Virtual Sailing - first results !

Harbors closed, clubs isolated, the boats still sleeping ! Many regatta addicts miss the thrill and suspense of sail racing and therefore, the virtual regattas are currently booming. www.sailing-news.com is a place to be informed of the possibilities of participation in attractive e-events. The news reporting, however, remains mostly limited to a few results, and we concentrate one on the major ones, such as The Great Escape, the Transatlantic Race from France to the Caribbeans held this week with 125,000 players, the first of which reached the finish in Curacao on Thursday. At least in the professional classification, the names were mentioned: Alberto Bona ITA won ahead of Franck Cammas FRA and Sam Goodchild GBR - the report. ----- There are also results from the Virtual Melges World League in Italy: After 5 races, Stefano Bragadin ITA leads, the three-time Optimist World Champion Marco Gradoni ITA follows in 8th place of the 123 participants - the ranking list. ----- In a week from now, the German Sailing Bundesliga 2020 begins with a virtual championship in 8 events, the regattas to be broadcast live - the news.