Tuesday, May 22, 2018 (Image © Nikos Alevromytis)
470 - European Championship 2018 - Bourgas BUL - Day 3, McNay/Hughes USA 8th
Changed conditions on the third day of the 470 Europeans on the Black Sea with a 15-18kn breeze during the races 4 to 6, and the experienced teams moved on top.Mantis/Kagialis GRE took the lead in the 470 men with two race wins ahead of Sozikin/Gribanov RUS at equal points. Dahlberg/Bergström SWE on the 3rd place are 5 points back. Stuart McNay/David Hughes USA are 8th.
In the 470 women, Gil Cohen/Noa Nasri ISR defended the first place with Berta/Caruso ITA and Zegers/Van Veen NED advancing on the ranks 2 and 3.
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Clearly defeating Karol Jablonski POL 3-0 in the Final, Eric Monnin SUI and his team successfully defended last year's title at the Matchrace Germany on Lake Constance. Monnin SUI handled the heavy Bavaria-Yacht much better as the Polish Champion. In the Petite Final for rank 3, Vladimir Lipavski RUS had the upper hand on Dejan Presen SLO with 2-0. 
The 353 participants from 32 nations waited in vain for wind yesterday for the first races at the Finn World Masters. For today, a 6-9kn wind has been promised, just appropriate for most of the 40 years plus Finn sailors. 
Circling winds inhibited to sail the Finn Masters Practice Race off El Balis (north of Barcelona) yesterday. Today the Championship will be on for the 
No wind on the planned first raceday of the 470 European Championship 2018 on the Black Sea off Bourgas BUL. For today however, the wind forecast is promising for the 29 women and 44 men teams. Here the 
The Finn World Masters at El Balis North of Barcelona will begin today with the Practice Race. 
The 470 European Championship begins today on the Black Sea with the defending Champions and World Ranking list number one Afrodite Zegers/Anneloes Van Veen NED as favorites in the women's fleet (35 teams/19 nations). In the men (48 teams/24 nations), Carl-Fredrik Fock/Marcus Dackhammar (SWE) are favored among the many contenders. Stuart McNay/David Hugues USA will have a say for the overall Open rankings. Here the 
The 470 European Championship 2018 begins in Bulgaria today with the Practice Race. 31 female teams from 19 nations and 49 male teams from 24 nations are on the entry lists. North America is represented by Stuart McNay/David Hughes USA.
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Moderate winds prevailed on the last day of the PWA Slalom Worldcup in Yokosuka JPN, not enough for Slalom runs, but good enough for two more rounds on the foiling windsurfers. With another win, Gonzalo Costa-Hoevel ARG was the premature overall winner in this new PWA discipline. Antoine Albeau FRA and Sebastian Kördel GER completed the podium. Winners in the Slalom competitions were Delphine Cousin FRA in the women's and Antoine Albeau FRA in the men's.
As we reported yesterday, the World Sailing Midyear Meeting came to an end yesterday with a compromising-looking decision in favor of Submission M22, retaining five of the ten Olympic Events (Laser Standard, Laser Radial, 49er, 49erFX, Nacra-17). Windsurfing men and women will remain as well, to be decided on what board and with/without foils. Three events have still to be defined: for the Finn, a "mixed singlehanded event" (men 100kg, women 70kg), for the 470 a "Mixed two-person Dinghy event and a "Mixed Kite" event.
Not enough wind yesterday in Japan to run additional races, but this morning (local time), the final heats of the PWA Japan Slalom World Cup could be started. See the livestream window of our website. 
Please find here the well edited right on the point news and comments by the former IYRU/ISAF and US Sailing Executive Tom Ehman USA in Sailing Illustrated of today and yesterday.
50 teams from 8 nations started at the second Act of the J70 Italia-Cup, and the Italians occupied the ranks 1 to 7. 
Only in the last race of the RC-44 Portoroz Cup, the positions on the podium were decided. In the dramatic count-down, 'Ceeref' (Igor Lah SLO/Adrian Stead GBR) were penalized at the last buoy, and the way to victory was open for 'Team Aqua' of Chris Bake GBR and tactician Cameron Appleton NZL. 'Ceeref' was relegated on rank 2 with a one point's deficit. Another point back followed at equal points 'Aleph Racing' (Hugue Le Pic FRA/Michele Ivaldi ITA) and 'Petroleum Peninsula' (John Bassadone GBR/Vasco Vascotto ITA). 
Two races were sailed yesterday on Piran Bay in a light wind around 8kn. 'Team Aqua' (Chris Barker GBR, Cameron Appleton NZL) and 'Cereef' (Igor Lah SLO/Adrian Stead GBR) are the joint leaders. 'Peninsula Petroleum' (John Bassadone GBR/Vasco Vascotto ITA) on rank 3 are already 7 points back.
No change on top of the rankings after 9 races with 'Plenty' of Alex Roepers USA on first extending her lead on 'Struntje light' of Wolfgang Schaefer GER and 'Australian Temptress' (Corinthian) on 3rd. The 
Taylor Canfield and his US One Sailing Team (Mike Buckley, Victor Diaz de Leon, George Peet and Erik Shampain) captured the 68th Argo Group Gold Cup with a 3-1 victory over Johnie Berntsson’s Swedish crew. He won the Cup for the second time, following his first win in 2012. Torvar Mirsky AUS defeated Lucy Macgregor GBR by the score of 2-0. 
Fresh winds prevailed also on the second day of the Laser Europeans Final Series off La Rochelle.
The RC 44 fleet is sailing the 2nd Round of their 2018 Annual Championship off Portoroz SLO. Leader after 6 races is 'CEREEF' of Igor Lah SLO (tactics Adrian Stead GBR) ahead of 'Team Aqua' of Chris Bake GBR (Cameron Appleton NZL). For the first time among the competitors is the Olympic Champion Nathan Outteridge AUS as tactician on 'Artemis' of Torbjörn Tornqvist (SWE), at present on the last position .. at equal points with rank 4 !
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