Carl Evans and Peter Burling (NZL), Champions of the International 420 Class Open World Championship

Title in Ladies Champs goes to British Hannah Mills and Peggy Webster

The International 420 Class Open and Ladies World Championships came to a close today, Sunday, 6^th of August, in a last exciting racing day. The Worlds started on the past 29^th of August and have been taking place in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria under the organization of Real Club N�utico de Gran Canaria.

The prediction was fulfilled in the Open Gold finals as the title went to the crew of Carl Evans and Peter Burling from New Zealand who did not compete in the last race as they led with a big difference of points over the rest of the competitors. Also the second winners, Simon Cooke and Scott Illingworth (NZL) scored a DNC in the second race.

Fernando Lodos out of Real Club N�utico de Gran Canaria, participated with the French team, sailing with Julien Pulve as crew who took a third place. They were followed by the crews out of the Race Team of Real Club N�utico de Gran Canaria, Jos� Antonio Medina & Antonio del Catillo-Olivares and Francisco C�rdenes & Juan Manuel Cerezo.

It did not happen the same with regards to the Ladies, who have to sail the two races-not apt to heart sufferers!- The title finally goes for the British crew of Hannah Mills and Peggy Webster, after a second and a third place in the two last races. Hannah Mills and Peggy Webster are also the current 420 Junior Ladies European champions, and they will compete in Tavira (POR), next week to fight for the title again.

Tara Pacheco and Elena Barambio out of Club de Regatas del Suroeste de Mog�n, who were leading until yesterday, lost their possibilities to obtain the title gaining only a sixth and a seventh place. They finished, however, as second World champions.

The organization was able to hold the 17 races scheduled for the whole week as the Trade Winds coming out of the north kept being steady, from up to down intensity, starting on Monday with a strength of 5 and ending on Sunday with a strength of 2. The same thing with the sea conditions, commencing with big waves and ending with a waveless sea.

The rest of the sailors in the Spanish team, Agueda Suria and Marta Mart�nez from Valencia achieved a decent seventh place.

These Championships have been possible thanks to the support of the Government of the Canary Islands, Cabildo de Gran Canaria, City Town of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and also to the support of a wide number of public institutions and private companies.

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