Stanisław Trepczyński second after two days of the iQFOiL U23 Worlds in Puck. Poles win six races
After two days of the Under 23 World Championship in the Olympic iQFOiL class on the Bay of Puck, Stanisław Trepczyński lies second in the men's standings and Aleksandra Wasiewicz tenth among the women. Both sail for the Sopot Sailing Club and the Polish national squad.
In brief
Stanisław Trepczyński of Sopocki Klub Żeglarski is second among men after two days of the Under-23 iQFOiL World Championship on the Bay of Puck. Aleksandra Wasiewicz of Sopocki Klub Żeglarski is tenth among women. Sailors from Sopot won six races on Tuesday: three by Stanisław Trepczyński, two by Michał Maziarka and one by Leon Jankowski. The championship features 108 men and 40 women, and the medal series will take place on Saturday.
Tuesday was an exceptional day for the Polish team: sailors from Sopot won six of the races held. Trepczyński took three wins, Michał Maziarka two and Leon Jankowski one.
Four races a day, and a climb from sixth to second
Racing began on Monday 28 September in ideal wind and sunshine. On Tuesday the breeze held again and every fleet completed another four races.
Trepczyński moved from sixth to second in the course of the day.
- Consistent sailing on my part allowed me to move up from sixth to second place, which I am very happy about - said Stanisław Trepczyński.
Starts were the key, he explained: in slalom races they account, in his view, for 80 per cent of a successful race, and in a fleet this strong every second lost at the start can cost a great deal. From Wednesday he begins the final series and, as he stressed, it is all the more satisfying to be fighting for first place from second.
148 competitors, gold and silver fleets
The championship has drawn 108 men and 40 women. The final series starts on Wednesday, with the men split evenly into gold and silver fleets, while the women, given the smaller entry, continue to race as a single fleet.
The final series runs until Friday inclusive. On Saturday the top ten women and top ten men contest the medal series that decides the titles.
Sopot at the front of Polish youth sailing
Six race wins in a single day, all by sailors from one club, says something about where Polish Olympic windsurfing is developing today. The Sopot Sailing Club has the runner-up in the men's fleet, the tenth-placed woman and two more men capable of winning individual races against the best in the world in this age group.
The Bay of Puck helps: flat water and steady autumn wind reward outright speed and clean starts, precisely what Trepczyński described. Polish sailors have trained here for years, so on home water they hold an advantage that cannot be built in a week.
The final series standings will be known on Friday evening, the medals on Saturday.
Source: Gazeta Morska · Compiled by: Kamil Kusier
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