Mina Mobekk and Nicolo Renna crowned in Patras

15/05/2023

The medal race is sometimes a cruel race format and does not always reward the most regular competitors of the week... This was demonstrated on Sunday in Patras, Greece, during the last day of the iQFOil European Championships, where the Norwegian Mina Mobekk and the Italian Nicolo Renna won.

The wind is still blowing hard this Sunday in Patras, Greece for the last day of the iQFOil European Championships with gusts up to 40 knots. The medal races were scheduled for around midday, but were put on stand-by and it was in the early afternoon, when the wind eased slightly, that the competitors finally set off. The Norwegian Mina Mobekk went through her quarter and then her semi-final and went on to challenge the great favourite, the Israeli Sharon Kantor. Very fast, NOR-332 held on to ISR-390 and finally won, with Emma Wilson from England taking the 3rd place on the podium. Eliminated at the doors of the final, the French Hélène Noesmoen comes back from far and takes a nice 4th place.

In the men's category, the Italian Nicolo Renna also decided to give it his all, a strategy that allowed him to meet Sebastian Koerdel and Kiran Badloe in the final. After a very good start, ITA-150 took the lead of the race and was never caught by Koerdel, the Italian also making the prognosis lie. Disqualified for a premature start in the final, Kiran Badloe takes the 3rd place of this event in front of the French Nicolas Goyard, always present on the big events.
The iQFOil European Championships are coming to an end with lessons learned for many and new bases to work on before the World Championships in the Netherlands this summer...

 

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Source: iQFOil Class
Photos: Sailing Energy

tags: iQFOil European Championships Patras Mina Mobekk Nicolo Renna

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