Yesterday, the second World Cup of the year ended in Hyères with the Medal Races in the dinghy classes. ----- Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER were the early winners in the 470, with Jordi Xammar/Marta Cardona ESP and Giacomo Ferrari/Alessandra Dubbini ITA completing the podium. ----- In the 49ers, Neville Snow/Ian McDiaramid USA took the win with a 3-point lead over Richard Schultheiss/Fabian Rieger GER, followed by Hernan Umpierre/Fernando Diz URU in 3rd place. ----- In the 49ersFX, Isaura Maenhaut/Anouk Goerts BEL narrowly kept the top spot, followed by Paris Henken/Helena Scutt USA, 2 points behind. Georgia and Antonia Lewin-Lafrance CAN follow in 3rd place. ----- In ILCA 6, Chiara Benini ITA won with a 2-point lead over Emma Plaschaert BEL, Anna Munch DEN follows in 3rd. ----- In ILCA 7, surprise man Nicholas Halliday HKG holds on to the top spot with a 2-point lead over Thomas Saunders NZL. Duko Bos NED follows in 3rd place. ----- And in the Nacra 17, John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR won ahead of Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilai ITA. Bronze went to Willemijn Offermann/Scipio Houtman NED. ----- All rankings

Light winds for the first finals of the Kite-Foil and iQ-Foil windsurfers yesterday: Riccardo Pianosi ITA managed to oust the previously dominant Max Maeder SGP from the top spot in the Kite Men's final with 2 wins. Gian Stragiotti SUI was the Swiss highlight in Hyères in 3rd place. ----- There were no changes in the women's kite category: Wan Li CHN won ahead of Jingyue Chen CHN and Lautiane Nolot FRA. ----- Grae Morris AUS and Tamar Steinberg ISR won the iQ foil windsurfer. ----- There was also an early decision yesterday in the 470s: Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER extended their lead to 21 points with another race win and can no longer be caught in the Medal Race. Jordi Xammar/Marta Cardona ESP and Giacomo Ferrari/Alessandra Dubbini ITA complete the podium. ----- In the 49ers, Hernan Umpierre/Fernando Dix URU go into today's medal race with a 3-point lead over Nevin Snow/Ian McDiarmid USA. Richard Schultheiss/Fabian Rieger GER follow 12 points behind. Joshua Richner/Corne Janssen SUI finish the series in 29th place, followed by Pablo Rüegge/Finn Meichle SUI in 46th place of the 67 teams. ----- In the 49ersFX, Isaura Maenhaut/Anouk Goerts BEL moved back into the lead with an advantage over Lara Granier/Amélie Riou FRA of 12 points. ----- In the ILCA 6, Charlotte Rose enters the final with a 3-point lead over Chiara Benini ITA. Rosine Baudet SUI finishes the series in 7th place in the Silverfleet (=44 Overall). ----- In the ILCA 7, Nicholas Halliday HKG remains in the lead. Duko Bos NED and Thomas Saunders NZL follow narrowly behind. Boris Hirsch SUI finished 15th in the Silverfleet (=44 overall). ----- In the Nacra 17, John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR go into the Medal Race with a 7-point lead over Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilai ITA. ----- All rankings and the report.

Offshore but inconsistent winds made for challenging races yesterday. The Kite-Foil and iQ-Foil windsurfers finished their qualifications for todays Medal Series: Max Maeder SGP and Riccaedo Pianosi ITA are in the final of the men's Kite-Foil, Gian Stragiotti as 3rd SUI is seeded for the semi-finals. Wan Li CHN and Su Wang CHN are directly among the top 4 in the women's final. Grae Morris AUS and Kun Bi CHN and Tamar Steinberg ISR and Sharon Kantor ISR are in the final of the iQ foil. With 1st and 2nd place on the day, Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER have extended their lead over Jordi Xammar/Marta Cardona ESP to 16 points. In the 49er, James Grummett/Rhos Hawes GBR are back at the top. In 27th place, Joshua Richner/Corne Jansson SUI narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Goldfleet. In the 49erFX, Jana Germani/Bianca Caruso ITA have moved up to the top spot. In the ILCA 6, Chiara Benini ITA and Emma Plasschaert BEL are now level on points at the top, followed by Charlotte Rose USA just one point behind. Rosine Baudet SUI is 7th in the Silverfleet (=44 overall). In the ILCA 7, Michael Halliday HKG is still in the lead, with Dimitri Peroni ITA and Duko Bos NED sharing 2nd place just one point behind. Boris Hirsch SUI follows in 71st place. In Nacra 17, Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilei ITA are still unchallenged in the lead. Andrea Aschieri/Tine Rossel SUI improved to 25th place. All rankings and the report.

As expected, the mistral set in yesterday afternoon, in the end with more than 25 knots. The 470s finished one race, again won by Simon DIesch/Anna Markfort GER, who further extended their lead. In the 49er, Hernan Umpierre/Fernando Diz URU took the lead, with James Grummet/Rhos Hawes GBR and Dominik Buksak/Adam Glogowski POL just 2 points behind in 2nd place. Joshua Richner/Corne Janssen SUI were among the best of the day (2/3), moving up to 28th place and fighting for a place in the Gold Fleet (top 25) today. In the 49erFX, Paris Henken/Helena Scut USA took the lead with a 4-point advantage over Isaura Maenhaut/Anouk Goerts BEL and Lara Granier/Amélie Riou FRA, who are tied on points. In the ILCA 6, Anna Munch DEN remained in the lead, with Emma Plasschaert BEL coming within 2 points as the day's best (1/3). Rosine Baudet SUI improved to 43rd place. In ILCA 7, the surprising leader Nicholas Halliday HKG was able to maintain his lead and extend his advantage over Duko Bos NED to 6 points. Boris Hirsch SUI follows in 80th place. Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilei ITA remain in a class of their own in the Nacra 17, with Laura Farese/Matthias Zölchling AUT already 16 points behind. Andrea Aschieri/Tine Rossel SUI are still 26th and Max Maeder SGP has taken the lead in the Kite Foil, Riccardo Pianosi ITA is the only one who can keep up, 4 points behind. Gian Stragiotti SUI moved up to 4th place, just 2 points behind the podium. The Chinese continue to dominate the women's kite foil: Wan Li CHN is 6 points ahead of Jingyue Chen CHN. In the iQ-Foil windsurfers Grae Morris AUS is still clearly ahead, in the women's category the Israelis dominate with a triple lead: Tamar Steinberg ISR is right at the front, Olympic medallist Sharon Kantor ISR follows in 2nd place. All rankings and the report.

After a long wait, some seabreeze only set in yesterday afternoon, and the last races finished at sunset. ----- Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER extended their lead in the 470 with 2nd and 3rd place. ----- While the 49ers were not in action, the 49ersFX sailed 3 races. Isaura Maenhaut/Anouk Goerts BEL extended their lead with two race wins. ----- In the ILCA 6, Anna Munch DEN won the only race of the day in her group, and Charlotte Rose USA followed in 2nd place. Rosine Baudet SUI is now 47th. ----- In the ILCA 7, all groups also managed to finish a race: Michael Hallyday HKG moved to the top with a 2nd place in the race and the strike result. Duko Bos NED follows one point behind. Boris Hirsch SUI is 65th of the 110 participants. ----- In the Nacra 17, Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilai ITA extended their lead with two race wins. Laura Farese/Matthias Zöchling AUT are 7 points behind in 2nd place, while Andrea Aschieri/Tine Rossel SUI remain in 26th place. ----- Only one race each was sailed in the Kite Foils. Riccardo Pianosi ITA and Max Maeder SGP are still in the lead with race wins in their respective groups. Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI moved up to 5th place with a 2nd place in his heat. Karl Maeder SUI follows in 29th place of the 60 participants. ----- In the women's race, Wan Li CHN took the lead with a race win. ----- The iQ-Foil windsurfers were not in action yesterday. ----- From today onwards, the rankings are likely to be shaken up: A fresh mistral is forecast for the next few days. All rankings and the daily report.

The sun and moderate westerly winds allowed the 1729 participants in all 10 Olympic classes to enjoy a full program yesterday—new names mingled with the experienced cracks at the top. ----- In the Mixed 470, Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER lead after 2 races with a 2-point advantage over Giacomo Ferrari/Alessandra Dubbini ITA. ----- In the 49ers, 3 races were completed: 3 teams share the lead with equal points: Nevin Snow/Ian McDiarmid USA, Elliot Wells/Billy Vennis GBR and Xin Wang/Tianyu Qi CHN each with a first and second place respectively. Joshua Richner/Corne Janssen SUI follow in 49th place, and Pablo Rüegge/Finn Meichle SUI are 58th. ----- In the 49ersFX, Isaura Maenhaut/Anouk Geurts BEL and Eleanor Keers/Jess Jobson GBR share the lead on equal points. ----- In the ILCA 6, Anna Munch DEN and Charlotte Rose USA won both races in their group. Rosine Baudet SUI is 39th of the 72 participants. ----- Duko Bos NED leads the ILCA 7 with a 4-point advantage over Milivoj Dukic MNE. Boris Hirsch SUI follows in 45th place of the 110 participants. ----- Riccardo Pianosi ITA leads the men's Kite Foils by one point ahead of Max Maeder SGP. Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI follows in 7th place, Karl Maeder SUI is 30th. ----- Lilly Young GBR leads the women's competition by one point ahead of Wan Li CHN. ----- Grae Morris AUS and Tamar Steinberg ISR lead the iQ-Foil Winsurfers. And in the Nacra 17, Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilei ITA and Laura Farese/Matthäus Zöchling AUT share the lead on equal points. Andrea Aschieri/Tine Rossel SUI are 26th. ----- All rankings and the daily report