2006 Pre-Pan American Games Regatta -  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Country Boat # Score Race 1 Pts Race 2 Pts Race 3 Pts Race 4 Pts Race 5 Pts Race 6  Pts Medal Race Pts
1 George Rider, Sidney Bloch, Pedro Soares Brazil 14893 16 2 2 6 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 8 8 2 4
2 Claudio Biekarck, Gunnar Ficker, Marcelo Batista Brazil 14602 18 6 6 1 1 7 7 2 2 5 5 2 2 1 2
3 Juan Reid, Pablo Lorca, Rodrigo Amunategui Chile 14709 27 3 3 7 7 5 5 6 6 2 2 1 1 5 10
4 Pablo Herman, Luis Felipe Herman, Claus Engell Chile 14791 29 1 1 2 2 8 8 3 3 DSQ 12 3 3 6 12
5 Mario Buckup, Telma Buckup, Marc Buckup Brazil 14378 33 RDG 6.5 RDG 6.5 1 1 DSQ 12 8 8 5 5 3 6
6 Cristobal Perez, Cristobal Grez, Sergio Baeza Chile 14794 35 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 8 16
7 Wagner Niels, Fabio Bojlesen, Rafael Krauz Brazil 14891 44 8 8 8 8 9 9 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 8
8 Thomas Felipe Summer, Gustavo Satio, Felipe Brito Brazil 14894 46 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 DNC 24
9 Roberto Ricouveri, Lucas Authier, Gabriel Berberian Argentina 11037 53 DNC 12 DNC 12 6 6 9 9 3 3 9 9 7 14
10 Juan Alejandro Closs, Carlos Alberto de Mare,Edgardo Donikan Argentina 13360 57 7 7 5 5 10 10 8 8 9 9 OCS 12 9 18
11 Caio Soares, Roberto Marinelli, Tais Buckup Brazil 14633 84 DSQ 12 DNC 12 DNC 12 DNC 12 DNC 12 DNC  12 DNC 24

Summary :

George Rider sailing with Pedro Soares, former Junior World Champion and Sidney Block, recent class addition out from the Snipe Class won the event, with Cláudio Biekarck a close second and Chilean team of Juan Reid in third, classifying Chile for the Pan Am Games in Rio.

Using the Medal Race process for the final race, George needed to maintain himself in front of the Chilean teams and not more than one place behind Biekarck. He finished second and guaranteed the win. Speaking to George he always says that to beat Claudio Biekarck you must do everything perfectly. I guess he did just that.

3 teams from Chile brought their boats by truck and provided excellent competition.

2 teams from Argentina came also, and Carlos del Mare was pleased to get to know the Guanabara Bay sailing venue and said Argentina will be present at the South American Championships and the Southern Circuit event to qualify their country.

It was a beautiful event and showed that Brazil is ready to receive the representatives of all Pan-Am countries in Rio next July.

 

 

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