TORNADO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 GARGNANO-TOSCOLANO MADERNO LAKE GARDA-ITALY
TORNADO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 GARGNANO-TOSCOLANO/MADERNO LAKE GARDA-ITALY
On September 31 starts the Tornado World Championship 2009, into the waters sorrunding the villages of Gargnano and Toscolano-Maderno.
Nevertheless it will be the return of a great sport event along the shores of the Riviera dei Limoni, the Lombardy side of Benaco. The last World Championship in this area took place in Gargnano during the 2002, an event reserved to the Federation of blind sailors “Blind Sailing International”, while we should go back to 1985 to find an Olympic class with the World Flying Dutchman. On this occasion more than 40 crews will participate in the event.
It will be co-organized by two Sailing Clubs :Circolo Vela Gargnano and Circolo Vela Toscolano
Maderno, who will give hospitality to the competitors. The same crews will have the opportunity to participate in the 43th edition of the Gorla Trophy (30 August) and 59th Centomiglia-MultiCento (5-6 September). The first Tornado appearance in Italy has been 40 years ago when it won the Centomiglia del Garda in 1969 with the crew composed by Fabio Albarelli, from Torri del Benaco, (bronze at the Mexico Olympics in 1968 with the single Finn) and Gianfranco Oradini, from Arco (who was with Albarelli at the Olympic Games in Canada in
1976). This race is related to another skipper, from the near Lake Iseo, Giorgio Zuccoli, who took part in the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988 with the Tuscan Luca Santella, and in Barcelona in 1992 with Angelo Glisoni.
The crew Zuccoli-Glisoni won the world title in Cagliari in 1991. The World race has, right now, the support of the Council of the Regione Lombardia, the Province of Brescia, the Riviera
dei Limoni, the Municipality of Toscolano-Maderno.
Among the partners there are already “GreenComm Challenge” Lake Garda challenge for America’s Cup, “Aria” wi max in Italy”, the griffe “Marina Yachting”, “Green Wave” technology district Lombard co sponsored by “Wave Group”.
TUTTI I PROTAGONISTI DELLA CLASSE
TORNADO World Championships
Year Venue Entries Nations Sail No. Helmsman Crew
1968 Kiel, Germany 14 4 K 26 Ian Tremlett Bill Tremlett
1969 Melbourne, Australia 23 3 KA 33 Maurie Davis Ian Ramsey
1970 Eau Gallie, USA 35 6 US 82 Paul Lindenberg J. Sammons
1971 Weymouth, England 51 9 K 86 Ian Fraser Tim Coventry
1972 Travemünde, Germany 60 11 OE 77 Robert Jessenig H. Polaschegg
1973 Toronto, Canada 60 9 US 1 Bruce Steward Bruce Harvey
1974 Honolulu, Hawaii 47 9 OE 77 Robert Jessenig H. Polaschegg
1975 Copenhagen, Denmark 64 15 G 452 Jörg Spengler Jörg Schmall
1976 Botany Bay, Australia 52 10 K 218 Reg White John Osborn
1977 Alamitos Bay, USA 63 13 G 601 Jörg Spengler Rolf Dullenkopf
1978 Weymouth, England 78 20 SR 11 Victor Potapov Alexander Zebene
1979 Kiel, Germany 104 21 K 300 Reg White Stephen Olle
1980 Auckland, New Zealand 67 11 SR 11 Victor Potapov Alexander Zebene
1981 Carnac, France 50 19 US 633 Randy Smyth Jay Glaser
1982 Kingston, Canada 78 12 US 669 Randy Smyth Jay Glaser
1983 Hayling Island, England 65 14 KA 184 Chris Cairns Scott Anderson
1984 Sorrento, Australia 63 13 KA 235 Chris Cairns Scott Anderson
1985 Travemünde, Germany 80 15 K 355 Robert White Jeremy Newman
1986 Hamilton, Bermuda 84 13 K 355 Robert White Jeremy Newman
1987 Kiel, Germany 86 22 OE 259 Andreas Hagara Roman Hagara
1988 Tallinn, USSR 30 11 SR 17 Juri Konovalov Sergei Kravtsov
1989 Houston, USA 75 18 KA 260 Mitch Booth John Forbes
1990 Andijk, Holland 84 23 F 224 Christ. Clevenot Maurice Eisenblatter
1991 Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy 87 18 I 227 Giorgio Zuccoli Angelo Glisoni
1992 Fremantle, Australia 62 16 KA 275 Mitch Booth John Forbes
1993 Los Angeles, USA 58 16 G 981 Oliver Schwall René Schwall
1994 Bastad, Sweden 77 23 ESP 28 Fernando Leon José-Luis Ballester
1995 Kingston, Canada 64 21 ITA 226 Marco Pirinoli Walter Pirinoli
1996 Mooloolaba, Australia 69 17 GER 1006 Roland Gäbler Frank Parlow
1997 Hamilton, Bermuda 62 22 GER 1036 Roland Gäbler René Schwall
1998 Bùzios, Brasil 77 22 AUS 2000 Darren Bundock John Forbes
1999 Vallensbaek, Denmark 78 24 AUT 360 Roman Hagara Hans Peter Steinacher
2000 Sydney, Australia 74 26 GER 1074 Roland Gäbler René Schwall
2001 Richards Bay, RSA 30 7 AUS 2000 Darren Bundock John Forbes
2002 Martha’s Vineyard, USA 57 20 AUS 000 Darren Bundock John Forbes
2003 Puerto Santa Maria, ESP 72 26 AUS 967 Darren Bundock John Forbes
2004 Palma de Mallorca, ESP 62 24 ARG 1 Santiago Lange Carlos Espinola
2005 La Rochellle, FRA 74 26 ESP 1 Fernando Echavarri Anton Paz
2006 Buenos Aires, ARG 47 21 AUS 8 Darren Bundock Glenn Ashby
2007 Cascais, POR 54 22 ESP 1 Fernando Echavarri Anton Paz
2008 Auckland, NZL 46 21 AUS 8 Darren Bundock Glenn Ashby
IL TORNADO ALLE OLIMPIADI
1976 LAGO KIGSTON-CANADA
1 Gran Bretagna 18,0
(Reginald White, John Osborn)
2 Stati Uniti 36,0
(David McFaull, Michael Rothwell)
3 Rep. Fed. Tedesca 37,7
(Jörg Spengler, Jörg Schmall)
8 Italia 71,7 (Franco Pivoli, Cesare Biagi)
1980 TALLIN Ex Unione Sovietica (ESTONIA)
1 Brasile 21,4
(Alexandre Welter, Lars Sigurd
Bjorkstrom)
2 Danimarca 30,4
(Peter Due, Per Kjergard)
3 Svezia 33,7
(Göran Marström, Jörgen Ragnarsson)
1984 LONG BEACH-LOS ANGELES (USA)
1 Nuova Zelanda 14,7
(Rex Sellers, Christopher Timms)
2 Stati Uniti 37,0
(Randy Smyth, Jay Glaser)
3 Australia 50,4
(Chris Cairns, John Anderson)
1988 SEOUL (Korea)
1 Francia 16,0
(Jean-Yves Le Déroff, Nicolas Hénard)
2 Nuova Zelanda 35,4
(Christopher Timms, RexSellers)
3 Brasile 40,1
(Lars Grael, Clinlo Freitas)
4 Austria 46,0
5 Italia 60,1
(Giorgio Zuccoli, Luca Santella)
1992 BARCELLONA (SPAGNA)
1 Francia 40,4
(Yves Today, Nicolas Hénard)
2 Stati Uniti 42,0
(Randy Smyth, Keith Notary)
3 Australia 44,4
(Mitch Booth, John Forbes)
17 Italia (Zuccoli-Glisoni)
1996 SAVANNAH-ATLANTA (Usa)
1 Spagna 30,0
(Fernando León Boissier, José Luis
Ballester Tuliesa)
2 Australia 42,0
(Mitch Booth, Andrew Landerberger)
3 Brasile 43,0
(Lars Grael, Henrique “Kiko” Pellicano)
4 Austria 44,0
5 Italia 44,0
(Walter Pirinoli, Marco Pirinoli)
2000 SYDNEY (Australia)
1 Austria 16
(Hans Peter Steinacher, Roman Hagara)
2 Australia 25
(John Forbes, Darren Bundock)
3 Germania 38
(Roland Gaebler, Rene Schwall)
14 Italia 98
(Marco Bruno Bodini, Lorenzo Giacomo Bodini)
2004 ATENE (Grecia)
1 Austria 34
(Roman Hagara, Hans Peter Steinacher)
2 Stati Uniti 45
(John Lovell, Charlie Ogletree)
3 Argentina 54
(Santiago Lange, Carlos Espinola)
10 Italia 78
(Francesco Marcolini, Edoardo Bianchi)
2008 QINGDAO-PECHINO (Cina)
1 Spagna 44
(Echavarri Fernando, Paz Anton)
2 Australia 49
(Bundock Darren, Ashby Glenn)
3 Argentina 56
(Lange Santiago, Espinola Carlos)
7 Italia 74
(Marcolini Francesco, Bianchi Edoardo)