2024 RS21 World Championship in L’Escala

RS21 World Championship 2024 at L’Escala – Overall

by RS Sailing 30 Sep 03:58 PDT
21-28 September 2024

After an intense final day featuring spectacular conditions in the Bay of Roses in L’Escala, Spain, the champions of the 2024 RS21 World Championship have been announced.

The Italian team, Stenghele, skippered by Pietro Negri and joined by crew members Niccolo Bianchi, Giovanni Meloni, and Camilla Cordero di Montezemolo, clinches the gold medal with a total of 59 points following 9 races. Although they were tied for third with 63 points, the second position was awarded to Fremito D’Arja, whose team included Dario Levi, Jas Farneti, Stefano Cherin, and Fausto Surini.

The defending World Championship squad, Caipirinha, consisting of Martin Reintjes, Francesco Rubagotti, Daniele Cassinari, and Giulio Desiderato, secured the last spot on the all-Italian podium, showcasing the nationality’s strength in the competition.

In the Corinthian division, the Lithuanian team Storm, with Raimondas Siugzdinis, Klaudio Kliucinskas, Egle Kivisikk, and Andrius Ramonaitis, took home the gold. Silver was earned by ITA 238, featuring Riccardo Benvenuto, Riccardo Vincenzi, Duccio Abolaffio, and Diego Larcher. Bronze was claimed by the Italian crew of Nox Oceani 285, led by Andrea Nocella, sailing with crew members Andrea de Matteis, Riccardo Serra, Matteo Paulon, Tito Morbiducci, and Giorgio Nocella.

Nox Oceani 285 achieved double honors by also winning the Under 23 category. Silver in that category went to the Italian Nordés team, crewed by Camilla Michelini, Alessandro Bossi, Sara Rolle, Giorgia Caropreso, Tommaso Comelli, and Federico Bossi. Another Italian team, Nox Oceani 231, owned by Andrea Nocella and crewed by Francesco Columbano, Luca De Matteis, Salvatore Garippa, Claudio Sechi, and Riccardo-Hai Gessa, finished third.

The week at Club Nàutic L’Escala was filled with excitement. The prize-giving ceremony took place in Regatta Village on Saturday, September 28th. Remarks were made by Narcís Carreras, president of the Club Nàutic L’Escala, Michiel Geerling, Commercial Director of RS Sailing, Josep Maria Isern, president of the Catalan Sailing Federation, and Josep Bofill, the Mayor of L’Escala.

As the class flag was lowered, the RS21 World Championship concluded, having hosted 164 RS21 sailors from 10 countries across two continents. The conditions varied significantly, providing a challenge. Participants experienced the signature thermal winds of L’Escala on the first day, with increasing wind speeds and gusts from westerly and northerly directions in the subsequent days.

The regatta showcased fierce competition, with several shifts at the top of the leaderboard during the week, resulting in narrowly contested point differentials. This clearly reflected the thrilling nature of one-design racing and the high competitive standards within the class.

Revisit the excitement and catch the action on the RS21 Facebook and Instagram pages.

For more details, visit the event website: www.rs21worldchampionships2024.com

Overall Results: (See also www.hubsail.it/classifica/60000)

PosSail noTeamOwnerR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Pts
1ITA 336StenghelePietro Negri103‑2051565439
2ITA 288Fremito D’arjaDario Levi871‑2143811042
3ITA 296CaipirinhaMartin Reintjes2811964‑202143
4ITA 325BEYOND FREEDOM 2Gianluca Grisoli‑24542214114850
5AUS 326NutcrackerRobert Davis1246671127‑1355
6ITA 244TORPYONEEdoardo Lupi41137171‑1841259
7ITA 228DIVAferdinando battistella1141213‑1621110265
8GBR 324KIDZINKCharlotte Borghesi5101012108‑196667
9ITA 292DAS SAILING TEAMAlessandro Zampori318213201515‑2077
10ITA 260KINDAKOSTEFANO VISINTIN14138414724‑27387
11ITA 327BrontoloFilippo Pacinotti16‑17158812481687
12LTU 308STORM 7‑1918312181431590
13GBR 252Dark and StormyLiam Willis111131820‑2113121199
14ITA 238ITA238Riccardo Benvenuto92151918‑22913599
15ITA 295Les FreaksMarco Pocci173127‑33513797116
16ITA 285nox oceani 285Francesca de Natale Sifola Galiani20‑251915131031623119
17ITA 338KODAPaolo Borghesi61516102315‑252317125
18ITA 226Hidrogeno21Davide Casetti23623222465‑2821130
19ITA 293FRECCIA BLUAndrea Musone13241416111723‑3118136
20POL 247ULTRASTARMarta Gwiazda31‑323014151616119142
21GBR 341Sailingfast.co.ukDuncan Hepplewhite15222217259‑282122153
22ITA 230Magique et Terrible Sailing Teamandrea dallora19209279‑28222626158
23POL 278Euro ShippingKrzysztof Marianski1822420‑3329173024164
24IRL 290ZaddyPhilip Bendon‑282325262224121814164
25ITA 328ASANTE SANAClaudio dutto3016172419232617DNF172
26ITA 234NordésCamilla Michelini25‑3426112127271925181
27GRE 233CRETA FARMSBabis Psomiadis26929‑343119212028183
28LTU 248OrbitosSailing Energy‑292728282726102419189
29POL 249Flota‑OnlineSzymon Bienkowski / Flota‑Online22287‑363035332927211
30ITA 231NOX OCEANI 231Andrea Nocella‑351232253234313429229
31NED 303303Aquavitesse B.V3230332338252922DNF232
32GBR 343Dragon IINick Kirk213321312832DNCDNCDNC248
33ESP 284Mar d’EmpúriesToni Castells2726‑38353431343332252
34NED 246RafikiMichiel Geerling3336313037‑38322531255
35NED 306El CapitanossAquavitesse‑382934373633303230261
36TUR 298AMBIANCEISMAIL UZUNLAR3739DNF29263635DNCDNC284
37GBR 3155 o’clock somewhere race teamBen Rolfe363535382930DNSDNCDNC285
38GBR 310GBR310PAUL RAVENHILL3940374039DNS3635DNF299
39GBR 305Beer O’ClockReddington34383632DNF39DNFDNCDNC302
40NED 304Oranje NeusAquavitesse Bruinisse403739393537DNCDNCDNC309