Jochen Schümann (Alinghi Swiss Challenge) and Markus Wieser led their German crews into the semi-finals of the Lake Constance Match Race in Langenargen (Germany) this afternoon. Both Schümann and Wieser defeated their opponents, Karol Jablonski and Jesper Radich Johansen , respectively, two races to zero.

Joining the German couple were French Challenge's Philippe Presti and Prada's Rod Davis who similarly swept past Oracle Racing's Chris Dickson and Danish Jesper Radich Johansen, respectively.

In the semi finals raced later in the day, Prada Challenge's Rod Davis and Jochen Schumann of Ernesto Bertarelli's Swiss Challenge are tied with their opponents at one win in each of their semifinals.

After advancing through Round Robin and Quarterfinal action undefeated, Rod Davis dropped his first match of the regatta to Markus Wiesser in his semifinal but quickly avenged the loss by dispatching his German opponent in the second match. Jochen Schümann likewise put himself behind by losing the first match to Phillippe Presti of France in the first-to-three-wins semifinals.

In the resulting sail-off action for places five through eight Karol Jablonski (Poland) registered three wins to claim fifth place. After dropping his first match to Jablonski, Chris Dickson of Oracle Racing dispatched of Danes Jesper Radich and Jes Gram-Hansen in succession to finish in sixth. Gram-Hansen defeated his countryman to finish seventh.

SEMIFINALS RESULTS :

Flight 1 : Markus Wieser (GER) def. Rod Davis (Prada Challenge) - Phillippe Presti (Le Défi Français) def. Jochen Schümann (Swiss Challenge)

Flight 2 : Rod Davis def. Markus Wiesser - Jochen Schümann def. Phillippe Presti

QUARTERFINAL RESULTS :

Quarterfinal One : Rod Davis (Prada Challenge) def. Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN) - Rod Davis def. Jes Gram-Hansen

Quarterfinal Two : Markus Wieser (GER) def. Karol Jablonski (POL) - Markus Wieser def. Karol Jablonski

Quarterfinal Three : Philippe Presti (Le Défi Français) def. Chris Dickson (Oracle Racing) - Philippe Presti def. Chris Dickson

Quarterfinal Four : Jochen Schümann (Alinghi Swiss Challenge) def. Jesper Radich Johansen (DEN) - Jochen Schümann def. Jesper Radich Johansen

ROUND ROBIN SAIL OFF 5 TO 8 :

Flight 1 : Karol Jablonski (POL) def Chris Dickson (Oracle Racing) - Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN) def. Jesper Radich (DEN)

Flight 2 : Jablonski tied Radich - Dickson def. Gram-Hansen

Flight 3 Dickson def. Radich - Jablonski def. Gram-Hansen

GROUP A :

RESULTS :

Flight 4 : Jesper Radich Johansen def. Neville Wittey - Philippe Presti def. Luc Pillot - Rod Davis def. Karol Jablonski

Flight 5 : Rod Davis def. Neville Wittey - Philippe Presti def. Karol Jablonski - Luc Pillot def. Jesper Radich Johansen


FINAL STANDINGS :

Rod Davis 5 0
Karol Jablonski 3 2
Philippe Presti 3 2
Jesper R. Johansen 2 3

Neville Wittey 1 4
Luc Pillot 1 4

GROUP B :

RESULTS :

Flight 1 : Jochen Schümann def. Magnus Holmberg - Markus Wieser def. Jes Gram-Hansen - Chris Dickson def. Morten Henriksen

Flight 2 : Markus Wieser def. Magnus Holmberg - Jes Gram-Hansen def. Morten Henriksen - Chris Dickson def. Jochen Schümann

Flight 3 : Magnus Holmberg def. Morten Henriksen - Chris Dickson def. Jes Gram-Hansen - Jochen Schümann def. Markus Wieser

Flight 4 : Magnus Holmberg def. Chris Dickson - Markus Wieser def. Morten Henriksen - Jochen Schümann def. Jes Gram-Hansen

Flight 5 : Magnus Holmberg def. Jes Gram-Hansen- Jochen Schümann def. Morten Henriksen - Markus Wieser def. Chris Dickson

FINAL STANDINGS :

Jochen Schümann 4 1
Markus Wieser 4 1
Chris Dickson 3 2
Jes Gram-Hansen 2 3

Magnus Holmberg 2 3
Morten Henriksen 0 5

QUARTER FINAL

Rod Davis (Prada Challenge) def. Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN)
Markus Wieser (GER) def. Karol Jablonski (POL)
Phillippe Presti (FRA) def. Chris Dickson (Oracle Racing)
Jochen Schumann (Swiss Challenge) def. Jesper Radich (DEN)

Like in Split, Skippers was divided into two groups ("A" & "B"). Each group /All skippers will sail a Round Robin where each skipper sails each other skipper once. The four highest scoring skippers from each group shall qualify for the next stage.

The following six helmsmen are currently in the Group "A" : two french skippers Philippe Presti (le Défi Français) and Luc Pillot, Rod Davis (representing the Prada Challenge), the danish Jesper Radich Johansen, Karol Jablonski (Poland) and the australian Neville Wittey.

Due to light conditions which left Lake Constance glass-like for most of the day, event organizers were forced to postpone the balance of the round robin. Today, only the first three flights of Group "A"'s Round Robin to be completed. At the close of racing, Karol Jablonski and Rod Davis were undefeated with 3 wins a piece. Just behind were Jesper R. Johansen, Philippe Presti and Neville Wittey at one win against two defeats.

The Group "B" includes three-time German Olympic champion Jochen Schumann, (representing Ernesto Bertarelli's Swiss America's Cup campaign) as well as the winner of the Swedish Match Tour Magnus Holmberg (Sweden) of Team StoraEnso and the Swedish Victory Challenge. Other prominent match racers will compete in this group such as Chris Dickson (representing the US Oracle Racing Team), the german Markus Wieser and two Danish skippers Morten Henriksen (Illbruck Challenge) and Jes Gram Hansen.


GROUP A RESULTS :

Flight 1 : Philippe Presti def. Neville Wittey - Karol Jablonski def. Luc Pillot - Rod Davis def. Jesper Radich Johansen

Flight 2 : Karol Jablonski def. Neville Wittey - Jesper Radich Johansen def. Philippe Presti - Rod Davis def. Luc Pillot

Flight 3 : Karol Jablonski def. Jesper Radich Johansen - Rod Davis def. Philippe Presti - Neville Wittey def. Luc Pillot

STANDINGS :

Karol Jablonski 3 0
Rod Davis 3 0
Jesper R. Johansen 1 2
Philippe Presti 1 2
Neville Wittey 1 2