
Four-time ISAF Youth Worlds Champion KLEPACKA was the star of the show on Biscayne Bay, posting eight bullets and a second place in the nine race series to win at a canter. Marina ALABAU (ESP), the world #2 and World Championship silver medallist, came in second, eight points behind KLEPACKA and 12 ahead of third place Lucy HORWOOD (GBR). In ninth place overall in the 23 strong fleet, Nikola GIRKE (CAN) was the top North American finisher.
In the men's fleet, 27 year old MIARCZYNSKI was a clear winner by ten points from Ivan PASTOR (ESP). Piotre MYSZKA (POL) added to the Polish success in third place. The Europeans took all the top ten places, leaving 12th place Zac PLAVSIC (CAN) as the highest placed North American.
The RS:X North American Championships are taking place as part of the Winter Circuit surrounding the ISAF Grade 1 Rolex Miami OCR, from 21-27 January.
Men's Top Ten Results
Pos | Nation | Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts |
1 | POL | Przemyslaw MIARCZYNSKI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | (4) | 3 | 1 | 11 |
2 | ESP | Ivan PASTOR | 2 | 2 | 3 | (6) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
3 | POL | Piotr MYSZKA | 3 | 8 | 2 | (10) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 28 |
4 | POR | Joao RODRIGUES | (10) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 40 |
5 | NED | Dorian RIJSSELBERG | 4 | 6 | (11) | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 45 |
6 | FRA | Nicolas HUGUET | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | (12) | 4 | 52 |
7 | GER | Toni WILHELM | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | (12) | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 55 |
8 | TUR | Ertugrul ICINGIR | 8 | (12) | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 56 |
9 | FRA | Samuel LAUNAX | (28) RAF | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 58 |
10 | FRA | Nicolas LE GAL | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | (14) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 75 |
Women's Top Ten Results
Pos | Nation | Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts |
1 | POL | Zofia KLEPACKA | 1 | 1 | (2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
2 | ESP | Marina ALABAU | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | (5) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
3 | GBR | Lucy HORWOOD | 3 | (25) DSQ | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 32 |
4 | NOR | Jannicke STALSTROM | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | (14) | 35 |
5 | POL | Marta HLAVATY | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | (8) | 3 | 8 | 36 |
6 | GER | Romy KINEL | 7 | 6 | (13) | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 50 |
7 | POL | Anna GALECKA | (10) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 54 |
8 | GBR | Bryony SHAW | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | (12) | 11 | 9 | 6 | 57 |
9 | CAN | Nikola GIRKE | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | (13) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 64 |
10 | CAN | Dominique VALLEE | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | (12) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 67 |