Long third day of races in Vilamoura, Portugal, where the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth European Championships are being held. After 3 hours postponement in the morning due to lack of wind, sailors were allowed to go on water at 14:00. The first races were sailed under very light wind conditions, even shortening some of courses. […]
Dziwnow, Poland – Report by the local organisation. The second day of the regatta is behind us. Unfortunately, it cannot be said to have been a successful day. All because of the very weak wind (his strength was definitely insufficient for most of the day – in gusts of up to 5 knots). Initially planned
First day of races concluded today in Dziwnow, Poland, where the 2020 Laser Europa Cup is being restarted after a long six months period out of the water due to the virus lockdown. 191 sailors from six countries (Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania, the Czech Republic and Sweden) are being part of the competition. Day
Vilamoura delivered great sailing conditions again on this second day of races at the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth European Championships. The day started early in the morning with a coaches meeting as usual, where we took the chance to interview some of them and ask about their team’s goals. You can see the video here:
Perfect sailing conditions for the first bunch of races in Vilamoura, Portugal, where more than 180 young sailors are enjoying of the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth Europeans. 12-15 knots from SW allowed both scheduled races to be completed in all 3 fleets. Day 1 results – Boys Spanish sailor Marcos Altarriba ESP (1-1) drew a
The local organisation in Vilamoura have worked hard this days preparing a wonderful 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth Europeans event, and one of main efforts was focused on helping our Sustainability Programme to fight against plastic pollution, avoiding single-use plastics. On their arrival all participants were provided with aluminium bottles, and water tanks were placed along
Wonderful second day of action in Vilamoura, Portugal, where the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth Europeans are being held. Sailors continued registering and measuring their boats along the day. A nice wind and sunshine enlightened the practice race, followed by a fantastic Floating Parade –replacing the traditional Walking Parade due to the sanitary regulations– with all
Dear sailors, due to the cancellation of the event in Athens by the Greek National Sailing Federation, the 2020 Laser Senior European Championships will be moved to Gorki Zachodnie, Gdansk, Poland, from October 6-13 2020. We want to thank the Polish Laser Class and the Polish Yachting Association for their support setting this new venue
The third day of races delivered champagne sailing for wrapping the 2020 Vilamoura Open Regatta in Portugal. A variety of conditions in the past 3 days were the perfect test for the upcoming main event: the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy starting on Thursday. Overnight leader Guilherme Cavaco POR was
After two successful editions in Patras 2018 and Hyeres 2019, our Solidarity Programme –commanded by Burcu Algon Giorgianni– is ready to go on water again this year in Vilamoura during the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth Europeans. This programme is intended to help youth sailors from European countries with low participation to join our Laser 4.7
