SB20 PORTUGAL HAS COME A LONG WAY IN ITS DEVELOPMENT FROM A SMALL FLEET TO 20-BOATS STRONG, HAVING HOSTED TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, IN 2016 AND 2021. CLUBE NAVAL DE CASCAIS IS THE HOME BASE FOR ALL THE ACTION, LOCATED IN THE BEAUTIFUL TOWN OF CASCAIS AT THE MOST WESTERN POINT OF CONTINENTAL EUROPE. DEPENDING ON THE WIND CONDITIONS THE RACING IS HELD IN PROTECTED FLAT WATER BAY WITH ITS TRICKY SHIFTS AND CURRENT FROM THE RIVER OR OUT IN THE WILD, THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WITH 1 TO 4 METER WAVES AND SOMETIMES 25-KNOT WINDS. IT IS ONE THE MOST FAVOURITE VENUES OF MANY RENOWNED SAILORS, LIKE RUSSELL COUTTS AND ED BAIRD, WHO SAYS THAT “IT’S ALWAYS FUN IN CASCAIS”. COME AND EXPERIENCE IT FIRST HAND YOURSELF!
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WHAT IS IT LIKE TO SAIL THE SB20 IN PORTUGAL?
SAILING THE SB20 IN PORTUGAL MEANS EXPERIENCING WORLD-CLASS ONE-DESIGN RACING IN ONE OF THE SPORT’S MOST LEGENDARY ATLANTIC VENUES. HOME TO THE FAMOUS “BAY OF CHAMPIONS” IN CASCAIS, THE WATERS DELIVER INCREDIBLE VARIETY, RANGING FROM TRICKY, LIGHT-AIR TACTICAL BATTLES TO FEISTY, HIGH-SPEED DOWNWIND BLASTS. THE PORTUGUESE FLEET BOASTS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE MIX OF DECORATED WORLD CHAMPIONS, DEDICATED INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGNERS AND A VIBRANT NEW UNDER-25 YOUTH INITIATIVE. WITH COVETED YEAR-ROUND SAILING CONDITIONS, IMPECCABLE RACE MANAGEMENT AND AN UNBEATABLE SOCIAL SCENE, PORTUGAL REMAINS A PINNACLE DESTINATION FOR THE GLOBAL SB20 COMMUNITY.
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