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With the strongest seabreeze so far, freshening up to over 20n for the 49ersFX in the afternoon, the Cascais Championship continued yesterday with 3 races each. ----- New at the top of the 49ersFX are now Tamara Echegoyen/Paula Barcelo ESP, followed 11 points behind by Tina Lutz/Susann Beucke GER in second, with Ida-Marie Baad/Marie Thusgard DEN 3 points back in third. ----- The two USA teams Ian Barrows/Hans Henken USA and Kevin Snow/Dane Wilson USA are tied at the top of the 49er rankings. Marco Grael/Gabriel Borges BRA are now in 3rd, 6 points behind. ----- All rankings and the daily report (scroll down)....

The last two qualifying races for todays Medal Races were sailed yesterday in around 12kn seabreeze. ----- In the 470 men, Kevin Peponnet/Jérémie Mion FRA go into the Medal Race with an 8-point lead over Paul Snow-Hansen/Daniel Willcox NZL. Jordi Xammar/Nicolas Rodriguez ESP and Anton Dahlberg/Frederik Bergström SWE are tied for third and fourth place. ----- No change in the final ranks for the North Americans Stuart McNay/David Hughes USA (Trevor Moore Foundation) in 17th, Jacob Saunders/Oliver Bone CAN (RNSYS/CYC/Trevor Moore Foundation) in 22nd and Shawn Harvey/Augie Dale USA (Oyster Bay 470 Team) in 23rd among the 29 teams. ----- The 470 women are also led by France: Camille Lecointre/Aloise Retornaz FRA are 10 points ahead of Silvia Mas-Depares/Paula Barcelo ESP. Another 3 points behind in 3rd, Linda Fahrni/Maja Siegenthaler SUI will fight for the title today as well, together with the Olympic and World Champions Hannah Mills/Eilidh McIntyre GBR only one point back in 4th. ----- The final ranks for Nikole Barnes/Lara Dallman-Weiss USA (St. Francis YC/St. Thomas YC) and Carmen + Emma Cowles USA (Larchmont YC) remain 12th and 15th. ----- In the 470 Mixed, Nitai Hasson/Saar Tamir ISR will start the Medal Race with a 12 point lead. Theres Dahnke/Matti Cipra GER in 2nd place have already secured the silver medal. Vita Heathcoat/Ryan Orr GBR follow in 3rd rank. ----- Bad day for Louisa Nordstrom/Trevor Bornarth USA (Oyster Bay 470 Team), down to 8th with the ranks 26 and 9, losing all chances for a medal in the final race today. ----- We will broadcast the Medal Races live on www.sailing-news.com. ----- All rankings, the daily report and the video of the day....

The World Championship of the Olympic Finns starts today in Portugal, and for the first time in two years, the worlds elite will meet. In addition to the title fight, the last Olympic starting places will be awarded - one each for Europe and Africa. At the start are 59 participants from 32 nations among them the favourites Giles Scott GBR, Jack Lilley AUS, Zsombor Beresz HUN or Nicholas Heiner NED. ----- Luke Muller USA, Tom Ramshaw CAN and Juan Ignacio Perez MEX represent North America. ----- The official preview....

Another bright day in classic Cascais conditions with a 17kn seabreeze, and three more races were sailed yesterday. ----- In the 49ersFX, the two mixed teams Lili Sebesi/Yann Jauvin FRA and Kevin Fischer/Albane Dubois FRA are in the lead. The first womens team Ida-Marie Baad/Marie Thusgard DEN is tied for third place. As best of the day, Tina Lutz/Susann Beucke GER moved up to rank 4. ----- Slight improverments for Georgia and Antonia Lewin-LaFrance CAN (RNSYS/CYC) now in 16th and Ali ten Hove/Mariah Millen CAN (KYC) in 20th among the 25 participants. ----- In the small fleet of 49ers, Ian Barrows/Hans Henken USA continue to lead. Thanks to 2 race wins, Marco Grael/Gabriel Borges BRA replaced Nevin Snow/Dane Wilson USA in 2nd place. William Jones/Evan DePaul CAN remained on rank 7. ----- All rankings and the daily-report....

Perfect conditions prevailed again yesterday in the south of Portugal with moderate winds and summer temperatures above 25u00b0C. Today, the last two qualifying races for tomorrows Medal Races will be sailed. After 9 races, exciting battles for the titles are ahead. ----- In the 470 women, Silvia Mas-Depares/Patricia Cantero ESP are only 3 points ahead of Camille Le Cointre/Aloise Retornaz FRA. 10 points behind, Linda Fahrni/Maja Siegenthaler SUI in 3rd place are still in the title race. ----- Exploiting their full potential finishing 2nd in the last race of the day, Nikole Barnes/Lara Dallman-Weiss USA (St. Francis YC/St. Thomas YC) advanced to 12th reducing the gap on rank 10 to 4 points. The stars of the day before, Carmen + Emma Cowles USA (Larchmont YC), had their worst day of the series (14th and 18th in the 18-boat fleet), tumbling 7 ranks down to 14th. ----- Thanks to a days win, Kevin Peponnet/Jérémy Mion FRA reclaimed the 470 men lead, but Paul Snow-Hansen/Daniel Willcox NZL follow just one point behind. The Olympic Champions Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS 9 points back in 3rd remain in the race for Gold. ----- Stuart McNay/David Hughes USA (Trevor Moore Foundation) in 17th are 20 points - too far - from the Medal Race cut. No progress for Jacob Saunders/Oliver Bone CAN (RNSYS/CYC/Trevor Moore Foundation) and Shawn Harvey/Augie Dale USA (Oyster Bay 470 Team) in 22nd and 23rd among the 29 teams. ----- With two 4th places in the 470 Mixed, the largest fleet with 34 boats, Theres Dahnke/Matti Cipra GER could reduce the gap to Nitai Hasson/Saar Tamir ISR to 5 points. The ranks 3-7, with Louisa Nordstrom/Trevor Bornarth USA (Oyster Bay 470 Team) still in 5th, are only 4 points apart. ----- All rankings, the daily report and the video of the day....

The Olympic skiffs started their Cascais Championship yesterday in classic conditions with 15 knots of wind and good waves. ----- In the 49ersFX with most international top teams competing, Lili Sebesi/Yann Jauvin FRA lead the classification after 3 races. Tamara Echegoyen/Paula Barcelo ESP and Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA follow in second and third places. ----- Stephanie Roble/Margaret Shea USA (Lake Beulah YC/Chicago YC/St Francis YC) did not show up. Georgia and Antonia Lewin-LaFrance CAN (RNSYS/CYC) occupy rank 19 and Ali ten Hove/Mariah Millen CAN (KYC) follow in 23rd among the 25 participants. ----- Only 8 teams participate in the 49ers, and the North Americans Ian Barrows/Hans Henken USA have taken the lead, followed 4 points behind by Nevin Snow/Dane Wilson USA. William Jones/Evan DePaul CAN are on rank 7. ----- The daily-report....

The conditions remained moderate on the third day of the 470 European Championships in Portugal. In the two races of the day, the leaders were able to hold their first places. ----- In the 470 men, Paul Snow-Jansen/Daniel Willcox NZL defended rank 1 with two 4th places. Best of the day, Kevin Peponnet/Mion FRA moved up to 2nd, 3 points behind. Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS follow in 3rd place. Stuart McNay/David Hughes USA (Trevor Moore Foundation) are now in 16th (one rank up), Jacob Saunders/Oliver Bone CAN (RNSYS/CYC/Trevor Moore Foundation) and Shawn Harvey/Augie Dale USA (Oyster Bay 470 Team) 21st and 22nd (one rank down each) among the 29 teams. ----- The 470 women continue to be led by Silvia Mas-Depares/Patricia Cantero ESP. Camille Lecointre/Aloise Retornaz FRA are 3 points behind in 2nd place. Linda Fahrni/Maja Siegenthaler SUI progressed to 3rd place ! ----- Big jump for the young Cole sisters! Carmen Emma Cowles USA (Larchmont YC) advanced from 13th to 7th as second-best of the day. The Olympians Nikole Barnes/Lara Dallman-Weiss USA (St. Francis YC, St. Thomas YC) descended on rank 14 among the 18 participants. ----- In the 470 mixed, Nitai Hasson/SaarTamir ISR extended their lead. Theres Dahnke/Matti Cipra GER moved up to 2nd place, 15 points behind. Vita Heathcote/Ryan Orr GBR are now in third place. Louisa Nordstrom/Trevor Bornarth USA (Oyster Bay 470 Team) lost two places and are now 5th, 6 points behind the podium. 34 teams racing. ----- All rankings, the daily report and the video of the day. ----- We will broadcast the races today again LIVE on www.sailing-news.com, beginning at 12h UTC....

Light winds between 7 and 9 kn marked the second day of the 470 European Championships in Vilamoura, and in all classes, two races each could be sailed. ----- In the 470 men, Paul Snow-Hansen/Daniel Willcox NZL were the best of the day, finishing first and seventh respectively, taking over the lead. Jordi Xammar/Nicolas Rodriguez ESP follow 2 points behind in 2nd, with Olympic Champions Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS another 2 points back now in 3rd. ----- Stuart McNay/David Hughes USA (Trevor Moore Foundation), five ranks down, follow in 17th, Jacob Saunders/Oliver Bone CAN (RNSYS/CYC/Trevor Moore Foundation) are 20th, and Shawn Harvey/Augie Dale USA (Oyster Bay 470 Team) 21st among the 29 teams. ----- In the 470 women, Fernanda Oliveira/Ana-Luisa Barbachan BRA won both races and moved up to third place. Still at the top are Silvia Mas-Depares/Patricia Cantero ESP, followed 2 points behind by Camille Lecointre/Aloise Retornaz FRA in 2nd. Equal on points with the Brazilians, Linda Fahrni/Maja Siegenthaler SUI moved up to 4th. ----- Minor changes for the USA women with Nikole Barnes/Lara Dallman-Weiss USA (St. Francis YC, St. Thomas YC) in 11th, and Carmen + Emma Cowles USA (Larchmont YC) in 13th among the 18 participants----- Nitai Hasson/Saar Tamir ISR have taken the lead in the 470 Mixed rankings, followed 5 points behind by Amy Seabright/James Taylor GBR. Best of the day (4/4), Louisa Nordstrom/Trevor Bornarth USA (Oyster Bay 470 Team) have moved up to third. 34 teams racing. ----- All rankings, the daily-report and the video-of-the-day. From today, the races will be broadcast LIVE on our pages....

The 2021 Cascais 49er and 49erFX Championships will start in Portugal today. ----- Disappointing the participation in the 49ers, only 12 boats, where the North American delegation with Nevin Snow/Dane Wilson USA, Ian Barrows/Hans Henken USA (St. Francis YC/Eastern YC) and William Jones/Evan DePaul CAN (Royal Hamilton YC) will compete with mainly development teams. ----- In the 49ersFX however, with 27 teams on the starting line, almost all the cracks are taking part with the Olympic Champions Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA, Ida-Marie Baad/Marie Thusgard DEN, Tina Lutz/Susann Beucke GER, Charlotte Dobson/Sakia Tide GBR or Tamara Echegoyen/Paula Barcelo ESP. ----- North America is represented by Stephanie Roble/Margaret Shea USA (Lake Beulah YC/Chicago YC/St Francis YC), Georgia and Antonia Lewin-LaFrance CAN (RNSYS/CYC) and Ali ten Hove/Mariah Millen CAN (KYC). ----- All entry lists....

No more wind yesterday in Nyon/Lake Geneva for the foiling TF35 catamarans. Thus, the classification from Saturday remained the same with 3 races sailed: Alinghi with Ernesto Bertarelli won thanks to two race victories with a one-point lead over Jeru00f4me Clercs Realteam. Spindrift with Xavier Revil FRA followed in third place. ----- The ranking, the report and the videos....