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Star - Star Sailors League - Finals - Bahamas BAH

Tuesday, 29. November 2016– Sunday, 4. December 2016

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Sunday, December 4, 2016   (Image © Marc Rouiller)

Star - Star Sailors League - Finals - Bahamas BAH - Final results

 Star - Star Sailors League - Finals - Bahamas BAH - Final results This year too, the last day of the Star Sailors League Final offered very exciting top-level racing at its best. With a knockout format in the Quarter and Semi Finals, the 10 qualified teams fighted for the last yards to the finish line to remain in the competition. Finally, four experience Starboat teams made it to the Final of the best four: the former World Champions Scheidt/Boening BRA and Rohart/Ponsot FRA as well as the former European Champions Mendelblatt/Fatih USA and Negri/Lambertenghi ITA. After a couple of leader changes, Mark Mendelblatt/Brian Fatih USA won by a small margin on Xavier Rohart/Pierre-Alexis Ponsot FRA and Robert Scheidt/Henry Boening BRA.
The ranking list, the report and the video replay of the final day, one of the most exciting live coverage of a sailing event ever and a real-time education on tactical sailing !
Saturday, December 3, 2016   

Star - Star Sailors League - Finals - Bahamas BAH - Day 4

 Star - Star Sailors League - Finals - Bahamas BAH - Day 4 The Qualifications for the Final Series were concluded yesterday with two more light-wind races. The 10 best are qualified for the next Round with the winners directly in the Final of the best 4 and the second-ranked with a ticket for the Semi Final. The leading Mark Mendelblatt/Brian Fatih USA with nothing but top-5 results so far had a bad day with the ranks 15 and 21 and were overtaken by Diego Negri/Sergio Lambertenghi ITA. On rank 3 followed Robert Scheidt/Henry Boening BRA. Team of the day were Sime Fantela/Antonio Arapovic CRO with two bullets moving up on rank 4 overall. With the Finn 2012 London Olympics Silver Jonas Hoegh-Christensen DEN/Steve Milne GBR on rank 8 and the Rio Laser Olympic medalist Tonci Stipanovic CRO with Ante Sitic CRO on rank 10, two more VIP-teams from other classes are qualified for the Finals.
The ranking list, the daily news and the Paul Cayard report .
On 15h UTC today, the last day of the event, begins the Quarter Final, a knock-out race with the last two eliminated. The same procedure takes place in the Semi Final, where the best four to sail the Grand Final will be selected. To follow racing full-length livestream, visit again our website.
Friday, December 2, 2016   

Star - Star Sailors League - Finals - Bahamas BAH - Day 3, Mendelblatt/Fatih USA 1st

 Star - Star Sailors League - Finals - Bahamas BAH - Day 3, Mendelblatt/Fatih USA 1st Yesterday, the Star fleet completed three races on Montague Bay in consideraby lighter southeasterly winds than the previous days at 8 knots dropping to as little as 4 knots by the end of the day. In the second and third race of the day, rule 42 was in effect and this eliminated the downwind gymnastics and a few boats were penalized for pumping, rocking and ouching.
The only team with nothing but top-five results were Mark Mendelblatt/Brian Fatih USA taking the overall lead with 6 points on Diego Negri/Sergio Lambertenghi ITA. These two teams will probably fight for rank one in the fleet series in the two races today to qualify directly for the Final of the best four. Robert Scheidt/Henry Boening BRA on the 3rd place are now 9 points behind still with chances to move on top. The best of the invited VIP teams are now the light-weight 470 Olympic Champion Sime Fantela with Antonio Arapovic CRO moving up on rank 5 with a race win.
The ranking list, the daily news, the full replay of yesterdays livestream and the Paul Cayard USA report .
As every day, racing can be followed live on our website as from 15h UTC.
Thursday, December 1, 2016   

Star - Star Sailors League - Finals - Bahamas BAH - Day 2

 Star - Star Sailors League - Finals - Bahamas BAH - Day 2 Four races were held yesterday in an easterly 14 kn wind for the first race dropping continously to 7 knots for the last race. At the end of the day, again experienced Star sailors take the first three ranks of the interim's classifications. With the day ranks 2/3/3/1, Robert Scheidt/Henry Boening BRA are on top 2 points ahead of Diego Negri/Sergio/Lambertenghi ITA, and another 2 points back, Mark Mendelblatt/Brian Fatih USA are also hot candidates for victory in the 11-race Qualification Round with the winner directly qualified for the Final. With a 20 points' backlog on rank 3, Jonas Hoegh-Christensen DEN/Stevie Milne GBR are excellent 4th as best of the invited teams. Facundo Oleazza ARG/Ferdinando Melo POR follow on rank 5 thanks to an efficient use of the allowed pumping, rocking and ouching on the downwinds good for big position gains. The fight for the 10 Quarter Final places is heating up: Fantela/Arapovic CRO on the 11th place are 8 points behind the tied Zbogar/Bercz SLO and Kusznierewicz/Zycki POL.
The results, the news, the full-length livestream replay of yesterday and the report of Paul Cayard USA.
The livestream window on top of our website will be on again today as from 15h UTC this afternoon.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016   

Star - Star Sailors League - Finals - Bahamas BAH - Day 1

 Star - Star Sailors League - Finals - Bahamas BAH - Day 1 Summery weather - sun and a 15 kn breeze - on the Bahamas yesterday during the first two races of the Star Sailors League Final. On the first positions in the high-quality 25 boats' fleet with 16 Olympic Medalists are experienced Starboat teams. Finishing 2nd and 3rd, Diego Negri/Sergio Lambertenghi ITA are first in the interim's rankings ahead of Mark Mendelblatt/Brian Fatih USA and Robert Scheidt/Henry Boehning BRA. Johannes Polgar/Markus Koy GER on the 4th place are not far behind. The best of the invited VIP teams is the Finn sailor Jonas Hoegh-Christensen DEN (Olympic Silver 2012) with Stevie Milne GBR as 7th. Surprising the young Finn Olympian Facundo Oleazza ARG with Fernando Melo POR as crew on rank 8. The ranking list, the news and a report of Paul Cayard USA.
Today as from 15 h UTC, we shall present the race livestream on top of our news. Four heats are on the program. Once more, the Star Sailors League offers the best state-of-the-art coverage of sailracing, a mixture of live takes and GPS tracking with 5 competent commentators ashore and afloat. That's the way the Olympic Regatta in Rio should have been covered ! Today, the America's Cup legend and past Starboat World Champion Dennis Conner USA and the 470-Olympia-Medallist Luke Patience GBR will be on the microphone.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016   

Star - Star Sailors League - Finals - Bahamas BAH - First races today

 Star - Star Sailors League - Finals - Bahamas BAH - First races today The Star Sailors League 2016 Final on the Bahamas begins today with the first races. This will probably be the highest-leval regatta of the year with cracks such as the top-10 of the Starboat World Rankings, 2016 Olympic Rio Medalists from the Lasers (full podium), the 470 and the Finns, the Matchrace World Champion Taylor Canfield ISV as well as legends and Olympic and World Champions such as Jochen Schümann GER, Robert Scheidt BRA or Paul Cayard USA. Here the entry list. As always in Star Sailors League regattas, racing can be followed on commented livestream also on this website. The first start will be given today at 17 h UTC.
The official preview.


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