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Finn Europeans 2007 - Lake Balaton
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| Sunday June 3rd |
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Chairman of the Jury Pat Healy briefs the competitors before the practice race |
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Finns in the dinghy park at Spartacus Sailing Club |
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Competitors watch over Lake Balaton as the Hungarian flag is raised on a yacht just offshore of Spartacus Sailing Club |
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Two local boats launch for the practice race |
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IFA President Dr Balaszs Hajdu opens the 2007 Finn Europeans |
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Last minute preparations |
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| Monday June 4th |
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Sailors made good use of the bar and cafe |
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Lifeless flags watch over a windless Lake Balaton |
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Today Nitin Mongia was planning to use the on-board mini-camera mounted on his rear deck. Gus Miller installed the equipment and showed Mongia how to use it. Now he will try again tomorrow. |
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Gus Milller fits the on-board camera on a Finn |
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On board mini camera |
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Nitin Mongia is helped by Nick Craig to set up his rig |
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A windless Lake Balaton |
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Tuesday June 5th |
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Andre Budzien - third in race 2 |
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Shortly after start in race 1 |
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Oleksiy Borysov - winner of race 2 |
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Downwind in race 2 |
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Emilios Papathanasiou - winner of race 1 |
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Start race 1 |
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Start race 2 |
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Wednesday June 6th |
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Race three downwind |
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Race three leeward mark |
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Race three mark rounding |
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Start of race three |
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Race three |
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Thursday June 7th |
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Busy Start Line (photo by Gus Miller) |
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Emilios Papathanasiou wins race 5 |
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The final run on race five |
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Race 5 - leeward gate |
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Emilios leads around the top mark in race 5 |
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Finish of race 5 |
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Race five leeward gate |
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Dan Slater in race four |
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Stefan de Vries wins race 4 |
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Friday June 8th |
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Anthony Nossiter - winner race six |
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Race six |
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Race six |
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Race seven |
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Race seven |
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Race seven |
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Start of race six |
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German Finn Foundation sailor, Anian Schreiber |
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Serbian Juniors David Evetovich and Milos Balunović |
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Zach Railey - winer of race seven |
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Saturday June 9th |
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A lone trumpet announces the lowering of the Hungarian flag |
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The clubhouse provided the perfect view of the medal race |
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Winner of medal race - Emilios Papathanasiou |
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Start of medal race |
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Eduard Skornyakov - New Finn European Champion |
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Start of race 8 |
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Medal ceremony for Juniors |
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Medal ceremony for seniors |
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