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ISO Eurocup 2024 at Fraglia Vela Riva

by Bob Ladell and Rob Howlett 26 Aug 08:09 UTC 31 July - 3 August 2024
ISO Eurocup 2024 at Fraglia Vela Riva © Renato Tebaldi

This iconic venue was the perfect stage to celebrate twenty years since the ISO class first travelled to Italy for a Eurocup.

The ISO class is still a vibrant and fun class after 35 years of sailing, with a broad variety of sailing skills and ages of boat and sailor. In this event there were sailors aged from 16 to 72 and boats from 1996 all the way to boats that only came out the mould a month before the event. Check out our Facebook page and come and get involved.

Some of the teams had travelled a long way and arrived from Sunday 28th July, giving a number of days of sailing in this stunning venue. There was some great Ora wind (that's the afternoon breeze for those who have not been to Garda) a nice force 4 gusting 5. That's enough to blow the travel cobwebs of 1200km from London away.

As the first day arrived the boat yard started to fill, and many familiar faces arrived with hugs and handshakes all around. It reminds you that this sport we all take part in is so much more than just a sport. Long distance, long term friends coming together for some fun on the water and some good times on the shore. There were some new faces as well, a very welcome sight in this fantastic racing dinghy from the 1990s.

With seven Italians, one Dutch and three Brits taking to the water for the 12 noon start, Day 1 was under way. The day's Ora didn't disappoint with some great long beats and exhilarating rides back to the leeward mark, Riva lived up to its reputation for good winds! Everyone came off the water with cheeks hurting from grinning all the way.

The next three days were morning starts, due to some rather unusual weather forecast. Day 2 and Wednesday's Peler (that's the morning wind) tested everyone's resolve - and boat handling skills. What a blast some very big winds and good sized chop made for fast and furious with every boat in the fleet having a swim at some point. Sadly 2504 missed most of it after a capsize left the crew falling on the boom and breaking it. Ho hum, that's sailing.

Back on the water for Friday and Saturday's Peler and, oh yes, grin factor 10++ all morning. Just what we all made the trek for...

Congratulations to winners Rob Howlett and Henry Collings and big well dones to Filippo Gatti and Janna 2nd and to Dave Poupard and Rachel Poupard 3rd. And Bob Ladell and Tom Cave in 2504? Well, we made 5th, despite dropping a day with the broken carbon boom. Next time...

Overall Results:

R11natSail NoHelmCrewR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12Pts
1GBR1191Rob HowlettHenry Collings112111(4)(3)111111
2ITA724Paolo JannaroneFilippo Gatti22122(3)1123(5)319
3GBR2503Dave PoupardRachel Hughes54(6)3522(7)323433
4ITA1200Marco MonciardiniMarco Tamborini3(RET)(RET)73465542746
5GBR2504Bob LadellTom Cave634( RET)( RET) RET34458250
6NED1160Van der Harst JesperGuenther Lucca4(6)3666566(7)4551
7ITA806Luca ZillerDario Cataudella7554(RET)(RET)827 RET RET RET71
8ITA927Andrea FerrarioMirko Forte(RET)( RET)7545 DNF DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC87
9ITA878Emilio AlettiLuca Monciardini(RET)(RET) RET RET RET RET78867 DNC91
10ITA881Marco FerrarioFrancesco Paolo Tropeano(RET)7(RET) RET RET RET DNF DNC DNC86693

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