Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 15 teams entered in two heats.
The top three finishers from each heat advanced to the finals while the remaining teams were relegated to the semifinal.
Date: Friday 29 September 2000 The top three finishers from the semifinal advanced to the final.
tall and weighed 97 kg (214 lbs) while Novák was 1.72 meters (5 ft. 8 in.)
Pulai taped Novák's leg to the boat so that his partner would not fall to the strong winds blowing on the day of the final.