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4 December 2006, 03:48 pm

Opening Ceremony

Tornado World Championship 2006

San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The opening ceremony of the ISAF Grade W Tornado World Championships has taken place in San Isidro, Argentina with representatives from each team opening their national flags.

A practice race will take place today 4 December with races scheduled to start tomorrow before the event wraps up with the closing ceremony and prize giving on Sunday 10 December.

52 teams from 19 nations are registered to compete in Argentina and the list inlcudes double Olympic gold medallistts Roman HAGARA and Hans Peter STEINACHER (AUT) and a plethora of past world champions in the class.

From 22-26 November the ISAF Grade C1 South American Championships took place as a warm up regatta. In a close run event, defending World Champions Fernando ECHAVARRI and Anton PAZ (ESP) by just five points from multiple world champions Darren BUNDOCK and Glenn ASHBY (AUS). The South American title went to Santiago LANGE and Carlos ESPINOL (ARG).

Top Ten Results - South American Championships

Pos	Nation	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1	ESP	Fernando ECHAVARRI	Anton PAZ	8	(14)	12	2	6	8	3	1	40
2	AUS	Darren BUNDOCK	Glenn ASHBY	(10)	9	7	7	9	1	5	7	45
3	GER	Johannes POLGAR	Florian SPALTEHOLZ	6	4	11	6	2	(33) DNF	12	6	47
4	NED	Mitch BOOTH	Pim NIEUWENHIS	16	(33) DNF	9	5	7	4	6	2	49
5	GBR	Rob WILSON	Mark BULKELEY	15	22	(23)	8	1	3	1	3	53
6	ARG	Santiago LANGE	Carlos ESPINOLA	3	6	(33) OCS	11	10	9	7	11	57
7	FRA	Olivier BACKES	Paul SEVESTRE	1	(23)	22	9	4	16	14	13	79
8	GBR	Andrew WALSH	Edward BARNEY	17	20	(26)	3	13	10	13	5	81
9	NED	Mischa HEEMSKERK	Herbert DERCKSEN	4	25	24	(33) DNF	5	5	10	8	81
10	USA	John LOVELL	Charlie OGLETREE	5	(21)	20	15	8	11	15	12	86