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The 470 European Championship in Cannes continued yesterday with two more races in light winds. ----- Elena Berta/Bruno Festo ITA won twice and moved up to 2nd place, 3 points behind the new leaders Jordi Xammar/Nora Brugman ESP. Camille Lecointre/Jérémy Mion FRA are still 3rd. As 21st, Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI just managed to qualify for the gold fleet of the best 23. ----- The ranking and the Facebook page with more videos and pictures.

Three races were held in fresh, shifty winds on day 2 of the European Championships in the South of France. ----- The English continue to dominate in the 49ers: James Grummett/Rhos Hawes GBR are now on top - these newcomers have only been sailing together for 6 months and already finished 4th at the World Championships in April! - However, James Peters/Fynn Sterritt GBR, already selected for the British Olympic team, are tied in second place. Isaac McHardie/William McKenzie NZL follow in 3rd place, 11 points behind. Sébastien Schneiter/Arno De Planta SUI have moved up to 5th place with a strong day (6/2/4). The qualifications for Gold and Silverfleet will be finalized today. Joshua Richner/Nilo Schärer SUI in 32nd place still have 25 points to make up for the Goldfleet. Pablo Rüegge/Linus Abicht SUI are 55th of the 76 teams - the 49ers rankings. ----- The 49ers could only sail one race with Jana Germani/Giorgia Bertuzzi ITA as winners. They were nevertheless displaced on rank one by Aleksandra Melzacka/Sandra Jankowiak POL, who are equal on points ... thanks to the discard that has now come into effect. Just one point behind them are Ronja Grönblom/Veera Hokka FIN in third place - the 49erFX results. ----- The report.

There was also plenty of action for the Nacra 17 in yesterday's three races. ----- At the top, Ruggero Tita/Caterina Banti ITA continued to pull away with 1st/1st/2nd places on the day. Ida Svensson/Marcus Dackhammer SWE, who are contesting the internal Swedish Olympic selection, were able to hold on to 2nd place. Now tied on points in 3rd place are Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilei ITA. The two Swiss teams follow in 38th (Andrea Aschieri/Anja Camusso SUI) and 44th (Axel Grandjean/Noëmi Fehlmann SUI). ----- The results and the report.

Another 8 Open 60 skippers crossed the finish line in New York yesterday, including Alan Roura SUI (Hublot) in 13th place, who had to let Isabelle Joschke FRA (MASCF), who crossed the finish line 15 minutes ahead of him, pass him shortly before the finish. At the back of the fleet, Oliver Heer SUI continued to struggle with his electronics failure: The autopilot and on-board electronics only work when the sun is shining, at night Oliver has to steere by hand. Accordingly, he is making slow progress and must reach the finish before 21 May to qualify definitively for the Vendée Globe. The match race at the head of the Class 40 is likely to continue until the finish. This morning, 200 miles from New York, Ambrogio Beccaria ITA leads Ian Lipinski POL by 18 miles. The race tracker and the reports.

A week ago, Swiss Olympic also confirmed the definitive selection of the 470 duo Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI and the iQ-Foil windsurfer Elia Colombo SUI. Both had already secured a national starting place for Switzerland in 2023. Still to be confirmed are the selections of Elena Lengwiler SUI in kite foil and Elena Sendera SUI in iQ windsurfing - both secured a starting place for Switzerland at the Last Chance Regatta in Hyères. The report.

The 470 European Championships began yesterday in Cannes in light winds freshening up later. ----- Keiju Okada/Miho Yoshioka JPN dominated the day, finishing 2/1/1 in their group - the fleet sails in two halves. Only Jordi Xammar/Nora Brugman ESP (2/2/1) were able to keep up. After a slow start with 15th and 18th place, Yves Mermod/Maya Siegenthaler SUI were able to set a first sign with a 2nd place in the last race. They are ranked 20th of the 46 teams. ----- The ranking and the Facebook page.

Moderate but inconsistent winds characterized the starting day of the 49ers European Championship in the south of France. Both fleets were able to complete three races each. ----- James Peters/Fynn Sterritt GBR lead the 49ers classification with places 1/7/1, followed 2 points behind by James Grummett/Rhos Hawes GBR. Sébastien Schneiter/Arno De Planta SUI got better and better during the day with places 10/8/3 and are 8th. For the time being Joshua Richner/Nilo Schärer SUI are behind (58th), they had to accept an early start - the results 49er. ----- The fleet of the 49ersFX is very balanced: Jana Germani/Giorgia Bertuzzi ITA lead the classification with the daily ranks 5/5/5, Ronja Grönblom/Veera Hokka FIN follow 4 points behind, Stephanie Roble/Maggie Shea USA are 3rd. - the results 49ersFX. ----- The report and all rankings.

In freshening winds, the Nacra 17 started their World Championship yesterday with 3 races. ----- Ruggero Tita/Caterina Banti ITA dominated once again with 2nd/1st/1st. Ida Svensson/Marcus Dackhammer SWE are already 5 points behind in 2nd place. Paul Kohlhoff/Alica Stuhlemmer GER won the first race but then had to abandon the day with damage. The two SUI teams struggled: Andrea Aschieri/Anja Camusso SUI are 41st, Axel Grandjean/Noëmi Fehlmann SUI follow in 43rd place. ----- The rankings and the report.

Meanwhile, 9 of the 25 Open 60 remaining in the race have reached the finish in New York. ----- Justine Mettraux SUI (Teamwork/Team Snef) finished the race in 7th place, almost 13 hours behind. 57 miles are still missing this morning for Alan Roura SUI (Hublot), who is fighting for 12th place with Isabelle Joschke FRA (MACSF), who is 3 miles back. ----- The top of the Class 40 has also reached the flat zone off New York. The leading duo Ambrigio Beccaria ITA, sailing in sight, and 0.2 miles behind Ian Lipinski POL were still 425 miles short of the finish this morning. Fabien Delahaye FRA, sailing in 3rd place, should be able to reduce his 47-mile deficit today rapidly. ----- The race tracker and the reports.

There was very little wind on Lake Sempach over the weekend. On Sunday, the 15m SNS could complete two races, while the Dyas and Tempest only managed one race. ---- Markus Aeby/Remy Höhener YCL won the 15er, Andreas Rüesch/Martin Rohner YCSe took victory in the Dyas and Reto Kunz/Bart Van Weesenbeck YCSe were ahead in the Tempest. ----- The results and the report with galery.

Good conditions prevailed at the May regatta on Lake Zurich, with 7 races completed over the weekend. ----- Patrick Stöckli SCMd and his team finished first in the Onyx, while Jan Bachmann SCE won the Esse 850 thanks to a victory in the final race ahead of Nicola Fuso SCStä, who was equal on points. ----- The rankings.

There was a good turnout for the start sailing on Lac De Joux. The ranking list shows 4 winners! There is a video and photos on the Facebook page.

Over the weekend, four races were held for the 16 Yngling teams on Lake Hallwil. ----- Stephan Speiser/Sophie Mosegaard/Michèle Grossenbacher TYC secured victory with a 3-point lead over Jürg Wenger TYC. ----- The results and the report.

The Régate de la Baie in Corsier was sailed on catamarans at the weekend. After four races, Fanny Duperret/Cali Bonin YCG narrowly won with a one-point lead over Mila Villemin/Loris Godel CNBC. The ranking list.

SC Enge opened its season with two races on Sunday. In the Yardstick Ranking, Andreas Fürer SCE won twice with his Finn, with 16 boats taking part. ----- The results.

7 teams took part in the Dézaley on Sunday in Lausanne. After 3 hours 41 minutes, Yves Theuninck CNP reached the finish line first with his Luthi F10. The rankings were won by Louis-Philippe Ruffy CVL with his blu26.

Yesterday evening, Yoann Richomme FRA reached the finish line with his Paprec-Arkéa as winner of the Transat. He needed 8 days 6 hours for the 3'300 miles, which corresponds to an average speed of 16,5kn (28 km/h). This is his second consecutive victory after ‘Retour à la base’ last December, and he seems well-prepared for the Vendée Globe - the report. Boris Herrmann GER (Malizia) advanced to the end and finished 2nd just 2 hours 19 minutes behind, he was also very satisfied - the report. Just less than 6 hours behind, Samantha Davis GBR (Initiatives Coeur) was 3rd and Charlie Dalin FRA (Macif) also reached the finish. Sailing in 7th place, Justine Mettraux SUI (Teamwork/Team Snef) was still 30 miles short this morning and will reach the finish before midday. Alan Roura SUI (Hublot) also sailed a good transat, who in 11th place is still just under 200 miles short of New York. Oliver Heer SUI was able to provisionally repair his power failure, he will be at the back of the fleet for the remaining 1000 miles to the finish. ----- In Class 40, Ian Lipinski POL is back in the lead with 600 miles to go to the finish. However, Ambrogio Beccaria ITA is only 9 miles behind in 2nd place. ----- The race tracker and the reports.

After yesterday's practice race, the first races of the 470 European Championship begin today in Cannes. With grey weather, good easterly winds are expected to dominate today. The races can be followed via live tracking. The event website.

Things also get serious today in Grande Motte at the Nacra 17 World Championship and the European Championship for both 49er classes. The wind forecast is promising with 15 knots from the west. There is another preview and the entry lists on the event website.

There were no more races yesterday at the Euro Masters in Belgium. After 4 races, Jack de Rijk NED won the ILCA 7. Markus Ochs SUI finished 6th. Martin Van Olffen NED was the winner in the ILCA 6, with Thomas Gyr SUI following in 7th. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page.

The good conditions on Lake Geneva continued on the final day of the Inclusive Cup, with a total of 10 races completed. Jazz Turner/Adam Billany GBR narrowly held on to the lead: with a strong final day, Pedro Cancio/Guilherme Ribeiro POR moved up to the winners in terms of points. Philippe Echivard/François Naef SUI finished 5th. The ranking list and the Facebook page.

After the 5 rounds on Saturday, another 3 flights were sailed on Lake Thun on Sunday at the start of the Super League 2024. CN Versoix with Victor Casas narrowly held on to the lead, while Stefan Seger and his RCO team in 2nd closed the gap to the winners. BT La Neuveville with David Biedermann followed just one point behind in third place. The ranking list and the Facebook page.

There were no further races on Lake Geneva on Sunday. After the 3 races on Saturday, Daniel Cook/Théodore Denjoy CNV won the 29er with a one-point lead over Riccardo Crova/Kairi Rösti CNV. Maxime Vallotton CVVT won the Opti (28 participants) with two race wins. Tanguy Favre/Elliot Dafflon CNM took victory in the RS Feva. All rankings.

There was also no wind for further races in Versoix on Sunday. After the 4 races on Saturday, Sarah Jaccaud CVL and her team won the Surprise, Bertrand Borter CVV was first in the Grand Surprise and Jean-Philippe Ryter CVVT dominated the Toucan with three race wins. All rankings.

After the 4 races on Saturday, two more races were completed yesterday on Lake Uri. Damian Berther/Tino Durrer DRCS made everything clear with two more race wins, Nino-Livio-Löfteröd/Samuel Berther DRCS finished 2nd. The ranking list.

Today a first part of the results of the Swiss regatta weekend. A few regattas were obviously cancelled due to lack of wind, the second part of the reports will follow tomorrow. We are still suffering from a lack of staff and fundings - thank you for your voluntary subscription contribution.

With a perfect start (see video in the report), Team ESP with Diego Botin secured a start-to-finish victory in the final against the two dominators of the season Team NZL with Peter Burling NZL and Team AUS with Tom Slingsby AUS. Team Switzerland with Nathan Outteridge AUS moved up to 7th place thanks to a race win in the first race of the day. The rankings and the reports.

The 470 European Championships begin today in Cannes, the last test before the Olympic Games in July. Among the 49 teams from 22 nations are all Olympic participants, including Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI. The preview.

Leader Yoann Richomme FRA (Paprec-Arkéa) was still 156 miles short of the finish line in New York this morning. As expected, the conditions are flat, Boris Herrmann GER (Malizia) has closed the gap to 16 miles, the race is not yet decided. Samantha Davies GBR (Initiatives Coeur) is 50 miles behind in 3rd place, but is still benefiting from better conditions. Among the winners of the day was Justine Mettraux SUI (Teamwork/Team SNEF), who has moved up to 7th place, 97 miles behind. Alan Roura SUI is still 11th, Oliver Heer SUI has suffered a total failure of the on-board electronics (report) and has dropped to the very back of the fleet. In Class 40, Ambrogio Beccaria ITA is now 71 miles ahead of Ian Lipinski POL. The race tracker and the reports.

On the final day of the ILCA European Cup in Punta Ala, which was exceptionally well attended with 553 participants from 19 nations, two more races were sailed in light winds of around 8 knots. In the ILCA 4, Clara Lorenzi ITA won ahead of Francesco Tesser ITA, winner of the U16 classification. Niklas Ambos SUI moved up to 17th place as one of the best of the day with places 3/4, Lars Keller SUI was 23rd of the 185 participants. Emma Mattivi ITA won the women's ILCA 6 with a 34-point lead over Vanessa Voutilainen FIN, Shana Burger SUI finished 17th out of the 59 participants. In the men's ILCA 6, Francesco Luzi ITA ousted the previous leader Ulysse Raison SUI, who won the U17 classification, with two race wins. Matthew Chassot SUI moved up to 7th place, while Lars Dittel SUI finished 36th out of the 185 participants. In the ILCA 7, Théo Peyre FRA came out on top, with Cesare Barabino ITA 2nd 3 points behind him. The best of the 3 Swiss was Timo Van Roomen SUI in 55th place out of 73 participants. All rankings, the final report and the Facebook page.