Saturday, July 6, 2019
49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17 - Junior World Championship 2019 - Risor NOR - Day 3, Bonin/Bonin CAN qualify for 49er Goldfleet
Spectacular racing in Norway yesterday in an up to 25kn breeze. The Nacra 17 sailed downtown in front of numerous spectators, the 49ers were out on an offshore course completing three races. ----- Finishing 2/1/1 in the 49ers, Isaac McHardie/William McKenzie NZL extended their lead on 15 points. Kurt Hansen/Simon Hoffman AUS and Scipio Houtman/Manus Offerman NED follow on the ranks 2 and 3. William + Samuel Bonin CAN on 26th just made the Goldfleet cut as best of the 4 CAN skiffs. No USA entrants among the 53 teams. ----- In the 49erFX, Willemijn Offerman/Elise Ruyter NED have taken the lead ahead of Vilma Bobeck/Malin Tengström SWE with a 4 point backlog on rank 2. Georgia + Antonia Lewin-LaFrance CAN are six places up on 22nd among the 36 teams. No USA entrants. ---- In the Nacra 17, Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilai ITA are now 2 points ahead of Natacha Pedersen/Matthias Bruun DEN. Silas Mühle/Romy Mackenbrock GER advanced on rank 3. Nicolas Martin/Leopold McAllister USA are 7th of 9 teams. No CAN teams. ----- The daily news with links to all ranking lists and videos.





In the 49ersFX , the Olympic Champions Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA remained on top thanks to their huge advantage after the qualification phase winning the title ahead of Annemiek Bekkering/Annette Duetz NED and the Medal Race winners Helene Naess/ Marie Rönningen NOR. Paris Henken/Anna Tobias Tunnicliffe USA finished the Medal Race on rank 9 and remain on the exellent 10th place overall, a promise for the women skiff races ahead. Alexandra Tenhove/Mariah Millen CAN finished on rank 15. The
Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA dominated the 49erFX fleet again during the two light-wind races yesterday and will go to the Medal Race with a 19 point lead, with a safe hand on the title. Bekkering/Duetz NED remain on rank 2 with a 7 point advantage on the tied Bobeck/Tengström SWE and Naess/ Roeningen NOR on the ranks 3 and 4. Paris Henken/Anna Tobias Tunnicliffe USA defended rank 10 and qualified for the Medal Race. Alexandra Tenhove/Mariah Millen CAN are on rank 15. The
The Olympic Champions Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL reclaimed rank one in the 49ers in the three races sailed yesterday in moderate winds. Botin/Lopez ESP followed on the second place with a 5 point backlog. Fletcher/Bithell GBR advanced on rank 3. Ian Barrows/Mitchell Kiss USA are on rank 25, William Jones/Evan DePaul CAN remain on rank 64. Today the qualification series will be concluded with the ten best going to the Medal Race on Sunday. The
The America's Cup winners Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL are strongly back on their native turf - the 49er Olympic skiff - winning all three races of their group in a fresh 16-18kn wind in Wemouth GBR yesterday. One point behind the Olympic Champions are Botin/Lopez ESP. Philipps/Philipps AUS moved up on rank 3. Ian Barrows/Mitchell Kiss USA are on rank 22, William Jones/Evan DePaul CAN 64th. The
Yesterday, the 2019 European Championships of the Olympic speed classes were initiated on the Olympic waters of Weymouth GBR. ---- Winning all three races, Ruggero Tita/Caterina Banti ITA mastered the difficult conditions - especially for the foiling Nacras-17 with a breeze around 16kn and considerable waves - the best and have taken the lead ahead of Vittorio Bisarro/Maelle Frascari ITA 3 points behind. Tara Pacheco/Florian Trittel ESP follow on rank 3. Sarah Newberry/David Liebenberg USA are 24th, Allie Surrette/Max Flinn CAN 47th. ---- In the 49ersFX, the Youth World Champions Vilma Bobeck/Malin Tengström SWE won two races and are on top overall ahead of the Olympic Champions Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA and Annemiek Bekkering/Annette Duetz NED on 2nd and 3rd. Alexandra Tenhove/Mariah Millen CAN are on 12th and Paris Henken/Anna Tobias Tunnicliffe USA on 38th. ---- In the 49ers, teams from down under are on the first positions with Logan Dunning/Oscar Gunn NZL leading one point ahead of a trio with Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL, Diego Botin/Iago Lopez ESP and Will and Sam Phillips AUS. Nevin Snow/Dane Wilson USA are 19th, William Jones/Evan DePaul CAN 61th. ---- All 







