LÖÖF WINS THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Today was the last day of 2004 Star European Championship. Xavier Rohart was the winner of today

The start was at 12.39 Whith just a penalisation for the swiss Daniel Stegmeier.The meteorological conditions has been better than the other days.

The Swed Lööf needed only a sixth place to becom the champion But once again he proved to be a srtong man as he showed during all the championship.

Todays race has been very disputed with constant changes in the first position showing the high quality of the skippers and crews. Percy was first but later he started loosing positions and finished at the fourth position.The canadian Ross McDonald was fifth.

Finally the spanish crew couldn't do better than a thirty one place. Not even the Brazilian Torben Grael did his best race,he finished in place nr twenty six.

Xavier Rohar, the french skipper fighted hard during all the championship and he is very satisfied with his crew Pascal Rambeau

1. Frederik Lööf (SWE)	8 points
2. Xavier Rohart (FRA) )	12 points
3. Mark Neeleman (NED) )	22 points
4. Alexandre Hagen (GER) )	23 points
5. Ross McDonald (CAN) )	31 points
15. Roberto Bemúdez (ESP)	54 puntos

At five o'clock the prices have been awarded at La Escala Yatch Club by local authorities The chairman of the club and The president of the Royal Spanish sailing federation

F Lööf thanked the organisation to make this event possible and had very kind words for his crew Anders Ekström

L'Escala, 31th March, 2004

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