2002 Interdominion Championship, Napier, New Zealand

Napier Sailing Club

January 5 – 11

73 competitors out of ten nations competed for the interdominion championships this year in Napier.
Most of them sailed in all the seven races to prepare for the worlds, which will take place in the following week in the same area.
In light winds the Europeans had some problems getting used to the high swell and shifty winds.
One of the best from Europe was again Jørgen Lindhardsen, who finished 5th, but the dominating team was New Zealand with many youngsters including Alister Gair, who became the new National and Interdominion champion.
He started to sail the OK Dinghy only a few weeks before the competition after being a very successful Laser sailor, but lost interest in that class nevertheless.
The defending world champion Karsten Hitz from Germany finished 16th and is still hoping for a stronger breeze at the worlds.
A common and often used phrase was: "stay out of the focus!"
It will be interesting to see wether the kiwis boys can use their advantage on home waters again…

Oliver wrote the report in German
Martin translated it to English
Christian typed it in the computer
Robert corrected the English

Plc.	Sail no.	Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Tot
1	NZL 491	Alastair Gair	2	4	2	2	6	1	DNS	28.7
2	KOR 1	Jin Hong-chul	10	2	14	1	2	11	DNS	59
3	NZL 499	Jayson Herbert	20	22	1	8	14	9	3	80.7
4	NZL 497	Richard Barker	18	3	4	3	26	34	4	83.4
5	DEN 1280	Jorgen Lindhardtsen	4	10	10	11	15	7	12	88
6	NZL 500	Russell Wood	5	6	12	18	5	12	20	91.7
7	AUS 678	Roger Blasse	7	1	8	9	20	23	42	97
8	NZL 517	Paul Rhodes	1	21	28	14	8	2	41	98
9	SWE 2746	Thomas Hansson-Mild	33	18	9	5	7	20	6	99.7
10	GBR 2104	Nick Craig	16	7	5	17	12	8	39	100
11	BEL 44	Bart Bomans	3	23	3	33	9	13	DNF	113.4
12	NZL 504	Adrian Mannering	21	5	13	13	25	17	17	121
13	NZL 483	Andrew Phillips	6	30	6	20	OCS	16	10	123.4
14	NZL 502	Nigel Mannering	27	19	29	4	3	21	29	133.7
15	NZL 511	Ben Morrison	8	20	15	12	18	25	26	134
16	GER 1	Karsten Hitz	22	12	22	26	10	18	16	136
17	NZL 474	Tony Clifford	13	32	23	19	11	19	18	139
18	NZL 510	Grant Pedersen	19	31	11	51	17	14	13	141
19	NZL 516	Ian Neely	24	11	7	OCS	52	10	5	144
20	NZL 509	Joe Porebski	9	15	24	23	29	30	9	145
21	NZL 512	Greg Wilcox	28	OCS	16	OCS	1	4	1	145
22	GER 693	Martin v.Zimmermann	29	16	32	28	4	24	11	146
23	NZL 481	Dave Hoogenboom	23	25	38	21	16	5	28	153
24	AUS 708	Mark Jackson	35	8	30	6	36	6	DNS	156.4
25	NZL 476	Duncan Gourley	30	DNF	17	7	OCS	3	2	161.7
26	GBR 5	Alistair Deaves	11	39	26	40	13	28	15	168
27	NZL 484	Mike Inwood	44	14	31	22	33	42	8	186
28	AUS 710	John Gibson	39	13	33	10	57	29	34	194
29	GER 717	Oliver Gronholz	32	26	21	31	40	43	22	208
30	GBR 2084	Terry Curtis	36	24	OCS	39	31	31	19	216
31	GER 624	Thomas Glas	38	OCS	25	41	42	15	23	220
32	NZL 436	Rob Coutts	14	45	19	37	35	44	36	221
33	NZL 479	Craig Pryce	17	52	48	52	24	41	7	225
34	AUS 692	Peter Horne	12	27	27	16	OCS	37	OCS	230
35	NZL 490	Jason Trow	42	28	37	32	30	27	50	232
36	SIN 1	Stanley Chan	48	55	40	15	23	22	DNF	239
37	GER 618	Peter Scheuerl	53	37	61	24	19	36	38	243
38	GER 725	Christian Hartmann	52	43	18	42	21	33	DNF	245
39	GER 449	Soenke Behrens	37	33	20	OCS	51	52	27	256
40	NZL 470	Steve McDowell	31	OCS	46	OCS	22	26	24	260
41	NZL 515	Sel Pedersen	41	41	47	44	37	40	21	260
42	NZL 506	Hamish Fenwick	15	47	OCS	27	OCS	47	14	261
43	NZL 501	Daniel Bush	40	17	60	25	60	49	37	264
44	NZL 472	Mike O’Dwyer	46	42	45	29	34	DNF	35	267
45	NZL 485	Campbell Scott	26	40	68	58	39	53	32	284
46	AUS 643	Phllip Taylor	59	59	36	35	41	38	43	288
47	GBR 2081	Robert Deaves	43	34	53	53	44	35	45	290
48	NZL 466	Phil Rzypecky	51	44	43	48	50	39	33	293
49	DEN 1311	Jesper Andersen	60	36	50	34	54	56	31	297
50	NZL 360	John Hoogerbrug	55	35	59	DNF	47	46	25	303
51	AUS 713	Justin Graham	50	46	55	36	43	50	48	309
52	DEN 1246	Frank Visler	65	DNF	49	45	28	48	40	311
53	DEN 1312	Jesper Petersen	DNF	29	42	DNF	56	57	30	325
54	NZL 498	Darren Hunt	68	64	35	43	38	60	51	327
55	AUS 691	James McAllister	66	38	56	56	48	55	44	333
56	NZL 427	Scott Pedersen	54	57	52	47	49	51	46	335
57	GBR 2085	Gavin Waldron	57	48	66	55	27	59	56	338
58	DEN 1285	Mogeus Johansen	56	58	51	38	45	62	57	341
59	AUS 715	Tom Pearce	69	60	41	63	63	32	52	347
60	NZL 369	Mark Berry	25	53	39	OCS	59	63	OCS	350
61	SWE 2755	Per-Arne Olsson	47	OCS	34	46	OCS	45	DNF	358
62	NZL 505	Rob Hengst	61	49	62	50	53	58	53	360
63	NZL 468	Lachie MacLean	49	54	58	54	62	DNS	49	362
64	NZL 310	Per Ejlertsen	58	62	65	60	32	61	54	363
65	NZL 493	Graham Lambert	45	56	57	57	55	64	DNF	370
66	IND 2	Nitin Mongia	34	9	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	379
67	NZL 458	Richard Parke	64	64	64	62	58	54	47	385
68	AUS 696	Les McAllister	67	61	63	64	46	68	59	396
69	GBR 2065	Simon Shaw	DNF	65	54	61	64	66	55	401
70	NZL 464	Alec McWhinnie	62	51	67	49	DNS	DNS	DNS	415
71	AUS 667	John McKenzie	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	61	65	DNS	417
72	GER 539	Carsten Sass	63	50	44	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	418
73	NZL 467	Bryn Thomas	71	66	69	65	65	67	58	426
74	AUS 681	John Corby	70	63	70	59	DNS	69	DNS	442
75	IND 2	R Mahesh	72	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	483

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