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A stunning 25 knots of breeze greeted the 470 Men and Women fleets contesting the final race 11. Some of the best conditions of the Championship, as the breeze bounced off the cliffs in the north east corner of the lake.

The 470 Men Gold, Men Silver and Women’s fleets were again out on the race track early, to take advantage of the breeze.

Day 4 at the International 420 Class Association Coaches and Sailors Clinic at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour saw the breeze increase, enabling everyone to really put their new skills to the test.

Race day 4 and the 470 Class hit the race track early for an 0800 hours start in the hope of getting back on track after missing a day of racing yesterday.

An early race programme for the three hundred and two sailors in the 420 fleet meant an abrupt 0530 hours wake-up call ahead of an 0800 hours scheduled start.

As Argentina’s Lucia Miranda laughed after her win in race 3 today, "You need two brains and four eyes!"

The first International 420 Class Coaches and Sailors Clinic kicked off on Wednesday 9 August at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston, Canada - home of the 1976 Olympic Sailing Competition.

Day one of racing at the 2017 420 and 470 Junior Europeans started, was abandoned and then got back into full swing with all fleets completing two races.

A parade of nations through the narrow cobbled streets of Riva del Garda brought the 468 sailors from 25 nations together in a welcome celebration ahead of racing getting underway at the 2017 420 and 470 Junior European Championships.

Fraglia Vela Riva hosted the 67th Intervela Regatta as a warm-up event to the 2017 420 Junior European Championships which takes place from 6-13 August 2017.