| VARRBER, SWEDEN-(9-8-2005) Iain Percy and Steve Mitchell have taken the Star Europeans by storm. Appearing for the first time this season on European waters, Percy and Mitchell secured two bullets today and took the lead in the Star fleet. Contrasting to yesterdays light and fickle winds, the breeze kicked in today at a strong and steady 16-20 knots helping the team produce some good results.
At the opening day of the Finn European Championships in Kalmar, Sweden, Ben Ainslie began to pave his way to a gold medal. Securing two first place finishes in the first two races of the regatta, Ainslie’s nearest competitor is already eight points behind him. “We had some tricky weather systems coming down on the course today.” Ainslie explained, “The first race was really close with the lead changing several times. I tried to keep my options open and sail the shifts and came out on top. Hopefully I can get some more good results during the rest of the week.”
At the Tornado Europeans, Vastervik, Sweden, the wind filled in and blew 15-20 knots for most of the day. Due to a short, inshore course the racing remained tight with boats swapping places for most of the day. Throughout the day the wind built and as a result boats suffered from the odd crash and breakage. After a disappointing first day, Rob Wilson and Mark Bulkeley scored a sixth and a ninth in today’s races. Bulkeley commented, “We had some really competitive racing out there today. We’ve had light winds for most of the season and today we had the chance to sail in some heavier winds. The top slots are still up for grabs as most boats have a mixed bag of results.”
Laura Baldwin had a notable performance at the Laser Radial Europeans in Split, Croatia. Finishing the day with a second and a third place, Baldwin has made leaps and bounds in her sailing career. Baldwin began competitive sailing five years ago and after a disappointing result at the Athens Olympics, today she has proved that she can hold her own among the best international competition. Lizzie Vickers also had some good results finishing with two seconds and jumping to sixth place overall.
At the Laser European Championships, Paul Goodison had two solid finishes catapulting him into sixth place overall. With a bullet in the second race Goodison will be looking to remain consistent from here on out.
More information and results can be found on the following websites:
7-12 August, Laser European Championship, Cartogena Spain; www.cartagena2005.com
7-12 August, Laser Radial European Championship, Split, Croatia; www.euroradial2005.com
7-13 August, Tornado European Championship, Vastervik, Sweden; www.multihullsweden.com
8-12 August, Star European Championship, Varberg, Sweden; www.vss.org.se/em/index.htm
9-14 August, Finn European Championship, Kalmar, Sweden; www.eurofinn2005.org
Results
Finn
1, Ben Ainslie, GBR (1,1,) 2 pts
2, Marin Misura, CRO (7,3,) 10 pts
3, Danial Birgmark, SWE (6,5) 11 pts
GBR
10, Ed Wright, (13,14) 27 pts
16, Chris Brittle, (29,8) 37 pts
23, Matt Howard, (38,12) 50 pts
32, Ed Greig, (52,9) 61 pts
35, Mark Andrews, (35,29) 64 pts
Laser Radial
1, Paige Railey, USA (1,1,(2),1,1) 4 pts
2, Sari Multala, FIN (2,1,(7),1,3) 7 pts
3, Kartarzyna Szotynska, POL (1,4,(5),4,1) 10 pts
GBR
6, Lizzie Vickers ((8),5,6,2,2) 15 pts
14, Laura Baldwin (11,(17),2, 3, 13) 29 pts
25, Charlotte Dobson (2,17,(28),17,9) 45 pts
30, Alison Young (15,5,17,14,(22)) 51 pts
31, Andrea Brewster (9,12,(16),15,16) 52 pts
47, Nicky Muller (23,24) 47 pts
46, Colette Blair (23,(26),21,21,17) 82 pts
53, Nicky Muller (23,24,(26),25,25) 97 pts
68, Karen Falcon (29,35,(37),28,35) 127 pts
78, Sarah Butcher (37,38,(40),38,39) 149 pts
79, Hannah Blore (39,37,37,36,(40)) 149 pts
80, Jennifer Deyes (39,39,(40),38,39) 154 pts
Laser
1, Andreas Geritzer, AUT (8,2,3,2) 15 pts
2, Robert Scheidt, BRA (4,1,4,9) 18 pts
3, Tom Slingsby, AUS (8,7,2,2) 19 pts
GBR
6, Paul Goodison (5,21,3,1) 30 pts
13, Mark Powell (7,28,5,13) 53 pts
27, Giles Scott (14,25,28,11) 78 pts
33, Andrew Commander (19,11,32,27) 89 pts
46, Nick Thompson (29,20,42,16) 107 pts
47, Stephen Powell (40,9,38,21) 108 pts
58, Mark James Howard (46,30,34,8) 118 pts
63, James Gray (43,23,35,25)126 pts
76, Bruce Keen (51,38,15,41) 145 pts
82, Kier Clark (39,22,43,56) 160 pts
88, Andy Brooks (31,60,28,49) 169 pts
92, Charles Ballie Strong (43,45,47,39) 176 pts
94, Dan Ward (53,35,37,52) 177 pts
106, Michael Sims (55,39,48,51) 193 pts
Tornado
1, Darren Bundock/Aaron Worrall, AUS (23,4,2) 29pts
2, Andrey Kirilyuk/Valery Ushkov, (15,8,6) 29 pts
3, John Lovell/Charlie Ogletree, (10,16,5) 31 pts
GBR
13, Rob Wilson/Mark Bulkeley, (34,6,9) 49 pts
22, Andrew Walsh/Ed Barney, (38,17,10) 65 pts
25, Hugh Styles/Alister Richardson, (28,30,11) 69 pts
31, Leigh McMillan/William Howden, (13,18,DNF) 92 pts
Star
1, Afonso Domingos/Bernardo Santos, POR (6,1) 7 pts
2, Iain Percy/Steve Mitchell, GBR (5,5) 10 pts
3, Hans Spitzauer/Adi Luzlbauer, AUT (9,9) 18 pts
GBR
15, Andy Beadsworth/David Carr, (13,28) 41 pts
29, Ante Razmilovic/John Tremlett, (25,37) 62 pts
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