After a long day of waiting the Nacra 17 sailors were very keen this morning to start racing. Around 12:00 the wind was enough to go out and Yellow Fleet left the beach. They could race two good races. Around 15.00 the Blue Fleet, including Pip Pietromonaco and James Wiersbowski could start their first race. But after their first race they had to wait a long time on the water because of windshifts and wind speed that had ups and downs.
For both sailors and Race Committee these are very difficult days, all the more knowing that during the last few months of training the conditions were very beautiful.
In the 33 boat Blue Fleet the Swiss team Matias Buhler and Nathalie Brugger won the single Nacra 17 blue fleet race ahead of British team Ben Saxton and Hannah Diamond with Pip and James finishing 5th.
Reigning World Champions Billy Besson and Marie Riou won both races in the Yellow Fleet.
Follow the results HERE
Last Modified on 15/11/2014 10:10