505 Euro Cup at Fraglia Vela Riva, Lake Garda, Italy – Day 2
by Mike Holt 16 May 07:36 UTC
14-16 May 2026

The committee boat sets off during the 505 Euro Cup at Fraglia Vela Riva © Mike Holt


Day 2 of the 505 Euro Cup in Riva on the stunning Northern end of Lake Garda saw another cold, wet day. I am sure most of the fleet feared that we would not get to race, but around 3pm the PRO informed the fleet that he intended to start us at 4pm.


So damp wetsuits were put on, covers were pulled off of soggy boats and we launched in a gentle Northerly breeze. Once again he had it right and 2 races were held in around 7-9 knots.


Race one of the day and four of the series saw a shake up at the front of the fleet. Once again getting off of the crowded start line was a challenge and those who did it well benefited greatly. None more so than Brits Ben McGrane and James Ross who took the win from French team of Phillipe Boîte and his son Alexander, with German team of Frederick Schaal and Felix Diesch. Proving that their first race win was no fluke, Ben and James proceeded to repeat in race 5 taking another bullet. This time from compatriots Paul Brotherton and James Fawcett in second and another GB team, Michael Sims and Carl Gibbon in third.


The leaderboard had now been well shuffled and in a high scoring event, showing the depth of the fleet and quality of the racing. Ben and James now top the leaderboard, tied on points with Paul and James and just ahead of Mike Holt and Rob Woelfel. With potentially 3 more races there is lots of opportunity for more changes at the top and hopefully a good last day of racing ahead.


Results after Day 2:


PosNatSail NoHelmClubR1R2R3R4R5Pts
1GBR9039Ben McGraneNetley SC(16)771116
2GBR9274Paul BrothertonEtherow Country Park SC7(9)25216
3USA9266Mike HoltSanta Cruz YC4367(15)20
4GBR9246Michael SimsBurton2143(19)322
5USA9228Ted ConradsTahoe Yacht Club56(15)4823
6GBR9215Roger GilbertHayling Island Sailing Club6189(25)24
7USA9284A.J. ConradsTahoe Yacht Club(UFD)21010931
8GER9198Micki DaisenbergerDTYC(UFD)5525439
9USA9262Howard HamlinNHYC ‑ ABYC1RDG(DNC)8740
10GER9260Tim BögerHSC3813(22)1640
11GBR9283Ian PinnellHISC(UFD)10216542
12GER9101Treichel TimonSegler‑Vereinigung‑Wuppertal e.V.(UFD)44241345
13GER8669Hofmann Nils‑HenningDÄsseldorfer Yachtclub e.V.13(16)9131247
14GER9275Stefan KoechlinSegelverein Schluchsee(UFD)1211111448
15GER9127Frederik SchaalSMCÄe10(UFD)2032053
16GER9182Alexander SwadeDYC191316(28)1159
17SUI9096CÄdric BartCNB12151717(21)61
18AUS9263Michael QuirkCncb(UFD)UFD116667
19FRA9270Boite PhilippeYCIF(UFD)UFD1221068
20DEN92Inga‑Marie HofmannDÄsseldorfer Yachtclub e.V15(27)24121869
21GER9234Dasenbrook NorbertKSW81726(27)2778
22FIN9069Rosemarie HartmanEMK111919(41)3079
23GBRAUSteve QuigleyHayling island1818(30)261779
24GER9258Alexander HolzapfelPost‑Sportverein Koblenz9251432(34)80
25GER8903Kwee SteveHSC20(29)27232494
26SUI9267Caroline JacotCNB14(UFD)23392399
27GBR9261Martin WedgeRYA2922(31)1831100
28GER9256Biederer JensKYC(UFD)20UFD1522101
29FRA9219Neidhart ElisabethYCIF2324(35)3028105
30POL9140Dominik OstrowskiSWOS WARSZAWA(UFD)23222041106
31POL9233Tomasz BrzozowskiKÄ Horn Kraków1730(32)3129107
32FRA8954Agrapart MurielCnhs242625(33)32107
33GER9032Klaus DieschWêttembergischer Yacht Club27213334(37)115
34GER8750Mirco GantenbergSegelclub‑Hattingen21(UFD)184038117
35GER9169Rayan SchénerNRV262828(38)36118
36GBR8929Simon PottsBurghfield SC22(DNC)DNC2133120
37FIN9043Hannu PÃ¥ryVVK25323437(40)128
38GER9133Frieder AchterbergDeutscher Touring Yacht Club eV(UFD)UFD292926128
39AUS9225Murray GilbertSandgate Yacht Club2831(DNC)3539133
40GER9197Nicola BirknerVSAW(UFD)UFDDNC1435137
41CAN9207Robert TennantRoyal Victoria Yacht Club(UFD)UFDDNC3619143
42GER8825Andreas JungclausHamburger Segel‑Club3033(RET)DNCDNC151
43USA9247Mike PunnettPCYC(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNC176