10 POINTS SEPARATE TOP 13 IN MELGES 24 EUROPEAN RANKING

On the eve of the Melges 24 European Championship, the final event in the 2001 European Ranking Series, just 10 points separate the top 13 boats. Jamie Lee (helming for Richard Thompson), Laurent Pages and Keith Musto share the top slot on 199 points each with Mario Zilini snapping at their heels in fourth place on 197 points. Fifth placed Ants Haavel is unable to take part in the Europeans dropping him out of the overall competition, but sixth placed Cedric Pouligny is very much in the running on 194.

The European Ranking prizes will be presented at the European Championship prize giving on Friday 7 September.
Overall Results As Of 2 September 2001

=1 GBR 437 Black Seal Richard Thompson/Jamie Lee 199

=1 FRA 388 P&P Racing Laurent Pages 199

=1 GBR 359 Mustgo Keith Musto 199

4 ITA 139 Ale Ali 3 Mario Ziliani 197

5 EST 509 Ericsson Ants Haavel 195

6 FRA 383 Soromap/ Big Ship Cedric Pouligny 194

7 FIN 262 Marinel Thunder Esa Harjulahti 193

8 GER 507 Vito Vittorio Strozek 192

9 FRA 391 Ste Francasie De Luc Videau 191

=10 USA 353 Mad Cap Tom Freytag 190

=10 FIN 214 Marinel Mastervolt Kari Heikkila 190

=10 SUI 483 Monari-Federzoni Flavio Favini 190

=13 GBR 431 Gill Quentin Strauss 189

=13 GBR 484 The New Barbarians Stuart Simpson 189

15 GBR 454 Gul Mike Budd 188