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Sailing world Cup : Hyères reserves its toughest challenge for final day
lundi 2 mai 2016 –
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Laser and Laser Radial
A race of two halves is the best way to describe the Laser Medal Race. They got underway in a breeze of well over 20 knots and concluded in 3 knots.
Conditions as mixed as those in Hyères ensured high stress levels of every racer. Philipp Buhl (GER) held his nerve to climb the ladder and claim a hard earned gold.
"I don’t know if I’ve ever sailed a race with a wind range of 25 knots decreasing down to 3 or 4 in the end,” said a flabbergasted Buhl. "It was very tough and tricky. You have to make a few smart decisions as there were lots of wind shifts. It was intense and in my point of view it was a great race.
"In the beginning there was just full power in the sails and you had to hike hard, be very aggressive and then in the second lap it all changed to tactical sailing. All you need in Laser sailing was evident today, all the skills were used in that 25 minutes.”
Andy Maloney (NZL) took the race win and was followed by Buhl over the finish line. Sam Meech (NZL) came through in third and that was enough for silver as Tom Burton (AUS) dropped from gold medal position to third following a seventh.
Meech’s silver medal is significant as the New Zealand Rio 2016 Laser spot has not yet been decided. Maloney could only finish fifth and if Hyères is a deciding factor, the spot could well go to Meech. The pair have remained respectful of each other across the week and know that neither of them would be racing for medals if it wasn’t for the other pushing them.
Two key Laser regattas remain before Rio 2016, the Laser Worlds in mid-May and Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland at the start of June. However, Meech indicated that an announcement could well be imminent,
"I think we’ll know before the worlds,” he said.>
"I’ve just been trying to sail as well as I can and get the best overall result I can to give me the best chance. Obviously it’s coming close to our selection so finishing in front of the other Kiwis hopefully helps. We’re going to go to the worlds next, we leave tonight and then find out about selection.”</quote
Belgium’s Evi Van Acker (BEL) took her third consecutive Laser Radial victory in Hyères after a straight shoot-out between herself and Josefin Olsson (SWE). The pair had an almost unassailable advantage over the chasing pack heading into the Medal Race and were split by two points, it was who beat who.
Van Acker had experience of the French waters on her side so came in as favourite. After a race abandonment due to the sailors not being able to complete their race in light breeze the wind was stable for their second crack and it was full on.
"I focused on my own start,” explained Van Acker, "From the moment that I saw the opportunity I was in control and I managed to keep Josefin behind to win. She did come back really fast so it was tricky.”
Like most of the Olympic sailors in Hyères, Van Acker is a huge fan of the venue and through a beaming, winning smile, she concluded,
"I love it in Hyères. My first time here was in 1992 and I was just seven years old in the Optimist. I’ve come here many times and I think it’s a really great venue for sailing. It’s so variable, we’ve had everything here this week and it’s been fun sailing.
"I’m always happy to be here.”
CLASSEMENTS DE LA SAILING WORLD CUP DE HYERES
470 (F)
- 1. GBR - Hannah Mills-Saskia Clark avec 41 points
- 2. BRA - Fernanda Oliveira-Ana Luiza Barbachan avec 42 points
- 3. FRA - Hélène Defrance (ASPTT Marseille / ELENGY) - Camille Lecointre (SR Brest / Armée de Champions) avec 42 points
- …
- 9. FRA - Cassandre Blandin (SNO Nantes) - Aloïse Retornaz (EV Locquirec) avec 83 points
FINN
- 1. AUS - Jake Lilley avec 42 points
- 2. AUS - Oliver Tweddell avec 45 points
- 3. FRA - Jonathan Lobert (SNO Nantes / Armée de Champions) avec 52 points
RS :X (F)
- 1. POL - Zofia Noceti-Klepacka avec 39 points
- 2. GBR - Bryony Shaw avec 47 points
- 3. FRA - Charline Picon (CN La Tremblade / Armée de Champions) avec 60 points
RS :X (H)
- 1. POL - Piotr Myszka avec 52 points
- 2. POL - Pawel Tarnowski avec 77 points
- 3. GBR - Nick Dempsey avec 61 points
- 4. FRA - Pierre Le Coq (CMV St Brieuc / ENGIE) avec 62 points
- 5. FRA - Louis Giard (YC Carnac) avec 70 points
- 6. FRA - Thomas Goyard (A. Calédonienne P.A.V) avec 72 points
LASER
- 1. GER - Philipp Buhl avec 53 points
- 2. NZL - Sam Meech avec 56 points
- 3. AUS - Tom Burton avec 58 points
- …
- 7. Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (CN Sainte-Maxime / Armée de Champions) avec 78 points
49ER FX
- 1. SWE - Lisa Ericson-Hanna Klinga avec 72 points
- 2. BRA - Martine Soffiatti Grael-Kahena Kunze avec 74 points
- 3. DEN - Jena Mai Hansen-Katja Salskov-Iversen avec 75 points
- …
- 5. FRA - Sarah Steyaert (CN Châtelaillon) - Aude Compan (CV Marseillan) avec 85 points
470 (H)
- 1. CRO - Sime Fantela-Igor Marenic avec 29 points
- 2. AUS - Mathew Belcher-William Ryan avec 44 points
- 3. ARG - Lucas Calabrese-Juan de la Fuente avec 54 points
- ...
- 23. Sofian Bouvet (SR Antibes / ENGIE) - Jérémie Mion (SR Havre) avec 144 points
- 49ER
- 1. NZL - Peter Burling-Blair Tuke avec 52 points
- 2. DEN - Jonas Warrer-Christian Peter Lübeck avec 98 points
- 3. AUS - William Phillips-Sam Phillips avec 102 points
- …
- 22. Julien d’Ortoli (YCPR) - Noé Delpech (YCPR / ENGIE) avec 210 points
LASER RADIAL
- 1. BEL - Evi Van Acker avec 42 points
- 2. SWE - Josefin Olsson avec 42 points
- 3. GBR - Alison Young avec 53 points
- …
- 8. FRA - Pernelle Michon (SNO Nantes) avec 86 points
- …
- 15. FRA - Mathilde de Kerangat (SR Rochelaises / CARDINAL) avec 97 points
NACRA 17
- 1. ESP - Fernando Echávarri-Tara Pacheco van Rijnsoever avec 77 points
- 2. ITA - Vittorio Bissaro-Silvia Sicouri avec 77 points
- 3. NED - Mandy Mulder-Coen de Koning avec 87 points
- …
- 6. FRA - Billy Besson (SNO Nantes / Armée de Champions) - Marie Riou (USAM Voile / Armée de Champions) avec 107 points
- 7. FRA - Moana Vaireaux (YC Carnac) - Manon Audinet (St Georges Voiles) avec 119 points
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