2023 ILCA U21 World Championship – Tangier, Morocco – Day 4

Tangier, Morocco – After the passing of last night’s storm the weather in Tangier continues to be unstable with passing rain showers and a strong west breeze on the racecourse. The beginning of autumn is unmistakable. Today three races were scheduled. On the race course there was a large swell and a shifty wind from the W-NW ranging between 10-12 knots with some gusts of 17 knots.

Today began the final series, dividing the ILCA 7 Men’s fleet between Gold and Silver. In race 1 the Gold fleet made a good first start with a constant wind from the northwest allowing Pietro Giacomoni from Italy to win the race in front of Stefan Elliott-Shircore from Australia.

2023 ILCA7 Men & ILCA 6 Women U21 World Championship – Tanger – Morocco 20 October, 2023 © OSGA_PHOTO 2023

In race 2 the conditions were similar to the previous race and in Men’s Gold fleet the race win was taken by Theodor Middelthon from Norway, closely followed by Australian Stefan Elliott-Shircore.

In ILCA 6 Women’s fleet the winner of race 2 was Carlotte Rizzardi from Italy.

The third and last race of the day for women was won by Italian Carlotte Rizzardi, however Eve McMahon from Ireland continues to be the first in the results list.

In the ILCA 7 Men’s Gold fleet the current top sailor is Finley Dickinson from GBR, very closely followed by Steafan Elliott-Shircore from Australia.

There are two more racing days left and the current podium looks as follows:
ILCA 6 Women’s fleet
1. Eve McMahon IRL 216111 with 29 points
2. Carlotta Rizzardi ITA 221459 with 35 points
3. Anja von Allmen SUI 220286 with 41 points

ILCA 7 Men’s fleet
1. Finley Dickinson GBR 221582 with 28 points
2. Stefan Elliott-Shircore AUS 198098 with 30 points
3. Oskar Madonich UKR 222721 with 32 points

As another intense sailing day comes to a close, the sailors find themselves eagerly looking forward to the tasteful pasta served at the boat park. Reflecting on the previous evening, it is evident that the mid-week dinner party, featuring typical Moroccan delicacies and soothing mint tea, was a highlight for all.