A fresh and puffy breeze from the shore prevailed yesterday during the finals of the Olympic Skiffs and racing was furious.
The 49ersFX sailed their 3 Medal Races as first and the whole fleet except Tina Lutz/Susann Beucke GER was once or several times taking a bath. Considering the teams' difficulties to handle these conditions, the third race was cancelled. The former Optimist World Champion Lutz together with Beucke GER as crew were obviously the clear winners of both races and won the Europeans' title ahead of Charlotte Dobson/Saskia Tidey GBR Silver and Viktoria Jurczok/Anika Lorenz GER Bronze. Stephanie Roble/Maggie Shea US are 23rd.
The Medal Races of the 49ers have been cancelled after the carnage of the 49erFX, and the winners of the Qualifcation Series, Dylan Fletcher/Stuart Bithell GBR, were proclaimed European Champions one point ahead of David Gilmour/Joel Turner AUS. Bronze went to James Peters/Fynn Sterritt GBR. Judge Ryan/Hans Henken USA are 29th, Alexander Heinzelmann/Justin Barnes CAN 59th.
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The 420 European Championship 2017 ended yesterday with two races.
Telis Athanasopoulos/Dimitris Tassios GRE succeeded to replace Eduardo Ferraro/Francesco ITA on rank one in the 420 Open/Boys in the last race. Bronze went to Tal Shariti/Noam Homri ISR. Dylan Ascencios/Nick Chisari USA, best of six USA teams, are 14th, Patrick Wilson/Arie Moffat CAN 35th.
Spain celebrated a 1 and 2 in the 420 Girls with Maria Caba/Pilar Caba ESP Gold and Marta Garrido/Clara Llabres ESP Silver. Emma Kaneti/Ciara Rodriguez USA (ranks 1 and 4) came back strongly after the disaster Saturday and earned Bronze. Carmen and Emma Cowles USA however, the team to represent the USA in the World Sailing Youth Championship, had another bad day with a Blackflag disqualificaion and finished the Championship on rank 11.
First in the U17 rankings are Demetrio Sposato/Gabriele Centrano ITA with a 20 points advantage. Max Anker/Leyton Borcherding USA are 3rd.
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The seabreeze filled in, but was very shifty and varying in velocity. Nevertheless, two races were held by fleet with changes on top of the rankings at the end of the day.
Edoardo Ferraro/Francesco Orlando ITA won one race and reclaimed rank one overall, but Telis Athanasopoulos/Dimitris Tassios GRE are only 3 points behind before the last races today. New on rank 3 are Lucas Pares/Teo Pares ESP, and with a 10 points' backlog, they have a little chance on the title as well.
Emma Kaneti/Ciara Rodriguez USA, having lead since the first race, had a black day with a premature start disqualification and a 24th race rank, relegating them on rank 4. Maria Caba/Pilar Caba ESP, winning a race, are the new leaders ahead of the day's best Marta Garrido/Clara Llabres ESP (4/5) new on 2nd only one point back. With an 8 points' deficit, Violette Dorange/Camille Orion FRA have still an option on the title in today's races. Disaster day also for Carmen and Emma Cowles USA with a UDF disqualification and a 35th remaining on rank 6 but far away from the podium.
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The Final Series began yesterday in a moderate seabreeze between 8 and 12 kn for the Open/Boys fleet on a Gold and Silver round, while the Girls and U17 Youth continued in single fleets.
The leading Ferraro/Orlando ITA had a black Friday with the ranks 22 and 36 and dropped on rank 3. The new leaders are Telis Anathasopoulos/Dimitris Tassios GRE, U17 European Champions last year, 4 points ahead of Alex Smallwood/Ross Thompson GBR new on rank 2.
No changes on top of the Girls where Emma Kaneti/Ciara Rodriguez USA extended their lead on 18 points. Violette Dorange/Camille Orion FRA stay on 2nd, Carmen und Emma Cowles USA follow on rank 3.
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Rough conditions with a 20-25 kn wind prevailed for the first time yesterday after two days with moderate winds.
Edoardo Ferraro/Francesco Orlando ITA confirmed their class in these fresh winds as well and confirmed their overall lead with the day ranks 1 and 3. Finishing 1 and 3 as well, Andrea Spagnoli/Kevin Rio ITA moved up on rank 2 ahead o Carlos Balaguer/Antoni Massanet ESP remaining on the 3rd place. As from today, the Open/Men 420s will continue the Championship split in a Gold- and Silverfleet.
In the 420 Girls, Emma Kaneti/Ciara Rodriguez USA booked another race win and lead now with a 16 points' advance on Violette Dorange/Camille Orion FRA. The best of the day Carmen Cowles/Emma Cowles USA (ranks 1 and 2) reduced the backlog on the French girls on one point.
The first place in the U17-fleet remains with Demetrio Sposato/Gabriele Centrone ITA.
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The 420 Europeans continued yesterday with two races sailed in a good 11 to 16 kn seabreeze. With the discard now in effect, some changes happened in the overall rankings.
Carlos Balaguer/Antoni Massanet ESP are the new leaders in the Open/Boys' fleet. The best of the day (2/2) Edoardo Ferraro/Francesco Orlando ITA advanced on rank 2 overall. Athanasopoulos/Tassios GRE and Peron/Bretagne FRA follow on the ranks 3 and 4.
In the Girls, Emma Kaneti/Ciara Rodriguez USA were again the best of the day and are now 5 points ahead of Violette Dorange/Camille Orion FRA. Marta Garrido/Clara Llabres ESP follow on rank 3. The co-leaders after day one, Carmen and Emma Cowles USA (USA representatives at the World Sailing Youth Worlds) dropped on rank 6
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Yesterday afternoon, the 420 European Championship in Athens GRE began with two races per fleet in light and unconstant winds after some postponements.
The USA Team had an excellent first day with Emma Kaneti/Ciara Rodriguez USA on first (day ranks 2 and 4) and Carmen Cowles/Emma Cowles USA on second (ranks 9 and 1). At equal points on the ranks 3 and 4 follow Julia Minana/Silvia Sebastia ESP and Sofie Schöne/Line-Johanna Thielemann GER. The inexperienced Simona Hegi/Sarina Böhler SUI had a difficult day letting them on rank 53 among the 57 Girls' teams from 16 nations.
Leading in the Boys' fleet are Tristan Peron/Corentin Bretagne FRA one point ahead of Alex Smallwood/Ross Thompson GBR. Telis Athanasopoulos/Dimitris Tassios GRE follow on rank 3. The best USA team with JC Hermus/Walter Henry USA are 6th in the 76 teams' fleet from 19 nations.
First in the U17 fleet (45 teams/10 nations) are Demetrio Sposato/Gabriele Centrone ITA.
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The 420 European Championship begins In Athens today with the Practice Race. 56 Girls' teams, also from non-European countries such as Canada, Japan, Malysia, Thailand or the USA, are on the entry list. In the 420 Open, 76 teams from 25 nations and 5 continents will participate.
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Racing can be followed over a live ticker.