Sunday was Medal Race day for the Volvo 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships in Weymouth, UK.
Just ten crews from each of the three gold fleets get to contest the Medal Races that decide the 2019 European Champions for these three Olympic classes.
The triple championship was a welcome return of Olympic class sailing to UK waters, and demonstrated the strong tradition of race organisation and ability available.
Hopefully we will not have to wait another three years before such high quality skills are called for again.
49erFX 2019 European Medal Podium:
Gold – NED Annemiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz
Silver – NOR Helene Naess and Marie Ronningen
Bronze – SWE Vilma Bobeck and Malin Tengstrom
49er 2019 European Medal Podium:
Gold – GBR Ben Saxton and Nicola Boniface
Silver – GBR John Gimson and Anna Burnett
Bronze – DEN Lin Cenholt and CP Lubeck
49er 2019 European Medal Podium:
Gold – GBR Dylan Fletcher and Stu Bithell
Silver – GBR James Peters and Fynn Sterritt
Bronze – ESP Diego Botin and Iago Marra
For full top 10 positions after the medal race see below . . .
49er Race 20 – 1st GBR Dylan Fletcher and Stu Bithell, 2nd GER Fischer Tim and Fabian Graf, 3rd SWE Carl Sylvan and Marcus Anjemark.
Brits James Peters and Fynn Sterritt were 5th.
49erFX Final Top 10 Overall after Medal Race:
1. BRA Marine Grael, Kahena Kunze 66 pts
2. NED Annemiek Bekkering, Annette Duetz 77 pts
3. NOR Helene Naess, Marie Ronningen 82 pts
4. NZl Alex Maloney, Molly Meech 87 pts
5. SWE Vilma Bobeck, Malin Tengstrom 81 pts
6. DEN Ida Nielsen, Marie Olsen 94 pts
7. GBR Charlotte Dobson, Saskia Tidey 102 pts
8. SWE Julia Gross, Hanna Klinga 129 pts
9. DNE Anne-Julie Schutt, Iben Nielsby 134 pts
10. USA Paris Henken, Anna Tobias 149 pts
Nacra 17 Final Top 10 Overall for Medal race:
1. GBR Ben Saxton, Nicola Boniface 61 pts
2. GBR John Gimson, Anna Burnett 67 pts
3. DEN Lin Cenholt, CP Lubeck 71 pts
4. ITA Ruggero Tita, Caterina Banti 73 pts
5. ARG Mateo Majdalani, Eugenia Bosco 76 pts
6. ITA Vittorio Bissaro, Maelle Frascari 87 pts
7. NZL Gemma Jones, Jason Saunders 101 pts
8. ESP Tara Pacheo, Florian Trittel 116 pts
9. AUT Thomas Zajac, Barbara Matz 130 pts
10. AUS Nathan and Haylee Outteridge 147 pts
49er Final Top 10 Overall for Medal race:
1. NZL Peter Burling, Blair Tuke 72 pts
2. GBR Dylan Fletcher, Stu Bithell 81 pts
3. GBR James Peters, Fynn Sterritt 94 pts
4. ESP Diego Botin, Iago Marra 97 pts
5. GER Erik Heil, Thomas Ploessel 123 pts
6. GER Justus Schmidt, Max Boeme 128 pts
7. NZL Logan Beck, Oscar Gunn 131 pts
8. AUS Will and Sam Phillps 135 pts
9. POL Lukasz Przybytek, Pawel Koldzinski 138 pts
10. FRA Mathieu Frei, Noe Delpech 160 pts