Light winds also characterised the final day of the Finn European Championships in Naples. Valérian Lebrun FRA was able to narrowly defend his lead, Federico Colaninno ITA put the pressure on again with 1st and 2nd place and closed the gap to 5 points. Bronze went to Deniss Karpak EST. Christoph Burger SUI was a good 11th, Valentin Bovay SUI remained in 22nd place. 111 participants from 20 nations took part. The ranking list and the Facebook page of the Swiss Finns with numerous videos.

There were light winds yesterday for races 7 & 8, Valérian Lebrun FRA has now extended his lead to 16 points ahead of today's final day. Federico Colannino ITA has moved up to 2nd place thanks to two race wins, followed one point behind by Deniss Karpak EST in 3rd place. Christoph Burger SUI has improved to 8th place, Simon Bovay SUI is now 22nd. Laurent Chappuis SUI is the third Swiss in the top half of the rankings in 56th place. The rankings and the event website.

Moderate seabreeze between 10 and 15 knots made two races possible again yesterday on the Bay of Naples. ----- Valerien Lebrun FRA was again at the top yesterday, with 1st and 3rd place on the day. He is now 3 points ahead of Arkadij Kistanov ITA. Deniss Karpak EST follows in 3rd place. Thanks to a 3rd rank in the second race, Christoph Burger SUI moved up to 11th place, and Simon Bovay SUI also improved to 21st place with a 7th place in the race. ----- The ranking list and the report.

Two more races of the Finn European Championship were completed in Naples yesterday in sunshine and 12-15 knots of seabreeze. ----- Valeryan Lebrun FRA extended his lead in the overall standings to 9 points with two more top results (3/5). Deniss Karpak EST moved up to 2nd place, and Arkadii Kistanov ITA followed in 3rd place. Christoph Burger SUI lost a few places and is now 13th, Simon Bovay SUI improved to 22nd place thanks to a 12th place finish. ----- The ranking list and the report.

Inconsistent offshore winds of between 8 and 15 knots made for two challenging races at the start of the Finn European Championship on the Bay of Naples. ----- Valérien Lebrun FRA took the lead with 2nd and 3rd place. Arkadii Kistanov ITA and Deniss Karpak EST follow in 2nd and 3rd position. Christoph Burger SUI also made a good start in 9th place. Simon Bovay SUI follows in 26th place of the 108 participants. ----- The ranking list and the report.

It was blowing up to 25 knots yesterday for the practice race, and only a few of the 126 participants from 21 nations used the practice race as their last training session. Things get serious today, with the first start at noon. The forecast is much more moderate at around 15 knots. ----- The daily report.

The Finn European Championship begins today in Naples with the practice race. At the start 126 participants from 21 nations including 5 Swiss. According to wind forecasts, there should be good wind conditions today and tomorrow, after which light winds are likely to dominate. The presentation and the event website.