DAY 3 OF THE ALLIANZ SAILING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023
14 Aug 2023As the Mixed 470 fleet returned to the water off The Hague for the third day of racing at the Allianz Sailing World Championships only one race was possible due to a fading wind and very strong tide, which led to the second race being abandoned.
There is no change at the top with Keiju Okada/Miho Yoshioka (JPN) placing third in yellow fleet to retain the overall lead by eight points. Giacomo Ferrari/Bianca Caruso (ITA) led at every mark but were later disqualified, giving the win to Diogo Costa/Carolina Joao (POR). Tetsuya Isozaki/Yurie Seki (JPN) placed second in yellow fleet to retain move up to second overall. A third in blue fleet for Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort (GER) leaves them in third overall.
Blue fleet was dominated and won by the young team of Martin Wrigley/Bettine Harris (GBR) who extended on every leg for a huge win and move up to 16th overall.
A second race was attempted against an increasing tidal situation and a reducing wind, but by the first gate marks, the wind was down to 3 knots with 3-4 knots of adverse tide, and all racing was abandoned. After waiting for an hour, the Race Committee hoisted AP over H and sent the fleet back to the harbour to wait, and then abandoned for the day shortly afterwards.
The fleet now moves into the final series with five races scheduled over the next two days to determine the first eight nations to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition. There are 17 nations in the Gold Fleet challenging for those eight places.
Highlights from 470 Class on Day 3 of the Allianz Sailing World Championships at The Hague - https://youtu.be/-_KK_gl44eY
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