Thursday - Sailing World Cup Hyeres - How to Follow - Day 2

Day two begins at the Sailing World Cup Hyères looking to play catch up on the schedule after the gusty conditions of the first day.

With a forecasted early morning wind of 8-11 knots north-westerley, a quick peek out the window will tell you it hasn’t quite hit those heights at present as the flags slowly flutter in a light breeze.

That 8-11 knots will drop off to around 5 knots, flicking to a WSW around midday before it picks back up and hits 14-17 knots in the early afternoon.

The sunshine of previous days is hidden by cloud cover and the French Riviera sea is calm to smooth. All in all, the signs point to a less frantic day on the water for all.

The usual suspects are at the top of the men’s 470 and 49er as Australia’s Mat Belcher and Will Ryan and New Zealand’s Peter Burling and Blair Tuke lead their respective fields. Both handled the tricky conditions well and poised for another successful regatta.

The Nacra17 class had a tough day out on the water with capsizes aplenty mixing up the leaderboard positions. Pre event favourites France’s Billy Besson and Marie Riou are in eighth, but as only one of the 14 that actually finished, they may just take that.

The Paralympic sailors had a quick one race and back onshore yesterday, so will be hoping for a bit more time on the water, while the awaiting 49erFX sailors will be looking to leave the shore and get their regatta started. 

The schedule for Thursday 28 April is:

Further information on how to follow the event is below:

RESULTS / ENTRIES
Entries for Sailing World Cup Hyères are available to view here – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/sailorinfo/hyeres16_entries.php and results will be available throughout when racing commences on 27 April here – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/results/index.php
 
LIVE TRACKING
The racing will be available to watch in 2D and 3D via the live tracking. Live tracking will be available when racing commences via – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/multimedia/tracking.php
 
Live Tracking via the Sailviewer-3D Tablet App will be available for devices with 7″ or greater screens.
Click here to download the iOS Application – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sailviewer-3d/id912801278
Click here to download the Android Application – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stsportservice.sailviewer

COMPETITION STATUS
The Competition Status Screen feeds in straight from the Race Committee boats with the teams inputting data such as race times, course type, the status of each race and the plan moving forward. The competition status screen will be available when racing commences via – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/multimedia/tracking.php

VIDEO

Live sailing will be available from 11:00 local time on Sunday 1 May here:
URL – https://youtu.be/8HNURakIT7o
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The Live Medal Race schedule is as follows:
11:10 – Women’s 470
11:50 – Laser
12:30 – Finn
13:10 – Nacra 17
13:50 – 49er
14:25 – Men’s RS:X
15:05 – Women’s RS:X

PRESS RELEASES
World Sailing will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of Sailing World Cup Hyères. All the latest news and reports will be available to read here – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/news/index.php

SOCIAL MEDIA
The hashtag of Sailing World Cup Hyères is #SWCHyeres16

Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks:
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ISAFWorldSailing
Instagram – https://instagram.com/isafworldsailing/
Twitter – @worldsailing
 
By Daniel Smith, World Sailing