Sailors from CVPA, Mar Gil, kicks off with strength at the 49er FX European

Club de Vela Port d’Andratx’s sailor, Mar Gil, has begun the olympian classes European Championship with force, achieving a significant second place at the inaugural race of the 49er FX class alongside her partner Stella Enríquez, from Real Club Náutico de Vigo.

The race was carried out with a slightly increasing wind up to good conditions and a calm sea, which did not prevent the Spanish crew to sign an excellent performance in this start of the Championship, which is celebrated until June 8th, at the Gulf of Thermaikos, in front of the Thessaloniki city.

The European reunites 111 teams, of which 30 are 49er FX ships coming from 17 countries, in the first great continental event of the new olympic cycle towards the Games of Los Angeles 2028.

The expected meteorological conditions point out to medium winds and a plain sea during the rest of the week, ideal for a competition that is celebrated in the historical waters from which, in Alejandro Magno’s era, expeditions that marked the Mediterranean’s destiny were carried out.