Finally the wind arrived to Travemünde today, where the 2021 EurILCA 4.7 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy are being held. This third day of competition brought champagne sailing conditions and no rain for all 380 sailors to enjoy their first 3 races on championship. There were 18 races in total today, with a […]
Racing started today at the 2021 EurILCA Master European Championships in Gargnano, Italy, organised by Circolo Vela Gargnano. All fleets completed one race today and some of them also a second one. Provisional results here. The event will run until Thursday 29th. How to follow the action at the 2021 Master Europeans REPORTS Daily reports
Third day of races for the ILCA Dinghy class at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Competition is being tight on both fleets, with all top sailors separated only by few points. Women’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6 Josefin Olsson SWE was the big mover of the day in the Laser Radial, scores of 1,6
There was more wind than expected for the second day of racing at the Olympic Sailing Competition which was just as well as the lumpy, confused wave pattern made it hard to get into the groove. When the Pacific swell hits the shoreline of Enoshima and the concrete harbour walls, it reverberates back out to
No wind today, before and after the thunderstorm, so scores remain blank after the first 2 days of competition at the 2021 EurILCA 4.7 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy in Travemunde, Germany. Forecast announces better sailing conditions for tomorrow, with steady 10 knots breeze from SE and 19 on the gusts. The Race
Unfortunately there was no wind yesterday in Gargnano, Italy, where the 2021 EurILCA Master European Championships are being held. The event is organised by Circolo Vela Gargnano and will run until Thursday 29th. First Warning Signal today will be at 11:30. The intention of the Race Committee is to run 3 races. Coach/support persons and
The day started with a heavy rain today at the 2021 EurILCA 4.7 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy in Travemünde, Germany. Sailors were sent to water for the first races starting at 11:00 as per scheduled. Rain was not heavy then but also the wind was light. The Race Committee managed to start
It is with great sadness that the class has learned of the passing of Bruce Kirby on July 18, 2021 at the age of 92. Together with fellow Canadian, Ian Bruce, Kirby designed what was originally called the “Weekender” which then became the “Laser” and now the “ILCA dinghy”. Whatever its name, Bruce Kirby’s simple
A new edition of the EurILCA 4.7 Youth Championships will start in 10 days in Travemunde, Germany. The event will be part of traditional Travemünder Woche. 377 youth sailors from 30 European nations and 3 from abroad will be part of this competition. The European nations participating will be AZE, BEL, BUL, CRO, CYP, CZE,
The 2021 Europa Cup GER concluded today after 4 days of competition in Warnemunde, Germany. 171 sailors –33 Standard, 77 Radial and 61 4.7– enjoyed of the event, organised as part of the Warnemünder Woche. Johan Schubert DEN showed an impressive performance this days, winning 5 of the 8 races and conquering the Standard championship
