Frenchmen Nolann and Titouan on 29er European Championships in Gdynia: we really enjoy it.
Second day of 29er European Championships is finished and the French team remains the reigning champions. This event is part of the 25th edition of Gdynia Sailing Days.
As they sum up after racing: “We like shifty wind, so even though the conditions aren’t the easiest we are happy with them. In our home city La Baule we have a pretty similar venue, so we came here well prepared”
The FRA3425 team managed to win four out of six races conducted today. When not first, they secured a second and sixth position.
„We like shifty wind, so even though the conditions aren’t the easiest we are happy with them. In our home city La Baule we have a pretty similar venue, so we came here well prepared. Our target is to be fast and secure the first position. For the moment we don’t have one true rival, the person we are competing with most changes ever race. A real fight with one team will probably begin in the finals”- said the leaders.
Second place belongs currently to an Italian team. After managing to secure first places in all three races, Alex Demurtas and Giovanni Santi place themselves just two points behind regatta leaders. What’s important to note is that the top two teams sail in different fleets and haven’t had the chance to compete yet.
„Today was quite different from yesterday, with a big shift in wind direction from western to eastern. This caused some difficulties and changes in our racing. Unfortunately, today wasn’t our best day, but despite that we still managed to keep our top 3 position. All of the teams competing here are very strong, so the competition is really good. The top 10 teams are on a very similar level to us, which keeps it interesting" – summed up the Italians.
Polish team Bartosz Żmudziński and August Sobczak have managed to secure second place in Men’s category. Aside from this they are also leaders of the U17 group. It was a successful day for them, as they won two races and came in second in the third.
“Today was a great day for us. The wind was very merciful to all Polish teams, as a peculiar and tough wave has appeared. It came in quick and high sequences, which made sailing very difficult for people who are not familiar with it. Lucikly for us this is a pretty common wave here, so we were prepared and knew exactly how to deal with it.”- said the team.
Mix teams category is led by Ewa Lewandowska and Krzysztof Królik whereas in women Alicja Tutkowska and Alicja Dampc take provisional pole position.
Friday marks the end of eliminations for all 138 teams, who race devided into four fleets. On Saturday all 25 competing nations will partake in finals. The winners will be determinated on Monday.