Tornado Sailing Worlds - Top scores and fatal crash
by Roland Gaebler on 4 Jan 2015
2014 - 2015 Tornado World Championship Martina Barnetova
At the Tornado Sailing World Championships on the Swan River in Perth our single placements speak for themselves: 3-12-1-2-4-10-2-4.9-1-2.
Between joy and frustration there were only a few hours. It was actually going quite well and after half of the series, we were on the third overall close to the leading teams from Greece and Australia. On the last day of sailing in 2014 it was even better with the places 1-2-4. However, the new year started not so nice.
In the eight races shortly after starting an Australian team crashed into the back of our Tornado took both rudders away and inclusive the fittings. Also the got a big hole in the stern of the boat. It was a disaster. We were completely shocked and threatened to sink. Fortunately, the club was only a few hundred meters away from the race track and we could just pull our boat ashore.
The following protest hearing we won. But we not got the right redress. The following repair of the boat into the night cost our last nerves and forces. We made it, thanks to many great helpers in the Nedland Yacht Club and Windrush Composites. We made it to the start of the final race, where we have sailed on positions one and two.
Basically we had many top scorings and we were very close to the favorites. However, with the crash and the special jury decision we had no more chances to win the overall ranking.
Finally we made the victory in the mixed ranking and place three at the open World Championship. It could have turned out quite differently. So the new year 2015 began with a happy ending.
Place Skippe Boat Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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1
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Iordanis Paschalidis
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Tornado: 01 - GRE7-Redbull
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21
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2
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1
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4
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1
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1
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3
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1
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5
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3
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2
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Brett Burvill
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Tornado: 03 - AUS333-Windrush
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28
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4
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6
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2
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3
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3
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1
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2
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3
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4
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3
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Roland Gaebler
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Tornado: 21 - GER1-J.J. Darboven, Marin
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29.9
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3
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1
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2
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4
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10
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2
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4.9
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1
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2
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4
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Gav Colby
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Tornado: 05 - AUS05-Alter Ego
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32
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1
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2
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9
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5
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1
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2
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7
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4
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1
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5
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James Clark
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Tornado: 27 - AUS331-Upstart
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62
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5
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3
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10
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4
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9
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6
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10
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7
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8
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6
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Lachie Gibson
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Tornado: 13 - AUS300-Nothing Too Serio
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68
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9
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17
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6
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2
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12
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12
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3
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2
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5
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7
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Matthew Punch
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Tornado: 33 - AUS322-NAUTICAL SUPP
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83
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8
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11
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11
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13
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6
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11
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5
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11
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7
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8
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Allan Gamble
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Tornado: 32 - AUS3251-Sirius Minerals
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85
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6
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8
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5
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16
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11
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8
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10
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8
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13
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9
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betz markus
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Tornado: 23 - GER02-Boattox
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87
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12
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4
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17
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8
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8
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6
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8
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13
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11
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10
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Paul Raymond
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Tornado: 30 - AUS326-Massive Dong
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96
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14
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9
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13
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5
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5
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15
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4
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15
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16
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11
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Ethan Neaves
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Tornado: 11 - AUS319-Kapeesh
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96
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10
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15
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12
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10
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14
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13
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6
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6
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10
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12
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Josef Gunkel
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Tornado: 31 - GER100-Archimedes
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108
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16
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13
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18
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14
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14
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7
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7
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10
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9
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13
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Gavin Parker
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Tornado: 18 - AUS325-Aeolos
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110
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18
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26
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9
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7
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13
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11
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8
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12
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6
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14
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Paul Peterson
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Tornado: 04 - AUS330-Tornado Sailing
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121
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7
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7
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8
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3
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15
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31
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16
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20
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14
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15
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Gavin Davies
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Tornado: 17 - RSA36-Wild Thing
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126
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22
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20
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3
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31
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9
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17
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4
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11
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9
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|
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16
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Jurgen Jentsch
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Tornado: 22 - GER211-GRIS
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128
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20
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16
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6
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16
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16
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5
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16
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21
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12
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17
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Billy Leonard
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Tornado: 20 - AUS315-Hoon
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131
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11
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22
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16
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12
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10
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20
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9
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13
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18
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18
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Michael O_Halloran
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Tornado: 08 - AUS8-Shergar
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146
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13
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10
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24
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15
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17
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4
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24
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24
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15
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19
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Maria Tsaousidou
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Tornado: 24 - GER14-Gris
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150
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31
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5
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19
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11
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13
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18
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14
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15
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|
24
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20
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Stefan Bernsdorf
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Tornado: 35 - AUS226
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172
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19
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14
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15
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20
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22
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26
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19
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14
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23
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21
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Bill Caunce
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Tornado: 19 - NZL70-Quantum Leap
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173
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17
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21
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14
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19
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15
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20
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22
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18
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27
|
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22
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Bevan Chrimes
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Tornado: 28 - AUS327-Sparks
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176
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15
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23
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20
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23
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31
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19
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9
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19
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17
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23
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PETER GIBB
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Tornado: 07 - AUS317-VINO ROSA
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186
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18
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19
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28
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17
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12
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19
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30
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12
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31
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|
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24
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VICENTE AMENGUAL RI
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Tornado: 10 - ESP11-EL GAITERO
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194
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21
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28
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7
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28
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23
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22
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26
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23
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16
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|
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25
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Ron Stokes
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Tornado: 26 - AUS320-Full Monty
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198
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23
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21
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21
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21
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23
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25
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20
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25
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19
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26
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Glenn Neaves
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Tornado: 15 - AUS319-Sail Bad The Sinn
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209
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24
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31
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29
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26
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20
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21
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23
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14
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21
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27
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Steve Glynn
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Tornado: 25 - GBR415-Dinghy Rope
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211
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27
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27
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23
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24
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31
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25
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17
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17
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20
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28
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Harry Winspear
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Tornado: 14 - AUS289-Dirty Harry
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214
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25
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24
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25
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22
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24
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27
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18
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23
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26
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29
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DIRK ALBER
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Tornado: 12 - AUS324-VIAQUA
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235
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26
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25
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27
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27
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31
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27
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29
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21
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22
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30
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Cracknell Gwyn
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Tornado: 06 - AUS251-Esoteric
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240
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28
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29
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31
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29
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31
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28
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22
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17
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25
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