July 14, 2002
Ainslie Wins in Style
Ben Ainslie (GBR) won the Finn European Championships in style by winning the ninth and final race yesterday, and finish on 33 points, 10 points clear of second placed Luca Devoti (ITA). In third finished Karlo Kuret (CRO).
Ben Ainslie (GBR) won the Finn European Championships in style by winning the ninth and final race yesterday, and finish on 33 points, 10 points clear of second placed Luca Devoti (ITA). In third finished Karlo Kuret (CRO).
| Position | Sail No. | Name | Total Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 1 | GBR 3 | Ben AINSLIE | 33 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | DSQ” | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | ITA 1 | Luca DEVOTI | 43 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13″ | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | CRO 11 | Karlo KURET | 51 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 29″ | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | ESP 100 | Rafael Trujillo VILLAR | 68 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 29″ | 16 |
| 5 | NED 785 | Jaap ZIELHUIS | 69 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 29″ |
| 6 | GBR 6 | Andrew SIMPSON | 70 | 5 | 12 | BFD” | 7 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | FRA 17 | Pascal RAMBEAU | 77 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 34″ | 26 |
| 8 | GRE 6 | Emilios PAPATHANASSIOU | 80 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | DNF” | 16 |
| 9 | GER 79 | Michael FELLMANN | 96 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 38″ | 20 | 23 |
| 10 | TUR 6 | A. Enver ADAKAN | 96 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23″ | 2 | 2 | 12 |