|
Pos
|
Sail No
|
Helm
|
R1
|
R2
|
R3
|
R4
|
R5
|
R6
|
R7
|
R8
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
GBR 3
|
Ben Ainslie
|
6
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
19
|
|
2
|
POL 17
|
Mateusz Kusznierewicz
|
5
|
91
|
16
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
7
|
37
|
|
3
|
GRE 6
|
Emilios Papathanasiou
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
91
|
3
|
10
|
9
|
5
|
42
|
|
4
|
CRO 11
|
Karlo Kuret
|
7
|
4
|
15
|
6
|
7
|
5
|
7
|
11
|
47
|
|
5
|
ESP 100
|
Rafael Trujizo Villar
|
21
|
6
|
1
|
14
|
25
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
50
|
|
6
|
BEL 7
|
Sebastien Godefroid
|
3
|
19
|
7
|
4
|
18
|
11
|
1
|
6
|
50
|
|
7
|
GER 79
|
Michael Fellmann
|
11
|
33
|
6
|
2
|
17
|
13
|
6
|
12
|
67
|
|
8
|
FRA 73
|
Guillaume Florent
|
2
|
15
|
3
|
28
|
9
|
16
|
17
|
9
|
71
|
|
9
|
GBR 6
|
Andrew Simpson
|
12
|
40
|
8
|
7
|
24
|
26
|
5
|
2
|
84
|
|
10
|
FRA 17
|
Pascal Rambeau
|
25
|
14
|
9
|
15
|
4
|
7
|
16
|
37
|
90
|
|
11
|
GBR 541
|
Chris Brittle (J)
|
32
|
7
|
18
|
17
|
26
|
4
|
13
|
13
|
98
|
|
12
|
GBR 15
|
Charlie Cumbley
|
9
|
5
|
10
|
29
|
8
|
12
|
30
|
27
|
100
|
|
13
|
BRA 10
|
Joao Signorini
|
10
|
17
|
4
|
9
|
13
|
18
|
91
|
33
|
104
|
|
14
|
IRL 8
|
David Burrows
|
18
|
69
|
23
|
19
|
12
|
14
|
14
|
23
|
123
|
|
15
|
CZE 1
|
Michael Maier
|
49
|
3
|
38
|
13
|
39
|
6
|
10
|
16
|
125
|
|
16
|
SWE 7
|
Kristian Aderman
|
19
|
35
|
12
|
16
|
6
|
22
|
28
|
25
|
128
|
|
17
|
CRO 25
|
Marin Mizura (J)
|
20
|
8
|
28
|
20
|
19
|
23
|
11
|
29
|
129
|
|
18
|
NED 6
|
Stefan de Vries
|
13
|
18
|
17
|
12
|
14
|
21
|
38
|
36
|
131
|
|
19
|
USA 1176
|
Gregory Skidmore
|
31
|
11
|
27
|
91
|
5
|
9
|
23
|
28
|
134
|
|
20
|
CRO 14
|
Nenad Viali
|
8
|
37
|
33
|
25
|
37
|
19
|
12
|
4
|
138
|
|
21
|
AUS 221
|
Anthony Nossiter
|
14
|
9
|
41
|
10
|
66
|
40
|
8
|
19
|
141
|
|
22
|
DEN 7
|
Soren Holm
|
17
|
91
|
30
|
11
|
27
|
8
|
19
|
34
|
146
|
|
23
|
POL 12
|
Waclaw Szukiel
|
51
|
21
|
11
|
22
|
38
|
48
|
15
|
3
|
158
|
|
24
|
NZL 27
|
Clifton Webb
|
38
|
10
|
21
|
33
|
30
|
30
|
18
|
31
|
173
|
|
25
|
SWE 736
|
Johan Tillander
|
22
|
25
|
49
|
44
|
10
|
35
|
33
|
10
|
179
|
|
26
|
FRA 7
|
Sylvain Chtounder
|
27
|
22
|
22
|
30
|
91
|
34
|
22
|
26
|
183
|
|
27
|
GBR 577
|
Dave Mellor
|
46
|
20
|
50
|
5
|
56
|
29
|
20
|
18
|
188
|
|
28
|
SLO 5
|
Gasper Vincec (J)
|
91
|
24
|
29
|
21
|
11
|
36
|
35
|
35
|
191
|
|
29
|
BRA 109
|
Jorge Zarif
|
34
|
26
|
40
|
31
|
54
|
15
|
24
|
21
|
191
|
|
30
|
BRA 1
|
Bruno Prada
|
60
|
28
|
2
|
39
|
45
|
44
|
21
|
14
|
193
|
|
31
|
NED 785
|
Jaap Zichlhuis
|
4
|
12
|
31
|
8
|
23
|
25
|
91
|
91
|
194
|
|
32
|
POL 7
|
Rafal Szukiel
|
47
|
13
|
19
|
43
|
20
|
32
|
32
|
44
|
203
|
|
33
|
SUI 477
|
Christoph Burger
|
37
|
45
|
91
|
24
|
15
|
37
|
26
|
22
|
206
|
|
34
|
FRA 11
|
Mathieu Deplanque
|
26
|
41
|
14
|
26
|
48
|
20
|
34
|
56
|
209
|
|
35
|
USA 1161
|
Morrison Hart
|
15
|
16
|
24
|
41
|
31
|
43
|
41
|
53
|
211
|
|
36
|
USA 1170
|
Geoffrey Ewenson
|
24
|
36
|
25
|
91
|
32
|
28
|
39
|
38
|
222
|
|
37
|
SWE 734
|
Anders Nilson
|
28
|
71
|
39
|
32
|
29
|
24
|
40
|
30
|
222
|
|
38
|
GRE 12
|
Apostolos Karnoutsos
|
48
|
27
|
47
|
23
|
22
|
91
|
31
|
39
|
237
|
|
39
|
IRL 10
|
Aaron O'Grady
|
54
|
51
|
42
|
38
|
21
|
17
|
27
|
47
|
243
|
|
40
|
IRL 5
|
Youen Jacob
|
43
|
39
|
20
|
45
|
91
|
53
|
25
|
20
|
245
|
|
41
|
RUS 1
|
Vladimir Krutskikh
|
56
|
42
|
51
|
50
|
28
|
31
|
29
|
15
|
246
|
|
42
|
AUS 228
|
Josh Beaver
|
23
|
60
|
34
|
18
|
60
|
38
|
47
|
42
|
262
|
|
43
|
FIN 216
|
Tapio Nirkko (J)
|
44
|
23
|
36
|
48
|
41
|
47
|
37
|
48
|
276
|
|
44
|
USA 40
|
Bryan Boyd
|
39
|
48
|
43
|
49
|
16
|
35
|
51
|
73
|
281
|
|
45
|
GRE 8
|
Alexandros Dragoutsis
|
33
|
29
|
52
|
62
|
33
|
33
|
49
|
52
|
281
|
|
46
|
CAN 4
|
Mike Milner
|
30
|
59
|
35
|
37
|
53
|
41
|
45
|
40
|
281
|
|
47
|
GBR 2
|
Adam Cowling
|
40
|
38
|
26
|
35
|
34
|
65
|
52
|
66
|
290
|
|
48
|
RUS 7
|
Vladislav Kapitonov
|
63
|
32
|
45
|
42
|
44
|
45
|
36
|
46
|
290
|
|
49
|
GBR 550
|
Matt Howard
|
36
|
52
|
48
|
36
|
91
|
39
|
60
|
24
|
295
|
|
50
|
ITA 15
|
Michele Marchesini
|
58
|
43
|
32
|
52
|
75
|
27
|
53
|
43
|
308
|
|
51
|
TUR 7
|
Akif Muslubas
|
29
|
56
|
46
|
34
|
50
|
42
|
54
|
68
|
311
|
|
52
|
CZE 9
|
Michal Hruby
|
50
|
55
|
37
|
27
|
49
|
62
|
42
|
61
|
321
|
|
53
|
ITA 11
|
Walter Riosa
|
35
|
44
|
56
|
40
|
51
|
64
|
91
|
41
|
331
|
|
54
|
UKR 21
|
Sergey Kotov (J)
|
53
|
80
|
58
|
66
|
46
|
49
|
56
|
17
|
345
|
|
55
|
CAN 41
|
Christopher Cook
|
16
|
78
|
44
|
53
|
35
|
91
|
91
|
45
|
362
|
|
56
|
GBR 593
|
Edward Greig (J)
|
71
|
47
|
66
|
61
|
57
|
55
|
57
|
32
|
375
|
|
57
|
ITA 841
|
Filippo Caporali
|
57
|
61
|
60
|
46
|
36
|
60
|
91
|
55
|
375
|
|
58
|
BRA 100
|
Mauricio Bueno
|
66
|
49
|
62
|
91
|
40
|
52
|
44
|
63
|
381
|
|
59
|
GER 126
|
Paul Kessler
|
45
|
63
|
68
|
54
|
70
|
58
|
43
|
54
|
385
|
|
60
|
BLR 8
|
Vladislav Aleinikov
|
42
|
46
|
55
|
57
|
65
|
59
|
91
|
65
|
389
|
|
61
|
NED 80
|
Sander Willems
|
52
|
64
|
73
|
55
|
52
|
56
|
48
|
64
|
391
|
|
62
|
USA 78
|
Andrew Kern
|
69
|
54
|
91
|
47
|
62
|
70
|
46
|
49
|
397
|
|
63
|
DEN 9
|
Thomas Laursen
|
91
|
31
|
57
|
58
|
59
|
51
|
91
|
51
|
398
|
|
64
|
GER 81
|
JanDietmar Dellas
|
59
|
66
|
69
|
59
|
47
|
50
|
50
|
67
|
398
|
|
65
|
NED 784
|
Albert Jurgens
|
62
|
34
|
53
|
51
|
69
|
61
|
91
|
69
|
399
|
|
66
|
AUT 271
|
Florian Raudaschl
|
41
|
50
|
67
|
60
|
91
|
46
|
91
|
50
|
405
|
|
67
|
GER 121
|
Thomas Finke (J)
|
73
|
57
|
70
|
65
|
42
|
69
|
55
|
57
|
415
|
|
68
|
ESP 292
|
Miguel Santaursuca Vilas
|
64
|
70
|
64
|
64
|
63
|
54
|
59
|
58
|
426
|
|
69
|
GRE 11
|
Pachomios Papastefanou (J)
|
77
|
30
|
75
|
56
|
67
|
72
|
65
|
74
|
439
|
|
70
|
HUN 61
|
Tibor Pallay
|
65
|
83
|
59
|
63
|
61
|
57
|
63
|
72
|
440
|
|
71
|
POL 9
|
Piotr Zoltowski (J)
|
67
|
77
|
54
|
91
|
55
|
71
|
62
|
60
|
446
|
|
72
|
ITA 890
|
Iacopo Tacchino (J)
|
91
|
62
|
63
|
67
|
80
|
63
|
61
|
75
|
471
|
|
73
|
GRE 1
|
Aggelos Boubouras (J)
|
76
|
53
|
74
|
73
|
73
|
67
|
66
|
70
|
476
|
|
74
|
GER 150
|
Gunter Hoffmann
|
70
|
65
|
77
|
70
|
43
|
77
|
91
|
76
|
478
|
|
75
|
BLR 7
|
Ivan Korotkevith (J)
|
75
|
81
|
71
|
69
|
91
|
68
|
58
|
62
|
484
|
|
76
|
NED 804
|
Cees Scheurwater
|
61
|
68
|
91
|
72
|
74
|
66
|
64
|
91
|
496
|
|
77
|
GRE 71
|
Panagiotis Davourlis
|
82
|
76
|
65
|
74
|
68
|
73
|
91
|
59
|
497
|
|
78
|
POL 40
|
Robert Polczynski
|
55
|
74
|
61
|
68
|
64
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
504
|
|
79
|
NED 788
|
Pim de Visser (J)
|
68
|
67
|
82
|
77
|
72
|
79
|
68
|
79
|
510
|
|
80
|
NED 787
|
Nanno Schuttrups (J)
|
78
|
75
|
76
|
76
|
58
|
75
|
91
|
78
|
516
|
|
81
|
HUN 2
|
Peter Sipos
|
74
|
58
|
81
|
80
|
77
|
78
|
91
|
77
|
525
|
|
82
|
GRE 62
|
Kostantinos Mitropoulos (J)
|
79
|
73
|
84
|
75
|
71
|
81
|
69
|
91
|
532
|
|
83
|
RSA 468
|
Boris Miladinovic
|
84
|
85
|
78
|
79
|
82
|
74
|
67
|
80
|
549
|
|
84
|
AUS 223
|
Dean McAullay
|
72
|
79
|
72
|
71
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
567
|
|
85
|
HUN 30
|
Bence Sipos (J)
|
91
|
91
|
80
|
78
|
81
|
80
|
91
|
71
|
572
|
|
86
|
HUN 6
|
Pal Gaszton (J)
|
81
|
72
|
85
|
91
|
76
|
76
|
91
|
91
|
572
|
|
87
|
GER 92
|
Detlev Guminski
|
80
|
84
|
79
|
81
|
79
|
82
|
91
|
91
|
576
|
|
88
|
GER 12
|
David Guminski (J)
|
83
|
82
|
83
|
82
|
78
|
83
|
91
|
91
|
582
|
|
89
|
DEN 200
|
Jonas HoeghChristensen (J)
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
637
|
|
89
|
ITA 1
|
Luca Devoti
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
637
|
Finn Gold Cup 2002 Report
by Corinne Rolland-McKenzie.
The 2002 Finn Gold Cup was sailed in Athens, Greece from July 22 to 28 and provided Great Britain with its first World Champion for 26 years - and someone who had been in the class just six months.
Day one
Emilios Papathanasiou proved that he is the king at home after winning the first two races with ease. For everyone else it was a hard day. The capricious wind, favouring the right side of the course early afternoon, turned constantly to the left, with three major shifts during the afternoon. The first one cost the first race, cancelled as the leaders had the finish line in sight! Class newcomer, Joao Signorini from Brazil, had fought hard to remain in the lead, 100 meters from a race victory, but the checked flag was flown and great hope turned into bitter frustration. The 100 degrees shift that had hit the top of the course didn't leave any other option to the race committee. Emilios Papathanasiou, placed in the last 10, as well as many top Finn sailors who had taken a bad option, blessed the wise decision of the race committee and the PRO George Sklavounos!
The start of the first race was given again in light conditions and a small chop. The left side was again favoured. Jaap Zielhuis shared the lead with Nenad Viali until Emilios came from fourth at the last top mark to win the race. Guillaume Florent made his way back from a 15th place to second across the line in front of Sebastien Godefroid. First Junior was Marin Misura in 20th position.
The second race of the day started under Q flag and a triangle course after a clean first start. Emilios led all the boats going to the left. He increased his lead on the reaches and the last run. After the first leg to the windward mark, the wind decreased to 12 knots. The Q flag for 'free' pumping was unchanged until the bottom mark allowing the sailors to demonstrate their pumping skills!! The second major shift of the day happened on the second reach. The wind turned more drastically on the last beat. Ben Ainslie made the largest gain to finish second in front of Michael Maier and Karlo Kuret. Marin Misura, the Junior from Croatia, finished in 8th.
Day two
Ben Ainslie from Great Britain took the lead overall after two beautiful races. With no less than two Olympic Medals and World titles in the Laser class, the British sailors is making a brilliant debut in the Finn class. After placing fifth in the first race of the day, Ben claimed victory in the second. Early regatta leader, Emilios is now in 22nd place after two bad starts and breaking his rudder in the last race after a collision.
The wind had settled to a stable direction and varied only from 8 to 12 knots in a very choppy sea. The committee used the windward leeward course in both races and produced high quality and fair racing.
The first start was given under individual recall and as usual the pin end was crowded. Rafael Trujillo got clear on the left side of the course to lead the race, to the finish. Brazilians Bruno Prada and Joao Signorini placed in second and fourth places with Guillaume Florent from France in third.
Sebastien Godefroid, Ben Ainslie and Michael Fellmann fought to the finish to cross the line within two meters of each other! Following them, Christoph Burger made a last effort to catch a wave that cost him the race - he collected his second yellow flag from the jury!
Race four got under way with 20 boats fighting for a pole position at the pin end, Emilios hit another boat and had to start way back after taking his penalty turn. After a rocket start, Michael Fellmann rounded the top mark in front of Ben, Gregory Skidmore and Mateusz Kusznierewicz.
Ben passed the German on the second beat, only by a boat length. They entered the last run to the finish with a 30 second lead on Mateusz and Joao Signorini.
Day three
Ben Ainslie and Mateusz Kusznierewicz reigned on the third day of racing, winning one race each and placing second in the other. The two Olympic Medalists displayed great racing skills, especially on the downwind legs, under the watchful eye of the Jury. The Pole was now back in contention for the title after discarding a race disqualification following two yellow flags on the first day of racing.
The wind varied between 8 to 14 knots towards the end of the last race. The sea was flat with waves starting to appear on the last run.
The start of race five was given under black flag, after a general recall. The wind had settled since the previous day and minor shifts made racing tricky. Pascal Rambeau led to the top mark. "I started in the middle of the line and played with the shifts." He was soon passed on the downwind leg by Ben. Mateusz and Emilios closed the gap at the second top mark and passed the Frenchman on the run. Ben claimed his second victory followed across the line by Mateusz, Emilios, Pascal Rambeau and Greg Skidmore.
Danish Junior Jonas Hoegh-Christensen had to withdraw from the race and the Championship after getting a third disqualification by the jury for pumping upwind!
The second race of the day (race six) started with winds averaging 12 knots. The line was even and the wind shifting slightly across the course. Rafael Trujillo first at the mark, lost some ground on the run but kept the lead. The Spaniard entered the last run to the finish with Ben and Mateusz on his tail. A real show of downwind techniques was displayed with Mateusz winning the contest and the race. "I finally had some great fun downwind, the waves were big enough to allow good surfing." Ben took second place in front of Rafael Trujillo. British Junior Chris Brittle placed fourth.
Day four
After waiting several hours at the Olympiakos Yacht Club for a storm to pass over Athens, Finn sailors left for the seventh and eighth race of the Championship with a strong sea breeze.
After a general recall, the race started under black flag for an Olympic triangle and 'free upwind pumping'. A few sailors decided to go back to the yacht club after the wind increased to 20 knots and lift the sea to a 2.5 meter rolling waves.
Sebastien won the race in what he describes as being his favourites conditions: "It was great fun out there, I love these big waves, a pity there wasn't a second one!!." The start was slightly favoured at the committee boat. Andrew Simpson went to the left to reach the top mark in front of Sebastien and Mateusz. The wing mark was hidden by the big waves and the top sailors went too high. Sebastien and Mateusz were the first one to locate it and took the opportunity to pass Andrew. Ben and Sebastien passed Mateusz and Andrew on the second beat. Sebastien took the lead on the last run and Ben made the most of his 90kg to finish second in front of Mateusz.
Day five
The 90 sailors engaged in the Finn Gold Cup came into their last day of sailing with hope to finish the championship with two good races. The conditions were perfect with nice big waves and medium wind. After the end of race eight won by Rafael Trujillo, the sailors were sent back to the yacht club with a postponement. Still expecting to go out again to enjoy the good conditions for the last race of the championship, sailors and coaches were disappointed when the racing was definitely cancelled.
None of this will bring to disrepute the magnificent performance of Ben Ainslie and his fellow competitors, Mateusz who takes second and Emilios in third position.
The top three Juniors are Chris Brittle who has retained his title, Marin Misura and his training partner, Gasper Vincec from Slovenia.
The top nine countries to qualify for the 2004 Athens Olympics (under ISAF approval and protests) are: GBR, POL, CRO, ESP, BEL, GER, FRA, BRA and IRL
