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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 a long wait, some seabreeze only set in yesterday afternoon, and the last races finished at sunset. ----- Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER extended their lead in the 470 with 2nd and 3rd place. ----- While the 49ers were not in action, the 49ersFX sailed 3 races. Isaura Maenhaut/Anouk Goerts BEL extended their lead with two race wins. ----- In the ILCA 6, Anna Munch DEN won the only race of the day in her group, and Charlotte Rose USA followed in 2nd place. Rosine Baudet SUI is now 47th. ----- In the ILCA 7, all groups also managed to finish a race: Michael Hallyday HKG moved to the top with a 2nd place in the race and the strike result. Duko Bos NED follows one point behind. Boris Hirsch SUI is 65th of the 110 participants. ----- In the Nacra 17, Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilai ITA extended their lead with two race wins. Laura Farese/Matthias Zöchling AUT are 7 points behind in 2nd place, while Andrea Aschieri/Tine Rossel SUI remain in 26th place. ----- Only one race each was sailed in the Kite Foils. Riccardo Pianosi ITA and Max Maeder SGP are still in the lead with race wins in their respective groups. Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI moved up to 5th place with a 2nd place in his heat. Karl Maeder SUI follows in 29th place of the 60 participants. ----- In the women's race, Wan Li CHN took the lead with a race win. ----- The iQ-Foil windsurfers were not in action yesterday. ----- From today onwards, the rankings are likely to be shaken up: A fresh mistral is forecast for the next few days. All rankings and the daily report.

The sun and moderate westerly winds allowed the 1729 participants in all 10 Olympic classes to enjoy a full program yesterday—new names mingled with the experienced cracks at the top. ----- In the Mixed 470, Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER lead after 2 races with a 2-point advantage over Giacomo Ferrari/Alessandra Dubbini ITA. ----- In the 49ers, 3 races were completed: 3 teams share the lead with equal points: Nevin Snow/Ian McDiarmid USA, Elliot Wells/Billy Vennis GBR and Xin Wang/Tianyu Qi CHN each with a first and second place respectively. Joshua Richner/Corne Janssen SUI follow in 49th place, and Pablo Rüegge/Finn Meichle SUI are 58th. ----- In the 49ersFX, Isaura Maenhaut/Anouk Geurts BEL and Eleanor Keers/Jess Jobson GBR share the lead on equal points. ----- In the ILCA 6, Anna Munch DEN and Charlotte Rose USA won both races in their group. Rosine Baudet SUI is 39th of the 72 participants. ----- Duko Bos NED leads the ILCA 7 with a 4-point advantage over Milivoj Dukic MNE. Boris Hirsch SUI follows in 45th place of the 110 participants. ----- Riccardo Pianosi ITA leads the men's Kite Foils by one point ahead of Max Maeder SGP. Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI follows in 7th place, Karl Maeder SUI is 30th. ----- Lilly Young GBR leads the women's competition by one point ahead of Wan Li CHN. ----- Grae Morris AUS and Tamar Steinberg ISR lead the iQ-Foil Winsurfers. And in the Nacra 17, Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilei ITA and Laura Farese/Matthäus Zöchling AUT share the lead on equal points. Andrea Aschieri/Tine Rossel SUI are 26th. ----- All rankings and the daily report

Team New Zealand and Team Alinghi-Red Bull were unable to reach an agreement in the negotiations over the details of the next America's Cup, and Alinghi has now withdrawn from the Cup. ----- A report with comments.

In good conditions, the World Championship rehearsal (end of June) ended yesterday in Portoroz with another 3 races. ----- After 10 races, Michal Zobec SLO won with an 8-point lead over Ines Ramirez PUR. Ege Dai TUR follows in 3rd place. Tim Baile SUI was an excellent 9th, Eivinn Löfteröd SUI follows in 25th place, also in the goldfleet Lou Eisenhut SUI (48th), Alina Durrer SUI (55th), Lena Müller SUI (57th), and Teo Filliger SUI (71st). ----- For the Swiss Optis, the series was the second half of their World Championship and European Championship selection, the definitive ranking list should be published in the next few days: Here is the ranking after the first selection (Palamos). ----- Jure Carevic CRO won the younger Cadetti ahead of Martin Mihalik SVK, and Caspar Schweiger GER. Gian Rohner SUI follows in 22nd place. ----- All rankings and the event Facebook page with videos and pictures.

Good conditions also on the final day of the 29er Eurocup in France, and 4 final races were sailed. ----- Jocelyn Le Goff/Jules Vidor FRA moved into the lead thanks to two race wins. Quentin Bourrust/Gautier Neau FRA followed 5 points behind in 2nd place, Giulia Bartolozzi/Pietro Rizzi ITA were 3rd. Jacob Bründler/Thierry Stucki SUI finished in 9th place, followed by Anna Brüngger/Theo Kowalewski SUI in 30th place, just ahead of Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with report and pictures.

Yesterday, the Opti-Meeting was decided with 3 final races held in classical Lake Garda thermals. ----- Jesper Carlsen ITA - on his homewaters - won with a superior 43-point lead over Isak Kaplan SWE, Filippos Portosalte GRE came 3rd. Andrin Weidel SUI moved to 68th place in the Silverfleet, Dimitri Wälchli followed in 82nd place.----- Lucas Christiansen PUR won the younger Cadetti, Gian Kauffmann SUI followed in 31st place. ----- All rankings and the und die Facebook page with report, video and pictures.

There were also good conditions in La Trinité on the final day of the Spi Ouest, 3 more races were sailed. In the Open750, Tom Laperche FRA came out on top, with Basile Bourgnon FRA (with Sébastien Josse FRA) and Daniel Souben FRA (with Damien Séguin FRA) taking the places of honour. Nicolas Groleaux FRA (with Simon Koster SUI) moved up to 4th place with 1st and 3rd place. All further rankings (25 classes !) and the Facebook page.

Yesterday, the ILCA 6 Junior European Championship ended in the south of Portugal with 2 more races in 10-20 knots of wind. ----- Hermione Ghicas GRE won her second consecutive women's title after last year's U17. Senna Wright IRL, took silver, and defending champion Anna Shapovalova UKR consolidated her 3rd place with another two race wins. Camille Valloton SUI finished 47th and thus 5th in the U17 rankings, and Yara Roth SUI was also in the top half of the rankings in 48th. ----- In the men's event, Tim Lubat ESP concluded the Championship convincingly with the ranks 1 and 2. Alexander Hartsink NED finished second, 23 points behind, to take the U17 title. Bronze went to Alessandro Cirinei ITA. Ulysse Raison SUI, the only Swiss in the gold fleet, improved to 19th place with a 3rd place finish. ----- All rankings and the final report.

Yesterday, the Easter Regatta in Portoroz continued in good conditions with sunshine and moderate winds. Check the large picture gallery on the event Facebook page. Unfortunately, we still have not found a ranking list up to now. ----- The event website. We thank you for any helpful information!

There were apparently no more races at the 29er Eurocup in the south of France yesterday. ----- After the 7 qualification races sailed so far, Nolann Huet/Titouan Gresset FRA are leading the classification with a 10-point advantage over Giulia Bartolozzi/Pietro Rizzi ITA and Emilia Salvatore/Pietro Zandri ITA, equal on points. Jakob Bründler/Thierry Stucki SUI follow in 11th place, directly ahead of Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI. There are 110 teams at the start. ----- The ranking list and the reports.

The qualifications for the final regattas were concluded yesterday with a final race held in unsteady conditions. ----- Jesper Karlsen ITA leads the junior classification with a 2-point advantage over Leandro Scialpi ITA and Artur Brighenti ITA. Dimitri Wälchli SUI in 206th place will be sailing in the Silverfleet today. ----- In the younger Cadetti (U12), Lucas Christiansen PUR was able to extend his lead to 10 points. Gian Kaufmann SUI follows in 33rd place. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page with report and pictures.

The ILCA Junior Easter Meeting on Lake Garda ended yesterday with a final regatta in Gold and Silverfleet. ----- Alberto Avanzini ITA secured victory in the ILCA 4 on his home turf with a one-point lead over Nathan Wehrle FRA. Leo Gossling SUI moved up to 6th place. ----- In ILCA 6, Oscar Thule DEN took the lead with a 2-point advantage over Sofia Naumenko UKR. Rebecca Cook SUI finished the series in 49th place out of 114 participants. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with report and pictures.

Light winds prevailed on the French Atlantic Coast yesterday. The Open 750 class, full of French offshore cracks, has now completed 4 races. ----- Tom La Perche FRA and his team lead the classification, 3 points ahead of Matthieu Souben FRA (with Damien Séguin FRA), followed in 3rd place by Basile Bourgnon FRA/SUI, among others with Sébastien Josse FRA. Loïck Peyron FRA is in 6th place, directly ahead of Nicolas Groleau FRA (with Simon Koster SUI). ----- All rankings (25 classes in total) and the =68. ARBTvg9t6SSz6kQsJ2-lm3BA0mC1JFO-gQXExjfmoBR7RvCu39ecUyTUg8-9PKIl1cKqLw5r6Dlb_WCTKn01BxEgbM6EU7mFN9RN1SR8RvLP-vmyu4yD3Sn2aVgKY3GpK2qeW4uWPPT5_SFV5zvueo0oEWGlbv4j7FOMUsBLyKwYwqokKOfbwuv_qrC2z0z5Re- GDmwUVuiv3_93bjDysGWGGCR1bjCqBFNa7yhDr_JlI8ssqGdVh8faN2s2_YMQTFa5qIuSx0Rk0A]Facebook page with the pictures.

In light winds of around 10 knots, the final regattas of the Junior European Championship continued yesterday with 2 races. Hermionie Ghicas GRE extended her lead in the women's race to 6 points with another race win. The Greek already won the U17 title a year ago. Sienna Wright IRL is still in 2nd place, while Alina Shapovalova UKR was able to hold on to 3rd place with a narrow one-point lead over Gaya Datiashvili ISR. Mirja Dohle GER is now 6th, Camille Vallotton SUI is 48th and thus 5th in the U17 classification, Yara Roth SUI follows directly behind in 49th place. In the men's competition, Alexander Hartsink NED took the lead in the U19 classification with a race win he was already in the lead in the U17 classification. Tim Lubat ESP is now 2nd, 3 points behind, while Alessandro Cirinei ITA has moved up to 3rd place. Ulysse Raison SUI improved to 24th place. All rankings and the daily-report.

Conditions were good yesterday in Portoz, the Easter regatta was able to start with 3 races each. Unfortunately we could not find a ranking list on the event website. There are videos and photos on the Facebook page.

Conditions have been good so far at the 29er Eurocup in the south of France. The qualifications for Gold and Silverfleet were completed yesterday with 4 races. With 6 race wins in 7 races, Nolann Huet/Titouan Gresset FRA clearly lead the classification. Giulia Bortolozzi/Pietro Rizzi ITA and Emilia Salvatore/Pietro Zandri ITA follow in 2nd place, tied on points, Lucas and Moritz Hamm GER are in 6th place, Jakob Bründler/Thierry Stucki SUI in 11th place, just ahead of Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI in 14th. There are 110 teams at the start. The ranking list and the reports.

Best thermal conditions allowed 3 more races on Lake Garda yesterday. With 5 wins in 6 races, Jesper Karlsen ITA has a clear lead on his home waters. Thanks to 3 race wins in his group, Leandro Scialpi ITA moved up to 2nd place. Dimitri Wälchli SUI dropped back to 216th place, Andrin Weidel SUI follows in 250th place. Lucas Christiansen PUR has taken the lead among the younger Cadetti, James Bentley BER and Viola Covi ITA are the first pursuers. Gian Kaufmann SUI is now 35th. All rankings and the Facebook page with report, video and pictures.

With a northerly wind in the morning and a moderate Ora in the afternoon, the ILCA Junior Easter Meeting on Lake Garda continued yesterday with 3 races. With another race win, Nikko Palou ESP held on to the top spot in ILCA 4, with Konstantinos Portosalte GRE one point behind. With 5th and 6th place on the day, Leo Gossling SUI moved up to 11th place. Leanne Turrin SUI dropped back to 29th place. Oscar Thule DEN extended his lead in the ILCA 6 with two race wins. Sofia Naumenko UKR follows in 2nd place, 3 points behind. Rebecca Cook SUI is in 43rd place. All rankings and the Facebook page with report, videos and photos.

The Spi Ouest in La Trinité is once again a major event this Easter, with a total of 25 classes and large fleets at the start. The big names of the French offshore scene are among them: Corentin Douget FRA (with Thomas Coville FRA and Yoann Richomme FRA, among others) is leading the Class 40. The Open 750 is led by Tom Laperche FRA. Matthieu Souben FRA and his team follow in 2nd place, Nicolas Groleau FRA (with Simon Koster SUI among others) is 3rd. All rankings and the event website.

The final regattas began in Vilamoura yesterday for the first time in lighter winds. ----- Hermionie Ghicas GRE remained on top in the girls' gold fleet with a 5-point lead over Sienna Wright IRL. Alina Shapovalova UKR was again the day's best with the ranks 2/5, and is in 3rd, 8 points behind. Yara Roth SUI improved to 47th place. Camille Vallotton SUI in 49th place, is at the same time 5th in the U17 classification. ----- In the men's rankings, Tim Lubat ESP further extended his lead. Sergio Garcia ESP in 2nd place is now 8 points behind. Alexander Hartsink NED, who also leads the U17 classification, has moved up to 3rd place. Ulysse Raison SUI improved to 35th place. ----- The rankings and the report.

Stormy winds prevented the first races of the Easter Regatta in Portoroz yesterday. Two months before the World Championships at the same venue, the fleet is top-class with 600 participants. The entry list (scroll down). The large Swiss delegation will hold its second World Championship selection regatta. ----- The Facebook page with a short report and pictures.

Unstable weather made for changing wind conditions, but the Juniores could nevertheless complete two races in all groups. The younger Cadetti were able to finish one race. ----- With two race wins each in their group, Isak Kaplan SWE and Jesper Carlsen ITA lead the standings. The best Swiss is Dimitri Wälchli SUI in 156th place out of the 700 participants. ----- James Bentley BER won the only race of the Cadetti (U12). Gian Kaufmann SUI in 23rd place was the best Swiss among the 67 participants. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page with report, pictures and video.

There were no further races yesterday at the ILCA Easter Meeting on Lake Garda. ----- After the two races of the starting day, Nikko Palou ESP and Konstantinos Portosalte GRE lead the ILCA 4 classification on equal points. Leanne Turrin SUI in 10th place is the best girl. ----- Sofia Naumenko UKR, Sören Hemme NOR, and Oskar Thule DEN are tied for the lead in the ILCA 6. Rebecca Cook SUI is 34th ----- The rankings and the Facebook page.

Moderate winds prevailed yesterday at the ILCA 6 Junior European Championships for the end of the qualifications. From today, sailing will take place in Gold, Silver, and, for the men, Bronze and Emerald Fleets. ----- In the women's race, defending champion Alina Shapovalova UKR moved to third place with two race wins in her group. Still in the lead is Hermionie Ghicas GRE, superior with a 2nd place as a discard! Sienna Wright IRL is 4 points behind in 2nd place, followed by Mirja Dohle GER in 4th place, just one point behind the podium. Camille Vallotton SUI (41st place, making her 4th in the U17 classification) and Yara Roth SUI (47th place) are also in the gold fleet. ----- Tim Lubat ESP and Sergio Garcia ESP are now tied at the top of the men's rankings, followed one point behind by Georgios Mantis GRE. Ullyse Raison SUI (45th place) was the only Swiss to qualify for the gold fleet. ----- All rankings and the daily report.

As is tradition, the Opti-Meeting on Lake Garda began yesterday with the Nations Trophy: one participant from each country is at the start: after 3 races, Andrea Demurtas ITA secured Italy the home victory ahead of Diego Delgado PUR and Nathan Montebello MLT. Dimitri Wälchli SUI followed in 16th place out of the 33 competing nations - the ranking. Today is the start for everyone. There are 825 participants at the start - the event website.

Large fleets tackled the ILCA Junior Easter Regatta in Malcesine yesterday. After 3 races, Oscar Thule DEN leads the ILCA 6 fleet with a 2-point lead over Sofia Naumenko UKR. Rebecca Cook SUI follows in 42nd place of the 107 participants. In ILCA 4, Nikko Palou ESP and Konstantinos Portosalte GRE share the lead with two race wins in their group each. The best girl is Leanne Turrin SUI in 10th place, Leo Gossling SUI is 12th of the 220 participants. All rankings and the Facebook page with a video and a short report from the Swiss team.

The rainy weather in Vilamoura yesterday caused inconsistent winds. Nevertheless, all fleets were able to finish one race each. ----- Hermionie Ghicas GRE has taken the lead in the women's U19 classification, Sienna Wright IRL is 3 points behind in 2nd place, while Mirija Dohle GER moved up to 3rd place, thanks to winning her group on the day. In the other group, title defender Alina Shapovalova UKR won and moved to 6th place. Thanks to a 26th place finish, Camille Vallotton SUI improved to 52nd, with Yara Roth SUI and Ava Wilson SUI following in 58th and 60th of the 102 participants. ----- In the men's race, the leaders moved closer together: Tim Lubat ESP continues to lead, but is now just one point ahead of Sergio Garcias ESP and Georgios Mantis GRE. Ulysse Raison SUI is now 56th, Lars Dittel SUI follows in 84th place of the 254 participants. ----- All rankings and the report.

Good conditions yesterday at the start of the ILCA 6 Junior European Championship in the south of Portugal. Both fleets sailed two heats each in winds of 12-15 knots at first, then freshening up to 20 knots for the second race. In the women's category - 102 participants, 2 groups - Hermionie Ghicas GRE won both races in her group; the Greek won the U17 title last year. 3 points behind her, Ainhoa Gomez ESP, Sierra Wright IRL and Gaya Datshiavili ISR share 2nd place on equal points. The title defender Alina Shapovalova UKR, who lives in Switzerland, follows in 10th place with 11th/4th places. The best Swiss is Yara Roth SUI in 44th place, followed by Ava Wilson SUI in 51st. In the men's race - the huge fleet sails in 4 groups - Tim Lubat ESP won both heats of his group, followed one point behind by Cédric d'Hondt BEL. Ulysse Raison SUI as the best Swiss is in 51st place of the 258 participants. The rankings and the report and the photos.