Laser and Radial World Masters Championships - Final
by Sail-world.com/uk on 7 Oct 2007
Laser and Radial World Masters Championship, Spain 2007 SW
Australian sailors, won five division titles at the Laser and Laser Radial World Masters Championships which ended Saturday at the Bay of Roses in Spain. The Australians won four mens and one womens title.
Britain's top finisher was Orlando Gledhill who finished second in the Apprentice (35+) Laser Standard Category, which was won by Brett Byer (AUS). Steve Cockerill (GBR) finished third.
Nick Harrison of Britain was third in the Masters (45+) Laser Standard category, which was won by Arnoud Hummel (NED) with Vann Wilson (USA) third.
In the Masters Radial catagory Greg Adams (AUS) won ahead of Robert Cage (GBR) with Martin Baltscheffsky (FIN) third. Britains took the next three places.
Peter Heywood (AUS) won the Grand Masters (55+) Laser Radial catagory, Peter Whipp (GBR) was second and Alden Shattuck (USA) third, Ian Rawet (GBR) was fourth. Hilary Thomas of Britain was the top women.
In the Great Grand Masters (65+) Laser Radial catagory, Peter Seidenberg of the USA won, ahead of Kerry Waraker (AUS) and Heini Wellmann (SUI), top Brit was Bill Watson in fifth.
The Masters Worlds Championships, which will be hosted by Gosford SC in Australia next February, attracted some 420 competitors in total.
Laser - Final leading results
Apprentice (35+) Laser Standard Category
1 AUS 186663 Beyer Brett 10,0
2 GBR 181891 Gledhill Orlando 20,0
3 GBR 181711 Cockerill Stephen 21,0
4 FRA 191067 Leclair Xav 21,0
5 ESP 184930 EchavarriErasun Carlos 42,0
6 NED 164667 Koning Martin 43,0
Apprentice (35+) Laser Radial Category
1 NZL 181722 Page Mark 8,0
2 NED 191211 Miranda Freek 26,0
3 NED 171681 Groenendijk Wilmar 32,0
4 GER 165367 Bruehl Matthias 35,0
5 AUS 185817 Early David 40,0
6 BRA 182619 Ramos Joao 41,0
Masters (45+) Laser Standard Category
1 NED 183548 Hummel Arnoud 10,0
2 USA 139001 Wilson Vann 17,0
3 GBR 189671 Harrison Nick 19,0
4 DOM 187994 Barshi Ari 24,0
5 CAN 175948 Clark Al 25,0
6 AUS 172220 Dibb Colin 26,0
Masters (45+) Laser Radial Category
1 AUS 190365 Adams Greg 8,0
2 GBR 183950 Cage Robert 24,0
3 FIN 185343 Baltscheffsky Martin 29,0
4 GBR 183952 Reay John 31,0
5 GBR 174693 Major Richard 40,0
6 GBR 190925 Summerville David 41,0
Grand Masters (55+) Laser Standard Category
1 AUS 191641 Bethwaite Mark 21,0
2 GER 180223 Nissen Michael 33,0
3 SWE 189164 S?sson Anders 49,0
4 AUS 191638 Schlachter Jack 50,0
5 USA 177175 Symes William 56,0
6 SWE 174361 Olin Magnus 67,0
Grand Masters (55+) Laser Radial Category
1 AUS 189028 Heywood Peter 9,0
2 GBR 176743 Whipp Peter 18,0
3 USA 180050 Shattuck Alden 26,0
4 GBR 186885 Rawet Ian 30,0
5 FRA 167066 Raphalen Serge 32,0
6 FRA 191236 Marcon Poopy 41,0
Great Grand Masters (65+) Laser Radial Category
1 USA 189811 Seidenberg Peter 14,0
2 AUS 190366 Waraker Kerry 25,0
3 SUI 180897 Wellmann Heini 46,0
4 AUS 163949 Marshall Greg 51,0
5 GBR 174910 Watson Bill 62,0
6 NZL 181966 Speed Tom 64,0
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