US Sailing Team at the 2023 Sailing World Championships - Day 2
by US Sailing Team 12 Aug 2023 16:19 PDT
August 10-20, 2023
US Sailing Team at the 2023 Sailing World Championships - Day 2 © US Sailing Team
Day two welcomed the same class lineup from day one with a stronger starting breeze and sea state that built throughout the day.
The morning's rain and low clouds cleared to blue skies for 25 total races on the North Sea for the Olympic classes and 8 races on Braassemermeer Lake for the Para classes.
- Racing today: 49er, 49er FX, 470, Nacra 17, M/W Hansa 303, 2.4m, and RS Venture
- Starting Tomorrow, August 13: ILCA 6, ILCA 7
- Starting August 14: M/W iQFOiL, M/W Formula Kite
US Sailing Team's Steph Roble, OLY and Maggie Shea, OLY won race five and maintained a rather consistent standing, dropping to 6th from yesterday's 5th overall with 4th place just two points away. Paris Henken, OLY and Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias, OLY moved up on the scoreboard five places from 20th on day one to 15th rounding out day two. All 49er FXs have their sights on clearing the top 25 at the end of day three tomorrow to make the cutoff for gold fleet finals racing and a chance at the Medal Race.
Other upward movements on day two include USST's Ian Barrows and Hans Henken in the 49er, up two places now to 10th overall, and USST's Louisa Nordstrom and Trevor Bornarth in the 470, up two places now to 22nd. Sarah Newberry Moore and David Liebenberg, US Sailing Team Nacra 17, are up four places and now sit in 25th going into day three.
In Para news, Betsy Alison is tied for first with Poland's Olga Gornas-Grudzien after banking a UFD in race four that's currently being discarded as her drop score. Both Betsy and Olga will enter day three with four points and a buffer of seven points between them and third place.
Tomorrow, the 470s take a break from racing and the ILCA 6s and 7s begin their regattas. After day 3 tomorrow, the top 25 teams in the 49er, 49er FX, and Nacra 17 fleets will advance to the gold fleet for finals racing. During the finals series, athletes will work to crack the top ten to punch their ticket to the medal race and a chance at the podium of the 2023 Sailing World Championships.