Day #7 Morning Report - Hempel World Cup Series Genoa

Five Medal Races on Sunday will draw Hempel World Cup Series Genoa to a close after seven days of sailing in the Italian city.

Saturday saw the crowning of the first Hempel World Cup Series Genoa gold medallists with Dutch, Australian and Spanish sailors claiming the honours in the 49erFX, 49er and Nacra 17.

Attention will now turn to the Men’s and Women’s 470, Laser, Laser Radial and Finn. Racing is scheduled to start at 10:00 local time with a light 5-6 know northern breeze forecast.

Fernanda Oliveira and Ana Luiza Barbachan (BRA) have wrapped up gold in the Women’s 470 so the battle will be for the remaining podium spots. In the Men’s 470, it’s tight at the top but China’s Zangjun Xu and Chao Wang hold a slight advantage.

Pavlos Kontides (CYP) takes a six point lead over Jonatan Vadnai (HUN) into the Medal Race and in the Laser Radial Dongshuang Zhang (CHN) is aiming for her second consecutive Hempel World Cup Series gold medal.

Two points separate Alex Muscat (ESP) and Jorge Zarif (BRA) in the Finn and with a points gap over the third placed Joan Cardona Mendez (ESP), it’s likely they’ll battle for gold

The schedule of the day is below:
 

EVENT WEBSITE
https://www.wcsgenova.com/
 
ENTRIES / RESULTS / SCHEDULE
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Results are available here – http://sailing.org/worldcup/results/index.php
 
To view the full schedule click here.
 
WATCH
Daily highlights and live streamed Medal Races on Saturday and Sunday will be available across the World Sailing Network. Click here to subscribe.
 
Saturday Medal Races – Nacra 17, 49er and 49erFX
URL – https://youtu.be/kyGGiRqiUdw
 
Sunday Medal Races – 470, Finn, Laser, Laser Radial
URL – https://youtu.be/0N7vriMpM-U
 
SAP SAILING ANALYTICS
Live tracking, sailor analytics, live weather data and racing status is available on the SAP Sailing Analytics here – http://sapsailing.com/
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
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PRESS RELEASES
All World Sailing international press releases throughout the duration of the Hempel World Cup Series, including the latest news and reports, are available to read here – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/news/index.php
 
HEMPEL WORLD CUP SERIES
The World Cup Series is a world-class, annual series of Olympic sailing for elite and professional sailors. Over 2,000 of the World’s leading sailors, representing over 75 nations have competed in the World Cup Series which offers a definitive guide to the best-of-the-best in the Olympic sailing world.