fivepointfive - April 2023

NATIONAL REPORT - AUSTRIA
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Great Racing
in Austria
On September 2-4, 2022, the eight 5.5 Metres
took part in the 3rd Salzkammergut Prize in
the UYC-Traunsee on Lake Traunsee, with
wonderful weather and 6-8 knots of wind.
The first three races were sailed on 2
September. A certain dominance of our welcome guest, GER 84
(Wolfi Richter, Beata Kallkowski and Oliver Weiss), was already
noticeable, which manifested itself on the second day of the
event, with light winds and ended in a clear victory for their team.
Stephen Holzinger reports on the 2022
Salzkammergut Prize and looks forward to 2023
AUT 26 (Benjamin Stillfried, Christian Sterrer and Max
Stillfried) followed in second place with AUT 6 (Martin
Bürger, Georg Praxmarer and Jürgen Lappi) in third. At the
Salzkammergut Prize, the overall winner from Modern, Evolution
and Classic is determined using the yardstick method, which is
unique for the 5.5 Metre class.
Unfortunately, AUT 25, which was leading in a clear place,
had to give up after three races due to a break in the forestay.
The debut of AUT 66 (former SWE 66) was marked by little
success due to too many technical problems and too little practice.
This year the 4th Salzkammergut Prize will take place on 23-
25 June, once again hosted by the UYC-Traunsee in Gmunden.
The club is looking forward to numerous participants and beautiful
sailing days in probably the most beautiful scenery in the Alps.
Photos by Martin Eisl except top by Radovan Duschek
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