May 6, 2003
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First Day of Racing Yesterday
On Day two of the event yesterday, the first two races for the women, and first men's race were sailed in the afternoon when the wind finally emerged on a hot day on France's west Coast.
On Day two of the event yesterday, the first two races for the women, and first men’s race were sailed in the afternoon when the wind finally emerged on a hot day on France’s west Coast.
Whilst the women completed two races in the late afternoon, breeze, the men were sent ashore after some general recalls to await their turn in the building breeze. In the shifty 10-12 knots of the first race, Christine Becker (GER) currently leads with some consistant and fast siling in the challenging conditions.
In race one, Christine Johnson (GBR), currently second overall, showed blistering pace, winning the first race easily ahead of Becker, who took the second. Dorota Staszewska (POL) is third after the first day’s racing with a fifth and a third place.
The men only had one race yesterday, which was won by Wojtek Brzozowski (POL).
The forecast for today’s sailing is more promising
The Top Ten Results after the first day are below, along with links to individual sailors ISAF Sailor biographies where applicable. To register for ISAF Sailor and include your biography, go to ISAF Sailor and register.
Women (After 2 Races)
| Position | Nation | Name | Total Points | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | GER | BECKER Christine | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | GBR | JOHNSTON Christine | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | POL | STASZEWSKA Dorota | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | NED | KOOPMAN Cindy | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | FRA | LE BIHAN Jenny | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | ITA | FAUSTER Verena | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | NED | LITTEL Wendy | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | FRA | HEBERT SARAH | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 9 | FRA | JAMBERT Geraldine | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | AUT | GERMANY Margit | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Men (After One Race)
| Position | Nation | Concurrent | Pts | R1 |
| 1 | POL | BRZOZOWSKI Wojtek | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | ISV | BOULON Devon | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | ISR | DAGAN Arnon | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | POL | POLANOWSKI Michael | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | ARG | COSTA HUEVAL Gonzalo | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | DEN | ROGILD Brian | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | ITA | CUCCHI Andre | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | NED | LANDMAN Ramses | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | AUS | ALLEN Steve | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | NED | VAN KOOLWIJK Roy | 10 | 10 |