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Magic Marine Optimist European Championship 2015

July 23

The FINAL RESULTS for the 2015 Magic Marine Optimist European Championship are now available:

The Top Three in the Boys Gold Fleet:  1.  Thomas Rice USA 16686  2. Wonn Kye Lee SIN 121 3. Aimilianos Monos GRE2809

The Top Three in the Girls Gold Fleet    1.  Julia Minana Delhom  ESP2273  2. Ariadni Paraskevi Spanaki GRE2084  3. Victoria Schultheis MLT201

The Top Three European Boys  1.  Aimilianos Monos GRE2809  2.Matej Planinsic SLO1002  3. Cesare Barabino ITA8474

Boys Gold Fleet here

Boys Silver Fleet here

Boys Bronze Fleet here

Girls Gold Fleet here

Girls Silver Fleet here

Press release about Wednesday's racing can be found here

July 22

Notice to Competitors 7 about tomorrow's start times can be found here

Press release about yesterday's racing can be found here

July 21

Today three races for each fleet were completed (total 15 races).  The wind was excellent with no shifts, and the Race Committee did a superb job once again.  The Qualification series is now finished with 6 races in total (one discard).  Tomorrow the Final Series will begin, and the plan is to run three races for all fleets if possible. 

Notice to Competitors 6 can be viewed here

July 20

Two races from each fleet were originally planned for today, starting with the girls.  First off the starting line was the Yellow Girls Fleet, but  in the middle of the first upward leg a dense fog descended with a heavy wind and rain.  The Blue Girls Fleet start was aborted, and the Yellow Fleet race abandoned for safety reasons.  With no change in conditions after period of postponement on the water,  all returned to the beach to await further information.

The sailing conditions continued to deteriorate, therefore the  decision was made to abandon racing for the day. 

Notice to Competitors 5 with schedule for Tuesday can be found here

AP over A declared - Racing cancelled for today due to extremely heavy rain and poor visibility.

Flights can be viewed here

July 19

After the success of the opening ceremony yesterday, this event contunied to deliver with 3 races for all fleets in 12-14 knots and big seas. There were several black flag starts, mainly due to the tide pushing sailors over the line.

All 256 sailors from the 37 competing nations took to the water, and while the Spanish seemed to get to grips with the conditions quickest they were not the only ones making their mark early in the event.

Four more days of racing are scheduled for the 2015 Magic Marine Optimist European Championships with prize-giving on Thursday. Racing is due to resume tomorrow (Monday 20 July) with the first warning signal at 1200 hours. Two races are scheduled with the girls set to race first.

There are 159 boys and 97 girls entered in the Championships, with racing split into three days of qualifying and a two-day final series. There are three flights of boys (Yellow, Blue and Red) and two of girls for the qualifying series (Yellow and Blue).

Racing continues tomorrow, once again with live tracking

Provisional results Boys Girls

July 18

Live tracking will be available here from tomorrow

Important Notice to Competitors about Schedule and Starting Order for races on Sunday,  July 19 can be found here

July 17

Notice to Competitors about the Practice Race July 18th -  Schedule and Start Order -  can be found here

Important Safety Notice to Competitors about Strong Winds forecast for July 17 and July 18 can be found here

Amendment 2 to the Sailing Instructions can be found here

You can find the Sailing Instructions here

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There is an amendment to the SIs that can be found here

The notice of race for this championship is now published.

The deadline for first payment (Stage 1) is 16 March 2015. Payment can be made in either Euros or Pounds Sterling so read the payment details carefully to make sure that the correct payment is made to the appropriate bank account.

2016 Optimist European Championship

Magic Marine Optimist European Championship 2015

July 23

The FINAL RESULTS for the 2015 Magic Marine Optimist European Championship are now available:

The Top Three in the Boys Gold Fleet:  1.  Thomas Rice USA 16686  2. Wonn Kye Lee SIN 121 3. Aimilianos Monos GRE2809

The Top Three in the Girls Gold Fleet    1.  Julia Minana Delhom  ESP2273  2. Ariadni Paraskevi Spanaki GRE2084  3. Victoria Schultheis MLT201

The Top Three European Boys  1.  Aimilianos Monos GRE2809  2.Matej Planinsic SLO1002  3. Cesare Barabino ITA8474

Boys Gold Fleet here

Boys Silver Fleet here

Boys Bronze Fleet here

Girls Gold Fleet here

Girls Silver Fleet here

Press release about Wednesday's racing can be found here

July 22

Notice to Competitors 7 about tomorrow's start times can be found here

Press release about yesterday's racing can be found here

July 21

Today three races for each fleet were completed (total 15 races).  The wind was excellent with no shifts, and the Race Committee did a superb job once again.  The Qualification series is now finished with 6 races in total (one discard).  Tomorrow the Final Series will begin, and the plan is to run three races for all fleets if possible. 

Notice to Competitors 6 can be viewed here

July 20

Two races from each fleet were originally planned for today, starting with the girls.  First off the starting line was the Yellow Girls Fleet, but  in the middle of the first upward leg a dense fog descended with a heavy wind and rain.  The Blue Girls Fleet start was aborted, and the Yellow Fleet race abandoned for safety reasons.  With no change in conditions after period of postponement on the water,  all returned to the beach to await further information.

The sailing conditions continued to deteriorate, therefore the  decision was made to abandon racing for the day. 

Notice to Competitors 5 with schedule for Tuesday can be found here

AP over A declared - Racing cancelled for today due to extremely heavy rain and poor visibility.

Flights can be viewed here

July 19

After the success of the opening ceremony yesterday, this event contunied to deliver with 3 races for all fleets in 12-14 knots and big seas. There were several black flag starts, mainly due to the tide pushing sailors over the line.

All 256 sailors from the 37 competing nations took to the water, and while the Spanish seemed to get to grips with the conditions quickest they were not the only ones making their mark early in the event.

Four more days of racing are scheduled for the 2015 Magic Marine Optimist European Championships with prize-giving on Thursday. Racing is due to resume tomorrow (Monday 20 July) with the first warning signal at 1200 hours. Two races are scheduled with the girls set to race first.

There are 159 boys and 97 girls entered in the Championships, with racing split into three days of qualifying and a two-day final series. There are three flights of boys (Yellow, Blue and Red) and two of girls for the qualifying series (Yellow and Blue).

Racing continues tomorrow, once again with live tracking

Provisional results Boys Girls

July 18

Live tracking will be available here from tomorrow

Important Notice to Competitors about Schedule and Starting Order for races on Sunday,  July 19 can be found here

July 17

Notice to Competitors about the Practice Race July 18th -  Schedule and Start Order -  can be found here

Important Safety Notice to Competitors about Strong Winds forecast for July 17 and July 18 can be found here

Amendment 2 to the Sailing Instructions can be found here

You can find the Sailing Instructions here

__________________

There is an amendment to the SIs that can be found here

The notice of race for this championship is now published.

The deadline for first payment (Stage 1) is 16 March 2015. Payment can be made in either Euros or Pounds Sterling so read the payment details carefully to make sure that the correct payment is made to the appropriate bank account.

Optimist Europeans

European titles go to Ebru Bolat from Romania (Girls) and Enzo Balanger from France (Boys)

Optimist European Championships 2013

Ryan Yee Kang TEO (SIN) claims victory at the Optimist European Championships 2013 held in Balatonfoldvar, Hungary

IODA European Championship

The final day of the competition brought 6 knots of breeze and a smooth sea. The sailors waited for over half an hour for a consistent wind direction and for many the time was spent in last minute briefings with their coaches and relaxing before the concentration of the race.