Yesterday, Piet Eckert/Frederico Melo SUI sailed their discard result - rank 8 - in the last race of the Star European Championship on Lake Garda, but nevertheless they defended the first place overall and earned the title two points ahead of the multiple European Champions Diego Negri/Sergio Lambertenghi ITA. Above all in moderate winds, the Swiss/Portugues pair had a superior boatspeed controlling the prominent opponents. On rank 3 followed the multiple Olympians Hans Spitzauer/Christian Nehammer AUT. The Laser Olympic Medalist Tonci Stipanovic CRO (with Tudor Bilic CRO) on rank 4 missed a medal by 5 points. The Star World Champion 2017 Eivind Melleby NOR (with Martin Hejlsberg DEN) finished the competition on rank 5. ----- The results and the news.