Viana do Castelo, Portugal – The ILCA 4 World Championship 2024, the largest junior sailing event in the world, is being held in Viana do Castelo from 23rd to 30th June 2024. There are 51 countries being represented by 427 sailors, 108 coaches, and over 900 supporters. Viana do Castelo is bursting with smiling faces […]
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Volos, Greece – Only one race was completed today in the boys gold fleet at the 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships. Two races were scheduled for both the girls and boys divisions, but the wind did not cooperate, and the AP flag was raised ashore. At 14:30, there was enough wind for just the gold
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Volos, Greece – Three races were completed on the penultimate day of the 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by the Nautical Club of Volos & Argonauts. The first two races were sailed in a southeasterly breeze of 8–10 knots, before the wind picked up to about 12–14 knots for the third race. Thailand’s Weka
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Volos, Greece – Three races were completed today at the 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by the Nautical Club of Volos & Argonauts. Clear skies and a southeasterly breeze of 14–16 knots were the perfect conditions to launch the final series and complete the extra scheduled race. In the girls division, Greece’s U16 sailor
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Volos, Greece – Two races were completed today at the 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by the Nautical Club of Volos & Argonauts. The competitors took to the water around 11:15, thankfully in lower temperatures than yesterday, but it was a light day of a shifty northwesterly 4–8 knot breeze, which made it challenging
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Volos, Greece – No races were sailed today at the 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by the Nautical Club of Volos & Argonauts. In the morning there was no wind, so the sailors were postponed on shore. As the day progressed, the breeze built and the temperatures rose drastically so that it was blowing
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Volos, Greece – Today was the first day of racing at the 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by the Nautical Club of Volos & Argonauts. Two races were completed in a southeasterly breeze, averaging 7–10 knots with gusts up to 12 knots. The day began with an AP flag under blue skies due to
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Vilamoura, Portugal – No races were sailed on the final day of the 2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, due to lack of wind, which means double gold for Italy. Nicoló Cassita, U16 sailor, and Ginevra Caracciolo were leading both divisions headed into today, and without any additional races to sail, they were named world champions.
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Vilamoura, Portugal – Three races were completed today in each fleet at the 2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships. Vilamoura provided a nice southeast breeze of 7–13 knots, and with pent-up energy from no racing yesterday, the sailors were very eager to get their races off today. This resulted in multiple general recalls at the starts,
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Vilamoura, Portugal – No races were sailed today at the 2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, due to lack of wind. Scoring remains the same as yesterday. Three races are scheduled for tomorrow, August 19, with the first warning signal at 12:00. Results Event website Boys Division 1. Nicolas Cassitta (ITA) – 9 pts 2. Massimiliano Antoniazzi (ITA) – 10 pts
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Vilamoura, Portugal – Two races were completed today at the 2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by Vilamoura Sailing. Another day of excellent sailing conditions, the sea breeze held 12–16 knots for all six fleets to successfully get off their races and be back on shore by 18:00. Italy’s U16 sailor Nicolas Cassitta passed his
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Vilamoura, Portugal – Two races were completed today at the 2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by Vilamoura Sailing. With another day of beautiful sailing conditions, 12–19 knots of wind, the top sailors are separated by just a few points. After completing four races, they are now allowed a dropped race in their scores. The
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Vilamoura, Portugal – Two races were completed today in each fleet at the 2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by Vilamoura Sailing. All 426 boats launched efficiently in under 45 minutes for a smooth start to the day. The venue produced champagne sailing conditions, with 14–20 knots of wind building throughout the afternoon. The most
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Vilamoura, Portugal – Lively opening ceremonies and a parade kicked off the 2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships in Vilamoura, after two days of equipment inspection and registration. 272 boys and 154 girls from 43 countries will be competing at the event this week. Today a practice race was held in 15–17 knots under sunny
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