2023 South American Championship Day 1

The South American Championship is being organized by the VII District and hosted by the Centenary Iate Clube of Rio de Janeiro.

The fleet, made up of 21 boats, has teams from the Netherlands and Argentina, as well as great traditional sailors from the hosting club, such as John King, Peter Eduardo Siemsen, Alan Adler and Lars Grael, the latter two world champions.

The first 2 races were held in Guanabara Bay with winds of 10 to 13 knots from the south.

Lars Grael and Mauricio Bueno won the first race and young Antonio Moreira won the second regatta with his father Arcelio as his crew.

2 more regattas scheduled for today with wind forecast similar to yesterday.

Grael/Bueno lead South Americans on Day 1

In a battle of World Champions, Lars Grael and Mauricio Bueno lead Alaln Adler/Arthur Lopes after day 1 of the South American Championships, being sailed out of Iate Clube de Rio de Janeiro.  Third is the youth team of Antoni & Arcelio Moreira followed by Leandro and Lucas Altolaguirre of Argentina with Andre Vita Diomelli and Marcelo Sansone in 5th.  22 boats have registered for the event with racing to continue through Sunday.

Youth & Junior Star Sailors!  U30 Star Teams!

We would like to hear from you!
If you are considering attending this event, send an email so that we can help you with the entry process and provide you with support.

The Class will do our best to help with
·         Charter Boats – free or low-cost
·         Accommodation – free or low-cost
·         Reduced entry fees – discounted for U30 teams (if organizers agree to IGC policy)
·         Other support – transportation, vehicle, stipend etc...

Should you be serious about this event, we can certainly provide with a list of all benefits available for you and your team.  But we can only do this if we know you are coming, so:

Do not hesitate to reach out to the Class today with your specific needs, we might already be working on a solution.

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LEANDRO AND LUCAS ALTOLAGUIRRE WIN THE 2022 STAR SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY, ARGENTINA

The 2022 Star South American Championship, organized by the Yacht Club Argentino at the Dársena Norte, in Buenos Aires, ended today in a truly festive and competitive atmosphere for the 25-boat fleet and the 50 sailors who came here from around the world. Two races were sailed on the last day, thus completing the seven scheduled for the Championship. The sun and a north-westerly breeze of 15 knots with gusts to 20 towards the end, made this last day memorable for everyone.

FIRST WINDY DAY IN BUENOS AIRES FOR THE 2022 STAR SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

It was finally a windy day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the Yacht Club Argentino at the Dársena Norte is organizing the 2022 Star South American Championship with 25 teams fighting to win the silver star continental event of the year. The day started out with a joyful spirit, after the win of Argentina yesterday at the quarter final of the Football World Cup in Qatar, not so for the three Brazilians teams and the Dutch one there. Nevertheless, everyone was on the starting line at 1 pm, with a nice 15 knots Southeasterly breeze, a happy change to the light wind of the previous two days. The only tricky bit was the strong current against the wind, that complicated the starting procedures, with a couple of general recalls.

LIGHT WIND IN BUENOS AIRES ALLOWS ONE RACE ONLY AT THE 2022 STAR SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Only one race could be sailed today in Buenos Aires at the Yacht Club Argentino, Dársena Norte, for the 2022 Star South American Championship, with the start brought one hour forward due to a very light wind forecast. It was a very complicated day, extreme heat and a light breeze from the North, against the current, that stayed just under six knots.
 
Race three of the Championship started around 11am, and the best to interpret the very tricky conditions were Marcelo Fuchs and Arthur Lopes (BRA), with this bullet, they close the day in second place overall. Second in the only race of the day another Brazilian team, Mario Sergio de Jesus Jr and Pedro Trouche, fourth in the general ranking. Leandro and Lucas Altolaguirre, from Buenos Aires, confirmed yesterday’s leading position with a third place in today’s regatta. Third overall now are Fabian Mac Gowan and Mauricio Bueno (ARG), who had a bad day (14) after two very good races yesterday.