Friday:
Light winds prevailed during the first day of
the 20th International Easter Optimist Regatta. The practice race started
at 14:00hrs and because of the large fleet had to be divided into two
groups. In 5 knots of wind the competitors sailed their race for the nice
Magic Marine prizes. The sailing accessories were won by Matthias Meier (SUI)
and Frances Peters (GBR). Pictures
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Saturday:
The first official racing day of the 20th
Easter Regatta had 3 races scheduled, but due to the light winds it became
a tough day. First race started in light stable winds but during the
second race the wind shifted a lot, still being about 5 knots. In both first races the pack came in
closely, resulting in some photo finishes. Race 3
brought some sunny spells but more shifting winds. This and a lot of black
flags made it a long day on the water after which all competitors enjoyed
the dinner at the yacht club very much. Pictures
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Sunday:
Both scheduled
races of today have been finished and all day wind has been around 7 knots
from easterly directions. All morning starts had one general recall after
which the fleet went away okay except for a few black flags. Between the
two races all sailors went ashore for a short lunch break. At 13:30hrs we
had the start for race five which again had some general recalls but then
good starts with another few black flags. Today's races were sailed in the
orange Magic Marine race leader jackets by Carl Strombeck and Afrodite
Kyranakou, the best boy and girl of Saturday's races. Most of the day there were sunny
spells but at the end of the last race some rain came. Monday has two
final races scheduled with the fleet divided in Gold (place 1-90), Silver
(place 91-180) and Bronze (181->).
The first race will start at 10:00hrs. Pictures
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Monday:
The final day of the Magic Marine Easter Regatta started with foggy weather and no wind. All sailors went out but had to return ashore later because racing was impossible at that moment. Luckily wind came at the beginning of the afternoon so one of the two final races could be sailed after
all, with about 4 knots wind from the North West. Afrodite Kyranakou (GRE - 2nd girl at the European Championships last
year) could keep up with here closest rivals and with a 7th place she secured her victory in the Magic Marine Easter Regatta, just ahead of Jacob Lundqvist
(SWE) and Carl Strombeck (SWE). Final
results. Pictures
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Jacob Lundqvist, Afrodite Kyranakou and
Carl Strombeck
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Last update: 26-01-2006