29er Worlds 2007 qualifying 29er
Matias Gainza and Federico Villambrosa (ARG) are the overall leaders after eight races. Pepe Bettini and Matias Keller (ARG) remain in second with Francsco Piccini and Santiago Deneri (ARG) in third.
In fifth overall are the British pair of Huw Humphreys and Max Todd who also notched up their first race win.
Leading female team are Adela Deschamps of Argentina, with crew 470 Olympian Juan de la Fuente in seventh and then the British pair, Sophie Wegelin and Sophie Ainsworth in ninth overall.
Other leading GBR crews are in tenth James Peters and Oliver Spensley, and James Ellis and Rob Partridge eleventh.
More races are scheduled for tomorrow.
| Pos. |
Sail# |
Crew |
Fleet |
Tot |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| 1 |
ARG 6 |
Matías Gainza Eurnekian & Federico Villambrosa |
Yellow |
11 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
(5) |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| 2 |
ARG 13 |
Pepe Bettini & Matías Keller |
Red |
16 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
(6) |
3 |
| 3 |
ARG 583 |
Francisco Piccini & Santiago Daneri |
Blue |
30 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
(9) |
7 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
| 4 |
ARG 577 |
German Billoch & Martín Billoch |
Yellow |
31 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
(11) |
3 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
| 5 |
GBR 4 |
Huw Humphreys & Max Todd |
Green |
31 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
(18) |
5 |
1 |
| 6 |
ARG 594 |
Gonzalo Pollitzer & Jose María Diez |
Red |
32 |
10 |
1 |
(11) |
4 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
| 7 |
ARG 202 |
Adela Deschamps & Juan De la Fuente |
Blue |
34 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
(10) |
5 |
6 |
5 |
| 8 |
ARG 434 |
Ignacio Fernández Besada & Tigris Martirosjan |
Yellow |
39 |
9 |
6 |
(10) |
2 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
| 9 |
GBR 1248 |
Sophie Weguelin & Sophie Ainsworth |
Red |
41 |
2 |
(13) |
1 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
10 |
5 |
| 10 |
GBR 1278 |
James Peters & Oliver Spensley Corfie |
Green |
42 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
(12) |
4 |
11 |
| 11 |
GBR 2 |
James Ellis & Rob Partridge |
Red |
42 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
(11) |
8 |
| 12 |
ARG 431 |
Ana Labourt & Daniel Pierrard |
Green |
49 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
(14) |
6 |
| 13 |
RSA 530 |
Mogamat Taariq Jacobs & Neil Christophe Malan |
Blue |
55 |
5 |
12 |
4 |
13 |
8 |
(14) |
3 |
10 |
| 14 |
ARG 287 |
Fernanda Sesto & Fernando Sotelino |
Yellow |
58 |
6 |
3 |
(19) |
15 |
2 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
| 15 |
GBR 7 |
Will Twemlow & Pete Perera |
Yellow |
58 |
(14) |
9 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
6 |
| 16 |
GBR 35 |
Hannah Diamond & Nick Hollis |
Green |
60 |
16 |
5 |
8 |
(19) |
1 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
| 17 |
AUS 1006 |
Joel Rose & Jamie Woods |
Green |
60 |
8 |
16 |
(25\DNF) |
10 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
| 18 |
GBR 19 |
Sarah Martin & Nicola Groves |
Red |
60 |
3 |
12 |
9 |
(20) |
11 |
10 |
4 |
11 |
| 19 |
USA 24 |
Judge Ryan & Hans Henken |
Yellow |
61 |
3 |
4 |
15 |
(20) |
13 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
| 20 |
ARG 178 |
Adrian Terrab & Marcos Lamas |
Green |
62 |
14 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
(20) |
11 |
16 |
4 |
| 21 |
GBR 11 |
Henry Maxfield & Dicken Maclean |
Blue |
64 |
16 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
(17) |
16 |
8 |
7 |
| 22 |
ARG 591 |
Micael Sielecki & Tomas Wagmaister |
Blue |
67 |
15 |
14 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
(17) |
11 |
3 |
| 23 |
GBR 1212 |
Frances Peters & Neale Jones |
Yellow |
68 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
(15) |
12 |
2 |
12 |
| 24 |
USA 255 |
Max Fraser & Alex Bernal |
Green |
73 |
9 |
14 |
16 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
(18) |
14 |
| 25 |
ARG 288 |
Luz Bonello & Sofia Tedin |
Blue |
75 |
17 |
10 |
(22) |
16 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
| 26 |
SUI 962 |
Nathalie Keller & Irina Hotz |
Blue |
82 |
8 |
13 |
13 |
(19) |
9 |
10 |
12 |
17 |
| 27 |
ARG 586 |
Francisco Bellocchio & Federico Reim |
Green |
85 |
19 |
19 |
(22) |
13 |
19 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
| 28 |
ARG 436 |
Nicolás Pini & Esteban Gulias |
Red |
88 |
5 |
(22) |
13 |
14 |
14 |
20 |
13 |
9 |
| 29 |
GBR 1229 |
David Hopper & Bruce Spratt |
Blue |
92 |
12 |
17 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
19 |
7 |
(26\OCS) |
| 30 |
ARG 589 |
Robby Bisi & Manuel Garcia Diez |
Yellow |
93 |
20 |
(23) |
11 |
4 |
12 |
7 |
20 |
19 |
| 31 |
USA 129 |
Emily Dellenbaugh & Briana Provancha |
Red |
99 |
(17) |
11 |
12 |
16 |
10 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
| 32 |
ARG 285 |
Martín Tomas Otero & Diego Andrés Radio |
Red |
101 |
15 |
7 |
14 |
15 |
20 |
15 |
(23) |
15 |
| 33 |
SWE 1228 |
Erik Pettersson & Calle Pettersson |
Green |
102 |
12 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
(24) |
15 |
15 |
19 |
| 34 |
ARG 435 |
Facundo Luis Flory & Tomas Loch |
Blue |
106 |
19 |
20 |
12 |
18 |
18 |
6 |
(22) |
13 |
| 35 |
ARG 286 |
María Agustina Torre & Franco Greggi |
Green |
111 |
13 |
(25\DNF) |
18 |
7 |
11 |
21 |
23 |
18 |
| 36 |
RSA 533 |
Malcolm Hall & Amanda Hall |
Red |
117 |
(23) |
17 |
20 |
17 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
18 |
| 37 |
SUI 20 |
Fabio Perez & Martín Hofman |
Yellow |
121 |
11 |
15 |
21 |
17 |
(24) |
22 |
15 |
20 |
| 38 |
ARG 498 |
Christian Vilate & Santiago Galan |
Green |
123 |
20 |
18 |
17 |
21 |
14 |
(22) |
17 |
16 |
| 39 |
ARG 201 |
Sebastian Vignale & Juan Correa |
Yellow |
125 |
18 |
(25) |
17 |
21 |
16 |
16 |
21 |
16 |
| 40 |
ARG 585 |
Juan Krevisky & Eduardo López Segura |
Red |
126 |
(22) |
20 |
10 |
18 |
19 |
18 |
19 |
22 |
| 41 |
NZL 112 |
Michael Thomson & Rhys O Cain |
Yellow |
126 |
13 |
18 |
20 |
14 |
22 |
(23) |
18 |
21 |
| 42 |
HKG 506 |
Wai Ching Lau & Kar Pun Sin |
Red |
130 |
18 |
10 |
19 |
23 |
18 |
19 |
(24) |
23 |
| 43 |
USA 511 |
Ian Andrewes & Campbell Rivers |
Yellow |
130 |
21 |
16 |
18 |
(27\DNF) |
23 |
21 |
17 |
14 |
| 44 |
USA 597 |
Alain Huggler & Eric AAhkus |
Blue |
139 |
22 |
24 |
16 |
8 |
(26\DNF) |
23 |
20 |
26\DNF |
| 45 |
CHI 2 |
Cristian Herman & Valeria Vila |
Blue |
145 |
(24) |
22 |
24 |
22 |
23 |
13 |
21 |
20 |
| 46 |
ARG 8 |
Francisco Tellategui & Lucas Bayones |
Blue |
152 |
23 |
19 |
23 |
(27\DNF) |
21 |
25 |
19 |
22 |
| 47 |
ARG 430 |
Leandro Gomez & Javier Hernán Marano |
Red |
155 |
(24) |
21 |
21 |
22 |
21 |
24 |
22 |
24 |
| 48 |
USA 99 |
Michelle Strebel & Rachael Short |
Blue |
158 |
(27\DNS) |
21 |
25 |
27\DNF |
16 |
24 |
24 |
21 |
| 49 |
JPN 190 |
Haruka Komiya & Wataru Komiya |
Green |
159 |
21 |
(25\DNF) |
23 |
25\DNF |
22 |
20 |
25 |
23 |
| 50 |
CHI 1 |
Sebastian Court & Alfonso Fuenzalida |
Yellow |
182 |
(27\DNF) |
26 |
27\DNF |
27\DNF |
26\DNF |
26\DNF |
25 |
25 |
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