ISAF Sailing Worlds, Santander - Strong competition for RS-X fleets
by Olga Maslivets, International RS:X Class Assoc. on 18 Sep 2014
2014 ISAF Sailing World Championship, Santander - Day 6 - RS:X Men's fleet Vincenzo Baglione
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At the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, a strong offshore wind that established through the night was waiting for the RS:X participants at the race area Freixenet in front of the famous Sardinero beach.
As always, a change of the wind causes changes in the results. The stronger the change - the more dramatic reshuffle we see. That was exactly the case for today!
Stable strong wind across the course allowed sailors for the fulltime planing. But the poor-to-killing-strong wind at the top mark which was set in the pretty unfair area under the cliffs, led to some very unpredictable changes in the results.
That was evidently seen when the guys were switching from full planing to a full stop within 50 metres to the top mark. 'The more overlay - the better you go' scenario has spoiled a proper sailing impression, but the top sailors are on top anyway.
The second race was the toughest wind wise for girls with extreme wind gusts on the downwind and leaders capsized multiple times during the race.
Charline Picon (FRA) has set high standards in the Women's RS:X fleet, showing extreme consistency with three third place finishes today regardless of the racing conditions. The experienced French racer has kept increasing her lead this week and is an impressive 20 points clear now.
Zofia Noceti-Klepacka from Poland climbed up to second with two bullets today. Another French racer Eugenie Ricard (4,6,11) climbed to third overall and is closely followed by Maayan Davidovich from Israel, bronze medallist from the 2013 RS:X World Championship. Davidovich got a 5,4,2 in her bag today.
It was a frustrating day for Britons' Bryony Shaw and Izzy Hamilton as they dropped from second and and seventh to fifth and ninth respectively. Patricia Freitas from Brazil also dropped down to 10th having been third overnight.
London 2012 Olympic gold medallist Marina Alabau (2,10,8) improved after an unsuccessful start of the regatta in light wind and jumped and jumped up to eighth position. Alabau was happy with her speed even though some tactical decisions were not that good.
The Men's RS:X leader board has changed as well. The man of the day and present leader of the regatta is Julien Bontemps from France who, with his 3,1,1, jumped from fifth overall to first. He holds a six point lead over Poland's Piotr Myszka (7,4,6) and his compatriot Przemyslaw Miarczynski (2,5,4) who climbed into the top three from seventh overall.
It was a tough racing day for Pierre le Coq (15,21,13) to and he slips down from third overall to 11th. Strong wind specialists like Nick Dempsey (11,20,19) and Dorian Van Rijsselberge (14,6,8) were not too happy with their racing at but still confidently sit in the top ten.
With another three races scheduled for tomorrow the overall picture can be easily changed with the top ten in the Men's and Women's fleet quite close on points which makes the game very interesting.
RS:X Men Overall
Pos
|
Nation
|
Sail Number
|
Crew
|
Race
|
Points
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Total
|
Net
|
1
|
FRA
|
FRA 6
|
Julien Bontemps
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
(7)
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
27.00
|
20.00
|
2
|
POL
|
POL 82
|
Piotr Myszka
|
4
|
2
|
(10)
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
4
|
6
|
36.00
|
26.00
|
3
|
POL
|
POL 126
|
Przemyslaw Miarczynski
|
2
|
7
|
(8)
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
5
|
4
|
36.00
|
28.00
|
4
|
FRA
|
FRA 3
|
Thomas Goyard
|
19
|
(30)
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
66.00
|
36.00
|
5
|
GRE
|
GRE 8
|
Byron Kokkalanis
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
12
DPI
|
8
|
(15)
|
3
|
54.00
|
39.00
|
6
|
NED
|
NED 8
|
Dorian Van Rijsselberge
|
3
|
8
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
(14)
|
6
|
8
|
53.00
|
39.00
|
7
|
FRA
|
FRA 1
|
Louis Giard
|
1
|
3
|
11
|
8
|
8
|
6
|
10
|
(12)
|
59.00
|
47.00
|
8
|
GBR
|
GBR 1
|
Nick Dempsey
|
5
|
6
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
11
|
(20)
|
19
|
69.00
|
49.00
|
9
|
GER
|
GER 3
|
Toni Wilhelm
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
(22)
|
18
|
8
|
9
|
72.00
|
50.00
|
10
|
NED
|
NED 9
|
Kiran Badloe
|
2
|
5
|
10
|
(17)
|
7
|
9
|
9
|
11
|
70.00
|
53.00
|
11
|
FRA
|
FRA 77
|
Pierre le Coq
|
1
|
1
|
(50)
DSQ
|
10
|
1
|
15
|
21
|
13
|
112.00
|
62.00
|
12
|
NZL
|
NZL 151
|
Jon-Paul Tobin
|
9
|
10
|
9
|
4
|
24
|
4
|
3
|
(50)
RET
|
113.00
|
63.00
|
13
|
ESP
|
ESP 7
|
Ivan Pastor Lafuente
|
11
|
2
|
4
|
14
|
(17)
|
12
|
11
|
16
|
87.00
|
70.00
|
14
|
ISR
|
ISR 21
|
Nimrod Mashich
|
8
|
33
|
7
|
12
|
(36)
|
1
|
17
|
5
|
119.00
|
83.00
|
15
|
DEN
|
DEN 158
|
Sebastian Fleischer
|
15
|
(25)
|
4
|
7
|
10
|
22
|
13
|
14
|
110.00
|
85.00
|
16
|
BRA
|
BRA 1
|
Ricardo Santos
|
7
|
1
|
14
|
12
|
12
|
(28)
|
28
|
18
|
120.00
|
92.00
|
17
|
CHN
|
CHN 1
|
Aichen Wang
|
9
|
13
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
(37)
|
35
|
26
|
132.00
|
95.00
|
18
|
POL
|
POL 182
|
Pawel Tarnowski
|
13
|
5
|
20
|
28
|
(29)
|
17
|
7
|
7
|
126.00
|
97.00
|
19
|
CYP
|
CYP 1
|
Andreas Cariolou
|
10
|
(50)
OCS
|
5
|
10
|
31
|
16
|
16
|
10
|
148.00
|
98.00
|
20
|
ITA
|
ITA 88
|
Mattia Camboni
|
6
|
7
|
12
DPI
|
9
|
9
|
(38)
|
30
|
29
|
140.00
|
102.00
|
21
|
ARG
|
ARG 8
|
Mariano Reutemann
|
14
|
6
|
12
|
(22)
|
13
|
21
|
19
|
20
|
127.00
|
105.00
|
22
|
JPN
|
JPN 11
|
Makoto Tomizawa
|
20
|
15
|
11
|
11
|
7
|
(35)
|
22
|
22
|
143.00
|
108.00
|
23
|
GBR
|
GBR 49
|
Joe Bennett
|
23
|
27
|
14
|
8
|
18
|
10
|
12
|
(34)
|
146.00
|
112.00
|
24
|
SUI
|
SUI 36
|
Mateo Sanz Lanz
|
11
|
9
|
8
|
11
|
10
|
34
|
(46)
|
38
|
167.00
|
121.00
|
25
|
POR
|
POR 75
|
João Rodrigues
|
14
|
8
|
18
|
17
|
17
|
(36)
|
26
|
21
|
157.00
|
121.00
|
26
|
HKG
|
HKG 16
|
Cheng Chun Leung Michael
|
23
|
16
|
16
|
6
|
4
|
26
|
32
|
(35)
|
158.00
|
123.00
|
27
|
GBR
|
GBR 931
|
Tom Squires
|
5
|
10
|
15
|
19
|
20
|
27
|
(33)
|
28
|
157.00
|
124.00
|
28
|
RUS
|
RUS 1
|
max Oberemko
|
10
|
(50)
OCS
|
12
|
13
|
11
|
32
|
23
|
24
|
175.00
|
125.00
|
29
|
ITA
|
ITA 60
|
Daniele Benedetti
|
16
|
11
|
19
|
15
|
26
|
(29)
|
18
|
23
|
157.00
|
128.00
|
30
|
ESP
|
ESP 3
|
Joan Carles Cardona Bocarando
|
15
|
18
|
19
|
13
|
(25)
|
24
|
24
|
15
|
153.00
|
128.00
|
31
|
NOR
|
NOR 7
|
Sebastian Wang-Hansen
|
7
|
16
|
24
|
16
|
(39)
|
13
|
27
|
27
|
169.00
|
130.00
|
32
|
LTU
|
LTU 14
|
Juozas Bernotas
|
12
|
23
|
22
|
23
|
23
|
(25)
|
14
|
17
|
159.00
|
134.00
|
33
|
CHN
|
CHN 6
|
Chunzhuang Liu
|
16
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
13
|
47
|
(50)
DNF
|
50
RET
|
188.00
|
138.00
|
34
|
POL
|
POL 17
|
Piotr Nowacki
|
21
|
14
|
6
|
9
|
19
|
41
|
(45)
|
43
|
198.00
|
153.00
|
35
|
ARG
|
ARG 401
|
Bautista Saubidet Birkner
|
24
|
26
|
15
|
25
|
16
|
19
|
29
|
(31)
|
185.00
|
154.00
|
36
|
FRA
|
FRA 330
|
Jérôme Pasquette
|
18
|
12
|
17
|
20
|
26
|
30
|
(39)
|
32
|
194.00
|
155.00
|
37
|
SWE
|
SWE 109
|
Adam Holm
|
18
|
24
|
29
|
20
|
15
|
20
|
(31)
|
30
|
187.00
|
156.00
|
38
|
POL
|
POL 11
|
Marcin Urbanowicz
|
17
|
13
|
26
|
28
|
8
|
31
|
(43)
|
36
|
202.00
|
159.00
|
39
|
GBR
|
GBR 60
|
Sam Sills
|
17
|
(35)
|
13
|
27
|
19
|
33
|
25
|
25
|
194.00
|
159.00
|
40
|
ITA
|
ITA 9
|
Federico Esposito
|
29
|
12
|
20
|
30
|
12
|
23
|
36
|
(37)
|
199.00
|
162.00
|
41
|
ISR
|
ISR 22
|
Amir Galili
|
20
|
11
|
24
|
18
|
21
|
(46)
|
38
|
39
|
217.00
|
171.00
|
42
|
ITA
|
ITA 2
|
Marcantonio Baglione
|
12
|
20
|
25
|
16
|
27
|
40
|
(44)
|
33
|
217.00
|
173.00
|
43
|
GBR
|
GBR 926
|
Kieran Martin
|
28
|
21
|
13
|
18
|
14
|
(44)
|
37
|
42
|
217.00
|
173.00
|
44
|
RUS
|
RUS 7
|
Alexander Askerov
|
33
|
14
|
21
|
24
|
6
|
39
|
42
|
(50)
DNF
|
229.00
|
179.00
|
45
|
BRA
|
BRA 12
|
Albert de Carvalho
|
21
|
29
|
17
|
26
|
9
|
(42)
|
41
|
40
|
225.00
|
183.00
|
46
|
MEX
|
MEX 1
|
David Mier y Teran
|
22
|
17
|
26
|
21
|
21
|
43
|
40
|
(44)
|
234.00
|
190.00
|
47
|
FRA
|
FRA 972
|
Yann Dupont
|
8
|
25
|
21
|
26
|
15
|
(50)
DNF
|
50
DNF
|
50
DNF
|
245.00
|
195.00
|
48
|
GBR
|
GBR 41
|
Alistair Masters
|
26
|
19
|
27
|
38
|
11
|
(45)
|
34
|
41
|
241.00
|
196.00
|
49
|
ESP
|
ESP 70
|
Toni Bonet Macias
|
34
|
21
|
9
|
14
|
35
|
(50)
DNF
|
50
DNF
|
50
DNF
|
263.00
|
213.00
|
50
|
CAN
|
CAN 33
|
Zachary Plavsic
|
30
|
15
|
35
|
(39)
|
5
|
6
|
|
|
130.00
|
91.00
|
51
|
CRO
|
CRO 751
|
Luka Mratovic
|
13
|
(41)
|
23
|
23
|
34
|
5
|
|
|
139.00
|
98.00
|
52
|
ESP
|
ESP 8
|
Juan Manuel Moreno Vega
|
25
|
28
|
(29)
|
19
|
14
|
16
|
|
|
131.00
|
102.00
|
53
|
BLR
|
BLR 766
|
Artem Javadav
|
33
|
27
|
18
|
(36)
|
16
|
12
|
|
|
142.00
|
106.00
|
54
|
UKR
|
UKR 13
|
Oleksandr Tugaryev
|
27
|
18
|
36
|
21
|
(45)
|
7
|
|
|
154.00
|
109.00
|
55
|
ESP
|
ESP 20
|
Borja Carracedo
|
19
|
(31)
|
28
|
29
|
25
|
8
|
|
|
140.00
|
109.00
|
56
|
KOR
|
KOR 37
|
Hyung Kwon Kim
|
32
|
(50)
OCS
|
23
|
6
|
39
|
11
|
|
|
161.00
|
111.00
|
57
|
ESP
|
ESP 29
|
Sergi Escandell
|
26
|
22
|
16
|
22
|
(27)
|
25
|
|
|
138.00
|
111.00
|
58
|
BLR
|
BLR 714
|
Mikita Tsirkun
|
(31)
|
26
|
25
|
27
|
18
|
19
|
|
|
146.00
|
115.00
|
59
|
HUN
|
HUN 199
|
Andras Nikl
|
25
|
22
|
30
|
(38)
|
30
|
10
|
|
|
155.00
|
117.00
|
60
|
RUS
|
RUS 4
|
Dmitri Polichtchouk
|
(40)
|
34
|
34
|
25
|
23
|
2
|
|
|
158.00
|
118.00
|
61
|
CYP
|
CYP 9
|
Michalis Malekkides
|
30
|
38
|
22
|
24
|
(45)
|
4
|
|
|
163.00
|
118.00
|
62
|
HUN
|
HUN 1
|
Aron Gadorfalvi
|
(39)
|
31
|
27
|
15
|
22
|
23
|
|
|
157.00
|
118.00
|
63
|
RUS
|
RUS 3
|
Evgeny Ayvazyan
|
28
|
19
|
28
|
29
|
(32)
|
17
|
|
|
153.00
|
121.00
|
64
|
RUS
|
RUS 54
|
Artem Murashev
|
31
|
20
|
(33)
|
30
|
20
|
26
|
|
|
160.00
|
127.00
|
65
|
VEN
|
VEN 1
|
Daniel Flores
|
24
|
24
|
36
|
31
|
(41)
|
15
|
|
|
171.00
|
130.00
|
66
|
USA
|
USA 75
|
Carson Crain
|
27
|
17
|
(37)
|
36
|
28
|
24
|
|
|
169.00
|
132.00
|
67
|
GBR
|
GBR 17
|
Connor Bainbridge
|
42
|
35
|
31
|
31
|
(44)
|
1
|
|
|
184.00
|
140.00
|
68
|
JPN
|
JPN 15
|
Yuma Itabisashi
|
34
|
23
|
32
|
32
|
(38)
|
21
|
|
|
180.00
|
142.00
|
69
|
CRO
|
CRO 9
|
Mihovil Fantela
|
35
|
29
|
(40)
|
35
|
31
|
13
|
|
|
183.00
|
143.00
|
70
|
COL
|
COL 1
|
Santiago Grillo
|
32
|
36
|
(37)
|
32
|
35
|
14
|
|
|
186.00
|
149.00
|
71
|
CZE
|
CZE 130
|
Karel Lavicky
|
22
|
37
|
(38)
|
37
|
38
|
18
|
|
|
190.00
|
152.00
|
72
|
GBR
|
GBR 749
|
Robert York
|
(45)
|
34
|
32
|
34
|
41
|
20
|
|
|
206.00
|
161.00
|
73
|
EST
|
EST 99
|
Johannes Ahun
|
37
|
38
|
40
|
44
|
(46)
|
3
|
|
|
208.00
|
162.00
|
74
|
LTU
|
LTU 1
|
Martynas Juodeska
|
29
|
32
|
33
|
41
|
(42)
|
27
|
|
|
204.00
|
162.00
|
75
|
MEX
|
MEX 11
|
Ignacio Berenguer
|
(36)
|
33
|
31
|
34
|
33
|
31
|
|
|
198.00
|
162.00
|
76
|
USA
|
USA 11
|
Pedro Pascual
|
39
|
30
|
35
|
37
|
24
|
(40)
|
|
|
205.00
|
165.00
|
77
|
JPN
|
JPN 54
|
Daiya Kuramochi
|
37
|
37
|
30
|
33
|
28
|
(43)
|
|
|
208.00
|
165.00
|
78
|
BRA
|
BRA 127
|
Gabriel Bastos Pereira
|
(41)
|
39
|
38
|
40
|
29
|
22
|
|
|
209.00
|
168.00
|
79
|
USA
|
USA 5
|
Raul Lopez
|
38
|
32
|
(41)
|
40
|
32
|
28
|
|
|
211.00
|
170.00
|
80
|
ESP
|
ESP 4
|
Tomas Vieito
|
35
|
28
|
(46)
|
45
|
30
|
36
|
|
|
220.00
|
174.00
|
81
|
OMA
|
OMA 1
|
Waleed Al-Kindi
|
41
|
36
|
41
|
(48)
|
34
|
29
|
|
|
229.00
|
181.00
|
82
|
SUI
|
SUI 63
|
Elia Colombo
|
(44)
|
44
|
42
|
44
|
43
|
9
|
|
|
226.00
|
182.00
|
83
|
ALG
|
ALG 1
|
Hamza Bouras
|
40
|
(43)
|
34
|
33
|
36
|
41
|
|
|
227.00
|
184.00
|
84
|
EGY
|
EGY 7
|
Mohanad Ismail
|
38
|
39
|
42
|
(45)
|
33
|
33
|
|
|
230.00
|
185.00
|
85
|
NED
|
NED 1111
|
Joris van Essen
|
36
|
41
|
(47)
|
46
|
37
|
30
|
|
|
237.00
|
190.00
|
86
|
FIN
|
FIN 5
|
Daniel Blinnikka
|
(43)
|
40
|
39
|
42
|
40
|
32
|
|
|
236.00
|
193.00
|
87
|
ESP
|
ESP 60
|
Jose Cantero Reina
|
(46)
|
40
|
39
|
39
|
42
|
35
|
|
|
241.00
|
195.00
|
88
|
TUR
|
TUR 595
|
Sinan Senevrensel
|
42
|
42
|
(44)
|
41
|
37
|
34
|
|
|
240.00
|
196.00
|
89
|
LAT
|
LAT 30
|
Rihards Akmentins
|
(46)
|
45
|
43
|
43
|
40
|
39
|
|
|
256.00
|
210.00
|
90
|
EGY
|
EGY 8
|
Aly Sultan
|
(45)
|
45
|
43
|
43
|
43
|
37
|
|
|
256.00
|
211.00
|
91
|
EST
|
EST 168
|
rainer kasekivi
|
43
|
43
|
(50)
OCS
|
35
|
47
|
44
|
|
|
262.00
|
212.00
|
92
|
LAT
|
LAT 28
|
Kristaps Keidans
|
44
|
42
|
44
|
(47)
|
46
|
38
|
|
|
261.00
|
214.00
|
93
|
USA
|
USA 88
|
Sean Kelly
|
(48)
|
46
|
48
|
42
|
44
|
42
|
|
|
270.00
|
222.00
|
94
|
GBR
|
GBR 178
|
Brian Wilson
|
47
|
44
|
45
|
46
|
47
|
(50)
DNF
|
|
|
279.00
|
229.00
|
95
|
MKD
|
MKD 33
|
Zoran Mitreski
|
49
|
48
|
46
|
48
|
(50)
DNF
|
45
|
|
|
286.00
|
236.00
|
96
|
SWE
|
SWE 64
|
Johan Ekstedt
|
47
|
47
|
45
|
47
|
(50)
DNF
|
50
DNF
|
|
|
286.00
|
236.00
|
97
|
KEN
|
KEN 1
|
Neel Vora
|
(50)
DNF
|
50
DNF
|
49
|
49
|
50
DNF
|
50
DNF
|
|
|
298.00
|
248.00
|
98
|
CHN
|
CHN 7
|
Chuankun Shi
|
(50)
DNF
|
50
DNF
|
50
DNF
|
50
DNF
|
50
DNF
|
50
DNF
|
|
|
300.00
|
250.00
|
RS:X Women Overall
Pos
|
Nation
|
Sail Number
|
Crew
|
Race
|
Points
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Total
|
Net
|
1
|
FRA
|
FRA 4
|
Charline Picon
|
1
|
1
|
(4)
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
19.00
|
15.00
|
2
|
POL
|
POL 8
|
Zofia Noceti-Klepacka
|
(16)
|
3
|
3
|
10
|
9
|
1
|
8
|
1
|
51.00
|
35.00
|
3
|
FRA
|
FRA 22
|
Eugénie Ricard
|
9
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
8
|
4
|
6
|
(11)
|
50.00
|
39.00
|
4
|
ISR
|
ISR 10
|
Maayan Davidovich
|
4
|
10
|
6
|
8
|
(16)
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
55.00
|
39.00
|
5
|
GBR
|
GBR 9
|
Bryony Shaw
|
5
|
11
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
9
|
(23)
|
10
|
66.00
|
43.00
|
6
|
NED
|
NED 171
|
Lilian De Geus
|
2
|
10
|
5
|
10
|
5
|
10
|
5
|
(13)
|
60.00
|
47.00
|
7
|
CHN
|
CHN 5
|
Jiahui Wu
|
3
|
15
|
(16)
|
1
|
7
|
6
|
11
|
5
|
64.00
|
48.00
|
8
|
ESP
|
ESP 5
|
Marina Alabau
|
5
|
(16)
|
13
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
10
|
8
|
66.00
|
50.00
|
9
|
GBR
|
GBR 30
|
Isobel Hamilton
|
6
|
2
|
7
|
(16)
|
8
|
13
|
7
|
9
|
68.00
|
52.00
|
10
|
BRA
|
BRA 8
|
Patricia Freitas
|
9
|
2
|
9
|
2
|
3
|
15
|
15
|
(18)
|
73.00
|
55.00
|
11
|
ITA
|
ITA 46
|
Flavia Tartaglini
|
2
|
(17)
|
14
|
9
|
11
|
16
|
1
|
4
|
74.00
|
57.00
|
12
|
POL
|
POL 21
|
Malgorzata Bialecka
|
6
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
7
|
20
|
17
|
(25)
|
87.00
|
62.00
|
13
|
ESP
|
ESP 1
|
Blanca Manchon
|
11
|
12
|
8
|
(15)
|
9
|
7
|
9
|
6
|
77.00
|
62.00
|
14
|
CHN
|
CHN 21
|
Manjia Zheng
|
16
|
(22)
|
6
|
8
|
7
DPI
|
8
|
12
|
7
|
86.00
|
64.00
|
15
|
POL
|
POL 104
|
Kamila Smektala
|
8
|
8
|
12
|
5
|
4
|
14
|
(19)
|
15
|
85.00
|
66.00
|
16
|
POL
|
POL 1
|
Hanna Zembrzuska
|
4
|
15
|
(16)
|
13
|
13
|
12
|
2
|
12
|
87.00
|
71.00
|
17
|
FIN
|
FIN 1
|
Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén
|
7
|
6
|
15
|
7
|
(32)
DSQ
|
11
|
13
|
17
|
108.00
|
76.00
|
18
|
ITA
|
ITA 11
|
Laura Linares
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
(32)
OCS
|
6
|
19
|
14
|
16
|
109.00
|
77.00
|
19
|
RUS
|
RUS 271
|
Stefania Elfutina
|
21
|
12
|
2
|
4
|
12
|
(23)
|
16
|
14
|
104.00
|
81.00
|
20
|
CHN
|
CHN 3
|
Qiaoshan Weng
|
13
|
14
|
1
|
(32)
DSQ
|
5
|
18
|
22
|
20
|
125.00
|
93.00
|
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