Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Olympic Test Event - Enoshima JPN - Day 4 - Afternoon update 1 - First medals decided
In Enoshima the races of the day are over, the skiffs, the windsurfers and the Nacra 17 have finished their qualifications for tomorrow's Medal Races. But the first medal lists are already fixed: Yunxiu Lu CHN leads the RS:X-Windsurferinnen by 17 points and has a medal for sure. Katy Spychakov ISR could overtake her theoretically as the only one. There will probably be a Chinese victory at the RS:X-Windsurfer as well, the lead of Mengfan Gao CHN is 16 points. In the Nacra-17-Catamarans Ruggero Tita/Caterina Banti ITA are only 2 points ahead of John Gimson/Anna Burnett GBR. In 49er the Olympic champions Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL lead with 13 points. In 49erFX Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA moved up to one point to the leading Charlotte Dobson/Saskia Tidey GBR. All rankings.
Racing has been underway in Japan this morning UTC with the Windsurfers, Nacra 17 and 49er Skiffs concluding the qualifications for the Medal Races of tomorrow. The conditions are similar to yesterday with an initial 10kn wind increasing to 18kn during the day. ----- The 
Good sailing conditions with an up to 15kn breeze prevailed yesterday in Japan, but the challenging courses tactically difficult and some surprises occurred. ----- In the 470 men, Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS extended their lead on 5 points. ----- In the 470 women, Ai Kondo/Miho Yoshioka JPN have taken the lead. ----- As best of the day, Beresz Zsombor HUN moved up on first in the Finns. Finishing 3/2/2, Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL were the best in the 49ers. ----- In the 49ersFX, Charlotte Dobson/Sakia Tidey GBR increased their point advantage. 4 races were held by the Nacras 17 with Rugero Tia/Caterina Banti ITA on 1st controlling the fleet. ----- Yunxiu Lu CHN has now an 11 point lead in the RS:X women. ----- Chinese lead in the RS:X mden as well with Mengfan Gao CHN on top. ----- See separate news text below for the Lasers. ----- All 
Sailing three races yesterday, the Laser catched up with the program. ----- As best of the day with the ranks 2/3/2, Jesper Stalheim SWE took the lead in the 
The Laser 4.7 Youth World Championship in Kingston CAN began yesterday with three races for the Boys fleet (split in two groups) and two races for the Girls. -----With three bullets in his group, Roko Stipanovic CRO took the lead in the 
The Laser U21 European Championship begins on the Baltic Sea today with 140 Laser Standard from 38 nations and 4 continents and 69 Radial Girls from 23 nations. ----- The 
In Hankö NOR, the Norvegian Finn National Championship was held with Christoph Burger SUI and Anthony Nossiter AUS. Racing was inhibited on Saturday due to too strong winds. On Sunday, 4 races were sailed with Burger and Nossiter with identical race results. As winner of the final race, Christoph Burger SUI was crowned Champion. 15 participants from 4 nations. ----- The 
Racing is already underway this morning UTC and the RS:X windsurfers have completed their program. ----- Leader change in the 
After the rough, windy opening day, light winds prevailed yesterday Sunday in Japan and only a reduced program could be held. ----- Agnieszka Skrzypulec/Jolanta Ogar POL won the only 470 women race and advanced on rank 1. ----- Jordi Xammar/Nicolas Rodriguez ESP defended their lead in the 470 men. ----- After the two races yesterday, Przybytek/Kolodzinski POL moved on rank 1 in the 49ers. ----- Charlotte Dobson/Saskia Tidey GBR defended their first place in the 49ersFX. ----- Ruggero Tita/Caterina Banti ITA extended their lead in the Nacra 17 on 7 points. ----- In the Finns, the Olympic Champion Giles Scott GBR is new on top. ------ Yunxiu Lu CHN won also the light wind race and here overall lead in the RS:X women after two days is already 11 points. ----- No change in the RS:X me with Thomas Goyard FRA remaining on rank 1. ----- Laser result see separate news below. ----- All 
The light winds yesterday at the Olympic Test Event in Japan allowed for only one race in the Lasers. ----- In the 
Perfect sailing conditions on Lake St-Moritz also on the closing day of the Champions League Final allowing to complete the last qualifications flight and the Final races with the best four Club Teams. ----- With two race wins, the team of the Sydney Royal Yacht Squadron with David Chapman AUS - invited with a wildcard - celebrated the victory over the 23 European teams representing their Clubs at the 2019 Challenge League Final. The Norddeutsche Regatta Verein (Hamburg GER) with Tobias Schadewald GER and the Kalövig Badelaug (Aarhus DEN) mit Lars Vilhelmsen DEN completed the podium. -----The SV Kreuzlingen with Tom Rüegge SUI finished the competition as best Swiss on rank 6. The RC Oberhofen with Stefan Seger SUI and the CN Versoix with Victor Casas SUI followed on the ranks 12 and 13. ----- The 
The Laser 4.7 Youth World Championship in Kingston CAN began yesterday, but the two attempts to sail the initial races of the Boys (2 groups) and Girls were in vain, as the wind died after the first upwind leg. ----- The 
The British A-Cat National Championship, a tune-up race to the A-Cat World Championship to begin next Saturday at the same venue, was initiated yesterday, but the wind was to strong to race. ----- The 
No wind on Saturday and Sunday at the Match Race Youth World Championship in Ekaterinburg in Central Russia. Only half of Round Robin II could be completed. ----- The Youth Worlds title after this shortened Championshi went to the overall leader Tom Grimes AUS and his team with Nick Egnot-Johnson NZL taking Silver and Jeppe Borch DEN earning Bronze. ----- The 
After the two or three races per class on the opening day of the Olympic test event in Enoshima JPN in a fresh wind around 20kn and big waves, the sailing conditions today Sunday are moderate with a 10kn breeze this morning UTC. Racing has been underway already and in most classes, the favorites have taken the command. Updated results should be available by noon, provided the organiser succeed to run the IT system. ----- In the 470s, Jordi Xammar/Nicolas Rodriguez ESP are on top of the Men rankings, and Ai Kondo/Miho Yoshioka JPN lead in the Women. In the Finns, Zsombor Beresz HUN and Nicholas Heiner NED share the lead. In the RS:X windsurfers, Thomas Goyard FRA in the Men and Yunxiu Lu CHN in the Women are on the ranks 1. Finishing 2 of the 3 heats on top, Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL are the clear leaders in the 49ers, as did Charlotte Dobson/Saskia Tidey GBR with 2 bullets in 3 heats in the 49ersFX as well. Ruggero Tita/Caterina Banti ITA hold the first place in the Nacra 17. See separate news below for Laser results. ----- All 
Yesterday, the Olympic Test Event in Enoshima JPN began with two races held in a fresh 15-20kn wind and big waves. ----- Finishing on the ranks 1 and 2, Sam Meech NZL took the lead in the 
Today, the Laser 4.7 World Championship begins on the Olympic waters of Kingston CAN with 
Good Maloja wind conditions prevailed again on Lake St-Moritz yesterday allowing to complete 4 rounds. Today, another 3 rounds are on the program, leading to the start of the Final with the best four Club teams at 13.30 UTC. ----- Kalövig Badelaug (Aarhus DEN) with Lars Vilhelmsen DEN reclaimed rank 1 ahead of the Norddeutsche RV (Hamburg GER) with Tobias Schadewaldt GER moving up on rank 2 with 3 race wins. ----- The 
Some changes on top of the rankings at the Melges 24 North American Championship after the two races of yesterday. 'Zingara' of Richard Reid CAN clearly defended his lead with an 11-point lead. 'Lucky Dog/Gill Race Team' of Travis Weisleder was best of the day winning both races and moving up the leaderboard to second place overall. 'MiKEY' of Kevin Welch/Jeff Madrigali USA finishing twice on 2nd advanced on third overall. 'Sunnyvale' of Fraser McMillan CAN, twice on 3rd, is 4th overall and best Corinthian. ----- The 
The races of the day in Enoshima are over. With 15-18kn wind, big waves and hot temperatures two races could be sailed in all classes. Apparently there are technical problems on the 
Racing commences today at Ready Steady Toyko - Sailing with 
Great Maloja winds came in on Lake St. Moritz in the early afternoon, bringing plenty of action directly in front of the spectator grandstand at the 2019 Champions League Final and major changes occurred during the five flights of the day. ----- New on top is the Kongelig Dansk YC (Copenhagen) with Henrik Jensen DEN one point ahead of the tied PIRogovo with Vladimir Lipavsky RUS and the first-time Australian participant Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (Sydney) of David Chapman AUS showing Europe that the spirit of league sailing surely arrived in Oceania. Another two points back follows the Kalovig Badelaug (Aarhus) with Lars Vilhelmsen DEN, while the day one leader VSa Wannsee (Berlin) with Tim Elsner GER dropped on the 5th place, 5 points behind the podium, tied with the best Swiss team of the SV Kreuzlingen with Thomas Rüegge SUI on rank 6. ----- The 
Round Robin II of the Junior Matchracing Worlds continued yesterday with Tom Grimes AUS as dominating leader with a 13-1 score. Nick Egnot-Johnson NZL followed on rank 2 with 11-3, Igor Tarasiuk POL on the 3rd place is on 9-3. ----- The 
Just before the storm front hitting England, all classes completed final short races at the Cowes Week. Today, the Cowes Town Regatta is on the program, that can again be followed 
The ORC European Championship was concluded yesterday in Sweden after 5 races in all three classes. ----- Erik Barth DEN, Swan 45 finished first in the ORC-A-rankings. In the ORC-B-rankings, Axel Seehafer GER on an X-41 won the title. In the ORC-C-rankings, with 37 teams the largest class, Joachim Aschenbrenner DEN on a J/112 was on the first place. ----- All teams came from around the Baltic Sea. ----- All 
After the three races of yesterday at the Tempest Worlds on Lake Tegern, Markus Wieser/Thomas Auracher GER, ranks 1/2/3, extended their lead on 4 points. Best of the day, Werner Fritz/Herbert Kujan GER (1/2/2) advanced on rank 2. ----- The 
Yesterday, sun and a 25kn wind allowed for a spectacular sailing day on the Solent as the 
The Matchrace Youth World Championship has been underway in Russia since Wednesday and yesterday, Round Robin I was concluded with Tom Grimes AUS as dominating winner with a 10-1 score. Jeppe Borch DEN and Nick Egnot-Johnson NZL followed on the ranks 2 and 3 with an 8-3 standing each. In the first duels of Round Robin II, the leading team kept on winning. ----- The 
A solid 15-20 Ora prevailed on the opening day at the 2019 Kona One Worlds on Lake Garda and after four races, Bjorn Holm SWE took the lead one point ahead of Alex Temko USA, defending champion, and another two points behind Tim Aagesen (DEN). ----- The event will last until Sunday August 18. ----- The 
Presidential elections at World Sailing taking place every four years will be held in November 2020 and Gerardo Seeliger ESP, an experienced Olympian, sailing official and business man, has decided to challenge the now President Kim Andersen DEN. The growing dissatisfaction with Governance of the International Sailing Federation, especially the selection of Olympic events and the financial mis-management, have lead Seeliger to stand for President of World Sailing in the 2020 elections. Finn-Olympian in 1972, still active in the Finn Masters scene, he intends to run the Federation bottom-up for the good of the sport according to the needs of clubs, classes and sailors. Here his 
Rainy weather again on day 5 of the 2019 Cowes Week as the 
Today begins the European Sailing Champions League Final on Lake St-Moritz (5978 ft s/l) with 
Markus Wieser/Thomas Auracher GER, well-known German sailors in many classes for the first time racing on a Tempest, finished 1st and 2nd in the opening regattas of the 2019 World Championship on Lake Tegern yesterday. Stefan Schollmaier/Markus Mühlbauer GER follow on rank 2. The best non-German team Mario Suter/Andreas Hochuli SUI on rank 7. ----- The 
Sun and an initial 10kn wind, increasing to 20kn, prevailed yesterday at the Cowes Week. Please find here all updated 
Appartently, the wind was missing as well on the second day of the Tempest Worlds on Lake Tegern. The 
After the Fastnet Race and SailGP last Sunday, the tradtitional Cowes Week has been underway since Saturday with 54 (!) classes participating, not only big fleets sailing under IRC and ORC rules, but also numerous OneDesign classes such as Dragon, SB20, J/70, J/80, Diam-24 or Etchells. ------ In rainy weather and a 5-15kn wind, all classes completed at least one race. ------ Here all 
Rain and circling winds inhibited racing at the Tempest World Championship on Lake Tegern yesterday. Today, 2-3 races are on the program. ----- The 
Rudy Den Outer NED and his team won the 2019 Soling North American title 3 points ahead of William Abbott CAN on 2nd and Peter Hall CAN another 6 points back on 3rd. 13 teams from 4 nations participated in Cork, Lake Ontario. ----- The 
Today begins the Tempest World Championship on Lake Tegern with 
After a two days interruption due to stormy winds, the last leg of the Costarmoricaine coastal regatta along the Brittany North Coast could be held yesterday. Arthur Boc-Ho/Laetiti Lefevre FRA won their second race taking the overall victory ahead of Nicolas Touchot/Pierre-Yves Durand FRA. ----- The 
No racing in Cowes GBR yesterday because of stormy winds of up to 35kn. The fourth SailGP Act will therefore be held today Sunday with the program condensed on one day. Livestream will be available on this website beginning at 15h UTC. A 18-22kn has been forecast and spectacle is guarenteed. Team GBR, winner of both Practice Races on Friday, as well as Team Australia and Team Japan reached speeds above 50kn during the trainings. ----- The 
Winners of the 5o5 European Championship held in Denmark after 10 races were Roger Gilbert/Ben McGrane GBR ahead of Ian Pinnell/David Shelton GBR and Howie Hamlin/Jeff Nelson USA. Wolfgng Hunger/Holger Jess GER missed the podium as 4th by 5 points. ----- The 
The RS:X Windsurfer Youth World Championship in St-Petersburg RUS was concluded yesterday with the Medal Races held in a light 5-8kn wind. ----- Israel confirmed the three podium positions in the Boys fleet with Eyal Zror ISR as winner ahead of Daniel Tashtash ISR and Ruven Hillel ISR. The defending champion Fabien Pianazza FRA on rank 5 was 6 points behind a Medal. ----- Change on rank one in the Girls, as Yana Reznikova RUS, winning the Medal Race, replaced the long-time leader Manon Pianazza FRA on top, leaving her Silver only. Bronze went to Naama Greenberg ISR. ----- The 
Defeating Claire Leroy FRA in the Final with 3-0, the defending Champion Lucy McGregor GBR and her team won their third Match Race Worlds title in a row. Winner in the Petite Final was Pauline Courtois FRA beating Renée Groenveld NED with 2-1. ----- The 
Again, not enough wind and waves on Teneriffa ESP to continue the PWA Wave Worldcup event. Up to now only four heats could be completed. The fleet is desperately hoping for a perfect last day, as the weather forecast annonced a 25-30kn wind. All details on the 
Updated results of August 10 
Stormy weather persisted at the French Atlantic Coast and leg 4 of the Costarmoricaine was cancelled as well. Arthur Boc-Ho/Laetitia Lefevre FRA lead before the last leg today. ----- The 
Not enough wind on the spare day as well and - based on the results of Wednesday after 6 races - Philippe Durr/Nicholas Berthoud/Kaspar Schadegg/Yann Marillet/Alexandre Nicole SUI were declared 6 metre World Champions in the Modernes division. Patrick de Barros POR and Hugo Stenbeck SUI followed on the ranks 2 and 3. ----- In the Classics division, HM Juan Carlos of Spain and his team (with Ross McDonald CAN), are the winners with Karl-Gustav Oihl FIN and Ossi Paija FIN completing the podium. ----- The 
Qualified for the Semi Final at the Women Match Race Worlds in Sweden today are Claire Leroy FRA, Renée Groenveld NED, Pauline Courtois FRA and Lucy McGregor GBR. The 
Round 5 of 
Yesterday, the Qualifications for Medal Races of the RS:X Youth Worlds in St-Petersburg RUS today were concluded with another three races. In the Boys, three Israeli are on top of the rankings with Eyal Zror ISR 2 points ahead of Daniel Tashtash ISR and another 2 points behind Ruven Hillel ISR. Medal chances have also Alexandros Kalpogiannakis GRE and Fabien Pianazza FRA. ----- In the Girls, Manon Pianazza FRA has a 3 point lead on Yana Reznikova RUS. Naam Greenberg ISR follows on rank 3. ----- The 
Yesterday, the Medal Races were held at the Pan American Games Lima 2019 for the Men and Women events. CAN earned one Gold with Sarah Douglas (Laser Radial) and one Bronze Medal with Alexander Heinzemann/Justin Barnes CAN (49ers). ----- The USA earned three Silver Medals with Charlotte Rose (Laser Radial), Pedro Pascual (RS:X men windsurfers) and Stephanie Roble/Maragret Shea USA (49erFX), as well as a Bronze Medal with Charlie Buckingham (Laser Standard). ----- The Mixed and Open event Medal Races will follow today Saturday. ----- Please link on the updated 
Not enough wind and waves on Teneriffa ESP yesterday to continue the Worldcup, but for today and tomorrow, the forecast looks promising. ----- All details on the 
Leg 3 of the Costarmoricaine was postponed yesterday due to stormy winds at the French Atlantic Coast. The F-18 catamarans were transported on the road to the next port of call Saint-Quay-Portrieux. Intrerim leaders after two legs are Arthur Boc-Ho/Laetitia Lefevre FRA. ----- The 
The 470 World Championships on the Olympic waters of Enoshima JPN were concluded this morning UTC with the Medal Races with only small modifications on the podium. ----- Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS secured their seventh World Champion title ahead of Jordi Xammar/Nicolas Rodriguez ESP. Thanks to winning the Medal Race, Dahlberg/Bergström SWE moved up on the Bronze rank. ----- In the 470 women, Hannah Mills/Eilidh McIntyre GBR won the duel against Ai Kondo/Miho Yoshioka JPN. Bronze went to Camille Lecointre/Aloise Retornaz FRA. ----- The Olympic nations berth went in the Men to Greece, Russia, China and Turkey, in the Women to Poland, Australia, Brazil, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Germany. ----- The 
The Optimist Trofeo Lombardi on Lake Garda continued yesterday with two races and good results of the Swiss team. ----- With the day ranks 5 and 2, Boris Hirsch SUI took the overall lead 4 points ahead of Zeno Marchesini ITA. Weka Banubandh THA advanced on the 3rd place. ----- In the younger Cadetti, Tomaso Picotti ITA is now the sole leader with two race wins yesterday. Erik Scheidt ITA/BRA follows on the 2nd position. ----- The 
No wind on the third day at the RS:X Junior Worlds in St.Petersburg RUS and the results after 6 races remain unchanged with Eyal Zror ISR on top of the Boys and Manon Pianazza FRA leading in the Girls. ----- The 
The crucial final races at the 6 metre Worlds in Finland were planned for yesterday, but the wind was absent, and the decisive last races will take place on the spare day today. A tied leading trio will fight for the title and medals with Philipp Durr SUI, Patrick De Barros POR and Hugo Stenbeck SUI. The wind forecast is not very promising. ----- HM Juan Carlos of Spain is first in the Classic division. ----- The 
A F-18 Catamaran raid has been underway in Northern Britany since Wednesday and yesterday, the longest race, a 71nm coastal race, was on the program. The Youth team Arthur Boc-Ho/Laetitia Lefevre FRA reached the finish line after 4hrs 19min with a 6min advantage and moved up on top of the overall rankings. ----- The 
