30 Jan 2013
Americans dominate 470 Men, Brazil takes over 470 Women
Day 3 at ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami and Stuart McNay/David Hughes continue to challenge in the Men's 470, moving up into first with a tiebreak advantage over the World #13 Matthias Schmid/Floran Reichstaedter (AUT). McNay and Hughes won the second of two races to take the lead, whilst David Bargehr/Lukas Mahr (AUT) remain in third. The top three teams are pulling out over the rest of the 470 Men – but it is early days.
In the Women's 470, Brazil's Fernanda Oliveira and Ana Luiza Barbachan continue to hold firm at the frton with a seven point lead over China's Xiaomei Xu and Chunyan Yu. The new pairing of Renata Decnop/Isabel Swan are in third.
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More Information:
470 Results
Event Website
ISAF Sailing World Cup News
Top image: Stuart McNay/David Hughes (USA) being chased by Matthias Schmid/Floran Reichstaedter (AUT) © Walter Cooper