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.