The conditions for the 49er gold fleet were full power all day, 10 to 14 knots of easterly breeze out in Weymouth Bay. However, there were significant lines of gust and lull across the lumpy course, with a few wind shifts thrown in for good measure. Peter Burling and Blair Tuke managed to negotiate the pot holes with a very solid 6,4,2 which moves them back into the lead, 7 points ahead of the Spanish, Diego Botin and Iago Lopez, who scored 8,12,6. “We were starting well,” said Botin, “but sometimes a good start put you in the wrong place and we didn’t feel that lucky today. Still happy with how we sailed though. It’s very hard to be consistent all the time.”
Dylan Fletcher and Stu Bithell had one of the best days of anyone, 4,7,1 putting the third-placed British team further ahead of the chasing pack and just 5 points behind the Spaniards. In fourth is another British crew, James Peters and Fynn Sterritt who are plugging away with some very solid scores of 2,14,5. However it was the experienced German crew, Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel, who had the best of the day with 5,1,4, which moves the 2016 Olympic bronze medallists to just 4 points behind the fellow Germans and training partners Justus Schmidt and Max Boeme. The other race winner of the day were France’s Erwan Fischer and Clément Pequin who move into 9th overall.
The top-performing crew of the previous day were Sebastien Schneiter and Lucien Cujean who slipped down to 10th after a disappointing day. But the conditions are forecast to turn a little more ‘Swiss’, with lighter winds on the cards which could suit this team and others that are more used to the softer end of the wind spectrum.
Regatta information
Venue:
- Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, Osprey Quay, Portland, Dorset, DT5 1SA
Contacts:
- Will Carson, Event Media Manager – +44 (0) 7769 505203 or will.carson@rya.org.uk
- Dimitris Tsakiroglou, TV Production Manager +306944352961 – dtsak@icarus-sports.com
- Ben Remocker, 49er and Nacra 17 Class Manager – ben@porttackracing.com
Schedule:
Wednesday 8 May 1700 Beach Clean
Monday 13 May 1055 Qualifying Races
Tuesday 14 May 1055 Qualifying Races
Wednesday 15 May 1055 Qualifying Races
Thursday 16 May 1055 Fleet Races
Friday 17 May 1055 Fleet Races
Saturday 18 May 1055 Fleet Races
Sunday 19 May 0955 Fleet Races
1500 Medal Races
TBC Prize giving
Photography:
49er & 49erFX – https://49er.org/event/2019-european-championship/#photos
Nacra 17 – https://nacra17.org/events/2019-european-championship-2/#photos
Live Broadcast:
- From May 16-19 a live show including coverage of the racing will be broadcast via the 49er class Youtube channel and the Nacra 17 class Youtube channel. The presenters are Genny Tulloch, Andy Rice, Stevie Morrison, and Hannah Mills.
1. 49er Sailing – Gold Fleet Day 1 – 2019 Volvo European Championship
URL https://youtu.be/b3fsnwNGyqQ
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2. 49er Sailing – Gold Fleet Day 2 – 2019 Volvo European Championship
URL https://youtu.be/7pxYk7L_Q54
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3. 49er Sailing – Gold Fleet Day 3 – 2019 Volvo European Championship
URL https://youtu.be/OGd_TQC3qEY
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4. 49er Sailing – Gold Fleet Day 4 – 2019 Volvo European Championship
URL https://youtu.be/rxrV_BLsZ_k
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5. 49er Sailing – Medal Races – 2019 Volvo European Championship
URL https://youtu.be/XBxlZofvxPc
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Highlights, Interviews & VNR:
- Between May 16 and 19, Icarus
Sports will be producing:
- A daily two-minute highlights video
- VNR and interviews for news
- Footage can be downloaded from the Icarus portal – https://portal.icarus-sports.com/
- Please contact Will Carson to request interviews
