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470 Masters won by Power brothers

by Sail-World on 14 Sep 2006
NZL trail Switzerland in the 470 Masters Worlds Event Media
Richard and John Power won the 470 Masters World Championship sailed in Alexandroupolis, Greece from the 7th - 11th August.

There where 18 boats in total and the Power brothers were were the only Southern Hemisphere team.

Eleven races sailed with two discards. After four days racing in conditions varying from 5knots to 18knots they came away with the Masters title.

'We are very pleased with the results and hope to go back to Europe next year to defend our title', John Power told Sail-World. 'This will of course depend on whether we can raise the funds required', he added.

The Power brothers are the new World Masters Champions © Event Media
The Power brothers are the new World Masters Champions © Event Media


Racing off the idylic Greek coastline © Event Media
Racing off the idylic Greek coastline © Event Media


New Zealand’s flag flies high at the medal ceremony © Event Media
New Zealand’s flag flies high at the medal ceremony © Event Media






470 Masters Worlds

Final Results as of 16:48 on August 11, 2006

Overall

Sailed:11, Discards:2, To count:9, Entries:18, Scoring system:Low point scoring system

Rank

B.No

Nat

SailNo

Helm

Crew

AgeGroup

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

R8

R9

R10

R11

Nett

1st

16

GRE

138

TAGAROPOULOS ALEXANDROS

PRITSOULIS CHRISTOFOROS

AM

1.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

(19.0 DNS)

(19.0 DNS)

11.0

2nd

4

ITA

4344

GHIGLIOTTI STEFANO

DUCI GIAN ENCO

AM

(6.0)

(5.0)

3.0

5.0

5.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

4.0

4.0

2.0

31.0

3rd

8

ITA

4337

CONTARDI FALCO EDOARDO

MONTELLA GIANLUCA

AM

(19.0 OCS)

4.0

(7.0)

4.0

1.0

5.0

2.0

4.0

3.9 RDG

3.9 RDG

3.9 RDG

31.7

4th

17

NZL

112

POWER RICHARD

POWER JOHN

M

5.0

(7.0)

5.0

2.0

6.0

4.0

5.0

(19.0 DNF)

2.0

1.0

6.0

36.0

5th

10

FRA

2609

CHAPELIN GILLES

BARTHE FRANEK

GM

8.0

3.0

(19.0 OCS)

6.0

8.0

2.0

4.0

3.0

(19.0 OCS)

2.0

3.0

39.0

6th

5

GER

49

SAEGER JORG

GLUSCHKE ANDREAS

M

4.0

1.0

6.0

(7.0)

7.0

7.0

6.0

7.0

3.0

7.0

(19.0 DNS)

48.0

7th

2

ITA

4100

ARROBBIO MASSIMO

COCO CARLO

GM

(11.0)

(11.0)

2.0

11.0

4.0

11.0

9.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

60.0

8th

15

SUI

1

STEIGER MARTIN

VONMOOS HANS

GM

2.0

6.0

4.0

13.0

13.0

(19.0 OCS)

8.0

(19.0 DNF)

11.0

3.0

1.0

61.0

9th

11

ITA

4275

AJROLDI MASSIMILIANO

GAROFALO ANDREA

M

10.0

12.0

12.0

9.0

3.0

9.0

(14.0)

(19.0 DNF)

6.0

5.0

4.0

70.0

10th

14

SUI

1410

KIRMANN HUBERT

KIRMANN VERENA

GM

(14.0)

13.0

10.0

3.0

9.0

6.0

11.0

(19.0 DNF)

7.0

8.0

8.0

75.0

11th

7

GER

4714

MAIER RING CHARLOTTE

MAIER RING ADRIAN

AM

3.0

10.0

11.0

14.0

12.0

(19.0 OCS)

10.0

(19.0 DNF)

8.0

10.0

12.0

90.0

12th

6

GER

4953

MAIER RING ANDREAS

MAIER RING DOMINIK

AM

9.0

9.0

13.0

10.0

10.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

(19.0 OCS)

(19.0 DNS)

19.0 DNS

91.0

13th

12

GRE

94

TZOUMARIS THEODOROS

DIDASKALOU ATHANASIOS

AM

12.0

(19.0 OCS)

8.0

12.0

14.0

10.0

12.0

(19.0 DNF)

10.0

9.0

5.0

92.0

14th

9

GRE

91

PROKOPIOU IOANNIS

PASCHALERIS VANGELIS

M

15.0

8.0

9.0

8.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

(19.0 DNF)

9.0

(19.0 DNF)

19.0 DNS

104.0

15th

13

ITA

4288

TONINI STEFANO

SPERANZA LAURA

M

7.0

14.0

14.0

15.0

(17.0)

13.0

16.0

(19.0 DNF)

12.0

11.0

9.0

111.0

16th

1

GRE

163

BAKATSIAS ATHANASIOS

KAKANTES GEORGIOS

M

(17.0)

16.0

16.0

17.0

16.0

15.0

17.0

(19.0 DNF)

14.0

12.0

11.0

134.0

17th

3

GRE

1

GRAMMATIKIS THOMAS

DIDASKALOU NIKOS

M

16.0

17.0

17.0

(19.0 DNF)

18.0

16.0

(19.0 DNF)

19.0 DNF

13.0

13.0

10.0

139.0

18th

18

ESP

174

SANTISO PEREZ JOSE ANTONIO

PEREZ CASTAN JOSE FERNANDO

GM

13.0

15.0

15.0

16.0

15.0

14.0

15.0

(19.0 DNF)

(19.0 DNS)

19.0 DNS

19.0 DNS

141.0

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