Europe Class European Championship - Europe Europeans gets underway
PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN-(7-7-2003) Today sees the start of the Europe class European
championships and with 122 boats competing racing will be tough at the top.
Some of the top names in the class have made the trip to Palma including
Sari Multala of Finland who will be looking to defend her European title and
maintain her position as the number one ranked Europe sailor in the world.
Other sailors that could be challenging hard for the title are last years
European championship runner up Trine Abrahamsen of Denmark and world ranked
number two sailor Siren Sundby of Norway.
Leading the British contingent will be Andrea Brewster who will be looking
for a good result prior to attending the Pre-Olympics in Athens this August.
Other sailors that will be hoping to get a good international result under
their belts include Laura Baldwin, Nicky Muller and Lizzie Vickers. Team GBR
sailor Kirsty Bonar will not be present at the event due to a knee injury.
Racing will take place in the Bay of Palma de Mallorca from the 7 July
through until Friday 11 July with ten races scheduled during the week
Source: Sacha Oswald
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