Laser - Europacup 2017 - Hyères FRA - Day 1, the Swiss

Almost 500 Laser sailors showed up yesterday in Hyères FRA to complete one opening race by class at the French Laser Europacup event in light winds on a sunny warm (+20°) spring day at the Côte d'Azur.
In the Lasers Standard (93 participants/22 nations/4 continents), Anthony Munos FRA and Giovanni Coccoluto ITA were the winners in their groups. Abdulla Jahani BAH and Karolis Janulionis LTU finished 2nd, Marek Zaleski USA and Jean-Baptiste Bernaz 3rd. Arthur Baudet SUI followed as 31st.
The largest fleet with 233 participants (23 nations/4 continents), the Lasers Radial, is split in four groups. The rce winners were Alexandre Bouflet FRA, Dimitris Papadimitriou GRE, Maud Jayet SUI and Nicolo Elena ITA. Giona Renggli SUI as 13th and Lucie Keller SUI as 17th finished in the top ranks of their groups.
In the Lasers 4.7 (158 participants/20 nations/4 continents), split in three groups, the race winners were Bastian Heitz FRA, Matisse Pacaud FRA and Michael Amadori ITA. Félix Baudet SUI finished on 2nd in his group, Leonardo Finazzi SUI and Noortje Pellegrini SUI 3rd each.
All ranking lists and the event facebook page with photos.