DAY 5 | 2024 49er, FX & Nacra 17 Junior World Championships

49erFX Final Day Duel: 🇩🇪 Germany vs. 🇮🇹 Italy: Katharina Schwachhofer and Elena Stoltze (GER) led Sofia Giunchiglia and Giulia Schio (ITA) by a few points. ⚡ Dramatic Turn: Germans over early in race two; despite winning, OCS score gave Italians a 13-point lead. ⛵ Final Race: Both teams started on port tack; Italy led and maintained a strong position to win the championship. 🏆 Italian Victory: Italy’s 3, 2, 1 scoreline secured their win. 💬 Quotes: Giunchiglia: “We trusted ourselves around the race course.“ Schwachhofer: “It was our mistake to push too much at the start.“ 🥉 Bronze Battle: 🇵🇱 Poland’s Comeback: Gabriela Czapska and Hanna Rajchert (POL) had a strong final day with a 4, 3, 2 scoreline to secure bronze. Rajchert’s Reflection: “No time to rest in skiff sailing; happy with our bronze.“ 49er Championship: 🇲🇹 Maltese Victory: Richard Schulteis and Youenn Bertin (MLT) won the 2024 49er Junior World Championship. 🌬️ Challenges: Strong, shifty winds tested the leaders’ strategies. 🏅 Close Competitors: Francesco Karyrouz and Hamish McLaren (NZL) finished second; Simon Heindl and Conrad Jakobs (GER) third. 👶 Youth Achievement: Schulteis is the first teenager to win the 49er Junior World title. 🏁 Nacra 17 Highlights: 🇧🇪 Belgian Surge: Arthur de Johnghe with Janne Ravelingien (BEL) attacked the final day of the 2024 Nacra 17 Junior World Championship, securing the Silver medal position. 🏅 Strong Performance: Nearly won all three races with a 1, 1, 2 scoreline. 💬 Quotes: de Johnghe: “We decided to really charge today.“ 🇧🇪 Consistent Leaders: Kwinten and Lieselotte Borghijs (BEL) maintained their lead to win overall. 🌬️ Ideal Conditions: Fresh wind, flat water, and shifty conditions made for perfect racing. 🔜 Next Events: Olympics and the 2024 European Championship in Sicily next November. 🇧🇪🚀 Belgium takes French ground in an assault on the leaderboard at the 2024 Nacra 17 Junior World Championship! Arthur de Johnghe & Janne Ravelingien catapulted to Silver with a stellar 1, 1, 2 finish on the final day. 🥇 Kwinten & Lieselotte Borghijs 🇧🇪 🥈 Arthur de Johnghe & Janne Ravelingien 🇧🇪 🥉 Thomas Proust & Eloise Clabon 📸 @rfgvela @iacobus_bastos #Nacra17 #Nacra #Nacrasailing #Nacra17sailing #multihull #mixedsailing #mixedmultihull #catamaran #sailingolympics #olympics #paris2024sailing