Olympic Worldcup 2017 - Santander ESP - Day 1, Buckingham USA 2nd

The Olympic Classes Worldcup Final in Santander ESP began yesterday in a 10-13 kn wind. A number of top teams do not participate, and therefore, some not so familiar names are on top of the interim's rankings after two or three races.
Imamura/Hokazono JPN lead ahead of Mantis/Kagialis GRE and Bargehr/Mähr AUT in the 470 men. Barbara Cornudella/Sara Lopez ESP lead in the 470 women.
The two skiff classes completed three races each. Prszybytek/Kolodszinski POL and Peters/Sterrit GBR share the lead in the 49ers. In the 49erFX, Victoria Travaschio/Maria Branz ARG and Kate McGregor/Sophie Ainsworth GBR are first at equal points. The Olympic Champions Grael/Kunze BRA follow one point back on rank 3.
Henry Wetherell GBR and Ed Wright GBR share the lead in the Finns. Closely together are also the top teams in the Nacra 17: Fernando Echevarri/Tara Pacheco ESP lead one point ahead of John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR and Tom Phipps/Nicola Boniface GBR.
In the RS:X men windsurfers, the leader is Mateo Sanz-Lanz SUI with the ranks 1/2/9. Shahar Zubari ISR and Thomas Goyard FRA are the first challengers. In the RS:X women windsurfers, Patricia Freitas BRA is on rank 1.
The Laser results follow in a separate news text below.

The results of best North Americans by nation:
Finn: 11th Tom Ramshaw CAN, 16th Kyle Martin CAN
470 men: 6th Stu McNay/ David Hughes USA, 12th Wiley Rogers/Jack Parkin USA
49er: 15th Andrew Mollerus/ Matthew Mollerus USA
Laser Standard: 2nd Charlie Buckingham USA, 13th Chris Barnard USA
Laser Radial: 17th Haddon Hughes USA
RS:X men: 16th Juan Bosco Varela Barba MEX
IKA Formula Kite: 18th Catherine Dufour CAN

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