Saturday, February 22, 2025
470, 49er, 49erFX, ILCA 6 & 7 - Portugal Grand Prix, Act 2 - Vilamoura POR - Day 3
The second round of the Portugal GP for Olympic dinghies began in Vilamoura on Wednesday. The competitive fleets have each completed 4-5 races so far, and today is the final day. ----- Elsa Coolingdridge GBR leads the women's ILCA 6 by one point ahead of Hannah Snellgrove GBR and Agata Barwinska POL. Rosine Baudet SUI is 9th of the 53 participants from 19 nations. ----- Jiri Tomes CZE leads the men's ILCA 6 (59 participants/13 nations), -----Joel Rodriguez ESP is already well ahead of Elliott Hansen GBR and Lorenzo Chiavarini ITA in the ILCA 7 (86 participants/19 nations, including USA, CAN, IND). ----- In the 49ers (31 teams/13 nations), Hernan Umpierre/Fernando Diz URU lead by one point ahead of Mikolaj Staniul/Jakub Sztorch POL. ----- In the 49ersFX (31 teams/13 nations), Aleksandra Melzacka/Sandra Jankowiak POL lead ahead of Anna Catharina Barth/Emma Kohlhoff GER. -----In the 470, Giacomo Ferrari/Alessandra Dubbini ITA dominated clearly with 4 race wins so far. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page with video and pictures.
In gusty easterly winds, the Carnival Race began yesterday in San Remo with 4 races each. ----- Three Greek teams are tied on top of the large 420 fleet, led by Chamarias Sokratis/George Xipas GRE. The Swiss junior teams will be sailing in the Silverfleet from today, with Seraina Pfister/Valentine Scharpff SUI in 81st place out of 127 teams. ----- In the 470, there are 15 teams from 6 nations at the start, with Aurora Casertano/Mattia Tognochi ITA in the lead. The newly formed Swiss teams Axel Grandjean/Julie Herzig SUI and Luna Züger/Janut Angehrn SUI follow in 11th and 13th place. ----- The 
The DN Ice Sailing European Championships begin today in Finland, on Lake Pyhäjärvi chosen as the venue. At the start 
The Carnival Race starts today at midday in San Remo. Mostly 
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The Eurocup in Valencia came to an end yesterday with 2 more final runs. ----- The order on the podium did not change: Nolann Huet des Aunay/Titouan Gresset FRA remained in front with a one-point lead over Soma Kis/Andras Juhasz HUN. Peter and Richard Lange HUN followed in 3rd place. With two 4th place finishes, Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI were among the best of the day yesterday and finished 10th overall. Jacob Bründler/Thierry Stucki SUI follow in 19th place. ----- All 
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After the 6 qualification races, the final races in Gold and Silverfleet started yesterday, and 4 races could be finished. ----- Nolann Huet des Aunay/Titouan Gresset FRA took the lead with places 1/2/3/10, 3 points ahead of Soma Kis/Andras Juhasz HUN. Peter and Richard Lange HUN in 3rd place are already 18 points behind. Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI are now 10th, Jacob Bründler/Thierry Stucki SUI follow in 19th place. ----- The 
Good conditions prevailed again yesterday at the 29er Eurocup, and another 3 races could be finished. ----- Soma Kis/Andras Juhasz HUN were the best of the day again yesterday and extended their lead to 4 points. Nolann Huet des Aunay/Titouan Gresset FRA and Szymon Kolka/Bartosz Zmudszinski POL share 2nd place, Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI improved to 9th place, and Jacob Bründler/Thierry Stucki SUI are now 21st. ----- The 
Light winds characterized the 3rd day of the international week. Only one race could be sailed, and the subsequent long-distance race around the offshore island of Lerin had to be canceled. ----- The day's victory went to Jürg Wittich SUI by a large margin, moving him up to 8th place in the overall standings. Lawrence Crispin GBR remained in the lead, and Simon Bovay SUI is still in 2nd place now on equal points with the Englishman. With Christoph Burger SUI in 4th place, Dominique Wälchli SUI in 9th place, and Michael Good SUI in 10th place, the Swiss continue to show a strong performance. ----- The 
As part of the Valencia Sailing Week - a total of 21 classes are taking part - the 2nd Eurocup of the year began yesterday for the 29ers. Three races were sailed in moderate winds. Soma Kis/Andras Juhasz HUN took the lead, followed by Jocelyn Le Goff/Jules Vidor FRA and Antonina Puchowska/Alicja Dampc POL in 2nd place, 3 points behind. The best Swiss are Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI in 10th place, followed by Jacob Bründler/Thierry Stucki SUI in 23rd place. 83 teams from 15 nations are competing. The 
Sporty day for the Finns yesterday in Cannes ! With an easterly wind of around 15 knots and big waves, 3 races were sailed. Lawrence Crispin GBR moved to the top with two race wins. Simon Bovay SUI is 2 points behind in 2nd place, with Christoph Burger SUI now in 3rd place. The 
The first race of the Palamos Trophy starts today at 12 noon in Palamos. According to the 
The second major Opti event of the year begins tomorrow in Palamos: 
Grey skies, cool temperatures, and light, inconsistent winds characterized the first day of the international Finn Week. Two races were completed. ----- Jürgen Eiermann (GER) took the lead with places 4/2. One point behind him, Simon Bovay SUI and Adrian Bedoya ESP share 2nd place. The Swiss showed good form with Dominik Wälchli SUI in 4th place, Michael Good SUI in 5th, and Bernhard Seger SUI in 7th. There are 38 Finns from 9 nations at the start. ----- The 
The Finn class winter classic starts today in Cannes. At the start are 
The 4th and final round of the Dragon Winter Series was sailed in San Remo over the weekend. ----- Andy Beadsworth GBR, sailing for Turkey, and his team won after 5 races with a narrow one-point lead over Yevgeny Braslavets ITA. There were 22 teams from 9 nations at the start. In the final ranking of the Winter Series after 4 acts and a total of 16 races, Yevgeny Braslavets ITA took the win. ----- The 
