The European Championships of the two Olympic Laser Classes as well as the non-Olympic Laser Radial men begins today in las Palmas ESP on the Gran Canaria island. In the past days and during the Practice Race yesterday, a fresh breeze and big waves from the Atlantic Sea prevailed.
A top quality Laser Standard fleet with 129 participants from 39 nations and 5 continents will be on the starting line today. The same is true for the Lasers Radial women with 99 participants from 34 nations and 5 continents. The Laser Radial men's fleet consists of 42 participants from 16 nations.
The official preview and the weather forecast announcing a fresh breeze until at least Tuesday.