After a 30 year gap it would seem Doreste has lost none of his Finn skills. He also picked up the Grand Grand Masters title.
“I am happy to return to sail the Finn. I have not sailed Finns for 30 years and I am really impressed with the power and strength of the class with 350 boats sailing here with such good materials. I am really convinced that the Finn class will survive, and I would like to continue sailing Finns. Next year I will try to be there. I like Denmark.”
“My goal this year was to finish top ten and in the medals of the Grand Grand Masters, so I am very happy with the final results.”
On the organisation “Very, very good. I have been in many races where we didn’t have any wind, so that is something you can’t fight. From the club side I think they have done everything possible to make sure that everyone is comfortable. They have worked very hard. And on the water it has also been very tough for them, and very good racing.”
Runner up, Poncell, and Grand Masters winner, was surprised at his success.
“I never thought about this success. Chile is a little country down in South America and our fleet is very new, but we are pushing hard for the Finn class and we are very happy being here and having such a success. I am so happy, Thanks very much to the Finn class for keeping us alive and we keep on pushing and making sport, and that’s what we are looking for.”
Giovanelli takes third overall, and was the first Master.
He was also impressed with the level of ogansisation. “Perfect organisation, though unfortunately there was not much wind, but altogether it has been an amazing event. I have had fun, stayed together with friends and made new friends, and I hope to participate also in Denmark next year.”
“It’s always an emotion to be standing there on the podium, even more to be standing alongside sailors like Doreste. One day or another I also hope to be able to win the Finn World Masters.” The largest cheer as always went to the Legends and Super Legends with a record breaking entry. After a recount, Friedrich Müller, from Germany, won the Legends category for the third time, while Gus Miller, from the USA, won the Super Legends. Gathering 45 Legends on stage was not only an emotional moment for everyone, but proof that Finn sailing can be a sport for life.
We hope to see as many as possible of them next year when the 2019 Finn World Masters is being hosted by the Royal Danish Yacht Club at Skovshoved, near Copenhagen.
There are lots of photos on the Finn Class Flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnclassphotos/ with more being added over the next few days
Final results 1 ESP-555 Jose Luis Doreste GGM 6 2 CHI-12 Antonio Poncell GM 8 3 ITA-202 Giacomo Giovanelli M 8 4 RUS-73 Vladimir Krutskikh M 10 5 ESP-17 Xavier Penas GM 10 6 RUS-161 Aleksander Kulyukin M 10 7 ESP-79 Joaquin Blanco Roca GGM 10 8 GER-711 Andre Budzien GM 12 9 GER-193 Thomas Schmid GM 14 10 AUS-22 Paul McKenzie GM 15 |
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