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MAT BELCHER AND WILL RYAN ARE SETTING THE PACE IN KIELER WOCHE DAY 1

20 Jun 2018

With Kieler Woche the last big event for the Olympic classes before the World Championships in Denmark six weeks from now, international stars are out in force to test themselves on Kiel Bay.

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No surprise to find that in the Men’s 470 Mat Belcher and Will Ryan are setting the pace, with the Australians scoring a 1,2 from their opening heats. 

Day 5 of Kieler Woche was the start of competition for the Olympic classes.

Moderate to strong breezes made for a challenging but exhilarating opening day for the fleets ranged across multiple courses on Kiel Bay.

Nadine Böhm and Ann- Christin Goliaß have taken an early lead in the Women’s 470 fleet while some of the established stars like Poland’s Agnieszka Skrzypulec and Jolanta Ogar are struggling to be so consistent, currently lying in seventh overall. Spain’s Silvia Mas and Patricia Cantero, silver medallists a week ago at the Sailing World Cup Final in Marseille, are near the bottom of the leaderboard after a U-Flag penalty for starting too early in race two.

No surprise to find that in the Men’s 470 Mat Belcher and Will Ryan are setting the pace, with the Australians scoring a 1,2 from their opening heats. Behind the multiple World and Olympic medallists are the Japanese duo are Kazuto Doi and Naoya Kimura, two points in front of London 2012 Olympic silver medallist Luke Patience crewed by Chris Grube from Great Britain.

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Kieler Woche, which takes place from 16 to 24 June, divides into two halves. The first half was all about the international classes and is mostly about keen amateur sailors competing against each other. The second half of the regatta started on Wednesday with the Olympic fleets beginning their competition. Across the whole nine days, Kieler Woche hosts more than 4,000 sailors from 60 nations, competing in more than 1,900 sailing boats.

Source: Andy Rice