Mapfre Middlesea 19th Euromed International Championship – Day 1 Update

The first day of racing at the Mapfre Middle Sea 19th Euromed Regatta, organised by the Malta Young Sailors Club, saw 187 young sailors compete in two races in Mellieħa Bay in perfect weather conditions.

Optimist (Open and Cadet)

The biggest fleet of the regatta saw 121 competitors take part.

Malta’s Richard Schultheis came in fourth place having placed eight in the first race and fourth in the second.

Optimist (Novice)

After the first day of racing, the classification was made up by Maltese competitors representing three local clubs. A total of 26 sailors took part in this class.

Laser 4.7

The fleet, made up of 18 participants saw fifteen year old Saul Vassallo take top placing for the day, having won the last race.

Laser Standard

Eleven competitors took part, with the highest ranked Maltese for the day was Karl Miggiani who secured two second places.

Laser Radial

Malta took top placing for day when Zachary Zammit claimed a second and first placing.

Racing will resume tomorrow, Thursday 20th December at 10:00am when, depending on weather conditions, three races are scheduled to take place. There are two separate race areas in Mellieħa Bay for Laser and Optimist Classes.

Races are being held under the direction of Race Officers Peter Dimech (Optimist Class) and Roula Galani from Turkey (Laser Class).

The 19th edition of the Euromed Regatta is sponsored by Mapfre Middlesea and supported by Yachting Malta.

For further information please visit – http://euromed.maltayoungsailors.com

Photo Credit: Rodrigo M. Rato