24-30 October 2009
J/24 Europeans day 1 at Souda Bay, Crete
The first racing day at the J/24 Europeans saw three successful races completed. The wind from the South East, with no more than 10 knots, helped the 28 boats to enjoy the sailing and competition.
The crew of the Hellenic Police with skipper Alexandros Tagaropoulos managed to win the first race of the day with good decisions and very good boat speed.
The German boat Gunni, with Matthias Garzmann on the helm won the second race and the English boat Reloaded with Gavin Watson and his crew, won the last race of the day.
Competitors and organizers declared their satisfaction with the first day of the championship and enjoyed Cretan cuisine with traditional food once ashore.
Sponsor of the event is the Municipality of Souda. Organizers are the Sailing Club of Chania, the Hellenic J24 Class Association, the Hellenic Sailing Federation, the Hellenic Offshore Sailing Committee, and the International J Class Association. Co organizers are the Prefectural Self-Administration of Chania, the Municipality of Chania with cooperation of the Naval station of Crete, the Port Fund of Chania and the Port Authority of Chania.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Boat Name | Sail No | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | GUNNI | GER5440 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2nd | HELLENIC POLICE | GRE751 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 3rd | RELOADED | GBR4265 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 4th | SND | GBR4215 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 5th | PANTA RHEI | GER5279 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 6th | VIGNE SURRAU | ITA405 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| 7th | SERCO | GBR4247 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 8th | INMARSAT | GBR4260 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 |
| 9th | MAX BAHR | GER5381 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 26 |
| 10th | EVNIKI | GRE5239 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 11th | NORD EST CONSTRUZIONI | ITA318 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| 12th | UNITED 5 | GER5281 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 34 |
| 13th | NAVISCON | HUN11 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 37 |
| 14th | ANIMA | GRE3978 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 38 |
| 15th | J MANIA | GRE5367 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 39 |
| 16th | SIMERA | GRE4772 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 39 |
| 17th | ACTIVISTA | GRE1483 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 56 |
| 18th | OKIROI | GRE3616 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 56 |
| 19th | EVNIKI III | GRE4538 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 58 |
| 20th | NIKOLAS | GRE3979 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 61 |
| 21st | CAROLINE | SUI4741 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 61 |
| 22nd | PHISALIA-PHISALIS | GRE4487 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 66 |
| 23rd | MINOAN SPIRIT | GRE7007 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 68 |
| 24th | ZOUZOUNI-NIKOS KOZONAKIS | GRE752 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 72 |
| 25th | KIKA | GRE5205 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 73 |
| 26th | MOLLICA II | ITA476 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 76 |
| 27th | ASTRAPI | GRE3066 | 27 | OCS | 23 | 79 |
| 28th | JJ TOO | GRE34 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 83 |