victory expectation to the “Azzurri” contestants, all enrolled with Fraglia Vela Riva. Nevertheless, this event certainly gave them more experience in advance of other craft competitions to come. Sun, heat and “Ora” were available in consistent quantity when, today (at approximately midday), the Regatta’s Committee summoned the contestants to the water, where they confronted each other in two exciting races. The “Ora”, Garda’s southerly wind, represents competitive sail’s prime engine, and today its strength has reportedly been between six and eight metres per second (that is between 21 and 29 Km/h). The wind brought the crafts’ shrouds tinkling to the harbour, and made several craft capsize to the water. Still, the outcome of the race day was positive, also due to the competent organisation provided by Fraglia. This is the interim ranking of the SPLASH class’ World Championship (after 8 races, one discard): GOLD FLEET - 1. Tuke Blair (NZL - 1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1), 2. Jochem-Bart Haakaman (NED - 3.1.1.1.1.2.3.2), 3. Andy Maloney (NZL - 1.1.4.1.1.3.2.3); SILVER FLEET - 1. Tycho De Haan (NED - dns.dns.16.5.8.11.2.1), 2. Bartosz Chrol (POL - 12.19.14.24.34.48.17.5), 3. Cederic Van Eccepoel (BEL - 34.23.12.18.24.24.10.14), … 54° Riccardo Camin (ITA - F.V. Riva - 35.61.27.43.52.43.28.45); BRONZE FLEET - 1. Maxim Bocklandt (BEL - 41.38.50.48.27.39.4.4), 2. Evert Hendriksen (NED - 38.40.30.51.44.48.1.1), 3. Tom Barker (GBR - 48.44.28.44.32.44.7.11),… 12. Giulia Angolini (ITA - F.V. Riva - 36.dns.43.55.25.35.8.40),… 23. Giacomo Grosselli (ITA - F.V. Riva - 27.47.23.55.51.53.28.36). This is the interim ranking of the Flash class’ European Cup (after 8 races, one discard): 1. Remco Hoeffnagel (NED - 4.3.2.2.7.1.7.2), 2. Juri Vogel (NED - 1.1.1.1.5.27.1.12), 3. Hein Van Egmond (NED - 2.4.7.6.11.6.15.5). Splash class’ World Championship and Flash class’ European Cup are supported by: Trentino: www.trentino.to Ingarda: www.gardatrentino.it web site: www.splashworlds.org web site Fraglia: www.fragliavelariva.com (image and results) Image by Promovideo: www.slidebox.it/free/page4/files/category-3.html

Hanno avuto inizio oggi le fasi conclusive del mondiale Splash e della Coppa Europa Flash, le due classi impegnate sul Garda trentino fino a domani, sabato 19. Gli skipper del mondiale sono stati divisi in tre raggruppamenti: Gold, Silver e Bronze Fleet, circa una sessantina ognuno, alla caccia del podio. I tre azzurri regatano così: Riccardo Camin è nella Silver Fleet, Giulia Angolini e Giacomo Grosselli, invece, nella Bronze. Nei Flash Remco Hoeffnagel scalza al secondo posto il connazionale Vogel per un solo punto, 21 a 22. Riva del Garda, venerdì 18 agosto 2006 - E’ ripresa oggi, dopo il giorno di riposo concesso dal programma (tra l’altro l’unico in cui il vento non si è visto…), l’attività in acqua dei 248 partecipanti al mondiale Splash e Eurocup Flash a Riva del Garda. Martedì, al termine delle sei regate di qualificazione (parliamo di mondiale Splash), gli arbitri internazionali avevano provveduto a suddividere i 184 skipper in gara nei tre raggruppamenti Oro (62), Argento (61) e Bronzo (61). Purtroppo, ma l’esperienza dei tre azzurri in gara non poteva lasciar adito a speranze di vittoria finali, i tre timonieri italiani, tutti tesserati per la Fraglia Vela Riva, sono stati esclusi dalla Gold Fleet, quella che determinerà il podio finale del mondiale, ma questa regata ha sicuramente apportato loro altra esperienza in vista dei prossimi impegni su altre derive. Sole, caldo e Ora in abbondanza oggi, quando a mezzogiorno il Comitato di Regata ha chiamato in acqua gli equipaggi che si sono affrontati in altre due, appassionanti, regate. Il vento da sud del Garda, l’Ora, il motore della vela agonistica, ha fatto tintinnare le sartie delle barche in porto (l’intensità è stata misurata tra i sei/otto metri al secondo - dai 21 ai 29 Km/h) e scuffiare numerose imbarcazioni in acqua, tuttavia la giornata si è chiusa positivamente anche grazie all’efficiente organizzazione in acqua della Fraglia. Classifica provvisoria mondiale SPLASH (dopo 8 regate, uno scarto): GOLD FLEET - 1. Tuke Blair (NZL - 1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1), 2. Jochem-Bart Haakaman (NED - 3.1.1.1.1.2.3.2), 3. Andy Maloney (NZL - 1.1.4.1.1.3.2.3); SILVER FLEET - 1. Tycho De Haan (NED - dns.dns.16.5.8.11.2.1), 2. Bartosz Chrol (POL - 12.19.14.24.34.48.17.5), 3. Cederic Van Eccepoel (BEL - 34.23.12.18.24.24.10.14), … 54° Riccardo Camin (ITA - F.V. Riva - 35.61.27.43.52.43.28.45); BRONZE FLEET - 1. Maxim Bocklandt (BEL - 41.38.50.48.27.39.4.4), 2. Evert Hendriksen (NED - 38.40.30.51.44.48.1.1), 3. Tom Barker (GBR - 48.44.28.44.32.44.7.11),… 12. Giulia Angolini (ITA - F.V. Riva - 36.dns.43.55.25.35.8.40),… 23. Giacomo Grosselli (ITA - F.V. Riva - 27.47.23.55.51.53.28.36). Classifica provvisoria Eurocup Flash (dopo 8 regate uno scarto): 1. Remco Hoeffnagel (NED - 4.3.2.2.7.1.7.2), 2. Juri Vogel (NED - 1.1.1.1.5.27.1.12), 3. Hein Van Egmond (NED - 2.4.7.6.11.6.15.5). Il Mondiale Splash e la Coppa Europa Flash sono supportati da: Trentino: www.trentino.to Ingarda: www.gardatrentino.it web site: www.splashworlds.org web site Fraglia: www.fragliavelariva.com (image and results) Image by Promovideo: www.slidebox.it/free/page4/files/category-3.html *** Claudio Chiarani Media Contact FRAGLIA VELA RIVA a.s.d. Riva del Garda (TN) +39 339 5245980