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The Last Chance Regatta came to an end yesterday with the Medal Races, meaning that the last Olympic nation starting places have been allocated. Turkey won 4 of the 50 places, Switzerland, Germany and Austria each won two starting places. El Salvador (ILCA 7) and India (ILCA 6) will also be in Marseille - the qualification overview and the report.

The other 4 quarter-finalists were determined in the repechage yesterday in Long Beach. Behind Chris Poole USA, Nick Egnot-Johnson NZL and Coole Tapper AUS, Eric Monnin SUI is also through to the next round. His quarter-final opponent is Jeppe Borch DEN, who finished the round robin in second place. The results and the report.

Yesterday, the first classes finalised the selections for the last Olympic starting places with the Medal Races. ----- Elena Lengwiler SUI also dominated the final in the women's Formula Kite and won by a clear margin. The other nations to qualify were POL, TUR, AUT and POR. ----- Connor Bainbridge GBR won the men's Formula Kite, with POL, USA, GRE and ISR taking the other starting places. Bruce Kessler SUI missed out on qualifying (5th place) by 18 points in 8th place. ----- The iQ-Foil windsurfers also sailed their medal races: In the women's event, there was a Czech double victory by the Svikova sisters. As some of the continental starting places were not claimed, the contingent of Olympic starting places increased, with Elena Sendera SUI on 22nd place qualified as well ! The other starting places go to SWE, AIN (Russia), TUR, SLO, AUT and EST. ----- Makoto Tomizawa JPN won the iQ-Foil men's medal race, ahead of Noah Lyons USA and Vyron Kokkalanis GRE. Other nations taking part in the Olympics are Lithuania, Hong Kong, Finland, and Slovakia. ----- The Medal Races are on the program for all other classes today. In 6th place, 22 points behind 4th place, Gauthier Verhulst SUI in the ILCA 7 just missed out on qualification. The two Nacra 17 teams also have no chance of securing a qualification place in the Medal Race. ----- All rankings and the report.

Auch gestern gab es in Hyères frische Winde bis 22kn. Als erste Klassen schlossen die iQ-Windsurfer und die Formula-Kiter die Semaine Olympic ab. Max Maeder SGP blieb im Formula-Kite auch in Hyères ungeschlagen, der Singapurer mit Schweizer Wurzeln geht als grosser Favorit auch in Marseille an den Start. Toni Vodisek SLO und Axel Mazella FRA belegen die Ehrenplätze. Im Formula Kite der Frauen gelang es Jessie Kampman FRA im Finale, Eleanor Aldridge GBR noch von der Spitze zu verdrängen, Lauriane Nolot FRA wurde 3. Eine Überraschung gabe es im iQ-Foil der Männer: Der als 8. für die Medal Races qualifizierte Ethan Westera ARU (Aruba) schaffte es bis ins Finale der besten 4, wo es im gelang, auch den die ganze Woche über dominierenden Grae Morris AUS zu bezwingen. Auf Rang 3 folgt Nacho Baltasar ESP. Elia Colombo SUI verpasste als 11. das Medal Race nur knapp. Im iQ-Foil der Frauen siegte Tamar Steinbeck ISR vor Mina Mobekk NOR und Palma Cargo CRO. Mit einem weiteren Laufsieg behaupteten sich Anton Dahlberg/Lovisa Karlsson SWE an der Spitze der 470er. Nur 2 Punkte dahinter lauern Camille Lecointre/Jérémy Mion FRA. Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI konnten sich mit den Tagesrängen 11 und 12 auf Rang 16 verbessern. Neu an der Spitze der 49er nun DIego Botin/Florian Trittel ESP. Sébastien Schneiter/Arno De Planta SUI sind als 9. auf Medal Race-Kurs. Trotz eines Frühstartes behauptete sich Marit Bouwmeester NED an der Spitze der ILCA 6. Dank 2 Laufsiegen rückte Emma Plaschaert BEL auf Rang 2 vor. Anja Von Allmen SUI ist 28., Maud Jayet SUI hat die Serie abgebrochen. Im ILCA 7 hat Olympia-Sieger Matthew Wearn die Führung übernommen, Michael Beckett GBR liegt aber nur 2 Punkte zurück. Philipp Buhl GER rückte auf Rang 3 vor. Alle Ranglisten und die Berichte.

The round robin was completed yesterday in Long Beach, with the top four - Ian Williams GBR, Jeppe Borch DEN, Gavin Brady USA and Dave Hood USA - qualifying directly for the quarter-finals. The other four teams will be determined in a repechage starting today. Among them is Eric Monnin SUI, who dropped back yesterday after a day full of defeats. ----- The results and the report.

Even before today's Medal Races, Elena Lengwiler SUI, the dominator of the Formula Kite women, has already been confirmed as an Olympic participant: the top two in the qualifications have qualified directly for the final of the Medal Race and are therefore guaranteed one of the 5 Olympic starting places. In addition to the Swiss rider, Julia Damasiewicz POL, 2nd in the qualification, will also be competing in Marseille, while Connor Bainbridge GBR and Maksymilian Zakowski POL are in the men's final. ----- The first winners are also emerging in other classes, which are sailing their final qualifications today: In the Mixed 470 (4 Olympic Nations starting places), the two Italian teams Giacomo Ferrari/Alessandra Dubbini ITA and Elena Berta/Bruno Festa ITA are well ahead. ----- In the Nacra 17 (4 Olympic places), Natacha Saouma/Mathias Bruun DEN are already 31 points ahead, and in the 49erFX (5 Olympic starting places), Aleksandra Melzacka/Sandra Jankowiak POL are 22 points ahead. ----- In the 49er (4 Olympic starting places), there is a three-way German lead with Jakob Meggendorfer/Andreas Spanger GER at the top. ----- In the ILCA 7 (4 Olympic places), Jeemin Ha KOR is leading, while Gauthier Verhulst SUI is 5th, tied on points with Sebastian Kampe BER in 4th place ... it remains exciting! ----- Noah Lyons USA has a 26-point lead in the iQ Foil Windsurfer, while Katerina Svikova CZE and Anastasya Valkevich AIN/RUS are well ahead in the women's event. ----- In the Nacra 17, Axel Grandjean/Noëmi Fehlmann SUI are in 8th place, 15 points behind the 4th national starting place. ----- All rankings and the report.

With shifting winds, the Mistral could only partially prevail, but all classes could sail at least 2 races. ----- In the 470, Anton Dahlberg/Lovisa Karlsson SWE took the lead with 1st and 2nd place on the day. Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI had to accept another early start disqualification in the second race, and again, they lost a 2nd place. This dropped them back to 20th place. ----- In the 49er, Bart Lambriex/Floris Van de Werken NED are now one point ahead of Dominik Buksak/Szymon Wierzbicki POL. Sébastien Schneiter/Arno De Planta SUI follow in 11th place. ----- Odile Van Aanholt/Annette Duetz NED now lead the 49ersFX by 9 points ahead of Vilma Bobeck/Rebecca Netzler SWE. ----- In the ILCA 6, Marit Bouwmeester NED has taken the lead. Maud Jayet SUI did not compete yesterday and is now 40th behind Anja Von Allmen SUI (32nd). ----- In ILCA 7, Michael Beckett GBR is just one point ahead of Matthew Wearn AUS. ----- The Nacra 17s were not competing. ----- In the Formula Kite, Max Maeder SGP is now the sole leader after another three race wins. ----- Eleanor Bainbridge GBR is now one point ahead of Jessie Kampman FRA in the women's kite. ----- The iQ-Foil windsurfers sailed the double-counting marathon: Mina Mobekk NOR took the lead in the women's race thanks to her victory on the day. ----- The previous leader Grae Morris AUS extended his lead to 10 points by winning the men's marathon. Elia Colombo SUI is now 11th and will fight for a place in the medal race today. ----- All rankings and the reports.

The world's best match racers tackled the Congressional Cup in Long Beach yesterday, the first Grade 1 event of the tour 2024. In good Seabreeze up to 15 knots, 7 flights of the round robin were sailed. ----- Jeppe Borch DEN leads the classification with 6-1 victories. Eric Monnin SUI also started well and is in 4th place with 4-2 wins. ----- The results and the daily report.

Fresh winds also on the third day of the Last Chance Regatta. ----- Elena Lengwiler SUI continued her women's kite foil series with three race wins. Gauthier Verhulst SUI, 5th in the ILCA 7, is now also in a qualifying position. The two Swiss Nacras are only just behind: Axel Grandjean/Noëmi Fehlmann SUI are now 8th (6th nation), Andrea Aschieri/Anja Camusso SUI follow in 10th place. The Swiss kiteboarders are also not too far behind the 7 nations starting places with in 11th (Bruce Kessler SUI) and 13th (Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI). Only Manon Berger SUI, 17th among the iQ-Foil windsurfers, will likely miss out on qualification. ----- All rankings, the reports and the Facebook page.

Full program yesterday for the nations that have already qualified: ----- In the 470, Camille Lecointre/Jérémy Mion FRA are now the sole leaders. Bad luck for Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI, who lost a 2nd place in the race due to an early start and dropped back to 17th place. ----- On the other hand, Sébastien Schneiter/Arno De Planta SUI improved to 10th place in the 49ers, with Bart Lambriex/Floris Van de Werken NED in the lead. ----- Odile Van Aanholt/Annette Duetz NED are now first in the 49erFX. ----- An Australian double lead through Casey Imeneo AUS and Mara Stransky AUS in ILCA 6. Maud Jayet SUI has moved up to 10th place. ----- In the ILCA 7, Michael Beckett GBR leads ahead of Herrmann Tomasgaard NOR and Matthew Wearn AUS. ----- Max Maeder SGP and Toni Vodisek SLO are now tied on points at the top of Formula Kite men. ----- Eleanor Aldridge GBR is in the lead in the women's kite, with Jesse Kampman FRA and Lauriane Nolot FRA in pursuit. ----- In the iQ-Foil Windsurf, Grae Morris AUS is on top. Elia Colombo SUI is still in 10th place. Tamar Steinberg ISR is 11 points ahead in the women's windsurfing rankings. ----- There is still no ranking list for the Nacra 17. ----- All rankings, the reports and the Facebook page.

After the rudder system on their 46-foot yacht broke and tore a hole in the hull, the Swedish owner couple filmed the sinking of their yacht from the life raft. The report.

On the second day of qualifications for the last Olympic starting places, another full program was sailed in inconsistent winds between 12 and 15 knots. ----- Elena Lengwiler SUI extended her lead in the women's kite foil with 3 race wins. ----- Connor Bainbridge GBR is the clear leader in the men's Formula Kite. Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI moved up to 10th place (6th nation). ----- Khairulnizam Mohd Affendi MAS has taken the lead in ILCA 7. Gauthier Verhulst SUI was one of the best of the day and is now 6th and therefore in the running for an Olympic starting place. ----- The two Swiss Nacra17 teams in 9th and 10th place are close behind a nation's berth. ----- In the 49er, Yannick Lefèbre/Jan Theuninnck BEL and Max Stingele/Linoy Scheel GER are tied for the lead. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page.

While some classes sailed their first races at midday in moderate, inconsistent winds, a fresh mistral brought up to 25 knots in the late afternoon. ----- This was the case for the 470s, where a trio led by Camille Lecointre/Jérémy Mion FRA are tied on points after two races. Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI had to accept a capsize in the second race and are 15th. ----- In the 49ers, Jack Ferguson/Max Paul AUS lead ahead of Bart Lambriex/Floris Van de Werken NED. Joshua Richner/Nilo Schärer SUI are 17th, Sébastien Schneiter/Arno De Planta follow in 19th place. ----- An Australian lead also in the 49erFX by Laura Harding/Annie Wilmot AUS. ----- In the ILCA 7, Jean-Baptiste Bernaz FRA won the only race of the day. ----- Just one race each for the iQ-Foil windsurfers: Zhen Yang CHN leads the women's race, while Grae Morris AUS, Nicolas Goyard FRA and Tom Reuveny ISR are now tied for the lead in the men's race. ----- The ILCA 6, the Kite-Foilers and the Nacra 17 did not compete. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page.

With a lead of just 58 minutes, Xavier Macaire/Carlos Manera ESP/Pierre Le Boucher FRA crossed the finish line yesterday after 14 days and 20 hours as winners of the Transat Niji. After days of fighting, Alberto Riva ITA/Jean Marre FRA/Benjamin Schwartz FRA had to admit defeat. Meanwhile, 7 of the 10 teams remaining in the race have reached the finish. The race tracker and the reports.