ISAF : Home Sailors Make The Running

Heavy winds dominated the second day of the ISAF Grade 2 Ladies Only Match Race on the Lake Alster in Hamburg, Germany. The eleven international teams had to sail without spinnakers nearly all day as the wind got up to 20 knots in the gusts, making for rapid manoeuvring on the fast and flexible Streamline keelboats. Two home sailors have already qualified for the semi finals along with the undefeated Josie GIBSON (GBR).

Almost the whole round robin was completed yesterday with Britain’s GIBSON, home sailor Silke HAHLBROCK (GER) and Yngling sailor Ulrike SCHÜMANN (GER) leading the fleet and having secured qualification for today’s semi finals. The fourth team will be decided this morning in the final round robin races between Suzanne WILLIM (GER), Camilla ULRIKKEHOLM (DEN) and Malin KÄLLSTRÖM (SWE).

Ladies Only Match Race Standings

1. Josie GIBSON (GBR), 9-0
2. Silke HAHLBROCK (GER), 7-2
3. Ulrike SCHÜMANN (GER), 7-3
4. Suzanne WILLIM (GER), 6-4
5. Camilla ULRIKKEHOLM (DEN), 5-4
6. Malin KÄLLSTRÖM (SWE), 5-4
7. Maja CZARNIAWSKA (POL), 5-6
8. Anja SAHLBERG (SWE), 3-6
9. Ulrike FIRK (GER), 3-6
10. Petra KLIBA-SCHMIDT (CRO), 1-9
11. Verena WAGNER (AUT), 1-9