Nick 'oink oink' Craig takes home the bacon
After three days of close racing all was still to play for. While Nick Craig had delivered a very commanding performance, with the double points non discard able last race still to come, all was still to play for.
After a week of perfect Ora conditions things went a bit bonkers during the penultimate race with the fleet being turning inside out at several points. Petr Fiala CZE managed to sneak the race win off Craig to keep things exciting.
After a bonkers first race the Ora had saved its best till last. The Final race was held in a beautiful force 4 to 5 with the course tight under the cliffs. Craig took the lead by the first mark and extended away from the fleet completing his dominance. Meanwhile the fleet battled closely amongst itself and with the kitesurfers enjoying the breeze close to the cliffs.
Overall Nick Craig Dominated the fleet with a near perfect scoreline. It was great to see the top three being taken by three different nations, demonstrating the truly European nature of the event. Dave Gorringe took the 2013 Masters European Championship by four points from Eberhard Bierberitz, GER. The prize giving was a true culinary education for the British sailors, with some amazing prizes being awarded – see the photos!
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The next British D-One event is the UK Nationals early July at Castle Cove Sailing Club. The D-One Gold Cup is being hosted in Austria early October for a final fling of summer weather. If you are interested in joining the D-One class or having a sail in one please contact the British D-One class association through the facebook page.
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Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm Club | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR 5 | Craig Nick, Frensham Pound SC | 9 |
| 2 | CZE 203 | Fiala Petr, YC Neratovice | 32 |
| 3 | ITA 101 | Novi Alessadro, Y. C. I. | 44 |
| 4 | ITA 61 | Pontremoli Riccardo, Y. C. I. | 46 |
| 5 | ITA 100 | Rossi Paolo, GVD LNI Porto san Giorgio | 51 |
| 6 | ITA 107 | Toccoli Fabio, Circolo Vela Torbole | 54 |
| 7 | ITA 212 | Rebaudi Francesco, CUS ML | 55 |
| 8 | ITA 204 | Pontremoli Beppe, Y. C. I. | 56 |
| 9 | GBR 4 | Chandler Charlie, Olton Mere Sailing Club | 65 |
| 10 | GBR 138 | Gorringe David, Lymington town sailing club MASTER | 75 |
| 11 | GER 1 | Bierberitz Eberhard, SYC C. Schweriner Yacht Club MASTER | 79 |
| 12 | ITA 55 | Saidelli Nicolò, YCI | 87 |
| 13 | GBR 140 | Chipperfield Giles, Lymington Town S.C. | 97 |
| 14 | ITA 31 | Monaco Furio Patrizio, Y. Club Santo Stefano MASTER | 99 |
| 15 | GBR 9 | Hammond Jon, Oxford | 109 |
| 16 | GRE 25 | Boussoulas George, Club Nautico di Aegina | 113 |
| 17 | ITA 58 | Falciola Guido, lni Mandello del Lario MASTER | 121 |
| 18 | CZE 205 | Ptasnik Vladislav, Alt F20t MASTER | 123 |
| 19 | ITA 2 | Curzi Andrea, GDV LNI Porto San Giorgio | 130 |
| 20 | POL 120 | Machel Pitor, UKS Wiking | 135 |
