Formula 18 South Americans Day 1: Raw Talent
How is possible to dominate a fleet without training, trimming, no measure, mast rake… what is this? No gauge tension reference, no rig tuning, loose traps, no smooth cunningham, a crew debuting on an F18 and some other horrors on a 2003 design (Capricorn) with training sails against super trained crews with the latest equipment?
Well is quite easy: Raw Talent, and that’s what Agustín Krevisky has, a former Optimist World and Vice World Champ showing us today that no ‘arm race’ can beat a talented sailor like him.
Hat off to Agustín and his rookie crew for their performace today in light tricky conditions (1,1,6), I even took his boat to the venue last week so I can assure it was total a mess, he told me: “Martin, just put it together for me”… I only trimmed the doplhin striker (loose all the way) and check the trap shockords, that was all I did as the boat needed a week of tuning and I didn´t have the time.
What can this guy do with a little more training in more wind (he will need to maintain rythm with tomorrow expected blowing offhore) and new sails just freak some of us.
Deserved lead for the first day of the South Americans, and another proof of how the F18 is an incredible formula box rule. Latest C2? MKII? Wildcat on steroids? No, a just a good ‘old’ Capricorn with training sails is all that you need to perform if you are a good sailor.
Two championships in one, today we have 3 boats from Chile plus the two Uruguay crews already racing since las weekend. Incredible view for us having 20 boats racing. Points from all 5 days counts for the BA Week and the last 3 days (today, Sunday and Mon) will count for the SAs as a separated event.
Pics and more reports tomorrow.
20 Boats present for this 1st South Americans:
| Pto | Vela | Timonel | Tripulantes | Club | R5 | R6 | R7 | Puntos |
| 1 | ARG 162 | Krevisky Agustin | Conte Mariano | N.PNA | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | ARG 1479 | Gonzalez Smith Cruz | Heuser Mariano | Y.C.A. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | ARG 666 | Rodger Ian | Benitez Juan Martin | AGUILA/YCA | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | ARG 1496 | Faustin Bros Juan | Benitez Juan Cruz | AGUILA | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | FRA 2016 | Vanzulli Martin | Blando Esteban | C.V.R. | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | ARG 1123 | Osuna Gustavo | Poclava La Fuente Javier | AGUILA | 7 | 3 | 15 | 25 |
| 7 | ARG 1531 | Castro Memo | Collazo Jose | Y.C.A. | 8 | 13 | 9 | 30 |
| 8 | URU 105 | Schewe Cristopher | Radovitzky Ricardo | Y.C.U. | 11 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
| 9 | ARG 164 | Caputo Alejandro | Mazza Sebastian | AGUILA | 4 | 15 | 13 | 32 |
| 10 | NED 7 | Mehl Sergio | Aragones Nicolas | AGUILA | dns | 10 | 3 | 34 |
BA Week standings after 7 races:
| P | Vela | Timonel | Tripulantes | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R 7 | Ptos |
| 1 | ARG 1479 | Gonzalez Smith Cruz | Heuser Mariano | Y.C.A. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | (4) | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | NED 7 | Mehl Sergio | Aragones Nicolas | AGUILA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | (dns) | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | ARG 162 | Krevisky Agustin | Conte Mariano | N.PNA | 5 | (6-6) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | FRA 2016 | Vanzulli Martin | Blando Esteban | C.V.R. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | (10) | 2 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | ARG 1496 | Faustin Bros Juan | Benitez Juan Cruz | AGUILA | 6 | 3 | 4 | (DNS) | 6 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | URU 105 | Schewe Cristopher | Radovitzky Ricardo | Y.C.U. | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | (11) | 8 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | ARG 666 | Rodger Ian | Benitez Juan Martin | AGUILA/YCA | 7 | (DNs) | DNS | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 48 |
| 8 | ARG 1062 | Sucic Juan P. | Copani Juan Carlos | Y.C.A. | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 51 |
| 9 | ARG 164 | Caputo Alejandro | Mazza Sebastian | AGUILA | (DSQ) | 5 | DNS | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 62 |
| 10 | ARG 1531 | Castro Memo | Collazo Jose | Y.C.A. | 8 | 8 | (DNS) | DNS | 8 | 13 | 9 | 67 |
Full Results
https://www.semanadebuenosaires.org.ar/Popup.aspx?Id=1181
for thanks..