Yachting-Live

Silver Panda (USA) Winners Of 59th Wilson Trophy
American team ‘Silver Panda’ this weekend won the 59th Wilson Trophy, hosted by West Kirby Sailing Club, Wirral. Sailing in an all-American final against ‘Larchmont YC’, ‘Silver Panda’ won the world’s premier Team Racing sailing event with three straight wins in a best of five final. With hundreds of spectators watching from the grandstand beside the Marine Lake in glorious sunshine, West Kirby Sailing Club once more put on a superb event, with over 200 races completed with military precision over two days.

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RS:X Europeans
For the first time in eleven years Joao Rodrigues (POR75) has stepped onto the top step of the podium at an Olympic windsurfing class European Championship. He did so in 1996 and 1997 following up his World Championship Gold medal in Port Elizabeth in 1995.

By winning in Brest, he has clearly laid his marker down as a serious contender for the forthcoming Olympic Regatta in China.

2nd is Julien Bontemps (FRA 6) and Przemyslaw Miarczynski (POL 126) who finally did not have to face the challenge of defending his third place against four contenders within striking distance of his 27 points.

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Ainslie Wins Gold in Finn Europeans

After a week of drama and ups and downs, Ben Ainslie (GBR) secured his fourth European title in a decisive manner by first hunting down his main opponent Guillaume Florent (FRA) and then going on to win the medal race by over one minute. Florent dropped to the bronze medal position after placing eighth while Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO) snatched the silver medal after a second place. In the Junior championship, Jan Kurfeld (GER) took the title away from Piotr Kula (POL), who had led the championship from the opening race.

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