Nieuwpoort, Belgium: Tom Jeffcoate and Dave Hynes (GBR) have won the 2008 Fireball European Championships. 56 Teams from 9 countries took part in a windy weeks sailing off the Belgium coast.
The final results saw 5 British boats joined in the top ten by teams from France, Czech Republic, Ireland and two from Belgium. First lady helm was Derian Scott in 10th just holding Eva Skorepova who finished 11th. The Belgian Association were great hosts, in particular putting on an excellent BBQ and live band before Wednesday's lay day which meant some people couldn't make the tour of the Bruges Brewery. Next years European Championships will be held in La Rochelle as part of a 2 week European and World Championships.
Final top ten:
1. Tom Jeffcoate / David Hynes, GBR, 11 points
2. Ludovic Alleaume / Etienne Perdo, FRA, 14
3. Manu Hens / Jan Peeters, BEL, 15
4. Wade David / Ben Migrane, GBR, 16
5. Philip Popple / Gavin Tillson, GBR, 27
6. Donald Smith / M Richardson, GBR, 29
7. Kenneth Rumball / David Moran, IRL, 30
8. Martin Kubovy / Milan Cap, CZE, 52
9. B Van Antwerpen / W Debacker, BEL, 55
10. Derian Scott / Andy Scott, GBR, 56
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