July 19, 2002
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Multala (FIN) and Johnsen (DEN) Win
The Europe European Champions were decided yesterday in light to moderate breezes in Nieuwpoort, Belgium.
The Europe European Champions were decided yesterday in light to moderate breezes in Nieuwpoort, Belgium.
In the women’s class it was Sari Multala (FIN) who has dominated the class throughout the championship who took the title. Scoring seven first places out of ten races, to secure the championship with a fourteen-point lead over second placed Trine Abraharnsen (DEN). Sarah Macky (NZL) took the bronze medal for third position.
Soren Johnsen (DEN) won the men’s title with consistent scores of seven and six on the final day it was enough to tie up the championship, and win by four points from Patrick Johansson (SWE). Oscar Claeson (SWE) was just one point behind second in the bronze medal position.
Women
| Position | Sail No. | Name | Total Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1 | FIN 790 | Multala Sari | 9,0 | 1 | 1 | -14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
| 2 | DEN 11 | Abrahamsen Trine Julie | 23,0 | 2 | 2 | -28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -8 |
| 3 | NZL 115 | Macky Sarah | 33,0 | (bfd) | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -42 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | NOR 846 | Sundby Siren | 39,0 | 5 | 10 | -24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | -18 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | GER 14 | Petzke Christiane | 49,0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 5 | -22 | 10 | -29 |
| 6 | IRL 1 | Coleman Maria | 50,0 | -13 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | -28 | 11 | 12 | 4 |
| 7 | AUS 57 | Blanck Sarah | 51,0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | (dnf) | 6 | 3 | 8 | -16 | 5 |
| 8 | USA 112 | Gaillard Meg | 54,0 | -24 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | -31 | 13 |
| 9 | ESP 686 | Garriga Turon Neus | 64,0 | 8 | 4 | -26 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -35 | 10 |
| 10 | POL 9 | Glinkiewicz Weronika | 69,0 | -22 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | -19 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
Men
| Position | Sail No. | Name | Total Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1 | DEN 2 | Johnsen Sören, 1969 | 25,0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 1 | 1 | -17 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | SWE 3471 | Johansson Patrick | 29,0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -28 | 4 | (ocs) | 5 |
| 3 | SWE 44 | Claeson Oscar | 30,0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -19 | (dsq) | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | NOR 889 | Gundersen Christopher, 1983 | 37,0 | (ocs) | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | -23 |
| 5 | ESP 436 | Marin Gerard, 1982 | 37,0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | (dnf) | 1 | 5 | -14 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | DEN 55 | Risoer Michael, 1983 | 41,0 | -9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | (dnf) | 9 |
| 7 | DEN 1598 | Ebler Mads, 1983 | 53,0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -20 | 13 | -31 | 8 |
| 8 | SWE 3360 | Svensson Fredrik | 55,0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22 | -38 | 10 | -24 |
| 9 | DEN 10 | Meyland smith Nikolaj, 1980 | 58,0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -31 | -23 | 21 | 3 |
| 10 | ESP 104 | Arandia Sabater Pablo, 1975 | 59,0 | 14 | -24 | 7 | 3 | -17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 4 |