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| Class | Europe |
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| Trials Dates | April 6-16, 2000 | ||
| Host Club | San Francisco Yacht Club | ||
| Location | Belvedere, CA | ||
| Regatta Chair | Bartz Schneider | ||
| Regatta Link | Photos | ||
| Class Rep. | Joanne Weberlein | ||
| Results | http://www.sfyc.org/website/ olympic/raceresults/scores.htm |
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| Schedule | 4/6 | Registration & Measurement |
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| 4/7 | Measurement | ||
| 4/8-11 | Racing | ||
| 4/12 | Lay Day | ||
| 4/13-16 | Racing | ||
| Competitors (Click on name to view bio) |
Skipper (Hometown) | ||
| Samantha Barnes (Greenwich, Conn.) | |||
| Susannah Carr (San Francisco, Calif.) | |||
| Amanda Clark (Shelter Island, N.Y.) | |||
| Jane Codman (Boston, Mass.) | |||
| Denise Costello (San Francisco, Calif.) | |||
| Coutenay Becker Dey (The Dalles, Ore./Rye, N.Y.) | |||
| Meg Gaillard (Pelham, N.Y.) | |||
| Tanya Haddad (Portland, Ore.) | |||
| Melina Hoyer (Kensington, Calif.) | |||
| Jaime Mack (Alameda, Calif.) | |||
| Libby Johnson McKee (Seattle, Wash.) | |||
| Kati Murray (San Rafael, Calif.) | |||
| Danielle Brennan Myrdal (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Lynn Olinger (San Francisco, Calif.) | |||
| Leslie Osmera (Pt. Richmond/Los Alamitos, Calif.) | |||
| Casey Pelletier (Alameda, Calif.) | |||
| Krysia Pohl | |||
| Taylor Robinson (Toledo, Ohio) | |||
| Kimberly Smith (Portland, Ore.) | |||
| Danielle Soriano (Brielle, N.J.) | |||
| Hannah Swett (Jamestown, R.I.) | |||
| Buff Wendt (Truckee, Calif.) | |||
| Linda Wennerstrom (Miami, Fla.) | |||
| Designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland, the Europe is often called
the small Finn because of the two boats' similarity of design, both one-man centerboards
with many controls. Though technically open to any sailor, because it's size is ideal for
sailors weighing 100 to 170 lbs., the Europe has attracted international women's
competition almost since it was first marketed to the sailing world. Boat handling! The key attraction of the Europe. Its slick trimming design makes it practical and efficient to adjust the boat to the sailor's height, weight and experience. This provides a wide range of options for the most economic way of hiking, regardless of the height of the sailor. Hiking is the sailor's maneuver of hooking his or her feet under seat belt-type webbing on the floor of the boat and hanging over the side, thereby adding weight to keep the boat upright. The mast and sail are selected and adjusted to the sailor's height and weight. This encourages sharper competition and ease of handling without the common use of weight jackets for added ballast, considered a potentially dangerous means of weight compensation. The 99-lb. Europe's 16'6" mast supports 76 square feet of sail. The boat's small, light frame makes it easily transportable, another reason why more than 20,000 Europe sailors compete in local, regional, national and world cup competition. |
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