Olympic Worldcup 2017 - Semaine Olympique - Hyères FRA - Day 5

In sun and a 15 kn Eastwind, half of the Olympic Classes, i.e. both Windsurfer and Skiff fleets as well as the Nacra-17, concluded the Hyères Worldcup Regatta yesterday with the Medal Races. No changes occurred on top of the rankings.
Diego Botin/Iago Lopez ESP were the premature winners in the 49ers already before the Medal Race. Fletcher/Bithell GBR and Sylvan/Anjemark SWE earned Silver and Bronze. In the 49ersFX, the Olympic Champions Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA were first in the Medal Race as well finished as dominating winners overall ahead of Jurczok/Lorenz GER and Dobson/Tidey GBR. Superior was also the victory of Fernando Echevarri/Tara Pacheco ESP in the Nacra 17 ahead of Moana Vaireaux/Manon Audinet FRA and Lin Cenholt/Christian Lübeck DEN.
On top of the RS:X men windsurfers was Louis Giard FRA followed by Piotr Myszka POL and Kiran Badloe NED. Zofia Noceti-Klepacka POL grasped Gold in the RS:X women windsurfers ahead of Yunxiu Lu CHN and Noga Geller ISR.
All other classes sailed their last qualification races to select the 10 best for today's Medal Races. In the 470 men, the Olympic Champions Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS are alredy now the final winners with 24 points' lead on Fock/Dackhammar SWE and Mantis/Kagialis GRE. In the 470 women, Afrodite Zegers/Aneloes Van Veen NED won both heats of the day exending their lead on 19 points. Fahrni/Siegenthaler SUI, Seabright/Carpenter GBR and Mas-Depares/Cantero ESP will fight for Silver and Bronze today.
Finishing 1st and 2nd yesterday, Alican Kaynar TUR took the lead in the Finns 10 points ahead of Nicholas Heiner NED on 2nd. Ed Wright GBR moved up on rank 3.
The Laser results follow below.

The results of the best North Americans by nation:
470 men: Rogers/Parkin USA 23rd
470 women: -
49er: -
49erFX: -
Finn: Tom Ramshaw CAN 13th
Formula Kite: Daniela Moroz USA 12th (best woman), Catherine Dufour CAN 19th
Laser Standard: Charlie Buckingham USA 9th, Robert Davies CAN 25th
Laser Radial: Haddon Hughes USA 29th, Coraile Vittecoq CAN 53th
Nacra 17: -
RS:X men: Juan Bosco Varela Barba MEX 31st
RS:X women: Demita Vega De Lille MEX 11th

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