Rita granted a place in the Sailing World Championships by achieving the 4th place in the Portuguese Nationals, between 120 sailors (boys and girls) and, by becomin...
Rita granted a place in the Sailing World Championships by achieving the 4th place in the Portuguese Nationals, between 120 sailors (boys and girls) and, by becoming the 1st girl, she was crowned Female Portuguese National Champion.
Due to the economic crisis that our country is passing, there is no support from either the Portuguese Sailing Federation or any other sponsors even though we have tried those efforts.
The family situation has also recently changed because the father is unemployed, being very difficult for the family to pay for this investment of 1.700,00€ for Rita’s participation in the worlds.
This project has the purpose to alert for Rita’s reality and to ask your help, the Portuguese and international community, all her friends and the sailing family, to support Rita’s participation in the Optimist World 2013 which will be held in Garda – Italy between 15 and 26 of July. Rita and her family will be eternal grateful.
About the author
The promoter, the father, supports this clean and friendly environment sport since the nineties,being connected with CDPA club. During that decade, the club achieved several National championships (initiation sailing, by teams, individual) in several classes (Optimist, Laser, Laser Radial, Europe). Internationally the club achieved a 5th and 6th in the junior Laser Radial worlds in 1997 and the world bronze medal in 1998.
Sport Curriculum
Rita Maria V. V. Gonzalez Lopes
Birthdate: 02.12.1998
Optimist sailor
Club: Sport Algés e Dafundo (SAD)
2009
Starts sailing in Optimist class
9th place in the Youth Regional Championship
2010
33th place in the Regional Ranking
2011
11th place in the Regional Ranking
81th place in the Youth Nationals
2012
1st in the Regional Ranking
Regional Champion
Teams Regional Champion
1st place in RC44 (Trophy delivered by Russell Coutts himself)
7th place in the Nationals (overall)
2nd place Female in the Nationals
22nd place in European Championship (overall) - 17th European
2013
2nd place in the Regional Ranking
Female Regional Champion
4th place in the Nationals (overall)
Female National Champion
Rita Video
