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Swedish Jesper Stalheim (Laser Standard), Dutch Marit Bouwmeester (Laser Radial women), Polish Marcin Rudawski (Laser Radial men) and Canarian Ismael Iess (Laser Radial under-21) have been announced winners of the European Championship and European Trophy in a race that has concluded this Friday in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
This European Laser Championship 2016 ends with 12 races that had all conditions of wind and waves, making it very exciting for sailors to compete.The event was organized by the Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria, the European Laser Class Association (Eurilca) and the Royal Spanish Sailing Association in Gran Canaria.
The podium for this European Laser Standard championship also includes the Norwegian Kristian Ruth -Silver medal- and the Italian Giovanni Coccoluto -bronce. Josefin Olsson is now runner-up in Laser Radial women while Tuula Tenkanen won the bronce.
In Radial men the bronce is for Jonasz Stelmaszyk.
Representing Korea, Jeemin Haa won the Silver in the open championship, threatening the European domination.
The last day of the championship has offered sailors amazing conditions, with 8-12 knots and a typical long wave from the Atlantic.
Trophies were given this afternoon to the winners in the Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria, presided by Maria Rosa Diaz-Bertrana accompanied by members such as Joaquin Blanco (representing the Spanish Sailing Association) and Ewa Jodlowska representing Eurilca.
Norwegian Hermann Tomasgaard has taken the lead in Laser Standard in second last day of the European Senior Laser Championship in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Many changes in the lead of the Olympic male class in a shifty day that started with light winds and ended with stronger ones. Conditions for the second last day of the championship ranged between 5-6 knots and 10, with less waves than previous days.
The Real Club Nautico de Gran Canaria, the European Laser Class Association (Eurilca) and the Real Federacion Española de Vela (RFEV) are the organizers of this championship, hosting 267 sailors from 47 countries.
Today there were 3 races, and there are another three scheduled for tomorrow, last day of this European Championship. Time limit for the last race is this Friday 16:00.
Swedish Jesper Stalheim is provisionally Silver, only two points bellow the leader, while the Argentinian Julio Alsogaray is Bronce, only four points to the leader. Nick Thompson -Gold medalist in London 2012- had an unlucky day and went down to the 15th position.
Dutch Marit Bouwmeester is the leader of the Gold group in Laser Radial female with 24 points, only one ahead Swedish Jossefin Olsson. Bouwmeester & Olsson are very tied before the last day of races and the Chinese -Gold Medal in London 2012- Lijia Xu is Bronce at the moment.
Polish Marcin Rudawski is the leader in Laser Radial male, with Canarian sailor Ismael Iess chasing behind in the second position -and first under 21. Polish Jonasz Stelmaskzyk is an steady third.
Light winds forced the organization of the European Senior Laser Championship to suspend the races in the fourth day. The Championship will end this Friday in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Since Sunday all sailors have been enjoying the Alisios wind (typical wind in the Atlantic coming from the north), but today they found 1-2 knots from the south peaking at 6 knots. The Gold group in the Laser Standard Class has been the only group that started a racetoday and despite everyone’s efforts, the race had to be cancelled.
Today’s events have packed the final race for the olympic classes. There are three races scheduled for all classes. The good news is that there are winds from the north forecast for tomorrow.
British Nick Thompson will defend tomorrow the lead position against the Argentinian Julio Alsogaray and the German Philipp Buhl -both tied at 14 points.
The Laser Radial female class is centered in the race between the Dutch Marit Bouwmesster and Swedish Josefin Olsson, both tied in almost every race and followed closely by the Finish Tuula Tenkanen and Chinese Gold medal in London 2012, Lijia Xu.
Joaquín Blanco, Joel Rodríguez, Jesús Rogel and Joan Cardona are the Spanish sailors representing the country in the Gold Group in Laser Standard. In Laser Radial female, Alicia Cebrián and Martina Reino will do their best as well.
In Laser Radial male, Polish Marcin Rudawski is taking the lad, followed closely by the Canarian sailors Alejandro Bethencourt and Ismael Iess.
The third day of the European Senior Laser Championship continues with Thompson’s leadership is threatened with only two points above Alsogaray & Buhl, and the race in Laser Radial female is headed between Bouwmeester & Olsson -both tied again in number of points.
The qualifying rounds have finished and tomorrow will start the finals for the Olympic classes.
In Laser Radial male, the Polish Marcin Rudawski stays at the top while the Canarian sailors Alejandro Bethencourt and Ismael Iess are second and third, tied in number of points at the moment.
The Real Club Nautico de Gran Canaria, the European Laser Association (Eurilca) and the Real Federacion Española de Vela (RFEV) organize this championship hosting 267 sailors from 47 countries.
The weather conditions in the race course in Gran Canaria have been very shifty, making it quite difficult for sailors today. Wind shifts from 6 to 16 knots, constant changes in direction and big waves, similar to previous days for this Championship.
In Laser Standard the current world champion (Nick Thompson) holds the lead, although a disqualifying start helped both the Argentinian Julio Alsogaray and the German Philipp Buhl to come a bit closer. Alsogaray and Buhl are tied with 14 points, only two points under the leader.
The Laser Radial female race is also very tight. Dutch Marit Bouwmeester leads with 7 points, same as the Swedish Josefin Olsson. Both sailors have tied with the exact same positions so far, three poles and two seconds.
Only in the sixth race, Bouwmeester took the lead with a 3rd position above Olsson’s 8th. Finish Tuula Tenkanen holds the bronce so far with 12 points, while Chinese Lijia Xu is 4th with 17 points.
Tomorrow there are two races scheduled for Laser Standard & Laser Radial female, while the Laser Radial boys will have 3 races.
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