Tornado European Championship at Cesenatico, Italy - Day 1
by Maria Tsaousidou 23 Jun 2016 00:08 BST
22-26 June 2016
The Tornado Europeans fleet at Cesenatico, Italy © Maria Tsaousidou
The first day of the 2016 European Championship in front of the beautiful beach of Cesenatico, Italy saw the Italians welcome us with nice food and drinks and the races started on time.
The light wind was coming from the north-east and its speed varied from 6 to 9 knots. The sailors seem to be ready for a lot of action as they put a lot of pressure on the starts.
The best results for the day were for Nick Mavros and Alex Tagaropoulos from Greece who scored a second and a first in the two races.
The Swiss team of Steiner Marcel and Steiner Joerg stand in second after scoring a third and a fourth. Maria Tsaousidou and Marc Baier also had a great performance and stand on third. It is them who stand first in the Mixed division.
Results after day 1 can be found here.
Similar wind conditions are expected for Thursday's racing.