The south westerly is blowing 20 knots on the Hauraki Gulf. Both fleets are away at last; the yellow fleet after two general recalls; the blue fleet on the first attempt. A much better day than yesterday when a light and shifty breeze refused to settle blowing out the day.
In the yellow fleet, Australia’s Sarah Blank, fourth ranked in the world, had a clear lane to the left corner, found the shift she wanted and led the fleet at the top mark, ahead of the USA’s Paige Railey, Charlotte Dobson (GBR) third, with Sophie de Turckheim fourth, the pre-regatta favourite Sari Multala (FIN) was sixth with Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) eighth.
Blanck was unheaded, she crossed the finished line four lengths ahead of Sari Multala with Paige Riley third. Sophie de Turckheim was on her stern with Charlotte Dobson a length back followed by Anna Tunnicliffe.
The 2007 European Laser Radial Champion Evi Van Acker (BEL) won the Blue fleet race from Solenne Brain (FRA) with the 2006 World Champion China's Lijia Xu third. A good result from Brain, who has ranked as high as eighth on the ISAF charts back in 2005 but is currently back in 26th place.
A delay before the start of race two for both fleets.
Here are the combined fleet results after the first race.
Results Radial
| No |
Sailno |
Name |
Scores |
1 |
| 1 |
AUS 193003 |
Blanck Sarah |
1.0 |
1 |
| 1 |
BEL 193004 |
Van Acker Evi |
1.0 |
1 |
| 3 |
FIN 193058 |
Multala Sari |
2.0 |
2 |
| 3 |
FRA 193062 |
Brain Solenne |
2.0 |
2 |
| 5 |
CHN 193008 |
Xu Lijia |
3.0 |
3 |
| 5 |
USA 193020 |
Railey Paige |
3.0 |
3 |
| 7 |
FRA 193017 |
de Turckheim Sophie |
4.0 |
4 |
| 7 |
NED 193015 |
Bouwmeester Marit |
4.0 |
4 |
| 9 |
GBR 193006 |
Dobson Charlotte |
5.0 |
5 |
| 9 |
LTU 193019 |
Volungeviciute Gintare |
5.0 |
5 |
| 11 |
FRA 193009 |
Steyaert Sarah |
6.0 |
6 |
| 11 |
USA 193002 |
Tunnicliffe Anna |
6.0 |
6 |
| 13 |
NZL 193001 |
Aleh Jo |
7.0 |
7 |
| 13 |
SUI 193113 |
Brugger Nathalie |
7.0 |
7 |
| 15 |
GBR 193013 |
Vickers Lizzie |
8.0 |
8 |
| 15 |
NZL 193096 |
Hume-Merry Cushla |
8.0 |
8 |
| 17 |
GBR 193010 |
Brewster Andrea |
9.0 |
9 |
| 17 |
SUI 193112 |
Meyer Corinne |
9.0 |
9 |
| 19 |
GBR 193011 |
Clark Penny |
10.0 |
10 |
| 19 |
POL 193005 |
Szotynska Katarzyna |
10.0 |
10 |
| 21 |
CRO 193045 |
Petronijevic Mateja |
11.0 |
11 |
| 21 |
GRE 193067 |
Mantzaraki Eftychia |
11.0 |
11 |
| 23 |
CHN 193041 |
Zhu Jiangyan |
12.0 |
12 |
| 23 |
NZL 193099 |
Powrie Miranda |
12.0 |
12 |
| 25 |
BLR 193026 |
Drozdovskaya Tatiana |
13.0 |
13 |
| 25 |
CRO 193043 |
Barbic Gea |
13.0 |
13 |
| 27 |
GBR 193063 |
Young Alison |
14.0 |
14 |
| 27 |
POL 193103 |
Gladysz Zuzanna |
14.0 |
14 |
| 29 |
ISR 193076 |
Endelman Nufar |
15.0 |
15 |
| 29 |
NOR 193092 |
Samdal Elin |
15.0 |
15 |
| 31 |
DEN 193050 |
Schutt Maiken |
16.0 |
16 |
| 31 |
PAR 193101 |
Cerutti Bogado Florencia |
16.0 |
16 |
| 33 |
CHN 193040 |
Shen Huanqi |
17.0 |
17 |
| 33 |
RUS 193105 |
Chernova Anastasia |
17.0 |
17 |
| 35 |
CHN 193042 |
Shen Xiaoying |
18.0 |
18 |
| 35 |
POR 193104 |
Carmo Sara |
18.0 |
18 |
| 37 |
AUS 193023 |
King Gabrielle |
19.0 |
19 |
| 37 |
ESP 193052 |
Cebrian Alicia |
19.0 |
19 |
| 39 |
CZE 193046 |
Fenclova Veronika |
20.0 |
20 |
| 39 |
GRE 193070 |
Kravarioti Virginia |
20.0 |
20 |
| 41 |
BRA 193027 |
Kostiw Adrina |
21.0 |
21 |
| 41 |
ESP 193053 |
Reyes Fatima |
21.0 |
21 |
| 43 |
AUS 193024 |
de Lange Megan |
22.0 |
22 |
| 43 |
IRL 193072 |
Murphy Annalise |
22.0 |
22 |
| 45 |
CAN 193037 |
Rasa Keamia |
23.0 |
23 |
| 45 |
GBR 193018 |
Baldwin Laura |
23.0 |
23 |
| 47 |
DEN 193051 |
Gunni Sarah |
24.0 |
24 |
| 47 |
SWE 193115 |
Soderstrom Karin |
24.0 |
24 |
| 49 |
DEN 193047 |
Lindberg Alberte |
25.0 |
25 |
| 49 |
ITA 193080 |
Nevierov Larissa |
25.0 |
25 |
| 51 |
IRL 193073 |
Murphy Claudine |
26.0 |
26 |
| 51 |
NZL 193014 |
Winther Sara |
26.0 |
26 |
| 53 |
IRL 193075 |
Hanna Debbie |
27.0 |
27 |
| 53 |
ITA 193078 |
Clapcich Francesca |
27.0 |
27 |
| 55 |
CAN 193034 |
Dube Danielle |
28.0 |
28 |
| 55 |
TUR 193117 |
Unver Ayda |
28.0 |
28 |
| 57 |
NED 193091 |
Bouwmeester Anneke |
29.0 |
29 |
| 57 |
USA 193118 |
Billing Emily |
29.0 |
29 |
| 59 |
CAN 193035 |
Bertold Isabella |
30.0 |
30 |
| 59 |
SIN 193110 |
Chan Victoria |
30.0 |
30 |
| 61 |
CRO 193016 |
Mihelic Tina |
31.0 |
31 |
| 61 |
ESP 193054 |
Reyes Lucia |
31.0 |
31 |
| 63 |
FIN 193007 |
Tenkanen Tuula |
32.0 |
32 |
| 63 |
NZL 193093 |
Hargreaves Amanda |
32.0 |
32 |
| 65 |
AUS 193021 |
South Alexandra |
33.0 |
33 |
| 65 |
JPN 193084 |
Hiruta Kanako |
33.0 |
33 |
| 67 |
FRA 193060 |
Le Sausse Fanny |
34.0 |
34 |
| 67 |
IRL 193074 |
Peelo Ciara |
34.0 |
34 |
| 69 |
AUS 193022 |
Stoddart Ashley |
35.0 |
35 |
| 69 |
NZL 193095 |
Dye-Hutchinson Briar |
35.0 |
35 |
| 71 |
FRA 193061 |
de Kerangat Mathilde |
36.0 |
36 |
| 71 |
GBR 193066 |
Williams Sarah |
36.0 |
36 |
| 73 |
DEN 193049 |
Hall Cathrine |
37.0 |
37 |
| 73 |
ESP 193055 |
Romero Steensma Susana |
37.0 |
37 |
| 75 |
BRA 193029 |
Ginaid Odile |
38.0 |
38 |
| 75 |
CAN 193038 |
Ross Lisa |
38.0 |
38 |
| 77 |
PER 193102 |
Schmidt Paloma |
39.0 |
39 |
| 77 |
SIN 193109 |
Lo Manyi |
39.0 |
39 |
| 79 |
RUS 193106 |
Kirilyuk Alisa |
40.0 |
40 |
| 79 |
VEN 193120 |
Saba Andria |
40.0 |
40 |
| 81 |
GRE 193069 |
Vlachou Maria |
41.0 |
41 |
| 81 |
SIN 193108 |
Yin Elizabeth |
41.0 |
41 |
| 83 |
BRA 193031 |
Rosa Borges Roberta |
42.0 |
42 |
| 83 |
RUS 193107 |
Oblova Elena |
42.0 |
42 |
| 85 |
JPN 193083 |
Ishikawa Ayumi |
43.0 |
43 |
| 85 |
SWE 193114 |
Skarp Helena |
43.0 |
43 |
| 87 |
BEL 193025 |
Maes Laura |
44.0 |
44 |
| 87 |
GRE 193068 |
Kolida Haidi |
44.0 |
44 |
| 89 |
CRO 193044 |
Bello Marijana |
45.0 |
45 |
| 89 |
NZL 193100 |
Tootill Sarah |
45.0 |
45 |
| 91 |
NZL 193097 |
Barrell Jessica |
46.0 |
46 |
| 91 |
NZL 193098 |
Monk Jane |
46.0 |
46 |
| 93 |
CAN 193033 |
Merry Rachael |
47.0 |
47 |
| 93 |
GBR 193064 |
Martin Chloe |
47.0 |
47 |
| 95 |
BRA 193028 |
Decnop Coelho Fernanda |
48.0 |
48 |
| 95 |
MAS 193090 |
Anuar Nurul |
48.0 |
48 |
| 97 |
CAN 193039 |
Smutny Tanja |
49.0 |
49 |
| 97 |
NZL 193094 |
Hibbard Aevril |
49.0 |
49 |
| 99 |
EST 193056 |
Randmaa Merili |
50.0 |
50 |
| 99 |
SRB 193111 |
Dukic Milica |
50.0 |
50 |
| 101 |
CAN 193032 |
Vittery Alanna |
51.0 |
51 |
| 101 |
JPN 193086 |
Sato Maiko |
51.0 |
51 |
| 103 |
DEN 193048 |
Livbjerg Anna |
52.0 |
52 |
| 103 |
LAT 193088 |
Aile Anna |
52.0 |
52 |
| 105 |
BRA 193030 |
Gatti Raulino Patricia |
53.0 |
53 |
| 105 |
ISV 193077 |
Roller Mayumi |
53.0 |
53 |
| 107 |
FRA 193059 |
Antoine Corinne |
54.0 |
54 |
| 107 |
JPN 193087 |
Saiki Yukiyo |
54.0 |
54 |
| 109 |
JPN 193085 |
Takahashi Kaori |
55.0 |
55 |
| 109 |
LTU 193089 |
Mileviciute Ausra |
55.0 |
55 |
| 111 |
ITA 193079 |
Valsecchi Giovanna |
56.0 |
56 |
| 111 |
ITA 193082 |
Graziani Maria |
56.0 |
56 |
| 113 |
IND 193071 |
Rau Rohini |
57.0 |
57 |
| 113 |
TPE 193116 |
Kuan Hsin |
57.0 |
57 |
| 115 |
ITA 193081 |
Fabbri Matilde |
58.0 |
58 |
| 116 |
GBR 193119 |
Russell Suzanne |
59.0 |
dnf |
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