Olympic Classes - Semaine Internationale Française - Hyères FRA - Day 2 - Mistral !

Yesterday it was blowing at the upper limit in the Bay of Hyères again, but 6 of the 10 classes were able to finish at least one race. The 470s made it to the start area in around 30kn, but were immediately ordered back to port. After the first day, Jordy Xammar/Nora Brugman ESP are leading - the 470 report by Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI. The Nacra 17 and the kiteboarders also stayed ashore. After the first day, Max Maeder SGP leads the Kite men, Daniela Moroz USA is on top of the women. There was a lot of action yesterday for the iQ-Foil windsurfers, who finished 5 races each. Laerke Bühl DEN won 5 times in the womens fleet, Mateus Isaac BRA continues to lead the men's rankings. The 49ers were in action for the first time: With two race wins each in three races, Logan Dunning/Oscar Gunn NZL and Bart Lambriex/Florian Van der Werken NED lead the classification. Fischer Jauvin FRA and Staniul/Sztorch POL share third place on equal points. Sébastien Schneiter/Arno De Planta SUI started well with 4th and 5th places but had to abandon the last race and are 15th, Joshua Richner/Nilo Schärer SUI follow in 27th place of the 72 teams. In the 49erFX, Jana Germani/Giorgia Bertuzzi ITA took the lead with two race wins. Charlotte Rose USA won the only race of the day in her group in ILCA 6 and took the lead. Sarah Douglas CAN follows one point behind. Tied for 3rd on points are Agata Barwinska POL and Maud Jayet SUI (3rd yesterday), Anja Von Allmen SUI is 35th, Rosine Baudet follows in 57th of the 92 competitors. In ILCA 7, Eliot Hanson GBR won both races of his group and is now 2 points ahead of Finn Alexander AUS and Daniel Whiteley GBR. Philipp Buhl GER is 4th, as best Swiss Matteo Paulon SUI moved up to rank 53 of the 154 participants. All Rankings and the daily report.