Sunshine and 14 knots of wind allowed all scheduled races to take place yesterday. Overnight leaders in the women’s fleet, Jo BRIGG and Mary ROOK (GBR), had a tough day with finishes 23 and 25 wiping out the 21 point lead they held on Tuesday. TURIZIO and RENDANO capitalized on their rival’s mistakes with a bullet in race seven and a seventh in the following race to open up an eleven point lead at the top.

Behind the leading pair 2005 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Champions, Marie LUMEAU and Claire BOSSARD (FRA) had another good day with a twelfth and a fifth place moving them into third place, just two points behind BRIGG and ROOK.

ISAF Youth Worlds sailors are having an even bigger impact on the open fleet and are currently occupying the top two places. In Busan, Korea, Adam ROBERTS and Nick MARTIN (USA) finished one point and one place above SILVA and GOMES in fourth. Yesterday in Brest it was the Portuguese pair who impressed the most, with bullets in the first two races making up for their DSQ in race two on Tuesday. They then sailed to ninth in the day’s final race to finish seven points clear of the Americans in second. Simon MORICEAU and Mathieu COU (FRA) had a consistent day with finishes of 5,7,4 moving them up to third overall.

Racing continues today with the final races scheduled for tomorrow.

Open Top Ten After Five Races

Pos	Nation	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	POR	Tomas SILVA	Francisco GOMES	14	(DSQ)	1	1	9	25
2	USA	Adam ROBERTS	Nick MARTIN	12	9	4	(36)	7	32
3	FRA	Simon MORICEAU	Mathieu COU	20	(DSQ)	5	7	4	36
4	ITA	Alfredo CAPODANNO	Vittorio PAPA	3	2	7	26	(42)	38
5	ESP	Pablo SANTURDE	Abelardo QUEVEDO	2	6	(19)	18	13	39
6	NZL	Peter BURLING	Bruce KENNEDY	4	1	17	(23)	22	44
7	GER	Nico KOEHLER	Jannik FRITZ	16	13	14	(25)	2	45
8	NZL	Christopher DAWSON	Scott ILLINGWORTH	10	4	11	(32)	20	45
9	ESP	Adrian ZAMACONA	Juan GONZALEZ	25	8	(31)	4	10	47
10	POR	Salvador BURNAY	Joao DUARTE	6	(DSQ)	18	17	6	47

Women's Top Ten After Seven Races

Pos	Nation	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1	ITA	Maria Stella TURIZIO	Maria Carolina RENDANO	15	11	3	1	(21)	1	7	38
2	GBR	Jo BRIGG	Mary ROOK	1	2	2	17	4	23	(25)	49
3	FRA	Marie LUMEAU	Claire BOSSARD	7	13	11	(15)	5	12	3	51
4	FRA	Delphine MACAIRE	Chloe GOUGEON	6	5	18	5	18	(55)	5	57
5	USA	Megan MAGILL	Briana PROVANCHA	(43)	24	4	12	11	22	2	75
6	NZL	Sarah BILKEY	Rosie SARGISSON	4	4	27	26	10	7	(57)	78
7	ITA	Benedetta DANTI	Lisa LARDANI	(31)	31	20	7	7	3	14	82
8	FRA	Pauline COURTOIS	Nolwenn LEMAITRE	24	17	7	(32)	12	13	11	84
9	FRA	Marina LAULANET	Mathilde GAYON	9	3	17	39	(46)	11	17	96
10	GBR	Maria STANLEY	Catherine ALTON	26	19	(BFD)	2	3	46	1	97