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2022 470 WORLDS. GERMAN GOLD, SPANISH SILVER, FRENCH BRONZE
29 Oct 2022HIGHLIGHTS
- North-westerly breeze of 11 to 13 knots for the medal race
- Germany’s Wanser & Autenrieth do a victory lap
- Xammar & Brugman (ESP) dominate the race and win silver
- Bronze for Lecointre & Mion (FRA)
Luise Wanser & Philipp Autenrieth (GER) enjoyed sailing the medal race secure in the knowledge that they had already won the 470 World Championship in Sdot Yam, Israel, a day earlier.
The big drama was the battle for the silver and bronze. Off the start line and up the first windward leg, the teams from Japan and Great Britain made the early running. However, plenty was yet to change.
A BIG BATTLE FOR BRONZE (AND MAYBE SILVER TOO)
29 Oct 2022
Luise Wanser & Philipp Autenrieth (GER) only have to sail around the race track in today’s medal race to seal the 470 World Championship in Sdot Yam, Israel. The Germans have already won with a race to spare.
DAY 5 MORNING UPDATE: A BIT WINDIER ON THE FORECAST
28 Oct 2022More wind is expected for day five, the final day of gold fleet competition at the 470 World Championship in Sdot Yam, Israel.
GERMANY WINS WORLDS WITH DAY TO SPARE
28 Oct 2022• North-westerly breeze built from 8 to 12 knots during the afternoon
• Germany’s Wanser & Autenrieth win Worlds before the medal race
• A consolation race win for Ferrari & Caruso (ITA)
• Points very close for silver and bronze medals in Saturday’s finale
Luise Wanser & Philipp Autenrieth (GER) have won the 470 World Championship in Sdot Yam, Israel, with a race to spare. It’s the first time in almost 30 years that Germany has won the 470 world title, the previous times being the men’s championship in 1991 and the women’s championship in 1994. The last time Germany won a medal of any colour at a 470 Worlds was bronze at the 1998 women’s World Championship.
YOUNG FRENCH SHOW THEIR SENIORS THE WAY
27 Oct 2022
HIGHLIGHTS
• Stable onshore breeze of 10 to 14 knots made the tiny details important on an inner-loop race course
• Race wins for Italy and Japan • Best team of the day are 21-year-olds from France
• Germany’s Wanser & Autenrieth keep the yellow bibs again
A change of wind direction and race course format produced a change of fortunes on day four of the 470 World Championship in Sdot Yam, Israel. Race victories went to two teams that HAVE been well outside of the top 10 but who seized their opportunity when it came along.
WHOSE TURN WILL IT BE TODAY?
27 Oct 2022We’re into day four of the 470 World Championship in Sdot Yam, Israel, and two more gold fleet races on the schedule.
BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES BUT FRANCE WINS THE DAY
26 Oct 2022HIGHLIGHTS
- Offshore breeze between 10 to 14 knots, with a left-hand trend
- Start of gold fleet racing and two different GBR boats win today’s races
- New superstar team Lecointre & Mion win the day with two 2nds
- Germany’s Wanser & Autenrieth hold on to the yellow bibs
- Top 10 sees an even split of female/ male and male/ female combinations
Day three of the 470 World Championship in Sdot Yam, Israel, marked the start of gold fleet competition. As a national effort, two different teams from Great Britain each won a race but for individual effort the best day went to Camille Lecointre & Jérémie Mion (FRA) who finished behind the Brits but scored a remarkable two second places.
DAY 3 MORNING UPDATE: WHEN THE BOOM HITS YOUR NOSE, TACK!
26 Oct 2022It’s the first day of gold fleet racing and the wind is blowing nicely, but offshore. Which means it’s going to shifty and wacky on the race course. Maybe even more so than yesterday.
DAY 2 MORNING UPDATE: RAIN AND THUNDER AS FLEET WAITS FOR WIND TO SETTLE
25 Oct 2022DEUTSCHLAND DOMINATES DESPITE A DIFFICULT DAY
25 Oct 2022HIGHLIGHTS
- Very shifty breeze between 8 to 14 knots
- Diesch & Markfort (GER) win both their races
- Wanser & Autenrieth (GER) win a race and maintain the lead
- Some big names miss the cut for gold fleet on Wednesday
Germany enjoyed an exceptional end to qualifying after a dominant performance on day two of 470 World Championship in Sdot Yam, Israel. With the wind shifting unpredictably, few teams were able to string together a consistent performance, but somehow two teams from Germany bucked the trend.