| CADIZ, SPAIN-(10-9-2003) New Zealand's Olympic Yachting prospects have gathered in Cadiz attempting to qualify their class for a place at the 2004 Olympic Games, whilst also competing against top internationals and fellow New Zealanders to win the right to represent the Country in their respective classes.
Just under 50 New Zealand sailors will compete in the 2003 ISAF World Championship from 11 - 25 September, which is the key regatta for Olympic qualification. To date New Zealand has secured a place in three classes, both men and women's mistral and men's 470, all of the other classes still need to be qualified with ISAF, the International Sailing body, before a NZL crew can be sent to the Olympics.
On an individual level if any participant or crew in any class obtains an overall placing of 1st - 5th at the Championship, they will comfortably qualify the class, and as long as no other NZL participant or crew in that class finishes in the top 10, they also win the right to be nominated for selection for the 2004 Olympic Games. However, if another New Zealander finishes in the top 10, a trial will be held to decide who will be nominated for selection in that class.
There is still a final opportunity to qualify the classes outside of this Championship. The selected regattas all take place in 2004, with the latest finishing at the end of May, however the 2003 Championship is the only combined Olympic Qualification event.
New Zealand Entries:
Finn: (Racing 17th- 23rd)
Clifton Webb; Peter Fox
470 (Men): (Racing 18th - 24th)
Simon Cooke / Peter Nicholas; Andrew Brown / Jamie Hunt; Stephen Keen / Philip Keen; Derek Scott / David Healy; Geoff Woolley / Mark Overington
470 (Women): (Racing 18th - 24th)
Shelley Hesson / Linda Dickson
Europe: (Racing 12th - 18th)
Sarah Macky; Kate O'Brien
Mistral (Men): (Racing 15th - 21st)
Jon-Paul Tobin; James Wells; Tom Ashley; Matthew McCormick
Mistral (Women): (Racing 15th - 21st)
Barbara Kendall; Sheena McKinnon; Julie Worth; Anita Purdie
Tornado: (Racing 18th - 24th)
Aaron McIntosh / Mark Kennedy
Yngling: (Racing 14th - 20th)
Sharon Ferris / Joanna White / Sara Winther; Alesha Thorpe / Michelle Vinsen / Karen Lambert
49er: (Racing 18th - 24th)
Mike Bassett / Ed Smyth; Chris Burgess / Chris Skinner
Laser: (Racing 18th - 24th)
Robbie McMillan; Andrew Murdoch; David Weaver; Rod Dawson; Michael Bullot; Hamish Pepper
Star: (Racing 15th - 21st)
Rohan Lord / Andrew Taylor; Peter Delaney / Jim Bolland
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