Optimist - World Championship 2025 - Portoroz SLO - Day six

After two Team Racing days, with Spain victorious, the three-day final series began yesterday in Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Emerald fleets. Despite difficult and changeable conditions, all groups sailed two races. ----- Nikolaos Pappas GRE is the new leader, 3 points ahead of Manuel Orleans Braganca BRA. Mihael Zobec SLO follows in 3rd place, 9 points behind 2nd place. Guilherme Ryder POR is still in contact with this trio, another 3 points behind. The rest of the fleet is 10 points or more in arrears. ----- Tim Baile remains the best Swiss sailor in 47th place. Top sailors from major English-speaking nations are Matteo Barker NZL 17th, Pablo Munoz Montes USA 19th, William Keilty CAN 38th, Walter Heeley AUS 41st, Charles Holland GBR 46th, and Maeve Donagh IRL 79th. ----- The final series will continue until tomorrow, Saturday, with a maximum of 4 races per day. As in the first three days of the World Championships, good wind and wave conditions are forecast for today. ------ The results, the Day 6 report, and the Day 6 livestream.