2022 470 EUROS WARM-UP REGATTA IS ON!
06 Sep 2022The fleet of the 2022 470 European Championship started today their "battle" for the top positions with a test event, taking place on the same waters.
The "Warm-Up Regatta" is held between 5-8 September at the Arkas Çeşme Sailing Youth and Sports Club.
The sailors made their final preparations in the morning and finally launched at noon as they were waiting for the forecasted strong winds to fill in the beautiful Bay of Ilica. Around 15.00 hours the first gun was fired, and the sailors got off to a good start looking ahead to the rest of the twelve days of competitive sailing in Turkey.
Two races sailed on the first day in great conditions and challenged the thirty teams that were present. The intention of the Race Committee is to run three races tomorrow, September 7.
Anton Dahlberg/Lovisa Karlsson from Sweden lead the fleet, followed by Silvia Mas/Nicolas Rodriguez from Spain and Daichi Takayama/Fuyuka Morita from Japan.
According to the weather forecast, strong winds will again await sailors the second race day.
More information and Results at: tyf.org.tr