Optimist - World Championship 2016 - Vilamoura POR - Final results - Max Wallenberg SUI World Champion

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.