The champion of Europe has been the German Mewes Wieduwild, completing the podium with Maltese Richard Schulteheis and Italian Paolo Peracca. In girls, Italian Gaia Bergonizi gets the gold. The podium is completed with the Maltese Antonio Schulteheis and the Greek Melina Pappa (Pep Portas).

The European Optimist Championship in the Italian waters of Crotone is closed and it does so with the Spanish team achieving a good note highlighting the Iset Segura which ends in the top ten of Europe (11 in absolute absolute) after having been fighting until the last race for a podium square. The Catalan has achieved good partials throughout the 10 completed tests, those envisaged in the program, highlighting in its beginnings marking 2-3. Today, in the first test of the day, Segura has been sure of its possibilities and has marked a 6 that makes it close its participation with 102 points.Alicia Fras and Carmen Losantos they have offered their best version on most occasions, although in the end they have not been able to initiate it in the absolute general. Fras ends 13 of Europe (17 absolute) and Losantos does so in 36 (38 absolute).

In guys, Jordi Lladó has been the best Spanish in Europe ending in the 13th square (15 absolute). In his locker are two good partials 3 and 4. The first one obtained on the first day, the second test, and the second on the first of the third day.Orange Rubenwho was fighting for a podium stand today, has not had the luck of face as the wind conditions have not been their best ally. Italy is fired at the 15th place in Europe (17 absolute). Five good partials have marked the canary: 4-2-3-2-5, in the ten tests. One post behind Orange is over Arnau Gelpí (18 absolute), while José Torronjo is classified in position 22 (25 absolute) and Enrique Urios does 45 (51 absolute).

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4th Day: Spanish Plenum that puts 5 boys and 3 girls in the "gold" groups

These are the distributions of the Gold, Silver and Bronze Groups of both boys and girls (in the latter there is only gold and silver), which the Italian European Organization has provided us after the fourth day. In the group of gold boys Ruben Naranjo (4th), Jordi Llado (11th), José Toronjo (12th), Arnau Gelpí (16th) and Enrique Seattle (53rd) have been placed. The girls who will be at the very end of the gold group are Iset Segura (12th), Alicia Frass (21st) and Carmen Losantos (27th).

Splendid day in Crotone, completing four sleeves (Alessandro Loria)

The complete results are as follows:

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3rd Day: Torronjo (M) and Segura (F) the best of the Navy

Maltese Richard Schultheis and Greek Melina Pappa are the leaders after the third day of the Optimist European Championship, which is taking place in the Italian town of Crotone. The fleet already saw that today's day was also going to be long and complicated. At two o'clock in the afternoon the fleet could not go out to the race field. After all three, the first test of the day could be started with a north component wind, which has been between 16 and 18 knots of intensity.

The grancanary José Torronjo is tenth in the general (Pep Portas).

All right, the boys, especially Ruben Orange, who go up on the table until the tenth place, while José Torronjo is still up, but he's eighth, a place less than the second day (yesterday). The regatist of Gran Canaria signed today 18-3 and the Andalusian 3-8. For Arnau Gelpí Runeno they have been the best conditions for him, and while today he has collected good numbers (15-9) the resolution, reopening of protests and results of his opponents, plus the discard makes the Catalan continue to fall. Gelpi closes the day at position 16.

In girls, who have only completed one test today, Iset Segura is down two posts... today it's done 24, and it's 8th in the general. Alicia Fras is the one who got the best partial today. The Cambrils has achieved a 13, which means that after discards it will remain at 20 with 48 points. Carmen Losantos 38 and occupies 22 of the general with 49 points (Pep Portas).

The other two Spaniards: Lladó (22-50 pts.) concluded fourth of his group in the first test (in the second it has not been able to exceed position 16)... in the same line has been shown Enrique Urios (37-72 pts.), although the first test has remained. After several general calls and black flag exit the Valencian fell off-line so the BFD was going to weigh like a slab. In the second, 'Quicorras' it showed its high level, with a good way out and making an almost perfect tour, which allowed it to conclude sixth.

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2016- JORNADA 3 - CHICAS- EUROPEAN OPTIMIST RESULTS - CROTONE

Day 2: The conditions reduced the second day to one sleeve

The second day of the European Optimist in Italian waters of Crotone has been marked by the strong wind conditions, reaching the 30 knots of intensity of the North component that has forced the race committee to a five-hour land deferral. The hours passed and the situation did not improve in the field of races with waves up to 3 meters and wind that came to record points above 30 knots. At about 4: 00 hours Delta was set up and almost an hour later it was the departure to the fleet of yellow group girls with Carmen Losantos and Alicia Fras. Both have not been able to offer their best image and the marked partials (17 Losantos and 21 Fras) have passed a little bill to the provisional general. The canary is 17 and the Catalan is 38.

Wind knots were an insurmountable obstacle to judges (Pep Portas)

As for the boys, there has been everything, and today's conditions for one of them have not been the best ally, especially for Arnau Gelpí (18) who has seen five posts lose. Yesterday he finished fourth and figuara in the ninth square. The Andalusian José Torronjo, signing a 10, raises a position on the table and is seventh. In the back, Jordi Lladó (9) improves something, occupies position 24; Ruben Naranjo now passes to 27, thanks to a good race that has allowed him to achieve a second meritorious position, while Enrique Urios (12) has also improved something for what remains in Square 38.

Iset Segura is maintained in the sixth female square, Arnau Gelpí is down three posts, while José Torronjo reaches the seventh square

The Greek Vasileios Livas assumes command in boys, counting 15 points, the same as the malt Richard Schultheis, yesterday leader. In girls, the Swedish Alice Moss is leader with 12 points, followed by two Italians: Gaia Bergenini and Anna Pagnnini.

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2016- JORNADA 2-CHICAS-EUROPEAN OPTIMIST RESULTS CROTONE

Day 1: Good start of the Navy

The Crotone European Championship closes the first of the five days planned and does so with a very good taste of mouth for Spain, although only the championship has started and there is a lot left, but the sensations have been good. Three of the eight Spanish regatists close the day at the top ten: In boys, Arnau Gelpí is placed fourth and José Toronjo eighth, while in girls Iset Segura is sixth. In the female classification, since the fleets are separated in the European, Carmen Losantos occupies the 16th place while Alicia Fras does so in place 41. In boys, Jordi Lladó appears in position 32; Ruben Naranjo in the 40 and Enrique Urios does in the 48.

Three Spanish regatists finish the day at top ten: Arnau Gelpí is placed fourth and José Toronjo eighth in boys, while Iset Segura girls is sixth. Good positions for the other five members of the Spanish combined, after the first day in which three tests have been completed

Gelpí has been very regular and constant, there he went from less to more but that is always among the top ten of his group. In the first test he signed a 7, then a 5 and ended up with a 3. These good numbers of Spanish make the triple tie to 19 points with the Argentine Miguel Lucas and the Slovak Strahovinik Gasper is in his favor. Nor has the Iset Segura script changed: regular, constant and among the top ten of its group. The only difference with Gelpí is that the Catalan has gone from more to less (2-4-10).

Meritoria performance of the Spanish optimists in the inaugural day (Pep Portas).

The Canary Islands Carmen Losantos has marked two very good partials. In the first test he signed an eighth job and in the third and last a seventh. As far as the second test was concerned, he remained at 20 in his group, shared with Alicia Fras. The Catalan could be much higher since in the first and third tests its numbers were top ten (4-10) but in the second test, with many general calls and black flag output, Fras was on off-line and BFD, so it fell to post 41. A partial that does not fit the level that Fras has offered today. Torronjo, for his part, has also played a prominent role, eighth in general thanks to the 8-6-5 partials. Lladó has repeated positions in the first and third test, 17, but in the second it has been perfect to achieve a third. The canary Rubén Naranjo has given him the partial in the second test (39) but in the two previous has offered a good image in his group with 4-6. Enrique Urios has not become his day, although his numbers are not bad: 13-16-25.

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2016- JORNADA 1-CHICAS-EUROPEAN OPTIMIST RESULTS CROTONE

Previous 2: Start the European

There is no longer any time for testing, the time for the 290 regatists from 46 countries in the European Optimist that begins their English morning Sunday, July 17 and will end next Thursday 21. A record in an optimist European with 32 countries that opt for the European title (they belong to Europe) and 14 from different points on the international panorama. Spain closed its last steps yesterday, so the day was dedicated to the control of the measurement of ships, candles and material, as well as the inscriptions.

Magda Resano, who has seen the "boys very well," although he points out that "the European begins tomorrow, and there is a lot of championship left ahead"

The harsh wind conditions that prevailed yesterday, of a North component and that reached over 35 knots of intensity, forced the equipment's plans to change, so the last test has occurred today, with good sensations for the eight members of the Spanish team. The Spanish regatists, with Enrique Urios (RCN Valencia); Arnau Gelpí (CN El Balís); José Toronjo (RCM Punta Umbria); Jordi Lladó (RCN Palma); Rubén Naranjo (RCN Gran Canaria); Carmen Losantos (RCN Gran Canaria), Alicia Fras (CN Cambrils) and Iset Segura (CN El Balís), have been satisfied after the three training that he has been able to do in Crothone, although all of them are very cautious given the highest level of Italy.

Previous 1: Spain is already in Italy

Enrique Uríos del Real Club Náutico de Valencia is the only component of the Spanish Team that has not reached Crotone.

The Spanish team of Optimist, formed by Arnau Gelpí (CN El Balís); José Toronjo (RCM Punta Umbria); Jordi Lladó (RCN Palma); Rubén Naranjo (RCN Gran Canaria); Carmen Losantos (RCN Gran Canaria), Alicia Fras (CN Cambrils), second and Iset Segura (CN El Balís), have today closed their second day of training in Italian waters of Crothone, the seat of the European championship that starts this Friday, with the opening ceremony, ending on July 22. Enrique Uríos has yet to be incorporated.

A total of 46 countries will be in competition, of which 33 are European.

The Spanish expedition arrived on Monday night. On yesterday's day and after riding ships and preparing material they went out to the field for the first contact. Today the training has been somewhat more intense, though as Magda Resano has emphasized "we have focused on training in the hours it was hotter, as it's going to be something we're going to have to get used to, and if we don't adapt to this weather we can have a very bad time.". On the other hand, and after that first contact and today a somewhat deeper training, the team has also focused on the speed and know the field. A very positive assessment of the Spanish technical body, forming by Magda Resano and Kiko Echo, after a brief analysis on the ground and in which all the regatists have been quite satisfied, but aware of some important elements: the heat and the type of wave, very typical of the Mediterranean.

Planning of the European Championship

Saturday 16 / JUL- Opening ceremony
Sunday 17 / JUL- Regats
Monday 18 / JUL- Regats
Tuesday 19 / JUL- Regats
Wednesday 20 / JUL- Regatas
Thursday 21 / JUL- Regats and Closing Ceremony

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