{"id":6497,"date":"2025-09-13T08:41:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/?p=6497"},"modified":"2025-09-13T08:46:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:46:24","slug":"windsurfer-class-european-championship-punta-ala-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/en\/windsurfer-class-european-championship-punta-ala-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Windsurfer Class European Championship \u2013 Punta Ala, Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-431.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-431.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-431.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-431-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-431-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-431-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-431-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Windsurfer European Championship heats up as it <strong>reaches its halfway point<\/strong>, with two more course races completed this afternoon. All fleets have now sailed six races, with the exception of the Medium (B \u2013 Blue) category, which remains at five.    <\/p>\n<p>The <strong>provisional rankings<\/strong> are becoming clearer, thanks also to the introduction of the first discard after the fifth race.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6497 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-518.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-518-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-518-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-518-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-518-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-518-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-518.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-519.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-519-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-519-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-519-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-519-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-519-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-519.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In the <strong>women&#8217;s fleet<\/strong>, Valeria Zullo (ITA 1710, Tognazzi Marine Village) moved into the lead with a 4th and 3rd today, and by discarding her earlier disqualification in Race 2. Just three points behind is Benedetta Barone (ITA 230), who dominated the day with two race wins. In third place, tied on points with Barone, is 16-year-old Ilaria Marras (ITA 209), who led after the first four races but slipped back with two 10th-place finishes today.  <\/p>\n<p>Among the <strong>Lightweight (A)<\/strong>, Andrea Marchesi (ITA 017, Associazione Vela Sabazia) remains untouchable with five firsts and one second in six races. The fight for second is between Pascal Bugeaud (FRA 6069) and Marco Costagli (ITA 85), separated by only three points. <\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Mediums (B)<\/strong> are locked in a fierce battle: Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Duthil (FRA 1377) and reigning World Champion Alessandro Torzoni (ITA 90, LNI Olbia) are tied at the top with 6 points, while Eric Belot (FRA 397) is third, just three points behind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-449.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-449.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-449-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-449-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-449-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-449-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>Medium-Heavyweights (C)<\/strong>, the discard reshuffles the top 3: Cyril Dardashti (FRA 5611) holds the lead with five firsts and one second, mirroring Marchesi\u2019s scoreline in A. Fellow Frenchman Jean Philippe Delapierre (FRA 037) climbs into second thanks to two runner-up finishes today and by discarding his earlier disqualification. In third sits Italian legend Fabio Balini (ITA 211).  <\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Heavyweights (D)<\/strong> also saw a shake-up: Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Gautier (FRA 8, St Quentin) now leads, three points ahead of fellow Frenchman Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Boc-Ho (FRA 303, Wishbone Club Dinard). Finland\u2019s Juha Blinnikka (FIN 0006, Espoonlahden Surfittalli) lies third and remains firmly in the hunt for the podium. <\/p>\n<p>The championship now enters its decisive phase.<br \/>\nTomorrow, conditions permitting, it will be back on the water for new course race practice, with first starting signal at 11:00 a.m., and final slalom batteries.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-6497 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-558.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-558-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-558-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-558-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-558-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-558-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-558.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-557.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-557-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-557-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-557-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-557-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-557-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-557.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-556.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-556-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-556-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-556-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-556-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-556-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-556.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-544.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-544-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-544-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-544-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-544-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-544-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-544.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The day closed with the <strong data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"182\">Crew Dinner Party<\/strong> at the Bubula Restaurant: a super attended evening with a festive atmosphere, made special by a delicious menu that won over everyone present. A moment of merriment much appreciated by competitors and companions, which once again confirmed the excellent hospitality of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campingpuntala.it\">PuntAla Camp&amp; Resort<\/a> venue and the Punta Ala Sailing Center. <\/p>\n<p>Full rankings: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/EC25WSresults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/EC25WSresults<\/a><br \/>\nLive tracking MetaSail: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/EC25WSlive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/EC25WSlive<\/a><br \/>\nUpdated schedule and news: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/en\/european-windsurf-championship-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/regate\/campionato-europeo-windsurfer-2025\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-444.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-444.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-444.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-444-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-444-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-444-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Windsurfer-Class_European-Championship_Punta-Ala_2025-444-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Windsurfer European Championship heats up as it reaches its halfway point, with two more course races completed this afternoon. All fleets have now sailed six races, with the exception of the Medium (B \u2013 Blue) category, which remains at five. The provisional rankings are becoming clearer, thanks also to the introduction of the first [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iwca-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6497"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6531,"href":"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6497\/revisions\/6531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centrovelicopuntaala.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}