The first important Olympic Classes event in Europe was concluded yesterday with the Medal Races.
In the 470 men, Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS have been the premature winners after a flawless Qualification phase, but they did not held back in the last race, finishing 2nd yesterday. McNay/Hughes USA, winner of the Medal Race, made everything clear for rank 2 as Mantis/Kagialis GRE were 8th only and remain on rank 3 overall. The 470 women top group was closely together and the performance in the Medal Race made the separation in favour of Agnieszka Skrzypulec/Irmina Mrozek POL – rank 2 yesterday – who celebrated their first important international victory. Oliveira/Barbachan BRA and Seabright/Carpenter GBR complete the podium.
Also for the first time on top of an important event were Ryan Seaton/Matt McGovern IRL starting to the 49er Medal Race with a big lead. Outteridge/Jensen AUS and Botin/Lopez ESP follow on the ranks 2 and 3. Annemiek Bekkering/Anette Duetz DEN clearly leading in the 49ersFX covered their only opponent Jena-Mai Hansen/Katja Salskov DEN during the whole race sailing them down the rankings and finished with a 13 points lead at the end of the day. Bronze went to Tina Lutz/Susann Beucke GER. Paris Henken/Helena Scutt USA are 8th overall after an excellent 3rd place in the Medal Race.
In the Finns, Giles Scott GBR has suffered the first defeat for 4 years, as the abandoned race because of equipment failure weighted too heavily. Josh Junior NZL won with a perfect series of top finishes ahead of Scott and Tapiro Nirkko FIN on 3rd. Billy Besson/Marie Riou FRA outperformed the rest of the Nacra 17 and won not only the in the class rankings but also the Trofeo Princesa Sofia as the undisputed best team of the event. Zajac/Frank AUT and Norregaard/Viborg DEN complete the podium. Ramsay/Girke CAN finish the event on the 8th place.
No change on top of the RS:X windsurfers. Tom Squires GBR finished first in the men’s category ahead of Pawel Tarnowski POL and Byron Kokkalanis GRE. The first place in the women’s category went to Olga Maslivets RUS ahead of Flavia Tartaglini ITA and Lilian de Geus NED. Marion Lepert USA crowned her excellent Palma performance with a victory in the Medal Race. She remaines 10th overall, the best US windsurfing result for quite some time.
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The Trofeo Princesa Sofia in Palma was concluded yesterday with the Medal Races.
Andrew Maloney NZL was the premature winner in the Lasers Standard before this last race already. The winner of the Medal Race, Robert Scheidt BRA, moved up on rank 2 overall. Tonci Stipanovic CRO occupies the 3rd place. Charlie Buckingham USA, 4th in the Medal Race, is on the 9th position in the final rankings.
Tuula Tenkanen FIN defended her first position in the Lasers Radial ahead of Evi Van Acker BEL and Anne-Marie Rindom DEN. The Medal Race winner Matilde de Kerangat FRA remained on rank 9.
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The last Final Series races were sailed yesterday in rain, but nevertheless with a fresh 15 kn breeze. Today, the Medal Races are on the program, but in a number of classes, the overall winners are already known.
The Olympic Champions Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS have a 24 points‘ lead in the 470 men and cannot be overtaken. Mantis/Kagialis GRE and McNay/Hughes USA will fight for Silver and Bronze. 50 points (!) ist he advantage of Billy Besson/Marie Riou FRA in the Nacra 17, a team that has been sailing in a class of their own since the launching of this new Olympic class. Zajac/Frank AUT remain on 2nd, Bisarro/Seguri ITA follow 10 points back on 3rd. The impressive long series of overall victories of Giles Scott GBR in the Finns has ended yesterday, as he had to abandon a race with a broken rudder. Josh Junior NZL with a 19 points‘ lead is the premature winner. Tapio Nirkko FIN, Jake Lilley AUS, Giles Scott GBR and Pieter-Jan Postma NED will fight for Silver and Bronze. Govern/Seaton IRL could theoretically still loose their first place in the 49ers, but their advance of 15 points on Outteridge/Jensen AUS should be enough to stay on top. An 8th place among the 10 Medal Race competitors would be sufficient. The same situation exists in the RS::X women with Olga Maslivets RUS 15 points in front of Marina Alabau ESP, Charline Picon FRA, Lilian de Geus NED and Zofia Nopceti-Klepacka POL on the ranks 2-5, separated by 2 points only. In the 49erFX, Annemiek Bekkering/Annette Duetz NED are solidly on the first place with an 11 points advance. Jena Mai-Hansen/Katja Salskov DEN are the only ones to challenge the leaders. Lutz/Beucke GER are on the undisputed 3rd position. The most exciting situation reigns in the 470 women with Fernanda Oliveira/Ana Barbachan BRA and Amy Seabright/Anna Carpenter GBR on the first place at equal points. Kyranakou/Van Veen NED 4 points back and Kondo/Yoshioka JPN 5 points behind have still an option fort he overall win. In the RS:X men, Tom Squires GBR will start today with an 11 points lead on Byron Kokkalanis GRE and Thomas Goyard FRA.

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The North Americans:
470 men: McNay/Hughes USA 3rd, Jacob and Graeme Saunders CAN 42nd
470 women: Haeger/Provancha USA 19th, Bolger/Shewitz USA 32nd, Surrett/Ten Hove CAN 50th (the US teams did not compete yesterday)
49er: Barrows/Morris USA 38th, Ryan/Henken USA 42nd
49er FX: Henken/Scutt USA 8th, Rafuse/Boyd CAN 13th
Finn: Paine USA 13th, Robitaille CAN 25th, Ramshaw CAN 31st
Nacra-17: Ramsay/Girke CAN 8th, Gulari/Chafee USA 12th
Laser Standard: Buckingham USA 9th, Bowers USA 19th, Davies CAN 30, Chris Barnard USA 39th,
Mclaughlin CAN 43rd
Laser Radial: Bowskill CAN 31st, Douglas CAN 41st
RS:X men: Suitt USA 33rd, Verrier-Paquette CAN 38th
RS:X women: Lepert USA 10th, Hall USA 24th

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A 16-18 kn wind prevailed yesterday, favoring the big-breeze specialists and allrounders. Today, the last Final Races are on the program before the crucial Medal Races tomorrow Saturday.
All set once more in the Nacra-17 where Billy Besson/Marie Riou FRA won another race and have now a 43 points' lead on Thomas Zajac/Tanja Frank AUT. A clear situation also in the 470 men with Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS 18 points ahead of Panagiotis Mantis/Pavlos Kagialis GRE. A different outlook however in the 470 women with Fernanda Oliveira/Ana Barbachan BRA only 2 points in front of Kyranakou/Van Veen NED, and another 3 points back Seabright/Carpenter GBR on 3rd just waiting to benefit from the duel on top.
Even closer is the situation on top of the 49ers with Delle-Karth/Resch AUT and Seaton/McGovern IRL tied on first, and Heil/Plössel GER on 3rd 1 point behind. The last Olympic berth goes to Sweden as Bergström/During SWE are the only non-qualified nation representatives in the Goldfleet. The report of the 49er class. In the 49erFX, Annemiek Bekkering/Anette Duetz NED extended their lead on Jena Mai-Hansen/Katja Salskov DEN on 8 points. Tina Lutz/Susann Beucke GER advanced on rank 3.
Giles Scott GBR has now joined Josh Junior NZL on the first place with another race win yesterday. Tapio Nirkko FIN on 3rd is already 24 points behind. The report of the Finn class.
Tom Squires GBR remained on top of the RS:X men windsurfers ahead of Pawle Tarnowski POL who reduced his backlog on 2 points with a race win. Thomas Goyard FRA is 3rd. No change on top of the RS:X women windsurfers as well with Olga Maslivets RUS as first. Maja Dziarnowska POL and Flavia Tartaglini ITA moved up on the ranks 2 and 3.
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The North Americans:
470 men: McNay/Hughes USA 4th, Jacob and Graeme Saunders CAN 42nd
470 women: Haeger/Provancha USA 9th, Bolger/Shewitz USA 28th, Surrett/Ten Hove CAN 50th (the US teams did not compete yesterday)
49er: Barrows/Morris USA 39th, Ryan/Henken USA 42nd
49er FX: Henken/Scutt USA 8th, Rafuse/Boyd CAN 15th
Finn: Paine USA 15th, Robitaille CAN 30th, Ramshaw CAN 34th
Nacra-17: Ramsay/Girke CAN 11th, Gulari/Chafee USA 14th
Laser Standard: Buckingham USA 7th, Bowers USA 25th, Davies CAN 28th, Chris Barnard USA 29th,
Mclaughlin CAN 42nd
Laser Radial: Bowskill CAN 29th, Douglas CAN 37th
RS:X men: Verrier-Paquette CAN 35th, Suitt USA 37th
RS:X women: Lepert USA 9th, Hall USA 25th


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Fresh winds around 18 kn prevailed on the fourth day of the Trofeo Princesa Sofia.
Andrew Maloney NZL extended his lead in the Lasers Standard on 14 points with the day ranks 2 nd 6. Kristian Ruth NOR remains on the 2nd place, but Tonci Stipanovic CRO, Julio Alsogaray ARG and Robert Scheidt BRA are not far behind. Today, the last fleetraces are on the program before tomorrow's Medal Race. The qualifcations for the top-10 remain exciting as the ranks 10 (Colin Cheng SIN) to 14 are separated by 5 points only. Charlie Buckingham USA lost some positions and is now 7th, still on a safe place for the Medal Race. Bowers USA is 25th, Davies CAN 28th, Chris Barnard USA 29th and Mclaughlin CAN 42nd.
Anne-Marie Rindom DEN slightly extended her lead in the Lasers Radial with another bullet. Tuula Tenkanen FIN on the 2nd place ist now 5 points back. Evi Van Acker BEL descended on rank 3. The fight for the Medal Race will be fierce also in the Radials, as Mathilde de Kerangeat FRA on the 9th position is only 7 points ahead of Elisabeth Yin SIN on rank 13. Bowskill CAN is 29th, Douglas CAN 37th.
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Yesterday, the seabreeze filled in with delay but finally, all classes sailed their first Final Races in a 10-12 kn wind.
In the 470 men, Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS added two more bullets on their result sheet and have now a 14 points' advance on McNay/Hughes USA. New on rank 3, only one point behind, are Xammar/Herp ESP followed by Dahlberg/Bergström SWE at equal points. New on top of the 470 women are Fernanda Oliveira/Ana Barbachan BRA. Kyranakou/Van Veen NED are 2nd and Haeger/Provancha USA - best of the day with the ranks 1 and 2 - are 3rd tied with Ai Kondo/Yoshioka JPN.
Diego Botin/Iago Lopez ESP won the only 49er race yesterday and extended slightly their lead. Delle-Karth/ Resch AUT and Heil/Plössel GER are the first persuers. No change on top of the 49ersFX with Annemiek Bekkering/Annette Duetz NED as first ahead of Maj-Hansen/Salskov DEN and new on 3rd Ainsworth/Dobson GBR as Grael/Kunze BRA did not compete yesterday.
Josh Junior NZL defended his first place in the Finns, but Giles Scott GBR finishing twice on second as day's best came back after the disaster Tuesday and reduced the deficit on 4 points. Smashing domination by Billy Besson/Marie Riou FRA in the Nacra-17 who have now a 33 points' advantage on Bissarro/Secouri ITA on rank 2. Zajac/Frank AUT follow on the 3rd place.
Tom Squires GBR in the RS:X men and Olga Maslivets RUS in the RS:X women stay on top of the windsurfers.
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The North Americans:
470 men: McNay/Hughes USA 2nd, Jacob and Graeme Saunders CAN 43rd
470 women: Haeger/Provancha USA 3rd, Bolger/Shewitz USA 16th, Surrett/Ten Hove CAN 47th
49er: Barrows/Morris USA 36th, Ryan/Henken USA 40th
49er FX: Henken/Scutt USA 12th, Rafuse/Boyd CAN 20th
Finn: Paine USA 15th, Robitaille CAN 26th, Ramshaw CAN 35th
Nacra-17: Ramsay/Girke CAN 7th, Gulari/Chafee USA 13th
Laser Standard: Buckingham USA 4th, Bowers USA 15th, Chris Barnard USA 30th, Mclaughlin CAN 34th, Davies CAN 36th
Laser Radial: Bowskill CAN 27th, Douglas CAN 38th
RS:X men: Suitt USA 34th Verrier-Paquette CAN 42nd
RS:X women: Lepert USA 11th, Hall USA 23rd

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A moderate seabreeze prevailed on the first Final Race day of the Laser Gold- and Silverfleets.
Andrew Maloney NZL defended his lead in the Lasers Standard with the day ranks 5 and 8. With the worst result discarded, Tonci Stipanovic CRO advanced on rank 2 at equal points with Kristian Ruth NOR on 3rd. Four points behind the podium is Charlie Buckingham USA on 4th, tied with Robert Scheidt BRA. The ranks 4 to 12 are separated by 7 points only and the battle for the Medal Race will be fierce. Bowers USA is 15th, Chris Barnard USA 30th, Mclaughlin CAN 34th, Davies CAN 36th
In the Radials, the World Champion Anne-Marie Rindom DEN came back strongly with two race wins and replaced Evi Van Acker BEL on top. Tuula Tenkanen FIN remains on 3rd. Bowskill CAN is 27th, Douglas CAN 38th.
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Yesterday, only a light thermal breeze of 5-8 kn prevailed on Palma Bay.
This had no influence in the 470 men, where Belcher/Ryan AUS finished 1 and 3 and were again the best of the day, extending their overall lead. McNay/Hughes USA and Dahlberg/Bergström SWE remain the first persuers. In the 470 women, Oliveira/Barbachan BRA on 2nd reduced the backlog on the leading Seabright/Carpenter GBR. New on rank 3 are Bochmann/Steinherr GER with the day ranks 1 and 4.
In the 49ers, Delle-Karth/Resch AUT took the lead ahead of Botin/Lopez ESP and Seaton/McGovern IRL. The leading trio in the 49ers FX is separated by one point only. Bekkering/Duetz NED remained on top ahead of Mai-Jansen/Salskov DEN. New on the 3rd place are Grael/Kunze BRA.
Surprisingly, Giles Scott GBR had difficulties in the light wind and lost the first place to Josh Junior NZL. Pieter-Jan Postma NED moved up on rank 3. After six races, Besson/Riou FRA in the Nacra 17 are already 13 points ahead of Kohlhoff/Werner GER. Zajac/Frank AUT are now on the 3rd place.
In the RS:X men, Tom Squires is the sole leader after yesterday's races. Both with the day ranks 1 and 2, Byron Kokkalanis GRE and Andreas Cariolou CYP are now on the positions 2 and 3 overall. Olga Maslivets RUS defended her first place in the RS:X women in front of Lilian de Geus NED and Charline Picon FRA both new on 2nd and 3rd. Marion Lepert USA is on the excellent 4th place.
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The North Americans:
470 men: McNay/Hughes USA 2nd, Jacob and Graeme Saunders CAN 46th
470 women: Haeger/Provancha USA 10th, Bolger/Shewitz USA, Surrett/Ten Hove CAN 44th
49er: Barrows/Morris USA 36th, Ryan/Henken USA 40th
49er FX: Henken/Scutt USA 11th, Rafuse/Boyd CAN 20th
Finn: Paine USA 15th, Robitaille CAN 26th, Ramshaw CAN 29th
Laser Standard: Buckingham USA 3rd, Bowers USA 23rd , Mclaughlin CAN 24th, Davies CAN 41st
Laser Radial: Bowskill CAN 25th, Douglas CAN 36th
RS:X men: Suitt USA 31st, Verrier-Paquette CAN 38th
RS:X women: Lepert USA 4th, Hall USA 24th

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Yesterday, only a light thermal breeze of 5-8 kn prevailed on Palma Bay and the light-wind specialists and allrounders had their day in the two races.
The leader Julio Alsogaray ARG dived on rank 9 in the Lasers Standard and Andrew Maloney NZL took the lead ahead of Kristian Ruth NOR with a 2 points' deficit. New on rank 3 is Charlie Buckingham USA, best of the day (ranks 3 and 1). Robert Scheidt BRA remains on 4th.
In the Lasers Radial, it was the day of the favorite Evi Van Acker BEL winning both heats and taking the overall lead ahead of Alison Young GBR and Tuula Tenkanen FIN on 2nd and 3rd. The World Champion Anne-Marie Rindom DEN lost her lead with the day ranks 12 and 16 and is now 5th.

North Americans:
Laser Standard: Buckingham USA 3rd, Bowers USA 23rd,
Mclaughlin CAN 24th, Davies CAN 41st
Laser Radial: Bowskill CAN 25th, Douglas CAN 36th

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A 12-15 kn Gradient wind from the South welcomed the competitors for the first raes of the Trofeo Princesa Sofia already early in the morning. The normal thermal breeze filled in in addition during the afternoon to up to 20 kn. Although some top teams were missing, a record number of boat exceeding 800 is attending this year's Trofeo.
Same situation as usual in the 470 men with the favorite teams Belcher/Ryan AUS nd McNay/Hughes USA on top with two race wins in their Groups. Dahlberg/Bergström SWE and Panagiotis/Mantis GRE follow 3 points behind on the ranks 3 and 4. Seabright/Carpenter GBR, Mrak/Macarol SLO and Oliveira/Barbachan BRA share the lead in the 470 women each with the ranks 1 and 2 in their Groups.
Three races have been completed in the 49er with Seaton/McGovern IRL as first leaders (with the discard in effect). Botin/Lopez ESP, Delle-Karth/Resch AUT, Schmidt/Böhme GER and Peters/Sterritt GBR follow closely behind. Winning two races, Bekkering/Duetz NED are on the first place of the 49erFX with the other favorites Mai-Hansen/Salskov DEN and Dobson/Ainsworth GBR on the ranks 2 and 3.
In spite of some weeks absence, Giles Scott GBR, the highflyer in the Finns, is back on rank 1 after the first day in Palma. The surprising Anders Pedersen NOR and Josh Junior NZL follow on the positions 2 and 3. The report of the Finn class. Convincing as always the dominators in the Mixed Multihull Billy Besson/Marie Riou FRA, winning all three races of the Nacra17s. Thomas Zajac/Tanja Frank AUT follow on rank 2. Kohlhoff/Werner GER are 3rd.
As usual, the Lasers Standard are the largest fleet with 150 boats, the full quota. Julio Alsogaray ARG is the first leader with the day ranks 1 and 2 in his Group. One point behind on the 2nd and 3rd place are Andrew Maloney NZL and Kristian Ruth NOR. The World Champion Anne-Marie Rindom DEN won both heats of her Laser Radial Group and leads with a 3 points' advantage in front of Pernelle Michon FRA. One point behind are Alison Young GBR and Daphne Van der Vaart NED on 3rd at equal points.
Nemrod Mashiah ISR and Tom Squires GBR share the lead in the RS:X men windsurfers, both with two race wins in their Groups. In the RS:X women windsurfers, the trio Olga Maslivets RUS, Noy Drihan ISR and Marion Lepert USA is on top at equal points.
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The Olympic Classes Trofeo Princesa Sofia in Palma de Mallorca begins today probably in moderate winds between 9 and 12 kn. At this event, the last Rio Olympic nations' berths will be at stake, one for Africa and one for Europe by class. The report. With over 800 participants form 68 nations, the 47th Palma event has a new record turnout.
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