Flying Dutch European Championships - Majthényi and Domokos are preparing for their first domestic triumph - PREVIEW
The 13-time world champion Szabolcs Majthényi and András Domokos are preparing for their first domestic victory at the Flying Holland European Sailing Championship in Balatonföldvár starting on Monday. The double of the Spartacus Sailing Association won the open national championship held this week as a warm-up, finishing first in every race.
68 teams from 16 countries will compete in the European Championships, representatives of six nations have already started in the open competition. Among them, one of Majthényi's main rivals, the Danish unit led by Jörgen Bojsen-Möller.
"They didn't start every race, they were installing their new boat, so no conclusions should be drawn from their tenth place," Szabolcs Majthényi told MTI.
He added that Jörgen Bojsen-Möller is now competing with his cousin, this pair won a silver medal at the Barcelona Olympics - the Flying Dutchman has not been included in the five-ring program since then.
"Based on the forecasts, there will be a weak windy European Championships, which favors the Danes, because of the greater weight, at least medium wind would be better for us," emphasized Szabolcs Majthényi, who is also one of the main organizers of the European Championships.
This - in other words, that this is how his attention is divided between the competition and the organization - may be the explanation that the World Cup record holder, six-time European champion Hungarian pair has not been able to win in the three Balaton World Championships so far, coming second each time.
Majthényi's team won the World Championship held in New Zealand in February, securing their gold medal with two races to go, and they also won the Silver Sombrero award for the absolute best team.
From Monday, the races start every day at 10 a.m. in Balatonföldvár. There are nine races in the program, but results can already be announced based on four sub-races.
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