First race for the optimist at the Yacht Club de Monaco

MONACO, Oct. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Strong competition and intense teamwork. On October 16, 2024 at 10 a.m., the Optimist European Team Racing Championship officially began when the 64 racers, divided into 16 teams, took to the sea. In the Monegasque waters, just in front of the Yacht Club de Monaco, the first day lived up to all expectations with 65 races completed in just a few hours on the water.

With a moderate easterly wind and light waves, all the conditions were in place for the young sailors to demonstrate their talent. The wet weather conditions have not slowed the pace of the race that must be run to complete the 120 games planned up to the second day. At the end of the first day, the trends became apparent: the Spanish team ended up at the top and dominated all games, the Italians also shone with a provisional second place ahead of the Turks, who ended the day in third place.

For the Friday and Saturday morning races, an initial leaderboard will be created to determine the Gold Round and Silver Round. On Saturday afternoon, the forecasts should be refined with the organization of the semi-finals, in which the four best teams will compete before ending with the highly anticipated final.

Organized by the Yacht Club de Monaco under the auspices of the International Optimist Dinghy Association and World Sailing in collaboration with FxPro, Monaco Marine and Slam, the Optimist Team Racing European Championship is establishing itself as an unmissable event for the young generation of sailors.

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