Mateu / De Maqua (Absolute), Kerkezou / Giannouli (Female) and Cindolo / Dogliotti (Sub17), Glimm / Madudeira (Joint) and Rodenhausen / Becker (Sub17 F), the winners (Photo Andrea Lelli)

The World Championship of Class 420 has ended this Saturday at the facilities of the Real Club de Regatas de Alicante, in which a total of 278 crews from 22 countries have participated.

The world's leading champions by category have been: In Absolute the Spanish Pol Mateu and Alejandro de Maqua; in Joint the Brazilians Gustavo Glimm and Luisa Madudeira; in Féminas the Greek Iakovina Kerkezou and Danel Giannouli; in Sub17 the Italians Alessio Cindolo and Marco Doglioti and in Sub17 the German Esther Rodenhausen and Luisa Sophie Becker.

In category Absolute double Spanish podium, gold and silver. The Catalans Mateu and De Maqua were proclaimed mathematically in after the eleventh test, yet they went out to sail in the last manga without taking risks and without pressure... the canaries Miguel Ángel Morales and Alejandro Martín - world subchampions up to 17 in 2022 - repeated the silver medal now absolute, after well defending their second place on the final day in which the Greek Dimitrios and Nikolaos Sourlatzis were octuros for a tenth place.

It has been a splendid world championship in which a total of 12 sleeves were held, 6 in the Previa phase and 6 in the Final phase and all the crews ruled out the worst test. It has been an open championship where there have been conditions of all kinds, soft winds in most days but also with medium winds in the middle of the championship.

Final Classification 420 Absolute
1.Mateu / De Maqua (ESP), 65 points
2.Morales / Martín (ESP), 87
3.Sourlatzis / Sourlatzis (GRE), 100

Total final classification 420
1.Glimm / Madudeira (BRA), 109 points
2.Combet / Dean (FRA), 129
3.Sykes / Sykes (USA), 163

Final Women's Classification 420
1.Kerkezou / Giannouli (GRE), 26 points
2.Gonçalves / Vassel (BRA), 41
3.García de la Casa / Ventura (ESP), 51

Final Classification Sub17
1.Cindolo / Dogliotti (ITA), 74 points
2.Michalopoulos / Stromatias (GRE), 80
3.Rodenhausen / Becker (GER), 81

Sub17 Female Classification
1.Rodenhausen / Becker (GER), 81 points
2.Dominguez / Amenerio (ESP), 158
3.Correale / Vianzone (ITA), 162

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2023-07-28: Mateu-De Maqua (M) and Kerkezou-Gioannouli (W), 420 world champions in Alicante

In the absence of a day to finish the World Cup in Alicante, the first medals are confirmed... Brazilian Gonçalves and Vassel also secure silver in Féminas (Photo Andrea Lelli)

Two crews have been proclaimed, in the waters of Alicante, world champions of 420 prematurely. It is a Spanish crew formed by Pol Mateu and Alejandro de Maqua in absolute category and the Greek Iakovina Kerkezou and Danae Giannouli in females. The Sub17 is still open with three crews with world title options.

The Catalans Mateu and De Maqua take the relief to another Spanish crew, that of the Andalusian brothers Fernando and Carlos Flethes, champions of the world 2022 in Hungary.

Mateu and De Maqua left with a good income, in the first test they did a 16, as they ruled out and in the second one a fifth. This, together with the second ones, the Canaries Miguel Ángel Morales and Alejandro Martín made a 20 and a 6, caused the Catalan to be mathematically proclaimed champions regardless of the result they do in the only test of tomorrow. After today's day the third position is occupied by the Greek Dimitros and Nikolaos Sourlatzis. The two remaining squares of the podium are still in the air and there are in fourth position at the stalking of the Canaries Jaime Ayarza and Mariano Hernández, six points from the podium. The Brazilian leaders Gustavo Glimm / Luis Madudeira.

Also in the female category the Greek Iakovina Kerkezou and Danae Giannouli have been confirmed as world champions after an exceptional week, where they collided from the first day, along with the Majorcan María Perelló and Marta Cardona, but where they were able to stay in the lead and win in the absence of a last test. The silver is also confirmed and goes to Brazil with Joana Gonçalves and Gabriela Vassel. The struggle now focuses on bronze between two Spanish crews, the Catalan Nora García de la Casa and Mariona Ventura occupy the third position, which will be played with the canaries Paula and Isabel Laiseca, which are currently four to nine points of the podium.

The Italian crews dominate in the Sub17 category, although it is all open and with three crews with victory options. Alession Cindolo and Marco Dogliotti have regained the leadership they will try to defend on the last day, although their compatriots Lisa Vucetti and Vittoria Bonifacio, who have won today's two sleeves, have presented their candidacy for the title, both depend on themselves to be champions. On the contrary, the Germans Hanne Wehlre and Finn Meichle have fallen to the third square two points from the leaders after performing an 11 and a 36. The first female crew is also the German of Esther Rodenhausen and Luisa Sophie Becker. Tomorrow more from 1: 00 p.m.

Classification 420 Absolute
1.Mateu / De Maqua (ESP), 49 points
2.Morales / Martín (ESP), 78
3.Sourlatzis / Sourlatzis (GRE), 89

Classification 420 Female
1.Kerkezou / Giannouli (GRE), 20 points
2.Gonçalves / Vassel (BRA), 29
3.García de la Casa / Ventura (ESP), 41

Classification 420 Sub17
1.Cindolo / Dogliotti (ITA), 63 points
2.Vucetti / Boniface (ITA), 64 points
3.Wehlre / Meichle (GER), 65 points

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2023-07-27: The duos of Spain, Greece and Germany begin to command in the 420 World Cup in Alicante

Mateu / De Maqua (Absolute), Kerkezou / Giannouli (Female) and Wehrle / Meichle (Sub17), leading crews after the first day of Finals (Photo Andrea Lelli)

The final phase of the 420 World Championship, which is held until Saturday in the waters of Alicante, has started with the first of the three days of the end, and where the dance of positions has started, after the holding of three tests and where the Spanish and German crews have already started to head in the categories Absolute and Sub17 and in Féminas the only Greek ones that maintain the leadership.

In the Absolute category the Spanish have put the direct one. The Catalans Pol Mateu and Alejandro De Maqua are the new leaders, an 8-11-2 has raised them to the first position and also have a good income to ensure at least the medals in the absence of three sleeves. Mateu and De Maqua draw 18 points in the second, the canaries Miguel Ángel Morales / Alejandro Martín; 19 to the third, the Americans Freddy Parkin and Asher Beck, who after winning the first test, in the second they did a 30, losing the lead and 31 points to the rooms, the baleares Ian Walker / Fernando Barceló.

Only in the female category are Greek Iakovina Kerkezou and Danae Giannouli able to stand firm leaders from the initial day. They haven't made a single mistake, which is a guarantee. Although they cannot be trusted, since they have the Brazilian Joana Gonçalves / Gabriela Vassel second only 8 points and a little further away are the Spanish Nora García de la Casa / Mariona Ventura. The Canaries Paula and Isabel Laiseca, who held the second position five points from the Catalan, are temporarily outside the podium.

In Sub17 the Germans Hannes Wehrle and Finn Meichle have set up leaders thanks to a day where they have been able to maintain regularity with a 9-5-4. While the Italians Alessio Cindolo / Marco Dogliotti, who were the great dominators in the Classification Phase, were too irregular and after performing an 11-1-25, they went down to the second position. The third square is for the Italians Giulia Schultze / Andrea Tomasso Vichi, who won the first test of the day and took the leap to the podium. In Sub17 Women are the first German Esther Rodenhausen / Luisa Sophie Becker. For tomorrow more in Alicante waters

Absolute Classification
1.Mateu / De Maqua (ESP), 35 points
2.Morales / Martín (ESP), 53
3.Parkin / Beck (USA), 54

Female Classification
1.Kerkezou / Giannouli (GRE), 15 points
2.Gonçalves / Vassel (BRA), 23
3.García de la Casa / Ventura, 32

Sub17 classification
1.Wehrle / Meichle (GER), 36 points
2.Cindolo / Dogliotti (ITA), 49
3.Schultze / Vichi (ITA), 55

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2023-07-26: USA and Greece continue to command in the 420 World Cup in Alicante

The American Parkin / Beck and the Greek Kerkezoy / Giannouli stand in the leadership of the 420 World Cup after a hard day... for their part Parkin / Beck (USA) command in Joint Absolute, Kerkezou / Giannouli (GRE) in Féminas and Cindolo / Dogliotti (ITA) in Sub17... today three tests have been held in all categories (Photo Andrea Lelli)

The third day of the 420 World Championship, which is held in the waters of Alicante, has served to close the Classification Phase and from tomorrow Thursday will be given way to the Final Phase, where the crews classified in the Gold Group will fight for the world podiums in the Absolute / Joint, Female and Sub17 categories.

In the Absolute / Joint category, the American Freddie Parkin and Asher Beck have managed to complete the Classification Phase as leaders, although they did not start well the day as they did not take part in the first manga - fourth of the global and they discounted - but were compensated in the other two where they made a fifth and a second.

They are followed by the Spanish Pol Mateu / Alejandro de Maqua, who are second in general after a 4-6-1, placing themselves at four points of the Americans, who cannot fail again. Third are New Zealanders Joe Leith / Joshua Ferrissey to five of the leaders.

It is worth noting that the Mallorquins Ian Walker and Fernando Barceló, who led the general after five sleeves, are now only one point away from the podium and the lanzaroteños Miguel Ángel Morales and Alejandro Martín are five, three points from the medal posts.

In the female category the Greek Iakovina Kezkezou and Danae Giannouli are showing very strong and regular from the beginning of the championship. There are still leaders with solvency after a quarter and a second position that keep them in their heads and opening a six-point gap over the two Spanish crews that continue to occupy the second and third positions.

The Canarias Paula and Isabel Laiseca and the Catalan Nora García de la Casa and Mariona Ventura are tied to 15 points, and are consolidated within the group of podium favorites in the absence of three days, and to continue to fight for the title.

Maximum equality in the Sub17 category with the Italians Alessio Cindolo and Marco Dogliotti, who remain leaders, but tied to points competing with the Germans Hannes Wehrle / Finn Meichel. In third position, five points from the head, are the Greek Athanasios Lachanis / Socrates Chamarias.

From Thursday to Saturday, the final phase will be held to which the first 44 crews classified in the Classification Phase will be passed to the Gold Group in Absolute / Joint; in Féminas, they will be moved to Gold 32 and in Sub17, 44. A total of six tests are scheduled.

Global Provisional Classifications 420

Absolute / Joint
1.Parkin / Beck (USA), 15 points
2.Mateu / De Maqua (ESP), 19
3.Leith / Ferrissey (NZL), 20

Female
1.Kerkezou / Giannouli (GRE), 9 points
2.Laiseca / Laiseca (ESP), 15
3.García de la Casa / Ventura (ESP), 15

Sub17
1.Cindolo / Dogliotti (ITA), 18 points
2.Wehrle / Meichele (GER), 18
3.Lachanis / Chamarias (GRE), 23

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2023-07-25: The United States and Greece take over the 420 World Cup in Alicante

Lideran Parkin / Beck (USA) in Absolute / Joint, Kerkezou / Giannouli (GRE) in Féminas and Cindolo / Dogliotti (ITA) in Sub17... to note that today three tests have been held in all categories (Photo Andrea Lelli)

Second day of the World Championship of Class 420, which is held in the waters of Alicante, by the hand of the Real Club of Regata... in which the sleeves planned in all categories have been disputed... so a discard has already come into play to the worst result.

In the category Absolute and Mixed, the American crew formed by Freddy Parkin and Asher Beck head the general, after performing a second, a first and a fifth, the latter being provisionally discarded. Parkin and Beck, who sail in the red group, alone lead the general with three points. From there, a quadruple tie to four points from the second to the fifth square, in which are involved the Italians Flavio Fabbrini / Mateo Maione, who won the last test in the blue group; the Cantabros Ignacio and Miguel Albo, who also won the last sleeve in the red group, but cannot fail in any more evidence, as their discard is 33; the Italians Livia Ciampinelli / Nicola Brunotti, who won the first in the blue and the Germans Gericke / Xaver in the red, who made two seconds in the red.

In Féminas, the Greek Iakovina Kerkezou and Danae Giannouli are already alone leaders, after the Majorcan María Perelló and Marta Cardona, with whom they collided, have not held on this second day, falling to the tenth square. Kerkezoy and Giannouli sailed without complexes and scored a 3-2-1.

The ones that also sailed beautifully were the Spanish Paula and Isabel Laiseca, which are second only two points from the Greek. The canaries marked a 1-4-2, and do not lose sight of the leadership. Tercers, tied with the second, are the Croats Noela Petesic / Petra Gamrace, who made a first and a second just to start the day. At one point, in fourth position, with the views on the podium, are the Catalan Nora García de la Casa / Mariona Ventura.

In Sub17 the Italians Alessio Cindolo and Marco Dogliotti command in the general with 5 points. A third, an eighth and a second, serve to lead them alone with three points. From there, the Germans Hannes Wehrle / Finn Meichle, seconds and the Greeks Danae Miranda Aggelopoulou / Georgia Faviou, third parties are tied to six points.

Absolute / Joint (130 participants)
1.Parkin / Beck (USA), 3 points
2.Fabrinni / Maione (ITA), 4
3.Albo / Albo (ESP), 4

Femas (64 participants)
1.Kerkezou / Giannouli (GRE), 4 points
2.Laiseca / Laiseca (ESP), 6 p
3.Petesic / Gamrace (CRO), 6

Sub17 (83 participants)
1.Cindolo / Dogliotti (ITA), 5 points
2.Werlhe / Meichle (GER), 6 points
3.Aggelopoulou / Faviou (GRE), 6 points

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2023-07-24: Perelló-Cardona (Spain) and Kerkezou-Giannouli leaders of the 420 World Cup in Alicante

The complicated wind conditions have not allowed any tests to be disputed in Joint and Sub17 (Photo Andrea Lelli)

The 420 World Championship started on Monday in Alicante with complicated wind conditions that only allowed a test to be held in the two women's groups and which have been won by the Spanish Maria Perelló and Marta Cardona and the Greek Iakovina Kerkezou and Danae Giannouli.

The Regata Committees have left on time and after noon, when the first tests were scheduled, the whole fleet was at sea. The wind, of a southern component, has not been clean, with numerous roles and ups and downs of intensity.

However, one test per group could be completed in the female category. In the yellow, the Perelló and Cardona baleares, arrived in Alicante in the group of favorites, not in vain are champions of the youth world and absolute female subchampions, have shown their potential by winning their test. While in the blue, the leading European champions, Kerkezou and Giannouli, did so, with both crews leading the general with one point each, after the first day of competition.

The second square is occupied by Brazilian Joana Gonçalves / Gabriela Vassel (yellow) and Catalan Nora García de la Casa / Mariona Ventura (blue). While third are the Croats Noela Petesic / Petra Gamblrace (blue) and the Canaries Paula and Isabel Laiseca (yellow), who arrive in Alicante after declaring themselves the 29er world champions in 2022 and in 2023 have decided to jump to 420.

In the rest of the classes, there were two exits for the Azul and Amarillo groups, but finally the minimum conditions were not given and the Committee decided to suspend the test and at 15: 20 hours, the flag of placement on A was raised, which sent all the fleets to port, ending the day... tomorrow from the twelve more.

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2023-07-23: World 420: Spain, Greece and Germany favorite selections in Alicante

For Sunday, official training in water pliers (Photo Andrea Lelli)

The Real Club de Regatas de Alicante and the 420 International class organize the 420 World Championship with the participation of 278 crew members from 22 countries.

The participation is spectacular in which crews are represented from the five continents: Angola, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Germany, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey... the Spanish team is the largest with 42 ships, followed by Italy with 30 and Germany with 29.

In the World past held in 2022 in Lake Balaton (Hungary) the Absolute podium was entirely Spanish, with the Andalusian brothers Fernando and Carlos Flethes, gold; the Catalans Sebastián Riquelme and Miguel Pérez, silver and the baleares Ian Walker and Finn Dicke, bronze. Of the three crews, two will seek to repeat podium. The Flethes brothers will not defend the title, but those who will seek victory will be the other two crews, who are in Alicante.

Meanwhile, the current Sub17 World Champions in Hungary, the Germans Severin Gericke and Xaver Schwarz have made the leap to absolute category. Although the competition will be hard as there are also the second and third in the previous world, the canaries Miguel Ángel Morales and Alejandro Martín and the German Valentina Steinlen and Lea Adolph, third Sub17 and first female and they make the leap to the female category.

Just ten days ago, the 420 European Championship was held in Gydnia (Poland), with a win in Open of the Greek Iakovina Kerzkezou and Dannae Giannouli, and in Alicante they set out as great favorites to take the World Cup in the category of women. The Spanish Maria Perelló and Marta Cardona - silver in the 2022 World Cup - and the German Beeke and Siri Segger - bronze- will have as great rivals.

In Sub17 the Greeks Georgios Iraklis Michapoulos and Ion Stamatios Striomatias won the European in their category and now want to repeat the same success in the World Cup.

2023-07-22: A spectacular ceremony activates the beginning of the 420 World Cup in Alicante

More than 600 people participated in a parade on the Paseo de la Explanada, led by Mayor Luis Barcala and RCR President Alicante Miguel López Barrero (Photo Andrea Lelli)

The 420 class has landed in Alicante and has done so with the Opening Ceremony in which the more than 600 regatists, coaches and companions participated in the 420 World Championship Inaugural Parade in the center of the city of Alicante.

A tour along the Paseo de la Explanada was the chosen place for the 22 delegations to focus on one of the most crowded places in the city; walking the entire maritime front of the city until they reached the Auditorium of the Concha, when the authorities and organizers welcomed the participants and thus officially opened the 420 World Cup, which will be held in alicantine waters until next Saturday, July 29.

The days of Friday and Saturday are reserved for the measurements of the ships. On Sunday from 2: 00 in the afternoon, an official training race will be held at the edge of 12: 00 in the morning.the competition will start with three days of qualifying tests and from Thursday to Saturday the final phase will be held.

2023-07-21: Organised by the Real World Alicante Regatta Club of 420

Alicante will be the world capital of the pre-Olympic candle next week

The Real Club de Regatas de Alicante will host from tomorrow, until Saturday, July 29, the World Championship of Class 420, in the facilities of El Tyre in which 280 ships, 560 regatists and 60 coaches from 22 national teams will participate.

Class 420 is a light sailing boat, by couples, mixed and female distributed in three categories, Joint Absolute World Championship, Women's Championship and Sub17 Championship... the profile of the participants is mostly youth, 15 to 20 years old, quarry face the Olympic classes.

The championship program begins with the opening ceremony, scheduled for today, meeting point Kiosco Peret, at the beginning of the Explanade, from there the parade of national teams will travel the Paseo de la Explanada to the institutional event to celebrate in La Concha, where it is invited to participate all the citizens and visitors.