OM INTERNATIONAL LEDRO MATCH RACE DAMIAN MICHELIER IS THE WINNER OF THE 11TH EDITION

Even during the final day of the OM International Ledro Match Race, valid for the World Match Racing Tour, the weather did not betray expectations: the Ora, although weaker and unstable than Friday and Saturday, allowed the Race Committee chaired by Fabio Barrasso to complete the program set by the Notice of Race.

The winner was the French skipper Damian Michelier (with him Thomas Galliache and Hugo Roche) who, having beaten a comeback James Pinder (Arthur henderson and Jamie Webb) in the semifinal (3-2), struggled less than expected to regulate a combative Will Boulden (Nicholas Conor and Mashlan Connor), who reached the final yesterday evening thanks to the success obtained on the Polish Igor Tarasiuk (Krzysztof Mazecki and Rafal Kuszka), who nevertheless had the satisfaction of getting on the third step of the podium thanks to the success he had on Pinder in the little final.

In the meantime, through a series of direct matches, the lower part of the ranking had been defined, with Rocco Attili (with him Ludovico Mori and Giulio Tamburini) ending fifth in front of Dave Hood, Mati Sepp, finished off the podium after be on it during the last three editions, Riccardo Sepe (Gianluca Perasole and Simone Tagliatela), Meghan Thomson, Jon Eriksson, Celia Willison and Jean Baptiste Bernaz.

“Il Ledro did not disappoint expectations and the same can be said of the Associazione Vela Lago di Ledro: if in the first case we can say we are lucky, in the second we must be proud of the effort made during this weekend – commented Camilla Baruzzi, president of the Associazione Vela Lago di Ledro, who then added – Heartfelt

to Damian Michelier and his crew and thanks to the Race Officials who have allowed a fast and regular event. The appointment with the match race is for 2023, while now we are starting to work on the Ledro Snipe-Trofeo Renzo Gnuffi event, scheduled between 23 and 24 July, so it will be time for the European Team Race Optimist Championship, scheduled between 23 and 28 August “.