By Daniel Smith
Day of two halves at Hempel World Cup Series - Allianz Regatta
It was a contrasting day for the 49er and the 49erFX at the Hempel World Cup Series - Allianz Regatta in Medemblik, The Netherlands as sailors raced in two types of conditions.
An early stable, onshore breeze was prevalent for the first part of the day before shifting to an offshore breeze that brought light patches, plenty of shifts and the occasional gust to test the competitors.
Annemiek Bekkering and Annettee Duetz (NED) held on to their lead in the 18-boat 49erFX fleet and their teammates, Bart Lambriex and Pim van Vugt, advanced to the top of the leaderboard in the 31-boat 49er fleet.
Wednesday, 9 June 2021
France’s Tokyo 2020 49er class sailors Lucas Rual and Emile Amoros made a strong start as the second half of World Sailing’s World Cup event at Medemblik got underway today
The French pair, picked for Tokyo 2020, finished second, first and second in today’s three opening races in The Netherlands to total five points and stand 11 clear of Germany’s Jakob Meggendorfer and Andreas Spranger, who were third, eighth and then fifth to total 16 points.
Poland’s Adam Glogowski and Maciej Krusiec moved up to third place with a steady sequence of improvement - seventh, sixth, then fourth.