ASSO 99 CLASS – NATIONAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2015

AND THE WINNER IS… ASSTERISCO!

Castelletto di Brenzone – The Asso 99 National Open Championship ended with Assterisco’s landslide victory. The boat

won five of the eight races, flying on top of the ranking. Idefix gained the second place, while Caminala-Vetrocar took

the third step of the podium.

The Asso 99 National Open Championship, organized by the Brenzone Sailing Club, in partnership with the XIV FIV Zone

and with the Asso 99 Class, ended on Sunday.

Three days of races, eight trials, twelve boats, two transalpine teams… The balance of this 2015 edition is absolutely

positive. Even the weather was clement: indeed, a brisk but moderate wind accompanied the whole competition.

The first day didn’t start so well for Assterisco, since it was forced to race with a broken winch. Paolo Moccia, the tailer,

was exhausted, while he was telling us about the efforts of the first three races: “It was hard, but we succeeded in

winning at least one race. Tomorrow is a new day; we hope not to break anything.”

The day after turned out to be more indulgent,

actually. Omboni and his team started from a third

place in the temporary ranking, following Brighenti,

on board Caminala-Vetrocar, and Cavallini, who

occupied the first place. Confusione, owned by Elena

Reboldi, surprisingly won the first Saturday regatta.

The boat, helmed by Raffaele Bonatti, crossed the

finish line before Idefix and Assterisco, which

started the day with a third place. However,

Zamboni’s team was not inclined to make do with

that result and so they went for the second victory,

which was immediately followed by a third one.

And it was right on the last Saturday race that the

first objections rose up.

Indeed, Prince Luitpold affirmed that, turning the

last buoy of the windward segment, Assterisco’s

crew obstructed his boat, Koenig Ludwig. The

Cavallinis, who turned in fourth position, testified in

Luitpold favor, while Omboni and his companions

were supported by Asso di Poppe’s crew, who

declared that they had not seen Assterisco breaking

any rule.

The objection was rejected and the second day

ranking remained the same: Assterisco was leading

the game, with 10 points and it was followed by

Idefix – 11 points – and by Caminala – 20 points.

The first signal for the next and last day was settled on 8.30 am, to avoid the bad weather forecasted for Sunday

afternoon.

The start was a little delayed, around 9:00 am. The wind was brisk, especially during the first race, which was dominated

by Idefix, in the beginning. After a perfect start, Cavallini turned the first buoy in first position, but in the leeward

segment, Assterisco overtook Idefix and, from that moment on, it led the race, till the end, crossing the finish line

followed by Idefix and Gradasso.

Same plot also for the second and last race of the competition. Assterisco won, once again, but this time it was followed

by Caminala, while Idefix gained the third place.

After the great achievement obtained at the Trans Benaco Cruise and the first place in the Gorla Trophy Class ranking,

here it is another success for Assterisco’s haighly qualified crew – Pier Omboni, Paolo Moccia, Marco Carattoni, Pietro

Biemmi, Fabrizio Butturini and Piergiorgio Zamboni – who conquered his seventh Italian title.

Second place for the Cavallinis: Gianni and his two sons, Marco and Paolo, who gave an hard time to the first one in

the ranking.

Caminala-Vetrocar, owned by Federico Avesani and steered by Ivano Brighenti, gained third place, while Prince Luitpold,

who gained fifth place, is going back home with the Best Owner-Helmsman Trophy.

For the complete ranking: http://www.cnbvela.it/media/Asso99day3results.pdf

For further information: http://www.asso99.it/

The event was sponsored by AC&E – Advanced Consulting and Engineering, CMP – F.lli Campagnolo SpA, Go

Sail – Yachting and Charter and by the Tenuta Il Canovino.

Class Asso 99 Press Office:

Martina Bertelli – PO Box Garda Lake S.r.l.

http://poboxgardalake.com/