Yesterday the youngsters in our Optimist racing team returned from Termoli, where many of them did extremely well. This was the third and last leg in the Optisud trophy, with 109 starters in the junior category and 40 in the cadets.
On Saturday there was a somewhat gusty easterly wind of about 8 kn and current, but three heats were completed. Sunday it was extremely unstable with a lot of rain and wind between five and 14 kn; two heats were sailed. For the young Mascalzones their work very good partial results all round, as the classification makes clear: a lot made it into the first 10 of their heats. Worth mentioning above all is the performance of Christian who with a 2-bfd-8-5-4 came eighth, followed in 16th place by Davide with 3-13-9-9-10. Among the girls, Ilaria turned in a consistent performance and after the three legs of the championship came fourth among the goals overall and made the podium.
These results pay back the instructors Salvatore and Luigi for their joint efforts that ensure the continuity of training for the young Mascalzones.
The entire team was there except for Salvatore, who injured himself playing soccer just before setting out. And the great little Tommaso was back after being away from the racecourses since the beginning of January. He finished all the races and finished in front of around 30 boats. Really a great example of determination and the will to win.