Tornado Europeans 2010: Day 1

Photo: Martina Barnetova

Photos: Martina Barnetova
by Andrew Dowley / Tornado European Championships, Day One – A breezy day!
Day one of the 2010 Tornado European Championships provided the sailors with some challenging conditions. The famous Ora winds filled in from the South after a postponement and picked up to 30 knots towards the end of racing.
The race team gave the sailors 3 races packed with action, there were over 20 capsizes during the day but with no breakages.
ITA President and World Champion Roland Gaebler commented on the racing saying “This really is the best of Lake Garda, rodeo sailing with the famous Ora winds. It was one of the hardest racing days for me from over the past 10 years.”
The Greek team of Iordanis Paschalidis and Konstantinos Trigonis have taken an early lead with three wins from three races. They are followed by the mixed team of Roland and Nahid Gaebler who are six points behind. The results represent the wind conditions with over half of the fleet not starting the third and final race of the day.
Yesterday’s video can be found here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK-oWg318TI

All of the latest information from the event can be found in the below locations:
· ITA Facebook page – www.facebook.com/tornadoclass
· ITA Website – www.tornado-class.org
· ITA Video Channel – www.tornado-class.tv
40 boats – Full results at https://www.tornado-class.org/events/2010europeans/results.htm