August 2000

NEWSINTERNATIONAL CLASS UNION

12TH EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP NAPLES

(Gruppo Vela LNI Napoli) 28th JULY - 5th AUGUST 2000

83 of our young girls entered this championship Very large participation of the Europe Youth boys, representing 17 countries. AUT, BEL, CRO, 97 of them sailed in the Naples waters representing CZE, DEN, ESP, EST, FIN, FRA, GER, ITA, as well a great number of countries (17): AUT, NED, NOR, POL, POR, SLO and SWE. BEL, CRO, CZE, DEN, ESP, FIN, FRA, GER, ITA, NED, NOR, POL, POR, SLO, SUI and SWE.

European Youth Champion NOR European Youth Champion Christian Hage NOR

Overall results Overall results 1. Siren Sundby NOR 1. Christian Hage Hans NOR 2. Hanne Jansch GER 2. Jeroen Van Catz NED 3. Julie Abrahamsen Trine DEN 3. Michael Risor DEN 4. Andrea Borenius FIN 4. Johan Cechosz FRA 5. Antje Schneidewind GER 5. Fredrik Svensson SWE 6. Maria Abbate ITA 6. Jonas Henriksen DEN 7. Berit Berg GER 7. Romain David FRA 8. Fabiola Magnaghi ITA 8. Alessandro Rodiani ITA 9. Wiebke Schroder GER 9. Gerard Julia Marin ESP 10. Alicia Martinez de Lagos ESP 10. François Gabart FRA

EUROPE VETERAN CUP - - 24/27 August 2000

The Olympic Harbour of Barcelona was the site The first day the wind was quite light, but OVERALL RESULTS chosen by our Veterans (I would prefer to call enough to sail one race. them Masters) to organise their yearly ”Europe Unfortunately the second day they could not 1. Josep Ramon Aragay ESP Veterans Cup”. Guess how many entries ? ... 52 sail at all. No wind, no race. But Sunday, what a 2. Helen Montilla ESP sailors coming from BEL, CZE, ESP, FRA and day ! South wind 3-4 Bf, sunny, warm... Perfect 3. Pieter Van Laer BEL GER. All a record of participation as up to now to complete 3 races. 4. Ingrid Bellemans BEL an average of 30 sailors entered this About the results, J.R. Aragay (ESP), who 5. Jean-Luc Labonne FRA championship. finished 2nd last year in , won the 6. Jean-Paul Terret FRA The age limit is 35 (reached before the first day absolute category. 7. Kai Harder GER of the regatta) for men and 30 for women, and H. Montilla (ESP) won the ladies category. 8. Gilbert Clamouge FRA there are 4 categories: Absolute, Female, C. Masdevall (ESP) was the best Master and H. 9. Vaclav Novotny CZE Master (50 or more) and Grand Master (60 or Kruger (GER) the fastest Grand Master. 10. Pascal Petit FRA. more). Next year the regatta will be organised in It’s impressive to see them under Scharmutzelsee, 40 km from Berlin - GER. conditions. I can guarantee that more than one If you are interested, please contact top sailor would have troubles to follow fax + 49 3361 65135 or www.sgs-segeln.de them ! e-mail: [email protected]

August 2000 INTERNATIONAL EUROPE CLASS UNION 1 The Elvstrom Zellerbach Regatta, US NEWS traditionally a Spring Event at the St Francis Yacht Club, was sailed August 5th and 6th due to scheduling conflicts. The weather was Europe Racing on the West coast of the USA 4. Sloan Devlin beautiful with sunshine, wind ranging from 8 13 Europe sailors compete at the 2000 5. Elizabeth Shearer to 20 knots and a building flood tide. Six Junior Olympic Nationals (thanks to all help Jaime Mack Europes competed in this event that saw some from the fleet and my friends) held in Seattle, interesting strategies for dealing with the Washington, June 22-25, 2000. Six Europes raced July 2-3 at beautiful current. Cascade Locks in the Columbia River Finals results: Although Europe have been part of Gorge. Both days had wind from the East and 1. Krysia Pohl the event since 1998, the size of the fleet has medium waves and chop. Saturday morning 2. Susannah Carr been very low partially due to the lack of saw a postponement due to high winds. In the 3. Troy Keipper charter boats. This year’s event, held in afternoon, things backed off a bit and we 4. Casey Pelletier Seattle, just 2 months after the US Olympic sailed 5 races. As the wind was blowing from 5. Melina Hoyer trials in San Francisco, California, offered a the East, the winning strategy was to head for 6. Kati Murray unique opportunity for our class and the the Oregon shore for current relief on the first Junior Olympics. beat. Hiking hard and changing gears in the The next event on the West Coast of the USA James Appel and Lee Parks from US Sailing puffs were 2 key elements of boatspeed. Off is the Fall Dinghy/Olympic Classes regatta at helped us secure 10 places and Coach Luther the breeze, playing the waves and staying in the St Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, CA, Carpenter helped us recruit top young women puffs worked well. October 28-29. If anyone is interested in sailors (Luther did his job a little too well joining us for this event, we can arrange a which resulted in a 3 sailor bonus!). Only 2 of Final results: charter boat and a place to stay, contact me at the sailors could bring their own boats so it 1. Dalton Bergan [email protected] and we will get you set was up to the West Coast Europe fleet to come 2. Christin Feldman up. up with 11 private race-ready charter boats! 3. Susannah Carr 4. Good sailing to all. Top 5 finishers: 5. Denise Costello Lynn Olinger 1. Anne Davidson 6. Tanya Haddad US Europe Class 2. Emily Robb Susannah Carr 3. Corrie Clement TONI TIO SAILS, SPECIALLY DESIGNED AND "MADE TO MEASURE" WITH BETTER PERFORMANCE. CONTACT US, WE CAN MAKE "YOUR SAIL".

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2 INTERNATIONAL EUROPE CLASS UNION August 2000 TECHNICAL CORNER EUROPEAN

The first important thing I would like to report together with measurement papers! We always CHAMPIONSHIP about is our new licensing system for masts wanted to achieve this standard, with the and booms. This system is successfully on its licensing system we reached it at least for way now. With date of 15/08/00 we have two spars. The producers are no longer allowed to authorized manufacturers for masts and four sell masts or booms without measurement OPEN WEEK AND EUROPEAN authorized manufacturers for booms. We still papers. There will still be a transitional period, CHAMPIONSHIP have administrative problems with the model where some dealers will have on stock some (Spain) 5-15 July manufacturer, Marstrom, who did not yet old material, produced previous to the start of present a new mast for prototype the licensing system. Perhaps they will try to Final Results Open Week measurement. sell this material without measurement papers, 1. Sören Johnsen DEN The two authorized mast manufacturers are the you should insist on getting measured 2. Margriet Matthijsse NED following: material! 3. Petra Niemann GER If you are a producer, interested in obtaining a Schutte UniFibre Spars (NED) 4. Mats Wang Hansen NOR Tropical Engineering (GBR) licence for Europe masts or booms, contact me 5. Serena Amato ARG directly, best via e-mail: 6. Min Dezillie BEL The four authorized boom manufacturers are [email protected]. 7. ITA the following: I will provide you with further information 8. Helen Montilla ESP Selden Mast Ltd (GBR) formerly known as about the procedural. 9. Tatiana Drozdovskaja BLR PROCTOR The second thing is about an intended Dinghy-Store (DEN) The LJ 2000 amendment of the Class Rules concerning the 10. Lenka Smidova CZE boom rudder fittings at the . About this, there Needlespar (GBR) was already taken a decision at the AGM in Finessa (SWE) to be approved by ISAF) Bahia, , in January: In the rudder blade MEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP measurement diagram of the Class Rules the As you can see, you already have the definition of the distance of the fittings at the 93 sailors entered this championship possibility to choose between several hull should no longer be defined as the representing 16 countries: BEL, CRO, CZE, producers. distance between the ”bearing surface”, but DEN, ESP, FIN, FRA, GBR, GER, ITA, JPN, between the ”top surfaces” as there are NED, NOR, POR, SLO and SWE. With the Licensing system some remarkable existing rudderstock systems on the market, FINAL RESULTS: changes can be noticed at the material: all the not using both times the top surfaces of the 1. Hans Christian Hage NOR approved manufacturers are issued with a hull fittings as the bearing surfaces, but going European Champion 2000 unique Authorized Manufacturers Code below the lower fitting. To give a clear 2. Sören Johnsen DEN (AMC) for their masts or booms. This code is prescription for thoses systems, it was 3. Kevin Orlandi FRA a combination of letters and numbers. For each discussed, that a maximum thickness for the 4. Mats Wang-Hansen NOR piece of equipment the producer must pay a lower fitting should be introduced. At the licence fee to IECU. Therefore he receives a AGM in Bahia a measure of 10 mm. was 5. Valerian Le Brun FRA sticker - the so called Authorized decided. Meanwhile, at several measurements 6. Jonas Lindberg SWE Manufacturer Sticker (AMS) - and the it was recognised that many of the existing 7. Vegard Bratton NOR associated measurement form. As not many rudderstocks going under the lower hull fitting 8. Christian Bech-Ravn DEN people will have seen an AMS-sticker before, would not fit with this thickness of 10 mm. 9. Morten Ulrikkeholm DEN have a look at the design of the sticker for After a request to the producer of this sort of 10. Johan Wigforss SWE masts. The boom sticker looks similar, instead rudderstock, Marstrom, we got confirmation of the ”M” in front of the number it has a ”B”. from him that the distance between the bearing Each new mast or boom must be marked with surfaces at his product normally was 142 mm. WOMEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 1) the AMC- the code for the manufacturer- Checking some of these rudderstocks in and Murcia, they were found to be in a range of 116 sailors entered this championship 2) the AMS- the measurement sticker 140 mm. to 146 mm. Therefore at the representing 26 countries: ARG, AUT, AUS, comparable to the ISAF plaque for hulls, near continued AGM in Murcia in July the BEL, BR, CAN, CRO, CZE, DEN, ESP, FIN, the gooseneck. Moreover all new pieces of maximum thickness for the lower rudder FR, GBR, GER, GRE, IRL, ITA, MEX, NOR, spars must be issued with: fitting at the hull was revised to be 5 mm. With NZL, POL, POR, SLO, SUI, SWE, and USA. 3) a valid measurement form, connected this measure all or at least nearly all of the FINAL RESULTS unmistakable to the respective piece of existing rudderstocks are not banned by the equipment through the AMC and AMS rule. 1. Margriet Matthijsse NED numbers. As usual, our own decision is not yet valid as a European Champion 2000 If you are interested in how the new rule, but still has to be approved by ISAF at 2. FIN measurement forms look like, have a look on their annual conference in November. When 3. NZL our website: http://www.europeclass.org. approved, it will be valid from the 01/03/01, I 4. Kristine Rova DEN Under the link ”Technical information” you will report about this. 5. GBR can download the complete set of If you have any questions, proposals or remarks 6. Min Dezillie BEL measurement forms and the Class Rules 2000 concerning the technical business of the Europe 7. AUS in portable document format for Acrobat Class, do not hesitate to contact me. 8. SWE Reader. As an effect of this licensing system, Yours Bernhard Krueger 9. Monika Bronicka POL you -the sailors- will always get your material IECU VP Technical 10. Maria Coleman IRL

August 2000 INTERNATIONAL EUROPE CLASS UNION 3 SAILING CALENDER AUTUM 2000

Year 1st Date Country Name Contact 2000 10-aug SWE Swedish Championship Varberg, VSC Varbergs Sailingclub http://www.varberg.se/~vss/ [email protected] 2000 11-aug NOR NM E-joller Båtlaget RAN, Bergen Europe Class Union. 2000 12-aug GER Harry-Piehl-Preis Wannsee, VSaW fon 030 - 8052006 2000 12-aug GER Schweriner Einhandregatta Schweriner Yachtclub fon 0385 - 581 20 16 2000 12-aug GER LJM-N Segelverein Speichersee Emsland fon 0591 - 9010100 (Bernhard Vocks) 2000 18-aug FIN Finnish Championships, Christian Borenius mailto:[email protected] 2000 18-aug ITA Campionato Nazionale open Luino http://members.xoom.it/_XOOM/asseuropa_it/noalberghi.htm 2000 18-aug FIN Championship Helsingfors, Finland 2000 19-aug GER IDJM Deutscher Segler-Verband fon 040 - 632 009 0, fax 040 - 632 009 28, http://www.dsv.org/ 2000 19-aug NOR Avsatt til KM Norway Europe Class Union. 2000 24-aug ESP Veteranen WM Barcelona ESP, Federacio Catalana de Vela fax +34 932 210 869 2000 25-aug DEN Danish Championships Grena DEN, Kai Trier fon +45 65323355, fax +45 65325455, [email protected] http://www.europe-class.dk/ 2000 25-aug DEN Danish Open Championship Grenå - Denmark fon - +45 65323355, fax +45 65325455, [email protected] http://www.europe-class.dk/ 2000 26-aug GER Europe-Regatta Georg Schneider fon 02605 - 952 488, fax 02605 - 952 489 2000 26-aug GER Offene LM/LJM BG Jörg Hintze fon 0355 - 82 44 01, fax 0355 - 82 44 03 2000 26-aug GER Berliner Damen-Meisterschaft Zeuthener SV fon 030 - 8055404, fax 030 - 8052053 2000 26-aug NOR Askeroptimisten - KM Asker (alle) Norway Europe Class Union. 2000 31-aug CZE Int. Championships of Lake Lipno, Czech Sailing Associationfon +420 2 875 716, fax +420 2 862 068 http://www.yachting.cz/ http://www.europeclass.cz/ 2000 02-sep GER Einfelder Sommerreg. K.-H. Petzke fon 04321 - 77155 2000 02-sep GER Linner Burgpokal Günter Endom fon 02151 - 57 17 27 2000 02-sep GER Jugendregatta Treene S. Herrmann 2000 02-sep GER Herbstwettfahrten Carl Riebe fon 05033 - 5315, fax 05033 - 2689 2000 02-sep GER offene LJM MV Holger Dahnke fon 038735 - 45 519 2000 02-sep NOR Norgescup E + O Kristiansand Norway Europe Class Union. 2000 03-sep DEN Danish Youth Championships Kai Trier fon - +45 65323355, fax +45 65325455, [email protected] http://www.europe-class.dk/ 2000 06-sep AUT Austrian Lake Eurolymp Neusiedlersee/Burgenland, Austrian Federation 2000 07-sep GER LJM-BW Berthold Werner fax 0761 - 49071-71 2000 09-sep GER Iserlohner Glasenuhr Thomas Sander fon 02373 - 81 636, fax 02373 - 82 912 2000 09-sep GER Wannsee Pokal SV03 fon 030 - 8035564 2000 09-sep GER Glasenuhr Wettfahrtgem. Dümmer fon 05493 - 775 2000 09-sep GER Offene LJM SH SYC 2000 09-sep DEN 1. Ranking 2000/2001 Vallensbæk - Denmark fon - +45 65323355, fax +45 65325455, [email protected] http://www.europe-class.dk/ 2000 09-sep NOR OAS-cup Soon (alle) Norway Europe Class Union. 2000 09-sep NOR Høstseilas Engelsviken Seilforening (alle) Norway Europe Class Union. 2000 10-sep ITA I prova reg. Interz. Zone: II, IXMarche, XIII. Lega Navale Italiana 60100 Ancona 2000 16-sep GER Bollmann Regatta Torsten Rabes fon 03381-70 84 58, fax 03381-70 84 58 2000 16-sep GER Kehraus Ammersee Günter Mörtl fon 08152 - 1585, fax 08152 - 8108 2000 16-sep GER Einhandregatta Niedermooser See Wolfgang Reul fon 06663 - 91 92 09 2000 16-sep GER Eutiner Herbstregatta Großer Eutiner See Jens Borchardt fon 04528 - 834, jens.borchadtt-online.de 2000 16-sep BEL Open Belgium Championships Blankenberge Frans Van Pelt fon +32 (0) 3219 01 45, fax +32 (0) 3 219 23 05 2000 16-sep AUS Olympics Sydney Harbour Meldung durch DSV fon: 040 - 632 009 0, fax 040 - 632 009 28 http://www.dsv.org/ 2000 16-sep DEN Fynsmesterskab Svendborg Sund fon - +45 65323355, fax +45 65325455, [email protected] http://www.europe-class.dk/ 2000 16-sep NOR Norgescup E + O Fredrikstad Norway Europe Class Union. 2000 17-sep ITA II prova reg.Interz.Zone: II, IXMarche, XIII. Gravedona 2000 23-sep GER Europe-Express Breitlingsee Peter Keitzel fon 03381 - 80 18 04 2000 23-sep GER offene Berliner Jugendmeisterschaft, SC ”Freia” 2000 23-sep GER Herbst Europe Pilsensee Gerhard Kodisch fon 089 - 54 612 169, [email protected] 2000 23-sep GER Bordesholmer Herbstregatta Anke Dankoswki fon 04322 - 69 22 03, fax 04322 - 69 22 04, [email protected] 2000 23-sep GER Europe Regatta Bodensee Michael Korowski fon 07556 - 8159 2000 30-sep GER Herbstwettfahrten Zwischenahner Meer, Peter Kache fon 04403 - 3152 2000 30-sep GER Schefferling Cup Müggelsee SGaM 2000 30-sep GER IDM Wannsee fon 030 - 805 2006, fax 030 - 805 1156 [email protected] http://www.vsaw.de/ 2000 01-okt ITA III prova reg.interz.Zone: II, IXMarche, XIII. Lega Navale Italiana viale G. D’Annunzio, 250-56013 MARINA DI PISA, tel./fax 050 36652 2000 10-okt ITA Campionato Italiano Classi Olimpiche 2000 14-okt GER Der Wikinger Müggelsee Segel-Club Wiking fon 030 - 6511399 fax 030 - 6455788 2000 14-okt SWE Preliminary! TFO-Regatta http://www.ksss.se/, mailto:[email protected] 2000 14-okt GER Schweriner Herbstpokal Schweriner See, Segelclub Schwanenhalbinsel im TSV fon 0385 - 61 16 80, fax 0385 - 62 21 29 2000 22-okt BEL Dreiländer-Regatta Kinrooi-Maaseik Frans Van Pelt fon +32 (0) 3219 01 45, fax +32 (0) 3 219 23 05 2000 04-nov GER Grand Slam Unterhavel Deutsch-Britischer YC fon 030 - 3658230, fax 030 - 3654010 2000 02-dec GER Einhand-Regatta Toeppersee WRK fon 02151-400744, fax 02151-941751, http://www.w-r-k.de/ 2000 08-dec CRO Sv.Nikola Cup Pula, Kroatien Luciano Kliba mailto:[email protected] 2000 23-dec FRA Regate de Noel Hyeres FRA Club de Hyeres fon + 33 04 94 38 61 67, fax + 33 04 94 38 68 14 2000 26-dec ESP Christmas Race Palamos Club de Vela Palamos fon 0034 - 72315871, fax 0034 - 72316449 [email protected] http://www.grn.es/cvp

4 INTERNATIONAL EUROPE CLASS UNION August 2000 selected for the in Sydney took FROM THE PRESIDENT the opportunity to enter a hard race before the real fight begins, there were over 20 girls selected for Sydney present in Murcia. One In November ISAF will decide which class is points. European Champion 2000 in the men’s other good thing was that in the Youth the Olympic Class for ladies in the Olympic division was Hans Christian Hage 15 points, Championship at Naples we had a fleet of 97 Games 2004 in , Greece. The Class made five 1st places, second was Sören Johansen also boys present. a submission to ISAF in July and we now hope with 15 points, but only four 1st places. Third One thing that worries me is the rules it will be accepted. We hope that as many was Kevin Orlandi from with 16 points, obedience at the championships. I noticed a lot countries as possible will support us in our and three 1st places. This was really a hard and of touchings both at windward and struggle to once again have the honour of being thrilling fight. downwind marks. No reactions from the Olympic. The meeting will be in Edinborough The European Youth Championships in Naples, sailors, all continued to sail without any protest and we will send as many council members as , was organised by Lega Navale Italiana, or 360º turn. Another thing is collisions, even possible to the place to speak for the Europe. Napoli. The Chanpionship was very well severe collisions with damage on boats My opinion is that we have a very good organised and the weather conditions were happened, no protest, no 720º turns. This is not possibility. excellent. We had 15 races in both divisions and fair sailing, it is almost cheating ! I hope you Since I wrote to you last time we have had two I think all the sailors were happy.Here again our will correct your way of sailing during our major championships. One in Spain and one in European Champion Hans Christian Hage from championships in the future. Italy. I was at both as a member of the Norway was the first and European Youth International Jury. Champion, he had seven 1st places,54,50 I WISH GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE In the European Championships in Murcia, points, Second was Jeroen van Catz , 138 points GIRLS IN THE OLYMPIC REGATTA ! Spain, we had excellent weather with good and third Michael Risör, 141 points.. The girls Gustav Dahlberg winds every day. We started with a nice Open European Youth Champion was Siren Sundby IECU President Week as usual. The European Championships also representing Norway, six 1st places, 28 consisted of 10 races both for men and women. points, second was Hanne Jansch, 48 points and TAKE NOTE Margriet Matthijsse became European third Trine Abrahamsen, 65 points. The Class Mark Barron is the new British Europe coach: Champion 2000 with 9 points, she was very congratulate all the medalists and wish you all e-mail: [email protected] good with seven 1st places. Second was Sari the best in the future. Multala, 18 points, and third Sarah Macky, 30 I was very glad to see that almost all the girls

August 2000 INTERNATIONAL EUROPE CLASS UNION 5 WHO ARE OUR OLYMPIC LADIES

We asked 10 questions to our young olympic finish my law degree. 3. David Gray ladies hoping that this human profile of them will 2. I do not really listen to classical music but my 5. Lots of different books help you to know them a bit more. Unfortunately. favourite would be Mozart. 7. walking, cycling, dancing. it has not been possible to get answers from all of 3. I like dance music 8. 1,69 m and 68 kg. them and impossible to contact Tatiana 4. Bobbie Burgers 9. I sailed Europe 9 years and . Drozdovskaya. But you will find underneath some 5. The Road Home GER Petra Niemann answers to the following questions: 6. Biking, swimming, skate skying 1. I am studying pharmacy. 1. (a) Are you working ? Which kind of job do you 7. No 2. I do not like classical music realise ? (b) Are you studying ? Which career are 8. 1,76 m y 70 kg 3. All actual charts you studying ? 9. I started sailing Lasers when I was 18 and sailed 4. I like photographies by Franco Pace better than 2. If you like classical music, which musician do them for two years before getting into Europes 8 any paintings. you like most ? years ago. 5. “Ramses” by Christian Jacq 3. Which musician or group of actual music do 10. The most fun moments are travelling with 6. Biking and swimming you like best ? friends to regattas. 7. Only sailing 4. Which painter do you prefer ? 8. 1,63 m. and 60 kg. 5. Do you like to read, which novel impressed you CAY Tomeaka Mc. Taggart 9. I started to sail in 1987. I sail Europe most ? CHN No decision known since 1993. 6. Apart from sailing which sport(s) do you like to CZE Lenka Smidova 10. The most delightful moment was winning the practice ? DEN Kristine Roug German qualification for the Games. 7. Do you have special hobbies ? ESP Neus Garriga 8. How tall are you, what is your weight ? 1. I am studying dentistry in the university of GRE Maria Vlachou 9. How long did you sail Europe, did you sail Barcelona, it will be 3 more years to finish for sure. 1. I am second lieutenant at the Hellenic Army, Optimist or other classes ? 3. I always listen to the radio all kinds of music. (I thing that helped me started sailing again from the 10. Could you tell us the most delightful, funny or do not like machine music, I like music in spanish moment that I did not had to work for getting remarkable moments you enjoyed sailing Europe ? or english. I do not like one better than the others money anymore, I just had to sail. I am also but I admire the Beatles. studying Psychology at the Pantios University, Our Olympic ladies are: 4. Realistic painting trying to finish it soon. representing ARG Serena Amato 5. “Alive” 2. I am really relaxing with Rachmaninoff. AUS Melanie Dennison 6. swimming 3. All and no one particularly. 1. I was working in the accounts department of a 7. Making any kind of sport and going out with 4. I do not know much about art, but once I was in clothing company until April this year, but am now friends. the greek painters museum and I liked the sailing all the time. I have a commerce degree and 10. Every time I am training or racing and things paintings from Gizis and El Greco. But do not ask have started a Masters with major in Electronic come well, when I sail easy I always enjoy it. me why, I just liked what I saw. commerce. 5. I do not really like to read, but I do for relaxing 2. Mozart FIN Sari Multala reasons. I like everything from Nikos Kazantzakis 3. Pretty much anything, I like dancing music, and 1. I am in the Helsinki School of Economics and 6. Well... I never felt a sportwoman. I just like to 80s stuff too. Business Administration, but I am taking a break sail... MUCH! But to follow the fleet I had to 4. Salvador Dali in my studies for one and a half year now. improve my fittness level, so I start running,biking 5. I like to read light entertaining books to relax, 2. I do not actually listen to classical music too and walking, not so successfully except fast so murder mysteries and romance novels ! much, but of course there are some tunes I like. walking. I am boring pretty easy. Hope that will 6. When I was younger I played squash, tennis, Favourite musicians, some work of Sibelius and change in the future... basketball and netball and now I run and cycle and Beethoven I think are quite impressive to name a 7. Not really sometimes play squash. few. 8. 1,75 m. and 64 kg. 7. Shopping for shoes ! 3. I do not have only one favourite artist but I 9. I am sailing Europe seriously since Feb. 99, but 8. 1,78 m and 68 kg. listen to almost any kind of music: pop, rock, jazz I was practising in Greece alone from time to time 9. I started sailing Europe in December 94, before and blues. Some of my favourite artists: Carole since 98. I sailed the Optimist in 87/88 and then I that I sailed and an Australian boat King, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morrisette, Jamiroquai, sailed the Laser Radial since 93, then I stopped called a . Bo Kasper’s orchestra. sailing. 10. Breaking my rudder stock while being silly 4. I like many paintings of Salvador Dali and 10. Ask me the same question after the Games ! training. I was trying to sail standing up on the Akseli Gallen-Gallela has painted a lot of deck and spin around. impressive paintings of ancient Finnish history. I IRL Maria Coleman cannot name only one. ITA Larissa Nieverov AUT Denise Cesky 5. One I liked a lot was Mika Waltari’s Sinuhe the 1.I am studying Biology-Physiopatology in the BEL Min Dezillie Egyptian. University of Trieste, 7 exams to finish !! 1. I am a consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers. I 6. Aerobics, cycling, floorball. 2. I prefer Tchaïkovski, Beethoven, Ravel and interrupted my career to focus completely on the 7. Not really. Strauss. preparation of the Olympics. 8. 1,75 m and 68 kg. 3. Italian music like Antonello Venditti, Simple 2. Vivaldi 9. I’ve sailed Europe since 1994 and Optimist red, B. Adams. 3. Harry Sacksioni before that (for about 6 years) 4. Light blu 6. cycling 10. Of course winning my first Finnish 5. “Confesso che ho vissuto” of Pablo Neruda 8. 167,8 cm and 64,5 kg. Championship in 1995 and then my first 6. Skying, playing basketball 9. Optimist from 1986 to August 1988. Europe international win in the Junior Europeans in 1997. 8. 1,77 m. and 71 kg. since September 1988. Most of the time just sailing in a nice breeze in a 9. I sailed Europe since 1998 before I sailed Laser sunny weather is the best part of the sailing. radial. I won twice the Europeans in 93, 95 and BER Sara Lane Wright worlds 1998. Before I sailed Optimist. BLR GBR Shirley Robertson 10. I was really happy when I qualified for the Olympic CAN Beth Calkin 1. I am not working for the moment Games. That happens in Brasil at the Worlds. I will remember 1. After the Games, I am going back to school to 2. Puccini this moment during my life like the best sensation I felt.

6 INTERNATIONAL EUROPE CLASS UNION August 2000 JPN Maiko Sato 4. Dali POL Monika Bronicka 1. I am a student of University, studying physical 5. Yes, I like to read. “Cien años de soledad” 1. I study marketing and Management in the education. 6. Basket ball, swimming and biking. University. I finished 2 years then I took a break 2. I listen to classical music sometime, I do not 7. No and I still have 3 more years to the end of the have a preferred musician but I like violin sounds 8. 1,65 m and 60 kg. study. 3. I am listening to all kinds, but I like Japanese 9. I sail Europe since Mornington () 2. I do not listen classical music a lot ones World Championships ( 1 year and a half). I sailed 3. I like all kind of music, specially pop. 4. Not specially Optimist since I was 7 up to 15 and then Laser 4. I am not interested in this art so much. 5. Japanese writer “No ones perfect” He does not radial. 5. I read a lot. Paulo Coelho, Jonathan Carroll, have his both arm and feet. William Wharton and Erich Maria Remarque that 6. Skying, horse riding, skating. NED Margriet Matthijsse I like the best. 7. Not specially NOR Siren Sunby 6. Windsurfing and jogging 8. 1,55 m. .... secret! ..sixty something.... NZL Sarah Macky 7. My dog is my best hobby. 9. I sailed Optimist 4 years and after sailed in the 1. I plan to study architecture but I have not 8. 1,68 m. and 66 kg. Japanese National class similar to the Laser for 3 started yet. 9. I am sailing Europe for 6 years now. I sailed years. 3. Robbie Williams 7 years before and a little bit Optimist at my 10. The World Championships in Brasil, I 4. Balla very beginning. qualified for the Olympic Games there. 5. Bryce Courtenay 10. My most remarkable moment is when I got the 6. Cycling 3rd place at the Youth European Championships in LAT Jacklina Litauniece 7. Cooking Turkey 1996. It was my second year sailing MEX Tania Calles 8. 1,76 m. and 68 kg. Europe and really a surprise for all. 1. I left my studies to sail full time two years ago. I 9. I sailed Europe 2 years and half and before I POR Joana Pratas think to enter the University in January 2001 and sailed Optimist, P-class then Laser Radial. SWE Therese Torgersson study Industrial Engineering. 10. Sailing in Sydney Harbour in very rough USA Courtenay Becker. 2. I do not like much the classical music. conditions and rescuing two sailors who 3. I love U2, Deep Forest, Manu Chao... broke their mast.

Europe class INTERNATIONAL websites ISTANBUL SAILING WEEK You find them all on our site 7-13 August - Istanbul Europe Boys results www.europeclass.org. 1. Selim Kaki TUR 2. Dieter de Boer NED Europe Girls results: Austria 3. Ivan Vasilev BUL Ahmet Serim http://members.vienna.at/oekv 1. Catheline Veld NED 2. Gaye Adakan TUR [email protected] Denmark 3. Eda Tozan TUR www.istanbulyelken.org.tr http://home3.inet.tele.dk/duelund France http://asso.ffv.fr/europe http://www.europe-class.de Holland http://europe.knwv.nl Italy http://members.xoom.it/asseuropa_it/ http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~kentaro/europe.htm Norway CZECH http://www.nif.idrett.no/seiling/europa/ CZECH http://www.europeclass.cz Portugal http://www.terravista.pt/guincho/1496/index.html Switzerland http://www.swiss-sailing.ch/europe/ USA http://blue.temple.edu/~mridenou/ Lithuania http://www.geocities.com/leca_ltu/ Spain http://webs.demasiado.com/aecie Belgium http://www.europe.class.be

August 2000 INTERNATIONAL EUROPE CLASS UNION 7 O’NEILL RANKING LIST FOR THE WOMENS EUROPE CLASS Dated 30 August 2000

Position Name Nation Events, Points,Previous Position Name Nation Events, Points,Previous Position Name Nation Events, Points,Previous Position Position Position 1 Kristine ROUG DEN 7 5070 1 91 Christine BRIDGE AUS 3 1333 91 181 Marian DEPLANQUE FRA 1 256 188 2 Sari MULTALA FIN 7 5064 2 92 Marie VAN LAER BEL 5 1327 92 181 Celile MACHETEL FRA 1 256 188 3 Melanie DENNISON AUS 7 5031 3 93 Jacklina LITAUNIECE LAT 6 1326 93 181 V RAGOGNETTI ARG 1 256 188 4 Shirley ROBERTSON GBR 7 4904 4 94 Hannah SWETT USA 4 1316 94 184 M ALCOFORADO BRA 1 250 192 5 Maria COLEMAN IRL 7 4896 5 95 Ingrid GURVIN NOR 3 1285 96 185 Anastassia PODOBED BLR 1 248 193 6 Min DEZILLIE BEL 7 4803 6 96 Hanne JANSCH GER 6 1280 97 186 Jana LANDKAMMEROVA CZE 2 243 194 7 Petra NIEMANN GER 7 4702 7 97 Jacqui MELVILLE AUS 5 1175 98 187 Bertriz ECHAVARRI ESP 1 231 195 8 Margriet MATTHIJSSE NED 7 4647 8 98 Florence BEAL SUI 5 1170 100 188 Rong HU CHN 1 225 196 9 Monika BRONICKA POL 7 4566 9 99 Andrea BORENIUS FIN 5 1161 101 189 Johanna MORVAN FRA 1 202 197 10 NED 7 4528 10 100 Manon BORSI FRA 3 1133 102 190 Etie BONNEAU-MARCIL CAN 1 196 144 11 Weronika GLINKIEWICZ POL 7 4510 11 101 Tora OY NILSEN NOR 5 1123 103 190 Ariadna HERRANDIZ ESP 1 196 198 12 Christiane PETZKE GER 7 4461 12 102 Ako NAKURA JPN 5 1119 104 192 Kristin ENDRES GER 1 195 199 13 Siren SUNDBY NOR 7 4439 13 103 Magalie BONNEAU-MARCIL CAN 4 1090 105 192 Maria SANCHEZ ARG 1 195 199 14 Serena AMATO ARG 7 4349 14 104 Florencia CERUTTI ARG 2 1087 106 194 Nele ASSELMANS BEL 1 194 201 15 Therese TORGERSSON SWE 7 4306 15 105 K Larsen GURO NOR 2 1044 107 195 T NOVAES BRA 1 189 202 16 Larissa NEVIEROV ITA 7 4283 16 106 Konys AGNIESZKA POL 3 1039 108 196 Roberta HOLDEN CAN 1 188 154 17 Lenka SMIDOVA CZE 7 4271 17 107 Tina ROSHOLM DEN 3 1028 109 197 Elise ANDERSON AUS 1 180 203 18 Neus GARRIGA-TURON ESP 7 4256 18 108 Marta ROCHA BRA 2 1020 110 198 Unknown CHIMONA GRE 1 169 204 19 Ariana BOGATEC ITA 7 4140 19 109 GBR 3 1015 111 199 Anna ZETTERBERG SWE 1 165 205 20 Helen MONTILLA ESP 7 4123 20 110 Anika BAUER GER 6 975 112 200 A DABBELMANN NED 1 162 206 21 AUS 7 4053 21 110 Katrine HENRICHSEN DEN 4 975 112 200 Ekaterina KOBYLKOVA BLR 1 162 206 22 Joana PRATAS POR 7 4014 22 112 Karin ALMQUIST SWE 3 936 114 202 Narja SAHM GER 1 154 208 23 Denise CESKY AUT 7 3982 23 113 Victoria CROWDER CAN 6 929 95 203 Severine BLONDET FRA 1 153 209 24 Sarah MACKY NZL 7 3977 24 114 Samantha BARNES USA 5 907 115 204 Judith KASER-ERDTRACHT GER 1 150 210 25 Doris WETZEL GER 7 3974 25 115 Charlotte STROEBY SWE 4 903 116 204 Anastasia MALETINA RUS 1 150 210 26 Cecilie BENGTSSON SWE 7 3942 26 116 Tomeaka McTAGGART CAY 3 886 117 204 Vera MOLNAR HUN 1 150 0 27 Meg GAILLARD USA 7 3895 27 117 Rikke ERNEBJERG DEN 3 882 118 207 Linda HOLMQVIST SWE 1 148 212 28 Signe LIVBJERG DEN 7 3761 28 118 Kit STENHOUSE GBR 2 878 119 207 Sanja LINARDON CRO 1 148 212 29 Emma JONSSON SWE 7 3688 29 119 Nadia ANDERSEN DEN 4 875 120 207 Maria VALKOVICH RUS 1 148 212 30 Rachel DENNIS CAN 7 3633 30 120 Birgit ENGEL GER 5 865 121 207 NED 1 148 212 31 Ditte JUUL CHRISTENSEN DEN 7 3504 31 121 Fabiola MAGNAGHI ITA 3 858 122 211 Tina SCHULTE GER 1 146 216 32 NED 7 3496 32 122 Antje SCHNEIDEWIND GER 5 852 123 211 Unknown SPYROPOULOU GRE 1 146 216 33 Abby MASON NZL 7 3486 33 123 Luciana SCARRONE BRA 3 844 124 213 Anja FIEDLER GER 1 144 218 34 Karin BJORSANDER SWE 7 3476 34 124 Stephanie TAYLOR CAN 3 789 98 213 Zanetic RASELJKA CRO 1 144 218 35 Nathalie FEVRE FRA 7 3358 35 125 Ann VAN CAULEREN BEL 4 782 126 215 Tanja KIRCHHOFF GER 1 141 220 36 Maria VLACHOU GRE 7 3238 36 126 Tatiana VESELOVA RUS 3 767 127 216 Isabelle MUNGSGARD SWE 1 135 221 37 Tina MARTIN GER 7 3196 37 127 Juan CHUN CHN 1 765 128 216 Jackie ROYAL GBR 1 135 221 38 Stella-Amrei KUNDE GER 7 3152 38 128 Alicia CEBRIAN ESP 3 760 129 218 Carolyn JUDD NZL 1 112 223 39 Jayne SINGLETON GBR 7 3081 39 129 Berit BERG GER 4 752 130 219 Sigurd VERGAUWE BEL 1 107 224 40 Tatiana DROZDOVSKAJA BLR 7 3033 40 130 Cathelijne HUISINT VELD NED 4 730 131 220 Kristyna JUKLOVA CZE 1 100 225 41 NED 7 3015 41 131 V MACNIGHT BRA 2 724 132 221 Heidi Skye GORDON AUS 1 98 226 42 Camilla AASLAND-PEDERSEN NOR 7 3006 42 132 Danielle BRENNAN USA 2 717 133 221 Lynn OLINGER USA 1 98 226 43 Laurence NICOLAS FRA 7 2984 43 133 Verena WAGNER AUT 4 687 134 223 Alexandra DRUBE GER 1 94 228 44 NZL 7 2922 45 134 Sabine KLUTER GER 3 641 135 224 M SWOBODA GER 1 90 229 45 Tania ELIAS-CALLES MEX 7 2880 44 134 Cathelijne VELD NED 2 641 135 225 A STRANDMARK NOR 1 79 230 46 Chiara CALLIGARIS ITA 7 2875 46 136 G VOLUNGEVICINTE LTU 2 639 137 47 Helena BRODIN SWE 7 2781 47 137 Maria ABBATE ITA 3 631 138 48 Vendela ZACHRISSON SWE 7 2778 48 138 Cecilie LIND NOR 3 616 139 49 Katarlyna SZOTYNSKA POL 7 2636 50 139 Marie Amelie HAMART FRA 3 607 140 KIELER 50 Anna GREGERSSON SWE 7 2585 51 140 Anne MARTEAU FRA 2 594 141 51 Angela MASTALLI ITA 7 2564 52 141 Joana MariaCOMAS ESP 2 582 142 52 Maiko SATO JPN 6 2427 53 142 Fay LAZAROV GRE 1 574 143 53 Debbie WINSTANLEY GBR 7 2386 54 143 Ulrike SCHUMANN GER 2 563 145 WOCHE 54 Amanda CLARK USA 5 2380 49 144 Rie CHRISTIANSEN DEN 1 562 146 55 Shelley HESSON NZL 6 2312 56 145 Tracy MOSS GBR 2 561 147 June 17-20 56 Fernanda GUEDES-PINTO BRA 6 2311 57 146 Lise GUEGUEN FRA 3 544 149 MEN OVERALL RESULTS 57 Ermioni OIKONOMOPOULOU GRE 7 2259 58 147 Svenja PULS GER 3 533 150 58 Marie-NathalieCASTELL FRA 7 2247 59 148 Carolin SEEGER GER 3 530 151 1. Mats Vang Hansen NOR 59 Frederique FEVRE FRA 7 2214 60 149 Hanna RYDLOEV SWE 2 528 152 2. Vincent Borsi GER 60 Nicola MULLER GBR 7 2191 61 150 M AGUIRRE ESP 2 481 153 3. Valerian Lebrun FRA 61 Riwanon LE ROY FRA 7 2182 62 151 Pia Dahl RASMUSSEN DEN 2 449 155 4. Tim Kirchoff GER 62 Courtenay BECKER-DEY USA 4 2123 63 152 Erika VINES CAN 3 446 125 63 Camilla CHRISTIANSEN NOR 7 2101 64 153 Ana LLACA ESP 2 444 156 5. Martin Kirketerp DEN 64 Tytti PETAEJAE FIN 6 2085 65 154 Lise Birgitte FREDRIKSEN NOR 2 430 157 6. Alessandro Durante ITA 65 Elizabeth CALKIN CAN 5 2042 55 155 Zilla FOKKE NED 2 420 158 7. Nicki Kraus GER 66 Catherine GRIME GBR 6 2008 66 156 Katarzyna BRZOSKA POL 2 410 188 8. Hans Christian Hage NOR 67 Vanessa ALMEIDA-QUEREJAZU ESP 7 1980 67 157 Claudia STROBELE CAN 3 408 148 9. Henrik Strand NOR 68 Kristina TUHUS NOR 5 1977 68 158 Blandine ROUILLE FRA 1 398 159 10. Mathias Danwalder SUI 69 Berit CHRISTIANSEN GER 7 1935 69 159 Margarida AGUIAR POR 2 383 160 70 Aiko SAITO JPN 7 1875 70 160 Maike LOMMATZSCH GER 2 370 161 52 sailors entered this competition representing 9 countries: 71 Ellen Cecilie ANDRESEN NOR 5 1853 71 161 Catarina LOPES POR 2 358 162 AUT, DEN, FIN, FRA, GER, ITA, NOR, POL, SUI. 72 Krysia POHL USA 6 1806 72 162 Alette VESTLY SWE 1 351 163 73 Julia WENNERDAHL SWE 6 1795 73 163 Lu LIANHUA CHN 2 345 164 74 Sarah LANE WRIGHT BER 5 1774 74 163 Marte WANG-HANSEN NOR 1 345 164 WOMEN OVERALL RESULTS 75 Linda WENNERSTROM USA 5 1681 75 165 Meritnell HERRANDIZ RAIS ESP 1 307 166 1. Kristine Roug DEN 76 Ekaterini GIAKOUMIDOU GRE 4 1675 76 166 Katleen TRIMPE BEL 1 301 168 2. Margriet Matthijsse NED 77 Trine ABRAHAMSEN DEN 5 1646 77 167 Sabine SCHUMANN GER 1 299 169 78 Marieke POULIE NED 5 1624 78 168 Courtney DEY USA 1 298 170 3. Sari Multala FIN 79 Marjan VINCK BEL 6 1615 79 169 Ana MARINOVI CRO 2 296 172 4. Petra Nieman GER 80 Solene BRAIN FRA 5 1578 80 170 Anja DOROSENKO SLO 2 295 173 5. Maria Coleman IRL 81 Anne LEHELLEY FRA 7 1545 81 171 Lea OLESEN DEN 1 292 174 6. Sarah Macky NZL 82 Kirsty BONAR GBR 6 1511 82 172 Teja CERNE SLO 2 285 175 7. Min Dezillie BEL 83 Helene VIAZZO FRA 5 1432 83 172 Rachel HOLMGREN SWE 1 285 175 8. Monika Bronicka POL 84 Chun Juan XU CHN 4 1430 84 174 Sybille ILGENSTEIN GER 1 284 177 85 Wiebke SCHRODER GER 6 1405 85 175 Ana BAPTISTA POR 1 279 178 9. Lenka Smidova CZE 86 Kerstin SEIDEL GER 7 1400 86 175 Louise KIRKEBAEK DEN 2 279 178 10. Cecilia Bengtsson SWE 87 Bryony PERCY GBR 4 1380 87 177 Mar ALVAREZ PEDREROLESP 1 275 181 88 Zhang HONG CHN 2 1377 88 178 Sandrine MAURY FRA 2 273 182 75 sailors entered this championship representing 24countries: 89 Maaike DE KONING NED 4 1366 89 179 R BORGES BRA 1 263 185 AUT,BEL, BER, BLR, CAN, CAY, CZE, DEN, ESP, FIN, 90 Britta SCHATZ GER 7 1361 90 180 Sandrine REVIL FRA 2 258 187 FRA, GBR, GER, GRE, IRL, ITA, JPN, NED, NOR, NZL, POL, POR, SUI, and SWE. 8 INTERNATIONAL EUROPE CLASS UNION August 2000