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Results

2002 Mistral North American Championship

 

Division

Rank

Sail#

LastName

FirstName

Race1

Race2

Race3

Race4

Race5

Race6

Race7

Race8

Race9

Race10

Race11

Total

MCO

Junior

1

11

Campos

Jimena

27

25

24

23

22

18

16

32

22

23

23

223

MCO

Junior

2

MEX8

Campos

Rosa

24

23

23

24

24

32

16

32

21

21

21

229

MCO

Junior

3

MEX9

DeLille

Jazmin

28

26

25

25

23

19

32

32

23

24

24

249

MCO

Men

1

MEX1

Mier y Teran

David

2

3

1

4

2

2

3

6

6

1

1

25

MCO

Men

2

JPN2

Takishima

Keisuke

9

1

4

1

1

32

1

2

1

5

4

29

MCO

Men

3

USA32

Wells

Peter

7

6

2

2

3

4

5

7

2

2

2

35

MCO

Men

4

JPN50

Yamanashi

Takahito

6

5

8

11

8

5

4

3

3

4

6

52

MCO

Men

5

CAN33

Plavsic

Zac

5

9

7

5

6

6

7

5

7

8

5

61

MCO

Men

6

POL176

Piorczyk

Cezariusz

4

2

11

7

5

33

6

8

5

11

11

70

MCO

Men

7

USA0

Barger

Ben

11

12

6

10

33

3

11

4

24

6

3

90

MCO

Men

8

USA420

Bodner

Steven

14

11

18

9

7

7

10

11

8

12

18

107

MCO

Men

9

USA5

Muller

Philip

10

8

12

15

13

8

12

10

12

10

14

109

MCO

Men

9

AHO56

Soliano

Etienne

12

18

5

12

11

11

9

32

15

9

7

109

MCO

Men

11

USA013

Jewett

Kevin

3

17

17

14

12

9

15

32

9

7

8

111

MCO

Men

12

MEX11

Cruz Ramirz

Juan Eduardo

19

14

13

16

14

10

16

9

11

14

15

132

MCO

Men

13

47

Somnitz

Randy

1

4

32

3

4

1

8

32

25

25

32

135

MCO

Men

14

USA37

Azevedo

Jon

16

32

9

8

10

33

32

32

10

15

17

181

MCO

Men

15

USA81

Coberly

Chad

23

24

21

21

20

32

32

32

19

20

20

232

MCO

Men

16

USA40

Winkler

Greg

25

21

32

32

32

32

32

32

26

26

32

290

MCO

Women

1

USA83

Birkenfeld

Kim

15

13

15

19

16

12

13

13

13

18

13

141

MCO

Women

1

CAN370

Vallee

Dominique

17

16

19

17

15

13

14

12

14

13

10

141

MCO

Women

3

USA50

Winkler

Beth

18

19

16

18

18

15

32

32

16

19

16

187

MCO

Women

4

CAN1

Burgess

Sherry

21

20

20

22

21

17

32

32

20

22

19

214

MCO

Women

5

USA4

Baxendale

Kelli

30

27

27

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

308

MCO

Women

6

USA16

Duch

Taylor

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

27

27

32

310

MCO

Youth

1

AHO9

Frans

Tati

8

7

3

6

9

32

2

1

4

3

9

52

MCO

Youth

2

6

Cairillo Vera

Alan

13

10

10

13

17

16

32

32

17

16

12

156

MCO

Youth

3

69

Manero Ruz

Enrique

20

15

14

20

19

14

16

32

18

17

22

175

MCO

Youth

4

AHO91

Finies

Caesar

22

22

22

32

32

32

32

32

28

28

32

282

MCO

Youth

5

USA9

Kofkin

Ericka

29

27

26

32

25

32

32

32

29

29

32

293

MCO

Youth

6

MEX12

Vega

Demita

26

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

30

30

32

310

MCO M

Minim

1

MEX2

Gasque-Mierytera

Patricio

1

1

1

1

1

1

5

5

1

1

1

14

MCO M

Minim

2

MEX10

DeLille

Jadie

2

2

2

2

2

2

5

5

2

4

3

26

MCO M

Minim

3

ESP19

Schliemann

Oliver-Tom

5

4

3

3

3

3

5

5

3

3

4

36

MCO M

Minim

4

16

Campos

Alberto

3

3

4

4

5

5

5

5

4

2

2

37

Report

2002 Mistral North American Championship
Feb 26th > March 3rd
Merritt Island, FL, USA 

 35 entries from 7 countries and 2 continents competed in the 2002 Mistral North American Championship run in conjunction with the Calema Midwinters on the sheltered waters of Banana River. Three races were run on the first day in planing conditions.

Day one, Randy Somnitz (USA), racing at high level for the first time since since losing the US Trials in 2000, shows that he has not lost any of his speed and tactical ability by winning race 1 and taking fourth in race 2. However, unsurprsingly, he cannot maintain the pressure and retires from race 3 worn out by the full on planing conditions. David Mier y Teran (Mex) takes full advantage and is the overnight leader with consistent 2, 3, 1 finishes. The forecast looks good for a windy regatta although the warmth of the sun is going to be decidedly absent.

Day 2 and the predicted cold front descends from the mid west bringing a blast of air cold enough to postpone the shuttle launch scheduled for today. Two back to back races are scheduled for the morning session, both of which are won by Takishima Keisuke (JPN) in fine style. David Mier y Teran (MEX) and Peter Wells (USA) are close behind with Randy Somnitz mixing it with these three at the front of the fleet. Further back there is a battle royal going on in the youth division with Cezariusz Piorczyk (POL), Zac Plavsic (CAN) and Philip Muller (USA) all competing hard to be the best of the rest. Meanwhile Kimberly Birkenfeld I(USA) and Dominique Vallee (CAN) are fighting for dominence in the women's division. Sadly, Takishima's boom fails in the third race and he has to retire. Randy takes full advantage to post his first win of the day with David Mier y Teran (MEX) 2nd and Ben Barger (USA) 3rd.

Day 3 (Day 1 for the calema Midwinters) and race 1 is started in lively conditions. The less skilled sailors in all fleets are having problems. Racing is postponed to allow the rescue boats to sweep up those overcome by the 22>25 knot winds. Sadly, the FW fleet have their races postponed for the rest of the day but the Mistral fleet goes out alone for their second race. Takishima is revelling in the heavy air and posts a 1st and a 2nd. His countryman and room mate Yamanashi Takahito is also putting in a strong performance posting two 3rd places but the surprise package is Tati Frans (AHO), new to One Design racing and competing in his first North Americans, who steps up to take a 1st and a 4th. Given more time on a One Design, Tati, still only 17, will defintely be a threat to the established names.

Day 4 (Day 2 for the calema Midwinters) and the conditions have moderated considerably. Three races are scheduled with an early start. The organisers are pushing to make up for lost time. Peter Wells (USA) scores three 2nd places and assures himself of a podium position behind Takishima and David Mier y Teran who posts two first places to take the top spot. Tati comes through again to take 3rd in the first race of the day and Dominique Valle (CAN) makes a late charge to beat Kimberly Birkenfeld on a count back from a tie in the women's divsion. Tati Frans (AHO) won the Youth Divsion convincingly.

Racing alongside the Mistral North Americans are the Junior One Class. This is growing strongly in Mexico as evidenced by the size of the team and Patricio Gasque-MieryTeran's convincing series posting 9 wins overall. Jadie De Lille (MEX), a second generation windsurf racer, who came 2nd overall and first girl ahead of Oliver-Tom Schliemann (ESP) 3rd. Although starting off the same line as the rest of the One Design Fleet, the juniors only sailed one windward leg before racing on to the downwind leg on the outer loop and finsishing. This format works well and simplifies the race management of the whole event.

The MOD racers enjoyed mixing with some of the stars of the PWA tour and were no doubt impressed by the skills displayed by them in their Freestyle competition. No doubt the appreciation was reciprocated when the Mistral fleet in turn demonstrated their skill by racing in the strong breezes of Day 3.