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LIGHT AIRS CHALLENGED THE TEAMS ON DAY 5 OF FRENCH OLYMPIC WEEK
28 Apr 2023A test of stamina and concentration as much as speed and skill as light and fickle winds greeted the fleets and some spent over six hours on the water trying to get their races.
More steady easterlies promise a magnificent finish in the Bay of Hyères for the medal races tomorrow.
Two races today
After dominating the week, Spain’s Jordi Xammar- Hernandez & Nora Brugman stalled in the light airs today, finished 29th and then 19th in the 32-boat fleet as Austria’s Lara Vadlau & Lukas Mähr finished the day on 49 points.
The Austrians finished fourth in the first race to close the gap and with a good discard in hand could afford a risk in the second, although their UFD disqualification for crossing the starting early will have been an uncomfortable reminder of last year’s medal race in Hyères, when they were disqualified for the same offence after starting third. This time they were saved by the Spanish finishing 19th.
Portugal’s Diogo Costa & Carolina Joäo closed to 12 points behind in third, but they have two German boats breathing down their neck.
Results