24-30 October 2009
J/24 Europeans day 3 at Souda Bay, Crete
After the non-active yesterday, the good wind conditions helped the crews of the European championship to conclude three races. The wind blew from north with no more than 10 knots.
Today there was very good competition among the first boats, especially between the Greek boat of the Hellenic Police and the British boat Inmasrsat. Ian Southworth, skipper of the British boat, managed to win the first two races and finished the final race of the day in third after a very exciting downwind between the Greek and the German Boat Gunni, with Matthias Garzmann on the helm.
The final win of the day was given to Alexandros Tagaropoulos and the crew of the Hellenic Police, that after 6 race are in first place of the Europeans.
Tomorrow the start has been scheduled at 10:00 and the warning signal of the last race will not be given after 14:00.
Sponsor of the event is the Municipality of Souda. Organizers are the Sailing Club of Chania, the Hellenic J24 Class Association, the Hellenic Sailing Federation, the Hellenic Offshore Sailing Committee, and the International J Class Association. Co organizers are the Prefectural Self-Administration of Chania, the Municipality of Chania with cooperation of the Naval station of Crete, the Port Fund of Chania and the Port Authority of Chania.
Results after Day 3:
| Pos | Boat Name | Sail No | Club | Helm | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | HELLENIC POLICE | GRE751 | NCTh | ALEXANDROS TAGAROPOULOS | 1 | -7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2nd | GUNNI | GER5440 | SSC | MATTHIAS GARZMANN | 2 | 1 | 2 | -25 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 3rd | INMARSAT | GBR4260 | RLYC | IAN SOUTHWORTH | 4 | 6 | -11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 4th | VIGNE SURRAU | ITA405 | CNA | AURELIO BINI | 7 | 2 | -10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 5th | PANTA RHEI | GER5279 | MSC | JAN HOESSERMANN | 5 | -11 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 31 |
| 6th | RELOADED | GBR4265 | RYA | GAVIN WATSON | 11 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -16 | 36 |
| 7th | NAVISCON | HUN11 | KMP | LITKEY FARKAS | 9 | -13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 37 |
| 8th | UNITED 5 | GER5281 | ASC | JAN KAHLER | 3 | -14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 39 |
| 9th | EVNIKI | GRE5239 | SCAN | COSTAS HANIOTIS | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | -12 | 11 | 40 |
| 10th | MAX BAHR | GER5381 | BSC | STEFAN KARSUNKE | 12 | 9 | 5 | 9 | -18 | 6 | 41 |
| 11th | NORD EST COSTRUZIONI | ITA318 | CNA | SALVATORE ORECCHIONI | 15 | 8 | 7 | -22 | 7 | 10 | 47 |
| 12th | SND | GBR4215 | RLY | STUART JARDINE | 6 | 4 | (DSQ) | 10 | 21 | 7 | 48 |
| 13th | SERCO | GBR4247 | LCSC | NATHAN BATCHELOR | 8 | 3 | (DSQ) | 18 | 9 | 18 | 56 |
| 14th | J MANIA | GRE5367 | SEAN | NIKOS SPIGOS | -17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 59 |
| 15th | EVNIKI III | GRE4538 | YCG | CHRISTINA CONTOGIANNOPOULOU | 16 | -26 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 64 |
| 16th | SIMERA | GRE4772 | HSC | ILIAS KOVATZIS | 13 | 21.0 SCP | 9 | -23 | 16 | 13 | 72 |
| 17th | ACTIVISTA | GRE1483 | NOPS | NIKOS BAROUS | 18 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | -24 | 79 |
| 18th | NIKOLAS | GRE3979 | HSC | MICHAIL OIKONOMOU | -24 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 86 |
| 19th | CAROLINE | SUI4741 | SCL | BJOERN THIELCKE | 21 | 20 | 17 | 12 | -22 | 21 | 91 |
| 20th | KIKA | GRE5205 | NOGK | GEORGE PERANTINOS | -25 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 94 |
| 21st | OKIROI | GRE3616 | SCR | GEORGE POLIOUDAKIS | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 27 | -28 | 94 |
| 22nd | MINOAN SPIRIT | GRE7007 | NOGK | ARISTOPHANIS PALLIKARIS | -23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 100 |
| 23rd | ANIMA | GRE3978 | SCAN | ANGELOS PSOMOPOULOS | 14 | 16 | (DSQ) | 27 | OCS | 15 | 101 |
| 24th | PHISALIA-PHISALIS | GRE4487 | UCSC | STAVROULA TSOUKALI | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | -26 | 25 | 105 |
| 25th | MOLLICA II | ITA476 | LNG | MENDRINOS SIMONLUCA | -26 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 115 |
| 26th | ASTRAPI | GRE3066 | NCH | IOANNIS PLATSIDAKIS | 27 | (OCS) | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 116 |
| 27th | JJ TOO | GRE34 | PAROS | PANTELIS THALASSINOS | -28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 120 |
| 28th | ZOUZOUNI-NIKOS KOZONAKIS | GRE752 | HSC | VASILIS KOZONAKIS | 22 | 24 | 23 | -28 | 25 | 27 | 121 |