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NEWSLETTER – AUGUST 2019

UIM – 1, av des Castelans – Stade Louis II – MC 98000 – Tel: +377 92 05 25 22 – www.uim.sport

CONTENTSUIM RACES

• UIM XCAT GRAND PRIX OF ITALY, STRESA – 21ST JULY

• UIM F2 GRAND PRIX OF NORWAY, TONSBERG 4TH

AUGUST

UIM JUNIOR RACES

• UIM FORMULA FUTURE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN ST PETERSBOURG, RUSSIA 30TH JULY TO 4TH AUGUST

• UIM GT15 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN ALUKSNE, LATVIA 14TH JULY

• UIM OFFSHORE CLASS 3J WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN OREGRUND, SWEDEN 31ST

JULY


UIM XCAT GRAND PRIX OF ITALY, STRESA – 21ST JULYThe Stresa GP of Italy, the first round ofthe 2019 UIM XCAT WorldChampionship, featured both new andexpected results. The surprise was thepole position and the fast pace of TomBarry Cotter and Ross Willaton of TeamMaritimo on a totally new boat, whilethe highly expected result was thevictory in both races by the 2018 XCATWorld Champions Shaun Torrente andFaleh al Mansoori on Abu Dhabi 4.

This was the fourth time XCATs went toStresa after the events held in 2013,2014 and 2018. 13 teams from UAE,Australia, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Kuwaitand Spain with 26 drivers from fourContinents ensured a line-up that wasas exciting as ever. The stunninglocation on Lake Maggiore offered onceagain the perfect background, withthousands of people watching theaction from the elegant shores, theluxurious hotels and the boatsanchored around the BorromeanIslands.

From a racing point of view, Maritimo'spole position on Saturday could bedeemed a true surprise because theircatamaran arrived brand-new in Stresaafter having been built in Gold Coast,

Australia, by Maritimo Racing.

The qualifying session also evidencedthe power of XCAT Teams such as AbuDhabi 4, Dubai Police, Team Australia,along with several others.

The victory in race 1 went to Abu Dhabi4, confirming the renewed ambitions ofthe 2018 XCAT World Champions. Atthe green flag, the Aussie duo ofMaritimo missed the right instant anddropped down to fourth, while a perfectstart from Shaun Torrente and Faleh alMansoori took Boat Abu Dhabi 4 intothe lead, with Dubai Police (Arif alZaffein and Nadir Bin Hendi) and TeamAustralia (Pål Virik Nilsen and JanTrygve Braten) in pursuit.

In race 2 Shaun Torrente and Faleh alMansoori started from first and had notrouble in keeping the lead. Theycrossed the line only once in 2ndposition, on lap 8, when they went fortheir long lap and Team Australiaprovisionally stepped up to first. Butwhen the Norwegian duo took theirlong lap as well, Abu Dhabi 4 got backto the front where they stayed until theysaw the checkered flag.



U I M F 2 G R A N D P R I X O F N O R W A Y , T O N S B E R G 4 T H A U G U S T

Stefan Hagin took his maiden UIM F2 WorldChampionship victory in Tonsberg when he held offthe hard charging Rashed Al Qemzi at the Grand Prixof Norway. The German racer, who made his F2debut at the 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix sped awayfrom the pontoon in Tonsberg leaving many of hisrivals languishing on the start line, amongst themwere pole sitter Al Qemzi and the local hero TobiasMunthe-Kaas. “Finally, we have done it” said thedelighted Hagin. “It’s been so hard through the yearswhen you score no points in a season, sometimes asmall problem has totally ruined my race weekendbut today feels perfect.”

At the start the Abu Dhabi Team needed 2 attemptsto start Rashed Al Qemzi’s engine. “I just pressed thestarter and watched everybody get away from me, itwas like being back in Kaunas” he said. Due to thatbad start the Abu Dhabi Team racer was set to play awaiting game. “My race strategy changed, and I wastold not to take any risks”. I tried to catch Stefan eachtime by the marina, but the straights are too short inTonsberg to overtake or put pressure on the leader.”

One driver who certainly was feeling the pressure.

Munthe-Kaas (NOR) was pushing hard to make up forhis poor start and went to the 5th place beforespinning and losing the rear cowling from his hull. Hethen missed the pin turn and tried to re-take it;unfairly to the eyes of the UIM Officials though, whodisqualified him from the Grand Prix. DanielSegenmark, who had been challenging for a podiumposition would also receive the same sanction asMunthe-Kaas.

With the race finally settling down, it looked likeHagin was followed by the two Team Abu Dhabiboats. However, Rashed Al Tayer had been found tonot have maintained his lane on the opening lap andincurred a one-lap penalty which had him drop backto fifth place. That would promote Duarte Benaventeto third overall. “My team have done a superb job allweekend and this is the best reward. For me it’sspecial because my Mum passed away exactly fivemonths ago, so this is a big kiss to her”, thePortuguese said.

The next event of the UIM F2 World Championshipshall be held in Brindisi, Southern Italy, in the secondhalf of August.



July 30 - August 4, 2019 St. Petersburg (Yacht ClubVostochny) hosted the World and EuropeanChampionships in the UIM’s youth class “FormulaFuture”. The Event was organized by the MotorboatFederation of Russia, with the support of the Ministryof Sports of the Russian Federation, the Committee ofPhysical Culture and Sports of St. Petersburg, the"Center for the Training of Sports National Teams ofSt. Petersburg" and "Sports Federation of Motorboatof St. Petersburg”.

This year, the record number of 86 participantsassembled in St. Petersburg, from age 6 to 18 yearsold, forming teams from 11 countries. National Teamsconsisted of a maximum of ten drivers, with each ageclass represented by two athletes.Dr. Raffaele Chiulli, President of the UnionInternational Motonautique (UIM) during the meetingwith the drivers declared:“I am happy to be in St. Petersburg at thisChampionship. I am proud that we have a newgeneration of drivers, without which our sport would nothave a future”.

The young drivers competed in two disciplines:maneuvering and parallel slalom.Semifinal and final races of the World Championshipwere held on the last day of the competition - August4th. As a result of this tight challenge, with timedifferences of few hundredths of a second, thefollowing new world champions were crowned:- Gleb Kudryashov (Russia) in the Dolphin Class,- Miks Lazarenoks (Latvia) in Class 1- Rasul Alichuyev (Russia) in Class 2- Maxim Chernikov (Russia) in Class 3

- Maxim Shakhvorostov (Russia) in Class 4- Arthur Shvarev (Russia) in Class 5

In the Team Event, the Russian Hosts obtained anundisputed victory and were presented for the 8th

time with the Ralph Frohling Cup, named after theformer President of the UIM. Team Latvia finishedsecond and Team Germany took the third step of thepodium.

“I am very proud of the results of our Russian athletes.They have achieved a great success, despite the factthat our drivers do only have very limited trainingopportunities, The open water season in St.Petersburg lasts only three to four months, and therest of the time they have to train indoor and in thepool. Winning even in such conditions puts even moreemphasis on the merits of our drivers” said YunisLukmanov, President of the Motorboat Federation ofRussia.

UIM FORMULA FUTURE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN ST PETERSBOURG, RUSSIA 30TH JULY TO 4TH AUGUST



The 2019 UIM GT15 World Championship took place in Pilssala on lake Aluksne (LAT), mid-July. The decisivefactor for qualification was lap speed, allowing 18 pilots from different countries to participate.

The experienced UIM Commissioner Susan Keay from Great Britain spoke very highly of the advantages ofLake Aluksne and the Venue of Pilssala for such powerboat competitions and praised the work of the LocalOrganizers and the support and participation of the local municipality.

The total sum of the three best heats ensured the gold medal to Alex Cewe from Sweden, silver for LauraLakoviča-Lakovica from Latvia and bronze for Nils Slakteris from Latvia. The medalists were followed byHilmer Viberg from Sweden, Kalvin Thomas Royster from Estonia and Nida Kilinskaite from Lithuania.

“We are proud not only of the City of Aluksne and its inhabitants, but also of our powerboat traditions inLatvia. Despite technical possibilities and experience of guest pilots, Latvian pilots, Laura and Nilsdemonstrated their characters in fierce competition. All competitors having travelled to Lake Aluksneexpressed their satisfaction about the excellent place and conditions for the powerboat sport and theirappreciation of the City of Aluksne as tourist destination.” said Atis Slakteris, President of the Latvian WaterMotorsports Federation.

UIM GT15 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN ALUKSNE, LATVIA 14TH JULY



End of July the first ever UIM World Championshipin Offshore Class 3J took place in Oregrund,Sweden. This was a great offshore racingexperience for drivers who were used to moreindulgent water conditions in Circuit racing. In theoverall count, Circuit driver Stefan Arand fromEstonia, multiple World Champion in GT15 and GT30proved that he was a great driver even under roughconditions. Stefan got to use a boat from SwedishTeam Wiberg Racing and he teamed up withMathilda Wiberg as co-pilot.

In the first race, 16 boats from six countries lined upbehind the starting boat to cover the bad weathercourse over 26 nautical miles. The biggest swellswere almost two meters high and one leg of thecourse was in rough head seas. The Swedes HilmerWiberg and William Sjostrom got the best end andwon ahead of Benjamin Vuorihovi and FilemonSundberg from Finland and Estonian Stefan Arandand Mathilda Wiberg from Sweden.

In the second race, the fastest on the water wereStefan Arand and Mathilda Wiberg. Second over thefinish line were Rikard Ingvarsson and RonjaHäggström from Sweden who shared the positionwith Benjamin Vuorihovi and Filemon Sundberg whohad made a stop when Mathilda and AdamWrenkler from Sweden almost lost their engine.

The last race offered tight navigation between theSwedish islands and sea marks on slightly calmer

water. From the start, Stefan Arand and MathildaWiberg took the lead and never gave it up, whileThomas Braaten and Silje Moen Knutsen fromNorway showed that they also could be in the topand they finished on a great second place. Thirdover the finish line were Swedes Hilmer Wiberg andWilliam Sjöström.

This class has all the chances to grow bigger and bepresent in more countries. In this competition therewere four different boat types. The age of thedrivers ranged from 14 to 25 and the age of co-drivers ranged from 14 to 59. Driving these smallerboats requires a lot from the driver andcommunication with the co-pilot is very important.

UIM OFFSHORE CLASS 3J WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN OREGRUND, SWEDEN, 31ST JULY

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