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24 individual sailors and pairings who have excelled in their respective disciplines

24 individual sailors and pairings who have excelled in their respective disciplines

Crewed by Nathan van Steenberge - he won the 2021 All-Ireland Junior Championship

2021 Optimist World Championship day 5 © Zerogradinord A storm from the South and the consequent instability of the wind did not allow the Race Committee to start more than one race, compared to the three initially scheduled for the fifth day of the World Championships. The race was completed with a northerly wind, an unprecedented condition for the participants who have so far completed all the races with Ora wind from the South. With up to three more races to complete before dis...

Italy win the 2021 Optimist Team Racing World Championship © Matias Capizzano / www.capizzano.com The Italian flag flies high over Riva del Garda, to celebrate the Team Racing Optimist World Champions that, once again, has been won by Team Italy. After two days of racing and over one hundred races completed by 48 Nations, the Italian team made up of Quan Adriano Cardi, Alessandro Cirinei, Alex Demurtas, Lorenzo Ghirotti and Lisa Vucetti won the World title for the second time in a ...

2021 Optimist World Championship day 2 © Matias Capizzano / www.capizzano.com The second day of racing in Riva del Garda for the Optimist World Championship, an event that attracted 260 of the best young sailors in the world, representing 58 nations, to the starting line set up by Fraglia Vela Riva. Once again, the pace of operations was dictated by a warm Ora wind from the South, with peaks up to 15 knots. The Race Committee, thanks also to the support of mark and jury boats geopo...

Rocco Wright’s Smooth Scoreline at Optimist Worlds Dented by 19th in Race 3 4th July 2021 Racing at the 58-nation Optimist Worlds on Lake Garda Credit: Zerogradinord/Optimist Worlds Rocco Wright of Howth’s impressive scoreline in the qualifying stages of the 58-nation Optimist Worlds on Lake Garda was dented yesterday when he logged a 19th in Race 3. This was - when set against his recent performance standards - a significant glitch to put him back at 11th overall after four races on an o...

Howth is the Happening Place for the Sailing Pace 3rd July 2021 Serious picture. The new billboard posting on Howth YCs gable wall carries the hopes of a large community Its a serious-looking big poster that theyve had newly-displayed for the past three days on Howth Yacht Clubs gable wall. But then, the prospect of Rob Dickson of Howth and Sean Waddilove of Skerries representing Ireland in the Tokyo Olympics in the 49er in three weeks time is a serious business, a serious business given an e...

Optimist World Championship 2021 © IOCA There is just over a month to go before the start of the most awaited youth sailing event in the international sailing world, the Optimist World Championship. After the postponement of the regatta in 2020, Riva del Garda is getting ready to welcome the best young sailors in the world. With registrations still open, fifty nations have already confirmed their presence for the World Championship that will start on Wednesday 30 June in the waters...