Wind- & Kitesurfing

The Medal Series was sailed yesterday on Lake Garda in a light Ora. ----- Medea Falcioni ITA and Valentino Blewett CAN remained at the top of the U19 classes, Robin Zeley SUI improved to 3rd place, and Finley Evans SUI moved up to 5th place. ----- Emma Schleicher GER followed in 6th place in the women's class. ----- Ruva Ugurlu TUR won the U17 classifications with Ernestine Inversin SUI finishing in 5th, ----- Finn Brull NED was first in the men's U17 ahead of Merlijn Rosewik NED. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page.

The qualifications for today's final series were finalised yesterday on Lake Garda: the first 2 in each series will go straight through to the final, places 3-8 will determine the other finalists in the semi-finals: Valentino Blewett CAN and Kfir Nov ISR will go straight through to the next round, Finley Evans SUI (6th place) and Robin Zeley SUI (7th place) will take part in the semi-finals of the U-19 men. In the women's event, Medea Falcioni ITA and Yfke Van der Merr NED qualified directly for the final. Emma Schleicher GER is in the semi-finals in 7th place. Ruya Ugurlu TUR and Parla Kabaskaal TUR are one round further in the U17 rankings. Ernestine Imbert SUI qualified for the semi-finals in 7th place. Finn Brüll NED and Merlijn Boswijk NED made the direct qualification in the U-17 men's event, Moritz Schleicher GER is in the semi-finals in 4th place. All rankings.And the und die Facebook page.

The Junior Olympic windsurfers have completed 9 races each in Torbole so far. ----- Aksel Havaa EST and Leopold Brisedou FRA are tied on points at the top of the men's U19 rankings. Finley Evans SUI and Robin Zeley SUI follow in 7th and 9th place. ----- Medea Falcioni ITA leads the women's rankings ahead of Francesca Salerna ITA. Emma Schleicher GER is 9th. ----- Finn Brull NED and Ruva Ugurlu TUR lead the U-17 rankings. ----- All rankings.

Yesterday, the second World Cup of the year ended in Hyères with the Medal Races in the dinghy classes. ----- Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER were the early winners in the 470, with Jordi Xammar/Marta Cardona ESP and Giacomo Ferrari/Alessandra Dubbini ITA completing the podium. ----- In the 49ers, Neville Snow/Ian McDiaramid USA took the win with a 3-point lead over Richard Schultheiss/Fabian Rieger GER, followed by Hernan Umpierre/Fernando Diz URU in 3rd place. ----- In the 49ersFX, Isaura Maenhaut/Anouk Goerts BEL narrowly kept the top spot, followed by Paris Henken/Helena Scutt USA, 2 points behind. Georgia and Antonia Lewin-Lafrance CAN follow in 3rd place. ----- In ILCA 6, Chiara Benini ITA won with a 2-point lead over Emma Plaschaert BEL, Anna Munch DEN follows in 3rd. ----- In ILCA 7, surprise man Nicholas Halliday HKG holds on to the top spot with a 2-point lead over Thomas Saunders NZL. Duko Bos NED follows in 3rd place. ----- And in the Nacra 17, John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR won ahead of Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilai ITA. Bronze went to Willemijn Offermann/Scipio Houtman NED. ----- All rankings

Offshore but inconsistent winds made for challenging races yesterday. The Kite-Foil and iQ-Foil windsurfers finished their qualifications for todays Medal Series: Max Maeder SGP and Riccaedo Pianosi ITA are in the final of the men's Kite-Foil, Gian Stragiotti as 3rd SUI is seeded for the semi-finals. Wan Li CHN and Su Wang CHN are directly among the top 4 in the women's final. Grae Morris AUS and Kun Bi CHN and Tamar Steinberg ISR and Sharon Kantor ISR are in the final of the iQ foil. With 1st and 2nd place on the day, Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER have extended their lead over Jordi Xammar/Marta Cardona ESP to 16 points. In the 49er, James Grummett/Rhos Hawes GBR are back at the top. In 27th place, Joshua Richner/Corne Jansson SUI narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Goldfleet. In the 49erFX, Jana Germani/Bianca Caruso ITA have moved up to the top spot. In the ILCA 6, Chiara Benini ITA and Emma Plasschaert BEL are now level on points at the top, followed by Charlotte Rose USA just one point behind. Rosine Baudet SUI is 7th in the Silverfleet (=44 overall). In the ILCA 7, Michael Halliday HKG is still in the lead, with Dimitri Peroni ITA and Duko Bos NED sharing 2nd place just one point behind. Boris Hirsch SUI follows in 71st place. In Nacra 17, Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilei ITA are still unchallenged in the lead. Andrea Aschieri/Tine Rossel SUI improved to 25th place. All rankings and the report.

As expected, the mistral set in yesterday afternoon, in the end with more than 25 knots. The 470s finished one race, again won by Simon DIesch/Anna Markfort GER, who further extended their lead. In the 49er, Hernan Umpierre/Fernando Diz URU took the lead, with James Grummet/Rhos Hawes GBR and Dominik Buksak/Adam Glogowski POL just 2 points behind in 2nd place. Joshua Richner/Corne Janssen SUI were among the best of the day (2/3), moving up to 28th place and fighting for a place in the Gold Fleet (top 25) today. In the 49erFX, Paris Henken/Helena Scut USA took the lead with a 4-point advantage over Isaura Maenhaut/Anouk Goerts BEL and Lara Granier/Amélie Riou FRA, who are tied on points. In the ILCA 6, Anna Munch DEN remained in the lead, with Emma Plasschaert BEL coming within 2 points as the day's best (1/3). Rosine Baudet SUI improved to 43rd place. In ILCA 7, the surprising leader Nicholas Halliday HKG was able to maintain his lead and extend his advantage over Duko Bos NED to 6 points. Boris Hirsch SUI follows in 80th place. Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilei ITA remain in a class of their own in the Nacra 17, with Laura Farese/Matthias Zölchling AUT already 16 points behind. Andrea Aschieri/Tine Rossel SUI are still 26th and Max Maeder SGP has taken the lead in the Kite Foil, Riccardo Pianosi ITA is the only one who can keep up, 4 points behind. Gian Stragiotti SUI moved up to 4th place, just 2 points behind the podium. The Chinese continue to dominate the women's kite foil: Wan Li CHN is 6 points ahead of Jingyue Chen CHN. In the iQ-Foil windsurfers Grae Morris AUS is still clearly ahead, in the women's category the Israelis dominate with a triple lead: Tamar Steinberg ISR is right at the front, Olympic medallist Sharon Kantor ISR follows in 2nd place. All rankings and the report.

After a long wait, some seabreeze only set in yesterday afternoon, and the last races finished at sunset. ----- Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER extended their lead in the 470 with 2nd and 3rd place. ----- While the 49ers were not in action, the 49ersFX sailed 3 races. Isaura Maenhaut/Anouk Goerts BEL extended their lead with two race wins. ----- In the ILCA 6, Anna Munch DEN won the only race of the day in her group, and Charlotte Rose USA followed in 2nd place. Rosine Baudet SUI is now 47th. ----- In the ILCA 7, all groups also managed to finish a race: Michael Hallyday HKG moved to the top with a 2nd place in the race and the strike result. Duko Bos NED follows one point behind. Boris Hirsch SUI is 65th of the 110 participants. ----- In the Nacra 17, Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilai ITA extended their lead with two race wins. Laura Farese/Matthias Zöchling AUT are 7 points behind in 2nd place, while Andrea Aschieri/Tine Rossel SUI remain in 26th place. ----- Only one race each was sailed in the Kite Foils. Riccardo Pianosi ITA and Max Maeder SGP are still in the lead with race wins in their respective groups. Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI moved up to 5th place with a 2nd place in his heat. Karl Maeder SUI follows in 29th place of the 60 participants. ----- In the women's race, Wan Li CHN took the lead with a race win. ----- The iQ-Foil windsurfers were not in action yesterday. ----- From today onwards, the rankings are likely to be shaken up: A fresh mistral is forecast for the next few days. All rankings and the daily report.

The sun and moderate westerly winds allowed the 1729 participants in all 10 Olympic classes to enjoy a full program yesterday—new names mingled with the experienced cracks at the top. ----- In the Mixed 470, Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER lead after 2 races with a 2-point advantage over Giacomo Ferrari/Alessandra Dubbini ITA. ----- In the 49ers, 3 races were completed: 3 teams share the lead with equal points: Nevin Snow/Ian McDiarmid USA, Elliot Wells/Billy Vennis GBR and Xin Wang/Tianyu Qi CHN each with a first and second place respectively. Joshua Richner/Corne Janssen SUI follow in 49th place, and Pablo Rüegge/Finn Meichle SUI are 58th. ----- In the 49ersFX, Isaura Maenhaut/Anouk Geurts BEL and Eleanor Keers/Jess Jobson GBR share the lead on equal points. ----- In the ILCA 6, Anna Munch DEN and Charlotte Rose USA won both races in their group. Rosine Baudet SUI is 39th of the 72 participants. ----- Duko Bos NED leads the ILCA 7 with a 4-point advantage over Milivoj Dukic MNE. Boris Hirsch SUI follows in 45th place of the 110 participants. ----- Riccardo Pianosi ITA leads the men's Kite Foils by one point ahead of Max Maeder SGP. Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI follows in 7th place, Karl Maeder SUI is 30th. ----- Lilly Young GBR leads the women's competition by one point ahead of Wan Li CHN. ----- Grae Morris AUS and Tamar Steinberg ISR lead the iQ-Foil Winsurfers. And in the Nacra 17, Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilei ITA and Laura Farese/Matthäus Zöchling AUT share the lead on equal points. Andrea Aschieri/Tine Rossel SUI are 26th. ----- All rankings and the daily report

The first World Cup of the Olympic classes came to an end yesterday in Palma with the Medal Races held in good conditions. ----- There was only one change at the top in the Nacra 17: thanks to victory in the Medal Race, John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR moved to the top, with Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilei ITA 2nd, 2 points behind. England also won the ILCA 7 (Michael Beckett GBR), the 470 (Martin Wrigley/Bettine Harris GBR), the women's Kite Foil (Emma Wilson GBR, who also won the Trofeo Princesa Sofia overall all classes), and the 49erFX (Freya Black/Saskia Tidey GBR). ----- There were two wins for Australia: Zoe Thompson AUS won the ILCA 6 and Grae Morris AUS took victory in the iQ-Foil. ----- The other victories went to Max Maeder SGP (Kite Foil Men), Erwan Fischer/Clément Péquin FRA in the 49er, and Wan Li CHN (Kite Foil Women). ----- The Swiss had to be satisfied with mediocre results, as best the kite-foilers Gian Andrea Stragiotti SUI came 11th, Karl Mäder SUI followed in 19th place. There were also good results in the large ILCA 6 fleet. While Olympic fourth-placed Maud Jayet SUI was starting her regatta activities and had to settle for 40th place, Anja Von Allmen SUI was able to book 28th place after her winter of training, and Rosine Baudet SUI came 39th in the field of 113 participants. In the ILCA 7, Gauthier Verhulst SUI finished 17th in the Silverfleet (=76th overall). The 49er junior teams finished the series in 46th place (Joshua Richner/Corne Janssen SUI) and 53rd place (Pablo Rüegge/Finn Meichle GER). Elia Colombo SUI failed to get going in the iQ Foil Windsurfers and finished 41st. ----- All rankings and the final report.

The qualifications for today's Medal Races were completed in Palma yesterday. ----- In the ILCA 7, Michael Beckett GBR is the early winner with a 31-point lead, his 4th Palma victory in a row. Gauthier Verhulst SUI is 17th in the Silver Fleet (=76th overall), Martin Verhulst is 3rd in the Bronze Fleet (=119th overall), with 171 participants at the start. ----- The Medal Race ILCA 6 remains exciting: Zoe Thompson AUS leads by 3 points ahead of Daisy Collingridge GBR. The Swiss women are not there, with Anja Von Allmen SUI in 28th place, Rosine Baudet SUI in 39th place, and Maud Jayet SUI in 40th place. ----- In the 470, Martin Wrigley/Bettine Harris GBR are on the verge of overall victory, going into the Medal Race with a 19-point lead. The duel for second place is exciting: Elena Berta/Giulio Calabro ITA are only 3 points ahead of Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER. ----- In the 49ers, Erwan Fischer/Clément Pequin FRA go into the Medal Race with an 18-point lead. ----- Freya Black/Saskia Tidey GBR are 10 points ahead in the 49erFX. ----- The kite-foilers are sailing their Medal Series today: Max Maeder SGP and Valentin Bontus AUT are seeded as leaders for the final, the places 3-9, plus the winner of the last race of the remaining field, will determine the other finalists. Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI, in 11th place overall, is one of the contenders, and Karl Maeder SUI is in 19th place. ----- Wan Li CHN and Lysa Caval FRA are in the women's final. ----- In the iQ-Foil Windsurfer, Grae Morris AUS leads the classification by 10 points after 20 races. Elia Colombo SUI is 41st of the 111 participants. ----- Emma Wilson GBR is the favorite in the women's Medal Race, having won 12 of the 19 qualifying races. ----- The Nacra 17 will see a duel between Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilei ITA and Huancheng Zhao/Su Sha CHN, 4 points behind them. Andrea Aschieri/Tine Rossel SUI finish the series in 22nd place. ----- All rankings and the reports.

The second Big Ar World Cup on the French Mediterranean coast at the weekend also decided the world championship ranking for trhe ‘high jumpers’. The Tramontana provided spectacular conditions with winds of more than 40 knots in places. Mikaili Sol BRA won the women's event, thus also winning the World Championship classification. Andrea Principati ITA won the men's event, while Lorenzo Calvati ITA took the title in the world championship. The report.

The sun and good conditions meant that all 10 Olympic classes on the bay of Palma had a full program yesterday. The kite-foilers, for the first time with the new measurement regulations (slightly smaller kites), completed 4 races. ----- Max Mäder SGP won all the heats in the men's event, and his Olympic revenge against gold medallist Valentin Bontus AUT seems to work out. The Austrian shares second place on equal points with Vojtech Koska CZE, followed by the Swiss in 13th (Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI), and 19th (Karl Mäder SUI) of the 63 participants. ----- In the women's race, the Chinese took a convincing triple lead: Si Wang CHN is one point ahead of Wan Li CHN. Lysa Caval FRA is 4th, followed by Olympic champion Ellie Aldridge GBR in 5th. ----- The 470s finished two heats, with Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER and Martin Wrigley/Bettine Harris GBR tied on points at the top. ----- In the 49er, 3 teams are tied for the lead after two races: Lucas Rual/Emile Amoros FRA, Richard Schultheis/Fabian Rieger GER and Keanu Prattner/Jakob Flachberger AUT. Joshua Richner/Corne Janssen SUI are 47th. ----- Freya Black/Saskia Tidey GBR and Johanne and Andrea Schmidt DEN share the lead in the 49ersFX with two heat wins each. ----- In ILCA 6, Emma Plaschaert BEL won both races. Maud Jayet SUI follows in 4th place, Rosine Baudet SUI is 29th, and Anja Von Allmen SUI 33rd of the 113 participants. ----- In the ILCA 7, Micky Beckett GBR, Ethan McCaully IRL, and Filip Jurisic CRO share the lead on equal points. Martin Verhulst follows in 101st place of the 181 participants. ----- In the iQ Foil Windsurf, Olympic medallists Grae Morris AUS and Luuc Van Opzeland NED lead, with Elia Colombo SUI in 39th place out of 107 participants. ----- Huancheng Zhao/Su Sha CHN are first in the Nacra-17 with places 2/1/1, followed by Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilai ITA and John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR. ----- All rankings and the report.