GWA Wingfoil Race European Championship 2021 DAY TWO

Day 2 of the GWA Wingfoil Race European Championship started with wall-to-wall sunshine, promising an action-packed day. As Race Director Juan Antonio Aragon said at the skippers meeting, “The sun’s up, the sky is blue… if there ever were a time for action it’s today!”

At around 1 o’clock the red flag went up for the first heat of the Men’s Open, with 16 competitors choosing a position in the run-up to the start line. The excitement proved to be too much for one of the competitors, meaning an over early and the restart of the heat, but after that, it was cool runnings for the rest of the first round.

When the dust settled an hour later, we’d seen back-to-back races in all categories, with exhilarating racing including lots of overtaking, crashes, strategic upwind reaches and even a few tricks at the finish line. All riders were really pushing it, often out of breath at the finish.

Men’s Open

1. Francesco Cappuzzo (ITA) – 4.7 points
2. Balz Müller (CHE) – 6.0 points
3. Maxime Chabloz (CHE) – 8.7 points

Women’s

1. Olivia Piana (FRA) – 2.1 points
2. Bowien van der Linden (NLD) – 8.0 points
3. Flora Artzner (FRA) – 11.5 points

U16

1. Riccardo Zorzi (ITA) – 1.4 points
2. Robin Sijan Zico Zeley (CHE) – 5.0 points
3. Noe Cuyala (FRA) – 7.0 points

U19

1. Benjamin May (DEU) – 1.4 points
2. Malo Guenole (FRA) – 4.0 points
3. Léandre Carlier Arquoit (FRA) / Lavin Iseli (CHE) – 7.0 points

Masters

1. Klaas Voget (DEU) – 1.4 points
2. Craig Gertenbach (ZAF) / Henning Nockel (DEU) – 5.0 points