ISAF World Sailing Rankings - 25 March 2009

There latest release of the ISAF World Sailing Rankings on 25 March 2009 is now available to view on the ISAF website.

ISAF World Sailing Rankings - 25 March 2009

There latest release of the ISAF World Sailing Rankings on 25 March 2009 is now available to view on the ISAF website.

The next release of the ISAF World Sailing Rankings will be on 15 April 2009.

Visit the ISAF World Sailing Rankings homepage at www.sailing.org/rankings for more on the latest Ranking release and dates for all 2009 Ranking releases.

Chart showing nations with top-three ranked sailors

World Ranking Leaders – 25 March 2009

Heavyweight Dinghy – Finn 
Gasper VINCEC (SLO)

Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial
Anna TUNNICLIFFE  (USA)

Men’s One Person Dinghy – Laser
Tom SLINGSBY (AUS)

Men’s Two Person Dinghy – 470
Sven COSTER and Kalle COSTER (NED)

Women’s Two Person Dinghy – 470 
Ai KONDO and Naoko KAMATA (ITA)

Skiff – 49er
Iker MARTINEZ and Xabier FERNANDEZ (ESP)

Men’s Keelboat – Star 
Robert SCHEIDT and Bruno PRADA (BRA)

Men’s Windsurfer – RS:X
Julien BONTEMPS (FRA)

Women’s Windsurfer – RS:X
Marina ALABAU (ESP)

Events Included

Results from the following events have been included in the rankings since their last issue (4 February 2009): 

Class Event (Grade)
Star
Laser  Laser Central & South American Championship (C1); Sail the Gulf – Qatar International Regatta (3); Singapore Airlines Sail Auckland (2); Semana de Mar del Plata (3); Laser Midwinters East (1); South French Laser – Mediterranean Championship (3); Andalusian Olympic Week – Carnival Trophy (3); Preolimpica De Buenos Aires (3); Split Olympic Sailing Week (3); Andalusian Olympic Week – Carnival Trophy (3); Laser Europa Cup – Switzerland (3)
Finn Finn Midwinters Championship (2); Semaine Internationale Cannes (2); Split Olympic Sailing Week (3); Alexander the Great Cup (former Tzeni Grammalidou Cup) (3)
Laser Radial Singapore Airlines Sail Auckland (2); Women’s Laser Radial North American Championship (1); Laser Midwinters East (1); Laser Europa Cup – Switzerland (3)
49er
Men’s & Women’s 470 Andalusian Olympic Week – Carnival Trophy M-470 (3); Alexander the Great Cup (former Tzeni Grammalidou Cup M-470 (3)
Men’s & Women’s RS:X  Singapore Airlines Sail Auckland M-RS:X (1); Andalusian Olympic Week – Carnival Trophy (3); RS:X South American Championship (C1)

The results of the above regattas, full ISAF World Sailing Rankings, lists of graded events throughout the year and the method of calculation for the rankings may be found on the ISAF website.

Graded events which have not been included are:

Event Classes not included: Reason:
Laser Central & South American Championship Laser Radial (C1) Not enough entrants
Sail the Gulf – Qatar International Regatta W-470 (3); M-470(3); Laser Radial (3) Not enough entrants
Singapore Airlines Sail Auckland W-RS:X (1); W-470 (3); M-470 (3) Not enough entrants
Singapore Airlines Sail Auckland Finn (1) No Racing
Semaina de Mar del Plata W-470 (3); M-470 (3) No Racing
Semaina de Mar del Plata Laser Radial (3) Not eligible to enter, mixed results
Semaina de Mar del Plata W-RS:X (3); M-RS:X (3) Not enough entrants
Campeonato Rioplatense Laser Radial (3); Laser (3) Not enough entrants
South French Laser – Mediterranean Championship Laser Radial (3) Not eligible to enter, mixed results
Andalusian Olympic Week – Carnival Trophy 49er (3); Finn (3); W-470 (3) Not enough entrants
Preolimpica De Buenos Aires Laser Radial (3); Star (3) Not enough entrants
Split Olympic Sailing Week Laser Radial (3) Not eligible to enter
Split Olympic Sailing Week W-470 (3); M-470 (3); Star (3) Not enough entrants
Split Olympic Sailing Week 49er (3); W-RS:X (3); M-RS:X (3) No Racing
Campeonato De Verano Star (3) Could not obtain results
Alexander the Great Cup (former Tzeni Grammalidou Cup) W-470 (3) Not enough entrants
Alexander the Great Cup (former Tzeni Grammalidou Cup) Laser Radial (1) Not eligible to enter, only 1 nation

ISAF World Sailing Rankings – www.sailing.org/rankings