International Sailing

Best Ora with 12-18kn yesterday on Lake Garda, and all classes continued their World Championships according to program. ----- In the men's Kite Foil, the duel at the top between Lucas Fonseca BRA and Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI continues, yesterday both with 2 race wins each. In the overall standings, the Brazilian is 2 points ahead. ----- In the women's event, Maria Turrienza ARG also won all 4 races yesterday. ----- In the men's iQ Foil Windsurfer, Federico Pilloni ITA is already well ahead with a 15-point lead, and Robin Zeley SUI is now 17th. ----- In the women's competition, Carola Colasanto ITA is now clearly ahead with 7 race wins in 8 races. Chloë Huguenin SUI is now 17th. ----- Alina Shapovalova UKR is now the sole leader in the women's ILCA 6, with Maria Arseni ITA 2 points behind. ----- In the men's ILCA, Antonio Pascali ITA has taken the lead with a 2-point advantage over Anders Bultynck BEL and Tim Lubat ESP, who are tied on points. Thanks to the discard, Matthew Chassot SUI has moved up to 26th place among the 62 participants (62 nations!). ----- Annabelle Vines/Amelie Hiscocks GBR took the lead in the women's 29er, followed one point behind by Clementine Van Steenberge/Jessica Riordan IRL. Malena Rüegge/Liv Wicki SUI managed two midfield finishes and a 2nd place, dropping back to 4th place in the overall standings. ----- Ewa Lewandowska/Kszysztof Krolik POL extended their lead in the 29er men's/open event. Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI dropped back to 15th place due to an early start. ----- Lisa Vucetti/Vittorio Bonifacio ITA continue to lead the 420 Open rankings, with Nino-Livio Löfteröd/Sandro Meszaros SUI following in 12th place. ----- Danai Giannouli/Kerkezou Lakovina GRE extended their lead in the women's 420 to 7 points. ----- In the Nacra 15, Come Vic-Molinari/Fatima Tia FRA have moved into the lead, followed by Lorenzo Sirena/Alice Dessy ITA in second place on equal points. Morgane Mazuay/Alexis Lagger SUI are still in 8th place. ----- All rankings and the daily report.

The third day of the Tornado World Championship was again dominated by hot midsummer weather with light winds. ----- Accordingly, the lightweight teams dominate at the top: Angelika Kohlendorfer/Calvin Claus AUT lead the classification with a 4-point advance over Michaela Pavlisova/Marek Pavlis CZE. Marcel and Ben Steiner SUI are now 4th, just one point behind the podium. ----- The results and the daily report.

The Junior World Championships in the Olympic speed classes begin today on the Spanish Atlantic coast. In the 49er, 60 teams from 24 nations are competing, including Pablo Rüegge/Linus Abicht SUI. In the 49erFX, 33 teams from 14 nations are taking part and in the Nacras (13 teams/7 nations), Switzerland has good chances with Axel Grandjean/Noëmi Fehlmann SUI and Andrea Aschieri/Anja Camusso SUI. The preview.

The Persico Junior European Championship began yesterday on Lake Garda with 6 races in the best conditions. 'Jajo Dutchsail Youth' with Paul Hameetman NED took a narrow lead. 'CER-Banque du Leman' with Alexander Ott SUI follows in 4th place. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page.

The TP52 World Championship began yesterday in Newport with two races. ----- The first leader is 'Sled' by Takashi Okura USA (with Murray Jones NZL) with a 3-point lead over 'Allegre' with Andy Soriano GBR. ----- The report with ranking.

The Youth World Championships started yesterday afternoon on Lake Garda in a moderate Ora and all 10 classes could sail a full program. ----- A strong start by Malena Rüegge/Liv Wicki SUI in the Women's 29ers who took the lead with two wins in 3 races! ----- As expected, Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI is also among the front runners in the Formula Kite: with 2/1/2/2, he is in second place behind Lucas Fonseca BRA. ----- Federico Pilloni ITA leads the men's iQ-Foil Windsurfers, and Robin Zeley SUI is 14th of the 38 participants. ----- Carola Colasanto ITA dominated the women's windsurfing competition, winning all 4 races. Chloë Hugenin SUI is 12th of the 28 participants. ----- The ILCA 6 finished 2 races: Alexandros Kyfidis GRE and Zach Stibbe NZL share the lead in the men's race (59 participants/59 nations!). After a botched first race, Matthew Chassot SUI is behind in 50th place. ----- Hermione Ghicas GRE leads the ILCA women's race ahead of Alina Shapovalova UKR, who lives (and sails) in Switzerland. Shana Burger SUI is 14th of the 54 participants. ----- In the men's 29er/Open, Ewa Lewandowska/Krzysztof Krolik POL took the lead with two race wins. Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI follow in 8th place of the 28 teams. ----- Lisa Vucetti/Vittorio Bonifacio ITA won both races in the 420 (Men/Open), and Nino-Livio Löfteröd/Sandro Meszaros SUI (20/5) followed in 14th place. ----- In the women's 420 Danai Giannulli/? GRE are in front with 1st and 2nd places yesterday. ----- Lorenzo Sirena/Alice Dessy ITA lead the fleet of Nacra catamarans with two race wins in 3 races. Morgane Mazuay/Alexis Lagger SUI follow in 8th place. ----- All rankings and the daily report.

The Warnemünde Week ended on Sunday in winds that were moderate at first but later died down. ----- The 29ers sailed another Eurocup, with James Crossley/Sam Webb GBR winning. Loïc Gigandet/Lionel Schmid SUI followed in 25th place. ----- Alfred Madsen DEN took the World Championship title in the Zoom8. ----- All other rankings (including FD, Finn, Contender, Korsar) and the final report.

Yesterday, the Tornado World Championship in Rimini was also sailed in moderate winds and sunshine - here is the Facebook gallery. However, no further information or a ranking list can be found anywhere this morning. ----- The event website.

The Junior European Championships for foiling Persico start today on Lake Garda. Six teams are competing, including 'CER Banque du Léman' for Switzerland with Alexander Ott SUI. The preview.

The starting signal for the first races of the Youth World Championships will be given today at 2pm on Lake Garda. A total of 480 participants from 70 nations will be competing in the 10 classes. With the exception of the 420 Women and the Formula Kite, Switzerland is represented in all classes. Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI, who has just won the U17 Kite-Foiler World Championship, has big chances of success. The races will be broadcast live via GPS-Tracking. The reports.

France with Quentin Delapierre FRA, who started strongly on Saturday, lost all chances of qualifying for the final of the top three in the first fleet race yesterday due to a collision with damage and penalty points. Alongside New Zealand (Peter Burling NZL) and Australia (Tom Slingsby AUS), Diego Botin ESP and his Team Spain advanced to the final. There, the Spaniards got off to the best start and claimed victory and $2 million in prize money, ----- The leaderboard and the report.

Only the last short race decided the Tour de France yesterday: With a race win, 'Dunkerque Voiles' with Arthur Meurisse FRA took the overall victory with a one-point lead over 'Auray Quiberon by Orlabay' (Pep Costa ESP). ----- The ranking list and the report.

The Tornado Catamaran World Championship began yesterday in Rimini in moderate winds of around 10 knots. ----- After 2 races Yoann Trecul/Thomas Ferrard FRA lead with 2 points ahead of Marcel and Ben Steiner SUI. There are 29 teams from 10 nations at the start. ----- The results and the report.

The TP52 World Championship begins today in Newport. With no team having dominated this season, the outcome is completely open. ----- The preview.

There was plenty of wind yesterday at the start of the Sail GP final. For the first time this season, the teams sailed with the smaller wing sail. 'Team France' with Quentin Delapierre FRA mastered the conditions best and took the lead with places 1/3/3. 'Team GBR' with Giles Scott GBR is 3 points behind. Another point back is 'Team Denmark' with Nicolai Sehested DEN. France is therefore on course to qualify for the grand final and displace the Spaniards from third place. 'Team Switzerland' with Nathan Outteridge AUS follows in 7th place. ----- The ranking list and the report.

The 470 Junior World Championship ended yesterday with the Medal Race held in light winds. ----- With a victory in the Medal Race, Matisse Pacaud FRA and Lucie De Gennes FRA managed to win their third title in a row. Lomane Valade/Julien Bunel FRA took Silver, followed by Manon Pennaneac'h/Pierre Williot FRA in third place. ----- The rankings and the report.

The four short races held yesterday in light winds have not yet been decisive: With two race wins, 'Dunkerque Voile' with Arthur Meurisse FRA has taken the lead. Only 1.5 points behind is 'Auray Quiberon by Orlabay' (Pep Costa ESP) and 'Projet de l'Arche au Havre' (Sophie Faguet FRA) is also still in the race for victory, 6 points behind on today's final day. Further short races are on the program. ----- The ranking list and the daily report.

Apparently, there were no more races on the final day of the French Finn Championship. Valérien Lebrun FRA took the title ahead of Laurent Hay FRA, followed by Paul McKenzie AUS in 3rd place. Laurent Chappuis SUI finished 8th, Peter Kilchenmann SUI is in 16th place. ----- The ranking list and the photos.

The final of the Sail-GP 23/24 starts tonight (23.30 CET) in San Francisco. There was already a lot of wind in training yesterday, Team Switzerland with Nathan Outteridge AUS narrowly avoided capsizing - the video. On Sunday, the top three of the year will sail for $2 million in prize money. Already qualified is Team New Zealand with Peter Burling NZL - the daily-report. We will broadcast the races live this evening.

The qualifications for today's Medal Race were completed yesterday with three races. All medals go to France! Lomane Valade/Julien Bunel FRA are now in the lead with 7 points ahead of Manon Pennaneac'h/Pierre Williot FRA. A further 3 points behind them are Matisse Pacaud/Lucie De Gennes FRA. The ranking list and the event website.

Exciting situation ahead of the final weekend: After the transfer leg, 'Auray Quiberon by Orlabay' (Pep Costa ESP), 'Dunkerque Voile' (Arthur Meurisse FRA) and 'Projet de l'Arche au Havre' (Sophie Faguet FRA) are level on points at the top of the overall standings. The final short races are on the programme this weekend. The reports.

In fresh winds, 3 races were sailed yesterday in Benodet. Valerien Lebrun FRA won three times, taking the lead in the overall standings. 3 points behind him, Lauren Hay FRA and Paul McKenzie AUS share 2nd place. Laurent Chappuis SUI is still 8th, Peter Kilchenmann SUI follows in 16th place. ----- The ranking.

Two races yesterday in moderate winds - the French three-way battle at the top continues today with another two races, with the Medal Race scheduled for tomorrow. ----- Matisse Pacaud/Lucie De Gennes FRA held on to the lead, Loan Valade/Julien Brumel FRA moved up to equal points with the leaders. Manon Pennaneac'h/Pierre Williot FRA are still in 3rd place, 2 points behind. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with the pictures. Reports are available on the class website.

The Junior World Championships for Olympic iQ Foil windsurfers came to an end yesterday in Embrun, a mountain lake in the Savoy Alps. ----- In the U19 classifications, both titles went to Italy: Medea Falconi ITA won the women's event with a 53-point lead, followed by Chloë Huguenin SUI in 25th place. ----- Leonardo Tomasini ITA won the men's event, with Noam Kobel SUI taking the silver medal! ----- Maria Rudowicz POL won the women's U17 category. Ernestine Inversin SUI was only eliminated in the semi-finals and finished 5th. ----- Kylian Manhaval FRA won the men's U17 category, which was huge with 123 participants, by a massive margin. Yoan Györvary SUI was the best Swiss in 61st place. ----- The final rankings.

This morning, the fleet is on its way on the final transfer leg. Half of the 160 miles have already been covered and the fleet is still sailing close together. 'Auray Quiberon by Orlabay' with Pep Costa ESP leads with 0.7 miles ahead of 'Région de Bruxelles'. ----- The report with link to the race tracker.

Moderate winds on day 2 of the French Championship, and 3 races were completed. ----- Laurant Hay FRA continues to lead by one point ahead of Paul McKenzie AUS. The Swiss advanced: Laurent Chappuis SUI is now 8th, Peter Kilchenmann SUI follows in 11th place of the 35 participants. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with the videos.

The third day of the 470 Junior World Championship in Turkey also saw sunshine and moderate winds (see Facebook gallery). ----- The 'French championship' continues at the top: Matisse Pacaud/Lucie De Gennes FRA have taken the lead one point ahead of Loan Valade/Julien Brumel FRA and Manon Pennaneac'h/Pierre Williot FRA tied on points. Efe Tulcali/Defne Danismend TUR are already 15 points behind in 4th place. ----- The ranking list and the event website. There should be a live broadcast again today from 12 pm, which we will show above as soon as the codes are available.

Yesterday, the program continued in Le Havre with a short and coastal races. Today, the final transfer leg to Saint-Cast-le-Guildo (the neighboring town of Le Havre) is on the agenda. ----- In the overall standings, 'Projet de l'Arche au Havre' with Sophie Faguet FRA lost much of its lead after a mediocre day (5/7). 'Dunkerque Voile' with Arthur Meurisse FRA (1/3 yesterday) closed the gap to 6 points. The day's best (2/1) 'Auray Quiberon by Orlabay' with Pep Costa ESP are 14 points behind in 3rd place. ----- The ranking list and the daily report.

The French Finn Championship began yesterday in Brittany with two races held in 6 to 8 knots. ----- Laurent Hay FRA leads the classification ahead of Paul McKenzie AUS and Valérien Lebrun FRA. Peter Kilchenmann SUI and Laurent Chappuis SUI follow in 20th and 22nd place. 32 participants from 6 nations are at the start. ----- The ranking list and the pictures.

The final of the Big Air World Championships was held yesterday on Gran Canaria in strong winds, and the jumps were correspondingly high at around 8 meters. Nia Suardiez ESP won the women's final (see Video). Christopher McDonald USA won the men's final ahead of Malo Guénolé FRA. ----- The report.