Little sailing yesterday, heavy winds today in World Sailing Games

by ISAF & Scuttlebutt on 5 Jul 2002 Mistral winds of 35 knots+ this morning have delayed all competition, a
decision was expected at 2 PM this afternoon as to whether to abandon all
racing for the day. In the meantime, competitors are being treated to
kite-sailing demonstrations on Marseilles Bay by Pascal Maka and others...

What a difference a day makes: yesterday the winds were so light that only
the J22 blue fleet was the only group to race. The tricky conditions on
Marseille's bay required the sailors to show tactical skills. France's
Christine Briand and her team performed very well again finishing in first
place.

Top three places by class:

Keelboat Female- J22, Blue Fleet

1. Christine Briand / P. Dentraygues, FRA

2. Sabrina Gurioli / Elena Orioli, ITA

3. Kris Zillman / Suzanne Wulff, USA

Keelboat Male - J80

1. Francois Brenac / Xavier Rohart, FRA

1= Joe Llewellyn / Mark Nichols, GBR

3. Denys Khashchyna / S. Shcerbakov, UKR

Keelboat Female - J22

1. Cordelia Ellis / Cailah Leask, GBR

2. Christine Briand / P. Dentraygues, FRA

3. Karleen Dixon / Jenny Egnot, NZL

Multihull Female - Hobie Cat 16

1. Marie Duvignac / Japhet Claire, FRA

2. Florence Delory / Laurian Le Gac, FRA

3. Kami Marshall / Helen Scott, GBR

Multihull Mixed - Hobie Cat 16

1. Alberto Sonino / Adria Guarnieri, ITA

2. Enrique Figueroa / Car Malatrasi, PUR

3. Shaun Ferry / Alison Ball, RSA

Double-Handed Male - 470

1. Nathan Wilmot / Malcom Page, AUS

2. Udi Gal / Gideon Kliger, ISR

3. Benjamin Bonnaud / Romai Bonnaud, FRA

Double-Handed Female - 470

1. Jenny Armstrong / Belinda Stowell, AUS

2. Natlia Via Dufresne / Sand Azon, ESP

3. Therese Torgerson / V. Zackrisson, SWE

Single-Handed Female - Laser Radial

1. Sophie De Turkheim, FRA

2. Katarzyna Szotynska, POL

3. Gea Barbie, CRO

Single-Handed Male - Laser Standard

1. Gareth Blanckenberg, RSA

2. Evagelos Chimonas, GRE

3. Vasilij Zbogar, SLO

Sailboard Female - BIC Techno Formula

1. Alessandra Sensini, ITA

2. Chujun Zhang, CHN

3. Lise Vidal, FRA

Sailboard Mail - BIC Techno Formula

1. Andrea Cucchi, ITA

2. BEnoit Moussilmani, FRA

3. Maksym Oberemko, UKR

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