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06Sep2026 Open European champions: Mavros & Parianos
Plot twist on the final day – Mavros and Parianos are the Open European Champions What a finish. Going into the final day at Lake Garda, Konstantinos Trigonis and Konstantinos Kazantzis (GRE 11) were leading the championship with a 10-point lead. They had been at the top through the previous days, with Nikolaos Mavros and...
04Sep2026 Europeans: Day 3 GRE11 leading 10 points ahead
Greece Extends Its Lead as Switzerland Gives Chase The third day of the Tornado European Championship confirmed the excellent form of the Greek fleet, the standout performer after nine races have been completed. Konstantinos Trigonis and Konstantinos Kazantzis, have consolidated their lead in the overall standings with 17 net points, thanks to a highly consistent...
03Sep2026 Europeans: Day 2 Trigonis–Kazantzis extending their lead
Trigonis–Kazantzis Extend Their Lead as Mavros–Parianos Move into Second An intense second day of racing at Univela Campione del Garda delivered three further races and an increasingly close battle at the top of the overall standings. After the first race was sailed in light winds, the breeze gradually increased during the day. This allowed two...
02SepEuropeans Day 1: Trigonis & Kazantzis lead after 3 races
A high-level opening day for the Tornado European Championship at Univela Campione del Garda: three races were completed in ideal light-wind conditions, with the southerly Ora breeze blowing between 6 and 10 knots over flat water. Twenty-two crews from 12 nations are competing for the continental title. Campione del Garda, 2 September 2026 –...
LEARN MOREABOUT THE TORNADO
The Tornado was designed in 1967 by Rodney March from the Isle of Sheppey, England, specifically to be the Olympic Class catamaran. It easily defeated the other challengers in a selection event in England in the same year, and sailed its first Olympics in 1976. Since then, with constant refinement of underwater shapes, construction techniques, and sail plan, the boat has continued to go faster and faster. In spite of the best efforts of many other designers and builders worldwide, the Tornado still reigns supreme as the fastest production catamaran in the world. It is a showplace for both the skill of the sailors and for the technology for a production boat.
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