Marseille, France – The reigning world champion, Matt Wearn, had a great start to the day, winning race three, which gave the Australian a three-point advantage at the top of the standings.
Croatia’s Filip Jurisic closely followed in second place, which was largely due to his first-place finish in race four.
Yesterday’s leader, Stefano Peschiera, has dropped to third place after enduring a slightly less profitable day in Marseille.
Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands is the only sailor in the ILCA 6 class to score in the top five in all three races so far. The Rio gold medallist has mastered the Marseille wind early but is only two points clear of France’s Louise Cervera, who sits in second place.
Cervera had an uncharacteristically off opening race today, finishing 24th, but she recovered nicely to take fourth place in the subsequent race.
Finland’s Monika Mikkola, who placed 18th after the opening day of action, rallied strongly to pick up second and fifth on the water today, propelling her up to third overall.
How it Works:
Medals for the Men’s Dinghy (ILCA 7) and the Women’s Dinghy (ILCA 6) will be decided by the cumulative results of the 40-strong fleet over 10 races. The boat with the lowest total will rank first.
Athletes will be able to discard their worst finishing position after they’ve completed three races.
At the end of the Opening Series, the top ten boats in the fleet will qualify for the Medal Race, which is worth double points. The score in the Medal Race cannot be discarded. The sailor with the smallest overall points total will win gold.
This article was edited by ILCA with content provided by World Sailing, published initially on paris2024.sailing.org