Swedish 505 crew part of the
winning Soling team of worlds match racing title
Johan has been 505 crew |
Swedish 505 crew part of the
winning Soling team of worlds match racing title
Johan has been 505 crew |
| '99 World Sailing Championships Sweden's Hans Wallen wins Soling World Match Racing Title. Coming from behind in both the semi-final and the final, Wallen beat a rather luckless Jeff Madrigali from the USA. Wallen is a relative newcomer to the Soling class, having moved from the Stars in which he beat Australia's Colin Beashel to win the silver medal at the 1966 Atlanta Olympics. However, he has a highly experienced crew in Johan Barne and Magnus Augustson, creating a brilliant combination of sailing skills and tactical talent, the key to success in match racing. This was the 2nd Soling worlds title for Johan, 1st time was some years ago with Magnus Holmberg as helm, some of you maybe remember Magnus as crew to Krister at the 5-0-5 worlds in La Rochelle 1986. |
