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14.9.2009 - 06:45 - Report on Sailing News...
Sailing News.

16.9.2009 - 19:23 - This is the final 18HT Euro 2009 post. We think that we had, despite the fact, that the wind conditions were a little bit special for our lake, a nice regatta week with lots of impressions and emotions to take with us in our memories. Andi and Micca were really unbeatable but there seems to be a little hope because of rumours going on, that Micca is planning to go back on the helmsman position next year on his own boat. One more boat, which is good for the starting lines but nevertheless a good and really fair playing team will probably seperate... We will keep you up to date with insights in relation to this.

Besides internal gossip, we would like to thank everyone who contributed to this event. Our warm and very special thanks go to the 'chief of staff' Heinz Gasser and his wife Erika who managed the shore and off-shore crew as usual with big experience and a lot of humour. It was and is really good to have you on board. Furthermore we would like to thank the two muscle men on the 'Bojenleger', Pesche and Fränzu, assisted by our trainee Evelyn. It is not common known that the lake is very deep and every change of the race position meant to wind up 160 meters of rope per buoy. Really a very good job of the three on the boat! Additionally there where around seven more volunteers who helped us during their vacations. This is not really self speaking and we truly hope to have the possibility once in the future to turn the tables on and to assist them. Thanks to SCWe! In the background we had the helmsmen of SUI99, a truly local, who helps and assists us every single time with his work and relations. Thanks to Chrigu, the real and only one 'Gafner Einheit'!

We had and will have some press coverage and of course we will inform you here and on the Swiss site about every article. Normally it is planned to have a longer article in the Swiss nautic magazine 'skippers' in their next edition and several online services will follow. The same for the pictures. As we all have a second life related to work in order to gain the money for new sails, we ask for a little patience but the work will be done for sure.

So what about next year? Besides the races we had discussed with our Italian friends. Actually the main discussion and provisionary agreements were hold on the water between two races. We think that, because of the participation, it is normal, that next edition will be organized again by our Italian colleagues. No French, and no German participant showed up and we think that everybody likes the Italian way of life and sometimes salty waters are good for our boats... Actually the project discussed tries to combine the Italian championships and the 18HT Euro in one single week on two spots. A sweety and a salty one. Lago di Como and a spot in Italy are in discussion, we will try to fix the locations and the dates as soon as possible for your agendas. Besides that we plan of course a Swiss 18HT regatta calendar for 2010. Keep you up to date also related to that in order that everybody is able to reserve the relevant weekends.

Last but not least we would like to mention that we were really happy that we could welcome four women among the participants. One female crew on SUI97 and two females sailing with their relatives. Congratulations from our side and keep on to participate in the future!

See you all next year and thanks again!

13.9.2009 - 08:30 - A nice and intense barbecue together with the price giving marked the end of the 18HT Euro 2009 yesterday night. Due to some work to do today and not enough sleep last night, more informations, side stories and rumours will follow the days coming...
Final Ranking.

12.9.2009 - 18:27 - Strange winds allowed three more races in doubtable conditions. Finisher beer is over, we are waiting for dinner and price giving. The final ranking will follow.

12.9.2009 - 07:45 - Westwind from 6 to 18 knots in the afternoon allowed to sail five races. After seven rounds Lutz/Huber (SUI10) are in front of Morelli/Casula (ITA310) and Grepper/Schori (SUI801).
Ranking after seven races.

11.9.2009 - 10:01 - First water pictures are online on our gallery.
Gallery

11.9.2009 - 07:15 - Another day and the same wind conditions announced as yesterday. 50 to 60 km/h on the Lake of Neuchâtel and Geneva from north and for instance not much on the Lake of Thun. Time to enjoy a coffee and to wait...

10.9.2009 - 22:00 - First official evening was hold in the club house of Segelclub Wendelsee (SCWe) in Thun. Swiss pasta in form of 'Hörnli und Ghackets mit Öpfelmues' and some beers for our Italian colleagues...

10.9.2009 - 20:25 - Moderate winds from 2 to 6 knots in the afternoon allowed to sail the first races. After two rounds Lutz/Huber (SUI10) are in front of Morelli/Casula (ITA310) and Schöntal/Blumenstein (SUI152).
Ranking after two races.

10.9.2009 - 10:30 - Race committee scheduled the first race for 1 pm.

10.9.2009 - 10:23 - First pictures are online in our Gallery.

10.9.2009 - 9:37 - After a heavy day of prepration and coordination we hold the skippers meeting yesterday evening at 7 pm. With three no shows due to different reasons we now have 18 boats registered and the race committee is on track with preperations for the first races today. Wind situation on the lake apparently normalized and turned back to the usual situation we are used to know on the lake. This allowed first training sessions yesterday Wednesday with 10 to 16 knots coming from west. Todays wind forecast seems to be almost the same, announcing force 2 to 3 from west in the early afternoon which gives us the time to enjoy one more coffee and to socialize with our colleagues from Italy. Keep you posted.

9.9.2009 - 0:00 - Preperations are actually going in the final phasis. Dinner for Thursday is prepared as far as it was possible to do so and the first Italian teams have arrived as well as our primary sponsor. Today is our welcome day, some measurement has to be done, get together with old and new friends and of course the first skippers meeting will be held tonight at 7 pm. Weather forecast is still ok, the wind looks promising as well - we think that we will have a great sailing event the days coming. Keep you updated as regularly as possible.

9.6.2009 - The 18HT Euro 2009 will be announced in form of a small teaser in the next edition of Skippers and a full report will follow in november. So provide yourself with these two editions at a newsstand or just fill out a subscription for this beautiful sailing magazine.
Skippers Sailing Magazine

8.6.2009 - Finally the NOR has been published.

19.4.2009 - The organisational committee for the 18HT Euro 2009 is proud to announce that with H2O-Sensations a main sponsor of sailing equipment and technical clothing could be found for the event.
Please check out its website: http://www.h2o-sensations.com.

4.3.2009 - Vele di Pasqua 2009.

1.3.2009 - The organisational committee for the 18HT Euro 2009 just received the necessary permission of the involved authorities to 'use' the waters of the Thunersee for its event.

18.12.2008 - The results of the 18HT class rules survey.

16.12.2008 - The 18HT Race Calendar for 2009 is online. Additionally we offer a Doodle for which we kindly ask you to register with your sail number in order to give us and all the others an overview of partcipation. The Doodle is not an inscription for the events.