With a 3-2 victory in the final against the world no. 3 in the world ranking Chis Poole USA, Eric Monnin SUI and his team won the Congressional Cup yesterday. The results and the reports.
In the run-up to the Congressional Cup (Grade 1) starting next week, the Ficker Cup was sailed at the weekend in Long Beach CA, with the winner qualifying directly for the Congressional Cup. With a 3-0 win against Nicole Breault USA, Maxime Mesnil FRA secured the starting place. The ranking list. The Congressional Cup starts tomorrow, Wednesday, with Eric Monnin SUI and his team among the 10 teams.
To kick off the Wednesday regattas, which are held off Lausanne throughout the summer, there was a first race on Saturday as an overture. In the larger yachts (Léstés A), Yves Theuninck CNP won with his Luthi F10. In the largest category with 25 teams, Alain Corthésy CNLy - Swiss Laser Champion 1976 (!) - won with his J/80. Christian Thieren CNLy won the dinghy category with his D-Zéro. All rankings.
Yesterday, conditions were good on Lake Biene, with 8 races completed on day one of the Challenge League (2nd division) season. On top is SRS with Lorenz Müller, followed 7 points behind by Thunersee YC with Yves Mermod, and YC Luzern with David Erismann in third place. ----- The resultste and the Facebook page.
Light winds for the first finals of the Kite-Foil and iQ-Foil windsurfers yesterday: Riccardo Pianosi ITA managed to oust the previously dominant Max Maeder SGP from the top spot in the Kite Men's final with 2 wins. Gian Stragiotti SUI was the Swiss highlight in Hyères in 3rd place. ----- There were no changes in the women's kite category: Wan Li CHN won ahead of Jingyue Chen CHN and Lautiane Nolot FRA. ----- Grae Morris AUS and Tamar Steinberg ISR won the iQ foil windsurfer. ----- There was also an early decision yesterday in the 470s: Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER extended their lead to 21 points with another race win and can no longer be caught in the Medal Race. Jordi Xammar/Marta Cardona ESP and Giacomo Ferrari/Alessandra Dubbini ITA complete the podium. ----- In the 49ers, Hernan Umpierre/Fernando Dix URU go into today's medal race with a 3-point lead over Nevin Snow/Ian McDiarmid USA. Richard Schultheiss/Fabian Rieger GER follow 12 points behind. Joshua Richner/Corne Janssen SUI finish the series in 29th place, followed by Pablo Rüegge/Finn Meichle SUI in 46th place of the 67 teams. ----- In the 49ersFX, Isaura Maenhaut/Anouk Goerts BEL moved back into the lead with an advantage over Lara Granier/Amélie Riou FRA of 12 points. ----- In the ILCA 6, Charlotte Rose enters the final with a 3-point lead over Chiara Benini ITA. Rosine Baudet SUI finishes the series in 7th place in the Silverfleet (=44 Overall). ----- In the ILCA 7, Nicholas Halliday HKG remains in the lead. Duko Bos NED and Thomas Saunders NZL follow narrowly behind. Boris Hirsch SUI finished 15th in the Silverfleet (=44 overall). ----- In the Nacra 17, John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR go into the Medal Race with a 7-point lead over Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilai ITA. ----- All rankings and the report.
Offshore but inconsistent winds made for challenging races yesterday. The Kite-Foil and iQ-Foil windsurfers finished their qualifications for todays Medal Series: Max Maeder SGP and Riccaedo Pianosi ITA are in the final of the men's Kite-Foil, Gian Stragiotti as 3rd SUI is seeded for the semi-finals. Wan Li CHN and Su Wang CHN are directly among the top 4 in the women's final. Grae Morris AUS and Kun Bi CHN and Tamar Steinberg ISR and Sharon Kantor ISR are in the final of the iQ foil. With 1st and 2nd place on the day, Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER have extended their lead over Jordi Xammar/Marta Cardona ESP to 16 points. In the 49er, James Grummett/Rhos Hawes GBR are back at the top. In 27th place, Joshua Richner/Corne Jansson SUI narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Goldfleet. In the 49erFX, Jana Germani/Bianca Caruso ITA have moved up to the top spot. In the ILCA 6, Chiara Benini ITA and Emma Plasschaert BEL are now level on points at the top, followed by Charlotte Rose USA just one point behind. Rosine Baudet SUI is 7th in the Silverfleet (=44 overall). In the ILCA 7, Michael Halliday HKG is still in the lead, with Dimitri Peroni ITA and Duko Bos NED sharing 2nd place just one point behind. Boris Hirsch SUI follows in 71st place. In Nacra 17, Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilei ITA are still unchallenged in the lead. Andrea Aschieri/Tine Rossel SUI improved to 25th place. All rankings and the report.
As expected, the mistral set in yesterday afternoon, in the end with more than 25 knots. The 470s finished one race, again won by Simon DIesch/Anna Markfort GER, who further extended their lead. In the 49er, Hernan Umpierre/Fernando Diz URU took the lead, with James Grummet/Rhos Hawes GBR and Dominik Buksak/Adam Glogowski POL just 2 points behind in 2nd place. Joshua Richner/Corne Janssen SUI were among the best of the day (2/3), moving up to 28th place and fighting for a place in the Gold Fleet (top 25) today. In the 49erFX, Paris Henken/Helena Scut USA took the lead with a 4-point advantage over Isaura Maenhaut/Anouk Goerts BEL and Lara Granier/Amélie Riou FRA, who are tied on points. In the ILCA 6, Anna Munch DEN remained in the lead, with Emma Plasschaert BEL coming within 2 points as the day's best (1/3). Rosine Baudet SUI improved to 43rd place. In ILCA 7, the surprising leader Nicholas Halliday HKG was able to maintain his lead and extend his advantage over Duko Bos NED to 6 points. Boris Hirsch SUI follows in 80th place. Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilei ITA remain in a class of their own in the Nacra 17, with Laura Farese/Matthias Zölchling AUT already 16 points behind. Andrea Aschieri/Tine Rossel SUI are still 26th and Max Maeder SGP has taken the lead in the Kite Foil, Riccardo Pianosi ITA is the only one who can keep up, 4 points behind. Gian Stragiotti SUI moved up to 4th place, just 2 points behind the podium. The Chinese continue to dominate the women's kite foil: Wan Li CHN is 6 points ahead of Jingyue Chen CHN. In the iQ-Foil windsurfers Grae Morris AUS is still clearly ahead, in the women's category the Israelis dominate with a triple lead: Tamar Steinberg ISR is right at the front, Olympic medallist Sharon Kantor ISR follows in 2nd place. All rankings and the report.
After the Opti series in Portoroz, the Swiss selection for the European Championship and World Championship team has been finalised. Meanwhile, there is a provisional ranking, which is led by Eivinn Löfteröd DRCS and Tim Baile CNP. With Lena Müller DRCS and Lou Eisenhut RCO there are two girls in the World Championship team (top 5). Teo Filliger CVN follows in 5th place.
