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Finn World Masters at Medemblik, Holland - Overall

by Robert Deaves, IFA 19 May 2008 09:44 BST 11-16 May 2008

Largest ever Finn event closes in Medemblik

Sailing consistently well and unbeatable in the first four races, defending Finn World Masters Champion Andre Budzien (GER) took the 2008 title by a margin of nine points over the seven race series from Mihail Kopanov (BUL) and by ten points from third placed Han Bergsma (NED).

The 229 boat fleet was the largest ever assembled Finn fleet in the 59 year history of the class and underlines the popularity of the boat outside the Olympic circuit. The line up included 11 previous Olympic contenders and countless sailors who had campaigned a Finn at the highest level. The Dutch sailors had prepared well and took nine out of the top 20 places, but they couldn't stop Budzien's domination of the highly competitive Masters fleet.

The final day of racing was split into gold and silver heats and produced conditions similar to previous days. A promising stiff breeze in the morning gave way to a shifty and patchy 5-10 knots during the race. However, it was an exciting race as most of the top 20 already had a high score on the board, so couldn't afford another. As a result of the fitful winds, several sailors who had been top ten all week, suffered in the tricky conditions and dropped a significant number of places.

As usual those who favoured the left hand side dominated the races with the gold fleet race win going to Bas de Waal (NED) to place 5th overall, followed by Luuk Kuijper (NED) which boosted him from 10th to 6th, and third was Mihail Kopanov (BUL) to maintain his silver medal position. In fact the top five positions remained unchanged after the final race.

The last race prove crucial for Cees Scheurwater (NED) who dropped from 6th to 14th, Thierry van Vierson (NED) who dropped from 7th to 12th and Jan Willem Kok (NED) who dropped from 8th to 20th. However after a great final day the only two Americans sailing here both leap frogged into the top ten. Conrad Brown (USA) placed 5th to jump to 8th and Phillip Ramming (USA) placed 12th to jump to 9th.

Ramming also took the silver in the Grand Masters behind the 1972 Olympic silver medalist Illias Hatipaulis (GRE) who also finished 4th overall. Luksa Cicarelli (CRO) took the Great Grand Masters title while Walter Mai (GER) was the top Legend sailing here. All ten Finn Legends competing in the event were honoured with a prize.

Next year the Finn World Masters is being held in Maubuisson, France. With more Finn sailors reaching the age of 40 and more ex-Finn sailors coming back to the class, a large fleet is also expected in 2009. The problem facing the event organisers now is finding venues large enough to hold a regatta of this size. It is a problem well worth having.

Overall Results:

Masters
1. Andre Budzien (GER)
2. Mihail Kopanov (BUL)
3. Han Bergsma (NED)

Grand Masters (50-59)
1. Ilias Hatzipaulis (GRE)
2. Phillip Ramming (USA)
3. Michael Bæk (DEN)

Great Grand Masters (60-69)
1. Luksa Cicarelli (CRO)
2. Pascal Tetard (FRA)
3. Jiri Outrata (CZE)

Legends (70+)
1. Walter Mai (GER)
2. Victor Kozlov (RUS)
3. Willi Meister (GER)

Gold Fleet:

PosSail NoHelmR1R2R3R4R5R6R7Pts
1GER 711André Budzien, M111132-109
2BUL 24Mihail Kopanov, M5423-331318
3NED 100Han Bergsma, M-2132523419
4GRE 1Ilias Hatzipaulis, GM1028(dns)11830
5NED 29Bas de Waal, M39104(ocs)4131
6NED 888Luuk Kuijper, M11256-3021247
7GBR 2Allen Burrell, M-521192841558
8USA 24Conrad Brown, M4-1717101312561
9USA 808R. Phillip Ramming, GM236796-571263
10NED 703Eric Bakker, M12713-203181164
11FRA 75Laurant Hay, M15898(ocs)111465
12NED 747Thierry van Vierssen, M651661(dnf)3670
13GRE 71Panagiotis Davourlis, M78419-4229976
14NED 804Cees Scheurwater, M1041124(dnc)4677
15GBR 8Tim Carver, M2511414187(dnc)79
16GER 310Ralf Behrens, M211522849(dnc)79
17NED 897Ed van der Steene, M22411161413-3980
18GBR 10Robert Deaves, M815141515-271986
19NED 55Eddy Huisman, M171012-692319687
20NED 780Jan Willem Kok, M863220(ocs)5392
21NED 62Alex Breuseker, M4058111912-4795
22DEN 140Michael Bæk, GM523-3775233396
23NED 27Paul Kamphorst, M71127101427-4996
24GBR 669Adrian Brunton, M517151252-58101
25CRO 110Luksa Cicarelli, GGM11181914-312118101
26ITA 38Claudio Bosetti, GM22181017298-35104
27NED 25Arwin Karssemeijer, GM-41994333025110
28DEN 7Michael Staal, GM-4814122116543111
29DEN 196Lars Hall, M6117312139-65115
30SWE 734Stefan Fagerlund, M1733-391728147116
31FRA 150Pascal Tetard, GGM1834-393411616119
32NED 81Gerko Visser, M4132235251-54127
33CZE 8Jiri Outrata, GGM2425-353112629127
34RSA 2Alan Serritslev, GGM-65341411161045130
35GBR 61John Heyes, M34131202514-81134
36RSA 1Greg Davis, GM643773916-71136
37GER 217Carsten Niehusen, GM(dsq)29133073432145
38IND 1Roel van Olst, M2233-443723727149
39GER 39Erich Karl-Heinz, GM1421-4035311138150
40GER 701Klaus-Dieter Götz, GM2037(ocs)37191621150
41NED 66Ewout Meijer, M46-56342651730158
42RSA 51Philip Baum, GM162221303238-76159
43NED 860Loek Kruijer, GGM-53224332172520159
44NED 54Joos Bos, GM193218(dsq)121367161
45DEN 17Lars Juel Christensen, M4410152222-7951164
46CZE 318Martin Plecitý, GM13284651-58524167
47GBR 1Sander Kooij, M6122923(ocs)4159170
48SWE 721Mikael Brandt, GGM142747431129(dsq)171
49NED 77Jan-Jaap Lamme, M303131123532(dnc)171
50GBR 567Martin Hughes, GM421628184722-84173
51GBR 77Howard Sellars, GGM392154131038-88175
52AUS 242Bob Buchanan, GGM414318362415-94177
53GBR 665Julian C Smith, M25263232-481848181
54NED 11Henk de Jager, GM522323293426-57187
55NED 2Wouter Molenaar, GM42(dsq)242483756191
56GER 35Hans-Günter Ehlers, GGM33-643322642617195
57RUS 5Sergey Zabotin, GM94627133467-98196
58FRA 99Allain des Beauvais Marc, GM16166538(dsq)bfd197
59GBR 672David Potter, M(dsq)20527402085197
60NED 1Jan van der Horst, GM272837(dnc)70828198
61NED 4Ruurd Baerends, GM125538(dnc)205223200
62HUN 4Lajos Varga, M40374441831-52201
63NED 58Pieter de Gooijer, GM-69252023614334206
64POR 5Jorge Pinheiro de Melo, M55351726-685322208
65NED 47Auke Woerdeman, M4340193838-5831209
66DEN 5Søren Oster, M-76364528443326212
67NED 30Hero Mulder, M212615(dnc)dnc62213
68RSA 540Alan Tucker, GGM532630193748-95213
69FRA 10Patrick Nicolas, GM334246312140-60213
70GER 208Uwe Kinast, GM3727(ocs)16153683214
71GER 146Friedrich Müller, GGM621936366(dsq)61220
72HUN 2Peter Sipos, GM-6845384393063228
73ITA 4Francesco Faggiani, M36(dnc)2625531969228
74GER 206Klaus Reffelmann, M56386148303-70236
75NED 8Rodrick Casander, GGM85192818(dsq)4244236
76SWE 735Johan Wijk, M(ocs)132521495674238
77GBR 631Richard Hart, GGM515340561820-80238
78GER 262Uwe Barthel, GM-66465733494313241
79GER 3Walter Mai, Legend245829555025-86241
80NED 777Albert Kroon, M78(dsq)3628174542246
81GER 48Manfred Pöschl, GM3629(dsq)46273279249
82CZE 7Vaclav Cintl, GGM644851273233-100255
83NED 10Nanne Boot, GM19505354-564537258
84NED 95Wobbe de Schiffart, GM5031213978(dnc)41260
85GER 19Andreas Bollongino, M903041403628-92265
86NED 3Gert van Woudenberg, GM316630416339-89270
87NED 35Bas Proper, GM7244473921(ocs)50273
88SUI 496Thomas Gautschi, M583016(dsq)473490275
89GER 111Rainer Haacks, M-67414838503566278
90NZL 3Ben Winters, GGM-84443350642273286
91DEN 249Svend V. Andersen, M4714(ocs)25436593287
92RUS 28Victor Kozlov, Legend354959525241-75288
93NED 88Chiel Barends, GM207167602744-101289
94GBR 611Tony Lock, GGM443559604054-78292
95NED 5Rene Sala, GM3959-7878572440297
96GER 209Steffen Fölsing, M3136232975(bfd)104298
97NED 6Rob Huisman, GM4540(dnc)33814755301
98NED 39Hans Zomer, GM342076(dnc)750dnc303
99GER 7Reiner Heinings, M235256487253-91304
100RUS 151Vladimir Butenko, M89(dsq)2552373964306
101GBR 24Rory Barnes, M436742495847-96306
102GBR 656Graeme Macdonald, GGM555152444164-102307
103HUN 51Istvan Ruta, M327966592655(dnc)317
104SUI 11Hans Fatzer, GGM635363576024-97320
105ESP 260Victor Serrano Conesa, M-84495840485868321
106GBR 12Daniel Belton, M4938354642(ocs)dnc326
107GER 202Rolf Elsaesser, GM545041(dnc)555572327
108SWE 711Sten Waldo, GGM303968456583(dnc)330
109GER 92Detlev Guminski, GM2855505446(ocs)99332
110GER 119Peter Bronke, GGM812455806628-87334
111ESP 295Javier Moreno, GM3770604745-8077336
112NED 835Jaap Goede, GM-89424544448182338
113MON 234Michael Kurtz, GM3445(ocs)349ocsdnc354
114FRA 69Philippe Lobert, M98474945(ocs)17103359
115GER 42Jürgen Kraft, GGM173(ocs)704159dnc360

Silver Fleet:

PosSail NoHelmR1R2R3R4R5R6R7Pts
1SUI 13Peter Kilchenmann, GM485452-6865511271
2GER 240Jürgen Paffrath, GM(dsq)394251103364275
3GER 56Eckart Klages, M61-625150545412282
4GER 58Thomas Schulz, GM-7358725629617283
5NED 895Jan-Tjeerd vd der Meulen, M-8381547759108289
6FRA 865Rochet Joseph, GM3882-8669455216302
7GER 51Hermann Heide, GM4574(ocs)79751515303
8AUS 2Rob McMillan, M(dsq)dsqocs3104613304
9POL 21Jacek Binkowski, GM838072(dsq)35313304
10BEL 5Yves Verhofstad, GM38576072-764235304
11RUS 34Alexsander Banko-9360432484935309
12NED 748Fons van Gent, GGM605248-67636620309
13RSA 571Andreas Bohnsack, M7647(ocs)42577317312
14GBR 624John Torrance, GGM507267(dnc)59642314
15NED 72Lacus-jan Groenhout, GM80482063-857729317
16GBR 46Patrick Moore, GM54636155-776818319
17NED 899Gertjan de Blij, GGM(dsq)613275467927320
18RUS 71Leonid Klayman, M(dsq)763447675647327
19NED 69Remmelt Staal, M-87605049627137329
20GER 109Manfred Tomaszewski, GGM-82676976782322335
21GER 195Peter Wolzen, GM90(dsq)5353714028335
22FRA 800Yves Zoccola, GGM62-757057746514342
23GER 89Günter Kellermann, GGM35-938171676625345
24ITA 43Pietro Piram, GGM68645671-1027710346
25SWE 740Sverker Härd, M476576814337(dnc)349
26SUI 40Heinz Stammnitz, GM5878736256-8726353
27GER 55Herbert Sondermann, GGM736571-80684631354
28CZE 202Gebhart Zdene, M-10178807566636368
29NED 823Nico van Wirdum, M79666961-914944368
30GER 26Willi Meister, Legend98588743680(ocs)372
31GER 155Edwin Gast, M7256(dnc)dnc72489373
32GER 300Eggo Zopfs, GM794364745460(dnc)374
33SUI 7Jiri Huracek, GM788071(dnc)694438380
34GER 57Heinz Wendel, GM-104825542987034381
35NED 23Robert Sledziewski, GM96(dsq)7365834924390
36NED 13Harold Lensing, GM6670-7962797241390
37GER 2Nils Peters, GM807587(dnc)766019397
38GER 308Marco Colombo, M577484-88607452401
39NED 866Hans Steijn, M77775773-887248404
40NED 786Johan de Schiffart, GM925766588650(dnc)409
41GER 122Holger Krasmann, M85(dsq)7561827339415
42NED 774Evert-Jan Nilting, GM5969(dnc)dnc626742415
43NED 43Jack van Hellemond, GGM157324(ocs)73ocsdnc416
44CZE 222Petr Vinkl, M86867984-1003546416
45DEN 192Johnny Aagesen, M9368625822(dnc)dnc418
46GER 63Michael Pandler, GGM6784627080-8756419
47GBR 64Craig Kirkpatrick-Whitby, M-104796365907155423
48GER 112Egbert Vincke Dr., M716365667090(dnc)425
49NED 862Rob Woudstra, GGM-96768372778632426
50NED 32Peter Verhoef, GGM656968(dnc)dsq7533426
51NED 50Jan Zetzema, GM27545864(dsq)dncocs434
52GER 34Dieter Borges, GGM1362(dnc)dnc5376dnc435
53HUN 9Tamas Beliczay, GM-97969076748911436
54FRA 1Didier Poissant, Legend268785(dsq)5174dnc438
55RSA 570Gerd. H.Bohnsack, Legend3295(dnc)dnc837836440
56GER 32Felix Spring, M-98886553899062447
57AUS 231James Mayjor, M29106(ocs)5924dncdnc449
58GER 82Alfons Huber, M26517766(dnc)dncdnc451
59NED 723Pieter Risseeuw, M9983816799(ocs)23452
60NED 7John van Altena, GGM56(dsq)26dnc5588dnc456
61SUI 58Bruno Marti, M699374(dnc)917059456
62GER 144Jens Ott, Legend599983(dnc)938243459
63NED 9Jobs Isselmann, GM777274639291(dnc)469
64NED 813Lenard Kaptein, M919488(dnc)856849475
65DEN 226Birger Sund Nielsen, GM758982828761(dnc)476
66CZE 4Božena Šmídová, GGM7096-9986959440481
67SUI 16Carlo Lazzari, M10688(dnc)dnc806230482
68DEN 172Ole Blichfeldt Madsen, M-107928668938561485
69NED 20Leo Hartman, GM(dnc)dncdncdnc526921490
70GBR 14Steve Sampson, GGM889793(dnc)956354490
71GBR 54Keith, GM286849(dnc)dncdncdnc492
72GER 98André Schmid, M94-1009078928358495
73SWE 752Hans Wiberg, GM102(dsq)78831048253502
74NED 848Pax van de Griend, GGM465991(dnc)79dsqdnc506
75NED 865Jack Kamminga, GM29(dnc)92dnc39dncdnc507
76GBR 668Nick Turley, GM709185779496(dnc)513
77BEL 76Paul Goossens, M929294649875(dsq)515
78GBR 583Paul Brown, GGM9489(dnc)dnc8410151522
79GER 77Lothar Köpnick, GM101(dsq)64dnc6959dnc524
80ESP 179Emilio Plagaro, GGM889089(dnc)dnc7665524
81DEN 8Peter Malm, GGM747180(dnc)dnc69dnc525
82GER 161Ralf Kratz, M10985707310189(dnc)527
83GER 168Jack Larsen, GM10697101(dnc)889245529
84NED 17Ab Schippers, GGM7484(dnc)dnc26dncdnc531
85NED 68Martijn David, M10010298(dnc)968550531
86GER 186Detlef Blaschkowski, GM1883(dnc)dnc90dncdnc538
87NED 836Bart Kraan, GGM919593(dnc)8262dnc538
88NED 870Gelmus Peeters, GGM110(dsq)96791018864538
89NED 367Arthur van Son, GM-10810491871048666538
90DEN 205Mogens Petersson, GGM1038682(dnc)6193dnc540
91GER 30Ralf Heim, GM63105(dnc)dnc5191dnc541
92GER 131Horst Schlick, Legend5787(dnc)dnc7195dnc541
93DEN 174Jan Verner Nielsen, M9590(dnc)dnc998160541
94SWE 750Lasse Larsson, GGM8698(dnc)dnc968463543
95NED 67Rutger Rozemuller, M4932(dnc)dncdsqdncdnc544
96GER 102Siegfried Boehl, Legend999489859784(dnc)548
97NED 101Christian Scheen, GM7181(dnc)dncdnc57dnc556
98DEN 178Ane Zielinski, M10599(dnc)dnc8610057563
99GER 71Blass Bernd, M10710597(dnc)1009768574
100GER 175Michael Möckel, GM829184(dnc)89dsqdnc577
101GER 53Berg, Dr. Kay-Detlev, GGM1006177(dsq)dncdncdnc585
102GER 9Friedrich Koch, GGM60101100(dnc)ocs98dnc590
103ESP 303Jose Comesaña, GM105101(dnc)dnc87ocs67592
104NED 749Dick Hooijer, GM9710087(dnc)dnf78dnc593
105NED 51Maarten Oberman, GM75102(dnc)dnc73dncdnc597
106GRE 180Basileios Tsampouniaris, M10310492(dnc)10394dnc611
107NED 841Henk van Egmond, GM81(dnc)75dncdsqdncdnc619
108GER 130Alfred Blum, Legend8777(dnc)dncdncdncdnc627
109GER 46Dr. Peter Truhm, GGM11110395(dnc)97dncdnc637
110NED 48Boudewijn Kortbeek, GGM108103(dnc)dnc81dncdnc639
111DEN 22Kim Svare, GM113(dnc)dncdnc10292dnc654
112NED 869Willem van Dijk, GGM11298(dnc)dncdsq99dnc656
113GER 124Holger Dietrich, GGM102(dsq)dncdnc94dncdnc659
114GER 95Gerd Bollrath, Legend95(dsq)dnfdncdncdncdnc674

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