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The beach atmosphere was buzzing this morning as teams prepared for the final day of the Championships and medal deciding performances for some.

A repeat of Monday morning's weather as the fog blocked the view on Tuesday morning, before giving way to another perfect blue sky day and racing underway just after 1400 hours for the 470s, and almost two hours later for the 420s.

Race day 4 dawned with dense fog on Sesimbra beach and visibility at 100 metres - not an unusual occurrence here. Local Portuguese weather gurus assured it would lift, and after a 2 hour postponement the fog gave way to sun and breeze.

Race day 3 marked both the halfway stage of the 420/470 Junior European Championships in Sesimbra, Portugal and a change in race track conditions.

The beach here at the 420/470 Junior Europeans in Portugal is providing a stunning venue for teams from around the world.

It doesn't get better than the race track conditions served up to the 396 sailors from 20 nations on race day 1 at the 2018 420/70 Junior European Championships.

Staged in the stunning Portuguese beach resort of Sesimbra, the 420/470 Junior European Championship features a line-up of 396 sailors from 20 nations.

420 and 470 teams from 19 countries paraded along the waterfront of Sesimbra, waving their national flags to formally launch the 2018 420/470 Junior European Championships in spectacular style.

Watch all the action of 2018 470 European Championships Burgas BGR: The movie. Enjoy 26 minutes of packed 470 class racing!

The 470 junior clinic was carried out at Sesimbra between 29.6.18 and 2.7.18 and concluded today with success and with participation of 10 boats from six different nations.