The "Jean Genie" designed by David Hollom and built in Cowes (Great Britain) by Peter Morton (GBR 42, Elliot Hanson, Andrew Palfrey, Sam Haines) won the 5.5 metre world championship off Hankø (Norway) on Tuesday. On an exciting final day, the British team beat the team from the Bahamas after winning both races on the last day.
In the last ten days, they have made history by winning both the Scandinavian Gold Cup and the World Championship, making them the first British team to do so. It is also the first time in decades that a newly constructed 5.5 metre boat has won a major championship. Now it remains to be seen whether the interest of the world's best designers has been aroused and whether the 5.5 metre rule will be addressed again in the future.
After a total of seven races, the defending champion "Artemis" from Norway ended up in third place. The most successful German boat was "Prettynama" with helmsman Max Müller in 17th place.
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