July 12, 2004
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Germany Takes Title
The 2004 X-99 World Championship was contested in rather unpredictable conditions in Bregenz, Austria.
The 2004 X-99 World Championship was contested in rather unpredictable conditions in Bregenz, Austria.
Racing on the first two days of the Championship was abandoned, eventually getting underway on Wednesday to complete a seven race series.
Baltic Bay Lahoe, skippered by Christian SOYKA, with crew Thomas BECKER, Magnus BOTHE, Michael GROTH, Hagen RUDLOFF, Jan-Eike ANDRESEN, won the Championship on countback after finishing on equal points to Xtreme skippered by Mads CHRISTENSEN (DEN).
Final Results
| Points | Nation | Name of Boat | Helm/Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Points |
| 1 | GER | Baltic Bay Laboe | Christian Soyka / SVI | -24 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 2 | AUT | Xtreme | Mads Christensen / YCRhd | 3 | 6 | 2 | -18 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | EST | Zuxu | Peter Saraskin / KYC | 12 | 8 | -17 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 38 |
| 4 | GER | Mistral | Tino Ellegast / SSCK | 16 | 4 | -33 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 | DEN | Velux | Flemming Fjord / V/KDY | 6 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | (BFD) | 2 | 42 |
| 6 | NED | Xtreem | Bart van Aken / WSVA | 7 | 9 | RDG | -13 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 44,2 |
| 7 | SUI | Gigant | Benu Seger / SVB | 1 | 11 | -24 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 45 |
| 8 | GER | ex & hopp | Michael Schulz / GYC | 11 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | RDG | -13 | 46,5 |
| 9 | SUI | Team Motorola | George Pfurtscheller / BSC | 4 | -18 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 53 |
| 10 | DEN | Synkefri 2 | Morten Galkov / KDY | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | -14 | 11 | 6 | 57 |