Windsurfing

A 25-30 kn breeze prevailed on the second day of the Delta Lloyd Regatta, too much for the new Olympic classes Nacra17, 49erFX as well as the 49ers, who had to stay ashore. In all other classes, the big breeze specialists had their day, but surprisingly in the 470 men, Sime Fantela/Igor Marencic CRO even succeeded to replace Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS on top. Snow-Hansen/Willcox NZL follow as 3rd. Thanks of a race win, Yannick Brauchli/Romuald Hausser SUI advanced on rank 4. Dominating were the Olympic Champions Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie NZL in the 470 women, winning both heats and extending the lead on Weguelin/McIntyre GBR and Haeger/Provancha USA. Andrew Mills GBR is the new first in the Finns, closely followed by Caleb Paine USA and the double race winner Pieter-Jan Postma NED. Dorian Van Rijsselberge NED in the men and Victoria Chan HKG in the women are the top-ranked RS:X windsurfers. All ranking lists, the report of the day and the video of the day.

Much wind for the Lake Morat Surfclassic over the Pentecost Weekend. A class of his own was the PWA-experienced Daniel Aeberli (Fanatic/Severne) in the Slalom competition ahead of Baptiste Beer (Patrik/North) and Andreas Colombo (JP/Neilpryde). The youngsters were dominating the Formula race, above all Fabian Schenk (Fanatic/Severne) followed by Jan Orsatti (Starboard/Neilpryde) and Valentin Zwygart (JP/Neilpryde). Winner in the Fun-Slalom was Baptiste Beer (Patrik/North) followed by Remo Diethelm (Patrik/Loftsails) and Claude Greisler (Starboard/Severne). The report with rankings and photos.

Cold wet weather, but good wind conditions prevailed on the first day of the Delta Lloyd Regatta on the Ijssel-Meer. The favorites are mostly already in top positions, such as Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS in the 470 men as winner of all three races. Snow-Hansen/Willcox NZL follow on rank 2, Fantela/Marencic CRO and Yannick Brauchli/Romuald Hausser SUI are 3rd with the same number of points. Similar situation in the 470 women, where the Olympic Champions Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie NZL lead ahead of Weguelin/McIntyre GBR and Haeger/Provancha USA. Clear leaders in the 49ers are Warrer/Lang DEN in front of Kostov/Cupac CRO, while the top duo in the 49erFX with Annemiek Bekkering/Claire Blom NED and Tina Lutz/Susann Beucke GER is closely together. Finishing 2/2/1, it is Greg Douglas CAN who leads in the Finns ahead of Piotr Kula POL and Caleb Paine USA. Mandy Mulder/Thjis Vissel NED are clearly ahead of Ogereau/Vandame FRA in the Nacra-17. Dominator in the RS:X men windsurfers is Dorian Van Rijsselberge NED with four bullets, while Moana Delle GER is first in the RS:X women. All results, the video of the day and the reports.

Today is day one of the second Act of the new EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup, a grouping of the traditional European regattas not counting for the ISAF Worldcup. In addition to the Olympic classes, the Paralympic 2.4 m and Sonars will be racing. The best attention have the Lasers, where the World nbr 1 Tom Burton AUS encounters again Tonci Stipanovic CRO, Robert Scheidt BRA, Andy Maloney NZL and Jean-Baptiste Bernaz FRA, to name but a few. All entry listsand the event-website. Good wind conditions have been forecast as from this afternoon with a breeze of up to 15 kn.

The Garda Olympic Week ended yesterday with the Medal Races, sailed in a moderate 10 to 14 kn breeze. The new format carries the total result of the Qualification and Final Series forward to the results of the short Medal Races. No wonder, that in some classes major throw overs happened such as in the 49ers - the only ones with three Medal Races - where Markus Hansen/Josh Porebski NZL climbed on top with constant race results ahead of Frei/Rocherieux FRA and Angilella/Zucchetti ITA. The clear dominators of the week Delle-Karth/Resch AUT had to content themselves with rank 4. An Austrian triumph was to note however in the Nacra 17 with Thomas Zajac/Tanja Frank AUT in front of Waterhouse/Darmanin NZL and Bissaro/Sicouri ITA. While Damian Rijsselberge NED defended his first place in the RS:X male windsurfers, the day was disappointing for Byrony Shaw GBR in the RS:X women who was overtaken by Flavia Tartaglini ITA, the winner of the Medal Race. Change also on top of the 470 women where Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie NZL moved on top ahead of Tina Mrak/Veronica Macarol SLO on the last day. No problem to hold their lead had Sime Fantela/Igor Marencic CRO in the 470 men, adding another race win in the Medal Race. Ed Wright remained first in the Finns followed by Ivan Klijakovic CRO and Piotr Kula POL. The videos of the Medal Races and the event-website.

The Final Series of the Garda Olympic Week were concluded yesterday in a Northerly breeze with up to four races by class. As from today, the Medal Races of the best 6-8 boats per class are on the program. With a 15 points' advance, Ed Wright GBR will not let fade away the victory in the Finns. Deniss Karpak EST and Ivan Klijakovic CRO follow on the ranks 2 and 3. Even more predominant were Sime Fantela/Igor Marencic CRO in the 470 men. Barreiros/Curbelo ESP are already 26 points behind. Gerz/Follmann GER progressed on rank 3. Closer is however the situation in the 470 women, where Tina Mrak/Veroca Macarol SLO are now only one point ahead of Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie NZL, the winners of two races yesterday. The outcome in the 49ers seems to be clear as well. Delle-Karth/Resch AUT are 21 points ahead of Januszewski/Nowak POL. Tight is the situation in the Nacras 17 with Thomas Cajak/Tanja Frank AUT only one point in front of Gemma Jones/Jason Saunders NZL. Dorian Van Rijsselberge NED in the RS:X male windsurfers and Byrony Shaw GBR in the RS:X women can also start to the Medal Races very relaxed with the results on their accounts up to now. The report of the day, all results and the videos.

Rain prevented the Ora from filling in on Lake Garda and only the Finns and Nacra-17 catamarans at Malcesine a couple of miles farther South down the lake were able to complete some races.
Ed Wright GBR took the lead in the Finns with the day ranks 2/2/9 followed by Filippo Baldessari ITA and Deniss Karpak EST. The Nacra-17 even sailed four heats and Thomas Cajak/Tanja Frank AUT moved on top of the rankings, in front of Gemma Jones/Jason Saunders NZL at 5 points on rank 2. Federica Salva/Francesco Bianchi ITA follow on rank 3. The weather outlook for today is improving and hopefully all classes will be able to sail according to program. All results, the video of the day and the event-website.

The Olympic Week continued yesterday in a well established Ora filling in with up to 16 kn in the afternoon. The Finnswere already out off Malcesine in the morning in the North wind and Giorgio Poggi ITA took the lead after the first races ahead of Deniss Karpak ESTand Michael Maier CZE. Ed Wright GBR moved up on rank 4. A class of their own remained Sime Fantela/Igor Marencic CRO in the 470 men. They are already 14 points in front of Gulic/Nevecny SLO. Crawford/Crawford AUS remain on rank 3 of the 29 teams. In the 470 women, Tina Mrak/Veronika Macarol SLO stay on top but the best of the day Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie NZL closed the gap to two points. Progressing is also the Olympic Champion 2008 Elise Rechichi AUS with her new crew Sarah Cook AUS now on rank 6 overall after the day ranks 1 and 2. In the 49ers are Delle-Karth/Resch AUT clearly on top. Januczewski/Nowak POL are now 2nd. Gemma Jones/Jason Waterhouse NZL took the lead in the Nacra-17 with two bullets. Thomas Zajac/Tanja Frank AUT follow on rank 2. Dominator in the windsurfers are Dorian van Rijsselberge NED in the men and Byrony Shaw GBR in the women. The report of the day, all ranking lists and the video of the day.

The breeze was not good enough on the last day of the first Slalom Worldcup 2013 to terminate the fourth elimination round. Alberto Menegatti ITA gained his first Worldcup title in his career ahead of the multiple World Champion Antoine Albeau FRA. Karin Jaggi SUI added in Ulsan KOR another Worldcup victory to her immense palmares ahead Delphine Cousin FRA. All other details on the PWA-website.

Only one race was sailed by the Finns off Malcesine while the other classes at tje upperside of Lake Garda completed 3 to 4 heats, partly with surprising results. Filippo Baldessari ITA was the winner of the only Finn race ahead of Deniss Karpak EST, while the top favorite Ivan Kljiakovic CRO began the event with a premature start. In the 470 men, Fantela/Marencic CRO are in the lead with two race wins in three races ahead of Mikulin/Bozic SLO and Crawford/Crawford AUS. In the small 470 women fleet, the leaders are Mrak/Macarol SLO while the Olympic Champions Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie NZL are only 5th after a disqualifcation. In the 49ers, Warrer/Lang DEN are in front of Delle-Karth/Resch AUT and Hansen/Porebski NZL. Federica Salva/Francesco Bianchi ITA are the leaders in the 20 boats' Nacra-17 fleet ahead of Gemma Jones/Jason Saunders NZL On top of the windsurfers are the Olympic Champion Dorian Van Rijsselberge NED in the men's category and Byrony Shaw GBR in the women's category. The event-website.

The favorable conditions from last Tuesday were followed by a slack day with very little and unconstant winds and the drivers at the PWA Slalom were forced to stay ashore. The positions after three elimination rounds are in the men's category Alberto Menegatti ITA as first while in the women's category, Karin Jaggi SUI is in the lead. The PWA-website.

The gradient wind enhanced the seabreeze and created perfect conditions in South Korea yesterday, allowing to sail two complete eliminations during eight hours for men and women. Alberto Menegatti ITA defended his lead in the men's category but the World Champion Antoine Albeau FRA advancing on rank 2 reduced the points' gap with the day ranks 1and 3. In the women's, Karin Jaggi SUI stays on top with the day ranks 1 and 2. Report, video and results as always on the PWA-website.

Today begins the 'Garda Trentino Olympic Week' on Lake Garda, the first event of the 'EUROSAF Championship Sailing Cup', a series of non-Worldcup Olympic Classes regattas in Europe. With 122 participants from 33 nations, the Laser Standard fleet has an excellent attendance with the World nbr 1 Tom Burton AUS, the Olympic Bronze medalist Pavlos Kontides CYP or Philipp Buhl GER as favorites. In the 470s, the winners of the Italian 470 men Championship of last week, Yannick Brauchli/Romuald Hausser SUI will meet a strong international competition with the past World Champions Fantela/Marencic CRO, the German Olympians Gerz/Follmann GER and four French teams.. In the Lasers Radial the Worldcup leaders Tatjana Droszdowskaja BLR and Isabelle Bertold CAN as well as the Olympia-forth Annalise Murphy IRL are the favorites. All entry lists and the event-website.

As every year, the Grand Prix Guyader is a wild mix of all kinds of classes, be it the Dragons, the 'Tour-de-France'-class M34, the Class 40 Offshore Racer or the IMOCA Open 60, not to forget Kite-Surfing, Stand-Up-Paddeling and even Kajak ! Rather a surprise is the first position in the Drasgons by Tam Nguyen HKG leading ahead of Alexander Schmid RUS and Thomas Müller GER. Hugo Stenbek SWE starting again for Switzerland follows on rank 5. In the M34, the experienced 'Courrier Dunkerque' mit Daniel Souben FRA is on top ahead of the newcomers 'Groupama' (Franck Cammas FRA and 'Sodebo' (Damien Iehl FRA). First in the Class 40 are Sébastien Rogues FRA, in the IMOCA Open 60, the Vendée Globe-proven 'Groupe Bel' (Kito de Pavant FRA) and 'Maitre Coq' (Jérémy Beyou FRA). Jörg Riechers GER ('mare') follows in his first Open-60-regatta on rank 3. The event-website.

Today begins on Lake Garda the 'Garda Trentino Olympic Week', the frist regatta counting for the 'EUROSAF Championship Sailing Cup, Olympic classes regattas not counting for the ISAF Worldcup tour. With 122 participants from 33 nations, the Laser Standard fleet is the largest one, among others with the World nbr 1 Tom Burton AUS, the Olympic Bronze medalist Pavlos Kontides CYP or Philipp Buhl GER.
In the Lasers Radial, the World Cup leaders Tatjana Droszdowskaja BLR and Isabelle Bertold CAN will participate, as does Annalise Murphy IRL, rank 4 at the Olympics.
All entry lists and the event-website.

Light winds in the morning and an unsteady, shifting seabreeze in the afternoon made it impossible to have some more runs at the slalom world cup in Korea. After the first heat Karin Jaggi SUI in the women's competition and Alberto Menegatti ITA for the men are leading the rankings. More news on the PWA-website.

Men and women sailed a complete round at the PWA Slalom Competition in Ulsan KOR in good sailing conditions. In the men's category, the favorites Antoine Albeau FRA and Björn Dunkerbeck SUI were eliminated with equipment damage, leaving the first places to Alberto Menegattî ITA 1st and Antoine Questel FRA 2nd. Winner in the women's category was Karin Jaggi SUI ahead of Delphine Cousin FRA. The PWA-Website with video, report and ranking lists.