# Soling European Championship results (1968–1979)

The main article describes all European Soling Championships from one the first held in 1968 to the announced Championships in the near future. This article states the detailed results, where relevant the controversies, and the progression of the Championship during the series race by race of the European Soling Championships in the years 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979. This is based on the major sources: World Sailing, the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the IOC and the IPC, and the publications of the International Soling Association. Unfortunately not all crew names are documented in the major sources.

## 1968 Final results

Only the results of the top five boats were documented.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Sail No. | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 6 | Total | Total – discard |
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Sail No. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Total | Total – discard |
| | NOR | Per Spelling | Jim Mc Elvin Dag Blomdal | N 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | RET | 32.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 3 | 5.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 52.4 | 20.4 |
| | NED | Geert Bakker | Nomen nescio | H 1 | 2 | 3.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 37.0 | 21.0 |
| | DEN | Niels Bolt Jörgensen | Nomen nescio | D 19 | 4 | 8.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 36.7 | 26.7 |
| 4 | NOR | Finn Ferner | Nomen nescio | N 2 | 6 | 11.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 39.4 | 27.7 |
| 5 | DEN | Tom Carlsen | Nomen nescio | D 18 | 5 | 10.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 6 | 11.7 | 4 | 8.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 7 | 13.0 | 60.1 | 47.1 |
* Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.
* 1968 Progress

## 1969 Final results

Only the results of the top five boats were documented.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Sail No. | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 6 | Total | Total – discard |
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Sail No. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Total | Total – discard |
| | SWE | Arved von Grünewaldt | S 21 | 8 | 14.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 55.0 | 37.0 |
| | SWE | H. Keller | S 27 | 11 | 17.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 58.4 | 37.4 |
| | FRG | Eckart Wagner | G 24 | 24 | 30.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 68.0 | 38.0 |
| 4 | SWE | Stig Wennerstrom | S 35 | 10 | 16.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 28 | 34.0 | 74.7 | 40.7 |
| 5 | AUS | K. Winterbottom | KA 57 | 14 | 20.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 66.7 | 46.7 |
* Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.
* 1969 Progress

## 1970 Final results

No further results found yet!
* 1970 Progress
Not enough date to generate!

## 1971 Final results

No further results found yet!
* 1971 Progress
Not enough date to generate!

## 1972 Final results

No further results found yet!
* 1972 Progress
Not enough date to generate!

## 1973 Final results

No further results found yet!
* 1973 Progress
Not enough date to generate!

## 1974 Final results

Only the top 6 and 10 ranking is documented.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Sail No | Boat name | Total – discard |
| | FRG | Willi Kuhweide | Axel May Karsten Meyer | G 135 | Darling | 23.0 |
| | DEN | Poul Richard Høj Jensen | Not documented | D 60 | Bo-Bo | 40.4 |
| | GDR | Roland Schwarz | Lothar Köpsel Werner Christoph | | Optimist | 69.0 |
| 4 | GDR | Dieter Below | Olaf Engelhardt Michael Zachries | GO 5 | Rasmus | 69.4 |
| 5 | FRG | Erich Hirt | Not documented | G 139 | Frechdachs | 91.7 |
| 6 | AUT | Uli Strohschneider | Not documented | OE 18 | Baladin | 93.4 |
| 10 | GBR | Charles Ingham | Not documented | K 111 | Chameleon Too | 101.7 |
* 1974 Progress
Not enough date to generate!

## 1975 Final results

Only the top 20 ranking is documented.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Sail No | Boat name | Total – discard |
| | SWE | Stig Wennerström | Lennart Roslund Stefan Krook | S 111 | Blott XVII | 32.7 |
| | GDR | Roland Schwarz | Lothar Köpsel Werner Christoph | GO 6 | NN | 49.4 |
| | ITA | Fabio Albarelli | Leopoldo di Martino Guidotti | I 164 | Peler II | 54.7 |
| 4 | AUT | Hubert Raudaschl | Nomen nescio | OE 41 | May Be | 56.0 |
| 5 | GDR | Dieter Below | Olaf Engelhardt Michael Zachries | GO 5 | Rasmus | 60.0 |
| 6 | FRG | Willi Kuhweide | Axel May Karsten Meyer | G 155 | Darling | 62.7 |
| 7 | FRG | Erich Hirt | Nomen nescio | G 139 | Frechdachs | 63.0 |
| 8 | ITA | Scala | Nomen nescio | OE 18 | Canaco | 71.7 |
| 9 | DEN | Valdemar Bandolowski | Nomen nescio | D 66 | NN | 86.7 |
| 10 | ITA | Coccoloni | Nomen nescio | I 145 | Finco III | 92.0 |
| 11 | DEN | Poul Richard Høj Jensen | Nomen nescio | D 65 | Bobo | 93.7 |
| 12 | ITA | Luigi Croce | E. Enrico Nomen nescio | I 152 | Simone Boccanegra | 124.0 |
| 13 | FRG | Achim Kadelbach | Nomen nescio | G 116 | Scampex | 125.0 |
| 14 | AUT | Uli Strohschneider | Nomen nescio | OE 48 | Baladin | 127.7 |
| 15 | FRA | Bertrand Cheret | Nomen nescio | F 121 | NN | 128.0 |
| 16 | GBR | Charled Ingham | Nomen nescio | K 111 | Chameleon Too | 128.0 |
| 17 | NED | Heiki Blok | Nomen nescio | H 14 | Brave Hendrik VII | 137.0 |
| 18 | SUI | Edwin Bernet | Nomen nescio | Z 161 | Mistere | 147.0 |
| 19 | NED | Rien Rozendaal | Nomen nescio | H 15 | Bojo | 148.0 |
| 20 | GBR | E. Simonds | Nomen nescio | K 115 | Pandemonium III | 153.0 |
* 1975 Progress
Not enough date to generate!

## 1976 Final results

No further results details documented.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Sail No | Boat name | Total – discard |
| | GDR | Dieter Below | Olaf Engelhardt Michael Zachries | GO 5 | Rasmus | 37.7 |
| | DEN | Poul Richard Høj Jensen | Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hermann Hansen | D 67 | Bobo | 52.7 |
| | AUT | Hubert Raudaschl | Walter Raudaschl Rudi Mayer | OE 51 | May Be | 59.0 |
| 4 | GDR | Roland Schwarz | Lothar Köpsel Werner Christoph | GO 6 | Optimist | 60.0 |
| 5 | URS | Boris Budnikov | Nomen nescio | SR 16 | Olen | 60.0 |
| 6 | SWE | Jörgen Sundelin | Peter Sundelin Ulf Sundelin | S 105 | Debutant | 61.7 |
| 7 | FRA | Bertrand Cheret | Nomen nescio | F 131 | Partos | 100.7 |
| 8 | NED | Geert Bakker | Nomen nescio | H 17 | Cadans | 109.0 |
| 9 | FRG | Fritz Geis | Werde Meyer | G 152 | Lady for Three | 113.0 |
| 10 | GBR | John Oakeley | Nomen nescio | K 123 | Go | 114.4 |
| 11 | SUI | A. Caronica | Nomen nescio | Z 190 | Onac III | 127.0 |
| 12 | FIN | Kai Wagello | Nomen nescio | L 31 | Nordic VII | 128.7 |
| 13 | SUI | Edwin Bernet | Nomen nescio | Z 211 | Mystere | 131.7 |
| 14 | ITA | Fabio Albarelli | Nomen nescio | I 154 | Peler | 133.0 |
| 15 | AUT | Uli Strohschneider | Nomen nescio | OE 58 | Baladin | 134.7 |
| 16 | FIN | Matti Jokinen | M. Paloheimo Nomen nescio | L 35 | Finnmaid | 138.7 |
| 17 | BRA | Augusto Barroso | Nomen nescio | BL 20 | Feitico V | 142.0 |
| 18 | FIN | Sam Hartikainen | Nomen nescio | L 37 | TWink | 142.0 |
| 19 | NED | Heiki Blok | Nomen nescio | H 18 | Brave Hendrik VIII | 144.0 |
| 20 | FRG | Max Koch | Nomen nescio | G 145 | Mauzi | 144.0 |
| 21 | SUI | A. Lanz | Nomen nescio | Z 208 | Rafti | 153.0 |
| 22 | FRG | Erich Hirt | Nomen nescio | G 139 | Frechs Dachs | 154.7 |
| 23 | FIN | Kurt Nyman | Nomen nescio | L 38 | May Be | 162.7 |
| 24 | CAN | Glen Dexter | Andreas Josenhans Sandy MacMillan | KC 122 | Tycups II | 163.0 |
| 25 | SWE | Stig Wennerstrom | Nomen nescio | S 111 | Blott XVII | 165.7 |
| 26 | MON | Gérard Battaglia | Jean-Pierre Borro Claude Rossi | MO 1 | Artea II | 169.0 |
| 27 | FRG | Heiner Hedike | Nomen nescio | G 154 | Traum VII | 171.0 |
| 28 | GBR | Charles Ingham | Nomen nescio | K 111 | Chameleon Two | 185.0 |
| 29 | GBR} | Watson | Cochrane Woolard | K 113 | Bullet II | 187.0 |
| 30 | FRA | Henri Samuel | Nomen nescio | F 127 | Galaxie | 188.0 |
| 31 | SUI | A. Schürch | Nomen nescio | Z 203 | Hokai | 189.0 |
| 32 | GRE | George Andreadis | Nomen nescio | GR 24 | Okeanis III | 194.0 |
| 33 | BRA | Eduardo de Souza | Nomen nescio | BL 33 | Krishna | 198.0 |
| 34 | SUI | R. Bourquin | Nomen nescio | Z 120 | Pabo | 202.0 |
| 35 | FRA | René Sence | Nomen nescio | F 134 | Christe | 205.0 |
| 36 | SUI | R. Guigrard | Nomen nescio | Z 176 | Gavroche IV | 211.0 |
| 37 | GBR | E.S. Ford | Nomen nescio | K 118 | Romance | 213.0 |
| 38 | FRG | Rainer Niemann | Nomen nescio | G 95 | Sauzahn | 227.0 |
| 39 | SUI | U. Colombi | Nomen nescio | Z 171 | Salty Tiger | 227.7 |
| 40 | SUI | J. Christen | Nomen nescio | Z 173 | Nadia | 232.0 |
| 41 | FRG | Hans Peter Berkes | Nomen nescio | G 168 | Blauer Peter | 236.0 |
| 42 | FRG | Alfred Niermann | Nomen nescio | G 127 | Weizenbock | 246.0 |
| 43 | GRE | Nomen nescio | Nomen nescio | GR 16 | Arctouros III | 274.0 |
| 44 | BEL | W. Haverhals | Nomen nescio | B 9 | Blue Girl III | 277.0 |
| 45 | ITA | Nomen nescio | Nomen nescio | I 109 | Franca II | 286.0 |
| 46 | SUI | A. Amherd | Nomen nescio | Z 210 | Viola | 290.0 |
| 47 | AUT | Helmuth Reischer | Nomen nescio | OE 50 | Shangri-La | 293.0 |
| 48 | SUI | R. Martin-Du-Pan | Nomen nescio | Z 146 | Soukha | 293.0 |
| 49 | ITA | Stefano Rossari | Nomen nescio | I 141 | Lerone | 295.0 |
| 50 | ITA | Negri | Baldioli Nomen nescio | I 89 | Snoopy II | 298.0 |
| 51 | FIN | Vladimir Marchan | Baldioli Nomen nescio | L 40 | Carmen | 298.0 |
| 52 | SUI | Peter Mischler | Nomen nescio | Z 188 | Challenger | 299.0 |
| 53 | FRA | Bonacorsi | Nomen nescio | F 107 | Raf | 322.0 |
| 54 | YUG | David Antocic | Nomen nescio | Y 1 | Arius | 332.0 |
* 1976 Progress
Not enough date to generate!

## 1977 Final results

Only the ranking results of the first 10 teams are documented.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Sail No | Total – discard |
| | FRG | Fritz Geis | Gerhard Fehzner Andreas Bock | G 192 | 40.7 |
| | FRG | Willi Kuhweide | Axel May Karsten Meyer | G 185 | 42.7 |
| | DEN | Valdemar Bandolowski | Nomen nescio | D 73 | 46.1 |
| 4 | SWE | Stig Wennerstrom | Nomen nescio | GO 6 | 63.7 |
| 5 | URS | Boris Budnikov | Nomen nescio | SR 16 | 68.0 |
| 6 | FRA | Patrick Haegeli | Nomen nescio | F 132 | 78.4 |
| 7 | SUI | Edwin Bernet | Nomen nescio | Z 211 | 99.0 |
| 8 | AUT | Uli Strohschneider | Nomen nescio | OE 58 | 100.0 |
| 9 | SWE | Arved von Gruenewaldt | Nomen nescio | S 83 | 101.0 |
| 10 | FRG | Karl Haist | Nomen nescio | G 178 | 105.7 |
* 1977 Progress
Not enough date to generate!

## 1978 Final results

Race 2 on July 4 was abandoned due to winds over 60 knots and windshift of 60 degrees on the last reach. Only 22 teams out of 73 entries were able to finish. Four boats sunk some probably by infringements of the class rules. Only two of them could be recovered. Due to the weather conditions the planned races were sailed in the following sequence:
* 4 July Race 1
* 7 July Race 2 + 5
* 8 July Race 3 + 6
* 9 July Race 4 + 7

### Daily results

| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Race 1: | Canada Hans Fogh | Sweden Jörgen Sundelin | Sweden Stig Wennerstrom | West Germany Fritz Geis | Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen |
| Race 2: | Canada Hans Fogh | Canada Peter Hall | Netherlands Geert Bakker | Denmark Valdemar Bandolowski | Soviet Union Boris Budnikov |
| Race 3: | Canada Glen Dexter | Canada Bill Abbott Jr. | East Germany Dieter Below | Soviet Union Boris Budnikov | West Germany Willi Kuhweide |
| Race 4: | West Germany Fritz Geis | Sweden Stig Wennerstrom | Greece George Andreadis | Canada Bill Abbott Jr. | France Patrick Haegeli |
| Race 5: | East Germany Dieter Below | Brazil Eduardo de Souza | Austria Carl Auteried | Canada Hans Fogh | Canada Bill Abbott Jr. |
| Race 6: | West Germany Willi Kuhweide | Soviet Union Boris Budnikov | Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen | East Germany Dieter Below | Canada Hans Fogh |
| Race 7: | Soviet Union Boris Budnikov | United Kingdom Philip Crebbin | West Germany Erich Hirt | Canada Glen Dexter | Brazil Eduardo Ramos |

### Overall results

| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew |
| | CAN | Hans Fogh | John Kerr Dennis Toews |
| | CAN | Glenn Dexter | Andreas Josenhans Sandy MacMillan |
| | GDR | Dieter Below | Olaf Engelhardt Michael Zachries |
| 4 | URS | Boris Budnikov | Nomen nescio |
| 5 | CAN | Bill Abbott Jr. | Nomen nescio |
| 6 | Nomen nescio | Nomen nescio | Nomen nescio |
| 7 | SWE | Stig Wennerstrom | Nomen nescio |
| 8 | Nomen nescio | Nomen nescio | Nomen nescio |
| 9 | Nomen nescio | Nomen nescio | Nomen nescio |
| 10 | CAN | Peter Hall | Nomen nescio |
* 1978 Progress
Not enough date to generate!

## 1979 Final results

Only the ranking of the top ten boats were documented.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew |
| | BRA | Eduardo Ramos | Manfred Kaufman Thomas Heiman |
| | NED | Geert Bakker | Pieter Keijzer Harald de Vlaming |
| | SWE | Arved von Grünewaltdt | Tommy Nilsson Anders Nordin |
| 4 | ITA | Dotti | Nomen nescio |
| 5 | FRA | Bertrand Cheret | Nomen nescio |
| 6 | GBR | Colin Simonds | Nomen nescio |
| 7 | SUI | Jean-François Corminboeuf | Nomen nescio |
| 8 | ITA | Barozzo | Nomen nescio |
| 9 | FRA | Serge Maury | Nomen nescio |
| 10 | FRG | Fritz Geis | Nomen nescio |
* 1979 Progress
Not enough date to generate!

## Further results

For further results see:
* Soling European Championship results (1968–1979)
* Soling European Championship results (1980–1984)
* Soling European Championship results (1985–1989)
* Soling European Championship results (1990–1994)
* Soling European Championship results (1995–1999)
* Soling European Championship results (2000–2004)
* Soling European Championship results (2005–2009)
* Soling European Championship results (2010–2014)
* Soling European Championship results (2015–2019)
* Soling European Championship results (2020–2024)