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Garda Trentino Olympic Week - Brits secure two podium finishes
by RYA on 13 May 2014
2014 Garda Trentino Olympic Week Roberto Vuilleumier / Vela Garda Trentino
At Garda Trentino Olympic Week, British sailors secured two podium finishes from three classes at Lake Garda (7-11 May).
Five-time World Champions and Paralympic bronze medallists Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell took top honours in the SKUD class, winning six of their nine races to claim gold over the host’s Marco Gualandris and Marta Zanetti.
Nick Thompson couldn’t quite overhaul Jean Baptiste Bernaz in the final medal race for the Laser class, and had to settle for bronze – his second podium finish of the year – just three points behind the Frenchman in the silver medal spot. Brazilian Olympic legend Robert Scheidt led the way in the men’s 79-boat fleet, claiming gold with a 21 point margin.
The 49erFX class was the only other to see any British entries, with Kate Macgregor-Katrina Best the top British Sailing Team crew in eighth overall and Charlotte Dobson-Sophie Ainsworth in 12th. Strong winds prevented the women’s skiff fleet from seeing any final day medal racing action on Sunday, with victory in the class going to Brazil’s Martine Soffiatti Grael and Kahena Kunze.
The EUROSAF Champions Cup series moves on to the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik, Netherlands (20-24 May) before heading to British shores at the Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth and Portland (2-6 June).
The 2014 series winds up at
Kiel Week
, Germany (21-25 June). Entries are still open for all remaining stages of the series - click on the event links for more details and to
RYA
British Sailing Team
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