Nieupoort, Belgium
Reports:
The two days racing in Nieuwpoort happened under beautiful weather. The organization on the water was perfect, 6 races with 3 to 4 Beaufort were a dream for most sailors. Saturday evening we had a cold and warm buffet in the beautiful Club House.
Puck, Poland
The weather in Puck was a mix of Sun and heavy rain. The organization on the water was perfect, we sailed 9 races under 4 to 5 Beaufort. We had a standing bullet on Saturday evening made of all specialties of the region.
Marstrand, Sweden
Reports:
145 Laser sailors battled it out in the Swedish Euro Masters Series regatta held in the Marstrand fjord over the weekend 13-15 August 2010. The weather was fine with a favourable wind of 2 - 5 knots on the Beaufort Scale. Apprentice Master Niklas Edler won the Standard fleet overall with 6 points, followed closely by fellow Apprentice Master Urban Nyhammar with 9 points. Master sailor Agneta Jonsson won the Laser Radial fleet with 5 points and Apprentice Master Niklas Strand took second place with 12 points.
Nauvo, Finland
Reports:
Strong winds meant challenging conditions for the competitors of the Finland Euro Masters Series regatta in Nauvo, which took place over the weekend of 24/25 July 2010. Jyrki Taiminen fought fiercely with Hannu Heinonen over the four races, managing to maintain the lead to win all races.
Photographs courtesy of the Finnish Laser Class Association
Tollensesee Cup, Germany
Reports:
The German Euro Masters Series event took place over the weekend 16 - 18 July in Tollensesee. In the Laser Standard fleet, Dutch Apprentice L Cnossen took the number one spot, followed closely by Master sailor A Willim from Germany. The American great Grand Master, P Seidenberg, won the Laser Radial fleet with another German, M Bruhl, again taking a very respectable second.
Wolfgangsee, Austria
Reports:
The seven races were sailed over three days during variable conditions with winds reaching Force 5 on the Friday, but settling to a more comfortable Force 3 by Sunday. Two Apprentice Masters: Martin Lehner AUT and Jaun Wickli AUT, tied to win the Laser Standard category, with Grand Master Wolfgang Gerz GER following closely in 3rd place in the Laser Standard race. In the Laser Radial class, Henk Wittenberg NED and Jaap Mazereeuw NED booked a Dutch one/two win ahead of Wolf-Peter-Niessen GER who took a very respectable third.
Neuchatel, Switzerland
Results Laser Radial & Laser 4.7
Reports:
39 sailors from 6 countries (Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy and Belgium) gathered in Neuchatel last weekend to battle it out in the Swiss Euro Masters Regatta. Unfortunately only two races were sailed. The biggest Master category was the Standard Masters, in which German Masters sailor Thomas Mueller took the top spot after scoring a 2nd and 3rd place. Check out the full results here.
Photos courtesy of: Jacques Rivier
Bracciano, Italy
Reports:
For reports about the regatta in Italiam, please visit the Italian Laser Association website.
Pictures:
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Monnickendam, Netherlands
The most recent Euro Masters Series Event for 2010 was held in Monnickendam in the Netherlands between 13 and 16 May. The Dutch sailors dominated the leader board, with Dirk Jaap Kooistra taking First Place with 22 points and Lennart Cnossen close behind in Second Place with 24 points in the Laser Standard Event. Third in the event was Alan Davis from Britain with 32 points. The Dutch also took control of the podium in the Laser Radial Event, with Henk Wittenberg in First Place with 25 points, Freek de Miranda in Second Place with 29 points, and Johan Stam in Third with 30 points.
More photos from the event may be found at Marianne Lenos' website.
To check out any results, reports or photos from our 2009 series, click here.
Antibes, France
The 2010 Euro Masters series kicked off with Antibes, France. It was predominantly light winds and sunny periods for the 78 sailors. In the Laser Standard Rig, French Apprentice Master Xavier Leclair took the regatta win with 9 points. Hot on his heels was Swiss Master sailor Charles Favre with 10 points. Third place went to Italian Master sailor Fausto Vassalo with 19 points.
In the Laser Radial rig, 2009 Radial Grand Master winner Wolf-Peter Niessen had a great start to the year in the Great Grand Master rig, claiming the regatta win with 9 points. Second place went to Grand Master Henk Wittenberg (NED) with 12 points and third place went to Great Grand Master Tomaso Ambrosi (SUI) with 14 points.
For pictures, check out the EMS 2010 Gallery.