PROGRAMM / SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Grußwort / Greetings Liebe Seglerinnen und Segler, Dear sailors, zur 30. Auflage des internationalen Opti Team Cups I would like to warmly welcome you to the 30th auf dem Wannsee beim Potsdamer Yacht Club möch- edition of the International Optimist Team Cup, hos- te ich Euch ganz herzlich begrüßen. ted by the Potsdamer Yacht Club at Lake Wannsee in AuchPreface ich for habe the meine 26th BMWSegellaufbahn OPTI TEAM im CUPOptimisten Berlin. auf den Berliner Gewässern begonnen und denke I also have begun my sailing career in the optimist immer noch sehr gerne an diese Zeit zurück. Über die dinghy on the lakes around Berlin and still think Stationen 420er und 470er führte sie mich bis nach back to those time with many positive feelings. After RioDear de Optimist Janeiro zusailors, den Olympischen Spiele, wo ich zu- sailing in the 420 and 470 class for some time, I sammen mit meinem langjährigen Segelpartner Erik switched to the 49er skiff, which finally led me to Heilwe are die welcomingBronzemedaille you toim the49er 26th Skiff BMW gewann. OPTI TEAM CUPparticipating in Berlin. We in wishthe Olympicyou great Games sailing, in Riofair de Janeiro. Ihrcompetitions habt durch andeure good Qualifikation comradeship für. Friendshipsden Team Cup, you willThere find I succeeded here, will inhopefully winning accompanythe bronze medal you bereits unter Beweis gestellt, dass ihr nicht nur together with my long-standing sailing partner Erik for a long time in your sailor´s life. sehr gute individuelle Segler, sondern auch tolle Heil. Teamplayer seid. Denn beim Teamrace ist die eigene By qualifying for this team cup you have already With great pleasure I took over the patronage of this fantastic event for our young sailors. I would Position im Rennen weiniger wichtig. Vielmehr gilt shown that you are not only very good individual es,like komplexe to thank thetaktische organizers Entscheidungen for their efforts zu treffen, as well as everyonesailors, but supporting also great teamyou and players. your Insailing the optimist for undthe assgleichzeitigistance and noch guidance den richtigen they are Ton giving zu finden, you. um team race the individual position of a sailor isn’t die Mannschaftskamerad(inn)en zu motivieren und quite as important as making complicated tactical zuHopefull Höchstleistungeny the Berlin anzutreiben. BMW OPTI TEAM CUP will mark a majordecisions, step interacting in your personal with the sailing other career teammates and and Obwohlwill lead es you einen to a solchen promising Team personal Race Modus future im in 49er sail racing.finding Together the right with tone the youngto motivate sailors them,of the encouraging nichtSailing gibt, Team ist auchGermany hier deryou Teamgedanke will be part of von the ent tomorrow´s- them Sailing to bring Community. their top performance for the benefit scheidender Bedeutung. So hat es erst unsere lang- of the team. jährigeWe greet Trainingspartnerschaft you cordially and wish mit you dem all 49er the bestTeam during Although the coming there week is no of such racing. thing as a team race mode von Justus Schmidt und Max Böhme ermöglicht, dass in the 49er skiff, team spirit is also of major wir uns gegenseitig zu Höchstleistungen anspornt importance. In this regard, our longtime training haben. Damit waren wir gut genug, um America’s partnership with Justus Schmidt und Max Böhme CupKind Profis regards wie Peter Burling und Nathan Outteridge made it possible to achieve a new level of perfor- Paroli bieten zu können. mance by pushing each other. This enabled us to InAndi diesem Lochbrunner Sinne wünsche euch allen für die kommen- compete with America‘s cup professionals like Peter den Rennen viel Erfolg, faire Bedingungen und vor Burling and Nathan Outteridge on an equal footing. allemSailing viel Team Spaß. Germany Nutzt die e.V. Möglichkeit, Euch mit den In this spirit I wish you all a lot of success, fair con- bestenPresident Teams aus der ganzen Welt zu messen und ditions and above all a lot of fun for the races lying gebt euer Bestes! ahead. Make use of the possibility to measure with the best optimist team racers from all over the world Mit besten Grüßen and do your best! Thomas Plößel Bronzemedaillengewinner bei den Olympischen Many greetings Spielen 2016 im 49er Skiff Thomas Plößel Bronze medal winner at the Olympic Games 2016 in the 49er skiff 2 Former Winners 1988: Germany I 1996: Slovenia WC and 2004: Team Poland 2012: Team Netherlands Niklas Gansauge EC Team Kacper Zieminski Scipio Houtman Dennis Kuhlmann Tanja Carman Lukasz Przybytek Stijn Paardekooper Nikolaus Mattig Tina Celigoj Jacek Sierzputowski Esmee van Drielen Max Sendter-Völderndorff Karlo Hmaljak Mateusz Kolata Olin Houtman Mitja Nevecny Dominik Buksak Eefje Nissen 1989: Germany II Jure Zbogar Jörg Giesler 2005: Team Italy 2013: Italien Nikolaus Mattig 1997: Denmark WC Team Ruggero Tita Luca Valentino Michel Röder Mads Ebler Leonardo Dubbini Elisabetta Fedele Felix Tonne Kasper Kirk Oliviero Vitali Arianna Passamonti Anders Laugesen Filippo Rocchini Lorenzo Bassu 1990: Germany I Janus Münster-Swendsen Camilla Marino Guido Gallinaro Nikolaus Mattig Peter Ulrikkeholm Michel Röder 2006: Team Germany 2014:Team Poland Florian Spalteholz 1998: Denmark Julian Autenrieth Barbara Dzik Felix Tonne Mads Ebler Jens Marten Jakub Gołębiowski Kasper Kirk Eike Jacobs Paweł Abramowicz 1991: Italy Zona 2 Anders Laugesen Fabian Kaske Michał Krasodomski David di Maio Emil T. Nielsen Svenja Weger Filip Szmit Fercicia Meringolo Max Rohde M. Piccinetti 2007: Team Poland 2015: Team Poland Nicola Pregliasco 1999: Poland Maciek Maskiewicz Jakub Gołębiowski Claudia Tosi Kamil Badkowski Agata Barwinska Mateusz Grzempa Tomek Frydrychowicz Sara Piasecka Sławomir Kapałka 1992: Denmark – Dansk Karol Gorski Damian Pietruszewski Patryk Kosmalski Sejlunion Michal Maskiewicz Jedrek Szafkowski Filip Szmit Jan Ussing Andersen Patryk Piasecki Morten Andersen 2008: Team Russia 2016: Team USA Sune Fosgaard 2000: Italy – WC Team Chekh Cristian Justin Callahan Peter Hansen Luca Dubbini Dmirtry Tretyakov Mitchell Callahan Morten Ulrikkeholm Carlo de Paoli Daniil Banayan Bella Casaretto Saverio Ramirez Vladimir Efimevskiy Joey Meagher 1993: Denmark I Vincenzo Sicignano Alexander Moskvichev Connor Boland Anders Hartlev Fabio Zeni Jan Ussing Andersen 2009: Team Turkey Kasper Uhd Jepsen 2001: Russia – Rautu Bora Olcav Niklas Holm Maxim Sheremetier Mehmet Turkmen Ivan Petrov Mustaf s. Birincioglu 1994: Denmark Oleg Kuzmin Tnju Okan Mndalinci WC Team Serguei Avdonin Selim Hekimoglu Niklas Holm Serguei Kataev Kasper Kolenda 2010: Team USA Henrik Knudsen 2002: Team Poland Alexandra Del Bello Jonas Warrer Daria Abramowicz Drew Gallagher Tomasz Januszewski Ty Ingram 1995: Norway Karol Jaczkowski Will Logue WC Team Borys Bedelek Jack Parkin Jo Richard Asvang Kacper Zieminski Siren Soot-Sundby 2011: Team Germany Jonas Beyer Stromquist 2003: Team Russia Marvin Frisch Mats Wang-Hansen Igor Lisovenko Gwendal Lamay Citor Seregzkin Ingmar Vieregge Vladimir Chaus Daniel Hamann Andrei Zgeleznov Henry Peters Aleksandre Ovsiannikov 3 Programm 30th Opti Team Cup Berlin NOTICE OF RACE Venue Racing will be held on lake Wannsee, Berlin, Germany. Organizing Authority Potsdamer Yacht Club e. V. Königstraße 3a, 14109 Berlin Tel. +49 30 805 35 58 Fax +49 30 805 53 32 Schedule Team Leaders Meeting Friday, October 27th, 2017 at 7.00 pm, PYC club house. Opening Ceremony Saturday, October 28th, 2017 at 8.15 am, near the flagpole. Photo Meeting Saturday, October 28th, 2017 after the Opening Ceremony. Warning Signal Saturday, October 28th, 2017, at 10.00 am. Racing Area Course A: Potsdamer Yacht-Club, infront of the harbor – starting vessel “CHARLIE” Course B: Potsdamer Yacht-Club, 1 km north of the harbor – starting vessel “LIESELOTTE” Race Committee Course A: Mr. Thomas Freundel, PYC (Race Officer) Course B: Mr. Martin Romberg, PYC (Race Officer) Protest Committee and Umpires Mr. Frank Thieme GER (Chief Umpire) Mr. Greg Eaton GBR (IU) Mr. Miroslav Bjelajac CRO (IU) Mr. Ewan McEwan GBR (IU) Mr. Callum Conroy NZL (NU) Mr. Bertil Grandinson SWE (IU) Mr. Michal Jodlowski POL (IU) Mr. Rüdiger Schuchardt GER(IU) Mr. Hannes Diefenbach GER (IU) Mr. Boguslaw Moszorodynski POL (IU) Catering The Race Committee will provide lunch bags and hot drinks for all competitors. 4 Sailing Instructions 5 Sailing Instructions Prizes The Challenge Trophy, cups for the first three teams, special prizes, gifts for all competitors. Prize giving Ceremony and Tombola Sunday, October 29th, 2017, approximately at 5.00 pm, PYC club house. Car Parking There is no parking space within PYC harbour. Cars may be left close by. Changing Room There are changing rooms within the PYC harbour. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 1 RULES 1.1 The 2017 Int Optimist Team Cup will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing. 1.2 Appendix D will apply including D2.2 and D2.3 1.3 RRS D1.1(d) and D5 is deleted. 1.4 No national prescriptions will apply. 1.5 If there is a conflict between languages, the English text will take precedence. 2 ADVERTISING Boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the organizing authority. 3 ENTRY AND ELIGIBILITY 3.1 Only one team per country may enter the 2017 Int. Optimist Team Cup. The German team shall be entered by the National Class Association (DODV). The club of the organizing authority may additionally enter one team. 3.2 Competitors shall be members of their own National Class Association, if existing, or a member of a National Authority recognized by the ISAF. 3.3 Eligible boats may enter by completing registration with the organizing authority. 3.4 Each boat shall produce a valid measurement certificate or a certified copy. 4 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS 4.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located next to the race office in the club house of the PYC. 4.2 When flag U is displayed with 5 sounds on the race committee vessel, the race commit- tee will give verbal instructions on the water.