Thread: Brazil team tops class

Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada of Brazil maintained their lead in the Star class after the second day of the US Sailing Rolex Olympic Class Regatta on Biscayne Bay.

Scheidt and Bruno have a five-point lead ahead of Fredrik Loof and Max Salminen of Swedent. Scheidt is a five-time Olympic medalist.

Loof is an Olympic medalist and a two-time world champion who is ranked third in the world in his class.

In the Finn class, Giles Scott of Great Britain won two races, adding to the two he won Monday, to give him a 10-point lead ahead of countryman Ben Ainslie.

Paralympic sailor Liesl Tesch of Australia, a newcomer to the SKUD 18 class, is leading with her skipper Daniel Fitzgibbon after four races. A three-time Paralympic medalist in wheelchair basketball, Tesch only began racing with Fitzgibbon three weeks ago.

“He is a legend,” said Tesch about Fitzgibbon, an elite sailor who became a quadriplegic 13 years ago and uses special systems on the boat to compensate for his limited ability to pull with his arms. “I’m catching on, but he’s the brain, I’m the arms.”

Tesch, 21, has full upper-body strength, but she sustained serious damage to her legs when she broke her back in a mountain bike accident at age 19.

Tuesday’s results

49er (30 boats) – 6 races: 1. John Pink/ Rick Peacock (GBR) 4- 1- [5]-1-1-1 (8) ; 2. Dave Evans/Edward Powys (GBR) 2- [6]- 1-3-3-2 (11); 3. Paul Brotherton/Mark Asquith (GBR) 1- 3- 2-5-2-10 (13)

Laser Radial (58 boats) – 4 races: 1. Evi Van Acker (BEL) 2-2-1-1 (6); 2. Marit Bouwmeester (NED) 4-1-3-3 (11); 3. Annalise Murphy (IRL) 5-15-2-2 (24)

Laser (104 boats)-4 races: 1. Clay Johnson (USA) 2-1-3-3 (9); 2. Paul Goodison (GBR) 1-2-8-1 (12); 3. Rasmus Myrgren (SWE) 7-3-1-1 (12)

Finn (37 boats) – 4 races: 1. Giles Scott (GBR) 1-1-1-1 (4); 2. Ben Ainslie (GBR) 5-2-5-2 (14); 3. Zach Railey (USA) 2-3-4-6 (15).

470 Men (42 boats) – 4 races: 1. Nic Asher/Elliot Willis (GBR) 1-3-5-2 (11); 2. Luke Patience/Stuart Bithell (GBR) 3-2-2-5 (12); 3. Mathew Belcher/ Malcolm Page (AUS) 2-8-10-3 (23)

470 Women (24 boats) – 4 races: 1. Ingrid Petijean/ Nadege Douroux (FRA) 1-2 3-4 (10); 2. Camille Lecointre/Mathilde Geron (FRA) 3-1-1-8 (13); 3. Penny Clark/ Katrina Hughes (GBR) 4-4-2-6 (16)

Skud-18 (7 boats) – 4 races: 1. Daniel Fitzgibbon/Liesl Tesch (AUS) 1-1-4-1 (7): 2. Jennifer French/ Jean-Paul Creignou (USA) 3-3-1-2 (9); 3. Alexandra Rickham/Niki Birrell (GBR) 2-4-3-5 (14)

Star (57 boats) – 4 races: 1. Robert Scheidt/Bruno Prada (BRA) 1-2-9-1 (13); 2. Fredrik Loof/Max Salminen (SWE) 5-3-7-3 (18); 3. Xavier Rohart/Pierre Alexis Ponsot (FRA) 7-7-1-6(21).

RS X Men (37 boats) – 4 races: 1. Dorian van Rijsselberge (NED) 1-4-1-1 (7); 2. Nick Dempsey (GBR) 2-2-4-4 (12); 3. Ivan Pastor (ESP) 4-1-3-5 (13).

RS X Women (31 boats) – 4 races: 1. Marina Alabau (ESP) 1-1-1-1 (4); 2. Bryony Shaw (GBR) 7-2-2-2 (13); 3. Charline Picon (FRA) 2-6-3-5 (16).

2.4mR (30 boats) – 4 races: 1. Damien Seguin (FRA) 2-5-1-1 (9); 2. Allan Leibel (CAN) 3-2-2-2 (9); 3. Thierry Schmitter (NED) 1-1-4-4 (10).

Sonar (12 boats) – 4 races: 1. John Roberston/ Hannah Stodel/ Steve Thomas (GBR) 3-2-1-7 (13); 2. Udo Hessels/ Mischa Rossen/Marcel van de Veen (NED) 2-1-4-13/DNS (20); 3. Albert Foster/David Burdette/Mike Hersey (USA) 1-12-5-2 (20)

Elliott 6m – Group A: 1. Nicky Souter/Jessica Eastwell/Olivia Price (AUS), 6-0; 2. Ekaterina Skudina/Elena Syuzeva/Irina Lotsmanova (RUS), 6-0; 3. Katie Spithill/Nina Curtis/Angela Farrell (AUS), 3-3. Group B: 1. Silja Lehtinen/Silja Kanerva/Mikaela Wulff(FIN), 5-2; 2. Claire Leroy/ Elodie Bertrand/Marie Riou (FRA), 5-2; 3. Renee Groeneveld/Mandy Mulder/Merel Witteveen(NED, 5-2. Group C: 1. Lucy Macgregor/Annie Lush/ Kate Macgregor (GBR), 6-1; 2. Anna Tunnicliffe(/Molly Vandemoer/Debbie Capozzi (Plantation, USA/Palo Alto, Calif., USA/(Bayport, N.Y., USA), 6-1; 3. Anne-Claire Le Berre/ Alice Ponsar/ Myrtille Ponge (FRA), 3-4.


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Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada of Brazil maintained their lead in the Star class after the second day of the US Sailing Rolex Olympic Class Regatta on Biscayne Bay.
Scheidt and Bruno have a five-point lead ahead of Fredrik Loof and Max Salminen of Swedent. Scheidt is a five-time Olympic medalist.
Loof is an Olympic medalist and a two-time world champion who is ranked third in the world in his class.
In the Finn class, Giles Scott of Great Britain won two races, adding to the two he won Monday, to give him a 10-point lead ahead of countryman Ben Ainslie.
Paralympic sailor Liesl Tesch of Australia, a newcomer to the SKUD 18 class, is leading with her skipper Daniel Fitzgibbon after four races. A three-time Paralympic medalist in wheelchair basketball, Tesch only began racing with Fitzgibbon three weeks ago.
“He is a legend,” said Tesch about Fitzgibbon, an elite sailor who became a quadriplegic 13 years ago and uses special systems on the boat to compensate for his limited ability to pull with his arms. “I’m catching on, but he’s the brain, I’m the arms.”
Tesch, 21, has full upper-body strength, but she sustained serious damage to her legs when she broke her back in a mountain bike accident at age 19.
Tuesday’s results
49er (30 boats) – 6 races: 1. John Pink/ Rick Peacock (GBR) 4- 1- [5]-1-1-1 (8) ; 2. Dave Evans/Edward Powys (GBR) 2- [6]- 1-3-3-2 (11); 3. Paul Brotherton/Mark Asquith (GBR) 1- 3- 2-5-2-10 (13)
Laser Radial (58 boats) – 4 races: 1. Evi Van Acker (BEL) 2-2-1-1 (6); 2. Marit Bouwmeester (NED) 4-1-3-3 (11); 3. Annalise Murphy (IRL) 5-15-2-2 (24)
Laser (104 boats)-4 races: 1. Clay Johnson (USA) 2-1-3-3 (9); 2. Paul Goodison (GBR) 1-2-8-1 (12); 3. Rasmus Myrgren (SWE) 7-3-1-1 (12)
Finn (37 boats) – 4 races: 1. Giles Scott (GBR) 1-1-1-1 (4); 2. Ben Ainslie (GBR) 5-2-5-2 (14); 3. Zach Railey (USA) 2-3-4-6 (15).
470 Men (42 boats) – 4 races: 1. Nic Asher/Elliot Willis (GBR) 1-3-5-2 (11); 2. Luke Patience/Stuart Bithell (GBR) 3-2-2-5 (12); 3. Mathew Belcher/ Malcolm Page (AUS) 2-8-10-3 (23)
470 Women (24 boats) – 4 races: 1. Ingrid Petijean/ Nadege Douroux (FRA) 1-2 3-4 (10); 2. Camille Lecointre/Mathilde Geron (FRA) 3-1-1-8 (13); 3. Penny Clark/ Katrina Hughes (GBR) 4-4-2-6 (16)
Skud-18 (7 boats) – 4 races: 1. Daniel Fitzgibbon/Liesl Tesch (AUS) 1-1-4-1 (7): 2. Jennifer French/ Jean-Paul Creignou (USA) 3-3-1-2 (9); 3. Alexandra Rickham/Niki Birrell (GBR) 2-4-3-5 (14)
Star (57 boats) – 4 races: 1. Robert Scheidt/Bruno Prada (BRA) 1-2-9-1 (13); 2. Fredrik Loof/Max Salminen (SWE) 5-3-7-3 (18); 3. Xavier Rohart/Pierre Alexis Ponsot (FRA) 7-7-1-6(21).
RS X Men (37 boats) – 4 races: 1. Dorian van Rijsselberge (NED) 1-4-1-1 (7); 2. Nick Dempsey (GBR) 2-2-4-4 (12); 3. Ivan Pastor (ESP) 4-1-3-5 (13).
RS X Women (31 boats) – 4 races: 1. Marina Alabau (ESP) 1-1-1-1 (4); 2. Bryony Shaw (GBR) 7-2-2-2 (13); 3. Charline Picon (FRA) 2-6-3-5 (16).
2.4mR (30 boats) – 4 races: 1. Damien Seguin (FRA) 2-5-1-1 (9); 2. Allan Leibel (CAN) 3-2-2-2 (9); 3. Thierry Schmitter (NED) 1-1-4-4 (10).
Sonar (12 boats) – 4 races: 1. John Roberston/ Hannah Stodel/ Steve Thomas (GBR) 3-2-1-7 (13); 2. Udo Hessels/ Mischa Rossen/Marcel van de Veen (NED) 2-1-4-13/DNS (20); 3. Albert Foster/David Burdette/Mike Hersey (USA) 1-12-5-2 (20)
Elliott 6m – Group A: 1. Nicky Souter/Jessica Eastwell/Olivia Price (AUS), 6-0; 2. Ekaterina Skudina/Elena Syuzeva/Irina Lotsmanova (RUS), 6-0; 3. Katie Spithill/Nina Curtis/Angela Farrell (AUS), 3-3. Group B: 1. Silja Lehtinen/Silja Kanerva/Mikaela Wulff(FIN), 5-2; 2. Claire Leroy/ Elodie Bertrand/Marie Riou (FRA), 5-2; 3. Renee Groeneveld/Mandy Mulder/Merel Witteveen(NED, 5-2. Group C: 1. Lucy Macgregor/Annie Lush/ Kate Macgregor (GBR), 6-1; 2. Anna Tunnicliffe(/Molly Vandemoer/Debbie Capozzi (Plantation, USA/Palo Alto, Calif., USA/(Bayport, N.Y., USA), 6-1; 3. Anne-Claire Le Berre/ Alice Ponsar/ Myrtille Ponge (FRA), 3-4.
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