Olympic Worldcup 2017 - Semaine Olympique - Hyères FRA - Day 4

Saturday, April 29, 2017   
 Olympic Worldcup 2017  Semaine Olympique  Hyeres FRA  Day 4
Fresh wind conditions prevailed yesterday after three days with moderate winds and racing had to be postponed till the afternoon, when the over 30 kn Mistral slackened slightly allowing to complete the qualification races of the Skiffs, Nacra 17 and Windsurfers. Today the Medal Races are on the program.
The premature winners in the 49ers are Diego Botin/Iago Lopez ESP 26 points ahead of Fletcher/Bithell GBR and Sylvan/Anjemark SWE at equal points on rank 2. The podium ranks seem to be attributed in the 49ersFX as well with Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA 12 points ahead of Jurczok/Lorenz GER and another 11 points on Dobson/Tidey GBR.
The big-breeze specialist Louis Giard FRA replaced Mateo Sanz-Lanz SUI on top of the RS:X men windsurfers with a 15 points' advantage over the Swiss. Another 10 points back follows Mattia Camboni ITA. Almost through is Zofia Noceti-Klepacka POL in the RS:X women windsurfers with a 19 points' advantage on the day's best Yiunxiu Lu CHN. Noga Geller ISR is now 3rd.
Fernando Echevarri/Tara Pacheco ESP start to the Medal Race of the Nacras 7 points ahead of Moana Vaireaux/Manon Audinet FRA. Lin Cenholt/Christian Lübeck DEN follow as 3rd. All other classes sail the last qualification races today.
In the 470 men, Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS climbed on top with two race wins and Fock/Dackhammar SWE are already 19 points back. Another 20 points behind are Mantis/Kagialis GRE as 3rd. Still tied after yesterdays' races in different wind conditions - both finishing on 1 and 2 - are Afrodite Zegers/Aneloes Van Veen NED and Linda Fahrni/Maja Siegenthaler SUI in the 470 women.
A leader change occurred in the Finns where Alican Kaynar TUR has taken the overall lead with two race wins 6 points ahead of Nicholas Heiner NED.
The Laser results follow below.
All ranking lists, the daily news and the video of the day. The Medal Races of today can be followed live on the Internet beginning at 10 a.m. UTC.
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Olympic World Cup 2017 - Semaine Olympique Française - Hyères FRA

Sunday, 23. April 2017– Sunday, 30. April 2017

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