Light winds dog 49er Europeans

During first day of racing at Laredo, Spain

A lack of wind on the first day of the 49er European Championships meant that the full schedule of races could not be sailed. The 90 boats competing were split into four groups and it was only the yellow and blue group that completed two races today. Only one race was sailed by the green group and there was no sailing for the red group.

Racing got underway in 9-10 knots but poor visibility and a drop in the wind strength forced the race committee to cancel the racing at 17.00 hours.

It was a good start for Team GBR sailors Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks, who managed two third places in the tricky conditions. No overall results are available due to the inconsistent number of races sailed.

The event continues through until Saturday 19 July.

Finishing orders

Race 1 - 49er Yellow group
1, Andy Mack/Adam Lowry, USA
2, Georgios Panagiotidis/Alfonso Panagiotidis, GRE
3, Rodion Luca/George Leonchuk, UKR

Race 2 - 49er Yellow group
1, Tom Fitzpatrick/Fraser Brown, IRL
2, Nicolas Cali/Kevin Orlandi, FRA
3, Rodion Luca/George Leonchuk, UKR

Race 1 - 49er Blue group
1, Pawet Kacprowski/Pawet Kuzmicki, POL
2, Mark Turnbull/Nick Partridge, AUS
3, Chris Draper/Simon Hiscocks, GBR

Race 2 - 49er Blue group
1, Pawet Kacprowski/Pawet Kuzmicki, POL
2, Ben Tardrew/Marcus Tardrew, AUS
3, Chris Draper/Simon Hiscocks, GBR

Race 1 - 49er Green group
1, P. Hansen/S. Hansen, DEN
2, Emmanuel Dyen/Yann Rocherieux, FRA
3, Michelle Mazzotti/Francesco Ivaldi, ITA