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July 2017

Catch up with Facundo Olezza, at his first Star World Championship

Racing got cancelled today at the Star World Championship in Troense, Denmark, due to strong winds. It was a good opportunity for us to have a quick chat with the youngest sailor competing at the Worlds. This happens to be his first ever Star Worlds as Facundo Olezza is a Finn Olympic sailor. He tried the Star at the SSL Finals in December 2016 and just loved it. You can tell by the result on the first race, yesterday, when many other expert Star sailors were reporting damages to the boat, he finished fifth, proving a good helmsman can do well with a very experienced crew. Facundo is sailing here with Argentian crew, the National Champion in 2014, Juan Pablo Engelhard.

Rachele Vitello

SSL Press Officer since 2015