It seems it was yesterday…Division II regrouped again in Portoroz Slovenia for their annual European championship from September 8th to 12th this summer.
For four days, 19 sailors regrouped sailing 3 races per day except day of long distance, one race only. 7 classic type A D2 (6.5m2, small battens, triangular sails) and 12 type C (9.5m2 full battened sails, lighter boards, longer fins).
Heavy and light weight categories for C.
Sunny, warm (even hot) temperatures predominated during the week, mostly with light to very light winds. A lot of bottles of water generously distributed on racing track by racing committee.
As evidence, “SLOs” did prepare very seriously the Event as they trusted to capture 1st places.
Category C,
Light weights and overall results,
Helena Puh, unique female participant, won all races but one that she abandoned to her father, Dusan Puh (2nd). Father and daughter are both former D2 Champions in Slovenia and were sailing regular D2s.
Miro Skorjanc secured the 3rd place on Lechner A390. Matic Meza, 100board Davidson replica 4th. Matej Pegan, Lechner A390 following just behind.
All SLOs equipped with 9.5m2 Lukka Sails from local sailmaker.
A special note for Kay Burger, GER, who was never distanced with his brand new but old school Mistral M1 equipped by beautiful green colored sail from SLIM Sails GER. Kay finished 6th.
Heavy weights,
Irek Kutyla, POL, got the podium on his 100Boards Lechner replica, rigged with a 9.5 LoftSails, while ranking 5th overall, a remarkable performance given his weight handicap in those light wind conditions.
Nice performance also from Peter Wauter, BEL, who did well with his D2 Raceboard prototype P380 equipped with 2Win Sails 9.5. Peter hit the 2nd place in heavy and 7th overall.
Classic, “Historic” Category A,
7 irreducible sailors still using old school type, but for some brand new, 6.5 m2 sails, fought like hell to get the podium. SLO Vladimir Borsnar (Lechner A390) finally got the Graal just ahead of AUT Joseph Salvenmoser (Mistral M1), both followed by GRE Chris Valvanis (Lechner L3)
Another fantastic week, where friendships on shore and on waters prevailed. Again a demonstration of efficacy and understanding of what D2 racing is from Racing committee.
On behalf of ID2CA, an enormous “Thank You” to Jadralni Klub Pirat for having hosted our Event again.
We’ll come back!
Long Life to Division 2!
All results here: http://www.klub-pirat.si/en/news/ep-d2-2021-koncni-uradni-rezultati
Results DII-A
SLO 111 Vladimir Borstnar, Grand Master Lechner A390, Mislinja Joy
AUT 5 Joseph Salvenmoser, Master Mistral M1, Tushinghat
GRE 2 Chris Valavanis, Veteran Lechner L3, DL Sails
GRE 7 Stratos Efthyvoulidis, Veteran Lechner A390, Velazur
SLO 36 Boris Brovinsky, Grand Master Lechner L3, Jesenik
SLO 110 Matjaz Drinovec, Master GS Boards, Mislinja
SLO 666 Robert Vrcon, Grand Master Lechner A390, Slim
Results DII-C
SLO 6 Helena Burger, Veteran, Light Lechner A390, Lukka Sails 9,5
SLO 8 Dusan Puh, Veteran, Light Val, Lukka Sails 9,5
SLO 87 Miro Skorjanc, Master, Light Lechner A390, Lukka Sails 9,5
SLO 121 Matic Meza, Master, Light 100 Boardz Davidson, Lukka 9,5
POL 92 Irek Kutyla, Master, Heavy 100 Boardz, Loft 9,5
SLO 111 Matej Pegan, Master, Light Lechner A390, Lukka Sails 9,5
BEL 121 Peter Wauters, Veteran, Heavy RB P380, 2 Win 9,5
SLO 383 Ziga Rozman, Master, Heavy 100 Boardz Davidson, Loft 9,5
GER 66 Kay Buerger, Grand Master, Light Mistral M1, Slim 9,5
SLO 13 Rudi Frantar, Veteran, Heavy Strazisar, Lukka Sails 9,5
CAN 10 Eric Bouillet, Veteran, Light Jaguar J9, Coach 9,5
SLO 65 Uros Meza, Master, Heavy 100 Boardz Davidson, Aerolite
Results DII-C – / Heavy
POL 92 Irek Kutyla, Master, Heavy 36,0 100 Boardz, Loft 9,5
BEL 121 Peter Wauters, Veteran, Heavy 46,0 RB P380, 2 Win 9,5
SLO 383 Ziga Rozman, Master, Heavy 48,0 100 Boardz Davidson, Loft 9,5
SLO 13 Rudi Frantar, Veteran, Heavy 61,0 Strazisar, Lukka Sails 9,5
SLO 65 Uros Meza, Master, Heavy 91,0 100 Boardz Davidson, Aerolite
Results DII-C – / Light
SLO 6 Helena Burger, Veteran, Light Lechner A390, Lukka Sails 9,5
SLO 8 Dusan Puh, Veteran, Light Val, Lukka Sails 9,5
SLO 87 Miro Skorjanc, Master, Light Lechner A390, Lukka Sails 9,5
SLO 121 Matic Meza, Master, Light 100 Boardz Davidson, Lukka 9,5
SLO 111 Matej Pegan, Master, Light Lechner A390, Lukka Sails 9,5
GER 66 Kay Buerger, Grand Master, Light Mistral M1, Slim 9,5
CAN 10 Eric Bouillet, Veteran, Light Jaguar J9, Coach 9,5