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Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR

Saturday, 25. June 2016– Sunday, 3. July 2016

Website: optimistworlds2016.com/

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016   

Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR - Team Racing - Final results - Gold for the USA

The Optimist Worlds 2016 in Vilamoura POR were concluded yesterday with the Team-Race competition. Due to lack of wind, the second Semi Final had to be abandoned, and the USA Team was declared Team Race World Champion based on the results of the previous Rounds. Argentina and Italy completed the podium.
The results and the event website.
Saturday, July 2, 2016   

Optimist - Max Wallenberg SUI/SNG is the World Champion !

 Optimist - Max Wallenberg SUI/SNG is the World Champion ! Only one of the two planned races was sailed at the Optimist World Championship 2016 in Vilamoura POR. With a 2nd race rank, May Wallenberg SUI/SNG secured the World Champion's title. His direct opponant Mathias Barthet NOR was out right after the start with a premature disqualification. With this most important victory, Max Wallenberg SUI, age 14, undefeated in all regattas 2016, crowned his incredible series of wins. After Nicolas Rolaz SUI two years ago, Switzerland celebrates again a World Champion in the most important youth class of sailing, a proof of the efficient promotion of young talents by the Swiss Optimist Class and the excellent development environment at the Société Nautique of Geneva, double America's Cup winner.
The event facebook page with the winner interview and pictures, the final ranking list and the weblog of the Swiss Team.
Friday, July 1, 2016   

Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR - Final results - Max Wallenberg SUI World Champion, excellent USA Team

 Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR - Final results - Max Wallenberg SUI World Champion, excellent USA Team Only one of the two planned races was sailed at the Optimist World Championship 2016 in Vilamoura POR. The leader Mathias Barthet NOR was out right after the start with a premature disqualification. Max Wallenberg SUI, member of the Youth Squad of the Société Nautique Geneva (two times America's Cup Winner), finished on rank 2 and is the superior winner of the title ! Congratulation ! After Nicolas Rolaz SUI two years ago, Switzerland celebrates again a World Champion in the most important youth class of sailing.
Victoria Schultheis MLT as 20th is the best-ranked girl, winning the female gender title.
Excellent performance by the USA Optimist Team with three top-ten finishers: Justin Callaghan USA is 8th, Thomas Hall USA 9thz and Rodgers Zane USA 10th.
The final ranking list and the event website with first comments.
Friday, July 1, 2016   (Image © Matias Capizzano)

Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR - Day 5 - excellent performance by US Team

 Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR - Day 5 - excellent performance by US Team The Optimist World Championship continued yesterday with two Final Series races sailed in a well-established seabreeze. With the day ranks 1 and 2, Max Wallenberg SUI was again the best of the day in the Goldfleet, advanced on rank 3 reducing the backlog to the leader Mathias Berthet NOR on 3 points. This duo will fight for the title in today's final races, as the 3rd-ranked Muhamad Fauzi Kaman Shah MAS is already 32 points back. The best ranked North Americans sailing in the Goldfleet are Justin Callaghan USA on 4th, Thomas Hall USA on 8th, Rodgers Zane USA on 13th, Sebastian Riquelme MEX on 34th, Samuel Bruce USA on 40th and Iker Loza Ramirez MEX on 60th.
The ranking list and the event facebook page.
The two final races today can be followed live beginning on 11h UTC over GPS tracking.
Thursday, June 30, 2016   (Image © Matias Capizzano)

Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR - Day 4, Callaghan USA wins a Final race

 Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR - Day 4, Callaghan USA wins a Final race Moderate winds prevailed again on the first day of the Final Series with the fleet split in Gold, Silver, ..... and two race were completed.
Max Wallenberg SUI finished 27th and 14th and lost the overall lead. Matthias Berthet NOR is the new leader 7 points ahead of Muhamad Fauzi Kavan Shah MAS and 10 points ahead of Max Wallenberg SUI. Adrian Surroca GER on the 4th place is also a candidate for a medal. The best ranked North Americans sailing in the Goldfleet are Justin Callaghan USA on 7th (with a race win), Rodgers Zane USA on 16th, Sebastian Riquelme MEX on 21st, Thomas Hall USA on 23rd, Samuel Bruce USA on 57th and Iker Loza Ramirez MEX on 58th.
The results and the event facebook page.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016   (Image © Matias Capizzano)

Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR - Day 3 - Justin Callahan USA 14th

 Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR - Day 3 - Justin Callahan USA 14th Light winds with a big swell and currents prevailed on the third day of the Optimist World Championship 2016 in the South of Portugal, and the four Groups completed two races each. Max Wallenberg SUI remained on top overall with the day ranks 3 and 9, but Daniel Hung SIN on the 2nd place is only one point, Daniel Videla ARG as 3rd 2 points behind the Swiss. The best ranked North Americans are Justin Callaghan USA on 14th, Rodgers Zane USA on 16th, Thomas Hall USA on 28th, Samuel Bruce USA on 38th, Sebastian Riquelme MEX on 55th, Iker Loza Ramirez MEX on 61st and Eric Omielan CAN on 139th.
The results and the reports.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016   (Image © Matias Capizzano)

Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR - Day 2, Sam Bruce USA 15th

 Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR - Day 2, Sam Bruce USA 15th The Optimist World Championship 2016 continued yesterday with two races for three of the four Groups. Only the Green-Fleet completed only one race. The overall rankings consider therefore only the first race of the day, where Max Wallenberg SUI finished 4th and defended the overall lead. Winning the second race of the day, his first position will be uncontested, but only one points behind are Muhammad Fauzi Kaman Shah MAS and Daniel Hung SIN tied on rank 2. The best ranked North Americans are Samuel Bruce USA on rank 15, Rodgers Zane USA on 23rd, Sebastian Riquelme MEX on 25th, Thomas Hall USA on 27th, Justin Callaghan USA on 34th, Iker Loza Ramirez MEX on 57th and Eric Omielan CAN on 121st.
The ranking list and the event website.
Monday, June 27, 2016   

Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR - Day 1 - Max Wallenberg SUI first leader ! Good USA results.

 Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR - Day 1 - Max Wallenberg SUI first leader ! Good USA results. The Optimist World Championship 2015 began yesterday in southern Portugal with 255 participants from 58 nations and 5 continents, once more one of the biggest international sports events ! The fleet, split in four Groups, completed two races each.
Winning both heats in his Group, Max Wallenberg SUI has taken the overall lead ahead of Roko Mohr GER (3/1) and Adrian Surroca GER (1/4), as the leader Wallenberg member of the Societe Nautique of Geneva (two times America's Cup winner) Optimist Squad !
Excellent first day for the USA Optimist Team with Samuel Bruce on rank 18, Thomas Hall on 19, Rodgers Zane on 21st and Justin Callaghan on 27th. Iker Loza Ramirez MEX is 57th, Eric Omielan CAN 127th.
The ranking list and the event website.
Racing can be followed daily live over GPS-Tracking.


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