Austrians and Australians

A report from the final day of racing at the Tornado Europeans in Cagliari

At the Tornado Europeans in Cagliari, Sardinia, Austrians Andreas Hagara and Michael Seidl, the Gold medallists from Sydney, won the championship with a race to spare from fellow countrymen Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher, with Russians Andrey Kirilyu and Valery Ushkov in third.

In the Open event for the Mats Nyberg Trophy, 2002 world champions Darren Bundock and John Forbes from Australia (as opposed to Austria) won for the event by nine points from Hagara/Seidl in the final race of the series.

The final day of the competition saw British pair Hugh Styles and Adam May pull it out of the bag when it was needed, winning the first race and coming fifth in the second race to finish fifth overall.

Styles commented, "the regatta has been one of the toughest I have sailed with big shifts and pressure differences on the race course in every race. This is why Adam and I are so pleased that we finished the regatta on such a high note - winning the ninth race. This puts us right on track for a top performance in Cadiz at the worlds."

Fellow British sailors Leigh McMillan and Mark Bulkeley had a slightly disappointing championships, after their win last month at SPA Regatta in Holland, finishing in 16th place overall. Team mate Rob Wilson who was sailing for the first time with new crew Martin Sellars finished in 21st place overall. "The last four races have been extremely difficult with very light flukey winds," said Wilson. "However I am very happy with my new crew and look forward to next event."

RYA Olympic Manager Stephen Park commented, "It was a difficult regatta in very light and shifty conditions. Hugh and Adam managed to keep their cool, performing best on the last day, whilst Leigh and Mark will be disappointed. Rob Wilson and Martin Sellars will be pleased with the progress made in their first week sailing together."

Pos	Europeans	Helmsman/crew	Nationality	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Tot
1		BUNDOCK DARREN	Australia	1	1	10	1	12	3	4	15	10	DNF	57
		FORBES JOHN
2	1	HAGARA ANDREAS	Austria	11	9	2	21	3	1	5	6	8	DNF	66
		SEIDL MICHAEL
3	2	HAGARA ROMAN	Austria	8	3	17	13	14	9	11	2	18	4	81
		STEINACHER HANS
4	3	KIRILYUK ANDREY	Russia	13	16	4	18	1	21	3	40	6	7	89
		USHKOV VALERY
5		LANGE SANTIAGO	Argentina	4	2	24	2	7	5	28	27	43	1	100
		ESPINOZA CARLOS
6	4	ECHAVARRI	Spain	27	6	7	12	24	11	18	9	32	6	120
		PAZ ANTON
7	6	REVIL XAVIER	France	9	12	26	10	15	10	8	53	20	13	123
		GUILLEMETTE LAURENT
8	5	STYLES HUGH	Britain	7	10	21	28	10	RET	15	28	1	9	129
		MAY ADAM
9	7	BACKES	France	2	7	3	OCS	18	DNF	14	12	5	2	140
		VOIRON
10	8	MARCOLINI FRANCESCO	Italiano	34	39	44	20	13	4	2	3	7	25	147
		BIANCHI EDOARDO
11	9	STRANDBERG MARTIN	Sweden	25	19	18	3	35	12	12	7	19	35	150
		MATTSSON KRISTIAN
12	10	PASCHALIDIS IORDANIS	Greece	3	27	1	7	OCS	26	17	62	9	3	155
		GAREFIS CHRISTOF
13	11	CAYOLLA	Portugal	10	23	23	4	36	7	20	47	16	19	158
		BARRETO
14		DANIEL ROBBIE	USA	24	OCS	8	15	5	OCS	10	1	2	23	165
		JACOBSEN ERIC
15	12	GUICHARD	France	5	24	33	9	9	2	47	14	41	31	168
		ESPAGNON
16		LOVELL JOHN	USA	DNF	DNF	6	24	6	15	22	11	3	5	169
		OGLETREE CHARLES
17	13	MITTELMEIER	Germany	29	40	22	30	8	32	26	4	4	17	172
		MITTELMEIER
18	14	GAEBLER	Germany	19	15	14	50	33	20	24	5	33	21	184
		ANDREAS
19		FIGUEROA ENRIQUE	Puerto Rico	47	4	38	5	17	25	13	30	30	26	188
		HERNANDEZ JORGE
20	17	WALLEN HANS	Sweden	15	11	19	OCS	21	18	9	46	14	36	189
		WESTERDAHL MARTIN
21	15	BOOTH MITCH	Netherland	6	5	9	36	OCS	22	44	18	24	27	191
		DERCKSEN HERBERT
22	16	MC MILLAN LEIGH	GB	14	14	20	8	43	8	31	33	44	22	193
		BULKELEY MARK
23	18	GARCIA DE SOTO	Spain	33	21	5	14	28	17	21	RDG	34	50	194.63
		SALES FERNANDO
24		LANDENBERGER ANDREW	Germany	54	13	27	6	20	14	41	34	22	24	201
		POLGAR JOHANNES
25		SEMENOV MAXIM	Russia	51	43	49	22	4	28	1	10	42	8	207
		BOGAZKIN SERGEY
26		WILSON	GB	16	OCS	11	19	2	29	53	26	27	30	213
		EELES
27		CALAVIA MANUEL	Spain	38	42	55	11	19	13	30	39	26	10	228
		VAREA CARLOS
28		RONHOLT	Denmark	26	8	31	42	11	36	33	31	38	18	232
		SCHMIDT
29		GUCK LARS	USA	22	17	48	16	22	6	46	49	46	15	238
		FARRAR JONATHAN
30		ROCHA HUJO	Portugal	17	OCS	25	40	16	27	OCS	13	12	14	241
		BATO LUIS
31		SONINO ALBERTO	Ass.Velica Lido	12	18	13	35	42	33	56	58	13	20	242
		BRUNI GABRIELE
32		BESSON BILLY	France	40	22	29	32	30	OCS	45	20	15	37	270
		JARLEGAN ARMAND
33		KARSENBARG SVEN	Netherland	45	OCS	16	26	32	16	6	24	OCS	33	275
		HEEMSKERK MISCHA
34		BOUGIOURIS ANDONIS	Greece	28	31	12	34	39	31	OCS	61	11	32	279
		THEODORAKIS DIMITRIOS
35		MONTEFUSCO SANDRO	CNLL	23	44	15	53	34	37	29	38	23	42	285
		RIZZI STEFANO
36		BARKER	GB	31	34	40	65	DNF	23	7	48	31	12	291
		NEWMAN
37		MCINTOSH AARON	New Zeeland	46	20	46	17	26	42	OCS	8	36	51	292
		KENNEDY MARK
38		SCHREYER STAN	USA	42	32	35	44	29	30	19	17	51	54	299
		DURDIN FORBES
39		SANCHEZ FERRER FRANCISCO	Spain	52	RDG	DSQ	23	52	46	35	41	21	11	316.13
		BARRIONUEVO VALLEJO JUAN
40		RUSTERHOLZ	Switzerland	37	41	36	27	44	24	25	59	28	DNF	321
		HEUSS ANDY
41		PUH DUSAH	Slovenia	20	OCS	39	38	37	41	36	65	17	38	331
		STRAHOVHIK
42		BAHER	Germany	18	25	54	57	27	45	65	37	40	28	331
		GROBE
43		GABART	France	32	OCS	28	29	60	39	51	36	25	40	340
		ROMAIN
44		MURA ANDREA	YCI	21	36	34	39	47	DSQ	34	43	58	29	341
		REMAGNINO LUCA
45		JOHANSSON OSKAR	Canada	50	33	43	54	53	19	49	16	29	58	346
		CURTIS JOHN
46		HOLDEN ERIC	Canada	30	30	32	59	46	55	54	19	OCS	34	359
		COAKLEY MARK
47		SOUBEN MATTHIEU	France	49	29	52	43	54	34	43	32	35	48	365
		BONTEMPS GURVAN
48		SORRENTINO VINCENZO	CCN	DNF	46	30	OCS	23	44	57	35	39	16	367
		COLMBO GIORGIO
49		EGGER PATRICK	Germany	56	50	63	25	49	35	23	29	37	DNF	367
		KOCH CRISTOF
50		ARPAD	Hungary	44	37	42	33	58	54	27	52	64	46	393
		CSABA
51		MORVAN FRANCOIS	France	55	45	37	41	51	47	60	23	45	DNF	404
		VANDAME MATTHIEU
52		ROSS DUNCAN	South Africa	36	38	65	37	25	49	58	60	48	57	408
		CARDOSO CLAUDIO
53		DZHIENBAEV	Russia	39	28	47	45	56	50	39	DSQ	49	55	408
		RYAZANTCEV
54		LOWEG	Germany	DNF	35	53	49	31	53	64	25	57	44	411
		LOWEG
55		BUNKENBURG NILS	Germany	43	26	41	46	40	43	55	55	DNF	DNF	426
		STUCKMANN GUNNAR
56		NOWAK	Germany	41	OCS	51	52	50	62	38	44	47	43	428
		NOWAK
57		LONG ROBBIE	Australia	35	53	60	55	48	40	59	67	50	41	441
		DOUGLAS GLEN
58		VAN WIEREN	Netherland	59	54	50	61	66	52	37	21	55	DNF	455
		VAN RUITENBURG
59		BALZEAU BAPTISTE	France	60	OCS	45	48	63	38	50	50	62	39	455
		LEDOUX GAEL
60		KAPHENGST ECKART	Germany	62	61	59	31	41	58	32	42	DNC	DNC	463
		HUCHEL MARTIN
61		DUPIERREUX PHILIPPE	Belgium	64	52	67	66	DNF	64	40	22	53	56	484
		JANINI SARA
62		ZAJAC THOMAS	Austria	48	47	62	51	57	57	62	57	56	52	487
		THOMAS CZAJKA
63		STRAUME ANDERS	USA	DNF	51	64	56	45	59	42	51	63	DNF	508
		STUNZI HUNTER
64		FARROW LEO	GB	57	56	71	47	55	61	48	68	59	60	511
		LAMB TRIS
65		MOSER	Germany	65	57	57	60	65	63	69	45	61	49	522
		MOSER
66		VINK PETER	Netherland	53	48	68	DNF	62	51	52	56	DNF	DNF	544
		DE LAAF SVEN
67		STUMHOFER HELMUT	Germany	61	49	61	62	68	DNF	68	DNF	54	45	545
		MUECKE MARK
68		ZUCCHI	YCI	58	DNF	58	OCS	61	60	16	64	DNF	DNF	548
		GIROLA
69		GRANDFIELD MICHAEL	USA	69	58	66	67	38	56	67	63	66	DNF	550
		VEENSTRA TJIDDO
70		SALZMANN	Austria	68	60	70	68	59	OCS	66	54	60	47	552
		SALZMANN
71		HEIN ROBERT	Germany	66	59	72	58	67	66	70	69	52	53	560
		FLORIAN MICHAEL
72		BAIER	Germany	63	55	56	63	64	48	63	DNF	DNF	DNF	566
		STAHR
73		NEVIANI GIAN PAOLO	Congrega Velisti	67	62	73	64	DNF	67	61	66	65	61	586
		ROSATI DANIELE
74		MORTL GUNTER	Germany	70	OCS	69	69	69	65	71	DNF	67	59	616
		MAURER DIETER
75		ZURSTRASSEN PETER	Germany	DNF	DNF	74	DNF	70	68	72	DNF	68	62	645
		SCHUHWERK BASTIAN
76		DIETZ MATTHIAS	Germany	RDG	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	693
		ENZMANN CHRISTIAN