The Final series racing finally commenced on the fifth day of competition at the 2024 ILCA 6 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy in Bangor, Northern Ireland, organized by Ballyholme Yacht Club.
Today’s sailing conditions were ideal, with medium to strong winds averaging 9-15 knots and 20 in the gusts throughout the afternoon.
Racing began as scheduled at 11:00 AM, and the Race Committee successfully conducted three new races for all six fleets.
This marked the first day without light wind conditions, leading to significant changes in race winners and standings, as follows;
Race day 5 results – Girls
The reigning Youth Sailing World champion Maria Vitoria Arseni ITA jumped to the lead today after scoring a 1-2-6, and heads the girls’ overall championship with 49 points. Alina Shapovalova UKR is in second place, just one point behind. Overnight leader Gilda Dondona FRA is now in third place with 56 units.
In fourth place overall is the new Under 17 leader Sienna Wright IRL with 62 points.
Hermione Ghicas GRE and Gaya Datiashvili ISR complete the U17 provisional podium in 6th and 8th place overall, with 77 and 81 points, respectively.
Girls Top 10 Overall
- Maria Vitoria Arseni ITA 49 pt
- Alina Shapovalova UKR 50 pt
- Gilda Dondona FRA 56 pt
- Sienna Wright IRL 62 pt
- Adriana Castro Nuñez ESP 70 pt
- Hermione Ghicas GRE 77 pt
- Lucy Ives IRL 77.5 pt
- Gaya Datiashvili ISR 81 pt
- Marga Perello ESP 82 pt
- Argyro Kouravelou GRE 82 pt
Girls Top 10 Under 17
- Sienna Wright IRL 62 pt
- Hermione Ghicas GRE 77 pt
- Gaya Datiashvili ISR 81 pt
- Hannah Rogowska POL 96 pt
- Martyna Stachowiak POL 109 pt
- Katrina Micallef MLT 118 pt
- Kinga Szlachetka POL 125 pt
- Lea Bourhis FRA 145 pt
- Nika Fornazar CRO 164 pt
- Iiris Sepponen FIN 174 pt
Race day 5 results – Boys
Healy Ryan AUS from Australia continues to lead both the Boys’ overall and Under 17 Open European Trophies with 21 points.
Second place overall now belongs to the European’s Overall and Under 17 leader Alessandro Cirinei ITA with 43 points. Overnight leader Dario Burlando ITA, also from Italy, is now second in the European standings, just one point behind. Third European place for Antonio Pascali ITA holds the thrid place, two points behind the leader.
Jan Rohde POL and Federico Cittadini ITA complete the Under 17 European podium in 14th and 24th place overall, with 86 and 107 points respectively.
Boys’ Open European Trophy – Top 3 Overall
- Healy Ryan AUS 21 pt
- Alessandro Cirinei ITA 43 pt
- Dario Burlando ITA 44 pt
Boys’ Open European Trophy – Top 3 Under 17
- Healy Ryan AUS 21 pt
- Alessandro Cirinei ITA 43 pt
- Jan Rohde POL 86 pt
Boys’ European Championship – Top 10 Overall
- Alessandro Cirinei ITA 43 pt
- Dario Burlando ITA 44 pt
- Antonio Pascali ITA 45 pt
- Alexandros Eleftheriadis GRE 57 pt
- Jacek Kalinowski POL 58 pt
- Anders Bultynck BEL 62 pt
- Alessandro Cortese ITA 65 pt
- Lorenzo Bogni ITA 66 pt
- Floris Schraffordt NED 72 pt
- Alexandros Kyfidis GRE 76 pt
Boys’ European Championship – Top 10 Under 17
- Alessandro Cirinei ITA 21 pt
- Jan Rohde POL 86 pt
- Federico Cittadini ITA 107 pt
- Levian Buscher GER 109 pt
- Konstantinos Portosalte GRE 119 pt
- Manuel Henk VOS ITA 122 pt
- George Mantis GRE 125 pt
- Kutsal Gunes Kurnaz TUR 128 pt
- Leo Javaloyes ESP 132 pt
- Charalampos Velianitis GRE 134 pt
The final day will take place tomorrow, with two races deciding the new 2024 ILCA 6 European champions!
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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.
