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Wolfgang Hunger & Julien Kleiner (GER) After a strong breeze the days before, calmer conditions on the last day of the SAP 505 European Championships as part of the 127th Kieler Woche brought the last two races to a thrilling end. With a comfortable seven points lead over their nearest competitor, Jan Saugmann/Morten Ramsbaek (DEN), Wolfgang Hunger/Julien Kleiner (GER) started the day maybe a bit too relaxed. After a victory to the Danish team in the second last race, the sixteen time winner of Kieler Woche, Wolfgang Hunger was tied on points with the Danes and had to change his tactics from defence to attack... and it worked. With a victory in the last race for Wolfgang Hunger/Julien Kleiner (GER) and a fourth place for Jan Saugmann/Morten Ramsbaek (DEN) the German team took the title with a lead of four points and set a new Kieler Woche record. Hunger has now won the Kieler Woche title seventeen times and is now the most successful Kieler Woche sailor ever. Third on the podium of the SAP 505 European Championship are the sixteen time Kieler Woche winners J�rgen Bojsen-M�ller/Jacob Bojsen-M�ller (DEN). On the third day of the SAP 505 European Championship heavy winds and high waves forced the race officer to cancel the races for that day. But most crews agreed that it was wise not to sail. This cancellation was very lucky for the brothers J�rgen and Jacob Bojsen-M�ller. The Danes attended J�rgen's son's school graduation event in Denmark and left Kiel for one day but due to the wind they were able still to hunt for the title. The best German team behind the champions were Jens Findel/Johannes Tellen (GER) ahead of the best girl in the fleet of one hundred boats, Meike Schomaeker. Former 505 World Champions Ian Pinnell and Carl Gibbon (GBR) came in six.
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