The Medal Race was sailed yesterday in another good sea breeze of around 18 knots. ----- The leaders Anton Dahlberg/Lovisa Karlsson SWE gave the only remaining challengers Jordi Xammar/Nora Brugman ESP a close match race and took the title. Giacomo Ferrari/Bianca Caruso ITA earned bronze. The Swiss Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI (12th) and Linda Fahrni/Cyril Schüpbach SUI (33rd) did not quaify for the Medal Race. ----- The ranking and the final report.

In shifty offshore winds, the last two qualifying races for today's Medal Race were sailed yesterday. Anton Dahlberg/Lovisa Karlsson SWE extended their lead to 6 points, Jordi Xammar/Nora Brugman ESP are the last remaining challengers. There will be a three-way battle for the bronze medal between Giacomo Ferrari/Bianca Caruso ITA, Silvia Mas/Nicolas Rodriguez ESP (4 points behind) and Luise Wanser/Philipp Autenrieth GER (5 points behind). Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI in 12th place missed the Medal Race by 6 points. The resultst and the daily report. Watch the medal races LIVE on www.sailing-news. com.

Shifting light winds made for a challenging race day in Turkey yesterday. ----- Anton Dahlberg/Lovisa Karlsson SWE coped very well and took the lead with a 1st and 2nd place. Jordi Xammar/Nora Brugman ESP follow 3 points behind on rank 2, while Silvia Mas/Nicolas Rodriguez ESP are still on rank 3. Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI remained on rank 13 after a bad race (rank 22). Whether it will be enough for the qualification for the Medal Race today remains to be seen, as the gap to rank 10 is 16 points. ----- In the Silverfleet, Linda Fahrni/Cyril Schüpbach shone with two race wins and moved up to 29th place. ----- The ranking and the daily report.

The final regattas in the Gold and Silverfleet started yesterday in Cezme. With 6-10 knots, the winds were lighter for the first time, and two races could be sailed. ----- With ranks 10 and 3, Jordy Xammar/Nora Brugman ESP moved back to the top. 5 points behind, Silvia Mas/Nicolas Rodriguez ESP advanced to second place. Luise Wanser/Philipp Autenrieth GER follow in 3rd place. Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI were also among the day's best (8/2), progressing to 13th place. Linda Fahrni/Cyril Schüpbach SUI had to give up a race and are now 35th. ----- The results and the daily report.

Two more races, again in good wind, completed the qualification for the Goldfleet in Turkey yesterday. ----- With two race wins in their group, Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER took the lead, with Jordy Xammar/Nora Brugman ESP tied for second. Only one point behind are Anton Dahlberg/Lovisa Karlsson SWE in third. Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI are 17th in the Goldfleet, Linda Fahrni/Cyril Schüpbach SUI are 33rd, missing the qualification by only 6 points. ----- The rankings and the daily report.

There was a lot of wind at the start of the Mixed 470 European Championships in Turkey. The fleet was divided into two groups and sailed 3 races each. With the day's ranks 1/2/1, Jordy Xammar/Nicole Brugman ESP took the lead ahead of Silvia Mas/Nicolas Rodriguez ESP. Anton Dahlberg/Lovisa Karlsson follow in 3rd, Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI are 13th and Linda Fahrni/Cyril Schüpbach SUI are 33rd of the 53 teams. The ranking and the daily report.

The European Championships of the new Olympic Mixed 470 Class start today in Turkey. Two years before the Games, the whole world elite is in Cesme, with 52 teams from 21 nations and 4 continents including Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI, second place in the World Ranking List after their victory in the World Championship Test Event in Scheveningen, and Linda Fahrni/Cyril Schüpbach. During the practice race yesterday, there was good seabreeze with 16-18kn. The big breeze experts should be at the front of the pack at this European Championship. ----- The preview.

The warm-up regatta for the European Championship, which starts on Monday, ended yesterday in Turkey with two more races, again in fresh winds of around 20kn. Anton Dahlberg/Lovisa Karlsson SWE won both races again and took the overall win with a big lead over Silvia Mas/Nicolas Rodriguez ESP. Thanks to two 2nd place finishes Luise Wanser/Philipp Autenrieth GER moved up to 6th place. The ranking list and the report.

On the second day, the seabreeze blew well with 20-25 knots, and three more races were sailed. ----- Anton Dahlberg/ Lovisa Karlson SWE extended their lead with two wins on the day. Silvia Mas/Nicolas Rodriguez ESP are still on rank 2. 10 additional teams had started the series yesterday, among them the German team. With the daily ranks 3/9/3 Luise Wanser/Philipp Autenrieth GER are on rank 12. ----- The results and the daily report.

In one week, the European Mixed 470 Championships will start in Turkey. 56 teams from 24 nations and 4 continents will compete. Among them are Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI, the current No.2 in the world rankings and Linda Fahrni/Cyril Schüpbach SUI. Yesterday, the warm-up regatta started in Cesme in a Seabreeze that normally blows with around 15kn. ----- Two races could be sailed. The first leaders, tied on points, are Anton Dahlberg/Lovisa Karlsson SWE and Silvia Mas/Nicolas Rodriguez ESP. Daichi Takayama/Fuyuka Morita JPN follow on rank 3. 21 teams were at the start, the Swiss were not among them. ----- The ranking and the report.