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European Youth ChampionshipsOle Schweckendiek from Kiel is the new European Champion!

Max Gasser

 · 07.07.2022

European Youth Championships: Ole Schweckendiek from Kiel is the new European Champion!Photo: EurILCA/Thom Touw Photography
The U19 European champions will already be on the hunt for their next title on Friday at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships in The Hague
The young sailor from the German Sailing Team secured the title in Greece on the final day. Eve McMahon from Ireland wins the girls' event

395 sailors were at the start in Thessaloniki and battled for the European Youth Champion title over a total of six days. After twelve races, Ole Schweckendiek from the Kiel Yacht Club came out on top in the boys' category. In the girls' competition, it was Ireland's Eve McMahon who came out on top with a 36-point lead over her rival Emma Mattivi from Italy.

In a celebratory mood: Ireland's Eve McMahon, who only took the lead from day five and ended up becoming the new European U19 champion by a clear marginPhoto: EurILCA/Thom Touw Photography In a celebratory mood: Ireland's Eve McMahon, who only took the lead from day five and ended up becoming the new European U19 champion by a clear margin

"The conditions were very difficult today, but I think I made the best of it," said Schweckendiek about the final, decisive day. He had started in second place overall and overtook the Greek Alexandros Eleftheriadis with a first and a 19th place, as the latter fell short of his expectations twice at the same time. Yogev Alcalay from Israel completed the podium.

In the meantime, the multiple German champion was already wearing the yellow jersey, but he started the final day from second placePhoto: EurILCA/Thom Touw Photography In the meantime, the multiple German champion was already wearing the yellow jersey, but he started the final day from second place

Willy Sörensen from Mühlenberger Segel-Club also placed in Europe's top ten, although he slipped back from third place to ninth. The best German girl at the Youth European Championships was Pia Conradi, who sailed to seventh place.

Video of the final day of the European Youth Championships

Click here for the complete results of the boys and here to the girls (please click!).

Downloads:

Single-handed dinghies: Finn dinghy, RS 100, Devoti One, Laser (pdf)

Laser in single-handed dinghy comparison (pdf)

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Max Gasser

Max Gasser

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Growing up just a few metres from the shores of Lake Constance, Max Gasser found himself on board the family's 15 dinghy cruiser at an early age, which was later replaced by a 30 dinghy cruiser from 1932. In the meantime, Gasser had already achieved his first successes in the Opti and switched to the Laser as part of the Baden-Württemberg state squad. After graduating from high school, he realised a childhood dream by buying a foiling Moth, which he now lives out in a newer boat. After freelancing for a local water sports magazine, he completed an internship at YACHT, which led to his traineeship and then to a job as an editor in the Wastersports Digital editorial team. As a representative of Gen Z and foiling, he feels particularly at home in all areas of sporty sailing.

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