Boysen-Moeller brothers new FD World Champions
by Event/Gerald New on 17 Sep 2005
A third on the final day was more than enough for Jorgen and Jacob Boysen-Moeller of Denmark to claim the the Practical Flying Dutchman World Championship in Balatonfoldvar, Hungary.
On another excellent sailing day in Hungary, 2004 World Champion Szabolcs Majthenyi/Andras Domokos (HUN) fought off the challenge of Australia's Norman Rydge/Richard Scarr to take the silver medal.
Ulf and Jorg Lehmann of Germany won the final race ahead of Uwe Steingross and Sven Hermenau (GER), to finish fifth overall, just behind countrymen Uwe Steingross/Sven Hermenau (GER).
Best British placed team were John Williams and Alex Rogers at 42.
Final overall leaders:
1 DEN Jorgen BOYSEN-MoLLER Jacob BOYSEN-MoLLER 17.0pts
2 HUN MAJTHENYI Szabolcs/DOMOKOS Andras 27.0
3 AUS Norman RYDGE/Richard SCARR 30.0
4 GER Uwe STEINGROSS/Sven HERMENAU 35.0
5 GER Ulf LEHMANN/Jorg LEHMANN 42.0
6 GER Jorn BOROWSKI/Andreas BERLIN 48.0
7 HUN GABORJANI SZ.Gabor/PFENINGBERGER Andras 58.0
8 GER Dirk BOGUMIL/Falko BIER 62.0
9 GER Kay-Uwe LÜTDKE/Karsten KLENKE 68.0
10 ITA Roberto CIPRIAN/IStefano MORELLI 69.0
GBR results:
42 GBR John WILLIAMS/Alex ROGERS
46 GBR Tony LYALL/Colin BURNS
54 GBR Julian BRIDGES/Corin WESTLEY
58 GBR Peter DORAN/Richard PHILLIPS
Full results: www.spartacus.hu
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