FROM THE USA The USA Europe Class has updated its website. Check it out at: www.europedinghy.org You can purchase hats, t-shirts and visors, search the “forums” for information about sailing This year most regattas will be in the Pacific Northwest, where the majority of active Happy sailing! Susannah Carr
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FROM AUSTRIA On 26-27 May we had our Austrian Championship at For the Championship we had a rather nice fleet of 21 The event was well organised and about 700 sailors attended the regatta! What could not be managed was the bad weather which lead to no wind, lot of rain and few starting possibilities. Only 2 races could be sailed which were too less for our Championship, but once more gave Marek Smesny (CZE11) the chance to demonstrate, that he is one of the best As there has been no scoring for the Championship there is a new chance for all other 30th August until 2nd September 2006 at www.uyc-wolfgangsee.at/regatten/2006oejm/index.html The next few months there are also going to be a lot of regattas and training at Austrian lakes. Unfortunately the younger sailors are not so perfect to sail abroad and more unfortunately we elder sailors have no time because of working... Well, in Lots of greetings from Alice Fritsch
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NEWS RELEASE FROM INTERNATIONAL EUROPE CLASS UNION RECORD 37TH PRINCESS SOFIA TROPHY - CALANOVA - PALMA DE MALLORCA - CIRCOLOVELA TORBOLE - GARDASEE - NATIONAL DE PRINTEMPS - BAIE DE QUIBERON - MORE THAN 1000 Closeness of the 2006 venues to the stronghold nations of the Europe Class will ensure that record participation numbers will continue second year in a row. -2006 Open Week and World Championships - Skovshoved - -2006 European Championships - -2006 Youth European Championships - L´Estartit - Girona - -2006 Europe Class 19th Veteran Cup - Skive - Make the Europe Class website www.europeclass.org to your favorite. Jan Abrahamsen President IECU ****************************************************** |
![]() RESULTS 37 TROFEO PRINCESA SOFIA - ESCUELA DE VELA CALANOVA - PALMA DE MALLORCA - SPAIN - 8-14.04.2006 Our Class is in good shape and well balanced. Out of the 105 Europe sailors (largest single-handed class in Calanova) 56 were women and 49 men. Eight nations represented were DEN, ESP, FIN, GER, NOR, POR, SWE and USA. Special congratulations for 7th place to Helen Montilla – mother of two boys. Top ten results:
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![]() 2006 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - MARSALA, SICILY - ITALY 1-12.8.2006 Dear friends ,I have the pleasure to inform you that our web site www.marsalasail.it/eng/lab.php?sezione=9 is now on line.Some more details in English will be given later. The competitors will find the information how to reach Marsala,the hotel accommodation and prices as well as the official notice of race and the entry form. Further information will be loaded later. As concerns the camper allocation I have to tell you we don't have a special area for campers. However they can be parked near the clubs and the competitors can use the facilities the clubs offer. Best regards, ********************************************************** |
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RESULTS II PHARO REGATTA - XII BARCELONA OLYMPIC SAILING WEEK - BARCELONA, SPAIN - 31.03-04.04.2006 For results please see: ***************************************************************** |
FROM DENMARK Even though the Europe dinghy isn’t an Olympic Class anymore, it hasn’t stopped its success in Denmark. Right now we have more than 160 sailors, which is an increase of 20 sailors since last year. The Europe Class is the second largest Dinghy class in Denmark, only exceeded by the Optimist Class. Every year we have 4 qualification regattas, which determine the participants in the different international championships. The first two in the autumn and the two last in May/early June. At each of these regattas approximately 110-120 sailors (girls and boys) compete together. We all start at the same time, which means we have a very long starting line and a crowded starting area. If you would like to sail with us and practice sailing in a large fleet, we would very much like to invite you to participate in these events. Please feel welcome to join us. In 4 or 5 other weekends we have some major grand prix sailings sponsored by the Danish Sailing Organisation and Torm, which is a big shipping company. From October to April we only sail in the weekend, as it is getting dark very early. The sailors get together in approximately 6 different places in Denmark. Only one month around Christmas we don’t sail. Only ice on the water prevents us from sailing. You could call us Vikings. Outside the Danish sailing season a lot of the Danish sailors participate in sailings arranged in other countries. Last Christmas 3 of us joined the Christmas Race in Toulon. This year certainly more sailors will join. It was a really nice experience to sail in good and sunny weather and with a water temperature around 15ºC, while at the same time we had snow and about 2-5ºC in Denmark. Every year about 65 Danes and their families spend their Easter holidays in Torbole at the northern part of the Lake Garda in Italy. We participate in the Torbole meeting in a good sailing regatta primarily with the Italian sailors, but some Germans and Swedes also participate. In the rest of the Easter holidays the Europe Class Denmark has arranged a special training camp with some of the best Danish trainers. It is a really good start of the new sailing season. We use to participate in the 2 great sailing events in Kiel (Pfingstbusch Regatta and the Kieler Woche). If you haven’t participated yet you should really consider participating in 2006. It is a great event with a lot of sailors from all kind of boat classes staying in Kiel at the same time. Apart from a really professional arranged regatta, there is a kind of festival atmosphere and good and informal getting together between lots of sailors from many countries. This summer a lot of Danish sailors participated in the Championships in Finland, Norway and China. We would like to thank the organisers for having made such great, well-organised and successful events. 7 sailors from Denmark went to Rizhao in China to sail the Worlds and it was such a great adventure for us. The organisers did a great job and so many good assisting persons helped us getting adjusted to the new and very different conditions. We were met by so much interest from the Chinese people, they were a very dedicated audience, and we have never seen such a fantastic marina. If you have heard that there is never wind in China, we can assure you, that at least some times there is much wind. Our team leader took a photo of us sailing in the harbour with some huge waves just outside the harbour pier. We had to pass these breaking waves to sail to the racing area and it was a challenge. It also was a very new experience for us to sail with the enormous ocean waves and relatively light wind speed. In Denmark huge waves are accompanied by high wind speed. Thanks again to the Chinese organisers and we are sure, that you have also got some good experience for your big challenge arranging the Olympics in Beijing/Quindao in 2008. Good luck to you ! Unfortunately we Europe Sailors can’t be there. On our website we have published some of the great photos from our trip in China. You should really take a look. You can find them at www.europeclass.dk in the section on the left side; “Arkiv/Sejlerne Fortaeller”. Especially we can recommend the pictures (Billeder) of the amazing waves from the 30 August “Blaesevejr og bolger i Kina”. If you would like to participate in some of our regattas, feel free to contact members of the board to get further information. You can find information about the regattas on our website under “Kalender” and our email addresses under “Bestyrelsen” (the Board). The 4 qualification regattas will be held on these dates: 29-30.04.2006 Ranking 3 – Mid Jutland (final destination not decided yet) 13-14.05.2006 Ranking 4 – East Denmark (final destination not decided yet) 01-03.09.2006 Ranking 1 and Danish Championship, Arhus Sejlklub (Mid Jutland) 16-17.09.2006 Ranking 2 – Rodvig (East Denmark) Hope to see many of you at the next World Championship in Skovshoved close to Copenhagen in July 2006. You can see further on the website: www.ewc2006.dk Best regards. Kristina Dannefer and Kim Braad Carlsen, Representatives of the active sailors in Europe Class Denmark. |
FROM FINLAND Europe Class Finland was awarded the title “Best Class Organization 2005” by the Finnish Yachting Association at the yearly award ceremony a few weeks ago. At the same event Sari Multala was chosen “Sailor of the Year” among all sailors in all classes in Finland. Also the awards Best Junior Sailor for boys and girls were given to Europe sailors: Europe Class European Champion Teemu Rantanen was chosen “Best Junior Sailor – Boys” and Jasmine Lehtonen won the title “Best Junior Sailor – Girls”. Europe Class Finland is very proud to have all these award winners among “our” sailors. Although the autumn has been very kind to sailing this year – warm and sunny the Finnish Europe sailors finished their “official” season already on October 9, when the last national ranking sailing was held. Europe Class Finland’s own seasonal awards to the winners were presented on our annual meeting on November 19th. ECF Ranking List 2005 1. Nina Ramm-Schmidt 2. Jouni Kokko 3. Maria Saarikallio 4. Pekka Aalto 5. Jasmine Lehtonen 6. Krista Olander Best Rookie 2005 Maria Saarikallio Best Improver 2005 Pia Tulimaa |
![]() Interview with Teemu Rantanen, European Champion 2005 How did you feel to win the European Championship during your first season in the Europe dinghy? I was very surprised, but very glad. You have been sailing the Optimist since you were 7 years old. Why did you choose to sail the Europe Dinghy when you left the Optimist Class ? It was quite a natural choice for me, because all older and previously successful sailors had told me that the Europe is a very good choice if one wants to learn more about sailing and become a good sailor. Which sailor is your idol ? Tomas Johansson, gold medal winner in 49er in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He too started out in Optimist and moved to Europe and Laser and finally to 49er. Now he is sailing those huge multihulls. What are your best achievements prior to the Europe Class European Championship gold medal ? I won the Long Distance Race at the Optimist World Championship in Ecuador in July 2004. 3rd place in the Bermuda Junior Gold Cup 2004 2nd in the Finnish Championship (Optimist) 2003 What about your future plans ? I am now studying the first year on secondary level (Senior High School) in a Sport Lyceum in Helsinki, so I have about 2,5 years left before I graduate. May be I’ll continue in a technical university after that. But at the same time I want to sail as much as possible. I will sail the Europe at least one more season, and then we’ll see, may be I’ll try the 470 later on. And if I can keep up good results may be I’ll have a chance in the Olympics sometimes in the future. What’s the best about sailing ? You get so many nice friends all around the world. Kathe Ramm-Schmidt |
RACE INVITATIONS July 18-23, 2006 July 24-27, 2006 August 25-27, 2006 |
FROM ITALY During the ASSEUROPA AGM various matters in relation with the Europe Class actual situation have been dealt with and considered the steps to be taken to go beyond this delicate moment for the Italian and foreign activity. |
FROM AUSTRIA Season is over as you know. The first autumn training, in nearby Slovenia, was quite nice but windless. May be we are going to have more luck in February when training is located in the South of France. The schedule for next year is nearly finished. First information can be found on our homepage www.europeclass.at Main regattas are going to be: · International Austrian Championship during the Omega Week at Lake Traunsee 25-28.05.2006 www.traunseewoche.at · International Austrian Youth Championship at Lake Wolfgangsee 27.08.-02.09.2006 www.uycwolfgangsee.at · Spring Cup at Lake Neusiedl (ISAF Grade 3 for Laser and Laser R!) 03.-05.-06.2006 www.uycns.at We hope that a lot of sailors from abroad are going to attend these regattas! Next year schedule will also content a lot of regattas abroad, but there is already enough space so don’t hesitate to send your regattas to alice.fritsch@gmx.at With great pleasure we are following up the development of the homepage of the IECU! Congratulations ! As the end of the year is going to be very soon the Austrian Europe Class Association wishes all of you MERRY CHRISTMAS and THE VERY BEST FOR YEAR 2006 !! Many greetings. Alice Fritsch Austrian Europe Class Association Treasurer |
A NEW FUN REGATTA! |
![]() JESUS ROGEL SANCHEZ - 2005 WORLD CHAMPION IN RIZHAO - CHINA |