Toshiba J/80 Worlds at La Trinite sur Mer, France Overall
by Denis van den Brink 8 Jul 2007 13:20 BST
1-7 July 2007
Spanish teams dominate the J80 worlds in La Trinite sur Mer, France © Franck Gicquiaud /
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Spaniards smash J80 Worlds in La Trinité
At first it came as a surprise, but the astonishing superiority of the strong Spanish contingent at the beginning of the week, turned into a close to complete triumph as Santander's skippers Jose Maria Torcida Seghers and Ignacio Camino struggled against each other until the final decisive 11th race.
Torcida Seghers comes out a beautiful yet modest champion with 5 wins overall; "We came here with very limited objectives knowing we would face the word's best. We've only been sailing the J80 seriously and competitively since last October. We decided to train as a team with the entire 30 strong fleet gathered in Santander. All that hard work has paid off."
Germany's Ulrich Muenker's third place overall prevented the Spaniards from heading home with a unique grand slam in the J80 worlds history. For the very first time, the winner has not come from the host country.
The international class is on a great roll, with fleets growing in Spain, Italy, Germany, England and the United States...
124 J80s had entered this competition last Tuesday... who knows how many will show up from July 7th until 13th next year in Germany...
Overall Results:
1: "Ecc Viviendas" (J 80) Torcida Seghers Jose Maria (29 pts) Spain (1,4,1,1,2,4,OCS ,9,1,1,5)
2: "Nextel Engineering" (J 80) Camino Ignacio (46 pts) Spain (2,1,1,4,1,1,7,18,7,4,24)
3: "Needles And Pins" (J 80) Muenker Ulrich (57 pts) Germany (2,7,8,5,4,4,12,2,5,18,8)
4: "Hotel Princesa Yaiza" (J 80) Tabares Rayco (61 pts) Spain (3,12,4,6,11,2,2,13,6,3,12)
5: "Voilerie All Purpose" (J 80) Pellissier Sylvain (65 pts) Yacht Club Crouesty Arzon (5,2,8,2,7,7,9,14,8,BFD,3)
6: "Le Glide" (J 80) Darken Glenn (66 pts) United States O (4,6,2,2,6,9,1,11,11,16,14)
7: "The Duke" (J 80) Sproul Kevin (73 pts) Great Britain (7,1,3,3,2,3,14,22,10,21,9)
8: "North Star" (J 80) Santa Cruz Mauricio (81 pts) France (13,7,DNF ,10,3,10,10,1,15,10,2)
9: "Unlimited Sailing" (J 80) Chery Nick (85 pts) Great Britain (10,5,3,7,12,2,4,5,12,25,30)
10: "Salsa Apcc Voile Sportive" (J 80) Arnaud Remy (86 pts) A P C C Nantes (12,20,6,12,10,1,22,3,4,2,16)