The qualifying series concluded today after the first three days of competition at the 2024 ILCA 6 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy in Bangor, Northern Ireland.
The sailing conditions were very similar to yesterday’s. Light winds and flat water tested the sailors’ skills and mental strength, and also challenged the Race Committee to manage the course settings and ensure fair racing for all 358 participants.
Ultimately, only one race per fleet was possible, concluding the qualifying series with 5 races each. Starting tomorrow, the Boys’ championships will be divided into Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Emerald fleets, while the Girls’ championships will compete in Gold and Silver fleets.
The provisional results are as follows.
Race day 3 results – Girls
Gilda Dondona FRA from France secured a second-place finish in today’s single race, reinforcing her dominance in the Girls’ championship and leading the fleet with 7 points. Martyna Stachowiak POL from Poland, who also leads the Under 17 category, holds second place with 17 points, just half a point ahead of Hieke Schraffordt NED from the Netherlands with 17.5.
Polish sailors Hannah Rogowska POL and Kinga Szlachetka POL complete the U17 provisional podium, tied at 36 points in places 10th and 11th overall respectively.
Girls Top 10 Overall
- Gilda Dondona FRA 7 pt
- Martyna Stachowiak POL 17 pt
- Hieke Schraffordt NED 17.5 pt
- Lucy Ives IRL 23.5 pt
- Kleopatra Anastassiou GRE 31 pt
- Alina Shapovalova UKR 31 pt
- Argyro Kouravelou GRE 31 pt
- Zoe Whitford IRL 33 pt
- Mirja Dohle GER 35 pt
- Hannah Rogowska POL 36 pt
Girls Top 10 Under 17
- Martyna Stachowiak POL 20 pt
- Hannah Rogowska POL 36 pt
- Kinga Szlachetka POL 36 pt
- Nika Fornazar CRO 44 pt
- Sienna Wright IRL 49 pt
- Fragkiski Kosma GRE 49 pt
- Katrina Micallef MLT 54 pt
- Tatiana Belunkova CZE 60 pt
- Iiris Sepponen FIN 61 pt
- Hermione Ghicas GRE 62 pt
Race day 3 results – Boys
Healy Ryan AUS from Australia continues to lead both the Boys’ overall and Under 17 Open European Trophies with 7 points.
Dario Burlando ITA from Italy is the top European, tied at 16 points with Josip Tafra CRO from Croatia. Just one point behind them is Anders Bultynck BEL from Belgium, completing the top 3 Europeans overall.
Alessandro Cirinei ITA from Italy leads the European U17 championship, currently in 7th place overall, tied at 21 points with second-place Konstantinos Portosalte GRE from Greece. Charalampos Velianitis GRE, also from Greece, is the third U17, only one point behind the leaders.
Boys’ Open European Trophy – Top 3 Overall
- Healy Ryan AUS 7 pt
- Dario Burlando ITA 16 pt
- Josip Tafra CRO 16 pt
Boys’ Open European Trophy – Top 3 Under 17
- Healy Ryan AUS 7 pt
- Alessandro Cirinei ITA 21 pt
- Konstantinos Portosalte GRE 21 pt
Boys’ European Championship – Top 10 Overall
- Dario Burlando ITA 16 pt
- Josip Tafra CRO 16 pt
- Anders Bultynck BEL 17 pt
- Paul Ulrich GER 18 pt
- Luca Centazzo ITA 20 pt
- Alessandro Cirinei ITA 21 pt
- Konstantinos Portosalte GRE 21 pt
- Rayene El Haddadi ITA 21 pt
- Charalampos Velianitis GRE 22 pt
- Alessandro Cortese ITA 23 pt
Boys’ European Championship – Top 10 Under 17
- Alessandro Cirinei ITA 21 pt
- Konstantinos Portosalte GRE 21 pt
- Charalampos Velianitis GRE 22 pt
- Manuel Henk VOS ITA 36 pt
- Leo Javaloyes ESP 37 pt
- George Mantis GRE 50 pt
- Mattia Di Lorenzo ITA 51 pt
- Davide Cosseddu ITA 52 pt
- Levian Buscher GER 52 pt
- Franz Lasch GER 52 pt
The Final series will start tomorrow with two new races scheduled.
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The 2024 ILCA 6 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy are organized by Ballyholme Yacht Club and EurILCA. The event is supported by Ards and North Down Borough Council, and sponsored by Farrans Construction, Taggarts, Navigator Financial Planning, Lunn’s Jewellers, Fraser Millar NI, Rooster, Ridgeway, WPA Health Insurance, Bangor Marina, Lancashire Marine Services, Print Library, Walcon, BJ Marine, Charter Boat and Sail Coach.
Keep smiling, keep sailing!
The EurILCA Team
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Report by Agustín Argüelles – EurILCA | Photos by Thom Touw.
