George Kavas

George Kavas (born 26 March 1995) is a Greek sailor. He was educated at the Nautical Lyceum of Peiraeus in Athens, in 2013 he graduated with honours and attended the National Technical University of Athens as a Naval Architect.

George Kavas
Personal information
Born (1995-03-26) 26 March 1995

Along with his brothers and team mates Alexander Kavas & Theofanis Kavas has won numerous races and championships both in Greece and abroad starting from an early age with the Optimist (dinghy) class and later moving on to 420 (dinghy) and 470 class.[1] [2][3][4]

Career highlights

Optimist (dinghy) Racing Category

Greece 2005 - 1st place, gold medalist(s) Athens, Greece 1st Place National Junior Championship
Europe 2006 - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd Overall Balkan Optimist Championship
Greece 2006 - 1st place, gold medalist(s) Athens, Greece 1st Overall World Championship Junior Qualifier
Greece 2006 - 1st place, gold medalist(s) Athens, Greece 1st Place National Junior Championship
Greece 2007 - 1st place, gold medalist(s) Athens, Greece 1st Place National Junior Championship
Europe 2007 - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd Overall Balkan Optimist Championship
Spain 2007 - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vigo, Spain 2nd Place Semana Caixanova del Atlantico
Italy 2007 - 1st place, gold medalist(s) Cagliari, Italy 1st Place Optimist World Championship with his brother Theofanis Kavas and 3 more Greek teammates

420 (dinghy) Racing Category

Greece 2010 - 1st place, gold medalist(s) Athens, Greece 1st Place National Championship
Europe 2010 - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Athens, Greece 2nd Overall European Youth Championship
Greece 2011 - 1st place, gold medalist(s) Rafina, Greece 1st Place National Championship
Portugal 2011 - 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tavira, Portugal 1st Overall European Championship with his brother Alexander Kavas
Germany 2011 - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kieler Woche, Germany 3rd Overall European Championship with his brother Alexander Kavas
Belgium 2011 - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nieuwpoort, Belgium 2nd Overall European Youth Championship with his brother Alexander Kavas
Greece 2012 - 1st place, gold medalist(s) Paros, Greece 1st Place National Championship
Austria 2012 - 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lake Neusiedl, Austria 1st Overall 1st Men and Junior World Championship with his brother Alexander Kavas

470 (dinghy) Racing Category

New Zealand 2012 - Takapuna, New Zealand 10th Overall World Youth Championship
Italy 2012 - Lake Garda, Italy 4th Overall European Youth Championship
Europe 2012 - 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st Overall Balkan Youth Championship
Europe 2012 - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd Overall Balkan Championship
Greece 2013 - Athens, Greece 4th Place National Championship
Greece 2013 - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thessaloniki, Greece 3rd Overall National Championship with his brother Alexander Kavas
France 2013 - La Rochelle, France 12th Place in Youth, 33rd Overall World Championship with his brother Alexander Kavas

References
  1. "420 JR. WORLDS". xssailing.com. August 7, 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. Luissa Smith (August 13, 2012). "470 Junior Europeans day 2". sail-world.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. "Won in Open Class and Ladies Class!!". jp.onedesign.com. August 13, 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. "420 World Championships at Lake Neusiedl, Austria - Day 3". yachtsandyachting.com. International 420 Class Association. August 4, 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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