ILCA 6 & 7 - Master European Championship - L'Escala ESP - Day 3

Moderate winds between 8 and 12kn at the Masters European Championships on the Costa Brava yesterday, and again 2 races each were sailed. ----- In the ILCA 7 fleet (Apprentice, Master and Great Grand Master), Matje Valic SLO (A) held on to the lead despite an early start. Peter Hurley USA (M) and José-Luis Doreste ESP (GGM) are the first pursuers. Patrick Fleischhacker SUI improved to 25th position. ----- In the ILCA-7-Grand Masters, José-Maria Van der Ploeg ESP is now leading 6 points ahead of Bertrand Blanchet FRA. Markus Ochs SUI moved up to 23rd place thanks to the 8th and 9th places of the day. Beat Heinz SUI is 32nd of the 63 participants. ----- In the ILCA 6 of the Apprentice and Masters, Xavier Tous ESP now leads by 6 points over Alfredo Gomez ESP. ----- In the ILCA-6-Grand-Master fleet, Gilles Coadou FRA is 10 points ahead of Luigi Santocanale FRA. Leader change in the ILC-6-Great Grand Master and Legends: Jeff Losmore US is now 2 points ahead of Max Hunt GB with Miguel Noguer ESP still in 3rd. Lorenz Müller SUI was among the best of the day with the ranks 4/8/7 and moved up to 8th. Jean-Luc Dreyer SUI is 11th. Thomas Gyr SUI follows in 15th place. ----- All rankings, the daily report and the video of the day, including interviews with former Olympic champions José-Luis Doreste ESP, José-Maria Van der Ploeg ESP and Miguel Noguer ESP.