EurILCA Senior European Championships and Open European Trophy 2022 at COYCH Hyeres - Day 3

The third day of racing concluded with only one race per fleet today at the 2022 EurILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy in Hyeres, France.

Races were supposed to start at 12:00 in both courses, but strong winds of +25 knots during the morning made the Race Committee to postpone the action.

Later on in the afternoon the wind dropped and the ILCA 6 Women and Men fleets were allowed to go on water at 12:15. ILCA 7 did it a few minutes later.

Once in the courses, the wind was not much and very shifty, making the first of the ILCA 6 Women's race to be cancelled after the windward mark. Meanwhile in the ILCA 7 Men the wind was varying a lot so the starting procedure was delayed.

After some course's adjustments, a new breeze of 10-15 knots was established and all the races were started. Unfortunately, and helped by some general recalls, the time in the afternoon was only enough to complete one race per fleet before the time limit.

This way the Qualifying series concluded after five races, with the following provisional leaders in all four championships at stake;

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Race Day 3 - ILCA 6 Women's Results

British sailor Hannah Snellgrove GBR (-1-2-6-1) was the winner of the single race today and climbed from the 3rd to the 1st position with 10 points. She's closely followed just one point behind by last year's champion Agata Barwisnka POL (4-1-2-4-) with 11.

Canadian sailor Sarah Douglas CAN (-2-1-3-5) has also 11 points, being second overall in the Open European Trophy.

Overnight leader Maud Jayet SUI (2-9-3-1-) is third European now, tied on 15 points with the two-times world champion Emma Plasschaert BEL (5--6-2-2).

Pernelle Michon FRA (5-5--4-5), winner of the recent French championships also here in Hyeres, completes the European Top 5 with 19 units.

Provisional ILCA 6 Women's European Top 10 heading the Final series:

1. Hannah Snellgrove GBR 10pts
2. Agata Barwisnka POL 11pts
3. Maud Jayet SUI 15pts
4. Emma Plasschaert BEL 15pts
5. Pernelle Michon FRA 19pts
6. Marit Bouwmeester NED 20pts
7. Daisy Collingridge GBR 21pts
8. Matilda Nicholls GBR 24pts
9. Vasileia Karachaliou POR 27pts
10. Maria Erdi HUN 30pts

Race Day 3 - ILCA 7 Results

Overnight leader Michael Beckett GBR (-2-1-1-1) won his third race in a row today and consolidated his leadership in the ILCA 7 fleet with 5 points. Only 3 points behind comes Elliot Hanson GBR (-3-2-2-1) with 8, winning his first race in this championship.

The third place overall is now for Pavlos Kontides CYP (2-3-7--1), who has also won a race for the first time in this competition. He's tied in 13 points with fourth Hermann Tomasgaard NOR (-1-3-6-3).

Lorenzo Chiavarini ITA (5--6-1-2) wrap the European Top 5 with 14 units.

Provisional ILCA 7 European Top 10 heading the Final series:

1. Michael Beckett GBR 5pts
2. Elliot Hanson GBR 8pts
3. Pavlos Kontides CYP 13pts
4. Hermann Tomasgaard NOR 13pts
5. Lorenzo Chiavarini ITA 14pts
6. Kaarle Tapper FIN 15pts
7. Jonatan Vadnai HUN 15pts
8. Filip Jurisic CRO 16pts
9. William Nik Aaron GER 20pts
10. Duko Bos NED 21pts

Race Day 3 - ILCA 6 Men's Results

The ILCA 6 Men's overall championship has a new leader, and that's British Ben Elvin GBR (4-1--2-2) with 9 points.

He's closely followed by the overnight overall leader and current Under 21 leader Rocco Wright IRL (1-2-2--8) with 13.

Georgios Yiasemides CYP (9-5-1--3) is third overall and second U21 with 18 points.

Viko Alfirevich CRO (-13-11-5-7) is third U21 on place 7th overall with 36 units.

Provisional ILCA 6 Men's European Top 10 heading the Final series:

1. Ben Elvin GBR 9pts
2. Rocco Wright IRL 13pts
3. Georgios Yiasemides CYP 18pts
4. Xavier Leclair FRA 25pts
5. Alastair Brown GBR 30pts
6. Mario Novak CRO 34pts
7. Viko Alfirevic CRO 36pts
8. Daniel Cardona Balsa ESP 37pts
9. Terry Hackers GBR 43pts
10. Elia Stocco ITA 43pts