470 European Champions Roll Call
A real mix of top teams have laid claim to the 470 European Championship title over recent years, and with 2013 marking the start of the new Olympic quadrennial we can expect some new and younger faces challenging.
Last year's 470 Men Champions,Sime Fantela/Igor Marenic (CRO), secured their 2012 470 European Championship title yesterday, after winning race 12 which put them in an unassailable position. In the 470 Women, Sophie Weguelin/Sophie Ainsworth (GBR) joined them as 470 Women European Championship winners after a tense Medal Race sail off with four teams gunning for the podium slots.
| Year | Men | Women |
| 2012 | Sime Fantela Igor Marenic (CRO) |
Sophie Weguelin Sophie Ainsworth (GBR) |
| 2011 | Sime Fantela Igor Marenic (CRO)* |
Tara Pacheco Berta Betanzos (ESP) |
| 2010 | Panagiotis Mantis Pavlos Kagialis (GRE) |
Emmanuelle Rol Helene Defrance (FRA) |
| 2009 | Sime Fantela Igor Marenic (CRO)* |
Giulia Conti Giovanna Micol (ITA) |
| 2008 | Nic Asher Elliot Willis (GBR)* |
Sylvia Vogl Carolina Flatscher (AUT) |
| 2007 | Alvaro Marinho Miguel Nunes (POR) |
Stefanie Rottweiler Vivien Kussatz (GER) |
| 2006 | Benjamin Bonnaud Romain Bonnaud (FRA) |
Stefanie Rottweiler Vivien Kussatz (GER) |
| 2005 | Nick Rogers Joe Glanfield (GBR) |
Ingrid Petitjean Nadege Douroux (FRA) |
| 2004 | Nicolas Charbonnier Stephane Christidis (FRA)* |
Susanne Ward Michaela Ward (DEN) |
| 2003 | Philippe Gildas Nicolas le Berre (FRA)* |
Natalia via Dufresne Sandra Azon (ESP) |
Note: In the following years the teams detailed were the open winners, but were not entitled to be awarded the Euroepan Champion title:
2011 - Mat Belcher/Malcolm Page (AUS)
2009 - Ryunosuke Harada/Yugo Yoshida (JPN)
2008 - Nathan Wilmot/Malcolm Page (AUS)
2005 - Javier Conte/Juan de la Fuente (ARG)
2004 - Nathan Wilmot/Malcolm Page (AUS)
2003 - Paul Foerster/Kevin Burnham (USA)
To view comprehensive 470 results, visit our Results Archive.
Main Image: Sime Fantela/Igor Marenic (CRO) © Marc Turner
30/1/2013 12:07
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