Soling World Championship at Annapolis, Maryland - Overall
by Matias Collins 23 Oct 2006 08:44 BST
16-22 October 2006
The 2006 Soling World Championship ended in a perfect day with two more races sailed and although CAN 230, Fogh, Cheer, Devries were over early in the first race they won the second one winning the title that he is already planning to defend in 2007 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Another Canadian CAN 225, Peter Hall, Phil Karrigan, Jay Deakin, with a second in the first race and a seventh in the second racem jumped into second overall, the Argentine team (ARG 37) of Gustavo Warburg, Maximo Smith and Miguel Lacour had a bad start but improved through the Championship and finished third overall 4th and a 6th on the last day.
On Friday winds of up to 49 knots hit the fleet, with average winds of 45 knots for more than 30 minutes. Two boats, USA 807 and GBR 161 broached, filled with water, and sank, with their crews being rescued by the Jury. On board were the President, Treasurer and Secretary of the International Sailing Association! The boats could not be recovered.
Overall Results:
1. Hans Fogh / Roger Cheer / Gordon Devries, CAN, 18pts
2. Peter Hall / Phillip Karrigan / Jay Deakin, CAN, 25pts
3. Gustavo Warburg / Maximo Smith / Miguel Lacour, ARG, 31pts
4. Roman Koch / Maxl Koch / Gregor Bornemann, GER, 39pts
5. Peter Galloway / Paul Steinborn / Greg Anthony, USA, 45pts
6. Bill Abbott / Paul Davis / Joanne Abbott, CAN, 50pts
7. Jim Medley / Jamie Stewart / Chris Roberts, USA, 52pts
8. Preben Asbjornrod / Richard Fikse / Christensen Bernt Ole, NOR, 56pts
9. Pablo Despontin / Pablo Noceti / Ezequiel F Sasso, ARG, 61pts
10. George Wossala / Nemeth Peter / Karoly Vezer, HUN, 69pts
Complete results at www.soling.com/results/ShowResults.asp?ID=295