Sails of White Nights - European Match Racing Championship

Sails of White Nights Report....We are back from St. Petersburg. Our goal was to beat teams, comparable in experience and ranking to us. After beating one we lost against the others and therefore failed. Nevertheless the European Championship 2013 was a huge experience for us, we have never before sailed in such conditions. Up to 3 knots of current, very light wind and restricted sailing area to about 100x500 meters. Although perfect for spectators it meant very little room for the strategy. The one closer to the shore won almost without exception in every race. 

The new champion Arbuzov for instance had 7 penalties in 9 races during round robin. He cleared each of them with plenty of time to spare. So he was sacrificing everything to win the shore side. Of course all teams tried to do so, but the locals were succeeding more often. Still our matches against Ferrarese (2nd in the finals), Monnin (4th place) and other more experienced teams left us a very positive feedback. Being underdogs in such a strong event puts gaining experience before the final result. Now we will recap all that we have learned and focus on the upcoming events. Thank you for all the support and follow us in next months events in Austria and Italy.