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Giles Scott secures first Hyeres win with medal race victory

26.04.2015

Giles Scott (GBR) secured his second Sailing World Cup event of the year in Hyeres on Sunday after winning the final double points medal race to take the top spot by 24 points. Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) made sure of the silver with a third place, while Ed Wright (GBR) just managed to retain the bronze with an eighth place finish.

Scott had almost done enough to take the win already, but just needed to make sure he wasn't last. He took the lead on the first downwind and never looked back, taking the race win in the perfect conditions on the final day. Caleb Paine (USA) was the early leader, and but slipped back to fourth at the finish to finish a respectable seventh overall.

After a perfect performance on Saturday winning both races Zbogar still had a fight on his hands to keep the silver. However his main opposition Ed Wright, didn't have the best day and Zbogar sailed well to place third and the silver.

He said, “It was a hard week, but I am very happy to finish in second place. The level in the Finn is very high and to be in front you have to push very hard. I very happy to improve my speed in stronger winds which was the goal for this regatta. With a bit of a luck in some of the races in light wind I could have been closer to Giles for the medal race.”

“The Medal race was hard as Ed Wright is extremely fast in strong winds but I am happy that I could keep his speed and at the end get in front of him. The week was good but it could be even better.”

Wright commented, “It was amazing sailing conditions today. I really enjoy racing when it's like that. I made Vasco work hard for his silver medal but didn't quite get any breaks to secure it as mine.”

“This race was the first one this week that was really fun. I got stacked at the the start with a few boats but still happy to be on the podium with bronze. I did some changes in my gear set up this week and it seems to be faster. Now I am ready to go to the Europeans with the aim to win it.”

On the week in general he said, “The week was ok. It was mainly quite tricky racing and trying to stay alive. I can't complain, but my rig needs a bit of work to make that tricky stuff my bread and butter.”

Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO) placed fifth overall after a second in the medal race. “We finally had a consistent and sailable sea breeze. It was fun sailing. I really wanted to have a good result before the end of the event. I led up to the end of the first downwind. I was so focus on my sailing i didn't really check behind and was very surprised to see Giles arriving from nowhere turning the gate inside me. I finished just a few boat length behind him.”

He says he likes the new format. “It is different and makes it more interesting for the sailors, and races are a bit shorter. Everybody needs to get used to it. The racing is tougher but in the end the good guys are in front.”

“Now I am going to Split to train before the Europeans. It is very exciting for me to race in my home town and I am really looking forward to it. I have not sailed much there in the last two years so will be good to be back there.”

Scott summed up. “It was glamour sailing today with 18 knots and waves. Taking the event and the medal race is a great way to round up the regatta, especially when it is my first win in Hyeres.”

“This was not an easy regatta. The conditions were super difficult with light and shifty winds for most of the week. So the result is very rewarding.”

On the new format he said, “Sailing with top 40 is great and very competitive, however this can not replace the regattas that are more inclusive.”

On his plans, “I have decided to skip the Europeans and go training in Rio. The conditions are so different there that I need to learn more for the Games. My next event will be Weymouth and I am looking forward to it and racing at home. It will be my first big event there in the new quadrennial.”

Results after medal race (medal race in brackets)
1 GBR 41 Giles Scott 38 (1)
2 SLO 573 Vasilij Zbogar 62 (3)
3 GBR 11 Edward Wright 75 (8)
4 HUN 40 Zsombor Berecz 78 (5)
5 CRO 524 Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic 85 (2)
6 CRO 69 Milan Vujasinovic 89 (6)
7 USA 6 Caleb Paine 91 (4)
8 NZL 24 Josh Junior 96 (7)
9 FRA 112 Jonathan Lobert 105 (UFD)
10 GRE 77 Ioannis Mitakis 109 (UFD)

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Giles Scott takes 19 point lead into Finn medal race in Hyeres

25.04.2015

Giles Scott (GBR) has all but secured yet another regatta victory as he takes a 19 point lead into Sunday's medal race at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres. Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) won both races on Saturday to move up to second overall, while Ed Wright (GBR) drops to third.

The wind continued to be uncooperative for the final day of the opening series and with the points very close it was going to be an important day for some. As it turned out, there were again a lot of changes.

In Race 7 Josh Junior (NZL) was the early leader but Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) was on a mission and after rounding the first mark in eighth pulled through the fleet to record his first win of the week. Junior had to settle for second while Zsombor Berecz (HUN) crossed in third.

The final opening series race was also won by Zbogar climbing from sixth at the first mark and taking the lead on the final downwind. Milan Vujasinovic (CRO) rounded the top mark in ninth but also climbed through the fleet to finish second, and move up to fifth overall. Max Salminen (SWE) had his best race of the series, led for some of the race and eventually finished third.

Regatta leader Giles Scott (GBR) scraped an eighth and tenth to actually extend his lead going into the medal race. Only Zbogar can beat him on Sunday. Zbogar, though has a fight on his hands with both Wright and Berecz close enough to deny him a medal.

Scott said, “It was a pretty stressful day for me actually. I just didn’t really get the first beats right and ended up being on the back foot which I was pretty frustrated about as I was starting well and just got the first sector of the first beats all wrong. That kind of left it all to do on the last lap. Fortunately I had some good downwind speed so I was able to pull through on the last run and catch up to eighth I think in the first one, which kind of rescued me going in to the last race.”

“I think if you’d told me after race one that I’d have a 19 point gap going into the medal race I’d have said you were a liar. But I was able to be pretty consistent from that first race and fortunately it paid off.”

“It’s a nice place to be going into tomorrow. I’ve just got to make sure I don’t do anything stupid and get round the course without being disqualified. We’ll see what the conditions are like tomorrow – I’m looking forward to it.”



Ed Wright, said, “Going into the medal race in third position with a great chance of getting second is going to be fun tomorrow. It’s going to be all on and the only thing I want is silver – so watch out.”

Vujasinovic was pretty happy with his day. “Today I again had solid starts and always came on upwind marks in the top 15. I sailed very concentrated and made some good decisions. Good boat speed helped too. In the end I can say it was a good day.”

Berecz commented on his week.”This is my second time in Hyeres in the Finn and my best result so far after a 28h in 2013. This is my favourite regatta and I came here many times before in the Laser. With this new format and the 40 top guys there is very close racing and i really like it. Every move count and you can make big gains as well as big losses. My worst race was a 17th so I am very consistent and very happy especially when most guys collected high scores here. About tomorrow's medal race: I will try to win the medal race ...this is my chance.”

Sunday's medal race start at 11.15 with the Finn scheduled for 12.30 with highlights on YouTube here: youtu.be/f7ERcAOFhdM

Results after 8 races
1 GBR 41 Giles Scott 37
2 SLO 573 Vasilij Zbogar 56
3 GBR 11 Edward Wright 60
4 HUN 40 Zsombor Berecz 69
5 CRO 69 Milan Vujasinovic 77
6 CRO 524 Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic 82
7 USA 6 Caleb Paine 83
8 NZL 24 Josh Junior 83
9 FRA 112 Jonathan Lobert 84
10 GRE 77 Ioannis Mitakis 88


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Scott and Wright extend on tricky day three in Hyeres

24.04.2015

Giles Scott (GBR) has extended his lead over Ed Wright (GBR) and Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO), after the third day of the opening series at the Sailing World Cup Hyeres was again delayed by light winds early in the day. Race wins went to Caleb Paine (USA) and Ioannis Mitakis (GRE).

It was another long wait for the Finn fleet as the day dawned windless, and when racing did finally get underway there were a lot of new faces pushing the front. It was a tough day again for some. Both races started in good breeze which then died and shifted.

In race 5 Stig Steinfurth (DEN) was the early pacesetter, until Caleb Paine (USA) came past to take the win. Milan Vujasinovic (CRO) gradually moved up from tenth round the first mark to third at the finish.

Then Ioannis Mitakis (GRE) won race 6 from Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO) and Jonathan Lobert (FRA) after leading from start to finish. In fact it was a slightly processional race with very few place changes. Then on the last run after the top 12 had finished the wind died and shifted so much that some had to finish upwind.

Regatta leader Giles Scott (GBR) rounded the top mark fourth and finished fourth. But he managed to extend his lead at the top to 14 points after placing eighth in the first race of the day. Second overall Ed Wright picked up a tenth and 13th to move 18 points clear of third, while a 15th and second was enough for Kljakovic Gaspic to jump from tenth to third overall.

Paine said on the first race, “I had a great start and worked my way over to the right side. I had some great pressure over there and connected with it. I had legs from there and it was pretty easy after that. You have to look for the small opportunity that's there and sort of look around at the race course and judge what may happen later on in the race. It's like predicting the future and only when you get it right you get a result like that.”

"There are a lot of great guys especially when it's really compact and with only 40 boats it's really tight competition. I like it and I like the format and I'm looking forward to seeing how it continues."

Vujasinovic said, “Today was a very tricky day. I had very good starts but both races missed out on some major shifts in first upwind. So both races i was trying to catch up which mostly worked well.”

Kljakovic Gaspic explained the second race, “In the second race I made a great start and sailed clear all the race so it was easy. I wish I was doing the same for past two days as well but it is funny that sailing sometimes gets so complicated.”

Scott said, “It was tricky again racing in southerly, then in the second race it died on the last run and went south-westerly. Fortunately I don't think there was too many place changes. It was good to get the two race in just in time for the wind.”

The winner of the second race, Mitakis described his day, “We had tricky conditions in both races. the start was obviously on the pin and needed an immediate tack to go fully right where there seemed to be more pressure. In both races I had a really good start and tacked immediately. In the second I did the right thing to go fully right. I had a close rounding with Bambi but in the second upwind i manage to extend so then it was a bit easier.”

Saturday will be the final day of the opening series. It has been a really high scoring series so far for most of the sailors. None of them have got it right every race, and most have at least one high score that they'd like to keep as their discard. There are just two more races to go until the medal race.

Results after 6 races:

1 GBR 41 Giles Scott 19
2 GBR 11 Ed Wright 33
3 CRO 524 Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic 51
4 FRA 112 Jonathan Lobert 52
5 NED 842 Pieter-Jan Postma 53
6 HUN 40 Zsombor Berecz 53
7 SLO 573 Vasilij Zbogar 54
8 USA 6 Caleb Paine 65
9 ESP 7 Alex Muscat 65
10 GRE 77 Ioannis Mitakis 66

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Giles Scott takes lead after ‘upgraded’ second day in Hyeres

23.04.2015

Giles Scott (GBR) has taken pole position in the Finn fleet at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres after a day of tough sailing in winds around 16-18 knots. He leads from Ed Wright (GBR) and Pieter-Jan Postma (NED).
 
After another delay to wait for the wind, the Finn fleet eventually got in two slightly late races. The wind was forecast to come in stronger than on Wednesday and did just that. Race 3 started in stronger wind, which completely changed the leaderboard from the day before.
 
Tapio Nikko (FIN) led Caleb Paine (USA) round the top mark from the right ahead of Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) and Giles Scott (GBR). Ed Wright (GBR) rounded in fifth and moved into the lead on the first downwind. He maintained his lead on the second upwind while Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO) moved up to third. However on the final downwind Tapio Nirkko (FIN) moved ahead for the win from Wright and Kljakovic Gaspic.
 
Most of the favourites were up the front, however it was a disaster for overnight leader Andrew Murdoch (NZL), who suffered sail damage, and was unable to finish the race.
 
The wind had increased by race 4 and the majority favoured the right again on the first beat. At the first mark it was Paine followed by Pieter-Jan Postma (NED) and Zbogar. Scott rounded in fifth but quickly moved up to second downwind to round the gate behind Zbogar. On the second upwind, Postma and Scott stuck together and Postma just squeezed round the next mark ahead. Björn Allansson (SWE) led the chasing pack in third after making gains on the right. The dual at the front continued downwind with a big gap to the rest of the fleet. Never more than three or four boatlengths between them they battled downwind. Scott made his move with less than 500 metres to the finish as he eased past the Dutchman. Zbogar made some gains right at the end to snatch third place.
 
A fifth and first moves Scott to the top of the scorecard, while a second and fifth also moves up Wright to second. Wright said, “We had an upgrade in conditions over night. Great hiking conditions and downwinds but there were still some big holes in the wind to keep it interesting. I had two average starts but came through with some good speed upwind rounding top five in each race. The downwind of the first race was magical as I managed to gybe and get clear of the sails and just pulled away with some good speed, which is good as I have been working hard on technique and changing styles recently. Overall a fun day.”
 
Nirrko followed the win in race 3 with a sixth to move up to tenth overall. “In first race I didn't start so good but managed to get clear lanes until all the way up in good pressure so managed to round first. Ed passed me on the first downwind and we came to the second top mark in same order. On the last downwind I got good groove on and passed Ed to get the bullet.”
 
“In the second race it was a tricky first upwind after a poor start. Yet I had good speed around the course, which helped me to climb couple of places to finishing sixth. Good day all in all after yesterday's disaster.”
 
Another big climber was Björn Allansson, now in sixth. “It was full power sailing today and good fun. In the first race I didn't have a perfect start but fought my way back on the first lap. In the second race I had a good start and after that it was a lot easier.”
 
Overall leader Scott said, “The breeze came in and it was a lot steadier today but it certainly wasn’t straightforward. It was a bit of a hike-off really. It was a very physical day and pretty exhausting, but very good to come away with a five and a one and to just sneak by and get PJ was a good way to end it.”
 
The opening series is now at its half way stage and will conclude on Saturday, with the medal race following on Sunday. A lot of those in the top 10 already have a high score lurking, so there is still a long way to go for everyone.
 
Results after 4 races
1 GBR 41 Giles Scott 7
2 GBR 11 Edward Wright 10
3 NED 842 Pieter-Jan Postma 13
4 SLO 573 Vasilij Zbogar   21
5 SWE 6  Björn Allansson  26
6 FRA 112 Jonathan Lobert  27
7 ITA 146  Michele Paoletti  30
8 ESP 7  Alex Muscat  33
9 USA 6 Caleb Paine  33
10 CRO 524  Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic  34
 

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Andrew Murdoch leads Finn elite in Hyeres

22.04.2015

Two fifth places were enough for Andrew Murdoch (NZL) to lead the Finn class after the first day at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres. Behind him it was a high scoring day for many, with all but four boats picking up more than 20 points for the day. Michele Paoletti (ITA) ends the day in second with Ondrej Teply (CZE) in third.
 
The new era of the ISAF Sailing World Cup for the world’s top 40 Finn sailors was ushered in today with barely a zephyr as fleets were held ashore and then waited afloat for the breeze to materialise. The Finns were first up on the schedule but didn't get their first race off until 14.00.
 
The early breeze came from a different direction than forecast but slowly the wind shifted to the right and around 12:00 the fleet was sent out. After another long wait the first race was on with a clear start and 9 knots of breeze
 
In race 1 Lauri Väinsalu (EST) made the best of the right side on the first upwind to lead round from Jonathan Lobert (FRA) and Andrew Murdoch (NZL). Lobert took the lead downwind to lead through the gate from Murdoch and Väinsalu. Pieter-Jan Postma (NED) took the lead on the next beat while Lobert dropped to third. Ed Wright (GBR) then took a hard right to bounce back from 15th to second. Lobert retook the lead on the final downwind to win from Postma and Wright.
 
With the breeze dropping again for the second race there were less place changes. After placing a lowly 25th in the first race, Giles Scott (GBR) bounced back to lead at each and every mark. Michele Paoletti (ITA) moved up to second by the first gate and stayed there until the finish, while Deniss Karpak (EST) rounded the first mark in seventh and made big gains on the final downwind to cross in third.
 
Overall leader Murdoch, who is sailing his first regatta since the ISAF Worlds in Santander last September described the day, “We had a light offshore wind today ranging 6 to 10 knots with pretty flat water. It was certainly a very testing day. I managed to get the majority of the decisions right today on the first upwind legs which set me up for two solid results.”
 
Murdoch has spent the last six months in New Zealand after his wife gave birth to twin girls in January. “I have still managed to get time on the water and in the gym, however I need to use my time well.”
 
“It’s great to be in the lead. Lots of positives to come out of today, and looking forward to more racing tomorrow, but really happy with how I sailed today.”
 
Lobert said, “It was a very tricky day. Race one was really good to me. I had a good start and sailed fully right so I was second at the top mark. I managed to pass the Estonian on the first free pumping downwind but second upwind I didn’t go enough right so PJ and Ed passed me but I had a good last downwind to claim the win.”
 
“The second race was a disaster. I got stuck at the pin at the start and I never really got back in with the shifts to come back.”
 
In fourth overall is Alejandro Foglia (URU). “Today was a long day. In the first race, I had a good start by the pin, and managed to cross and stay in the middle of the race course. At the end the right side was better but I managed to round in the top 15, but the breeze was going down again. Oscar flag was up and first downwind was crazy, free pumping with six knots. I was exhausted but gained some places. On the second upwind a big shift to right sent me back to around 18th. The last downwind was good and I gained some places to finish 12th.”
 
“The second race started in light winds. I had a good start again from the pin and the left side was a little better. My last approach to the mark was from the left side, so I was in the game and rounded in the top 10. After some up and downs I lost two places on the last upwind and finished eighth. “
 
“Today’s result is good, but there will be an intense fight in the next days to stay in the top 10.”
 
Scott concluded, “It was a very difficult day. In the first race I got the wrong side of a big shift on the second beat. It wasn't ideal.”
 
“But I got race 2 right, sailing a good first beat to lead round the top. The first run tightened up a bit but I did just enough to go round in the lead. Michele and myself had a good battle upwind but I managed to hold on.”
 
The new SWC format is four days of the opening series and one day of medal races, and finishes on Sunday.
 
Results after 2 races
1 NZL 16  Andrew Murdoch 10
2 ITA 146 Michele Paoletti 14
3 CZE 5  Ondrej Teply 14
4 URU 301 Alejandro Jose Foglia 19
5 NED 842 Pieter-Jan Postma  24
6 GBR 41  Giles Scott 26
7 ITA 117 Giorgio Poggi 28
8 POR 5 Frederico Melo 29
9  HUN 40 Zsombor Berecz 30
10  AUS 41 Jake Lilley 32
 
 
Photos by: Franck Socha; Ocean Images/British Sailing Team; Gabor Cserta

 

 

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