Europes at Sail Melbourne International Regatta Overall
by Di Pearson 20 Jan 2002 14:17 GMT
BELGIUM’S MIN DEZILLIE WINS EUROPE CLASS FROM AUSTRALIA’S SARAH BLANCK BY ONE POINT AT SAIL MELBOURNE REGATTA
Belgium’s Min Dezillie at the leeward mark
Photo © Jeff Crowe/The Sport Library |
Belgium’s Min Dezillie has won the Europe class at the Sail Melbourne Regatta by one point from Australia’s Sarah Blanck at the Sail Melbourne Regatta on Port Phillip Bay.
Blanck won the last race of the series, but Dezillie came 2nd, which kept her one point in front after winning races 10 and 11 of the 12 race series. Dezillie finished with 15 points, Blanck with 16.
Back on dry land, Blanck thanked the organisers of the event and particularly praised race officials from Sandringham Yacht Club, on the Europe course. “They were great, really good, they set fabulous courses and got it all right,” she said.
Finishing 3rd overall was Denmark’s Trine Abrahamsen with 32 points, some way behind the top two, but she had a battle of her own with Australia’s Jo Dikkenberg, who finished 4th after a 3rd placing today for points of 34.
The top-ranked sailor at the event, Poland’s Monika Bronicka, had a mediocre series to finish 5th overall with 42 points. She is currently ranked 7th in the world.
Competitors in the Olympic classes at the Sail Melbourne Regatta, Australia’s only Grade 1 event for Olympic classes, are sailing for precious world ranking points and also for prize-money.
Overall Results: (12 races, 2 discards)
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Nat | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts |
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| 1 | BEL1 | Min Dezillie | BEL | (12O) | (12O) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | AUS57 | Sarah Blanck | AU | 1 | 1 | (12O) | 3 | 1 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | DEN11 | Trine Abrahamsen | DK | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 2 | -6 | 32 |
| 4 | AUS58 | Jo Dikkenberg | AU | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 3 | -6 | 3 | 34 |
| 5 | POL52 | Monika Bronicka | PL | 5 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 5 | (12F) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | DEN4 | Ditte Juul | DK | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | (12F) | 5 | 5 | 43 |
| 7 | CAN36 | Claudia Strobele | CA | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | -8 | -8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 69 |
| 8 | CAN38 | Victoria Crowder | CA | 8 | (12O) | 8 | 8 | -9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 79 |
| 9 | AUS54 | Alana Slingsby | AU | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | (12O) | (12F) | 12C | 12C | 12C | 12C | 88 |
| 10 | AUS | Clare Hozack | AU | -10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | -11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 90 |
| 11 | AUS37 | Louise Bricknell | AU | 9 | 9 | -10 | -11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 95 |