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History of the European Championship 1976 to 1996
21. European
Championship 1976
Port Camargue, France, April 30-May 8
45
entries, from 19 countries
From the beginning the defender Serge Maury proved that he was not willing
to give the title away too easily. After three races he was leading
overall scoring
2-2-7.
Serge was lucky when the time limit expired and his challengers Mauro
Pelaschier and Andrei Balashov had only 150 meters to go and he himself
was at the end of the fleet. When that race was re-sailed the wind
disappeared after the first boats had finished. Nine boats failed to come
in on time - including Serge. However line honours and runner-up in the
two last races made everything clear in favour of Serge Maury.
Final Results 1976
1.
Serge Maury F
721 22.0
2.
Andrei Balashov SR
2 56.0
3.
Gus Miller US
975 67.7
4.
Mauro Pelaschier I
509 72.0
5.
Jochen Schümann DDR
9 76.0
6.
Joaquin Blanco E
101 76.0
7.
Pierre Mondéteguy F
719 81.0
8.
José Luis Doreste E
109 83.7
9.
Werner Sülberg G
1611 90.7
10. Jean J. Grandchamp F
720 91.7
11. Richard Grönblom L
171 95.7
12. John Bertrand KA
151 96.0
13. Guy Liljegren S
655 96.7
14. Andreas Haan M
11 107.0
15. Gerardo Seeliger E
99 108.0
16.
Sanford
Riley KC 143 108.0
17. Ryszard Blaszka PZ
56 116.0
18. J-P. Boumans B
1 118.7
19. Jürgen Wolff DDR
29 119.0
20. Anastas Boudouris GR
176 123.0
21. Chris Law K
321 124.0
22. Thomas Jungblut G
1556 126.0
22. European
Championship 1977
Istambul-Yesilyurt, Turkey, July 26-August 5
34
entries from 17 countries
Gilbert Lamboley as the Chairman of the IFA Technical Committee came to
help the Turkish measurers to find out that there were still a lot of Finn
sailers who dislike stembands. However all boats got a dispensation and
from that time on the arrangement declared to be illegal in
Istanbul
became common practice all over the world.
Final Results 1977
1.
Joaquin Blanco E
1 32.7
2.
Minski Fabris Y
53 42.0
3.
Peter Vollebregt H
535 52.4
4. Kent Carlsson S
677 53.7
5.
David Howlett K
421 54.4
6.
Andrei Balashov SR
2 60.4
7.
Jochen Schümann DDR
9 66.7
8.
Wolfgang Gerz G
1573 79.0
9.
Ryszard Skarbinski PZ 28
83.0
10. H.G. Ehlers G
1572 88.7
23. European
Championship 1978
Marstrand Sweden, August 24-September 2
54
entries, from 24 countries
The wind was strong to very strong for most of the week and the waves
breathtaking even for the most experienced stalwarts. Super Skipper
Howlett did not believe it, until the globe capsized below him while he
claimed to remain upright. Kent Carlsson was disqualified for a too heavy
weight jacket. The last decisive race had only light wind but a strong
current. Minski Fabris cleared all doubts by winning this one too, after
he had been superior in the heavy air previously. The Vanguard hulls were
judged to be fast in the light to medium conditions and the
Taylors
were better in the rough weather.
Final Results 1978
1.
Minski Fabris Y
53 16.0
2.
Joaquin Blanco E
1 26.7
3. Jochen Schümann DDR
9 57.4
4.
R. Güldenpfening DDR
21 62.7
5.
Chris Law K
321 68.7
6.
Kent Carlsson S
677 72.7
7.
Stewart Neff US
1004 78.0
8.
José Luis Doreste E
109 84.0
9.
David Howlett K
463 89.0
10. Wolfgang Gerz G
1573 91.0
11. John Bertrand US
1007 93.0
12. Guy Liljegren S
516 93.7
13. Egidio Babbi I
619 98.0
14. Otto Pohlmann G
1650 101.4
15. Jörgen Lindhardtsen D
126 104.0
16. Jacques Busquet F
723 104.0
17. Ryszard Skarbinski PZ
122 108.0
18. Marc Neeleman H
555 115.0
19. Jaques Rogge B
2 115.0
20. Peter Lester KZ
191 125.7
21. Levent Özgen TK
71 134.0
22. James Reynolds KC
996 136.0
23. Manuel Doreste E
9 139.0
24. Patrick Spängs S
666 142.0
25. August Miller US
975 144.0
24. European
Championship 1979
Malcesine, Lago di Garda, Italy, June 1-10
44
entries from 23 countries
The measurement was clouded by the start of the station 8 problem. A
confusing variety of winds from all sort of strange directions, durability
and force blurred the chaotic conditions. The only sailor who preserved
orientation was the ruling world champion John Bertrand from the United
States, winning the last three races after he had already scored 4/6/6.
Final Results 1979
1. John Bertrand US
1037 19.7
2. Jochen Schümann DDR 9
43.0
3.
Kent Carlsson S
679 50.0
4. Minski Fabris Y
53 62.0
5.
Jörg Vetter DDR
12 63.4
6.
Cameron Lewis US
1027 66.7
7. José Luis Doreste E
109 77.0
8.
Magnus Liljedahl S
589 80.7
9.
Otto Pohlmann G
1650 86.7
10. Ched Proctor US
171 91.7
11. Elias Hatzipavlis GR
180 94.0
12. Thomas Jungblut G
1 95.0
13. Jacques Rogge B
2 103.0
14. Josef Senkyr CZ
303 104.0
15. Graham Deegan KZ
185 106.0
16. Mark Neeleman H
555 106.7
17. Yves Silvestro F
731 114.7
18. Egidio Babbi I
633 120.0
19. Filip Willems B
15 123.0
20. Wolfgang Mayrhofer OE 199
130.0
21. Sergei Khoretski SR
23 132.0
22. Esko Rechardt L
183 132.0
23. Miroslav Lostak CZ
377 134.0
24. Andrea Roost Z
9 138.0
25. Boris Zakhorow SR
3 139.0
25. European
Championship 1980
Helsinki, Finland, June 10-18
37
entries from 23 countries
As
the last dress rehearsal for the Olympic Games to be held shortly in
Tallinn, the 1980 European Championship was sailed in
Helsinki
in very similar conditions. Because of the early Gold Cup in New Zealand,
there was also a second extraordinary AGM of the IFA on that occasion.
Chris Law tried a Vanguard and found it easier to sail and faster than his
standard Taylor. Chris Law already had a big points lead when he started
the 6th race in light winds. Chris finished 12th and was the sure 1980
European Champion. In the last race Bertrand decided the battle for the
runner-up in his favour against Balashov.
Final Results 1980
1.
Chris Law K
321 32.4
2.
John Bertrand US
1037 50.7
3.
Andrei Balashov SR
2 56.4
4.
Mark Neeleman H
555 67.7
5.
José Luis Doreste E
109 69.0
6.
Guy Liljegren S
686 73.7
7.
Sergei Khoretski SR
23 79.7
8.
Kent Carlsson S
679 83.0
9.
Wolfgang Mayrhofer OE 199
96.7
10. Jochen Schümann DDR
9 99.7
11. Martin van Leeuwen H
565 101.0
12. Skarbinski PZ
7 102.0
13. Esko Rechardt L
185 104.7
14. Michael Nissen G
1706 105.0
15. Wolfgang Gerz G
1573 107.0
16. KZ
2 128.0
17. Miroslav Rychcik PZ
75 129.0
18. Keirsblick B
24 131.0
26. European
Championship 1981
Athens, Greece, May 23-June 1
46
entries from 22 countries
Five races were sailed in southerly winds with force 3-4 and two with a
north wind up to force 7. Everybody was satisfied with the organisation.
The only grumbling was heard after the third race when the jury
disqualified 11 boats for that old canard of pumping and rocking. All of a
sudden, an up to now mediocre former Laser sailor from
Denmark
shocked the established skippers by winning each and every race. Lasse
Hjortnäs managed for the first and most likely last time to win the
European Championship with a score of 0.0.
Final Results 1981
1.
Lasse Hjortnäs D
143 0.0
2.
Jörgen Lindhardtsen D
142 49.7
3.
Otto Pohlmann G
1787 70.7
4.
Martin Pallson S
684 75.4
5. S. Khoretski SR
23 79.5
6. Wolfgang Gerz G
1573 79.7
7. Oleg Khoperski SR
23 85.7
8.
Jochen Schümann DDR
9 85.7
9.
Joaquin Blanco E
1 94,7
10. Michael Nissen G
1795 99.4
11. Wolfgang Mayrhofer OE
199 105.0
12. Mark Neeleman H
555 107.4
13. Martin Van Leeuwen H
565 123.7
14. Henryk Blaszka PZ
6 125.0
15. Thomas Oljelund S
681 129.0
16. Francisco De Angelis I
655 137.0
17. Miroslav Rychcik PZ
75 139.0
18. Lennart Persson S
680 141.0
19. Thomas Schmid G
1749 143.0
20. Paolo Semeraro I
666 144.0
21. Patrick Spängs S
685 145.0
22. José Maria v d Ploeg E
145 146.0
23. Istvan Rujak M
200 154.0
24. Peter Vollebregt H
535 163.0
25. Roberto Benamati I
658 180.0
27. European
Championship 1982
Masnou, Spain, September 25-October 3
67
entries from 23 countries
After a disappointing Gold Cup in
Holland
the top sailors unanimously went to
Spain hoping for more wind. There was more wind but also a strong current
and on the first day an ugly oil pollution on the water. In the third race
the jury disqualified six prominent skippers because of pumping. The
selection was not so much based on serious observations but rather
exemplary and included Lasse Hjortnäs. After he had won the Gold Cup by a
safe margin, Lasse took this European Championship with three times line
honour and twice runner-up, discarding that annoying DSQ. After the magic
black-top mast Lasse had used in his fabulous 1981 season had been stolen,
he made the red-top presentable at court, by winning with 10% of the final
score of the runner-up Mark Neeleman.
Final Results 1982
1.
Lasse Hjortnäs D
143 6.0
2.
Mark Neeleman H
555 65.0
3.
Thomas Schmid G
1793 73.7
4.
Nikolai Soukhoroukow SR 14
74.7
5.
Mike McIntyre K
491 75.0
6.
Wolfgang Gerz G
1573 76.0
7.
Luc Choley F
100 91.0
8.
Henryk Blaszka PZ
6 95.0
9.
Jochen Schümann DDR
9 96.0
10. Esko Rechardt L
203 95.4
11. Jörgen Lindhardtsen D
142 100.0
12. Don Nordquist S
690 102.7
13. Oleg Khoperski SR
21 103.7
14. Joaquin Blanco E
179 105.7
15. Otto Pohlmann G
1787 110.7
16. Toni Ferrer E
170 112.0
17. Wolfgang Mayrhofer OE
199 116.0
18. Stefan Myralf D
148 119.0
19. José Maria van der Ploeg E
145 121.7
20. Paolo Semeraro I
655 128.7
21. Patrick Spängs S
685 129.0
22. Juan E. Mägli GU
1 133.0
23. Martin Palsson S
684 133.0
24. Francois Le Castrec F
888 139.0
25. Sjaak Haakman H
577 141.0
26. Karsten Kaufmann G
1706 146.0
27. Frank Butzmann DDR
16 147.0
28. Andy Pimental US
1052 151.0
29. Miroslav Rychcik PZ
75 151.0
30. Kimo Worthington US
1066 157.0
28. European
Championship 1983
Neusiedlersee, Austria, June 3-11
63
entries from 24 countries
Lasse Hjortnäs came to Austria determined to defend his title as the
ruling European Champion of 1981/82. There were five races with a strong
shifty force 4-7 wind on three days. There would have been enough for a
sixth race on the afternoon of the third day, but the race committee took
pity on the worn out second half of the fleet. Lasse caught a DSQ in the
second race but for the rest of them he was not content with less than the
runner-up in the heavy-air races. However finally there was very little
reliable wind and Hjortnäs collected 59 points, which he had to count
since he had to discard his DSQ. Another second place in the last race was
not enough to save him. So Jochen Schümann from the DDR won the title
without ever winning a race, scoring 2/3/4/8/9/10.
Final Results 1983
1. Jochen Schümann DDR
9 61.7
2.
Frank Butzmann DDR
16 70.4
3.
Lasse Hjortnäs D
143 71.0
4.
Jörgen Lindhardtsen D
142 74.4
5.
Mark Neeleman H
555 78.4
6.
Kimo Worthington US
1066 97.0
7.
Thomas Schmid G
1793 100.1
8.
Peter Vilby D
146 106.0
9.
Craig Healy US
1041 108.0
10. Nikolai Soukhoroukow SR
14 114.0
11. Oleg Khoperski SR
21 114.7
12. Larry Lemieux KC
201 126.0
13. Francois le Castrec F
888 129.0
14. Joaquin Blanco E
179 142.0
15. Wolfgang Mayrhofer OE
199 144.0
16. Sergej Khoretski SR
23 156.0
17. Roberto Benamati I
658 160.0
18. Martin Palsson S
684 162.0
19. Henryk Blaszka PZ
6 162.0
20. Tom Lehan US
1070 164.0
21. Sjaak Haakman H
577 168.0
22. Eric Bornarel F
115 173.0
23. Jacek Sobkowiak PZ
7 175.0
24. Francisco De Angelis I
509 181.0
25. Carl Johan Hedberg S 697
184.0
26. Ron Van Manen H
616 187.0
27. Patrick Spängs S
685 188.0
28. Fillip Willems B
15 188.0
29. Marko Prancevic Y
90 190.7
30. Luc Choley F
100 191.0
29. European
Championship 1984
Wladislawowo, Poland, June 5-15
35
entries from 17 countries
The entire championship was chaotic but certainly not boring. Although
Andy Zawieja warned the participants to avoid a dangerous breakwater at
the harbour entrance, gold-medalist Esko Rechardt and co-favourite Lasse
Hjortnäs sailed right into the monsters mouth and suffered dearly. Lasse
broke his best mast and returned home to look for a new one for the
Olympics. Esko was seriously injured.
Racing was also chaotic with shifts and holes in the wind and fog and what
have you. But there was also a lot of fine wind and a deserving winner
overall: Mike McIntyre from the United Kingdom. Peter Vilby as the
runner-up overall with two race wins proved that Denmark had an
unexhaustable supply of good sailors - with daddy-cool Lindhardtsen
remaining at home, since he had not qualified.
Final Results 1984
1.
Mike McIntyre K
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