PIRogovo Cup 2009 – First Racing Day

The PIRogovo Cup 2009, ISAF Grade 3 event has started today in Pirogovskoe lake in Moscow.

8 women teams are participating in this event: Ulrike Schuemann (GER), Silvia Roca (ESP), Tihana Tadinac (CRO), Katarzyna Pic (POL) and 4 best Russian crews from the Russian Women Match race championship that was held just before the PIRogovo Cup: Ekaterina Skudina (Moscow), Ekaterina Kutovaya (Vladivostok), Irina Lotsmanova (Snezhinsk), Anna Stepanova (Voronezh).

The weather at the first racing day was typical Moscow autumn – 8 degrees, shifty wind 3-5 m/s and rain. At 15:30 (after 8 flights – 14 matches) the Race committee stopped the races because of very shifty and light wind.

The results of the day 1:
Ulrike Schuemann - 3 wins from 3 races
Ekaterina Skudina - 3(3)
Silvia Roca - 2(3)
Ekaterina Kutovaya - 3(5)
Katarzyna Pic – 2(5)
Irina Lotsmanova – 2(5)
Tihana Tadinac – 1(5)
Anna Stepanova – 0(3)