49er, 49erFX - World Championship 2024 - Lanzarote ESP - Day 1

The World Championship of the Olympic skiffs began yesterday in 8-15kn offshore northerly winds. The men in the 49er completed 3 races, in the 49erFX two races were sailed. The first leaders in the 49er are Andrew Mollerus/Ian Macdiarmid USA with a one-point lead over the defending champions Bart Lambriex/Floris Van der Linden NED. James Grummett/Rhos Howes GBR follow in 3rd place. Sébastien Schneiter/Arno De Planta SUI started strongly with a 4th place, but then had to accept two disappointing midfield places and are 31st. The junior team Joshua Richner/Nilo Schärer SUI follow in 43rd place of the 71 teams - the ranking list 49er. Surprisingly at the top of the 49erFX are the Chinese Xiaoyu Hu/Mengyuan Shan CHN, tied on points in second place are the title defenders Odile Van Aanholt/Anette Duetz NED - the rankings 49erFX and the daily report.