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.
Hempel World Cup Series - Allianz Regatta Day 6 by World Sailing 9 Jun 20:19 BST 2-13 June 2021
The Hempel World Cup Series - Allianz Regatta entered the second part of the competition on Wednesday 9 June as the 49er and 49erFX fleets took to the water in Medemblik, The Netherlands.
After five days of racing last week that saw the first Hempel World Cup Series medals since January 2020 awarded to sailors in the ILCA 6, ILCA 7, Men s and Women s RS:X and Nacra 17, it was time for the skiffs to race.
Apart from Sunday s Medal Races, light wind has been a prevalent in Medemblik throughout the event and the first day of racing for the 32-boat 49er fleet and 18-boat 49erFX fleet was a tactical affair.