49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17 - World Championship 2016 - Clearwater FL, USA - Final results

The 49ers sailed the last Final Series races, followed by the Medal Races of the best 10 teams, as did the Nacra-17, to conclude the 2016 World Championship of the fastest three Olympic classes in Clearwater FL.
The outstanding Peter Burling/Tuke Blair NZL had their title - the forth in a row - already before the 49er Medal Race. Delle-Karth/Resch AUT defended the Silver Medal, and - thanks to a victory in the Medal Race - Bronze went to Fletcher/Sign GBR. The Olympic Champions Outteridge/Jensen AUS produced two premature starts yesterday and dropped on rank 6 overall. Judge Ryan/Hans Henken USA are 15th, David Mori/Justin Barnes CAN 42nd. In the 49ersFX, the Women's Match Race Olympic Champion Tamara Echegoyen ESP together with the 470 World Champion Berta Betanzos ESP remained on top of the rankings, despite of the fact, that their big advance melted in the light wind Medal Races with critical lull patches. They are the forth different World Champions in the four years of the young Olympic female skiff class. Maiken Foght/Anne-Julie Schütt DEN took Silver (but are not the Danish team at the Rio Games. Victoria Jurczok/Anika Lorenz GER as 3rd jumped on the podium just one point behind Silver. Paris Henken/Helena Scutt USA are 13th, Erin Rafuse/Danielle Boyd CAN 26th. The report of the 49er classes.
The World Champion's title in the Nacra 17 class was also earned prematurely before the Medal Race with Billy Besson/Marie Riou FRA - also the forth title in a row - having a huge advantage. Allan Norregaard/Anette Viborg DEN follow 58 (!!) points behind on 2nd, winning the Danish selection for the Rio Games. Bronze went to Vittorio Bisarro/Silvia Sicouri ITA, relegating Thomas Zajac/Tanja Frank AUT on rank 4 by one point. Luke Ramsay/Nikola Girke CAN finished 15th, Michael Easton/Katie Pettibone USA 17th. The Nacra daily news and all ranking lists.
The US Sailing Team page.