On Friday, September 6th, 107 sailors from 14 nations gathered at the Union-Yacht-Club Attersee in Austria for the 2024 EurILCA Europa Cup AUT.
The region welcomed the competitors with pleasant weather and favorable sailing conditions on the first day.
With winds ranging from 5 to 9 knots from the North-Northeast, sailors across all classes competed in two races.
In the ILCA 4 class, the second race had to be shortened at the second windward mark due to diminishing and shifting winds.
Day 1 results – 2024 EurILCA Europa Cup AUT
In the ILCA 7 class, featuring 33 competitors, local sailor Anton Messeritsch AUT took the lead, followed closely by Siyou Sung KOR from Korea and Vadym Okladnikov UKR from Ukraine.
In the ILCA 6 Women’s fleet, Beata Dokoupilova CZE from Czechia secured the top spot among 21 competitors, with Serbian sailors Kristina Boja SRB and Aleksandra Vujosevic SRB trailing in second and third, respectively.
Hungary’s Benedek Heder HUN dominated the ILCA 6 Men’s fleet, winning both races and establishing a comfortable lead over Austria’s Maximilian Kasper AUT and Ukraine’s Bohdan Rukhlin UKR among the 29 competitors.
The ILCA 4 Men’s class saw two Czech sailors, Jiri Tomes CZE and Tomas Peterka CZE, leading the 17-competitor field, with Peterka tied in points with Ukraine’s Semen Sokol UKR, who is currently in third.
In the ILCA 4 Women’s division, featuring seven competitors, Slovakia’s Adela Prokopcova SVK claimed victory in both races, with Roxie Bartuksova CZE from Czechia close behind in second place, and Germany’s Anna Kleehammer GER in third.
After a day on the water, the sailors enjoyed a delicious lasagne dinner at the UYCA restaurant, where they spent the evening sharing race experiences, playing cards, and engaging in a friendly game of basketball.
More races are coming on Saturday and Sunday so stay tuned!
The EurILCA Team
Report by Agustín Argüelles – EurILCA | Source: Lisa Farthofer – Union Yacht Club Attersee | Photos by Irene Schanda, Gert Schmidleitner and Andreas Geritzer.
