The national combination achieved 11 meetings on 15 clashes in the previous league... in the final phase, in group C with Italy, Poland, France, Great Britain, Turkey, Sweden and Norway, two wins were recorded, compared to Turkey and Sweden.

The Optimist European Team Racing Championship was held in the Italian city of Ledro. The Spanish team that finally achieved bronze, has been formed by the baleares Pau Mesquida, Marta Cardona, Susana Bestard, Xavier García, all under the orders of the technician Jaume Genovart.

On the first day Spain was able to make full its four clashes, against Switzerland, Croatia, Portugal and Slovenia. A result that gave a more moral to the Spanish combination for the following meetings with a view to reaching semi-finals.

In the next day and closing that league of all against all, Spain was able to beat Germany, Ireland, Turkey, France, Sweden, the Netherlands and Norway, while it lost to Italy, Great Britain, Poland and Greece, with a total of 11 wins over 15 meetings which left our country in the third place, following the ranking of points obtained in these 11 victories. The first square was for Italy followed by Poland.

Spain was therefore part of the C-league, with countries as strong as Italy, Poland, France, Great Britain, Turkey, Sweden and Norway, achieving two wins: Turkey and Sweden.

These results, together with those obtained in the league of group D, led to the ranking and final classification, in which Spain achieved a brilliant third place. The champion of Europe Team Racing was Italy that returned to its domain as it has been doing in recent years. The silver was taken by Poland after a good performance in the previous liguilla.