A lovely day with a light sea breeze and a clear sky marked the beginning of the 2024 EurILCA Europa Cup POL in Gdańsk, Poland.
Although the day started with a two-hour wait on the shore and multiple general recalls across all fleets on the water, the Race Committee successfully completed three races for the ILCA 6 and ILCA 7, and two races for the ILCA 4.
Provisional results after Day 1 – ILCA 4
Lithuanian sailor Rokas Rimsa LTU (1-1) won both of the first races in the ILCA 4 and leads the competition with a perfect score. He is followed by Patrycja Jałoszyńska POL (3-2) from Poland, who leads in the Women’s and Under 16 categories. In third place overall is the Men’s U16 leader, Maksymilian Flaczyński POL (5-7), also representing the host country. 79 sailors are being part of this fleet.
Provisional results after Day 1 – ILCA 6
Hanna Rogowska POL (3-1-1) is leading the ILCA 6 overall and Women´s championship with 5 points, followed by Julia Wróblewska POL (2-1-9), Wiktoria Gołębiowska POL (1-6-5) and Aleksandra Borucka POL (6-2-4) with 12. Jan Rohde POL (11-4-3) leads the Men’s championship in sixth place overall with 18 units. This fleet comprises 99 sailors.
Provisional results after Day 1 – ILCA 7
The ILCA 7 championship is led by Igor Mirowski POL (2-3-8) with 13 points, followed by Stanislaw Klimaszewski POL (3-2-13) and Hubert Roszyk POL (8-1-10) with 18 and 19 points respectively. There are 30 sailors in this fleet.
The event will continue today and tomorrow with more races so stay tuned!
Report by Agustín Argüelles – EurILCA | Photos by Energa Nord CUP.
