Local hero Simon Grotelüschen won yersterday evening's boot Inport Race. The TOP 10 world ranked Laser sailors were invited to sail a spectacular race inside Boltenhagen habour. With €1500 prize money the champions started the first semifinal in light winds.
Andy Geritzer (AUT) dominated the first seminfinal and won ahead of world Champion and ISAF sailor of the year Tom Slingsby, who suffered from a jury penalty and climbed from last position to second. European Champion Tonci Stepanovic (CRO) finished third in the first semifinal and made it into the final. Andy Malony (NZL) and Pavlos Kontides (CYP) missed the final.
In the second semifinal the German Olympic representative Simon Grotelüschen won ahead of Andrew Murdoch (NZL). Julio Alsogaray (ARG) defeated world ranked 2nd Bruno Fontes (BRA) on the finish line due to a jury penalty for Fontes, how failed to keep clear while tacking. With Fontes and Milan Vugasinovic (CRO) not making the final, Hundreds of spectators awaited the final showdown.
After a bad start Grotelüschen managed to achieve the leading position at mark one just ahead of Slingsby and Murdoch. Geritzer suffered from a bad first upwind but recovered on the short up and down course and managed to reach the podium on the last beat to win bronze.
Andrew Murdoch finished second but couldn't pass Grotelüschen, who defended his lead with convincing match race tactics.
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