2019 IRC European Championship
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Ludovic Abollivier Basile Despres Rose Lounes
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More than 40 crews from all over the European continent attended the 2019 IRC European Championships at the end of June 2019 in Sanremo, Italy. The championship was hosted and organized by the Yacht Club Sanremo and UNCL. The beginning of the championship started with
two days of equipment inspection, where boats and sails were checked for safety equipment and to ensure compliance with the IRC certificate. The event then started with 7 races in total and the Gulf of Sanremo offered perfect conditions – generally 8 knots up 20 knots in the afternoon, that offered varied and interesting race courses. The French crew of the Farr 36 Absolutely II, skippered by Yves Ginoux, under the flag of the Nautical and Touristic Circle of Lacydon (CNTL) Marseille, was the overall winner of the Championship IRC 2019 in Sanremo. Absolutely II also won the Corinthian trophy for IRC class 3, impressive for a family crew. The second overall podium finish was awarded to another French team, the GP42 Confluence Sopra skippered by Jean-Pierre Joly, while an Italian team of Sarchiapone Fuoriserie, the IY 998 held by Gialuigi Dubbini jumped on the third step of the podium.
Horses for courses
With the wide variety of designs and types of boats that race in IRC, the ‘horses for courses’ phrase has never been more true. Some designs work best on the ubiquitous windward-leeward race courses while others revel in offshore or reaching courses; never varying the type of course means that either the same boats always do well, or owners and designers are forced to optimise to that particular course type. A balance of course types is a fundamental part of fair yacht racing, and we have always strongly recommended that race committees set a variety of courses. There are of course other aspects to take into account such as tide, and course positioning for wind direction and wind strength. Does your heart sink when you see that an event will consist of a few
Full results
https://tinyurl.com/irceuros19
IRC 0 1 – Team Vision Future, JJ Chaubard, TP52, France 2 – Freccia Rossa, V Yakimenko, TP52, Russia 3 – Rowdy Too, H Dyer, TP52, BVI
IRC 1 1 (2nd overall) – Confluence Sopra, JP Joly, GP 42, France
2 – Bewild, R Grottesi, Club Swan 42, Italy 3 – Ange Transparent, V Pizzoli, Swan 45 , Italy
IRC 2 1 – Sayann, P Cavarocchi, First 40, Italy 2 – Obsession, M Rosselo, First 45, Italy 3 – Vito 2, GM Magrini, A40, Italy
IRC 3 1 (1st overall) – Absolutely II, Y Ginoux, Farr 36, France
2 (3rd overall) – Sarchiapone Fuoriserie, G Dubbini, IY 998, Italy
3 – Chenapan III, G Caminade, A35, France
IRC 4 1 – Alkaid, C Heurtault, JPK 10.10, France 2 – Faster 2, M Focosi, First 34.7, Italy 3 – Racing Bee, JL Hamon, JPK 10.10, France
days of windward-leeward races? If you feel that your club or event is stuck in a routine, and it is detrimental to the overall fleet or is preventing entries because they go somewhere with more interesting racing, why not talk to the organisers? There is more race management advice, including varying course types, on
www.ircrating.orgunder IRC Racing
TIM WRIGHT
PAUL WYETH/
PWPICTURES.COM/RORC
ALEXANDER PANZERI/YC SANREMO
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