49er and 49erFX Worlds – Maloney and Meech climb, no racing for the men

After another extremely light wind day in Marseille only the women’s 49erFX fleet at the 2013 49er and 49erFX World Championships managed to put any results on the board.

In the 49er Marcus Hansen and Josh Porebski remain in 3^rd with Peter Burling and Blair Tuke in 4^th on equal points.

In the 49erFX New Zealand’s Alex Maloney and Molly Meech have lifted their overall standing to lie in 7^th overall at the end of day three. Today they placed 6^th, 18^th and 2^nd in their three races sailed.

Coach, Hamish Willcox reports from Marseille; “There was no racing today, after a long wait for the 49er top 40 sailors. They were scheduled to race after the FX girls.” 

“Another light sea breeze day of 3-5 knots with chop and swell making conditions very stressful for sailors. Four races scheduled and none completed after a long day finishing at 1830. This means we miss the semi-finals and go straight to a twenty boat gold fleet finals tomorrow.”

“Pete and Blair were in the purple vest today as the fastest downwind boat from yesterday. This is a bit like having the dotted shirt in the tour of France.”

Racing runs for six days with the world titles for the Olympic skiff classes set to be decided on Sunday 29^th September.

49er and 49erFX World Championships
New Zealand’s standings after day three

Men’s 49er -95 boats
3^rd Marcus Hansen and Josh Porebski (NZL Sailing Team) – 12 points
4^th Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL Sailing Team) – 12 points
52^nd Ben Goodwin and Sam Bullock – 56 points

Women’s 49erFX – 53 boats
7^th Alex Maloney and Molly Meech – 34 points
25^th Erica Dawson and Ellie Copeland – 54 points

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NZL Sailing Team includes New Zealand’s top Olympic campaigners who share the ultimate goal to win Olympic medals for New Zealand at the Rio Games in 2016.

NZL Sailing Team sailors all started out at grass roots yacht clubs around the country and with commitment, dedication and drive have risen to be world class athletes; they work hard in the gym, train long hours on the water and are supported by great coaches.

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