Aussies Victorious In Mats Nyberg

Sydney 2000 Olympic silver medallists and current Tornado class world champions, Darren BUNDOCK and John FORBES sailed so consistently throughout the regatta, they won the title with a race to spare.

The final day of racing, like most days of competition at the Championship, was contested with great wind and sea conditions. In the Aussie crew’s only race of the day, they finished 6th overall.

In an interview with Forbes before leaving for the European summer circuit he said, “it is on of one of our main aims coming into 2004, to win the Mats Nyberg Trophy again this year”.

The pair, who have not sailed together since winning the world championship in September 2003, are already back on track.

One of Bundock and Forbes’ major challengers, Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold medallist, Román HAGARA and Meter STEINACKERG (AUT) finished fourth overall in the Mats Nyberg Trophy.
Winner of the 2004 European Championship title, was world number one ranked and Olympic medallists, Mitch BOOTH and Herbert DERCKSEN (NED). The crew from the Netherlands finished second overall to Bundock and Forbes for the Mats Nyberg Trophy.

6th Mats Nyberg Trophy Results – Final results

1. Darren Bundock/John Forbes (AUS)
(14,1,2,4,2,4,1,4,6,DNC) 38pts
2. Mitch Booth/Herbie Dercksen (NED) (10,3,4,OCS,4,2,3,5,9,1) 41pts
3. Olivier Backes/Laurent Voiron (FRA) (1,2,10,8,13,6,8,1,1,9) 46pts

Full results are available on the event website at the address below.

Overall Top Ten

1NED Mitch BOOTH/Herbie DERCKSEN33
2FRAOlivier BACKES/Laurent VOIRON38
3FRA Yann GUICHARD/Christophe ESPAGNON43
4AUT Roman HAGARA/Hans Peter STEINACKER48
5ESP Fernando ECHAVARRI/Anton PAZ56
6GER Roland GAEBLER/Gunnar STRUCKMANN68
7FRA Xavier REVIL/Laurent GUILLEMETTE82
8GBR Leigh McMILLAN/Mark BULKELEY83
9GER Johannes POLGAR/Carsten HAPPEL90
10ITA Francesco MARCOLINI/Edoardo BIANCHI101

Mats Nyberg

1AUS Darren BUNDOCH/John FORBES38
2NED Mitch BOOTH/Herbie DERCKSEN41
3FRA Olivier BACKES/Laurent VOIRON46
4FRA Yann GUICHARD/Christophe ESPAGNON51
5AUT Roman HAGARA/Hans Peter STEINACKER58
6ESPFernando ECHAVARRI/Anton PAZ64
7GER Roland GAEBLER/Gunnar STRUCKMANN80
8ARG SANTIAGO LANGE/Carlos ESPINOLA94
9FRA Xavier REVIL/Laurent GUILLEMETTE96
10GBRLeigh McMILLAN/Mark BULKELEY98