Laser Radial Women’s World Championship - Perfect conditions on Day 1
by Oman Sail on 21 Nov 2015
Lijia Xu (CHN) - 2015 World Laser Radial Women's Championship Oman Sail
After a thrilling opening day at the Laser Radial Women’s World Championship in Oman, Anne-Marie Rindom (DEN) leads the field overnight, with Marit Bouwmeester (NED) in second.
In winds that reached nine knots the 100 competitors enjoyed an exciting start to the intense six-day event.
Number two-ranked Rindom (25), from Aarhus, Denmark comes to the event fresh from a win at the Semaine Olympique Francaise, La Rochelle, France in October. She continues to sail impressively and in Blue group today, managed to hold off current reigning world champion Marit Bouwmeester (NED) who is in second place overnight.
Commenting on her win, Rindom said: “It was a really good day. I managed to have good speed, which is very important in this competitive fleet. In the coming days, I think it will be a fierce competition between today’s top 10, and I look forward to what lies ahead.”
Leader of Yellow group today and fifth overall in the overall rankings is Philipine Van Aanholt (ARU). Twenty-three-year-old Van Aanholt, posted a tenth and a third to beat world ranked number one – Evi Van Acker (BEL), 30. Van Acker with a second and a 12th is lying seventh in the overall rankings. Commenting on today’s racing Van Aanholt said: “I think I made good decisions today and I am just really happy about it. The conditions are generally light and shifty which makes it really tactical, but I like it that way.”
One of the most impressive performances today came from Lijia Xu (CHN) – reigning Olympic champion. This 28-year old speed sailor who has spent the last two years recovering from back and knee pain, led both races in Blue group today and finished the day with a first and 10th, which leaves her in fourth place overall.
Commenting on her comeback, Xu said: “I am really pleased with my performance today after such a long time off. I had a forced break from sailing because I felt I could no longer sustain the heavy training and the intensive load of sailing the Laser Radial. I suffered a lot with lower back and knee pain so it is a bonus to sail here pain free. I am pleased to see my feeling is still there but obviously I need to practice more to get those boat handling skills, and fitness back.”
Another race winner today in Yellow group was Paige Railey. This high profile American Olympic sailor who has spent over a year recovering from a cycling accident is back on form again. She won the Pan American Games in Toronto in August and now looks set to challenge for a top place at this event.
The second day of racing (races three and four of the Qualifying Series) continues tomorrow (Saturday). Once again the fleet will split into Yellow and Blue groups, with the first race scheduled for 1200 local time (CET +3).
Results:
|
Rank
|
Country
|
Sailno
|
HelmName
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Nett
|
Total
|
|
1st
|
DEN
|
207194
|
Anne-Marie Rindom
|
1.0
|
8.0
|
9.0
|
9.0
|
|
2nd
|
NED
|
206333
|
Marit Bouwmeester
|
2.0
|
7.0
|
9.0
|
9.0
|
|
3rd
|
ISR
|
189296
|
Oren Jacob
|
4.0
|
5.0
|
9.0
|
9.0
|
|
4th
|
CHN
|
177117
|
Lijia Xu
|
10.0
|
1.0
|
11.0
|
11.0
|
|
5th
|
ARU
|
206719
|
Philipine Van Aanholt
|
10.0
|
3.0
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
|
6th
|
JPN
|
199066
|
Manami Doi
|
3.0
|
10.0
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
|
7th
|
BEL
|
207179
|
Evi Van Acker
|
2.0
|
12.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
|
8th
|
USA
|
184454
|
Erika Reineke
|
4.0
|
10.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
|
9th
|
CRO
|
207479
|
Tina Mihelic
|
6.0
|
9.0
|
15.0
|
15.0
|
|
10th
|
FIN
|
202670
|
Tuula Tenkanen
|
12.0
|
4.0
|
16.0
|
16.0
|
|
11th
|
FRA
|
196544
|
Mathilde De Kerangat
|
15.0
|
2.0
|
17.0
|
17.0
|
|
12th
|
LTU
|
202750
|
Gintare Volungeviciute-Scheidt
|
12.0
|
7.0
|
19.0
|
19.0
|
|
13th
|
NED
|
209197
|
Maxime Jonker
|
6.0
|
14.0
|
20.0
|
20.0
|
|
14th
|
SWE
|
208353
|
Josefin Olsson
|
20.0
|
1.0
|
21.0
|
21.0
|
|
15th
|
LTU
|
202781
|
Viktorija Andrulyte
|
13.0
|
8.0
|
21.0
|
21.0
|
|
16th
|
CHN
|
201213
|
Dongshuang Zhang
|
11.0
|
12.0
|
23.0
|
23.0
|
|
17th
|
ITA
|
208633
|
Martha Caterina Faraguna
|
22.0
|
2.0
|
24.0
|
24.0
|
|
18th
|
ESP
|
202679
|
Martina Reino Cacho
|
23.0
|
4.0
|
27.0
|
27.0
|
|
19th
|
NZL
|
202441
|
Sara Winther
|
16.0
|
11.0
|
27.0
|
27.0
|
|
20th
|
CHN
|
200041
|
Min Gu
|
7.0
|
21.0
|
28.0
|
28.0
|
|
21st
|
BEL
|
208778
|
Emma Plasschaert
|
9.0
|
19.0
|
28.0
|
28.0
|
|
22nd
|
TUR
|
206648
|
Nazli Çagla Dönertas
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
28.0
|
28.0
|
|
23rd
|
ITA
|
194941
|
Laura Cosentino
|
3.0
|
26.0
|
29.0
|
29.0
|
|
24th
|
DEN
|
207195
|
Sarah Gunni Toftedal
|
24.0
|
5.0
|
29.0
|
29.0
|
|
25th
|
FIN
|
203033
|
Monika Mikkola
|
8.0
|
21.0
|
29.0
|
29.0
|
|
26th
|
CAN
|
206892
|
Isabella Bertold
|
8.0
|
22.0
|
30.0
|
30.0
|
|
27th
|
GBR
|
207571
|
Georgina Povall
|
5.0
|
27.0
|
32.0
|
32.0
|
|
28th
|
CAN
|
204468
|
Brenda Bowskill
|
7.0
|
25.0
|
32.0
|
32.0
|
|
29th
|
SUI
|
199846
|
Maud Jayet
|
17.0
|
15.0
|
32.0
|
32.0
|
|
30th
|
AUS
|
194950
|
Ashley Stoddart
|
15.0
|
18.0
|
33.0
|
33.0
|
|
31st
|
BEL
|
207172
|
Maité Carlier
|
14.0
|
20.0
|
34.0
|
34.0
|
|
32nd
|
GER
|
208132
|
Svenja Weger
|
18.0
|
16.0
|
34.0
|
34.0
|
|
33rd
|
FRA
|
209019
|
Pernelle Michon
|
33.0
|
3.0
|
36.0
|
36.0
|
|
34th
|
SIN
|
186755
|
Elizabeth Yin
|
30.0
|
6.0
|
36.0
|
36.0
|
|
35th
|
NZL
|
192281
|
Susannah Pyatt
|
5.0
|
32.0
|
37.0
|
37.0
|
|
36th
|
BLR
|
203778
|
Tatiana Drozdovskaya
|
26.0
|
11.0
|
37.0
|
37.0
|
|
37th
|
FRA
|
202124
|
Amélie Riou
|
33.0
|
6.0
|
39.0
|
39.0
|
|
38th
|
ARG
|
205491
|
Lucia Falasca
|
9.0
|
30.0
|
39.0
|
39.0
|
|
39th
|
POL
|
208652
|
Agata Barwinska
|
27.0
|
13.0
|
40.0
|
40.0
|
|
40th
|
USA
|
197111
|
Paige Railey
|
1.0
|
40.0
|
41.0
|
41.0
|
|
41st
|
HUN
|
207272
|
Mária Érdi
|
18.0
|
23.0
|
41.0
|
41.0
|
|
42nd
|
NOR
|
204911
|
Marthe Enger Eide
|
13.0
|
31.0
|
44.0
|
44.0
|
|
43rd
|
NED
|
209198
|
Daphne Van Der Vaart
|
36.0
|
9.0
|
45.0
|
45.0
|
|
44th
|
MEX
|
183137
|
Tania Elias Calles
|
29.0
|
16.0
|
45.0
|
45.0
|
|
45th
|
GER
|
205276
|
Constanze Stolz
|
25.0
|
20.0
|
45.0
|
45.0
|
|
46th
|
CZE
|
202635
|
Veronika Kozelska Fenclova
|
29.0
|
18.0
|
47.0
|
47.0
|
|
47th
|
USA
|
199144
|
Haddon Hughes
|
22.0
|
25.0
|
47.0
|
47.0
|
|
48th
|
ITA
|
206452
|
Joyce Floridia
|
24.0
|
23.0
|
47.0
|
47.0
|
|
49th
|
GER
|
209797
|
Pauline Liebig
|
23.0
|
24.0
|
47.0
|
47.0
|
|
50th
|
POL
|
205301
|
Anna Weinzieher
|
21.0
|
28.0
|
49.0
|
49.0
|
|
51st
|
FRA
|
207562
|
Marie Bolou
|
11.0
|
39.0
|
50.0
|
50.0
|
|
52nd
|
EST
|
206437
|
Anna Pohlak
|
17.0
|
34.0
|
51.0
|
51.0
|
|
53rd
|
GRE
|
200705
|
Athanasia Fakidi
|
27.0
|
24.0
|
51.0
|
51.0
|
|
54th
|
GER
|
208133
|
Lena Haverland
|
35.0
|
17.0
|
52.0
|
52.0
|
|
55th
|
SUI
|
193470
|
Lucie Ben-Amorl
|
26.0
|
26.0
|
52.0
|
52.0
|
|
56th
|
SUI
|
208300
|
Andrea Nordquist
|
19.0
|
35.0
|
54.0
|
54.0
|
|
57th
|
ITA
|
208357
|
Silvia Zennaro
|
25.0
|
29.0
|
54.0
|
54.0
|
|
58th
|
ESP
|
182149
|
Alicia Cebrián
|
39.0
|
17.0
|
56.0
|
56.0
|
|
59th
|
POL
|
206825
|
Paulina Czubachowska
|
44.0
|
13.0
|
57.0
|
57.0
|
|
60th
|
THA
|
181849
|
Kamolwan Chanyim
|
20.0
|
37.0
|
57.0
|
57.0
|
|
61st
|
JPN
|
202613
|
Kanako Hiruta
|
28.0
|
29.0
|
57.0
|
57.0
|
|
62nd
|
JPN
|
208715
|
Yumiko Tombe
|
31.0
|
28.0
|
59.0
|
59.0
|
|
Rank
|
Country
|
Sailno
|
HelmName
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Nett
|
Total
|
|
63rd
|
PER
|
182332
|
Paloma Schmidt Gutierrez
|
16.0
|
44.0
|
60.0
|
60.0
|
|
64th
|
GER
|
206237
|
Pia Kuhlmann
|
19.0
|
42.0
|
61.0
|
61.0
|
|
65th
|
JPN
|
206899
|
Momoko Tada
|
32.0
|
30.0
|
62.0
|
62.0
|
|
66th
|
SLO
|
198483
|
Kim Pletikos
|
48.0
|
15.0
|
63.0
|
63.0
|
|
67th
|
LCA
|
184402
|
Stephanie Devaux-Lovell
|
21.0
|
44.0
|
65.0
|
65.0
|
|
68th
|
RUS
|
207481
|
Elena Vorobeva
|
38.0
|
27.0
|
65.0
|
65.0
|
|
69th
|
NOR
|
207832
|
Celine Therese Herud
|
47.0
|
19.0
|
66.0
|
66.0
|
|
70th
|
GRE
|
194857
|
Vasileia Karachaliou
|
34.0
|
33.0
|
67.0
|
67.0
|
|
71st
|
VEN
|
191954
|
Daniela Rivera
|
46.0
|
22.0
|
68.0
|
68.0
|
|
72nd
|
GUA
|
200817
|
Isabella Maegli Aguero
|
28.0
|
40.0
|
68.0
|
68.0
|
|
73rd
|
BRA
|
175470
|
Odile Ginaid
|
30.0
|
38.0
|
68.0
|
68.0
|
|
74th
|
IRL
|
208720
|
Annalise Murphy
|
35.0
|
33.0
|
68.0
|
68.0
|
|
75th
|
AUS
|
210176
|
Krystal Weir
|
34.0
|
34.0
|
68.0
|
68.0
|
|
76th
|
GBR
|
202411
|
Alison Young
|
37.0
|
32.0
|
69.0
|
69.0
|
|
77th
|
CHI
|
207076
|
Clara Ben-Amor Nunez
|
40.0
|
31.0
|
71.0
|
71.0
|
|
78th
|
UKR
|
207578
|
Kateryna Gumenko
|
31.0
|
45.0
|
76.0
|
76.0
|
|
79th
|
BRA
|
204591
|
Fernanda Demétrio Decnop Coelho
|
43.0
|
35.0
|
78.0
|
78.0
|
|
80th
|
CHN
|
200017
|
Zitong Shang
|
36.0
|
42.0
|
78.0
|
78.0
|
|
81st
|
BER
|
204787
|
Cecilia Wollmann
|
41.0
|
37.0
|
78.0
|
78.0
|
|
82nd
|
GER
|
200060
|
Sophie-Marie Ertelt
|
40.0
|
38.0
|
78.0
|
78.0
|
|
83rd
|
TUR
|
204515
|
Ecem Güzel
|
38.0
|
41.0
|
79.0
|
79.0
|
|
84th
|
BUL
|
207736
|
Stefani Muzakova
|
39.0
|
41.0
|
80.0
|
80.0
|
|
85th
|
THA
|
207885
|
Kanapan Pachatikapanya
|
32.0
|
49.0
|
81.0
|
81.0
|
|
86th
|
GUA
|
176196
|
Andrea Aldana
|
45.0
|
36.0
|
81.0
|
81.0
|
|
86th
|
NOR
|
207133
|
Line Flem Høst
|
45.0
|
36.0
|
81.0
|
81.0
|
|
88th
|
CAY
|
206088
|
Florence Allan
|
44.0
|
39.0
|
83.0
|
83.0
|
|
89th
|
CAN
|
206113
|
Claire Merry
|
41.0
|
43.0
|
84.0
|
84.0
|
|
90th
|
CAN
|
198678
|
Corinne Peters
|
37.0
|
50.0
|
87.0
|
87.0
|
|
91st
|
RUS
|
190357
|
Ekaterina Morgun
|
42.0
|
45.0
|
87.0
|
87.0
|
|
92nd
|
TTO
|
75070
|
Kelly-Ann Arrindell
|
42.0
|
46.0
|
88.0
|
88.0
|
|
93rd
|
RUS
|
203667
|
Ekaterina Zyuzina
|
48.0
|
43.0
|
91.0
|
91.0
|
|
94th
|
IND
|
195372
|
Nethra Kumanan
|
43.0
|
48.0
|
91.0
|
91.0
|
|
95th
|
UKR
|
207102
|
Sofiia Larycheva
|
46.0
|
46.0
|
92.0
|
92.0
|
|
96th
|
MAS
|
193112
|
Khairunneeta Mohd Afendy
|
47.0
|
47.0
|
94.0
|
94.0
|
|
97th
|
CHI
|
199268
|
Maria Jose Poncell Maurin
|
49.0
|
47.0
|
96.0
|
96.0
|
|
98th
|
USA
|
192427
|
Christine Neville
|
49.0
|
48.0
|
97.0
|
97.0
|
|
99th
|
JPN
|
201484
|
Kaoru Arai
|
50.0
|
49.0
|
99.0
|
99.0
|
|
100th
|
NOR
|
207107
|
Tiril Bue
|
101.0 DNC
|
101.0 DNC
|
202.0
|
202.0
|
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