The Catalan has been the second in the general and the best sub 21 in its class. Joaquín Blanco has finished tenth in Standard and Martino Kingdom, 14 in Female Radio (Photo Laura Carrau)

The European Laser Championship, which has taken place in Barcelona since 3 October, has ended with the dispute of the last two sleeves after which the new continental champions have been known. The best Spanish has been Marcelo Cairo, gold in category sub 21 in Male Radio and second in the general of its class. The Catalan Marcelo Cairo has proclaimed itself the male Laser Radio's sub-21 European champion in the European contest at the Barcelona International Sailing Center.

In the first race of the day, the Catalan has added a ninth and lost his favorite status. "I knew I was no longer so close, but in the second test I have given everything to the end," said Cairo, which has been made with silver in the general of the male radio and gold in category sub 21. The absolute European podium of its class is completed by Marcin Rudawski, first, and Dimitris Papadimitriou, third.

The British Nick Thomson is the new European champion of Laser Standard. In second position, the Italian Francesco Marrai has finished; New Zealand Andrew Mckenzie has been third.

The last day of competition has been resolved positively for Martina Kingdom that ends at the 13th of the Women's Laser Radio European Championship. The 2017 European champion of Laser Radio has been the Dutch Marit Bouwmeester. The podium has been completed by Anne- Marie Rindom, silver, and Vasilea Karachaliou, bronze.

Barcelona has fired with good wind the 333 regatists from 58 countries that have competed in the European Championship of Laser Standard, Female Radio and Male Radio. In total, the fleet has been able to fight 11 sleeves in six days of competition. The day has ended with the award of the Barcelona International Sailing Center.

07 / 10 / 2017: Marcelo Cairo del Nàutic Cambrils a step from European silver in radial laser

Catalan regatist Marcelo Cairo continues to defend the second position of the male Laser Radio. With an eighth and a first in today's tests, Cairo will tomorrow fight the last day with European silver very close. In addition, the athlete of Club Nàutic Cambrils sails as the best sub 21 of his class. In front of the classification, with only four points of advantage over Cairo, is Polish Marcin Rudawski. With a 57-point tie, the Greek Dimitris Papadimitriou occupies the third position to the detriment of the Spanish Antonio Coronilla.

Marcelo Cairo caresses European silver on male Laser Radio

At Laser Standard, Joaquín Blanco continues with his particular climbing and today ends the day from the 11th position. The regatist of the Royal Nautical Club of Gran Canaria, which today has done a 16 and a 21. The Croatian Tucci Stipanovic, who led the fleet until this morning, has fallen to second place. The Italian Francesco Marrai now occupies the first position and his compatriot Giovanni Coccoluto is third.

In the female radio Laser, the Spanish Martina Reino has completed a good day dating back to 11 places. A third position and a ninth in the tests of the day have catapulted him to post 15 of the provisional general. The Dutch Marit Bouwmeester continues to lead the fleet and today has achieved a 15-point advantage over the Danish Anne- Marie Rindom, second classified. The female radio podium is completed by the German Svenja Weger.

Tomorrow the Barcelona International Sailing Center will host the last day of the European Championship of the Laser Standard, Female Radio and Male Radio classes. The committee plans to carry out two sleeves. The award will be held at 6 p.m. in the vicinity of the Catalan centre.

06 / 10 / 2017: The Spanish fleet of male radial dominates in the European of Laser in Barcelona

Light and unstable wind day in the European Championship that is held at the Barcelona International Sailing Center until next Sunday, October 8. At 12.30 p.m. the committee has lowered the deferral flag on the ground and finally, with an east wind of 5 to 7 knots, the fleet has been able to complete the two sleeves planned for the first day of the final phase.

In the male Laser Radio category, the Spanish do not give truce to their rivals, among others, occupying the second to the fifth position. It highlights the performance of Catalan Marcelo Cairo, second in the general and best regatists sub21 of its class. Seventeen points ahead, lead the Polish fleet Marcin Rudawska and complete the provisional podium the Spanish Pau Schilt.

In Laser Standard, Joaquín Blanco goes up to the 12th of the Laser European Championship in Barcelona

The White Joaquin Canary continues to rise steps in the Laser Standard classification and is already in the 12 provisional position. The Spanish has recognized that this has been "a pretty good day" for him. "The first manga has gone very well, I have managed to get ahead of myself with a good way out and I have been able to maintain the position," said White. In the second race a bad way out and "a very strong role to right in the neck" have forced him to "remount" so that he does not take off the head group and has finished the test in eighteenth position.

In Laser Standard's gold group also sails Joel Rodríguez who was in position 14 yesterday but today has signed 29 and 41 that put him at the twenty-first position of the provisional general. For its part, the Croatian Tucci Stipanovic continues to lead the fleet along with the Italian Gioavanni Coccoluto, second, and New Zealand Andrew Mckenzie, third.

Martina Reino, in position 26, remains in front of the Spanish team of Laser Radio female. Today the Canary regatist has started the day by crossing the line of arrival of the first manga in sixth position but in the second test has added a 25. "The key is in the exits. So has my day: a good way out and I have finished first; a bad way out and I have been forced to go back," acknowledged the Kingdom. His partner, Fatima Reyes, has fallen to post 42 of the general who continues to lead the Dutch Marit Bouwmeester. The provisional podium is completed by Anne- Marie Rindom, second, and Tuula Tennanen, third.

Tomorrow the European Championship of Laser Standard, Female Radio and Male Radio will live its penultimate day. The European champions will meet on Sunday after the last two sleeves of the competition held at the Barcelona International Sailing Center.

05 / 10 / 2017: Second day in Barcelona of the European Laser Championship

Intense second day of navigation with three tests played today at the Laser European Championship that is held until Sunday 8 Octube in Barcelona. The regatists have sailed with a west wind of 12 to 15 knots on the last day of classification races. Tomorrow, Friday, the final phase will begin with the division of the fleet into the gold and silver groups.

In Laser Standard, the canary Joel Rodríguez maintained the position 15 of the general. After adding a quarter and a seventh in the first two sleeves, in the last one has crossed the arrival at post 32 but this result has been ruled out. For its part, Joaquín Blanco has climbed to the 17th position, only two points from Rodriguez. "It has been very hard, a very physical day," said White after knowing his position on the table. To his locker today he has added a 16, a 5 and a 6. White's discard is still the first race of the championship where he registered a 26. With a total of five disputed tests, the Croatian Tonic Stipanovic firmly leads the Laser Standard fleet next to the New Zealand Andrew Mackenzie, in second position and the Italian Giovanni Coccoluto, third.

After the European Laser classification phase, the Spanish fleet will be represented in the gold groups of the three categories in liza (Photo Laura Carrau)

The Canarian regatist Martina Reino has fallen from the fourth position to position 32 of the classification of Laser Radial with a summary of 21, 25 (discarded) and 23 in the three sleeves today. "Now it just remains to go up," he said. His partner Fatima Reyes, with only three points of difference, has finished the day at 33rd place in the General, thus certifying his entry into the gold group. The rivals to beat are Marit Bouwmeester, first, Anne-Marie Rindom, second, and Alison Young, third.

The strong wind that has been recorded in the male radio race field has led to a position dance that has resulted in a new provisional podium. Marcelo Cairo holds the third position behind Swiss Gregoire Peverelli, second. Polish Marcin Rudawski leads the fleet. With the already completed classification phase, four Spaniards hold top 10 positions in the male radio: Marcelo Cairo (3), Pau Schilt (6), Leopoldo Barreto (7) and Antonio Coronilla (8).

Tomorrow the European Championship of Laser Standard, Female Radio and Male Radio will begin its final phase with the three fleets divided into gold and silver groups. On the last day of competition, on Sunday, October 8, Barcelona will crown the best regatists in Europe.

04 / 10 / 2017: 333 laser of 58 countries in the European of Barcelona that has already begun

The Laser European Championship today celebrated its first day of navigation with a south-east wind of 7 knots average. The competition, which brings together 333 regatists from 58 countries in Barcelona, has been normal and the committee has been able to complete two tests for the Laser Standard, Laser Female Radio and Laser Male Radio. At the end of the day, the best Spanish representatives are Marcelo Cairo, second in Male Radio, Martina Reino, fourth in Female Radio and Ismael Iess, 11 in Standard General.

Martina Reino, regatist of the Royal Nautical Club of Gran Canaria, has completed the first day of competition in fourth position. While the day did not begin as the canarian would have liked, with a 12 in the inaugural championship test, the victory in the second manga has allowed it not to take off the head group. The first position, after the first day of race, is for Olympic gold medalist in Rio 2016, Marit Bouwmeester.

Spain has managed to place its regatists among the best athletes in the three classes that compete at the European Laser Championship in Barcelona (Photo Laura Carrau)

The Spanish Laser Radio coach, Lucía Reyes, has highlighted the performance of the Kingdom on a "complicated day, with many clouds and changes of pressure in the field." Reyes explained that the Canary regatist has starred in two "very good" exits and could even have achieved a better result in the first manga. "In the second, Martina has made a close-up book with which she has placed herself in the head although she has later had a bad time in the stern, because of the little wind she was blowing, and has had to fight to keep the post," Reyes said.

At Laser Standard, Canarian athletes are also the best Spanish players in the European Championship. Ismael Iess has finished the day at post 11 of the general and his compatriot Joel Rodríguez is in post 15. At the moment, Tonči Stipanovic, four times European champion, is at the head of the class.

In Laser Radial Male, the Spanish fleet is showing great dominance over its rivals, occupying four of the general's first five positions. With two sailed sleeves, the Israeli Yam Lauber leads the classification followed by the Spanish Marcelo Cairo, second, and Antonio Coronilla, third.

Tomorrow the Laser European Championship, which takes place in Barcelona and ends next Sunday, October 8, will live the last qualifying day, provided that a minimum of four tests have been completed. On Friday, the fleet is scheduled to be divided into gold and silver groups to start the final European series.