International

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

On Sunday, the Olympic 470 Mixed Junior World Championship began in Turkey. 5 races have been sailed so far, and the French teams are clearly in the lead: Loman Valade/Julien Bunel FRA are one point ahead of Manon Pennaneac'h/Pierre Williot FRA. Matisse Pacaud/Lucie De Gennes FRA are 3 points behind in 3rd place. 35 teams from 17 nations and 3 continents are competing. ----- The ranking and the daily-report.

Yesterday, the 420 European Championship came to an end in Slovenia with a final race in light winds. ----- The Spanish dominated the women's classification: Neus Fernandez/Martina Gomila ESP took the title ahead of Iakovina Kerkezou/Danae Giannouli GRE, with Bronze going to Nicola Sadler/Sofia Cavaco ESP. ----- Freddie Parkin/Estella Morris USA grasped the title in the men's/mixed category ahead of Lisa Vucetti/Vittorio Bonifacio ITA and Dimitrios and Nikolaios Sourlatzis GRE. Nino-Livio Löfteröd/Samuel Berther SUI missed out on the podium by 7 points in 4th place. Damian Berther/Larissa Davis SUI followed in 44th place out of 110 teams. ---- In the U17 classification, a Greek triple occupied the podium with Ioannis Tournis/Georgios Michalopoulos GRE victorious. ----- All rankings and the final report.

The German round of the ILCA European Cup was concluded yesterday with two races held in light winds. ----- In the ILCA 4, Jiri Tomes CZE dominated on the final day as well, winning ahead of Can Gecer TUR and Anatoli Zoubovski CYP. Lars Keller SUI in 5th place missed the podium by 5 points, followed by Tristan Schnitzer SUI (yesterday 1/3) in 6th place. Leanne Turrin SUI was 8th and second best girl. ----- The Olympic participants dominated the ILCA 6: Anne Marie Rindom DEN won ahead of Anna Munch DEN and Monika Mikkola FIN. Lars Dittel SUI was 23rd of the 101 participants. ----- Andreas Krabbe-Christensen DEN won the ILCA 7 ahead of Daniel Escudero USA. ----- All rankings and the report.

After 5 races, Marin Misura/Tonko Barac CRO successfully defended their title from last year. Daniel Fritz/Michael Oberweger GER and Max Kohlhoff/Steyn van Drissel GER took the places of honour. Piet Eckert SUI/Federico Melo POR started the series with a 3rd place, but then had to retire early. The results and the report.

The 230-mile leg from Deauville to Le Havre came to an end yesterday with the victory of 'Auray Quiberon by Orlabay' with Pep Costa ESP. In the overall standings, 'Projet de l'Arche au Havre' with Sophie Faguet FRA remained in the lead. Short races are on the program today in Le Havre. ----- The report and the overall classification.

The 3rd qualifier for the final of the Sailing Champions League (in September in Portugal) was also held at the start of Warnemünde Week. The winner was the Munich YC with Xaver Huber GER. Switzerland was represented by RC Bodensee with Julian Flessati SUI, who finished 8th and missed out on qualification by just 2 points. The ranking list and the report.

There was no wind for further races on the final day of the 29er European Championship. ----- Alex Demurtas/Giovanni Santi ITA take the title after 9 races with a 2-point lead over Ewa Lewandowska/Krzysztof Krolik POL. One point behind them is Nolann Huet/Titouan Gresset FRA grasp Bronze. Henri Rotacher/Kiss Balscu SUI finished the European Championships in 38th place, followed by Anna Deuring/Leo Uebelhoer SUI in 46th out of 137 teams. ----- The ranking list and the report.

In light winds, the ILCA's U21 World Championship ended yesterday with 2 more races. ----- Eve McMahon IRL took the women's overall win with a 30-point lead - she finished all 12 races in the top 6! Evie Saunders AUS and Roos Wind NED earned the other medals. Viktorija Jedlinska SUI follows in 21st place out of the 80 participants. ----- The men's title went to Theoder Middelthon NOR, ahead of Anatol Sassi ITA and Mattia Cesana ITA in 2nd and 3rd place. Ole Schweckendiek GER finished 6th, Boris Hirsch SUI, the only Swiss in the gold fleet, was 73rd. ----- All rankings and the final report.

The 420 European Championship in Slovenia continued yesterday with 2 races in light winds. Ahead of today's final day, Neus Fernandez/Martina Gomila ESP, yesterday's best of the day again, are now leading the women's classification with a 19-point lead over Marisa Vincens/Marina Borras ESP. Georgia Faviou/Amalia Papanikita GRE follow in third place. Freddie Parkins/Estella Morris USA have taken the lead in the men's/open event, followed by Lisa Vucetti/Vittorio Bonifacio ITA by just 2 points. Another 2 points behind them, Zou Schemmel/Jean-Philippe Boudard FRA also remain in the title race today. Despite an early start, Nino-Livio Löfteröd/Samuel Berther SUI improved to 7th place, 22 points behind a podium finish. Damian Berther/Larissa Davis SUI are also in the top half of the 110 teams in 47th place. The ranking list and the daily report.

Yesterday, there was no wind for further races in Warnemünde. ----- After the 4 races sailed so far, Jiri Tomes CZE leads in ILCA 4. Lars Keller SUI and Leanne Turrin SUI follow in 6th and 7th place. ----- In the ILCA 6, Anne-Marie Rindom DEN, one of the Olympic favorites, is in the lead. Lars Dittel SUI is 26th of the 104 participants. ----- Andreas Krabbe-Christensen DEN is first in the ILCA 7. ----- All rankings and the daily report.

In the final of the Swedish Match Cup in Marstrand, Chris Poole USA and his team defeated Johnie Berntsson SWE 2-0. In the semi-final, Poole USA had eliminated Eric Monnin SUI and his team 2-0, with the Swiss finishing in 4th place. In the women's competition, Anna Östling SWE defeated Renée Groenveld NED 2-0. ----- The report.

Yesterday, the 5o5s were the first class to complete their Warnemünde Week, and at the same time a round of their Euro Cup ....., but without any further races due to a lack of wind. ----- Philippe Boite/Marin Carnot FRA won ahead of Tim and Finn Böger GER. There were 34 teams from 8 nations at the start. ----- The ranking list and the daily report.

This morning, the fleet is out on another relocation leg, travelling from Deauville to Le Havre via the south coast of England, a total of 230 miles. South of the Isle of Wight. ----- This morning, 'Auray Quiberon by Orlabay' leads 'Projet de l'Arche au Havre' with Sophie Faguet FRA by 2 miles. ----- The race tracker and the daily report.