IOM European Championships at Vela Club Campione del Garda - Preview
by Tim Long 26 Sep 2014 08:48 UTC
27 September - 3 October 2014
A strong fleet is set for the IOM Europeans on Lake Garda © Sue Brown
The IOM European Championships take place at Vela Club Campione del Garda in Italy from the 27th September until Friday 3rd October with GBR fielding a very strong team of 11 skippers at the event.
Current World Champion Rob Walsh is joined by 5 former World Champions, current European Champion, Brad Gibson, three former European Champions, Tony Edwards, the current UK National Champion and several other top UK skippers including our very own MYA president Derek Priestley.
Along with the strong GBR entry there 76 skippers from 17 Countries taking part in the event which kicks off on Saturday 27th September with measurement and registration taking place before racing starts in earnest on Sunday afternoon with the seeding race in which Heat C looks like a good one to win with four GBR skippers involved.
From then on the racing will be of the highest standard with top skippers from all over the world looking to take the title of top European skipper.
Racing continues in the idyllic setting of Lake Garda until Friday afternoon when we will see a new European Champion crowned.
For more details and to follow the event as it unfolds please check out the event website - www.iomec2014italy.com
Good luck to all those involved, especially the GBR team.