It’s all open now!

The 2012 Micro World Championship were officially opened yesterday evening with a warm and noisy ceremony by Mr Heinz Koeppel, the mayor of Gmunden.

Almost 150 competitors from 11 nations and many supporters, family members and friends gathered at the Town Square in Gmunden, where a traditional brass band and the historic Infantrieregiment No.42 welcomed them with music and saluts.

Visit the picture gallery here

40 boats, 10 nations and 2 continents

The entry list after the entry deadline is very promising: competitors from many European countries will come to Lake Traunsee to met the Australian boat – let’s see how the boxing kanguruh will met the challenges of the Alpine lake.

Entries are still possible but with the late entry fee only.

Remember your ISAF plaque

Please check your boat if you can find your ISAF plaque – if not, please contact the IMCCA President Philippe De Troy to get a plaque before the measurement. No plaque – no fun ;-(

Good news for competitors!

There are several good news for the competitors at the Micro Worlds 2012:

Free Camping at Gmunden!

The use of the provisional camping ground at the “Toskana-Parkplatz” which is just 2 mins walk from the club will be free of charge. The city of Gmunden will provide this reserved area for the camping cars and tents with electricity and toilett facilities without any fee.  Please inform us if you want to use the camping by sending an email to microworlds2012@gmail.com.

Additional Insurance available

If you do not have enough third party liability insurance, you will be able to get additional cover during registration.  The fee is EUR 21,00.

You only need this insurance if your insurance does not cover events in Austria or if your insurance covers less than EUR 300.000 or the same amount in your currency (what is very unlikely!)

If you need this insurance please contact us via microworlds2012@gmail.com

 

Event Logo

Finally, we can present the official event logo:

Champagner racing days in Gmunden Bay!

The bay of Gmunden provided the perfect venue for the Austrian National Championship of Handicap Racing (Yardstick) which was part of Austria’s biggest regatta week, the Allianz Traunsee Woche 2012.

The Handicap championship was hosted by the ASKOE Gmunden, a club which will support the 2012 Micro World Championship. All 6 schedules races were organised and the conditions proved to be perfect: every day wind, ranging from 6-8knots (force 2-3) on day 1 to 12-16knots (force 3-4) on day 2 up to 20knots (force 5) on day 3.

The new Austrian Champion on Handicap Racing is Micro AUT-49 with Helmut Czasny / Peter Wagner / Werner Eisenbart; they won the series even without racing the last race.

“Gmunden showed that it will be a perfect venue for the World Championships later this year – great racing, beautiful place, very good and experienced race management team and fantastic hospitality! I really look forward to August when all Micro friends from more than 10 nations will visit Lake Traunsee!” said Helmut Czasny, the happy newly crowned Austrian champion.

Results are on the event website.

Entry system on-line

The official entry system for the 2012 Micro Worlds is on-line now.

To enter the regatta, simply click here

To see who will be the other competitors, click here

International visit to Gmunden

The annual meeting of the International Micro Cupper Class Association (IMCCA) took place in the clubhouse of the UYCT. Representatives from 7 nations discussed the future of the class, voted on future championships and the development of the class rules.

After the lunch break the international delegates were checking the facilities for the next Worlds, led by UYCT Sports Manager Stasi Weinberger.

Renan Robert, Secretary General from Netherlands, said: “Traunsee and Gmunden especially is a very beatiful place. I look forward to race here for the title next year!”

The international class association was very pleased with the host club – “This is a wonderful place” said Andrey Maslov, President of the Russian class, “and I expect many Russian teams to compete because it is a very central venue” True, Moscow is just 3,000 km away.

The organisers congratulate Sopot for hosting the 2013 Worlds and St. Petersburg in 2014.

Good to be back in Austria!

“I am happy to know that the Micro World Championship will return to Lake Traunsee”, said Philippe Benaben, Micro World Champion from 2002, “it was my first World Championship in Traunkirchen and it was great! Good to be back in Austria!” No wonder as he won the title in the last event that took place in Austria, in Achenkirch 2002.

Philippe De Troy, International Class President and Chief Measurer, added: “Events in Austria were always milestones in quality of organisation and measurement. The class is very happy to return to Lake Traunsee with the good memories from 1997 and with the knowledge of a new host, the UYCT, a club which hosted several major events over the last year. The class is looking forward to another outstanding event in Austria’s Salzkammergut!”

In general, the Micro community which attended the final Euro-Micro Race in Belgium was very interested in getting information about Gmunden and the Lake. Many flyers and leaflets with information about accommodation, travel and the clubs were distributed by the Austrian team.

The comeback of the AUT-49 Micro team with a 9th place in their first race since 2004 was noted by the other teams. “There was a huge development in the class since we raced last time, but we showed that we’re fast and we were progressing from race to race. They know that we’ll be back on top of the results next year”, explained Helmut Czasny, the helm of the Austrian boat, who sailed with Peter Wagner and Harald Wolf in Belgium.

Micr’Eau d’Heure 2011

The Austrian Micro Team AUT-49 will participate in the last event of the Euro Micro 2011 at Plate Taille. There will be plenty of information about next year, just pick it up from the Austrian team car or have a chat during the sailor’s dinner!

Micro Worlds in Austria!

Austria is very proud to host the Micro World Championship for the fourth time – after 1993 in Rust, 1997 in Traunkirchen and 2002 in Achenkirch, it is the pitoresk town of Gmunden which will be the host city for the class’ most important event in 2012.

Gmunden and the Lake Traunsee are famous for its fantastic wind conditions as well as for its hospitality and friendliness. The lake is a regular stop for the RC 44 Championship Tour with the world’s best skippers such as Russel Coutts or Cameron Appelton. In 2009, the UYCT hosted the European Championship of the Olympic 470 Class and last year the Wold Championship of the Platu 25 class took place in Gmunden.

 

We look forward to welcoming you in Austria!

Helmut (AUT-49) on behalf of the organizing team