49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17 - European Championship 2019 - Weymouth GBR - Final results

In the 49ersFX , the Olympic Champions Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA remained on top thanks to their huge advantage after the qualification phase winning the title ahead of Annemiek Bekkering/Annette Duetz NED and the Medal Race winners Helene Naess/ Marie Rönningen NOR. Paris Henken/Anna Tobias Tunnicliffe USA finished the Medal Race on rank 9 and remain on the exellent 10th place overall, a promise for the women skiff races ahead. Alexandra Tenhove/Mariah Millen CAN finished on rank 15. The 49erFX ranking list and the final report. ----- The very light winds, keeping the Nacra-17 non-foiling during most of the races, reshuffled the rankings considerably. The clearly leading Ruggero Tita/Catarina Banti ITA finished last in the Medal Race and were relegated on rank 4 overall. First of the crucial race were Ben Saxton/Nicola Boniface GBRgrasping the European Champions title ahead of John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR to make it a GBR one-two. Lin Cenholt/Christian Lübeck DEN earned Bronze. Sarah Newberry/David Liebenberg USA are 24th, Allie Surrette/Max Flinn CAN 50th. The Nacra ranking list and the final report. ----- The 49ers sailed a last qualification race in the morning. The Medal Race in the afternoon had to be cancelled due to lack of wind. The Olymipic Champions Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL - coming back after their successful engagements in the America s Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race - were the clear overall winners ahead Dylan Fletscher/Stuart Bithell GBR and James Peters/Fynn Sterritt GBR. Ian Barrows/Mitchell Kiss USA are on rank 25, William Jones/Evan DePaul CAN remain on rank 64. The 49er ranking list snd the final report. ----- Only very light winds prevailed on the final day of the combined European Championship of the three speed olympic classes. ----- The results of all North Americans and the event website .