Many of the sailors started to gather at SSSK's lovley club house on Älgön friday evening. After some nice hours together, everybody went to sleep, wanting to be race ready Saturday morning.  Saturday came with a lot of rain and a lot of wind. The gusts were at the top of no. two rigs ( the weather was so bad I didn't want to take out my camera, so I have no pictures from day one). The sailors sailed in two heats.


Lars, sailing DEN 94 (Sirius) is preparing for day two

Sunday the wind was light and shifty. The sun came out, and it all became really wonderful. The sailing was exiting and challenging. It was a really close race between Anders, Torvald and Søren, and only a few points were the dividing the three sailors.

 
Håkan, sailing SWE 52 (Sphichter) has finished his heat

The shifting conditions sent many sailors up and down between A and B fleet, and no one knew who had won this race until the very last recalculation. In the very end Torvald managed to get the edge on his two rivals, and Torvald Klem took the number one place in Stockholm. Congratulations!


Here is the winner Torvald, NOR 47 (Cockatoo)

Some points from the race:
As far as I could see, this was an event with very nice sailing, few protests, and quite clean sailing.
A few people did not take their penalty before told to, but considering the event were held without judges, one can't complain on the competitors behavior much. Fredrik did a tremendous job running the whole regatta by himself, but some helpers on the situations on the water would have smoothened the hole thing a bit.  Socially this year in Stockholm was very very nice.  Our IOM sailing friends in Sweden makes this sailing weekend somthing to look forward to in the years to come.  Thank you everybody that made this event for us (nice food and nice company).


Finland's team drying up in the sun.


Nice sailing in lovley surroundings


Fredriks one man show during day two (calculating results, getting new heats on the way, flagging, and catching early starters...)


You had to keep on the right tack as the wind shifted 30 degrees back and forth


Tight and clean starts even if Fredrik black flagged the B-fleet a couple of times...

Results



Odd-Øivind Kure