International Sailing

Yesterday, the Final Series of the 420 Worlds started with three races for the Gold- and Silverfleets again in moderate conditions.
In the Girls, Clara Olive/Solenza Mariani FRA had a disaster day (bfd/dsq/2) and dropped on rank 7. Patricia Reino/Isabel Laiseca ESP are now in the lead with a 15 points' advantage on Maria Bover/Catarina Homar ESP. New on rank 3 are Michelle Lahrkamp/Gabriella Del Bello USA.
In the Open (Boys) rankings, Seb Menzies/Blake McGlashan NZL won 2 of the 3 races and extended their lead on 28 points on Martin Wizner/Pedro Ameneiro ESP. On rank 3 follow Dylan Ascencios/William George USA.
In the U17 rankings, Marina Garau/Blanca Cabot ESP are first 2 points ahead of Jacopo Garcia/Antoni Ripoll ESP. Odysseas Spanakis/Konstantinos Mixalopoulos GRE are new on rank 3.
All ranking lists, the daily news and the video of the day.

Yesterday, the Women's Matchrace World Championship was kicked-off on a lake in Ekaterinburg RUS om South Russia with the Round Robin. In shifty winds, 4-5 matches per team were concluded.
Trine Palludan DEN leads with 5-0 wins. Undefeated also Lucy McGregor GBR with 4-0 wins on rank 2.
The news with results.

Variable weather with sun and rain showers inhibited racing on Lake Silvaplana as the Maloja wind remained absent. Up to now, one course race has been completed with Caspar Bouman NED as winner.
The short report and the results.

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All three fleets completed two races each in an 8kn wind and still persisting rain.
Clara Olive/Solenza Mariani FRA moved on top of the Girls' fleet with two race wins. At equal points on rank 2 follow Patricia Reino/Isabel Laiseca ESP. The 3rd-ranked Laura Akrich/Carla Llabres ESP are already 20 points behind.
In the Open (Boys) rankings, Seb Menzies/Blake McGlashan NZL, best of the day (1/5), extended their lead on Martín Wizner Perez-Lafuente/Pedro Ramón Ameneiro Amezage ESP on 9 points. Otto Henry/Thomas Larkings AUS kept rank 3.
In the U17 rankings, Jacopo Garcia/Antoni Ripoll ESP are now first after discarding the worst results. One point behind are Melina Pappa/Maria Tsamopoulos GRE, and new on rank 3 follow Oscar Pouschè/Luca Coslovich ITA.
All ranking lists, the daily news and the videos.

In Sweden, the World Championship of the 2.4mIJ, the Mini 12er, was held last week, the Class that was in use in the Paralympics. After 10 races, Stell Berlin SWE grasped the title ahead of the Paralympic sailor Megan Pascoe GBR. Marko Dahlberg FIN took Bronze. 71 skippers from 11 nations participated.
The results.

The Quadrennial World Sailing Olympic Classes World Championship 2018 in Aarhus DEN was concluded yesterday with the RS:X windsurfer and Nacra-17 Medal Races sailed in slackening winds. The RS:X men windsurfers sailed their Medal Race in a 10kn breeze, for the RS:X women, the wind dropped to about 5kn, and the Nacra-17 Race had to be cancelled, as the wind disappeared completely.
Dorian Van Rijsselberghe NED in the RS:X men windsurfers was - as in his two Olympic victories 2012 and 2016 - the premature winner before the last race. Nevertheless, he showed his class as 3rd in the Medal Race once more. Silver went to his trainings partner Kiran Badloe NED. Louis Giard FRA earned Bronze.
In the RS:X women as well, the Gold Medal was Dutch prematurely. Lilian De Geus NED finished as World Champion with huge 30 points advantage on the Olympic Champion Charline Picon FRA. The French athlete, in her comeback after a pause while having a baby, demonstrated, that she is back on top. Bronze went to Yunxiu Lu CHN.
The Medal Race of the Nacra17 could not be run due to lack of sufficient wind. Too bad, as the small points' gaps would have guaranteed exciting battles. Ruggero Tita/Caterina Banti ITA, dominators of the season, crowned their year with the Worlds title. On rank 2, only one point behind, followed the two-times 49er Olympic Medallist Nathan Outteridge AUS (with his sister Haylee Outteridge AUS as crewt) in his first Nacra-Saison. Bronze went to the Olympic Champion Santiago Lange/Cecilia Carranza ARG.
All ranking lists, the final report and the video of the day.

Two races were sailed yesterday at the 420 Worlds in Newport RI in light and variable. winds.
In the Girls' rankings, Patrica Reino/Isabel Laiseca ESP have taken the lead ahead of Clara Olive/Solenza Mariani FRA 5 points behind. New on rank 3 are Laura Akrich/Clara Llabres ESP.
In the Open (Boys) rankings, Seb Menzies/Blake McGlashan NZL moved on top with the day ranks 1 and 3 followed by Luis-Miguel Hernandez/Ignacio Balaguer ESP 3 points back. Alessandro and Filippo Caldari ITA remain on 3rd.
In the U17 rankings, Jacopo Garcia/Antoni Ripell ESP are new on top 2 points ahead of Melina Pappa/Maria Tsamopoulos GRE and Marina Garau/Bianca Cabot ESP tied on rank 2.
All results, the event website and the videos.

In a tight Final being 0-2 behind, Eric Monnin SUI and his team (Sylvain Wenger, Jean-Marc Monnard, Simon Brügger, Marc Monnin) won the Matchrace European Title in Talling EST defeating Matti Sepp EST 3-2. Bronze went to Maxime Mesnil FRA.
The results and the event facebook page.

No changes on the podium occurred yesterday in the final two races at the Starboat European Championship on Flensburg Bay.
Augie Diaz USA/Bruno Prada BRA grasped the title ahead of Lars Grael/Samuel Goncalves BRA at equal points. Peter O'Leary/Robert O'Leary IRL earned the Bronze Medal.
The best Swiss Urs Hunkeler/Alex Gouda SUI finished on rank 20, Jean-Pascal Chatagny/Serge Pulfe on 21st.
The ranking lists and the news.

The Medal Race of the German Finn Championship could not be sailed yesterday due to lack of wind on Lake Constance. The first-ranked of the qualifications Jonas Thierse GER age 19 grasped therefore the title ahead of the veteran André Budzien GER and Peter Ganzert GER. Hans Fatzer SUI, the best Swiss, finished 22nd among the 62 participants from 6 nations.
The results.

The Olympic Classes World Championship continued yesterday with the Medal Races of the 49ers and 49ersFX.
No surprise in the 49ers sailing in moderate and stable winds, where Sime and Mihovil Fantela CRO celebrated the first 49er World Champions' title and this on 18 months since they migrated to the Skiff. Winning the Medal Race, Mathieu Frei/Noe Delpech FRA advanced on rank 2. Tim Fischer/Fabian Graf GER earned Bronze.
The Medal Race of the 49esrFX was shaken up by a passing rain front. Tanja Frank/Lorena Abicht AUT, starting the Medal Race with an 11 points lead, controlled the race till the arrival of the rain front, when they capsized loosing their points' advantage. Annemiek Bekkering/Annette Duetz NED herited rank 1 and the title 2 points ahead of the Austrians. On rank 3 followed Sophie Weguelin/Sophie Ainsworth GBR.
All ranking lists and the daily news.
Today, the Medal Races of the RS:X windsurfers and the Nacra 17 catamarans are on the program. These races can as always be followed live on this website.
All Olympic 2020 Nations' Berths (40% of the starting slots) have been allotted. Here the report of World Sailing.

Rain killed the seabreeze on the second day of the 420 Worlds in Newport RI and racing was cancelled for the day. Leaders after the two races of the opening day are Clara Olive/Solenza Mariani FRA in he Girls, Alessandro Caldari/Frederico Caldari ITA in the Open (Boys), and Marina Carau/Bianca Cabot ESP in the U17.
All ranking lists and the event website.

The stormy westwind weather with peaks of up to 40kn persisted on the 3rd day of the Star Europeans, but nevertheless, a race was completed, won by Peter and Robert O'Leary IRL, moving up on rank 3 overall. Augie Diaz/Bruno Prada BRA stays on top of the interim's rankings ahead of Lars Grael/Samuel Goncalves BRA. A number of competitors abandoned the race.
The ranking list and the event website.

After the storms on the previous days, calms reigned over the Baltic Sea and racing was cancelled on the final day of the Championship.
The new Techno World Champions are:
- Mika Kafri ISR Junior Girls (U14),
- Alessandro Graciotti ITA Junior Boys (U14),
- Naama Greenberg ISR Youth Girls (U16),
- Daniel Basik ISR Youth Boys (U16),
- Giorgia Speciale ITA Youth plus Girls (U18),
- Niccolo Renna ITA Youth plus Boys (U18).
All ranking lists and the event facebook page with photos and videos.

Yesterday, the Quarter Finals were held in Tallinn EST. Eric Monnin SUI defeated Dejan Presen SLO 3-1 and qualified for the Semi Finals with Matti Sepp EST, Maxime Mesnil FRA and Simon Bertheau FRA.
The results (facebook) and the event facebook page.

One race could be completed at the German Finn Championship on Lake Constance yesterday in very light winds, allowing to discarde the worst result.
No change on top: Nicola Thierse GER leads 10 points ahead of André Budzien GER. 62 boats' fleet.
The results and the event website.

With a 3-0 win in the Finals, Pauline Courtois FRA and her team were the clear winners over Henriette Koch DEN yesterday at the second Round of the WIM Series in Lyseskill SWE. In the Petite Final, Anna Östling SWE defeated Johanna Bergquist SWE mit 3-1.
The final report.

The two Laser fleets concluded their Worlds yesterday with the Medal Races, sailed in a 5 to 20kn wind.
In the Lasers Radial, the situation on the podium was clear before the race already, as the points' gaps were significant. Emma Plaesschart BEL, a worthy successor for the multiple Champion Evi Van Acker BEL, won her first big title ahead of the Olympic Champion Marit Bouwmeester NED and Anne-Marie Rindom DEN. In the Lasers Standard, Pavlos Kontides CYP succeeded to keep his first place in a tight fight with Matthew Wearn AUS, earning his second Laser Worlds title. The Australian finished 2 points behind. As 3rd in the Medal Race, Philipp Buhl GER jumped on the podium grasping Bronze.
The 49ers, RS:X windsurfers and Nacra 17 concluded their Final Series yesterday and will start to the Medal Race today.
In the 49ers, the situation is clear as Sime and Mihovil Fantela CRO will hardly loose the title with a 13 points' lead before the race. Only two years after changing from the 470 to the 49, their first big skiff title is ahead for the former Optimist World Champion and 470 Olympic Champion 2016 Sime Fantela. Tim Fischer/Fabian Graf GER are on rank 2 with a 5 points advantage on their compatriotes Erik Heil/Thomas Plössel GER. Medal chance are also with Matthieu Frei/Noe Delpech FRA 8 points behind rank 3. The 49erFX terminated their qualification two days ago. With an 11 points' lead, Tanja Frank/Lorena Abich AUT have good chances to win the Worlds title.
In the Nacra 17, the big favorites Ruggero Tita/Caterina Banti ITA have finally taken the overall lead, but Nathan and Haylee Outteridge AUS are only one point behind and also the Olympic Champions Santiago Lange/Cecilia Carranza ARG 3 points back remain in the race for the title.
3 points is the backlog of Lin Ea Cenholt/Christian Lübeck DEN on Bronze. Suspense guaranteed !
In the RS:X windsurfers, the Olympic Champion Dorian Van Rijsselberghe NED has a 14 points advantage on Kieran Badloe NED. Louis Giard FRA follows as 3rd, but Pawel Tarnowski POL is only 2 points back. In the RS;X women windsurfers, Lilian De Geus NED is the premature World Champion as her lead on the 2nd is already 30 points. Yunxiu Lu CHN on rank 2 is 10 points ahead of the Olympic Champion Charline Picon FRA. With a small 3 points' backlog, Emma Watson GBR and Zofia Noceti-Klepacka POL remain in the race for a Medal.
All ranking lists, the daily news and the video of the day.

The 420 World Championship 2018 was kicked off yesterday in Newport RI in the USA with two races sailed in a 10-13kn wind by the fleet split in three groups. Best of the Girls were Clara Olive/Solenza Mariani FRA with the ranks 2 and 3. Patricia Reino/Isabel Laiseca ESP and Lilot Ruat/Alice Chiappori FRA followed on the ranks 2 and 3. 52 teams participating.
In the Boys (Open) rankings, Alessandro Caldari/Federico Caldari ITA lead 2 points ahead of Luis Miguel Hernandez/Ignacio Balaguer ESP. On rank 3 follow Seb Menzies/Blake McGlashan NZL. 71 teams participating.
In the U17 rankings, two Spanish teams - Marina Garau/Blanca Cabot ESP and Jacopo Garcia/Antoni Ripoll ESP - are on top. Oliver Hurwitz/Ethan Froelich USA follow as 3rd. 42 teams participating.
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A thunderstorm front with winds up to 35kn allowed just one sporty race with an early return to the harbour yesterday.
Ante Razmilovic/Brian Hammarsley GBR won the race ahead of Marin Misura/Tonko Barac CRO and Christian Nehammer/Florian Urban AUT. In the overall rankings, the leaders Augie Diaz USA/Bruno Prada BRA remain on top head of Lars Grael/Samuel Goncalves BRA.
The ranking list and the daily news.

The Melges 24 Europeans on Lake Garda were concluded yesterday with another 3 races. The superior leader Carlo Fracassoli ITA could refrain from sailing the last race and still earned the title with a advantage of 19 points on Matteo Ivaldi ITA. Travis Weisleder USA took Bronze.
The ranking list and the event website.

Good conditions prevailed again at the Techno Windsurf Worlds for Juniors in Latuvia yesterday.
In the U14 Boys' rankings, Alessandro Graciotti ITA disturbed the dominance of the Israeli taking the overall lead. Otherwise, Israelis all over the place in the younger categories.
In the Youth-plus-females, Giorgia Speciale ITA and Manon Pianazza FRA jointly are in the overall lead. Nicolo Renna ITA defended his first place in the Youth-plus-males.
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Finally, after two days without wind, the Finns at the German Nationals could sail 4 races on Lake Constance in difficult light-wind conditions. With the day ranks 1/2/1/2, Nicolas Thierse GER is the clear leader. André Budzien GER and Fabian Luemmel GER at equal points follow on the ranks 2 and 3. The best Swiss Hans Fatzer SUI is on the 21st place.
The results.

The Round Robin of the Matchrace Europeans in Tallin EST was concluded yesterday in fresh winds. With 6-1 wins each, Simon Bertheau FRA and Eric Monnin SUI lead the rankings of their groups. The results of group A and the event website still without more details on group B.

The Semi Finalists for today are Henriette Koch DEN, Anna Östling SWE, Pauline Courtois FRA and Johanna Bergqvist SWE.
The news.

The Finns and 470 Medal Races were sailed in moderate winds.
With an impressive start-finish victory, it was Beresz Zsombor HUN who earned Gold in the Finns. The defending Champion Max Salminen SWE had to content himself with Silver. Pieter-Jan Postma NED grasped Bronze ahead of the tied Josh Junior NZL ranked 4th.
Leader change in the 470 men as well with the leading Anton Dahlberg/Fredrik Bergström SWE sailed down on the last place in the Medal Race allowing Kevin Peponnet/Jérémie Mion FRA to take Gold, their first important international title. Silver and Bronze went to Tetsuya Isozaki/Akira Takayanagi JPN and Jordy Xammar/Nicola Rodriguez ESP.
In the 470 women, Ai Kondo/Miho Yoshioka JPN defended their first place. Silvia Mas/Patricia Cantero ESP, winners of the Medal Race, advanced on rank 2 earning Silver. Bronze went to the Olympic Champion Hanna Mills GBR with Eilidh McIntyre GBR.
Today, it is the Lasers' turn to run the Medal Races. In the Lasers Standard, the duel between Pavlos Kontides CYP and Matthew Wearn AUS 4 points behind will be crucial. Elliot Hanson GBR on 3rd it with a 19 points' backlog far behind and has to defend the Bronze Medal against Philipp Buhl GER 4 points back.
In the Radials, Emma Plaesschart BEL has an 11pts advantage over the defending Champion Marit Bouwmeester NED. The 3rd-ranked Anne-Marie Rindom DEN is 23 points behind and has to fight for Bronze against Paige Railey USA 3 points behind..
As best if the day, Sime FantelaMihovil Fantela CRO have taken the lead in the 49ers ahead of Tim Fischer/Fabian Graf GER. Erik Heil/Thomas Plössel GER climbed on rank 3 in the interim's rankings. Two more races are on the program today.
The 49erFX have concluded their program. Tanja Frank AUT - 2 years ago Olympic Medalist in the Nacra-17 - together with Lorena Abicht AUT as crew has taken the lead. The Austrian ladies have an 11 points lead and a surprise seems ahead ! The experienced teams Sophie Weguelin/Sophie Ainsworth GBR and Annemiek Bekkering/Annette Duetz NED separated by 4 points will fight for Silver and Bronze. beträgt 4 Punkte.
In their first year on the Nacra 17, the former 49er Champion Nathan Outtridge with Haylee Outteridge AUS have taken the lead yesterday, 3 points ahead of the Olympic Champions Santiago Lange/Cecilia Carranza ARG. Lin Ea Cenholt/Christian Lübeck DEN follow another point behind on rank 3.
In the RS:X men windsurfers, Dorian Van Rijsselberghe NED moved up on top after the first 3 Final races. Pawel Tarnowski POL follows 10 points behind. Kiran Holmes GBR is on rank 3.
In the RS:X woman, Lilian De Geus NED is 4 points in front of Yunxiu Lu CHN, Zofia Noceti-Klepacka POL followsy on rank 3.
All ranking lists, the news of the day and the video of the day.

Lay day at the Melges 24 Europeans on Lake Garda yesterday. Before the last two race days, the dominating Carlo Fracassoli ITA and his team is 17 points ahead of Mateo Ivaldi ITA. Travis Weisleder USA is on 3rd.
The results and the event website.

Moderate winds around 10k prevailed on Flensburg Bay yesterday during the first two races of the Starboat European Championship with Augie Diaz/Bruno Prada USA as first leaders. Lars Grael/Samuel Goncalves BRA follow on rank 2. The best Europeans on rank 3 are Ulrich Vater/Kartsen Morf GER. 70 teams from 17 nations.
The ranking list and the news.

The Round Robin of the Matchracing European Championship in Estonia began yesterday with the fleet split in two groups having completed 4 flights each. Leader in group 1 is Maxime Mesnil FRA with 4-0 ahead of Simon Berthaud FRA (3-1). With two wins each follow Eric Monnin SUI and Dejan Presen SLO.
The results.
The results of group 2 could not be found on the poor event website.

An up to 20kn breeze prevailed on the Baltic Sea yesterday providing very challenging conditions for the windsurfer youth. In the U14- and U16-rankings, the Israeli continue dominating the scene. In the Youth plus rankings females, Giorgia Speciale ITA has taken the lead, in the males, Nicolo Renna ITA remains on top.
All ranking lists and the event facebook page with photos and videos.

No wind and then a thunderstorm inhibited racing on the second day of the German Finn Championship on Lake Constance yesterday. The news.

In Lysekil SWE, the 2nd round of the Women's International Matchrace Circuit is underway After the Round Robin, the Quarterfinals were on the program yesterday. Standings in the Best-of-5-Serie are Johanna Bergquist SWE vs Claire Leroy FRA 2-0, Pauline Courtois FRA vs Mariella Laaksonen FIN 2-0, Anna Östling SWE vs Alexa Bezel SUI 2-0 and Henrietta Koch DEN vs Antonia Degerlund DEN 2-0.
The results and the event website.

The initial light winds yesterday increased during the day caused by a thunderstorm front filling in the afternoon, and the Olympic Classes Worlds in Aarhus DEn continued according to plans. The two 470 fleets and the Finns concluded the Final Series selecting the top-10 each for the Medal Races of tomorrow Friday. Moreover, the first 8 nations per class grasping an Olympia 2020 berth are already known and are presented in the news.
In the Finns, Max Salminen SWE has taken the lead and goes with an 8 points' advantage in the Medal Race, followed by the tied Zsombor Berecz HUN and Josh Junior NZL. Only one point back, Nicholas Heiner NED remains another hot candidate for the title.
In the 470 men, Anton Dahlberg/Frederik Bergström SWE stay on top with a 6 points' lead on Tetsuyo Isozaki/Akiro Takayanagi JPN and Kevin Peponnet/Jérémy Mion FRA. Winner of the only race of the day were Norizan/Abdul Aziz MAS, finishing the Worlds on rank 13.
The 470 women did not compete. Ai Kondo/Miho Yoshioka JPN will go to the Medal Race with a 5 points' lead on Camille Lecointre/Aloise Retornaz FRA.
The RS:X windsurfers and the Nacra17-catamarans had their lay days yesterday. All other classes sailed additional Final races.
In the Lasers Standard, Pavlos Kontides CYP has taken the overall lead winning the only race of the day. Matthew Wearn AUS and Sam Meech NZL follow on the ranks 2 and 3. One race only for the Lasers Radial where Paige Railey USA reclaimed the lead one point ahead of the tied Emma Plaeschart BEL and Anne-Marie Rindom DEN on 2nd and 3rd. Two more races are on the program today.
The 49ers, scheduled for afternoon races, had to flee ashore chased by the arriving thunderstorm front. The 49erFX however completed three heats, and winning the last race, Tanja Frank AUT, Nacra-17 Bronze medalist in Rio, took the lead with Lorena Abicht AUT as crew. 5 points back follow Natasha Bryant/Annie Wilmot AUS on 2nd, Annemiek Bekkering/Anette Duetz NED are 3rd.
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With another 2 race wins, Carlo Fracassoli ITA and his team extended the lead on 17 points already. The first challenger is Michele Ivaldi ITA, on the ranks 3 and 4 follow Travis Weisleder USA and Mike Goldfarb USA. Christoph Renker SUI remained on rank 18, Jörg Hotz SUI advanced on rank 24.
The ranking list.

Good conditions prevailed again at the Techno Worlds on the Latuvia coast and the full program could be completed.
In the Youth (U14) and Youth (U16) categories, the Israelis dominate occupying all Medal placdes. No change in the Youth (U18) category with Manon Pianazza FRA leading ahead of Giorgia Speciale ITA in the Girls and Roy Hilel ISR ahead of Yun Pouliquen FRA in the Boys.
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During the past week, the Transarmoricaine of the F18-Cats, a long-distance race with 5 legs, was organised. 19 teams from 6 nations participated. Winners were Benoît Champagnac/Hugo Dhallene FRA 5 minutes ahead of Cédric and Délphine Fleury FRA.
The ranking list and the event facebook page with photos and videos.

No wind on the opening day of the German Finn Championship on Lake Constance. 68 Teilnehmer from 6 nations are on the entry list. Favorits is the multiple Masters-Finn Champion André Budzien GER. The top German Finn sailors participate in the Finn Worlds in Aarhus.
The preview.

Another day with light winds only and only a reduced program was completed. In some classes, the ranking lists were quite mixed up.
The Final Series of the 470 women have been concluded. Ai Kondo/Miho Yoshioka JPN will go to the Medal Race next Friday with a 5 points' lead on Camille Lecointre/Aloïse Retornaz FRA. Hannah Mills/Eilidh McIntyre GBR follow with a 10 points' backlog on rank 3. In the 470 men, Anton Dahlberg/Frederik Bergström SWE extended their lead on Kevin Peponnet/Jérémie Mion FRA on 7 points. Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS are on rank 3 with an 11 points' deficit. The 470 men will sail their last Final Series race today.
The RS:X men windsurfers completed 3 races and the new leader is Pawel Tarnowski POL, 3 points ahead of Dorian Van Rijsselberghe NED new on rank 2. Daniele Benedetti ITA and Mattia Camboni ITA follow tied on the ranks 3 and 4. In the RS:X women windsurfers, Yunxiu Lu CHN move on top thanks to 2 race wins. With a 3 points' backlog is Liliane De Geus NED on rank 2. The Olympic Champion Charline Picon FRA advanced on rank 3.
In the Finns, Ed Wright GBR stays on top 7 points ahead of Tom Ramshaw CAN on rank 2. Josh Junior NZL is new on rank 3. In the Nacra 17, a major overthrow occurred as the big favorites Ruggero/Banti ITA had a disaster day and dropped from rank 1 to rank 12. New in the lead are the Olympic Champions Santiago Lange/Cecilia Carranza ARG, 5 points ahead of Samuel Albrecht/Gabriela Nicolino BRA on 2nd. Jason Waterhouse/Lisa Darmanin AUS follow on rank 3.
Leader change also in the Lasers Standard with Matthew Wearn AUS new on top, 4 points in front of Pavlos Kontides CYP. The former leader Sam Meech NZL dropped on rank 3. One race only was sailed in the Lasers Radial and Anne-Marie Rindom DEN defended her lead by a small margin. Paige Railey USA is only one point back. New on rank 3 is Sarah Douglas CAN.
Im 49erFX, Ida-Marie Baad/Marie Thusgaard DEN extended their lead on 10 points. Annemiek Bekkering/Anette Duetz NED moved up on rank 2. Tanja Frank/Lorena Abich AUT are now on the 3rd place. The 49ers had their lay day and begin today with their Final races.
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Two race were completed yesterday again at the Melges 24 Europeans on Lake Garda. With the ranks 5 and 7, Carlo Fracassoli ITA and his team remained on top. The best of the day (2/1), Sergio Caramel ITA advanced on rank 7. Niccolo Bertola ITA follows on rank 3.
The results.

The Youth Windsurfer Worlds Latuvia continued yesterday with 3 races per category. In the younger categories (U14, U16), the Israeli are dominating. In the U18-rankings of the women, Manon Pianazza FRA is first ahead of Giorgia Speciale ITA.
All results, the event website and the event facebook page.

Instead of the announced fresh westwinds, lull conditions prevailed yesterday and most races of the day were cancelled.
The 470 men completed just a first Final race won by Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS who moved up on rank 2 overall just one point behind the still leading Dahlberg/Bergström SWE. The 49ers finished a race as well with Lucas Rual/Emile Amoros FRA extending their lead on 8 points. Dunning/Gunn NZL remain on 2nd and Fischer/Graf GER are new on rank 3 ahead of a close pack on the ranks 4 to 10 within 4 points only.
In the RS:X women windsurfers, Zofia Noceti-Klepacka POL have taken the overall lead after the only race of the day.
In the 49erFX and the Nacra-17, only one group per class completed a race and the qualifications continue today.
The Finns and RS:X men did not start at all.
The two Laser fleets had their lay day.
All ranking lists and the daily news.

The Melges 24 Europeans on Lake Garda began yesterday in a moderate Ora arond 10kn, and Carlo Fracassoli ITA and his team won both heats of the day leading 2 points ahead of Travis Weisleder USA. On rank 3, already 12 points back, follows Niccolo Bertola ITA. 72 teams sailing.
The ranking list and the daily news.

Two full rounds were completed on the last day of the seconde Champions Leage Semi Final in St.Petersburg RUS. The 3rd round had to be abandoned, and the not-sailing teams were awarded average points. This had as a consequence, that the Norddeutsche RV with Florian Haufe GER replaced the before leading Deutscher Touring YC with Julian Stückl on top with a 2,8 points advance.
The final ranking list.

The Techno Windsurfing Worlds in Latuvia - the official Youth windsurfer - were initiated yesterday with two races sailed in a 15kn wind. The over 300 youth drivers are split in 8 categories. The experience windsurfing nations have already taken the top spots in the different classes, above all the Israeli leading in three rankings, and are even on the ranks 1 to 7 of the U17 female youth.
All ranking lists and the daily news.

After 3 days with light to moderate winds, a westerly wind from the shore filled in with 20 to almost 30kn on the offshore courses. The 470 and Finns has their lay day, the two Laser fleets concluded their qualifications for Gold- and Silverfleets. The RS:X windsurfers and the Nacra-17 catamarans joined the competition.
In the Nacras, Ruggero Tita/Caterina Banti ITA dominated their group with 3 race wins. Thomas Zajac/Barbara Matz AUT and the Olympic Champions Santiago Lange/Cecilia Carranza ARG follow on the ranks 2 and 3.
In the men windsurfers, the experienced Louis Giard FRA and the surprising Daniele Benedetti ITA share the lead after 3 races. One point behind follow at equal points Kiran Badloe NED and Dorian Van Rijsselberghe NED. Zofia Noceti-Klepacka POL is on top of the women's rankings ahead of Saskia Sills GBR and Liliane De Geus NED on the ranks 2 and 3.
In the Laser Standard, the downunder boats dominated in the prevailing fresh conditions. Behind the leader Sam Meech NZL follow an Australian trio with Luke Eliott AUS, Matthew Wearn AUS and Tom Burton AUS. Pavlos Kontides CYP on rank 5 is the best European. In the Lasers Radial, the new leader is Anne-Marie Rindom DEN with Line-Flem Höst NOR and Paige Railey USA folgen auf den Rängen 2 und 3.
The skiffs sailed two races. Leader change in the 49ers with Lucas Rual/Emile Amoros FRA on first 4 points ahead of Logan Dunning/Oscar Gunn NZL. On rank 3 followed Josh Porebski/Trent Rippey NZL. In the 49ersFX, Ida-Marie Baad/ Marie Thusgaard DEN defended their lead. Charlotte Dobson/Saskia Tidey GBR advanced on rank 2.
The 470s and Finns begin their Final races today, and the still prevailing fresh westwind will certainly mix up the fleets. Racing can be followed livestream on our website.
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Four more rounds of the Champions League semi final were sailed on the Newa in the center of St.Petersburg RUS in moderate winds yesterday.
The German Touring YC (Starnberg) with Julian Stückl GER moved up on top one point ahead of the Norddeutscher RV with florian Haufe GER. The Navigator Sailing Team with Igor Rytov RUS keeps rank 3.
The ranking list and the video of the day.

The Melges 24 European Championship on Lake Garda began yesterday with the Practice Race. In classic Lake Garda wind conditions, 47 of the 73 teams from 19 nations completed this tune-up race.
Geoff Carveth GBR finished first ahead of Matteo Ivaldi ITA.
The ranking list and the event website.

The Olympic Classes Worlds in Aarhus continued yesterday again in moderate 10 to 15kn winds and the full program was completed. The 470s and Finns concluded the qualifications for Gold- and Silverfleets.
Anton Dahlberg/Frederik Bergström SWE lead in the 470 men 5 points ahead Keiju Okada/Jumpei Hokazono JPN before the Final Series. On rank 3 follow Tetsuya Isozaki/Akira Takayanagi JPN. The defending Champions Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS moved up on rank 4.
The 470 women continue racing in one fleet. At the end of the qualifications, Ai Kondo/Miho Yoshioka JPN - best of yesterday (3/5) - lead ahead of Hannah Mills/Eilidh McIntyre GBR and Camille Lecointre/Aloise Retornaz FRA.
In the Finns, the leading pack is closely together after 6 races with Ed Wright GBR, Max Salminen SWE and Nicholas Heiner NED jointly on top one points ahead of Tom Ramshaw CAN on 4th.
The two Laser fleets sailed the races 3 & 4. With the ranks 1 and 2, Sam Meech NZL maintained his impressive row of top ranks in the Lasers Standard and remains on top 2 points ahead of Kaarle Tapper FIN. The Olympic Champion Tom Burton AUS moved up on rank 3.
In the Lasers Radial, Paige Railey USA has taken the lead ahead of Anne-Marie Rindom DEN and Line Flem-Höst NOR.
Yesterday, the 49er and 49erFX skiffs started their competition with 3 races each. 4 teams share the lead in the 49ers: Dunning/Gunn NZL, Rual/Amoros FRA, Frei/Delpech FRA and Lima/Costa POR finished each with the ranks 1 and 2 in their groups. In the 49erFX, Jena Hansen/Katja Salskov DEN with two bullets are on top of the rankings. Odile Van Aanholt/Marieke Jongens NED and Ida-Marie Baad/Marie Thusgaard DEN are the first persuers. A successful comeback had also the Olympic Champions Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA after Martine's Volvo Ocean Race break staying on rank 5 (one race win).
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Today, the Nacra-17 catamarans and the RS:X windsurfers begin their competition. We shall transmit racing of the day live on www.sailing-news.com.

The second Semi Final of the European Champions League began on Friday in St.Petersburg RUS. The best 15 teams will qualify for the Final to be held end of August in St.Moritz SUI. After 9 rounds completed, the Norddeutsche RV with Florian Haufe GER is first ahead of the German Touring YC (Julian Stückl GER) and the Russian Navigator Sailing Team (Igor Rytov RUS).
The ranking list and the video of the day.

Not enough wind on the last day of the Slalom Fuerteventura Grand Slam. After 4 heats, the dominating winner was once more Antoine Albeau FRA ahead of Matteo Iachino ITA and Pierre Montefon FRA. With this outcome, Albeau joined Iachino in the Annual Rankings and the decision for the Slalom Worlds title will be made during the last event on Sylt in October.
All other details on the PWA website.

The classic Copa del Rey Regatta on Palma Bay, this year with the record partitipation of 150 teams, was concluded yesterday.
No change in the GC32-Cats: Ben Ainslie GBR finished first ahead of Franck Cammas FRA and Jason Carroll USA. The Geneva 'Realteam' with Jerome Clerc SUI follows on rank 4.
All other ranking lists and the final report.

Slightly fresher conditions, 10-12kn, compared to day 1 prevailed yesterday on Aarhus Baycom, and a five Classes engaged could sail the planned program. The 470 men and the Finns resailed the cancelled races of day 1 in addition.
Kazuto Doi/ Naoya Kimura JPN and Anton Dahlberg/Fredrik Bergström SWE keep the lead in the 470 men at equal points. Jordi Xammar/Nicolas Rodriguez ESP follow 2 points back on rank 2. Japanese is the lead also in the 470 women with Ai Kondo/Miho Yoshioka JPN. Winning both races of the day, Hanna Mills/Eilidh McIntyre GBR moved up on rank 2. Camille Lecointre/Aloise Retornaz FRA follow on rank 3.
With the day ranks 1/3/3, Pieter-Jan Postma NED has taken the lead in the Finns. 5 points behind follow Tom Ramshaw CAN and Josip Olujic CRO at equal points on the ranks 2 and 3.
Laser results see next news text.
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Today, the 49er and die 49erFX skiffs start their competition. Racing can be followed live on this website.

The two Laser Classes started their World Championships at the joint Olympic Classes Regatta in Aarhus DEN in moderate winds. Two races could be completed.
In the Lasers Standard, Sam Meech NZL has taken the lead with two bullets in his Group. Kaarle Tapper FIN (2/2) follow on rank 2, while Nick Thompson GBR and the Olympic Champion Tom Burton AUS occupy the ranks 3 and 4.
In the Radials, Vasileia Karachaliou GRE and Paige Railey USA share the lead at equal points, closely followed by the Olympic Champion Marit Bouwmeester NED and Line-Flem Höst NOR 2 points back on the ranks 3 and 4.
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Very variable wind condtions on Fuerteventura yesterday, and in a 15-20kn breeze, only 3 preliminaries of the 5th Slalom heat could be sailed. The wind forecast for today is not much better and it remains to be seen, whether the 5th heat can be completed. Antoine Albeau FRA with his 4 bullets is already now the preliminary winner of the Fuerte Slalom competition.
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With a furious final (1/1), Sören Andreasen DEN succeeded to replace the so far dominating Marco Ferrari ITA on top of the overall ranking, grasping the European title. Antonio Lambertini ITA followed on Bronze, the best German Dirk Müller GER is on rank 6.
The final rankings of the Goldfleet.
The best women title goes to Fiona Collins GBR 70th overall in the 130 boats fleet.
All ranking lists, the news of the German Contender Class and the video of the last race.

With a row of top-3 results, Ben Ainslie GBR and his 'INEOS Rebels UK'- team defended yesterday rank 1 in the GC32-catamarans. Six points back follows Franck Cammas FRA ('Norauto') as first challenger. Jason Carroll USA moved up on rank 3. The Geneva 'Realteam' withh Jerôme Clerc SUI advanced on rank 4.
Today is the final day in Palma.
Here all ranking lists of the various classes and the daily news.