49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17 - World Championship 2016 - Clearwater FL, USA - Day 3

Light winds from 5-10 kn prevailed yesterday for the first time in Clearwater after the windy and rough intial days. All three classes completed the full program.
Outstanding Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL winning all 4 races of their group in the 49ers. The clear leader in the second group is the Olympic Champion Nathan Outteridge/Iain Jensen AUS with the ranks 2/1/3/4, moving up on rank 2 overall 6 points behind the Kiwis. Pink/Bitell GBR and d'Ortoli/Delpech FRA follow on the ranks 3 and 4.
Victoria Jurczok/Anika Lorenz GER took the lead in the 49ersFX after four races with two bullets yesterday. Maiken Foght-Schütt/Anne-Julie Schütt DEN follow two points back. Dobson/Ainsworth GBR are 3rd. The favorites Maloney/Meech NZL and Grael/Kunze BRA advanced on the ranks 4 and 5. The daily news from the two skiff classes.
Three races were sailed by the Nacras 17, and the defending Champions Billy Besson/Marie Riou FRA had another excellent day extending their lead on 25 points. Vittorio Bissarro/Silvia Sicouri ITA and Jason Waterhouse/Lisa Darmanin AUS are now the first persuers. The daily news from the Nacras and all ranking lists.
As from today, we transmit all races from the Clearwater World Championships live on our homepage beginning at 17 h UTC.