2012 World Championship - Sweden

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RANDY ROGOSKI:
The regatta is on Lake Hjälmaren near Orebro, west of Stockholm.

No wind and no races the first day.

DN 5449:
Ditto for secound day :(

RANDY ROGOSKI:
From Facebook posts:

Jeff Kent: Another day in beautiful Sweden!

but not for ice racing no wind again and very cold through the night highest high presuures system here in 40+ years do not produce much or any wind other than the sailors talking and talking......

great friends though from all over
... spent most of the day riding with Bernd Zeiger (G109) and Julia (my hosts (greastest freinds))
driving around central Sweden looking for a new better piece of ice\\
about 400km travel

Loretta Rehe: Go to Facebook to see TV interview of brother Ron Sherry.

RANDY ROGOSKI:
The first day of racing got underway Wednesday with 185 DNs in four fleets.

The Gold Fleet's first race is Thursday. Defending world champion Ron Sherry, Kent Baker, Eric Anderson and James Thieler await their first starting flag.

Hal Bowman, Jeff Kent and Bob Cummins are racing in the Silver Fleet.

Leon LeBeau is racing in Bronze.

First day preliminary results: http://www.idniyra.eu/results/wcec2012/Worlds2012.htm


Dietmar Gottke, European Web master reports:

We sailed 3 Qualifier races, one each for the Aluminum (D), Bronze (C), and Silver (B) fleets. We continue tomorrow with the first Gold (A) Race.

Wind was first around 4 m/s in D-qualifier rises  to 5m/s in C-Qualifier and at least 7m/s in the B-qualifier. The ice conditions were tricky. The thin layer of snow was like sailing through a styrofoam surface. Most runners stuck and you had best chances with plate runners.

RANDY ROGOSKI:
Worlds are in. Congratulations to the new Champion Tomek P-55
Three races completed the regatta:

1. P55 Tomasz Zakrzewski
2. C31 Karl Hannes
3. D92 Hans Ebler-Hansen
4. C6 Vaiko Voorema
5. US44 Ron Sherry
6. P65 Marek Bernat
7. C299 Jakub Zobal
8. G936 Jost Kolb
9. O311 Matiss Alvikis
10. P235 Adam Baranowsk

Complete results: http://www.idniyra.eu/results/wcec2012/Worlds2012.htm

The venue for the European Championship is moving to Lake Vänern at Grastorp, 120 miles west.
Racing to start Friday Feb. 3.

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