The third day of racing at the 2024 ILCA Master European Championships in Portugal was marked by favorable winds and significant swells.
The day began with a two-hour postponement on shore due to severe weather conditions, including heavy rain and poor visibility.
Once conditions improved, the Race Committee decided to allow sailors to head out for races, implementing a single race course for all fleets. Although the rain had stopped and the overall weather had improved, strong winds and large swells still posed challenges on the water.
The plan was to conduct one race for the ILCA 7 fleet, followed by two races for the ILCA 6 fleet, weather permitting. The Legends fleet (75+ years old) was previously advised to remain on shore for the day.
Ultimately, these circumstances allowed for only one race to be completed by all fleets. After an exciting and challenging experience, all sailors returned safely to shore.
The provisional results before the last two days of competition are as follows:
ILCA 7 Apprentice Master
- Wannes Van Laer BEL 8 pt
- Francesco Bottoni ITA 17 pt
- Ivan Zhukalin UKR 18 pt
- Lorenzo Cerretelli ITA 21 pt
- Antonio Braucci ITA 35 pt
ILCA 7 Master
- Adonis Bougiouris GRE 10 pt
- Leandro Rosado ESP 16 pt
- Peter Hurley USA 35 pt
- Orlando Gledhill GBR 42 pt
- Tomas Gunst BEL 42 pt
ILCA 7 Grand Master
- Roger Schulz GER 8 pt
- Benoit Meesemaecker FRA 15 pt
- Michel Majon BEL 17 pt
- Ari Barshi DOM 18 pt
- Robert Hallawell USA 19 pt
ILCA 7 Great Grand Master
- Jose Luis Doreste Blanco ESP 2 pt
- Jose Maria Van der Ploeg ESP 7 pt
- Michael Hicks GBR 11 pt
- Roberto Bini ITA 12 pt
- Tim Law GBR 12 pt
ILCA 6 Apprentice Master
- Marcin Rudawski POL 5 pt
- Adil Khalid UAE 8 pt
- Mateusz Hanke POL 10 pt
ILCA 6 Apprentice Master Women
- Alice Grassi ITA 56 pt
- Georgia Chimona GRE 80 pt
ILCA 6 Master
- Jon Emmett GBR 5 pt
- Dimitrios Theodorakis GRE 11 pt
- Alessio Marinelli ITA 12 pt
ILCA 6 Master Women
- Marina Sanchez Ferrer ESP 53 pt
- Dirma Eisenga NED 54 pt
- Alexandra Behrens GER 60 pt
ILCA 6 Grand Master
- Carlos Wanderley BRA 10 pt
- Ian Jones GBR 11 pt
- Pierrick Amizet FRA 13 pt
- Steve Cockerill GBR 15 pt
- Pieter Van Laer BEL 16 pt
ILCA 6 Grand Master Women
- Sarah Cockerill GBR 28 pt
- Claudine Tatibouet FRA 83 pt
- Ann Loren SWE 102 pt
ILCA 6 Great Grand Master
- Max Hunt GBR 4 pt
- Alcir Cachapuz BRA 12 pt
- Bart Meynendonckx BEL 13 pt
- Robert Jeffreys AUS 14 pt
- Pierre Nove-Joserrand FRA 14 pt
ILCA 6 Great Grand Master Women
- Isabelle Arnoux FRA 46 pt
- Heleen Walters NED 60 pt
- Katinka Dirken NED 77 pt
ILCA 6 Legend
- Jonathan Andron USA 2 pt
- Jaap Mazereeuw NED 4 pt
- Peter Seidenberg USA 9 pt
The plan for the fourth day of races tomorrow is to have three races per fleet, as follows;
- 11:00 Coaches & sailors meeting
- 13:00 First possible warning signal for ILCA 7
- 13:30 First possible warning signal for ILCA 6
How to follow the 2024 ILCA Master Europeans
Live contents
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News and reports
A daily report with news and results, photos and videos will be published at eurilca.org and in the event website; https://2024-master.eurilca-europeans.org/
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Photo galleries
We are pleased to inform you that we will be consistently sharing photos on our Smugmug account at https://eurilca.smugmug.com/ILCA-European-Championships/2024-European-Championships/2024-ILCA-Master-Europeans.
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Video galleries
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Much more live news and contents will be spread through our Instagram account mentioned before, plus the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/eurilca so follow us also there.
Race documents
For further information about the event you can download the Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions and other documents here: https://eurilca.eu/event/307/documents
Event website
All the information and links to the different contents mentioned before you can also find them at the official event website: https://2024-master.eurilca-europeans.org/
Vilamoura Sailing
You’re also invited to follow Vilamoura Sailing on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube to find more information and contents.
The 2024 ILCA Master European Championships are organized by EurILCA in conjunction with Vilamoura Sailing.
The event is kindly supported by Vilamoura Marina, Turismo de Portugal, Inframoura, Federação Portuguesa de Vela, Associação Regional de Vela do Sul, Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude, and Junta de Freguesia de Quarteira.
Keep Smiling, Keep Sailing!
The EurILCA Team
Report by Agustín Argüelles – EurILCA | Photos by Thom Touw Photography.
