Laser - Olympic Worldcup 2017 - Finals - Santander ESP - Day 5, Buckingham USA 2nd, McNay/Hughes USA 2nd

The first five Medal Races of the Olympic Classes Worldcup Final in Santander ESP were held yesterday in a breeze around 10 kn.
The podium in the RS:X men windsurfers did not change with Kiran Badloe NED as first ahead of Louis Giard FRA and Shahar Zubari ISR. In the RS:X women, rank for Patricia Freitas BRA was firm before the race already. Yunxiu LU CHN and Stefania Elfutina RUS completed the podium winning Silver and Bronze.
In the Nacra 17, Fernando Echevarri/Tara Pacheco ESP grasped the title on their home waters ahead of John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR. Winning the Medal Race, Ben Saxton/Katie Dabson GBR jumped on rank 3 overall.
The points' gaps of the Skiffs before the final race were were tight. However, no changes occurred in the 49ersFX. The Olympic Champions Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA won ahead of Charlotte Dobson/Saskia Tidey GBR and Lili Sebesi/Albane Dubois FRA. In the 49ers, James Peters/Fynn Sterritt GBR won ahead of Prszybytek/Kolodsinski POL and Fletcher/Bithell GBR.
The other five Classes sailed their last Qualification Series races yesterday with the 10 best qualified for today's Medal Races.
With a 14 points lead, Panagiotis Mantis/Pavlos Kagialis GRE will hardly loose rank 1 in the 470 men. At equal points on rank 2 are McNay/Hughes USA and Bargehr/Mähr AUT. With a chance for a medal are also the 4th-ranked Ferrari/Calabro ITA 5 points behind the podium. 13 points is the advantage of Hannah Mills/Eilidh McIntyre GBR on Afrodite Zegers/Anneloes Van Veen NED. Three teams follow at equal points on the 3rd place: Mas-Depares/Cantero ESP, Blandin/Retornaz FRA and Cornudella/Lopez ESP.
The new leader in the Finns is Zsombor Beresz HUN 4 points ahead of Ben Cornish GBR. Ed Wright GBR follows on the 3rd position with a 6 points' deficit, still with chance for the overall victory.
The Laser results follow below in a separate news text.

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

All ranking lists, the news and the video of yesterday's Medal Races.