2023 ILCA Master Europeans at Douarnenez, France Day 3
by Agustín Argüelles, EURILCA 13 Sep 21:46 PDT
9-15 September 2023
The 2023 ILCA Master European Championships marked its third day of competition today in Douarnenez, France, featuring two exhilarating new races across all fleets.
The prevailing conditions saw a mixture of gentle to moderate winds, fluctuating between 5 and 14 knots, and a modest swell.
The day started as per scheduled, with the sailors and coaches meeting at 09:00, followed by first warning signal at 11:00. After 4 hours in the water, all participants returned to shore sporting smiles and eager anticipation for more races in the days ahead.
Full results so far can be found here.
A total of 270 Master sailors hailing from 21 nations around the globe came together to participate in this competition.
ILCA 6 is the largest fleet with 140 sailors vying for the prestigious European titles in 9 categories:
- Apprentice Master Women European Champion
- Apprentice Master Men European Champion
- Master Women European Champion
- Master Men European Champion
- Grand Master Women European Champion
- Grand Master Men European Champion
- Great Grand Master Women European Champion
- Great Grand Master Men European Champion
- Legend European Champion
ILCA 7 is only for Men and counts with 130 sailors on water pursuing the following 4 titles:
- Apprentice Master European Champion
- Master European Champion
- Grand Master European Champion
- Great Grand Master European Champion
Racing will goes from September 11th to 15th, with 2 races scheduled per day.
Reigning 2022 Master European champions such as Isabelle Arnoux FRA, Helene Viazzo FRA and Jean-Christophe Leydet FRA in ILCA 6, or Jose Luis Doreste ESP and Peter Hurley USA in ILCA 7 are here in France defending their titles.
Previous Master European champions such as Jacques Kerrest USA, Jaap Mazereeuw NED, Poopy Marçon FRA, Jean Philippe Galle FRA, Pierrick Amizet FRA, Jon Emmett GBR, Mike Kinnear GBR, Ian Jones GBR, Jacky Nebrel FRA, Steve Cockerill GBR, Terry Scutcher GBR, Carlos Martinez ESP or Ian Gregory GBR in ILCA 6; and Allan Clark CAN or Alan Davis GBR in ILCA 7 are also some of strong contenders to fight for new medals in Douarnenez.