Blanes’08 Yngling Women European Championship
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30 March – |
club vela blanes
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NEWS 18/03 |
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The
European Women Championship that will take place on the 30th of March was
presented at Club Vela Blanes today. Josep
Saguer the Sports delegate of the Catalan
government placed a high value on the international event that will be sailed
in Cataluña. He especially noted the Olympic
sailors who will be in There are a
total of 21 teams registered. The two Spanish Teams are Monica Azon, Sandra Azon and Graciela Pisonero and Sylvia Roca, Eva
Gonzalez and Lara Cacabelos. The World Champions skippered
by the Brit Sara Ayton ,the Austrailian
team of Weir/Webb/Wilson and the German Team of Iruke Schuemann, Julia Bleck and Ute Hoepfner will also be competing. Of the 21
teams 15 are European and six from other continents. A Very
International European Anselm
Ramos the Lieutenant Mayor and Sports Counsellor of the city of The Catalan
Federation was represented by Augusti Blanch who noted that sailing is in the
center of activities of the club and as a former member remembered that from
the docks of Club Vela
Blanes Snipes, Dragons, Solings, Stars, Optimists and many of the actual
classes have all taken to the water and The Yngling
was needed to complete the list. Oriol
Subira club Comadore
detailed the racing program and highlighted the participation of all of the Ynglings that are getting ready for the Peking Olympics
and of the Medal Race format for the top 10 boats. Finally the
club president, Amadeu Nualart stated that
regatta hosting is a tradition at the club and looks forward to the
arrival of the sailors. Blanes (Girona)
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