July 27, 2002
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Spain Win Womens Title and Denmark Mens
Monica Azon/Laia Tutzo/Sandra Azon (ESP) are the newly crowned Yngling world champions finishing nine points in front of Ulrike Schümann/Wibke Bülle/Winnie Lippert (GER), with Betsy Alison/Lee Icyda/Suzy Leech (USA) in bronze medal position.
Monica Azon/Laia Tutzo/Sandra Azon (ESP) are the newly crowned Yngling world champions finishing nine points in front of Ulrike Schümann/Wibke Bülle/Winnie Lippert (GER), with Betsy Alison/Lee Icyda/Suzy Leech (USA) in bronze medal position.
Yesterday was the final day of racing at the Yngling World Championships, on Lake Lucerne, Brunnen, Switzerland. It has been a tricky regatta for the 46 competitors in the women’s fleet; out of the five days of the event, two days have not been sailable due to lack of breeze.
Two races were sailed yesterday in very light and shifty conditions, ranging from 0-5 knots of wind speed and seeing 25-35 degree wind shifts on the course.
In the Open fleet Claus Hoj Jensen/Maria Holm/Morten Harmsen (DEN) became the new Yngling World Champions, with Christoph Skolaut/Georg Skolaut/Wolfgang Riha (AUT) in second position, and Rudi Mayr/Wolfgang Daurer/Ferdinand Huber (AUT) in third.
The Championship was also the first opportunity for nations to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Regatta. Ranked number 2 in the World, Monica Azon and her crew, Laia Tutzo and Sandra Azon (ESP) became the 2002 Yngling Women’s World Champions and secured a place for Spain at the Olympics in 2004. Spain will be joined by Germany, the USA, Bermuda and Denmark.
Results
Open
| Pos | Nation | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts |
| 1 | DEN | Claus Hoj Jensen | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| Maria Holm | ||||||||||
| Morten Harmsen | ||||||||||
| 2 | AUT | Christoph Skolaut | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -20 | 3 | 26 |
| Georg Skolaut | ||||||||||
| Wolfgang Riha | ||||||||||
| 3 | AUT | Rudi Mayr | 1 | OCS | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 34 |
| Wolfgang Daurer | ||||||||||
| Ferdinand Huber | ||||||||||
| 4 | DEN | Mads Christensen | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | -12 | 2 | 10 | 36 |
| Anders Fisker | ||||||||||
| Högild Sören | ||||||||||
| 5 | NED | Yska Minks | 14 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -18 | 5 | 42 |
| Marcel de Jong | ||||||||||
| Jeroen van de Broek | ||||||||||
| 6 | USA | Dey Courtenay | 7 | 4 | 16 | -22 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 47 |
| Linda Wennerstrom | ||||||||||
| Angela Windy | ||||||||||
| 7 | DEN | Mikkel Palludan | -15 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 49 |
| Anders Stig Poulsen | ||||||||||
| Christophe O. Zafiryadis | ||||||||||
| 8 | NED | Maarten Jamin | 12 | 2 | 12 | DSQ | 4 | 14 | 11 | 55 |
| Marcel Klein | ||||||||||
| Oda Neyens | ||||||||||
| 9 | NED | Steven Neijenhuis | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | -38 | 27 | 16 | 60 |
| Anne Jan Neijenhuis | ||||||||||
| Persijn Brongers | ||||||||||
| 10 | SWE | Mattias Dahlström | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | -24 | 22 | 65 |
| Malin Planander | ||||||||||
| Petter Klang |
Women
| Pos | Nation | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts |
| 1 | ESP | Monica Azon | -38 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 43 |
| Laia Tutzo | ||||||||||
| Sandra Azon | ||||||||||
| 2 | GER | Ulrike Schümann | 2 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | DSQ | 52 |
| Wibke Bülle | ||||||||||
| Winnie Lippert | ||||||||||
| 3 | USA | Betsy Alison | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | -33 | 54 |
| Lee Icyda | ||||||||||
| Suzy Leech | ||||||||||
| 4 | BER | Paula Lewin | 6 | 10 | 3 | -20 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 55 |
| Peta Lewin | ||||||||||
| Carola Cooper | ||||||||||
| 5 | DEN | Dorte O. Jensen | 22 | -30 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 57 |
| Helle Jespersen | ||||||||||
| Annette Strom | ||||||||||
| 6 | USA | Jody Swanson | 14 | -34 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 59 |
| Cory Sertl | ||||||||||
| Pease Glaser | ||||||||||
| 7 | USA | Hannah Swett | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 7 | -26 | 17 | 61 |
| Melissa Purdy | ||||||||||
| Joan Touchette | ||||||||||
| 8 | USA | Carol Cronin | -29 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 65 |
| Liz Filter | ||||||||||
| Kate Fears | ||||||||||
| 9 | AUS | Melanie Dennison | 4 | 1 | 18 | DSQ | 3 | 28 | 12 | 66 |
| Fiona Herbert | ||||||||||
| Caroline Aders | ||||||||||
| 10 | RUS | Ekaterina Skoudina | 1 | 14 | 14.3 | 18 | -31 | 8 | 14 | 69.3 |
| Ekaterina Kovalenko | ||||||||||
| Tatiana Lartseva |