2021 Platu 25 World Championship

2021 World Championships
VenuePort of Nida
LocationLithuania Nida, Lithuania
Dates22–28 August 2021
Competitors167[1]

The 2021 Platu 25 World Championships were held from 22 to 28 August 2021 in Nida, Lithuania.[2][3][4]

This was the first sailing world championships approved by World Sailing held in Lithuania.[5][6]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Open Estonia Penelope
Mati Sepp
Janno Hool
Ago Rebane
Karl Kolk
Rufus Rytovaara
Italy EUZ II VILLA SCHINOSA
Francesco Lanera
Corrado Capace Minutolo
Paolo Montefusco
Roberto Santomanco
Valerio Galati
Lithuania White Whale
Raimondas Šiugždinis
Klaudio Kliučinskas
Vaiva Anskaitienė
Rimantas Vilkas
Julius Maseiva

Winners of individual stages

Stage Date Winning boat Country Skipper
124 AugustWhite Whale LithuaniaRaimondas Šiugždinis
224 AugustPenelope EstoniaMati Sepp
324 AugustEUZ II Villa Schinosa ItalyFrancesco Lanera
425 AugustPenelope EstoniaMati Sepp
525 AugustWhite Whale LithuaniaRaimondas Šiugždinis
625 AugustBestija LithuaniaAlgirdas Žižys
727 AugustPenelope EstoniaMati Sepp
827 AugustGrande Evento UkraineMaksym Hontar
927 AugustPenelope EstoniaMati Sepp
1027 AugustPenelope EstoniaMati Sepp

Incidents

  • 24 August: Lithuania Tadas Žižys (boat Pandora) protested against Ukraine Ivan Kolobov (boat La Moreneta). Protest dismissed.[7]
  • 25 August: due strong winds multiple boats got damaged while in a race: few boats damaged their sails, Lithuanian boat Matahambre dismasted, Latvian boat RA Evolution lost rudder.[8]
  • 26 August: due weak wind competition was cancelled for the day. Four races planned for next day.[9]
  • 27 August: Lithuania Tomas Jurgelevičius (boat Hegelmann) protested against Latvia Andrejs Buls (boat Bailarina). Protest upheld and Bailarina crew disqualified from race 9.[7]
  • 28 August: due weak wind competition was cancelled for the final day.

References