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A patience game on the final day of the 420 Junior European Championships in Spain on Tuesday 30 July, as teams were postponed ashore waiting for the breeze to fill in.

The penultimate day of racing on Monday 29 July at the 2019 420 Junior European Championship in Spain was crunch time for those wanting to position themselves in podium contention.

The light breeze continued on the race tracks off Vilagarcia, Spain on day 4 at the 2019 420 Junior European Championships with 9 knots greeting teams for the opening race.

Suddenly what a difficult day for the 420 fleet!! The wind looked very promising in the morning but it got lighter and lighter in Area Bravo, the farthest one from Villagarcia, and the race committee had no option but to abandon the first race and start again.

A light wind day gave a different set of challenges on race day 2 for the 132 teams on Bravo track, as 420 racing got underway in around 7 knots.

Race day 1 for the 132 teams competing at the 420 Junior Europeans kicked off with an early 1100 hours start on the waters off Vilagarcia de Arousa in north-western Spain.

During Tuesday night’s Opening Ceremony at the 420 Junior Europeans, the International 420 Class called the winners of the inaugural EUROSAF 420 Race Series to the stage to celebrate their success over the series of five events.

A strong line-up of some of the best youth sailors in the 420 Class are ready to battle it out for glory at the 420 Junior European Championship taking place at the Galician Sailing Centre in Vilagarcia de Arousa, north-western Spain from 23-30 July 2019.

The Boy's and Girl's 420 titles were confirmed on Thursday as Seb Menzies and Blake McGlashan (NZL) and Madeline Hawkins and Yumi Yoshiyasu (USA) claiming the titles.

The International 420 Class has been selected as equipment for the Youth Worlds over many decades, and has long supported the athletes competing at the event, and 2019 is no different.