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Optimist Europeans at Tavira, Portugal - Day 1

by Mónica Rodrigues 5 Jul 2011 07:49 BST 2-10 July 2011

The first day of the IODA European Championship taking place off the coast of Tavira Island, where more than 200 young sailors have gathered, was accomplished with success. A South Westerly wind of around 10 knots allowed great racing.

This is the biggest championship organized by the Tavira Sailing project with a high number of competitors, including the Greek European Optimist Champion, Konstantinos Oikonomidis, so its a big challenge for all the sailors.

Results after Day 1: (top three)

Boys
1st Konstantinos Oikonomidis – Greece
2nd Matteo Pilati – Italy
3rd Peter Mc Cain - Ireland

Girls
1st Maria Caba – Spain
2nd Francesca Bergamo – Italy
3rd Nikol Stankova - Check Republic

Full results and more photos are available on www.tavirasailing.org

Racing continues until 10th July, 225 young sailors from 37 countries are taking part. GPS tracking is in use which locates each young sailor in real time, and is available for following the track on the Tavira Sailing oficial website.

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