Laser Standard - World Championship 2016 - Nuevo Vallarta MEX - Day 1, the Swiss

The Laser Standard World Championship 2016 began yesterday at the Mexican Pacific Coast in a 12-15 kn wind. The 112 boats' fleet has been split in two groups.
The first leader with two race wins is the defending Champion Nick Thompson GBR. With Tonci Stipanovic CRO and Matthew Wearn AUS, two co-favorites follow in the ranks 2 and 3. Jean-Baptiste Bernaz FRA is 4th. The World Ranking List leader Nick Burton AUS had a bad day and is only 35th for the moment. The 9-fold Laser World Champion Robert Scheidt BRA began the Championship witha premature start, but the revenge came immediately with a victory in race 2, bringing im on the 58th place for the moment. With a remarkable 24th race rank, Guillaume Girod SUI is on the 68th place, still within reach of the Goldfleet, i.e. the 56 best. Cyrill Knecht SUI follows on rank 89 among the 112 participants.
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