Locals dominated the 2008 Snipe Europeans with Gustavo del Castillo & Felipe Llinares winning the Championship follwed by Fernando Leon & Antonio Castillo-Olivares moving into 2nd in the final results.
The RC was able to squeeze off 2 more races in the last day, but was 1 short to include a discard.
Manu Hens/Bart Janssens won the first race moving them into medal contention, but an OCS in the last race sealed their fate and they finished 9th. The only other non-Spaniard to break the top 10 was Portuguese Pedro Barretto and Diogo Lopes finishing ahead of Hens/Janssens.
Jordi Triay & Borja Llopis wan the last race and the Spaniards took 8 of the top 10 to show their European dominance.
Castillo/Llinares (ESP) will join Bethlem/Bianchi (BRA) as the 2 auto-entries into the 2009 Snipe World Championship to be held in San Diego, CA USA next September.
Congratulations to host club Real Club Nautico Gran Canaries for an excellent run Championship and great hospitality during the event. Congratulations to Castillo & Llinares, 2008 Snipe European Champions!
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2008 Snipe European Blog
Welcome to the 2008 Snipe European Championship blog. We'll attempt to capture the excitement of the racing & "Serious Sailing, Serious Fun" side of the Championship here. Stay tuned for photos and information.
RCNGC is extremely proud to be hosting this event, as they are also celebrating their 100th year.
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