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The sun and good conditions meant that all 10 Olympic classes on the bay of Palma had a full program yesterday. The kite-foilers, for the first time with the new measurement regulations (slightly smaller kites), completed 4 races. ----- Max Mäder SGP won all the heats in the men's event, and his Olympic revenge against gold medallist Valentin Bontus AUT seems to work out. The Austrian shares second place on equal points with Vojtech Koska CZE, followed by the Swiss in 13th (Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI), and 19th (Karl Mäder SUI) of the 63 participants. ----- In the women's race, the Chinese took a convincing triple lead: Si Wang CHN is one point ahead of Wan Li CHN. Lysa Caval FRA is 4th, followed by Olympic champion Ellie Aldridge GBR in 5th. ----- The 470s finished two heats, with Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER and Martin Wrigley/Bettine Harris GBR tied on points at the top. ----- In the 49er, 3 teams are tied for the lead after two races: Lucas Rual/Emile Amoros FRA, Richard Schultheis/Fabian Rieger GER and Keanu Prattner/Jakob Flachberger AUT. Joshua Richner/Corne Janssen SUI are 47th. ----- Freya Black/Saskia Tidey GBR and Johanne and Andrea Schmidt DEN share the lead in the 49ersFX with two heat wins each. ----- In ILCA 6, Emma Plaschaert BEL won both races. Maud Jayet SUI follows in 4th place, Rosine Baudet SUI is 29th, and Anja Von Allmen SUI 33rd of the 113 participants. ----- In the ILCA 7, Micky Beckett GBR, Ethan McCaully IRL, and Filip Jurisic CRO share the lead on equal points. Martin Verhulst follows in 101st place of the 181 participants. ----- In the iQ Foil Windsurf, Olympic medallists Grae Morris AUS and Luuc Van Opzeland NED lead, with Elia Colombo SUI in 39th place out of 107 participants. ----- Huancheng Zhao/Su Sha CHN are first in the Nacra-17 with places 2/1/1, followed by Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilai ITA and John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR. ----- All rankings and the report.

The Olympic countdown for Los Angeles 2028 begins today in Palma with the Trofeo Princesa Sofia. 800 boats and boards from 54 nations are registered for the first World Cup of the year. Although not all Olympic medallists are taking part, numerous junior and newly formed teams ensure the highest level. ----- Worth mentioning is the change of 5-time ILCA Olympic participant Jean-Baptiste Bernaz FRA, who will compete in his 6th Olympic campaign in 2028 in the 49er with Jérémy Mion FRA. He will be up against 2008 Olympic champion Jonas Warrer DEN, who is making a comeback together with Mathias Sletten DEN. Also taking part are the Swiss junior teams Joshua Richner/Corne Janssen SUI and Pablo Rüegge/Finn Meichle SUI. ----- A strong Swiss team will be competing in the ILCA 6: In addition to Olympic fourth-placed Maud Jayet SUI, Anja Von Allmen SUI, who has a four-month training winter in Australia behind her, and Rosine Baudet SUI, who has already shown good results in her preparatory regattas in southern Europe, will also participate. ----- The two iQ-Foil windsurfing fleets are very competitive with all Olympic medallists; Switzerland is represented by Elia Colombo SUI and Sebastian Schärer SUI, as well as Elena Sendera SUI in the women's event. ----- In the ILCA7, four-time Palma winner Micky Beckett GBR will start as the favorite, having narrowly missed out on the bronze medal in Marseille under questionable circumstances in 4th place. Gauthier and Martin Verhulst SUI will be competing for Switzerland. The kite-foilers will have an Olympic rematch: Olympic winner Valentin Bontus AUT will be chased by series winner Max Mäder SGP. Switzerland will be represented by Felix Hecht SUI, Gian Stragiotti SUI and Karl Mäder SUI. ----- In the Nacra 17, Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilai ITA and the two-time Olympic medallists John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR will probably duel for victory. Andrea Aschierî/Tine Rossel SUI and Marie Mazuay/Clément Guignard SUI will be competing for Switzerland. ----- All entry lists and the official preview.

Moderate northerly winds of up to 10 kn enabled another 3 races on the final day of the Swiss European Cup in Lugano. In the ILCA 4, Svenja Müller SUI came out on top, Yann Van de Vyfer SUI and Cyrill Burgermeister SUI took the honours, with 41 participants from 6 nations at the start. In the ILCA 6 there was a home win by Geo Cavazzuti SUI, Bohdan Rukhlin UKR and Jean Glauser SUI took the places of honour - there were 48 participants from 9 nations at the start. Valery Kudriashov UKR won the ILCA 7 ahead of Boris Hirsch SUI. All rankings and the Facebook page with report and pictures.

The 29er Eurocup came to an end yesterday in Koper with another 3 races in moderate winds of up to 12 knots. After a total of 13 races, G. Montesano/E. Coslovich ITA won by a clear margin of 8 points ahead of N. Huet Des Aunay/G. Titouan FRA. F. Perdicaro/N. Carrara SUI, the only Swiss in the gold fleet, finished 21st. The rankings and the Facebook page with report and pictures.

Light winds again on the second day of the Lugano Europacup, only enough for one more race each. ----- There were no changes at the top of the ILCA 4, Svenja Müller SUI continues to lead ahead of Yann van de Vyver SUI and Cyril Burmeister SUI. ----- Jean Glauser SUI extended his lead with another race win in the ILCA 6. Geo Cavazzuti SUI and Bohdan Rukhlin UKR are his closest rivals. ----- In the ILCA 7, Lorenzog Bogni ITA has taken the lead, with Boris Hirsch SUI moving up to third place thanks to his race win. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page with the photos.

The final regattas in Gold and Silverfleet started yesterday in Koper. In good conditions again with up to 20 knots of wind, 4 races were sailed. ----- In the duel at the top, N. Huet Des Aunay/Titouan G. FRA ousted G. Montesano/E. Coslovich ITA by one point from the top spot. F. Perdicaro/N. Carrara SUI improved to 19th place in the Goldfleet. ----- The rankings and the Facebook page with report and pictures.

Due to a storm warning, the final races of the joint World Championship of the Paralympic classes had to be canceled yesterday. ----- In the Hansa 303 1P, the largest category with 75 participants from 18 nations, Gauthier Bril FRA won by one point ahead of Piotr Chichocki POL, and Jens Kroker GER took bronze. ----- In Hansa 303 2P, Rory McKinna/Jess Wong GBR won ahead of Christopher Symonds/Maunela Klinger AUS. With 7 race wins in 7 races, Daniel Fitzgibbon/Chris Somers AUS were in a class of their own in the Skud-18. In the Liberty, the title went to Yuen Wai Foo HKG, followed by Charles Weatherley AUS in 2nd place on equal points. ----- All rankings, the report and the Facebook page with the pictures.

Light winds prevailed yesterday at the start of the ILCA Europacup in Lugano, and all three classes could finish two to three runs. ----- In the ILCA 4 (40 participants/6 nations), Svenja Müller SUI is clearly in the lead with three race wins ahead of Yann Van de Vyfer SUI and Cyril Burmeister SUI equal on points. ----- Jean Glauser SUI took the lead in the ILCA 6 (48 participants/8 nations) ahead of Geo Cavazutti SUI and Viktorija Jedlinska SUI. ----- In the ILCA 7 (13 participants/4 nations), Valeriy Kudryashov UKR leads, and Boris Hirsch SUI follows in 5th place. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page with the photos.

Thundery weather yesterday brought good winds between 12 and 22 knots - 5 races were completed. ----- With 4 race wins in their group, G. Montesano/E. Coslovich ITA took the lead, followed one point behind by N.Huet Des Aunay/Titouan G. FRA. In 21st place follow F. Perdicaro/N. Carrara SUI, with 46 teams from 9 nations competing. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with the pictures.

It's not just on Lake Lugano at the ILCA Europacup that sailing is taking place in Switzerland today: The sailing part of the Montreux Ski Yachting event is on the program this afternoon, while the ski race will be held this morning. ----- The event website and the Facebook page. The Swiss regatta season will get underway full steam at Easter.

The Swiss round of the European Cup begins today in Lugano. At the start 44 ILCA 4 from 6 nations, 56 ILCA 6 from 8 nations and 16 ILCA 7 from 6 nations. The wind forecast is light, tomorrow the north foehn could set in. ----- The event website.