Less wind on day two of Kieler Woche meant that not all classes could continue their races in the ISAF Sailing World Cup. Only the RS:X, 2.4 mR, 49er and the Women's Match Racing competition had the chance to sail close to the coastline.
Womens Match Racing
ISAF ranked number one Lucy Macgregor (GBR) has started strongly in a tough group winning all but one of her flights against Anna Tunnicliffe (USA). Both Lucy Macgregor and Anna Tunnicliffe go through to the Gold group. In Group B, Genevieve Tulloch (USA) ranked ninth in the ISAF world rankings won six out of seven of her flights to lead her group from world number two, Claire Leroy (FRA) and fifth ranked Nicky Souter of (AUS). The race committee tried to complete Group C but at the time of going to press the rain had drawn in and the wind was not cooperating anymore.
49er
After the surfing conditions yesterday the 49ers were able to maintain a bit more control out on the race course but it was still very tricky for the top crews. The British teams currently hold the top two places after five races sailed. Chris Draper and Peter Greenhalgh started their Kieler Woche campaign with two bullets yesterday relishing the conditions, "It was a good day yesterday, really good fun conditions, flat out, what 49er racing is all about."
Womens RS:X
Only two races could be sailed in the Womens RS:X class today. "In less wind we can only rock the board as the class rule says in these conditions, so only two races are allowed per day," explained local hero Moana Delle (GER). Her training partner Amelie Lux (GER), silver medallist at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, sailed her first race today with a special guest on board and came in fifth. "I am pregnant!" "The baby will come in October and then she will look forward to the Games in Weymouth 2012," Amelie Lux hopes for her comeback.
Mens RS:X
There was not much change in the 39 board RS:X Mens fleet today despite the change to light and shifty conditions. Beijing 2008 silver medallist Julien Bontemps (FRA) has a near perfect score of four bullets and one discarded second place. However with two fleets Ivan Pastor of Spain also has also recorded three bullets and a second, discarding a fifth place. He is only one point adrift of Bontemps with a string of Polish sailors making up the next three positions led by Michal Majewski.
2.4mR
Rely on me is probably the motto of the 2.4 mR class in Kiel. "We can sail in any wind. When all the other classes cannot start because of lack of wind, the 2.4 mR can sail every day at Kieler Woche," reported Heiko Kroeger (GER), gold medallist in the 2.4 mR from Sydney.
Racing continues until Wednesday 23 June when the Medal Races take place live in front of the harbour.
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