470 - World Championship 2021 - Vilamoura POR - Day 4

Major decisions occurred in the fight for the USA 470 women Tokyo ticket after the two Thursday races, but it ain t over till it s over. Race 8 saw a slight recovery of the distanced Atlantic and Nora Brugman (Shelter Island YC) finishing 8th, while the better placed dueling Carmen and Emma Cowles (Larchmont YC) and Nikole Barnes/Lara Dallman-Weiss (St. Francis YC/New York YC) crossed the line down on 24th and 22nd. But the luck turned in favor of the experienced Nikole and Lara in race 9 with a strong 4th race rank, while the Cowles sisters were penalized with a U-flag disqualification at the start and the Brugmann sisters with a disqualification as well. Consequences: Game over for the Brugmans, heavy handicap for the Cowles with a 23 point backlog on Barnes/Dallman-Weiss before the last two races of today. --------------------- The overview on the other results: ----- Anton Dahlberg/Fredrik Bergström SWE maintained their lead in the 470 Men with two 3rd places. Diego and Pedro Costa POR moved up to 2nd and Xammar/Rodriguez ESP follow in 3rd. Stuart McNay/David Hughes USA (Trevor Moore Foundation) are holding a solid 6th place overall. Shawn Harvey/August Dale USA (Oyster Bay 470 Team) stay in rank 27----- In the 470 Women, Mas-Depares/Cantero ESP held on to the top spot. Zegers/Berkhout NED follow 8 points behind in 2nd, Berta/Caruso ITA have moved up to 3rd, thanks to a race win. ----- Gil Cohen/Noam Homri ISR have fought their way back to the top of the mixed rankings. Louisa Nordstrom/Trevor Bornarth USA (Oyster Bay 470 Team) are on rank 12. ----- In moderate winds, two more races were sailed yesterday. The event will be concluded with two more races today, followed by the Medal Races of the best 10 by fleet. ----- All the rankings, the video highlights and the report.