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3 July 2001, 12:26 pm

Day One Of Qualifying

Hobie Cat 16 European Championships

The 28th Hobie Cat 16 European Championships in Vassiliki, Lefkas, Greece began yesterday with the first of two days of qualifying rounds, plus Women’s, Masters’ and Youths’ championships.

The 118 teams from 16 countries arrived in the small fishing village of Vassiliki on the Greek Ionian island of Lefkas for the first ever Hobie Championships to be held in Greece.

The final rounds start from tomorrow and Wednesday when approximately 20 teams who will have qualified from the qualification round join the 47 pre-qualified skippers.

Hot names to look out for are MITCH BOOTH - former Olympic Silver medallist in the Tornado class, CLAUDE THELIER from Guadeloupe who finished second in the 2000 Hobie Cat 16 World Championships, DETLEF MOHR - 6 times European Champion and ALBERTO SONINO who won the Hobie Tiger World Championships at Lake Garda, Italy on Saturday.

British interest is strong in the Youth fleet where JONATHON WORTHINGTON and MARK QUAYLE lead the placings.

Also joining the finals tomorrow is SIMON MORGAN - founder of Wildwind Holidays who are hosting the Championships in Vassiliki. He is currently the Greek National Champion and was British Champion in 1999.

The winds yesterday were force 4-6, the sun is shining and everybody is smiling. The World's most popular Catamaran class continues in its unique style

Anthony Charlton/News Editor

Isaf TV

Female ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie (NZL) won the Women's 470 Medal Race and with it gold as they made it three consecutive 200-point regatta wins in a row.
France's Camille Lecointre and Hélène Defrance had held the lead in the Women's 470 for the large part of the week but came undone on the final day as a sixth knocked them off gold medal position. They were made to settle for silver whilst bronze went to Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark (GBR).

Billy Besson and Marie Riou went into the Nacra 17 Medal Race with an unassailable 22 point lead and the gold medal sewn up. ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami gold medallists Vittorio Bissaro and Silvia Sicouri (ITA) added a World Cup silver to their collection having finished in fifth. Bronze went to Darren Bundock and Nina Curtis (AUS).

Gold fleet racing got underway in six Olympic events at ISAF Sailing World Cup Mallorca. We caught up with three of the leaders and got race highlights from all of the day's proceedings. View results from Mallorca on the ISAF Sailing World Cup website here http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/results/index.php

The 2011 World Champion Giles Scott (GBR) made a successful come from behind victory on Saturday to take home the gold medal. Scott finished nine seconds behind Luke Lawrence (USA) for second place. Overnight leader Oliver Tweddell (AUS) slipped up with an eighth place finish Saturday after leading by nine points.