Rondar built 505’s came first second and fourth in the German nationals winning 6 out of the 10 races!
UK team top 50 boat fleet.
First British 505 victory in Kiel since 1995 – Andy Smith/Tim Needham
Smith/Needham showed their class by winning the first race of the day and after having been 3 rd in the second they could just sit and watch the third race. They were already the winners! Great sailing with five wins and no race worse than 10th place (which they could discard together with the last race).
Wolfgang Hunger/Julien Kleiner, Germany were second over all and Ian Pinell/Alex Davies, GBR, third. Jörgen and Jacob Bojsen-Möller, Denmark, were hunting them from behind, but though they had a nice series the last day 3-1-4, they ended on 4th place, 2 points behind Pinell/Davies. Richard Lovering/Matt Alavado finished the British triumh by ending up fifth over all.
Kieler Woche was the last event in the 505 Euro Cup 2016, but the results of the cup are still to be calculated. This was one of the last major regattas before the world Championships in Weymouth, starting in the end of July. The British team has showed that they have a real chance to take the World Championship title this year. It might be a battle between the two teams on this picture, Team Smith and Team Holt (with two titles in row), but there are many others wanting to give them a match.
