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Sailing - 02. April 2014.

Tale Of Two Halves Across Palma Bay At ISAF Sailing World Cup Mallorca

 


 

 


Gold fleet racing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Mallorca – Trofeo Princesa Sofia commenced on the third day with a mixed bag of conditions thrown out.
 
South east winds reaching 20 knots and regular three metre swells on the race courses closest to Club Nautico s'Arenal were a strong contrast to the light fickle breeze on the race courses by C.M. San Antonio de la Playa on the other side of the bay.
 
Racing got underway in the Women's 49erFX, Finn and Nacra 17 with the 2.4mR, Laser, Laser Radial and RS:X's unable to race due to light winds.
 
With strong breeze present for the six classes that raced it made for an exciting and intense day of racing.
 

49erFX
 
Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze (BRA) continue to epitomise consistency in the 49erFX having taken a bullet and a second from two 49erFX races.
 
After racing Grael said, "We had a very good day. It was tricky conditions with shifty winds coming from the shore. It was very difficult to sail but we managed it quite well in the end.”
 
Grael and Kunze are 12 points clear at the top of the leader board and ahead of the fourth day Grael won't be changing her approach to racing, "It will be the same as every other day. We'll just try to sail our race, do what we should and not worry about anything else.”
 
The Brazilians controlled the opening race and took victory 17 seconds ahead of Germany's Tina Lutz and Susann Beucke (GER) who finished ahead of 2013 ISAF Sailing World Cup Mallorca winners Ida Marie Baad Nielsen and Marie Thusgaard Olsen (DEN).
 
Jena Hansen and Katja Salskov-Iversen (DEN) took the second race bullet followed by the Brazilians. Denmark's Baad Nielsen and Thusgaard Olsen came through in third and move up to second overall.
 
Great Britain's Charlotte Dobson and Sophie Ainsworth occupy the final podium spot.
 

Women's 470
 
Great Britain's Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark came out strong on the third day to move to second overall, "We had a really good day with two first places,” explained Mills after racing, "it's a contrast to other days which were a bit up and down but it's been good racing.
 
"We've had a full on winter with training and this is our first big regatta back and it's really nice to be up against the fleet seeing how everyone's getting on and seeing how we're getting on.”

 
France's Camille Lecointre and Hélène Defrance recorded a second and a fifth to retain their lead and will approach the final few days aiming for gold, "We didn't expect to do so well,” said Lecointre, "we'll play for first place now.”
 
2013 female ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie (NZL) are third overall having notched up a fourth and a second.
 
Nacra 17
 
Billy Besson and Marie Riou (FRA) were dominant in the gold fleet taking two race wins and a second to open up a healthy lead.
 
The current World Champions won the opening race of the day, finishing over a minute ahead of the chasing pack. In the second race Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders (NZL) had the better of Besson and Riou but the French pair were on their a-game in the final race of the day ensuring a good lead going into the fourth day.
 
Overnight leaders Franck Cammas and Sophie de Turckheim (FRA) slipped to second overall with ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne winners Darren Bundock and Nina Curtis (AUS) in third overall.
 

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