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Soling World Championship 2009 preview

by Matias Collins/Sail-World.com on 14 Sep 2009
Canadians Fogh, Cheer, Devries CAN 230 fighting hard with Peter Hall, Phllip Kerrigan and Gavin Flinn CAN 225 at the Past North Americans - 2009 Soling Worlds Championship preview Gigi Avas

The 2009 Soling World Championship, hosted by the Etobicoke Yacht Club in Toronto is underway. Today there are cloudy skies, 24 degrees is forecasted as the maximum, and winds around 10 knots from North West.

Solings started to arrive during the week, mainly the local Canadian ones, but this morning many US boats started to arrive, and more are expected for tomorrow and Tuesday, which is the last day of Measurement.

Some former world champions are expected today. From Brazil comes current South American champions George Nehm, Marcos Ribeiro and from Germany Roman Koch, Maxl Koch and Gregor Bornemann, the current European champions.

They will be facing the finest Canadian top level competitors with famous sailors such as Billy Abbott sailing with Paul Davis (NOR) and Peter Hall with Phillip Kerrigan and Gavin Flinn. Another world champion Hans Fogh with Roger Cheer and Gord Devries, will compete. From the USA comes Peter Galloway and Charlie Kamps not forgetting the Legendary US sailor Stuart Walker at the age of 86. In the Austrian contingent is the former Olympian sailor Georg Stadler and Volker Moser.

Races will start on Wednesday and will go till Sunday, nine races are scheduled starting at 11:00 am with many social activities, guide available online: www.soling.com/downloads/2009worldsguide.pdf

For more about the event click here

Entry List.

1 ARG 32 www.edding.com Warburg Celedoni Smith CNSI
2 BRA 68 Idéia Fixa Krahe tbd tbd Jangadeiros
3 BRA 73 Bossa Nova Nehm Ribeiro Albrecht Veleiros do Sul
4 CAN 131 Behind Blue Eyes McNulty tbd tbd Loyalist
5 CAN 167 Medium Dry Lammens tbd tbd Brockville Yacht
6 CAN 198 RONIN Votary Moscrop Aker L.S.F. - Bath
7 CAN 221 Bryan Mooney Dubyk EYC
8 CAN 226 Kanter Yachts Kanter Tully Freeman PSSS
9 CAN 227 Mitchell Raffaghello Podgorski Etobicoke Yacht
10 CAN 229 Offermans Norman Kerr
11 CAN 230 Gull Fogh Cheer Devries EYC
12 CAN 255 Obelix Hall Kerrigan tbd Royal St. Lawren
13 CAN210 Human Race Davy Nowina Hymers Etobicoke YC
14 CAN231 FLUID POWER Berkhout Essig Essig Brachel DYC
15 GER 300 Mauzi Koch Koch Bornemann YCBG
16 NED 33 Sophie s Choice den Outer Hoekstra Verduyn K.Z.C.
17 POR 1 Tanger tbd Tanger CVS
18 USA 601 Rascal McGuan tbd Henderson Milwaukee Yacht
19 USA 799 Hot Stuff Thomas tbd tbd SSA
20 USA 818 Kennedy Kennedy tbd Sheridan Shore Y
21 USA 824 Typhoon Crysdale tbd tbd Milwaukee Yacht
22 USA 828 Windwhisperer Van Gieson tbd tbd SSA
23 USA 832 Agnes von Kurowsky Q. Kamps Bailey tbd Milwaukee Yacht
24 USA 839 Old Glory Walker Moser Stadler SSA
25 USA 843 Freia Bobo tbd tbd SSYC
26 USA 846 Dolan Anderson tbd MYC
27 USA 853 Collins Ezcurra tbd CNSI

The 2009 Soling World Championship is sponsored by:
Foghmarine, Sperry Top-Sider, INPS, Carproof, Boat Gear and Forge, Predictwind.
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