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The Semaine Olympique Francaise ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta in Hyeres has come to a close with two of the NZL Sailing Team on the podium.
Andy Maloney has finished with a silver medal and Andrew Murdoch bronze after the final medal races were sailed in extremely strong winds at Hyeres, France.
Left: The medallists and their coach at Hyeres: Andy Maloney, Mark Howard and Andrew Murdoch.
Andy Maloney had a fantastic finish to his regatta in the Laser class, finishing second both in the medal race and overall standings to Philipp Buhl of Germany. Australian Tom Slingsby, who previously led the regatta, broke his mast during the medal race and as such, the NZL Sailing Team member Andrew Murdoch’s fifth place finish allowed him to stay in third overall.
Dan Slater’s medal race was up next and a fifth place finish saw him remain in fifth overall. New Zealander Matt Coutts placed eighth in the final race and ninth overall.
The Womens' Match Racing round robin was completed, and the NZL Sailing Team lead by Stephanie Hazard finished 14th.
Semaine Olympique Française in Hyères is one of seven Sailing World Cup events. At less than a hundred days to the Olympic Games, over 900 sailors from 55 nations competed in Hyères, France.
Up next for the NZL Sailing Team are a string of World Championships: The Lasers will start on May 4th in Boltenhagen, Germany, and the Finn on May 10th in Falmouth, England. All other classes will also feature their World Championships in May, with the exception of the RS:X which have already been completed, and the Women’s Match Racing which will start in June.
Further updates on the NZL Sailing Team are available and on the NZL Sailing Team’s Facebook Page, twitter @NZLSailingTeam and Website.
Full results and Hyères regatta news is available on the regatta website.
2012 Semaine Olympique Francaise
NZ's Final Standings
Laser
2nd - Andy Maloney
3rd- Andrew Murdoch
13th - Sam Meech
40th- Thomas Saunders
91st- Michael Cate
Finn
5th- Dan Slater
9th –Matt Coutts
49er
13th- Peter Burling and Blair Tuke
29th - Josh Porebski / Marcus Hansen
RS:X Women
11th Natalia Kosinska
Women’s Match Racing
14th- Stephanie Hazard, Jenna Hansen, Susannah Pyatt
These sailors are supported by a coaching team of Jez Fanstone, Mark Howard, Phil Douglas, Ian Neely and Caroline Brisebois
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Links
Hyeres Regatta Website
NZL Olympic Sailing Team member profiles
NZL Sailing Team on Facebook
Pictures and video from the medal races in low res and hi res are available for media organizations on server: http://media.ffvoile.fr/presse/
If you don't have a code, please apply: http://media.ffvoile.fr/join.php
NZL Sailing Team Regatta Schedule:
May 2-12: Star World Championships- Hyeres, France
May 4-13: 49er World Championships- Hyeres, France
May 4-10: Laser World Championship- Boltenhagen, Germany
May 10-18: Finn World Championships- Falmouth, England
May 10-19: 470 World Championships- Barcelona, Spain
May 15-20: Laser Radial World Championships- Boltenhagen, Germany
May 23-27: Delta Lloyd Regatta, Holland
June 4-9: Skandia Sail for Gold, Weymouth
June 18-22: Kiele Woche- Germany
June 25-30: Womens Match Racing Worlds, Gothenburg, Sweeden
July 28-August 11: Olympic Games, Weymouth
For more information contact:
Kristine Lederis
+64 21 871 301
Kristine@yachtingnz.org.nz
