Star Class Honoring the Past, Leading the Future
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023: “Perfect weather for hiking and mountaineering,” said local meteorologist Mike Burgstaller. It's just a shame that this wonderful autumn day offered no wind for the sailors...
On Thursday, all 21 participating crews were welcomed, athletes from six nations and two continents. “What a great step that we can even welcome seven tax WOMEN today,” says event manager Adi Lüzlbauer. In the male-dominated sport of sailing, this is a pleasingly high level of participation by female athletes. Unfortunately there was no sailing that day, the wind was far too weak.
The third day of the event again did not bring sufficient wind. To pass the time in an entertaining way - we had already spun enough sailor's yarn the day before - we tried a few games of boccia. This game was perfect for maintaining friendly contacts.
On Saturday the time had finally come: leaving the harbor! The wind was gusty and unstable in direction. Race director Gert Schmidleitner carried out several starts, but the races usually had to be stopped again due to shifts in the wind or holes in the wind. Only one race could be successfully completed.
The regatta series and rating as a European Championship is only valid if three races take place. The reserve day was used full of hope. In the morning things looked so good that the entire fleet set sail. But in the end it was more of a swimming day than a sailing day... - the championship titles cannot therefore be awarded.
The one sailed race was won by the Dutch crew Pim Van Vugt and Robin Jacobs. They crossed the finish line ahead of the well-traveled team from Argentina, Martin Pedro Ferrero and Tomas Fioriti. The third fastest boat was brought over the course by Stefan Scharnagl (SC Mattsee) and Adi Lüzlbauer (UYC Attersee). Three different nations on the podium, that's a result worth seeing!
