A successful weekend of EUROSAF Europeans
by Doris Gstatter / EUROSAF 25 Sep 2024 01:49 AEST
Uroš Kraševac wins EUROSAF BENETEAU First 27 SE & Seascape27 Championship in Svendborg © Nicolajsen Foto & Film
Two EUROSAF European Championships were successfully held last weekend. In Denmark, the fourth European Championship of the BENETEAU First 27 SE & Seascape27 saw Uroš Kraševac from Slovenia claim victory.
Meanwhile, in Malcesine, the French team Groupe Atlantic defended its title, winning the EUROSAF 69F European Championship.
Uroš Kraševac wins EUROSAF BENETEAU First 27 SE & Seascape27 Championship in Svendborg
285 boats have crossed the finish line, concluding a spectacular race at the 2024 SILVERRUDDER. A major highlight was the EUROSAF BENETEAU First 27 SE & Seascape27 European Single-Handed Championship, held in Svendborg, Sweden. This year's event was particularly challenging, with unpredictable conditions near the Great Belt bridge. Sailors faced dense fog and winds of up to 20 knots around the northern tip of Funen, while others were trapped for up to 8 hours in windless zones near the southern Little Belt.
Uroš Kraševac from Slovenia took the top spot, followed by Germany's Jan Markus Peters and Per Cederberg from Denmark. The last boats safely entered Svendborg Harbour during Saturday night, rounding off another demanding SILVERRUDDER Challenge of the Sea.
Groupe Atlantic takes all: The 69F circuit and the EUROSAF 69F European Championship
Seasonal closure in style for Groupe Atlantic that, in Malcesine on the occasion of the 2024 69F Cup Grand Prix 4, defeated its opponents, conquering both the circuit and the EUROSAF 69F European Championship: Actually, the final event had a double value, assigning both the circuit title and the continental one.
The French crew was able to take the leadership on day 1 and to keep it up the end of the 16 races series, closing the event with 6.5 points margin on the closest opponent.
The last to surrender to the great performance of Clemet Cron's team were the outgoing 69F European champions of Allan Norreggard's FIN1 Racing that finished this year's Europeans organized by Fraglia Vela Malcesine in second place, deserving the silver medal in the 2024 69F Cup.
To complete the podium of the event has been Zachary Blomely's Oceana Vivo, that ended the circuit in fourth position on the back of Alexander De Weck's Katana Sailing.