Laser European Championships
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
Second day of races in Vilamoura, Portugal, where the 2020 Vilamoura Open Regatta is being held as practice for the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth Europeans starting on Thursday. Conditions were good today and allowed the competitors to add 3 new races to scores, being now 6 in total. Local sailor Guilherme Cavaco POR is leading
Racing started today in Vilamoura, Portugal, with the 2020 Vilamoura Open Regatta. For the next two days this event will serve as practice and warming up for the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth Europeans, starting in Aug. 14th. The first 3 races were completed under light wind conditions. Boris Hirsch SUI (1-4-1), Benjamin Dufour SUI (2-7-3)
Committed with sustainability, the 2020 Laser 4.7 Youth European Championships in Vilamoura will implement various actions to avoid plastic pollution. One of them will be the development of reusable Lycras to identify boats and fleets, replacing the common plastic stickers 👌 Aligned with our Sustainability Programme, the local team in Vilamoura have also developed recycled
