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2022 Star European Update Newsletter #2
Read the latest updates for the European Championship
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2022 Star European Newsletter update #1
Read the latest updates for the 2022 European Championships
Corona update | Event Schedule | Social Events | Sustainability
ENRICO CHIEFFI AND NANDO COLANINNO ARE THE 2021 STAR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS
On a very light wind day, so different from what we’ve seen so far in Split, Croatia, the Italian duo Enrico Chieffi and Nando Colaninno scored a bullet and second place that made them 2021 Star European Champions with a race to spare!!
They put their boat in the water this morning seven points behind Star Class President Hubert Merklebach and Kilian Weise (GER), who seemed unstoppable in the strong breeze. Today’s different conditions, shiftier wind from the North between 4 and 6 knots, didn’t sit well with the German team who discarded an 18 and scored a 12. Chieffi/Colaninno had a brilliant day with two amazing starts and an excellent at managing the race course of the difficult racecourse, it was the perfect day to win their first Star European title
MERKELBACH/WEISE DEFENDING THEIR LEADESHIP OF 2021 STAR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Warm sun and sea breeze from south-west at 12-15 knots, Day Two of the 2021 Star European Championship was very similar to Day One, confirming Split, Croatia as one of the best, and most reliable, sailing spots in Europe.
Race Three and Four are now in the scoreboard and the top spots of the provisional overall ranking have slightly changed. Not the leaders though, Class President Hubert Merkelbach and Kilian Weise (GER) strongly defended their position with another bullet in today’s first race and a sixth in the second, a bit trickier race, due to some major wind shifts. They are the second best of the day, behind Laser Olympic Silver medalist Tonci Stipanovic(CRO), who was fifth and first. He won the second race, with crew Tudor Bilic (CRO), fighting against their fellow countrymen Marin Misura and Tonko Barac who finished second. The latter had a modest advantage upwind, but Stipanovic/Bilic had a big hedge downwind and extended hugely on the last leg. They are respectively fifth and sixth in the overall ranking
Notice Board
Important Dates
| Monday, August 24, 2026 | |
| 1000-1800 | Registration |
| 1000-1800 | Inspection of Boats |
| 1000-1800 | Team Weigh-In |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | |
| 1000-1700 | Late Registration, Inspection, Weigh-In |
| 1000 | RaceSense Check-In Deadline (Vakaros Atlas 2) |
| 1255 | Practice Race |
| 1800 | All boats afloat |
| 1900 | Opening Ceremony (Dress Code: Blazer) |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | |
| 0900 | Skippers Meeting |
| 1055 | Warning Signal Race 1 |
| After Race 1 | Warning Signal Race 2 |
| After Racing | Social hour with snack and beer |
| Daily prize giving | |
| Thursday, August 27, 2026 | |
| 0900 | Skippers Meeting |
| 1055 | Warning Signal Race 3 |
| After Race 3 | Warning Signal Race 4 |
| After Racing | Social hour with snacks and beer |
| Daily prize giving | |
| Friday, August 28, 2026 | |
| 0900 | Skippers Meeting |
| 1055 | Warning Signal Race 5 |
| After Race 5 | Warning Signal Race 6 |
| After Racing | Social hour with snacks and beer |
| Daily prize giving | |
| Saturday, August 29, 2026 | |
| 0900 | Skippers Meeting |
| 1055 | Warning Signal Race 7 (no warning after 1500) |
| After Racing | Social hour with snacks and beer |
| TBA | Prize Giving Ceremony (dress code Blazer) |