21/6/2008 -
The Greeks again European Champions
Local heroes Iordanis Pachalidis and Kostas Trigonis have triumphed on home waters. The Greeks were treated to horns and sirens from the spectators as the crossed the finish for the last time ahead of the French teams to ...
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20/6/2008 -
Battling for the Lead
Today two races were scheduled but the sailors woke to the northley breezes once again. The race committee chose to postpone racing keeping the sailors ashore as the wind tried to swing to the seabreeze.
The first race ...
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19/6/2008 -
Comments
Darren Bundock/ Glenn Ashby (World Champions from Australia): “We use these races as a means of relaxation. After tension required for preparing our participation in the Beijing Olympics, Thessaloniki is the ideal venue ...
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18/6/2008 -
First bullets for Australia and Greece
Today was undoubtedly the warmest day since the beginning of the championship and saw the late onset of the seabreeze which initially came in at 280 degrees and basically shifted left all day long. The first race of the ...
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17/6/2008 -
Guichard Can Do No Wrong!
Day 2 of the 2008 Tornado European Championships/ Mats Nyberg Trophy saw the French teams shine. It was Besson/ Jarlegan (FRA) that lead the way in both races today, however, due to the tricky conditions they were unable ...
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16/6/2008 -
First racing day: French boats at the lead
Impressive start for the French team and especially for Yann Guichard and Alex Guyader. They took the lead winning the first two races. Following the French Francois Morvan & Mathieu Vandame, 3rd place in the Europea ...
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16/6/2008 -
OPENING CEREMONY
The opening ceremony of the 2008 Tornado European Championship was humble, simple and to the point. The Prefect of Thessaloniki, members of the diplomatic corps and local authorities honored the event with their presence ...
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15/6/2008 -
Pashalidis’ and Trigonis’ boat damaged Steinacher still under doctors surveillance
Final rehearsal held today for the teams and the committees of the 2008 Tornado European Championship. The practice race gathered the interest of 15 out of 22 teams who have finally managed to complete measurement. The r ...
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14/6/2008 -
Practice Race tomorrow
Tomorrow is the final day for boat measurements. So far 18 teams have completed the measurement process, the rest of the teams are under way. The Practice race is scheduled for tomorrow at 1400 hours. SPOTS & ...
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13/6/2008 -
Sidney and Athens gold medallists in Thessaloniki
The two time Olympic Tornado gold medallists Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher, arrived by air from Vienna passing the point across that “the best in the world” will sail Thermaikos Bay. The first item they looked f ...
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