Tornado Europeans at Gran Canaria Overall

by Royal Yachting Association 14 Mar 2004 20:11 GMT

Great conditions close out the Tornado Europeans © Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria

Steady start for McMillan and Bulkeley at Tornado Europeans

Yesterday saw the conclusion of the Tornado European Championship, which attracted a total of 51 boats including many of the top Tornado sailors in the world.

RYA Team GBR sailors Leigh McMillan and Mark Bulkeley, who gained selection to Team GB Athens 2004, when they won the silver medal at the world championships last year, put in a strong performance but were plagued by gear failure which saw them finish up eighth Europeans overall.

Bulkeley commented, “It has been a hard week for many reasons, we made too many mistakes and suffered some gear failure which should have been avoided. However it has taught us some valuable lessons for the season ahead and in some ways it is best that all these lessons happen in one event.” He concluded, “We now have a week back in England before heading out to Barcelona where we can start to put into practice the lessons learnt from here.”

The European championship title went to the 1996 Olympic silver medallist Mitch Booth and crew Herbert Dercksen from the Netherlands, who put in a consistent series to win by five points from Olivier Backes and Laurent Voiron of France.

The overall championship win, the Mats Nyberg Trophy, went to the current world champions Darren Bundock and John Forbes of Australia who scored just three results outside the top five in ten races, to win the trophy with a race to spare from Booth and Dercksen.

The next event that McMillan and Bulkeley will compete in will be Barcelona Olympic Week, which takes place from the 27-31 March.

Overall Results: (Open Series, 10 races, 1 discard)

Pos	Sail No	Helm/Crew	Name/Sponsor	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	AUS 1	DARREN BUNDOCH/JOHN FORBES	MARINE POOL SUBARU FSE	14	1	2	4	2	4	1	4	6	DNC	38
2	NED 1	MITCH BOOTH/HERBIE DERCKSEN	EDS ICT SERVICES	10	3	4	OCS	4	2	3	5	9	1	41
3	FRA 295	OLIVIER BACKES/LAURENT VOIRON	LA FRANÇAISE DES JEUX	1	2	10	8	13	6	8	1	1	9	46
4	FRA 28	YANN GUICHARD/CHRISTOPHE ESPAGNON		13	4	23	7	9	8	2	2	2	4	51
5	AUT 380	ROMAN HAGARA/HANS PETER STEINACKER	RED BULL	32	9	1	2	6	10	7	16	4	3	58
6	ESP 1	FERNANDO ECHAVARRI/ANTON PAZ	TELEFONICA MOVISTAR	2	5	6	23	17	9	10	6	5	5	64
7	GER 1090	ROLAND GAEBLER/GUNNAR STRUCKMANN		6	8	13	16	8	7	9	11	11	7	80
8	ARG 1	SANTIAGO LANGE/CARLOS ESPINOLA	RED BULL	7	7	17	25	7	12	11	15	8	10	94
9	FRA 279	XAVIER REVIL/LAURENT GUILLEMETTE	MARINE POOL-WICHARD	5	27	27	11	12	11	19	3	3	6	96
10	GBR 420	LEIGH McMILLAN/MARK BULKELEY	RICHARDS BUTLER KING OF S	4	6	9	15	10	19	DNC	22	12	2	98
11	GER 1087	JOHANNES POLGAR/CARSTEN HAPPEL		23	11	11	30	5	3	4	30	10	11	107
12	ITA 257	FRANCESCO MARCOLINI/EDOARDO BIANCHI	RONSTAN	35	20	3	3	23	14	5	31	7	13	117
13	DEN 1	PEDER RONHOLT/SOREN JORGENSEN	ELSAM	OCS	21	12	5	25	13	16	7	14	12	124
14	ESP 2004	ENRIQUE GARCIA DE SOTO/FERNANDO SALES		24	19	7	14	16	22	29	8	13	21	142
15	POR 1	DIOGO CAYOLLA/NUNO BARRETO		19	12	22	13	33	17	12	25	15	16	150
16	PUR 1	ENRIQUE FIGUEROA/JORGE HERNANDEZ	MOVISTAR SUZUKI	28	15	16	1	DNC	DPG	22	14	21	14	151
17	FRA 281	BILLY BESSON/ARNAUD JARLEGAN		18	29	20	20	1	27	23	9	22	19	158
18	GRE 7	PASCHALIDES IORDANIS/GAREFIS CHRISTOS		26	25	14	9	3	39	26	RDG	19	26	168
19	ITA 260	SANDRO MONTEFUSCO/STEFANO RIZZI		11	24	33	28	DNC	1	24	27	17	8	170
20	SWE 201	HANS WALLEN/CHRISTOPHER RAPPE	TOSHIBA	9	26	21	6	37	30	17	12	27	25	172
21	ESP 121	JOSÉ Mª PONCE/RAMÓN ILLÁN	POLICAN 2000/AUDI	OCS	23	15	29	27	5	27	18	25	15	182
22	GRE 1	DIMITRIO THEODORAMI/ADONIS BOYGIOURIS	NEORION	31	37	5	12	19	28	13	24	23	DSQ	188
23	ITA 255	ALBERTO SONINO/GABRIELE BRUNI	SACAIM	30	22	RDG	RDG	24	38	15	17	20	22	195
24	FRA 282	MATTHIEU SOUBEN/GURVAN BONTEMPS	BPA	12	39	28	19	31	24	14	19	OCS	20	202
25	POR 2	HUGO ROCHA/LUIS BRITO	CIDADE DE FARO	8	14	18	17	RDG	RDG	35	DNF	DNC	DNC	224
26	NZL 83	AARON MCINTOSH/MARK KENNEDY	LINE 7	16	35	8	21	DNC	DNC	6	28	33	34	230
27	NED 162	SVEN KARSENBARG/MISCHA HEEMSKERK		3	31	30	18	35	20	34	10	DNC	DNC	231
28	FRA 286	FRANÇOIS MORVAN/MATHIEU VANDAME		25	32	37	36	14	18	21	41	18	DNC	239
29	GER 1088	HELGE SACH/CHRISTIAN SACH	GERMANIA EXPRESS	15	18	OCS	35	22	25	38	35	28	30	243
30	ESP 23	TONI RIVAS/FABIÁN ESCUDÉ	CAMBRILS A BON PORT	21	13	25	26	29	DNC	44	23	DNC	18	246
31	CAN 369	OSKAR JOHANSSON/JOHN CURTIS	CAST HARKEN SAMSOM	17	38	39	39	30	OCS	18	34	30	17	258
32	GER 1084	ANDREW LANDENBERGER/SEBASTIAN MOSER		27	28	41	31	32	36	33	20	26	RDG	261
33	SUI 227	MARTIN RUSTERHOLZ/MICHIEL FEHR		22	30	38	32	36	29	28	26	34	28	262
34	ESP 11	MANUEL CALAVIA/CARLOS VAREA	ESEL NEIL PRYDE	33	41	OCS	22	11	OCS	32	33	24	24	270
35	ESP 7	FRANCISCO SÁNCHEZ/JUAN MANUEL BARRIONUEVO	MURCIA TURISTICA	RDG	RDG	40	27	43	26	25	38	16	DNC	276
36	SWE 199	MARTIN STRANDBERG/KRISTIAN MATTSSON	GRAN SEGEL	DSQ	10	29	OCS	18	16	40	13	DNC	DNC	279
37	RUS 007	DZHIENBAEV SERGEY/RYAZANTSEV OLEG	AGRO TREID	OCS	42	31	33	44	32	20	32	31	23	283
38	FRA 276	BAPTISTE BALZEAU/GAËL LEDOUX		39	36	42	43	21	23	37	37	32	29	290
39	FRA 293	FRANÇOIS GABART/DAVID ROMAIN		37	33	26	34	26	34	30	29	DNF	DNF	296
40	ITA 5	SORRENTINO VINCENZO/COLOMBO GIORGIO		20	40	34	38	20	37	DNC	DNC	OCS	27	316
41	SLO 1	DUSAN PUH/ALAN BIDERMAN		36	17	36	37	42	33	36	36	DNC	DNC	320
42	ITA 261	ANDREA MURA/LUCA REMAGRINO	ARGIOVAS	38	43	32	10	34	31	45	45	DNC	DNC	322
43	CAN 1	ERIC HOLDEN/MARK COAKLEY	MERCEDES BENZ	40	44	19	42	38	35	31	DNC	29	DNC	326
44	RUS 77	EMELIANOV KONSTANTIN/YANIN ALEXANDZ	HYDRO / KUIBYSHEV AZOF	29	16	35	44	DNC	OCS	RDG	RDG	DNC	DNC	355
45	RUS 27	CHEKRYGIN ALEKSEY/BOGATKIN SERGEY	HYDRO / KUIBYSHEV AZOF	42	45	46	41	39	40	43	43	37	35	357
46	GBR 415	LEO FARROW/ROB WILSON		44	46	43	40	40	DNC	42	42	36	33	358
47	GBR 404	JONNIE HUTCHCROFT/MARCUS LYNCH		OCS	47	45	46	41	41	41	39	35	32	360
48	GER 1052	CHRISTINA LOWEY/FLORIAN LOWEG	EQUIPO REGATA RCNGC	41	48	DNF	DNC	28	42	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	415
49	ESP 40	JAVIER PADRON/ONAN BARREIROS		43	49	44	45	47	DNC	DNC	44	DNC	DNC	422
50	ESP 5	BERNARDO BENÍTEZ/CARLOS LOUREIRO	EQUIPO REGATAS RCNGC	46	DNC	47	47	45	43	46	DNC	DNC	DNC	425
51	GBR 398	JOHN READY/SIMON WILLIS		45	50	DNF	DNC	46	44	47	46	DNC	DNC	427