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EUROPEAN SAILING FEDERATION
THE CONTINENTAL ASSOCIATION FOR SAILING IN EUROPE
SUPPORTING SAILING IN EUROPE SINCE 1998
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
Tuesday 4th June, 2013
EUROSAF Match Racing, European Open Championship, 2013
Sails of the White Nights – National Congress Palace Cup
Andrew Arbuzov is crowned EUROSAF Open Match Racing Champion 2013 and winner of
the Sails of the White Nights – National Congress Palace Cup
Despite the best efforts of the wind, the Race Committee met the challenge of completing the
Championship in St Petersburg on Sunday, to find the European Open Match Race Champion of
2013. In excess of 60 races were completed over the four days of the championship and the
outcome was a win for Andrew Arbuzov from Russia.
To complete the event at all was a fantastic achievement on the part of the Race Committee,
because, with very few exceptions, wind speeds seldom exceeded 10 knots and with the current of
the River Neva, the boats made slow progress. There were times in the day when the wind almost
disappeared altogether, resulting in much waiting around for sailors and officials alike. Having
taken three days to complete the first round-robin stage, the race committee decided they had no
option but to abandon the quarter final stage and jump straight to the semi-finals start on Sunday
morning. Arbuzov, who had topped the leader board after the round-robin stage, was paired
against his fellow countryman Sergey Musikhin, while in the second semi-final Simone Ferrarese
from Italy was drawn against Eric Monnin from Switzerland. The wind, however, took control, and
after completing just four races, with each crew winning one race, the Race Committee took the
decision to cancel the semi-final and go straight to the final.
In what was designated to be the best of three races, Arbuzov and his crew, Viacheslav Kaptyukhin
and Nikolay Kornev, sailed against Ferrarese and his crew of Alex Muscat and Ivan Peute in the
final, while Musikhin raced against Monnin in the petit-final. The wind held just sufficiently to
complete the championship, with Arbuzov winning the final two nil and Musikhin winning by a
similar margin over Monnin in the Petit Final to take third place.
With the stunning backdrop of the City of St Petersburg, and the large crowds on the shore
enjoying the festival of the Sails if the White Nights, the event attracted a lot of attention. “It was
unfortunate that the winds did not treat us kindly,” said Oleg Ilyin, Vice-President of EUROSAF, “but
where else in the world could a sailing championship take place surrounded by so much history?”
John Friend, also from EUROSAF, commented “Racing at a venue like this is a unique opportunity
for sailing to promote itself to the world, and I think the organisers here in St Petersburg have gone
out of their way to put on an excellent show for the sport of sailing and for EUROSAF.”
More detailed reports will be found at www.sailsofwhitenights.ru.
EUROSAF from www.eurosaf.org
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EUROPEAN SAILING FEDERATION
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Andrew Arbuzov and his crew, Viacheslav Kaptyukhin and Nikolay Kornev
Simone Ferrarese and his crew of Alex Muscat and Ivan Peute
Attached pictures should be accredited to © Elena Razina
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EUROSAF Match Racing, European Open Championship, 2013 Championship Results
1
3 Ebler
0
Final Points
Penalty Points
11 Dyen
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
7
7.0 10
70%
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
7
7.0 10
70%
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
5
5.0 10
50%
2
4
6
7
3
8
9
11
10
1
5
0
0
1
0
5 Musikhin
0
1
1
1
0
6 Feitsma
0
0
0
1
1
7 Andreadis
0
0
0
0
0
0
8 Presen
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9 Oehme
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
10 Arbuzov
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
11 Dyen
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Sailed
1
0
Win
1
1
4 Lindberg
Semi-Final 1
Skipper
1
Arbuzov
3
Musikhin
10 Arbuzov
9 Oehme
8 Presen
7 Andreadis
6 Feitsma
5 Musikhin
4 Lindberg
3 Ebler
Place
0
2 Monnin
Win %
1 Ferrarese
2 Monnin
1 Ferrarese
Result of Final Round Robin
0
1
1
1
1
0
5
5.0 10
50%
0
1
1
1
0
1
7
7.0 10
70%
1
1
0
0
0
4
4.0 10
40%
1
1
0
0
2
2.0 10
20%
1
0
0
1
1.0 10
10%
0
0
2
2.0 10
20%
1
9
9.0 10
90%
6
6.0 10
60%
0
Race1
0
1
Race2
1
0
Race3
Race4
Race5
Place
Race1
1
0
Race2
0
1
Race3
Race4
Race5
Place
Skipper
Arbuzov
Ferrarese
Race1
1
0
Race2
1
0
Race3
Race4
Race5
Place
1
2
Petit Final
Skipper
3
Musikhin
4
Monnin
Race1
1
0
Race2
1
0
Race3
Place
3
4
Semi-Final 2
Skipper
2
Ferrarese
4
Monnin
Stage Abandoned
Final
1
2
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