Results

2002 Mistral North American Championship

	Division	Rank	Sail#	LastName	FirstName	Race1	Race2	Race3	Race4	Race5	Race6	Race7	Race8	Race9	Race10	Race11	Total
MCO	Junior	1	11	Campos	Jimena	27	25	24	23	22	18	16	32	22	23	23	223
MCO	Junior	2	MEX8	Campos	Rosa	24	23	23	24	24	32	16	32	21	21	21	229
MCO	Junior	3	MEX9	DeLille	Jazmin	28	26	25	25	23	19	32	32	23	24	24	249
MCO	Men	1	MEX1	Mier y Teran	David	2	3	1	4	2	2	3	6	6	1	1	25
MCO	Men	2	JPN2	Takishima	Keisuke	9	1	4	1	1	32	1	2	1	5	4	29
MCO	Men	3	USA32	Wells	Peter	7	6	2	2	3	4	5	7	2	2	2	35
MCO	Men	4	JPN50	Yamanashi	Takahito	6	5	8	11	8	5	4	3	3	4	6	52
MCO	Men	5	CAN33	Plavsic	Zac	5	9	7	5	6	6	7	5	7	8	5	61
MCO	Men	6	POL176	Piorczyk	Cezariusz	4	2	11	7	5	33	6	8	5	11	11	70
MCO	Men	7	USA0	Barger	Ben	11	12	6	10	33	3	11	4	24	6	3	90
MCO	Men	8	USA420	Bodner	Steven	14	11	18	9	7	7	10	11	8	12	18	107
MCO	Men	9	USA5	Muller	Philip	10	8	12	15	13	8	12	10	12	10	14	109
MCO	Men	9	AHO56	Soliano	Etienne	12	18	5	12	11	11	9	32	15	9	7	109
MCO	Men	11	USA013	Jewett	Kevin	3	17	17	14	12	9	15	32	9	7	8	111
MCO	Men	12	MEX11	Cruz Ramirz	Juan Eduardo	19	14	13	16	14	10	16	9	11	14	15	132
MCO	Men	13	47	Somnitz	Randy	1	4	32	3	4	1	8	32	25	25	32	135
MCO	Men	14	USA37	Azevedo	Jon	16	32	9	8	10	33	32	32	10	15	17	181
MCO	Men	15	USA81	Coberly	Chad	23	24	21	21	20	32	32	32	19	20	20	232
MCO	Men	16	USA40	Winkler	Greg	25	21	32	32	32	32	32	32	26	26	32	290
MCO	Women	1	USA83	Birkenfeld	Kim	15	13	15	19	16	12	13	13	13	18	13	141
MCO	Women	1	CAN370	Vallee	Dominique	17	16	19	17	15	13	14	12	14	13	10	141
MCO	Women	3	USA50	Winkler	Beth	18	19	16	18	18	15	32	32	16	19	16	187
MCO	Women	4	CAN1	Burgess	Sherry	21	20	20	22	21	17	32	32	20	22	19	214
MCO	Women	5	USA4	Baxendale	Kelli	30	27	27	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	308
MCO	Women	6	USA16	Duch	Taylor	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	27	27	32	310
MCO	Youth	1	AHO9	Frans	Tati	8	7	3	6	9	32	2	1	4	3	9	52
MCO	Youth	2	6	Cairillo Vera	Alan	13	10	10	13	17	16	32	32	17	16	12	156
MCO	Youth	3	69	Manero Ruz	Enrique	20	15	14	20	19	14	16	32	18	17	22	175
MCO	Youth	4	AHO91	Finies	Caesar	22	22	22	32	32	32	32	32	28	28	32	282
MCO	Youth	5	USA9	Kofkin	Ericka	29	27	26	32	25	32	32	32	29	29	32	293
MCO	Youth	6	MEX12	Vega	Demita	26	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	30	30	32	310
MCO M	Minim	1	MEX2	Gasque-Mierytera	Patricio	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	5	1	1	1	14
MCO M	Minim	2	MEX10	DeLille	Jadie	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	2	4	3	26
MCO M	Minim	3	ESP19	Schliemann	Oliver-Tom	5	4	3	3	3	3	5	5	3	3	4	36
MCO M	Minim	4	16	Campos	Alberto	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	2	2	37

Report

2002 Mistral North American Championship
Feb 26th > March 3rd
Merritt Island, FL, USA 

 35 entries from 7 countries and 2 continents competed in the 2002 Mistral North American Championship run in conjunction with the Calema Midwinters on the sheltered waters of Banana River. Three races were run on the first day in planing conditions.

Day one, Randy Somnitz (USA), racing at high level for the first time since since losing the US Trials in 2000, shows that he has not lost any of his speed and tactical ability by winning race 1 and taking fourth in race 2. However, unsurprsingly, he cannot maintain the pressure and retires from race 3 worn out by the full on planing conditions. David Mier y Teran (Mex) takes full advantage and is the overnight leader with consistent 2, 3, 1 finishes. The forecast looks good for a windy regatta although the warmth of the sun is going to be decidedly absent.

Day 2 and the predicted cold front descends from the mid west bringing a blast of air cold enough to postpone the shuttle launch scheduled for today. Two back to back races are scheduled for the morning session, both of which are won by Takishima Keisuke (JPN) in fine style. David Mier y Teran (MEX) and Peter Wells (USA) are close behind with Randy Somnitz mixing it with these three at the front of the fleet. Further back there is a battle royal going on in the youth division with Cezariusz Piorczyk (POL), Zac Plavsic (CAN) and Philip Muller (USA) all competing hard to be the best of the rest. Meanwhile Kimberly Birkenfeld I(USA) and Dominique Vallee (CAN) are fighting for dominence in the women's division. Sadly, Takishima's boom fails in the third race and he has to retire. Randy takes full advantage to post his first win of the day with David Mier y Teran (MEX) 2nd and Ben Barger (USA) 3rd.

Day 3 (Day 1 for the calema Midwinters) and race 1 is started in lively conditions. The less skilled sailors in all fleets are having problems. Racing is postponed to allow the rescue boats to sweep up those overcome by the 22>25 knot winds. Sadly, the FW fleet have their races postponed for the rest of the day but the Mistral fleet goes out alone for their second race. Takishima is revelling in the heavy air and posts a 1st and a 2nd. His countryman and room mate Yamanashi Takahito is also putting in a strong performance posting two 3rd places but the surprise package is Tati Frans (AHO), new to One Design racing and competing in his first North Americans, who steps up to take a 1st and a 4th. Given more time on a One Design, Tati, still only 17, will defintely be a threat to the established names.

Day 4 (Day 2 for the calema Midwinters) and the conditions have moderated considerably. Three races are scheduled with an early start. The organisers are pushing to make up for lost time. Peter Wells (USA) scores three 2nd places and assures himself of a podium position behind Takishima and David Mier y Teran who posts two first places to take the top spot. Tati comes through again to take 3rd in the first race of the day and Dominique Valle (CAN) makes a late charge to beat Kimberly Birkenfeld on a count back from a tie in the women's divsion. Tati Frans (AHO) won the Youth Divsion convincingly.

Racing alongside the Mistral North Americans are the Junior One Class. This is growing strongly in Mexico as evidenced by the size of the team and Patricio Gasque-MieryTeran's convincing series posting 9 wins overall. Jadie De Lille (MEX), a second generation windsurf racer, who came 2nd overall and first girl ahead of Oliver-Tom Schliemann (ESP) 3rd. Although starting off the same line as the rest of the One Design Fleet, the juniors only sailed one windward leg before racing on to the downwind leg on the outer loop and finsishing. This format works well and simplifies the race management of the whole event.

The MOD racers enjoyed mixing with some of the stars of the PWA tour and were no doubt impressed by the skills displayed by them in their Freestyle competition. No doubt the appreciation was reciprocated when the Mistral fleet in turn demonstrated their skill by racing in the strong breezes of Day 3.