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Events 2011
X-35 European & World Championship
X-41 World Championship
Solent • Mediterranean • Finland • Australian
Gold Cup • Over 50’ Invitational
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The Veolia team, overall winners
of the 2011 X-Yachts Gold Cup.
Opening account
Racing began on Thursday 7th July, following a slight delay in
proceedings until the wind settled to a pleasant 8-10 knots, with
perfect racing weather of 25-degree temperatures on a beautifully
sunny day.
In the X-35 fleet Xen from Germany opened her account with
a win, while her nearest Danish rival www.KJ.dk took second – a
position she would go on to score consistently throughout the
event. The X-362 Motherrati got off to a good start by winning in
Family Class A, while the Xc 38 Addix and IMX 40 Veolia in Family
Class B were separated by just one second after the finish time
handicaps were applied. The X-332 Varuna Xpress won the first
Sport Class C, and the Norwegian visitors Xanthippe winning the
first race in Sport D. The largest yacht in the fleet, the X-65 X-One
took the opener in the Over 50ft class.
Mixing it up
The second day, on Friday 8th July – began damp and rainy.
However, racing started as scheduled and during the course of
the day the weather cleared up. By the time the sailors arrived
back at Flensburger Segel-Club, the sun had found its way through
the clouds to make for another pleasant evening basking by the
waterside and enjoying X-Yachts’ famous hospitality.
There were mixed fortunes out on the racecourse too. The leading
X-35 Xen scored a fifth place, while Oxygen enjoyed a win. The X-34
The Xc50 XcL won the
Over-50ft division.
xsupero took first place in Family A from sistership SiouXsie, while
Veolia and Addix continued to trade places in Family B. There was
more close racing in Sport C, with the X-332 patent3 winning races
three and four – including a photo-finish with the X-34 Next Level
that saw them separated by just a second on the water. In Sport
Class D six boats, representing half the fleet, enjoyed time in the
top three, with Swedish visitors Gertrud and the Danish X-40 Sirena
both taking wins. The Xc 50 XcL belonging to X-Yachts’ own Birger
Hansen won the second race for the Over 50ft class.
Final showdown
For the last day of racing, Saturday 9th July, there was a brisk wind
and competition started as planned. However, during the race
the wind died totally, switched direction by 180 degrees, then
built again – with suggestions of a thunderstorm on its way which
fortunately never reached Glücksburg.
On such a challenging and changeable day there was particularly
thrilling racing in the one-design X-35 class, where the Scandinavian
Open would also be decided as part of the Gold Cup schedule.
For many of the fleet the day was also their final opportunity
to practise before the World Championship set to take place in
Aarhus in Denmark from 15th to 20th of August. First place went
to Xen, owned by Torsten Bastiansen, second place went to Kristian
Loeftgaard with his www.KJ.dk and the third place to Celox, owned
by Morten Ulrikkeholm.
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