Finn Masters Worlds at Schweriner Yacht Club, Germany

by Mike Woodhead 18 Jun 2003 12:30 BST

6th-13th June

Schweriner Yacht Club of Northern Germany hosted the week long Finn Masters on their large Lake on the east side of Schwerin. A comprehensive measurement and registration process was followed by a practice race, won by the relaxed Ed Thorburn. The 187 entrants, from 17 countries, led to the fleet being divided into 4 groups, each group meeting the others twice in the six races.

The 1st race was held in a force 5 gusting 7 and severely challenged the competitors, both races got off to a clean start and were won by Wolfgang Tamm and Claudio Bosetti, Tim Tavinor was leading Britain with 8th place.

Day 2 was a day of lighter winds (force 1-3) and allowed all groups to sail 2 races. Eventual winner Eberhard Bieberitz completed 2 wins along with Roman Teply and Ralf Behrens. The second race of the day saw Howard Sellars and Mike Woodhead in the leading group at the 1st mark and holding good positions to the end of the race.

Day 3 saw the return of the wind, with a force 4-6 blowing from the south west both fleets got away after numerous recalls, Tim Tavinor and Roberto Boseti won their races in trying conditions.

No wind and lots of sun greeted competitors on day 4, the fleet sunbathed or in the case of certain Dutch sailors entertained the spectator fleet ! Eventually at 5pm the race officer started a short course for both fleets. In near drifting and shifting conditions, the course was further shortened leading to wins for Andre Budzien and Hermann Heide.

The final day saw a race in force 1 to 3 but with the top mark and finish set in the lee of a headland in proved a day for the lake sailor with Andre Budzien and Peter Raderschadt winning.

Eberhard Bieberitz won the event with good consistency, it was a well organised event with excellent evening events, special thanks must go to the trolley girls.

Overall Results:

Pos	Nat	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1	GER	10	Eberhard Bieberitz	SYC	2	1	1	2	-6	6	12
2	GER	711	Andre Budzien	SYC	2	4	-6	4	1	1	12
3	ITA	1	Roman Teply	YCB	(DNC)	1	4	2	2	5	14
4	AUT	7	Michael Gubi	UYC	4	2	3	3	-10	2	14
5	SUI	4	Daniel Brun	RCO	6	3	4	4	7	-11	24
6	CZE	22	Roman Babicky	YCC	-12	6	3	9	3	10	31
7	GER	13	Wolfgang Tamm	SCN	1	10	2	5	14	-15	32
8	GER	3	Walter Mai	YCBW	(OCS)	8	2	7	16	4	37
9	GER	51	Hermann Heide	SYC	11	2	10	-16	1	15	39
10	SWE	721	Michael Brand	UFK	6	12	-16	8	11	3	40
11	GER	47	Peter Raderschadt	YCBW	15	-20	5	20	2	1	43
12	GBR	9	Tim Tavinor	SCM	8	-33	10	1	18	7	44
13	GER	180	Gerd-Uwe Dr.Hillers	WVE	9	18	8	8	-31	2	45
14	RSA	1	Alan Serritslev	RCYC	9	-32	6	5	20	6	46
15	GER	701	Klaus-Dieter Götz	SYC	-17	13	8	14	14	4	53
16	GER	39	Kerl-Heinz Erich		-23	5	7	20	9	13	54
17	GER	208	Uwe Kinast	WSU	10	-37	9	28	5	3	55
18	GER	176	Eckard Drephal	SYC	7	14	18	9	7	-22	55
19	CZE	8	Jiri Outrata	YCT	10	7	(DNC)	28	6	5	56
20	GER	150	Günter Hoffmann	SYC	17	7	7	17	8	-41	56
21	GER	310	Ralf Behrens	WJCA	16	4	1	17	(DSQ)	19	57
22	DEN	17	Lars Juel Christensen	DS	7	15	-42	15	4	16	57
23	NED	2	Wouter Molenaar	HWH	5	12	-20	11	16	13	57
24	DEN	140	Michael Baek	DS	(DNC)	25	23	3	3	9	63
25	GER	31	Horst Wühn	JSR	25	14	11	6	12	(DNF)	68
26	SUI	462	Thomas Brack	SIMPL	5	9	17	11	-67	28	70
27	DEN	180	Michael Staal	DSC	13	-26	21	12	19	12	77
28	ITA	82	Roberto Boseti	CVT	(OCS)	9	5	1	37	27	79
29	GER	146	Friedrich Müller	WVE	12	-19	19	19	18	16	84
30	DEN	196	Lars Hall	KDY	3	29	38	6	(OCS)	10	86
31	SUI	12	Franz Bürgi	RCO	31	10	13	24	15	-32	93
32	NED	719	Loek Kruyer	HWH	14	20	9	21	-38	31	95
33	NED	712	Baerends Ruurd	WVR	23	11	28	-39	13	20	95
34	NED	5	Richard Tobe	WVH..	22	19	14	15	-57	26	96
35	GER	34	Dieter Borges	SSCO	(DNC)	22	12	51	4	8	97
36	CZE	7	Vacalv Cintl	YCC	11	16	15	18	-58	38	98
37	GER	112	Egbert Dr. Vincke	KSW	19	25	12	-29	25	18	99
38	HUN	2	Peter Sipos		14	-50	41	14	5	26	100
39	CZE	318	Martin Plecity	YCT	-37	5	24	27	15	30	101
40	CZE	33	Ivan Rames	YCD	18	17	-29	12	27	29	103
41	NED	1	Jan van der Horst		4	-37	23	30	21	27	105
42	NED	7	John van Altena	HWH	16	17	28	13	(OCS)	33	107
43	NED	759	Gert van Wondenberg	WVR	22	21	20	22	-39	23	108
44	RSA	539	Klaus Weixelbaumer	RCYC	3	45	36	13	-61	14	111
45	RSA	540	Alan Tucker	AEOLIANS	36	27	11	21	-45	17	112
46	NED	11	Henk De Jäger	HWH	24	15	-31	27	24	23	113
47	GER	111	Rainer Haacks	FSD	24	8	25	-43	34	25	116
48	NED	795	Wobbe de Schiffart	WV Randm	42	11	13	33	-55	17	116
49	GER	35	Hans-Günter Ehlers		-37	6	25	23	32	34	120
50	RSA	5	Phillip Baum	AEO	18	-41	37	18	37	11	121
51	AUS	213	Jack Gunther	RBYC	8	-41	15	25	40	34	122
52	GER	86	Peter Mannes	SCLW	20	40	37	19	-43	9	125
53	HUN	4	Lajos Varga	ALBA	41	38	24	-42	17	7	127
54	GBR	77	Howard Sellars	WSC	30	42	16	-49	17	25	130
55	NED	17	AB Schippers	HWH	(DNF)	26	27	53	12	19	137
56	GER	217	Carsten Niehusen	SYC	20	39	30	22	26	-47	137
57	NED	15	Nanne Boot	WVR	26	28	-50	24	36	24	138
58	GBR	53	Rodney Cobb	BSC	26	-36	27	26	32	30	141
59	GER	179	Helmut Lömker	CESV	13	23	-61	33	30	43	142
60	ITA	38	Claudio Bosetti	CVT	1	34	18	7	(DNF)	DNC	143
61	GER	300	Eggo Zopfs	WRK	15	-61	14	16	59	46	150
62	NED	811	Gerko Visser	WVR	38	27	32	36	21	-44	154
63	NED	779	Rene Sala	WVR	45	29	38	-51	8	37	157
64	GER	63	Michael Pandler	WVF	33	32	17	44	-47	31	157
65	GER	157	Frank Dinnebier	WSU	34	16	55	32	(OCS)	21	158
66	GBR	631	Richard Hart	WSL	36	31	35	26	30	-37	158
67	GER	58	Thoams Schulz	DSV	42	34	39	32	-52	14	161
68	NED	748	Alphons von Gent	Maas	31	46	29	34	-56	22	162
69	NED	8	Rodrick Casander	HWH	40	30	-48	25	28	40	163
70	GBR	595	Edwart Thorburn	NSSC	27	33	58	10	(OCS)	36	164
71	GER	42	Jürgen Kraft	SGS	(OCS)	3	47	54	24	38	166
72	NED	794	Hans Willekes	HWH	19	45	32	52	-54	18	166
73	GER	119	Peter Bronke	BWC	30	53	43	31	10	-70	167
74	CZE	222	Pavel Fröhlich	YCK	44	31	22	48	22	(DNC)	167
75	GER	36	Dr. Adalbert Wiest	DSC	-50	24	41	41	13	50	169
76	GER	49	Horst Klein	SCTWN	(DNC)	39	52	39	28	12	170
77	GER	11	Hendrik Vincke	SYC	51	23	19	29	-69	49	171
78	GER	92	Detlev Gumminski	DSC	35	44	21	47	-62	24	171
79	GBR	546	Patrick Moore	BSSC	29	-62	56	43	19	28	175
80	SUI	11	Hans Fatzer	SIMPL	25	42	43	46	20	-48	176
81	GER	77	Lothar Köpnick	HSC	32	18	36	-58	33	58	177
82	GER	130	Alfred Blum	GSG	40	-57	54	56	11	21	182
83	SWE	711	Sten Waldö	HWH	21	-72	39	30	45	54	189
84	USA	3	David Branch	SHSC	39	-69	22	47	64	20	192
85	GER	53	Kay-Detlef Berg	YC R	29	-69	34	45	50	35	193
86	DEN	12	Thorsten Schacht	Dragoer	28	48	30	34	54	(DNF)	194
87	GER	57	Heinz Wendel	DSCL	21	63	53	10	-65	48	195
88	GER	311	Bernd Fischer	SCHW	(DSQ)	54	26	60	26	29	195
89	DEN	77	Flemming Jensen	SAS	28	43	-52	40	33	52	196
90	FRA	6	Fransois Limare	YCDC	35	38	-67	55	35	35	198
91	GER	155	Edwin Gast	SSV	54	43	-65	42	55	8	202
92	NED	12	Wijnand de Leur	HWH	32	24	51	31	64	(DNF)	202
93	SWE	688	Per Nilson	UKF	48	36	48	37	41	-53	210
94	GER	2033	Dieter Ottlik	ESEV	43	55	49	(DNF)	9	55	211
95	GER	186	Detlef Blaschkowski	SSV	(DNC)	13	33	DNF	51	33	213
96	GER	2	Nils Peters	SVWS	46	35	34	49	(DNC)	52	216
97	CZE	202	Gebhart Zdenek	YCC	44	51	57	(DNF)	25	40	217
98	FRA	817	Philippe Vallier	CNHS	48	58	55	35	22	-65	218
99	CZE	10	Voclav Hundesc		34	49	(BFD)	38	44	53	218
100	NED	587	Brat Kraan	HWH	50	49	-71	62	23	36	220
101	NED	790	Hans Zomer	WRV	39	40	44	52	-56	46	221
102	GER	40	Heinz Stammnitz	SVM	41	(BFD)	31	44	60	50	226
103	GER	131	Horst Schlick	SCE	(DNC)	53	46	59	29	42	229
104	FRA	794	Joseph Rochet	ACAL	(DNF)	35	46	50	53	47	231
105	GER	89	Günther Kellermann	YdMYS	-61	28	60	59	27	58	232
106	NED	785	Robin Greaves	AEO	52	44	42	37	57	-62	232
107	NED	732	Peter Verhoef	HWH	38	46	51	41	-67	56	232
108	CZE	308	Martin Teimer	YCR	47	22	58	-66	49	57	233
109	NED	778	Auke Woerddemann	HWH	47	-78	64	38	40	44	233
110	NED	753	Bastian Popper	HWH	(DNC)	48	44	36	23	DNC	234
111	GER	117	Manfred Zülow	SVLY	57	30	59	(OCS)	49	39	234
112	GER	109	Manfred Tomaszewski	SCBW	43	50	56	48	38	-68	235
113	NED	656	Johann de Schiffart	Randmeer	33	66	40	46	(DNC)	59	244
114	GER	777	Reinhard Bauer	YCBG	27	71	59	35	60	(DNC)	252
115	GER	303	Wolfgang Herter	SRV	45	60	40		(DNF)	59
116	GBR	16	Mike Woodheed	YCR	(DNF)	51	26	60	61	56	254
117	FRA	1	Didier Poissant	CVA	55	47	60	-61	41	54	257
118	FRA	800	Yves Zoccola	CNHS	49	54	45	(DNF)	58	51	257
119	GER	290	Rainer Scholtze	YCBG	(OCS)	62	68	23	51	61	265
120	GER	9	Friedrich Koch	SGS	62	47	64	(DNF)	29	64	266
121	NED	801	Lucio Nodari	HWH	(DNC)	56	62	40	48	60	266
122	GER	183	Franz Steib	LSC	(DNF)	52	47	55	52	60	266
123	NED	727	Lalus Jan Gronenhout	HWH	(DSQ)	52	63	54	63	39	271
124	GER	16	Uwe Hand	PYC	(DNF)	65	53	57	53	49	277
125	GER	998	Elmar Rist	WVF	52	-76	61	65	35	66	279
126	GER	122	Herbert Herwig	AGJC	(DNC)	DSQ	45	DNF	39	32	282
127	GER	81	Marina Dellas	OYC	53	64	54	56	(DNC)	57	284
128	GER	103	Ralf-Udo Lemke	BSV	(DSQ)	58	57	DNF	46	45	289
129	GER	1591	Jörg Gast	SSV	(DNC)	73	69	61	46	41	290
130	NED	22	Jaap van der Weele	WVA	(DNC)	63	33	DNF	71	42	292
131	GER	200	Helmut Vetter	WSVB	(DNF)	57	65	62	63	45	292
132	GER	147	Eberhard Magin	YCSS	(DNC)	21	BFD	63	OCS	43	293
133	GER	1790	Uwe Baum	ASC	51	(DNC)	DNC	64	34	63	295
134	FRA	5	Jacques Lalanne	YCC	60	59	68	(DNF)	48	61	296
135	GER	168	Jack Larsen	WVH	(DNC)	64	49	DNF	42	63	301
136	GER	234	Jürgen Griesser	SCTB	64	70	71	(DNF)	31	68	304
137	GER	144	Jens Ott	DSCL	(DNC)	60	70	58	50	66	304
138	GER	72	Uwe Dahlinger	HYC	56	65	72	50	62	(DNC)	305
139	SUI	60	Peter Kurz	RLO	59	67	63	53	65	-69	307
140	GER	187	Werner Orth	STC	65	66	70	(DNF)	42	65	308
141	GBR	55	Mike Till	RCJC	(DNC)	75	67	45	68	55	310
142	GER	65	Claus Donner	SGS	58	-77	74	65	72	51	320
143	GER	268	Wolfgang Weiße	SCI	63	68	(DSQ)	64	66	62	323
144	NED	680	Jobs Isselmann	WVR	49	72	73	63	-75	67	324
145	GER	93	Otto Käser	SVP	(DNF)	59	69	DNF	44	72	327
146	MON	234	Michael Kurtz	NRV	46	68	50	(DSQ)	DNC	DNC	330
147	GER	102	Siegfried Böhl	AHYC	(DNC)	70	66	57	74	64	331
148	NED	668	Boudewijn Kortbeek	HWH	(DNC)	61	73	DNF	36	DNF	336
149	GER	1852	Rüdiger Stelzl	OSCG	(DNC)	67	72	DNF	47	67	336
150	NED	750	Adrian Otto	HWH	(DNC)	56	35	DNF	DNC	DNC	340
151	GER	1714	Peter Gelleret	SCP	53	(DNS)	DNC	68	70	70	344
152	GER	161	Ralf Kratz	SVBH	54	76	77	(DNF)	66	73	346
153	GER	52	Karl Prömpeler-Kuhn	HSK	(DNC)	74	66	67	73	69	349
154	CZE	37	Karel Havir	YCK	(DNC)	71	75	DNF	43	DNC	355
155	GER	100	Helmut Dr.Kliem	WSVW	(DNC)	75	76	69	68	71	359
156	GER	73	Günther Hopp	YSC-SS	(DNC)	73	62	OCS	59	DNC	360
157	GER	195	Peter Wolzen	WSU	(DNF)	55	BFD	DNF	DNC	DNC	387
158	GER	286	Andre Schmidt	SSV	(DNC)	74	DNC	DNF	69	DNF	392
159	GER	5	Harald Schaale	TSG 1898	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	415
159	NED	13	Harold Lensing	WVR	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	415
159	SWE	682	Sverker Härd	UKF	(DNC)	DNS	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	415
159	GER	1350	Jochen Viakofsky	SCE	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	415
159	GER	1943	Klaus Rudolph	VBS	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	415
159	GER	2013	Dieter Fese	DSCL	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	415