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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2023

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ContenderWorlds2023 KJ KJR35662 1Søren Andreasen on one of the windy days (You could add: Don't try this at home or at least practice some years before you try)World championship 2013 settled.

Top five results at the 2023 world championship

  1. Søren Andreasen 14 points
  2. Christoph Homeier 26 points
  3. Mark Bulka 29 points
  4.  Jesper Armbrust 29 point
  5. Max Billerbeck 34 points

Contender world championship 2023 all results
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The danisk contender association would like to give all the best credits to Kerteminde Sailing Club, all the voluteers, the jury and the measurement-team for a great and well organized regatta. Thank you all so much!

All information  about the contender world championship 2023 in Kerteminde, Denmark is to be found as follows:

General information
This website in the menu: World championship 2023
or
Facebookgroup for the event 2023 Contender worlds

Official information on the regatta managemetsystem: Managetosail

Pre-worlds/Danish championship 2023

World championship 2023

Jesper Armbrust is European Champion 2021

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Congratulations to Denmark again, for winning another European Title in the Contender Class. Jesper Armbrust sailed a solid series during a difficult week in Warnemünde in all conditions. The Elvström designer placed himself in front of Max Billerbeck from Germany and Sören Andreasen from Denmark. 

The ICA thanks the organizer who took it with great sportmanship that the planned Worlds had to be downgraded to a European Championship due to the pandemic.

AGM Preparation

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Dear members,

the AGM 2021 will be held on October 3rd 08:00 UTC online. To keep the meeting as slim as possible we ask you to read the following documents before. We are looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible. You can still register for the event under this link to receive the invitation Registration AGM 2021 - International Contender Association - (google.com).

Agenda_AGM_October_2021__v3.pdf

AGM_2021_11cd_info_quick_release_and_organization.pdf

rule_change_proposal_clothing_weight_rrs_reference.pdf

rule_change_proposal_mast_drain_hole.pdf

proposal_championship_rule_changes_agm_2021_gate_age_categories.pdf

ICA_Account_-_Report_2021-10-30_definitive.pdf

ICA_2021_AGM_President_Report.pdf

ICA_2021_AGM_Secretaries_Report.pdf

ICA_2021_AGM_Technical_report.pdf

ICA_2021_AGM_Media_Report.pdf

AGM 2021 video meeting

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Published on Saturday July 24th, 2021. 

The ICA Committee calls for the Anual General Meeting (AGM) for 2021 on Sunday October 3rd, 2021 at 08:00 UTC  by means of a video conference. Meeting details will be announced later.

Travel restriction due to the pandemic led to the cancelation of the 2020 and 2021 Worlds events. Consequently, the Annual General Meetings that are normally held during a Worlds event also did not take place. Therefor the Committee proposes an alternative in the form of an AGM by means of video conferencing, to enable every Contender Class member to participate safely.

The preliminary agenda is as follows:

  1. Opening
  2. Apologies
  3. Previous Minutes
  4. Matters Arising
  5. Presidents Report.
  6. Treasurers Report.
  7. Technical Report.
  8. Secretaries Report.
  9. Media Report.
  10. International Competition Report
  11. Class Rules Proposals
  12. Election of Officers.
  13. General Business
  14. Close

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ICA Press release May 2020

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ICA issued the followin press release in May 2020:

 

PRESS RELEASE

1 May 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact

Due to the impact of COVID-19 the World Championship event scheduled to be held at Medemblik, Netherlands in August 2020 has been regretfully cancelled.

All entrants have had their entry fees refunded.

The World Championship events currently scheduled for Germany and Australia in 2021 and 2022 respectively will, at this stage, proceed as planned.

ICA recognises the current situation may present difficulties for National Associations, therefore and also due to there being no World Championship event this year the ICA will waive 2020 fees to National Associations.

The ICA intends to postpone the Annual General Meeting of the Association until 2021 unless members indicate there is urgent business to be discussed in which case a virtual meeting will be explored.

ICA sends best wishes to all Contender sailors during the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis and looks forward to resuming normal activities when it is safe to do so.

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Max Billerbeck wins Contender Worlds 2019

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Max Billerbeck from Germany wins the Contender Worlds 2019 in Quiberon, France. The Worlds had a line-up of 127 boats, and the conditions were very light. Only 7 of the scheduled 10 races were sailed and only 3 races on the first 3 days. This left event organisers to split the fleets based only on 3 sailed races, and no drops. 
Graham Scott from Great Britain finished 2nd and Soren Andreasen from Denmark 3rd.

Y&Y Report
Videos & Results

Max Worldchamp

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Mark Bulka wins Australian Nationals 2019

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Mark Bulka

Current Worldchampion Mark Bulka wins the 2019 Australian Contender National Championships in Adelaide. Geoff Fisher finished 2nd and Matt Mulder 3rd.

Results
https://www.bsyc.com.au

Championship History - European Championships

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YearLocationFirstSecondThird
1974 Kiel, GER  David Pitman (GBR)    
1975 Strömstad, SWE  David Pitman (GBR)    
1976 Hayling Island, GBR  Joachim Harpprecht (GER)    
1977 Medemblik, NED  Paul Wells (USA)    
1978 Lake Garda, ITA  Tony Smith (GBR)    
1979 Lake Silvaplana, CHE  Geoff Whitfield (GBR)    
1980 ? Travemunde, GER      
1983 Porto Sant'Elpidio, ESP  Keith Paul (GBR)  Joachim Harpprecht (GER)  
1985 ? Medemblik, NED      
1986 Medemblik, NED  Barry Watson (AUS)    
1992 Båstad, SWE  Graham Scott (GBR)    
1995 Warnemünde, GER  Graham Scott (GBR)    
1997 Aarhus, DEN [46]  Ian Renilson (GBR)  Frank Suchanek (GER)  Jason Beebe (AUS)
2001 Loctudy, FRA [28]  Ian Renilson (GBR)  Christian Brandt (GBR)  Stuart Jones (GBR)
2002 Hellerup, DEN  Graham Scott (GBR)  Andrea Bonezzi (ITA)  Giovanni Bonzio (ITA)
2006 Ebensee, AUT [47]  Christoph Homeier (GER)  Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) Giovanni Bonzio (ITA)
2008 Punta Alta, ITA [48]  Giovanni Bonzio (ITA)  Marcus Hamilton (AUS)  Andrea Bonezzi (ITA)
2010 La Rochelle, FRA  Andrea Bonezzi (ITA)  Bjarke Johnsen (DEN)  Simon Mussell (GBR)
2012 Gottskär, SWE  Andrea Bonezzi (ITA)  Graham Scott (GBR)  Jesper Nielsen (DEN)
2014 Kühlungsborn, GER  Sören Dulong Andreasen (DEN)  Max Billerbeck (GER)  Jesper Nielsen (DEN)
2016 Highcliffe, GBR  Simon Mussell (GBR)  Jesper Nielsen (DEN)  Jan Von Der Bank (GER)
2018 Lake Garda, ITA  Sören Dulong Andreasen (DEN)  Marco Ferrari (ITA)   Antonio Lambertini (ITA) 
2022 ??      

Results Worldwide Ballot 2018

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Results from the Wordwide Ballot.
http://www.contenderclass.org/images/Worldwide_Ballot_2018.pdf

 

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FRA

15

0

15

0

SUI

5

0

5

0

AUS

16

1

15

2

GBR

18

0

18

0

AUT

2

5

7

0

NA

8

0

7

1

GER

12

4

16

0

NED

14

0

14

0

ITA

6

2

7

1
         
         
         
 

96

12

104

4

Rules will be updated shortly through world sailing.

 

2018 BALLOT INSTRUCTIONS

The following are proposed changes for the International Contender Class Rules. This ballot comprises of proposed rule changes that were approved (received the required 2/3 majority) at the 2015 Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Medemblik and the AGM at Sonderborg in 2017 and the AGM in McCrae in 2018. The delay for the 2015 proposal is due to failure to agree a wording with ISAF for the electronic equipment rule. This will need to be put into SI’s in the future if required at a regatta.

The proposals are now presented to the whole eligible (paid up) membership of the International Contender Association as at the time of the AGM.in McCrea. National Secretaries or other responsible officers shall distribute this ballot to eligible members. Members who wish to vote must do so on this ballot paper and then return this ballot to an officer representing his/her country. Either in hard copy or electronically. That officer will:

  • Verify that the voter is eligible to vote:
  • Count the votes for and against the proposal.
  • Further, will report the sail number and name of each voter

The results of the balloting for each country shall be returned to the Secretary of the International Contender Association. Final NA results shall be emailed to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Our rules state that the ballot can take a maximum of 3 months (07 June 2018) for the returns to come back to the secretary and only those returns shall be counted.

Max Billerbeck wins Swiss Championships

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Max Billerbeck wins the Swiss Championship 2018! Gernot Goetz becomes 2nd and Andreas Lutz Koernig 3rd - all from Germany. Erich Ott is best Swiss on 12th place. Best lady is Melanie Wendl from Austria. 29 boats from 5 different nations were at the start. Max has sailed a very consistent series discarding a 4th as the worst result. Former World Champion Antonio Lambertini from Italy won the last two races but had to carry a DNC as he did not sail the first two races. 

1. Max Billerbeck, GER
2. Gernot Goetz, GER
3. Andreas Lutz Koernig, GER
4. Tobias Hanke, GER
5. Kay-Hendrik Rethmayer, GER
6. Emilio Betta, ITA

Find the full results here: https://www.segelverein-reschensee.com/regatta/turm-regatta-2018/

Windy Kiel Week 2018

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53 competitors raced at Kiel week 2018. Christoph Homeier from Germany won followed by last years winner Jesper Nielsen from Denmark and Joerg Schlienkamp from Germany. After only one race on the first day with a thunderstorm ending the racing for the day Kiel showed perfect sailing conditions with winds between 10-15 knots on the second day and 12-18 knots on the following days. 
After 10 races with only one discard all sailors were quite exhausted but happy. 

Full results

Jono Neate

 

 

Upcoming Events in June and July

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The highlights of the European Season are coming up soon. Make sure not to miss them!!

  • Kiel Week in GER, one of the biggest sailing events worldwide!!!
  • Multi Class Event in Makkum, NED, great place to sail, normally quite windy
  • Spring Cup in Medemblik, NED, one of the best venues in Northern Europe, great preparation for the Europeans at Garda
  • Travemuende Week at the Baltic, GER, similar to Kiel week but more laid back and just a great party atmosphere
  • Pre Europeans in ITA, warm up for THE event
  • EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS at Garda, ITA, race a major event at the legendary venue in Northern Italy

French Open 2018 in Quiberon

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Paul Verhallen from NED won the French Open from Antonio Lambertini and Luca Bonezzi from Italy.
Results
Photos

 

Worldwide Ballot 2018

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Worldwide_Ballot_2018.pdf

2018 Ballot Instructions

The following are proposed changes for the International Contender Class Rules. This ballot comprises of proposed rule changes that were approved (received the required 2/3 majority) at the 2015 Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Medemblik and the AGM at Sonderborg in 2017 and the AGM in McCrae in 2018. The delay for the 2015 proposal is due to failure to agree a wording with ISAF for the electronic equipment rule. This will need to be put into SI’s in the future if required at a regatta.

The proposals are now presented to the whole eligible (paid up) membership of the International Contender Association as at the time of the AGM.in McCrea. National Secretaries or other responsible officers shall distribute this ballot to eligible members. Members who wish to vote must do so on this ballot paper and then return this ballot to an officer representing his/her country. Either in hard copy or electronically. That officer will:

  • Verify that the voter is eligible to vote:
  • Count the votes for and against the proposal.
  • Further, will report the sail number and name of each voter

The results of the balloting for each country shall be returned to the Secretary of the International Contender Association. Final NA results shall be emailed to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Our rules state that the ballot can take a maximum of 3 months (07 June 2018) for the returns to come back to the secretary and only those returns shall be counted.

New ICA committee members elected

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Two new committee members were elected during the Association's General Meeting that was held on Tuesday the 18th of July 2017. The committee welcomes Christoph Homeier and Roberto Mazzali. Neil Smith and Andreas Voigt stepped down and received a warm applaus from the meeting for the work they have done for ICA. 

Championship History

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International Contender 
World Championships

    • 2018 World Championship at McCrae, Australia Won by Mark Bulka, Australia, 2nd place: Jason Beebe, Australia, 3rd place: Andrea Bonezzi, Italy, 1st Woman: Jacqueline Ruefenacht
      90 Entrants from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland


    • 2017 World Championship at Sonderborg, Denmark Won by Jason Beebe, Australia, 2nd: Mark Bulka, Australia, 3rd place: Jesper Nielsen, Denmark, 1st Woman: Jacqueline Ruefenacht, Switzerland
      107 Entrants from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland


    • 2016 World Championship at Santa Cruz, California, USA Won by Mark Bulka, Australia, 2nd place: Jason Beebe, Australia, 3rd place Simon Mussell, Great Britain, 1st Woman Stephanie Mah, Canada
      34 Entrants from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, USA

    • 2015 World Championship at Medemblik, Netherlands Won by Simon Mussell, Great Britain, 2nd place: Mark Bulka, Australia, 3rd place Andrea Bonezzi, Australia, 1st Woman Jacqueline Rüfenacht, Switzerland
      134 Entrants from Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, USA

    • 2014 World Championship at Belmont, Lake McQuarrie, Australia Won by Mark Bulka, Austrlia, 2nd place: Jono Neate, Australia, 3rd place Matthew Mulder, Australia, 1st Woman Jacqueline Rüfenacht, United Arab Emirates
      68 Entrants from Australia, Denmark, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates

    • 2013 World Championship at Gravedona, Lago di Como, Italy Won by Søren Dulong Andreasen, 2nd place: Simon Mussell, Great Britain, 3rd place Mark Bulka, Australia, first Veteran: Stuart Jones, Great Britain, !st Woman Jacqueline Rüfenacht, Switzerland
      174 Entrants from Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, USA

    • 2012 World Championship at St Petersburg, Florida, USA. Won by Antonio Lambertini, Italy, 2nd place: Giovanni Bonzio, Italy, 3rd place Søren Dulong Andreasen, Denmark first Veteran: Joachim Harpprecht, Germany
      45 Entrants from Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, USA

    • 2011 World Championship at Weymouth, Great Britain. Won by Bjarke B Johnsen, Denmark, 2nd place: Graham Scott, Great Britain
      3rd place: Søren Dulong Andreasen, Denmark, first Veteran: Stuart Jones, Great Britain)
      143 Entrants from Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, USA

    • 2010 World Championship at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Won by Jono Neate, Australia, 2nd place: Andrea Bonezzi, Italy
      3rd place: Christoph Homeier, Germany, first Veteran: Chris Sutherland, Western Australia, Australia(Gary Langdon, UK??)
      First Woman: Ann Seidel, Germany, Junior World Champion: Alexander Groehlich, New South Wales, Australia
      60 Entrants from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands

    • 2009 World Championship at Sønderborg, Denmark. Won by Andrea Bonezzi, Italy.
      2nd place: Jono Neate, Australia, 3rd place: Jacob Lunding, Denmark, first Veteran: Graham Scott, Great Britain
      First Woman: Jacqueline Rüfenacht, Switzerland

    • 2008 World Championship at Kingston, Canada . Won by Marcus Hamilton, Australia.
      2nd place: Marco Versari, Italia, Third place: Søren Andreasen, Denmark. First Veteran – Chris Sutherland, AUS.
      34 competitors from 8 countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands,
      and USA.

    • 2007 World Championship at Medemblik, Netherlands. Won by Marcus Hamilton, Australia.
      2nd place: Andrea Bonezzi, Italia, Third place: Jan van der Bank, Germany. First Veteran – Stuart Jones, U.K.
      144 competitors from 11 countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands,
      Spain, Switzerland and USA.

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2014 AGM Agenda

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International Contender Association

Annual General Meeting

Belmont 15ft Sailing Club

Belmont, New South Wales

Australia

10:00 am

22nd January 2014

  1. Apologies for      Absence
  2. Approve last      years minutes
  3. Introduction of      committee
  4. Chairmans report
  5. Treasurers      report
  6. Technical report
  7. Secretaries      report
  8. International      report
    1. Europeans 2014
    2. Worlds 2015
    3. World 2016
  9. New Event      proposals
  10. Rule change      proposals
    1. measurement       rules – Centreboard Pivot – Tech Committee
    2. Championship       rules – contract with Club
  11. Election of      Officers
  12. AOB

NOTE: if you have ANY changes you wish to propose at the AGM please forward them in writing at your earliest convenience to the secretary (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for inclusion into the agenda.

Treasurer

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Cees de Gruijter

The NetherlandsCdGemail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Chief International Measurer

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Measurer

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ChrisHoweChris Howe

Approved by WorldSailing as International Measurer

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Worlds 2013

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cropped-gravedonadasancarlo800Hello Contender Sailors, we've launched the 2013 Contender Worlds website: www.contenderworlds2013.info

Here you can find information about the venue and the accomodations available. The other sections are now empty and will be completed soon. We also let you know when the final NOR version and registration instructions will be ready. See you in Gravedona !!!

Roberto ITA 97

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