Riva Del Garda, Italy - The Seiko 49er European Championship have begun and the event completes on September 15th,  2012. Thunder rumbled between the mountains as the 49ers clocked 3 races each for the Gold and Silver fleets on Lake Garda. 

Sailing out of Fraglia Vela Riva, one race was held in light conditions with a 8:30am start in very light conditions and the fleet sent back to shore once the rain began.

  After a few hours postponement, both fleets returned to their courses with better wind conditions but still lots of rain, to continue the series where 2 races were completed per fleet...