The Medal Races were sailed yesterday at a moderate 10kn. ----- In the 470, Jordi Xammar/Nora Brugman ESP won by 8 points over Lara Vadlau/Lukas Mähr AUT. Thanks to their victory in the Medal Race, Malte, and Anastassiya Winkel GER moved up to third place. ----- And also in the 49er, there was a Spanish victory by Diego Botin/Florian Trittel ESP. Medal Race winners Jim Colley/Shaun Connor AUS moved up to 2nd place, and Mikolai Staniul/Jakub Sztorch POL were 3rd. ----- In the 49erFX, Odile Van Aanholt/Anette Duetz NED were already the winners before the Medal Race. Jana Germani/Giorgia Bertuzzi ITA maintained their 2nd place, and Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA moved up to 3rd. ----- In the ILCA 6, Sarah Douglas CAN held off Anne-Marie Rindom DEN in a nail-biting match race to win by a narrow margin. Casey Imeneo AUS moved up to 3rd place. With a 6th place in the Medal Race, Maud Jayet SUI remained in 6th place overall. ----- In the ILCA 7, Elliot Hanson GBR managed to push Michael Beckett GBR out of the lead in the British duel. Pavlos Kontides CYP remained in third. ----- In the Nacra 17, John Gimson/Anna Burnett GBR took an outstanding victory. Mateo Majdalani/Eugenia Bosco ARG and Gianluigi Ugolai/Maria Giubilai ITA completed the podium. ----- Axel Mazella FRA and Lauriane Nolot FRA - both from Hyères - won the kite rankings. ----- In the iQ-Foil windsurfers, there were changes at the top in both fleets due to their own Medal Race format: Laerke Buhl-Hansen DEN, who won 10 of the 15 races, had to settle for third place in the women's race. The win went to Barbara Svikova CZE, and Rina Niijima JPN moved up to second. The same situation for Mateo Isaac BRA, who was leading in the men's race all week, and dropped back to 3rd. Fabian Pianazza FRA won ahead of Onur Biriz TUR. ----- All rankings and the final report.

Yesterday, at the end of the qualifications for today's Medal Races, the winds were light in Hyéres. In three classes the winners have already been decided: ----- Odile Van Aanholt/Annette Duetz NED are 48 points ahead in the 49erFX! ----- Laerke Buhl-Hansen DEN leads the women's iQ-Foil with 21 points and John Gimson/Anna Burnett GBR, after winning the World Cup in Palma, also take the victory in Hyères with 32 points ahead. ----- In the 470, the duel between Jordi Xammar/Nora Brugmann ESP and Lara Vadlau/Lukas Möhr AUT with equal points will take place today in the Medal Race. The Swiss teams missed the qualifying for the Medal Race: Linda Fahrni/Cyril Schüpbach SUI are 14th, Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI dropped back to 26th. ----- In the 49er, Diego Botin/Florian Trittel ESP are unlikely to be displaced from first place, as they are 16 points ahead. The ranks 2-5, on the other hand, are only 3 points apart. Sébastien Schneiter/Arno De Planta SUI finish the series in 19th place, Joshua Richner/Nilo Schärer SUI follow in 38th. ----- In ILCA 6, Sarah Douglas CAN and Olympic Champion Anne-Marie Rindom DEN, 3 points behind, will decide the victory among themselves today. Maud Jayet SUI, the only Swiss in a Medal Race, is in 5th place, 15 points behind the podium. ----- In ILCA 7, Michael Beckett GBR goes into the Medal Race with a 5-point lead over Elliot Hanson GBR, and another 5 points behind is Pavlos Kontides CYP in 3rd. Matteo Paulon SUI and Gauthier Verhulst SUI follow in the Silverfleet in 62nd and 64th place of the 155 competitors. ----- In the Nacra 17, John Gimson/Anna Burnett GBR won the race clearly. Surprisingly, the Olympic winners and dominators of the past years Ruggeri Tita/Caterina Banti ITA missed the qualification for the Medal Race as 11th. Andrea Aschieri/Anja Camusso SUI finished in an excellent 15th place, just ahead of the multiple Olympic medalists Santiago Lange ARG and Iordanis Paschalidis GRE. Axel Grandjean/Noëmi Fehlmann SUI dropped back to 32nd place due to a false start. ----- In the men's kitefoil, Axel Mazella FRA ousted 16-year-old Max Maeder SGP from the top spot. ----- In the women's event, Lauriane Nolot FRA held on to the first position ahead of Jessie Kampman FRA. ----- In the windsurfing men's race, Mateus Isaac BRA goes into the Medal Race with a 10-point lead. ----- All rankings and the daily report. The Medal Races can be followed live today by GPS tracking.

Moderate winds for the first final races in Gold and Silver fleets, and all classes were able to sail a full program. ----- In the 470, Jordi Xammar/Nora Brugman ESP extended their lead to 17 points as best of the day. Lara Vadlau/Lukas Mähr AUT and Beatriz Gago/Rodolfo Pires POR tied for second place.Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI moved up to 14th thanks to a race win. Linda Fahrni/Cyril Schüpbach SUI fared even better, finishing as the third-best team of the day (8/4/9) in 16th place. With 10 and 12 points respectively behind rank 10, the two SUI teams have a chance to qualify for the Medal Race today. ----- In the 49er, Diego Botin/Florian Trittel ESP are now leading 7 points ahead of Bart Lambriex/Florian Van der Linden NED. Andrew Mollerus/Ian McDiarmid USA moved up to third place. Thanks to a race win in the Goldfleet, Sébastien Schneiter/Arno De Planta SUI have moved up to 12th place, just one point short of the TopTen. ----- In the 49erFX, World Champions Odile Van Aanholt/Anette Duetz NED have pulled away at the top. Jana Germani/Giorgia Bertuzzi ITA and Johanne and Andrea Schmidt DEN follow in 2nd and 3rd. ----- The ILCA 6 finished a first final regatta. Sarah Douglas CAN continues to lead the classification, Casey Imeneo AUS has moved up to 2nd, and Maud Jayet SUI is now 3rd. Anja Von Allmen SUI is 27th in the Goldfleet. ----- In the ILCA 7, Pavlos Kontides CYP won both races of the day and took the lead. Michael Beckett GBR (1 point behind), Eliott Hanson GBR (2 points back), and Matthew Wearn AUS (3 points) remain close. Philipp Buhl GER is now 5th. Silver and Bronze Fleet did not compete. ----- In the Nacra 17, John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR pulled away at the top with three race wins. Mateo Majdalani/Eugenia Bosco ARG moved to 2nd, and Jason Waterhouse/Lisa Darmanin AUS are now 3rd. After a good day, Andrea Aschieri/Anja Camusso SUI moved up to 16th. ----- There were 6 races for the Kite-Foilers. Max Maeder SGP had to admit defeat for the first time, but still leads the overall ranking. Maxime Nocher FRA and Connor Bainbridge GBR are only 2 points behind. Bruce Kessler SUI is 25th in the Goldfleet. ----- In the women's race, Lauriane Nolot FRA leads by 2 points over Jessie Kampman FRA. ----- There were no changes in the iQ-Foil windsurfers: Mateus Isaac BRA in the men's and Laerke Bühl-Hansen DEN continue to lead the classifications by a clear margin. ----- All rankings and the daily report.

After two days of fresh mistral, there were lighter winds for the first time yesterday with 5-8kn. Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI[/URL] were the best 470 team of the day, finishing 1/3/5 and moving up to 15th place after their black start day, so they will be in the gold fleet from today. Linda Fahrni/Cyrill Schüpbach SUI also qualified in 31st place. Jordy Xammar/Nora Brugman ESP are still on top, Beatriz Gago/Rodolfo Pires POR are now on rank 2, Lara Vadlau/Lukas Mähr AUT are still on rank 3. In the 49er, Logan Dunning/Oscar Gunn NZL are on top, 6 points behind Diego Botin/Florian Trittel ESP and Ian Barrows/Hans Henken USA share second place. As 21. Sébastien Schneiter/Arno De Planta SUI qualified for the Goldfleet, Joshua Richner/Nilo Schärer SUI follow in 29th position. In the 49erFX Jana Germani/Giorgia Bertuzzi ITA are in the lead, Odile Van Aanholt/Annette Duetz NED could catch up in points. In the ILCA 6, Sarah Douglas CAN defended her lead, Maud Jayet SUI moved up to 2nd place, her gap is 6 points. Anja Von Allmen SUI also qualified for the Goldfleet in 29th place, Rosine Baudet is 60th in the Silverfleet. In ILCA 7, the English are dominating: Eliott Hanson GBR is still in the lead, one point behind Daniel Whiteley GBR and Michael Beckett GBR are tied for second place. Philipp Buhl GER and Olympic winner Matthew Wearn AUS are close behind in fourth place. Gautier Verhulst SUI (59th) and Matteo Paulon SUI (62nd) will sail in the SIlverfleet from today. In the Nacra 17, Jason Waterhouse/Lisa Darmanin AUS, Tim Mourniac/Lou Barthomieu FRA and John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR are tied at the top. Andrea Aschieri/Anja Camusso SUI qualified for the Goldfleet in 21st place, Axel Grandjean/Noëmi Fehlmann SUI are 29th in the Silverfleet. The iQ-Foil windsurfers and the Kite-Foil women did not compete yesterday. In the men's race, Max Maeder SGP remained at the top after the only race of the day. All rankings and the daily report.

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.

As announced, challenging conditions prevailed at the start of the Semaine Olympique with up to 30 knots of Mistral. Too much for the two 49er classes, while the other 8 classes were able to finish at least one race. ----- In the Mixed 470, Jordi Xammar/Nora Brugman ESP won both races. Hyppolite Machetti/Aloïse Retornaz FRA were twice in second, followed by Lara Vadlau/Lukas Mähr AUT in third. Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER were the best Germans in 10th place. The two Swiss teams had a harder time: Linda Fahrni/Cyril Schüpbach SUI had to give up the second race and are 47th, Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI had to accept three capsizes in the second race after an early start in the first heat, and are ranked at the bottom of the ranking list. ----- In ILCA 6, Sarah Douglas CAN has taken the lead with ranks 1 and 2, and Emma Plasschaert BEL is second, 3 points behind. 3rd place is shared by Matilda Nicholls GBR and Elena Vorobeva CRO. Maud Jayet SUI also started well: with 8th and 1st places in her group, she is 5th, 6 points behind. ----- The large fleet of ILCA 7 sails is divided into 3 groups: Elliott Hanson GBR and Philipp Buhl GER share the lead with 1st and 2nd places respectively for the day. Francisco Guragna ARG follows in 3rd place. In 73rd place, Matteo Paulon SUI is just in the first half of the rankings, with Gauthier Verhulst SUI following close behind in 78th place. ----- There was only one race for the Nacra 17. Jason Waterhouse/Lisa Darmanin AUS and Ruggero Tita/Caterina Banti ITA each won the race of their group. Andrea Aschieri/Anja Camusso SUI were 27th, Axel Grandjean/Noémi Fehlmann SUI had to abandon the race. ----- Ideal weather for the Kite-Foilers! Max Maeder SGP kept the French top kiters at bay with 4 race wins in his group. Maxime Nocher FRA and Théo de Ramecourt FRA follow close behind. Bruce Kessler SUI is 26th, and Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI follows in 37th rank among the 93 participants. ----- Daniela Moroz USA took the lead in the women's event one point ahead of Jessie Kampman FRA. Elena Lengwiler SUI is 29th of the 50 participants. ----- In the iQ-Foil windsurfers, the top cracks are missing, preparing for the European Championships in Greece. Will McMillan THA won 4 of the 5 course races of his group. 4 points behind follows Mateus Isaac BRA. ----- In the women's race, Laerke Bühl DEN took the lead. ----- All rankings and the daily report.

The SOF starts today in Hyères, with all the top Olympic classes at the start (except the iQ-Foil windsurfers). And it should be a fast start: fresh mistral up to 30kn is forecast for today and tomorrow. Switzerland is represented in 7 of the 10 classes - the entry lists and the preview.