The regatta:
A total of 11 races were sailed in 6 days. Most of the races sailed were fair, the conditions varied a lot and sailors had to look around to gather as much information as possible.
The committee was eager to make every day their scheduled races and pushed it to the limit. For example the last qualifying race for the blue fleet started at 20:15! The course was well set up and most of the time the committee didn’t waste any second. As soon as the conditions allowed it, the committee tried their best to start a fair race. The last day the committee managed to start a race at 16:55, even though our last possible start was at 17:00. We can say that the committee did a great job.
The area :
We sailed in area B, situated in the red circle. There is an island located to the east of the sailing area, a river arriving in the see in the north-east of the area and many pontoons, where local Fishermans cultivate many mussels. These pontoons modify the current and disturb the wind. The area was very tricky. The 470s sailed closer to the harbor under area B, in area A. The 420s also sailed 2 races in area A - the last qualifying day and the last final day - as the wind wasn't strong and stable enough in area B.
The conditions :
During the regatta we had wind from nearly every direction; North, North-East, South, South- West and for a short period of time West. The current varied a lot during the day. It depended mostly on the tide, if it was going in or out. The river played as well a big role in the current. If the current was coming from the south direction, it was possible to escape a little the current by going behind the pontoons on the left or to the shore on the far right. Waves were small but choppy - depending if the current was coming with or against the waves. The Swiss 420 Team managed to comprehend the racing thanks to the training week before the juniors and the few training days before the regatta.
The results
In the open 420 fleet, the first Swiss Alexandre and Siméo - who finished 20th - and Nilo and Nik - who finished 22nd - managed to make a decent result. Samira and Natascha finished 43th overall in the gold fleet. Simon and Niklas finished 67th, Janik and Christian 75th and Leon and Nathan 79th.
In U17, Maxim and Luis managed to do a good 16th position and Malin and Myrlin where 29th and 11th woman in U17. Ben and Yannick finished 31st.
To conclude: All Swiss Sailors sailed their best and showed that there is potential and we will come back stronger next year!
Written by: Alexandre Grognuz
Edited and uploaded by: Nilo Schärer
A total of 11 races were sailed in 6 days. Most of the races sailed were fair, the conditions varied a lot and sailors had to look around to gather as much information as possible.
The committee was eager to make every day their scheduled races and pushed it to the limit. For example the last qualifying race for the blue fleet started at 20:15! The course was well set up and most of the time the committee didn’t waste any second. As soon as the conditions allowed it, the committee tried their best to start a fair race. The last day the committee managed to start a race at 16:55, even though our last possible start was at 17:00. We can say that the committee did a great job.
The area :
We sailed in area B, situated in the red circle. There is an island located to the east of the sailing area, a river arriving in the see in the north-east of the area and many pontoons, where local Fishermans cultivate many mussels. These pontoons modify the current and disturb the wind. The area was very tricky. The 470s sailed closer to the harbor under area B, in area A. The 420s also sailed 2 races in area A - the last qualifying day and the last final day - as the wind wasn't strong and stable enough in area B. The conditions :
During the regatta we had wind from nearly every direction; North, North-East, South, South- West and for a short period of time West. The current varied a lot during the day. It depended mostly on the tide, if it was going in or out. The river played as well a big role in the current. If the current was coming from the south direction, it was possible to escape a little the current by going behind the pontoons on the left or to the shore on the far right. Waves were small but choppy - depending if the current was coming with or against the waves. The Swiss 420 Team managed to comprehend the racing thanks to the training week before the juniors and the few training days before the regatta.
The results
In the open 420 fleet, the first Swiss Alexandre and Siméo - who finished 20th - and Nilo and Nik - who finished 22nd - managed to make a decent result. Samira and Natascha finished 43th overall in the gold fleet. Simon and Niklas finished 67th, Janik and Christian 75th and Leon and Nathan 79th.
In U17, Maxim and Luis managed to do a good 16th position and Malin and Myrlin where 29th and 11th woman in U17. Ben and Yannick finished 31st.
To conclude: All Swiss Sailors sailed their best and showed that there is potential and we will come back stronger next year!
Written by: Alexandre Grognuz
Edited and uploaded by: Nilo Schärer
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