With light winds at first, later increasing, the Melges 24 World Championship continued yesterday with three races. Drew Freides USA and his team held on to the top spot, followed 7 points behind by Peter Duncan USA. Man of the day was Peter Karrié GER, who booked two race wins with his Italian team and moved up to 14th place. On today's final day there are 3 more races on the programme, the rush for the podium is great, even Chris Rast USA/SUI, who didn't get going yesterday, can still count on (small) chances for a medal in 6th place, 19 points behind 3rd place. The ranking list and the daily report.

The wind was also absent on the final day of the Moth World Championships. In the 7 days of the Championship, only 2 races could be completed in the otherwise very wind-safe area of Weymouth. Jacob Pye NZL won the series, as best Swiss Jann Schüpbach SUI was 27th of the 89 participants. The report with ranking list.

There was no wind in Weymouth yesterday either...and today is already the final day ! After the two races sailed so far, Jacob Pye NZL is leading with two race wins in his group. Best Swiss is Jann Schüpbach SUI on rank 27. The ranking and the event Facebook page.

Yesterday, it remained flat in Weymouth, and only one race could be sailed, the 2nd of the blue group. After 5 days the fleet, divided into two halves, could only finish 2 races each! ----- With a second win of the day, Jacob Pye NZL took the lead. 4 points behind follow Jean-Baptiste Bernaz FRA, Jack Wetherell GBR and Simone Salva ITA sharing 2nd place on equal points. Kai Adolph GER moved up to 5th place with a 4th place in his heat. Jann Schüpbach SUI finished 17th again and is thus the best Swiss in the overall ranking as 26th. With Linus Rindsfüsser SUI in 46th place and Aymeric Blin SUI in 53rd place, two more Swiss are ranked in the top half of the ranking list of 128 participants. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page.

After three races sailed on Wednesday with initially good winds, later dropping, it was again windless in Weymouth yesterday. ----- Jean-Baptiste Bernaz FRA, James Wetherell GBR and Simone Salva ITA lead the fleet after two races with equal points. The second half of the fleet could only finish one race, won by Jacob Pye NZL ahead of Philipp Buhl GER. Linus Rindsfüsser SUI is the only Swiss to have already completed 2 races, and he follows in 26th place. In the other half of the fleet, Jann Schüpbach SUI achieved the best result with a 17th place. ----- The results and the Facebook page.

On the second day of the Moth World Championship on the 2012 Olympic waters, the 120 participants from 24 nations waited again in vain for wind for a first race. ----- The event website and the video of the day.

There was a lack of sufficient wind to kick off the Moth World Championships in Weymouth yesterday, with a maximum of 6kn just at the foiling limit. ----- The event website and the video of the day.

In Weymouth the Moth World Championship starts today, more than 100 participants from 24 nations are at the start, among them also 5 Swiss. With Jean-Baptiste Bernaz FRA, Tom Burton AUS, Juan Cardona ESP or Isabella Bertold CAN are again some cracks from the Olympic sailing with them. The event website.

In the run-up to the Moth World Championships starting on Sunday, the English Championship was held over the past two days. After 6 races, Jacob Pye NZL won by one point over ILCA 7 Olympic Champion Tom Burton AUS. Juan Cardona ESP followed in 3rd place, ILCA World Champion Jean-Baptiste Bernaz FRA (interviewed here in Interview) was 4th. Best Swiss was Jann Schüpbach SUI in 47th place out of 95 competitors. The ranking list and the event website.