Lafayette leads

After second day of racing at the 8m Worlds on Lake Geneva

Two races were held today at the 8m World Championship on Lake Geneva.

The first was won by the swiss team Gitana Sixty and the second one by the French titleholder, Fleur de Lys, but in the overall results, the Dutch on board Lafayette are leading, finishing second in each race today.

In the Vintage class, Bona won the two races and remains first of its group. The Sira Cup is led by the Swiss boat Froya, which also ended its two races in first place.

Finally, among the gaff rigged class the first place is the German Silhouette, which was already leading the class after the first race.

Results after three races:

1/ Lafayette NED J. Fruytier
2/ Aluette SUI Peter Groh
3/ Fleur de Lys FRA Gaston Schmalz
4/ Gefion SUI Benoît de Gorski
5/ Gitana Sixty SUI Camilia Langoux
6/ Yquem SUI Jean Fabre
7/ Spazzo GER Wilfried Beeck
8/ Sarissa SUI Jacques Mazet
9/ Mystery CAN Ronald Palm
10/ Bona ITA Giovanni Mogna
PRELIMINARY VINTAGE RANKING AFTER 3 RACES
1/ Bona ITA Giovanni Mogna
2/ Carron II SUI Fondation Bellerive
3/ Elsinor SUI Fred Meyer
PRELIMINARY SIRA CUP RANKING AFTER 3 RACES
1/ Froya SUI Peter Groh
2/ Cutty Tou FRA Alain & Gilles Minos
3/ Norseman CAN Cedric Gyles
PRELIMINARY GAFF RIGGED YACHTS RANKING AFTER 3 RACES
1/ Silhouette GER Carl-Heinz Otto
2/ Edit GER Wilhem Wagner
3/ Elfe II GER Veronik Lochbrunner