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Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie have won bronze in the Women’s 470 at 2015 Rio Test Event today adding another medal to the gold secured by Peter Burling and Blair Tuke in the 49er class yesterday.
Another two top five finishes were added to the New Zealand results today with Josh Junior in the Finn class, and Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders in the Nacra 17 both finishing 5th overall.
One year out from the Olympic Games, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have won the Gold medal at 2015 Rio Test Event easily securing victory with a 4th in today’s 49er medal race.
New Zealand’s 49erFX crew of Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech have finished just outside the medals in 4th overall, while tomorrow Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie will go into the Women’s 470 medal race lying 3rd overall.
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke are well placed to secure the gold medal at 2015 Rio Test Event tomorrow after another stellar day on the water in the 2016 Olympic city.
The Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards are a great opportunity to recognise the achievements and valuable work of sailors, volunteers and organisations and to show our appreciation for their contributions to the Sport.
It was another long day on day five of 2015 Rio Test Event with Guanabara Bay beset with similar light conditions to yesterday.
It was a mixed bag for the NZL Sailing Team crews that did sail in the challenging conditions. Going into day six of the eight day regatta, six of the seven kiwi crews are within the top ten of their fleet.
A lack of wind in the 2016 Olympic city hampered racing today on what was day four of the 2015 Rio Test Event for Olympic class sailing.
The only kiwi crews to complete racing today were 49erFX pair, Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech who are now lying 5th overall, and Andy Maloney (pictured above) in the Laser, who has lifted to 10th.
2015 Rio Test Event rolled into day three today in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have taken the overall lead and five New Zealand crews are now placed within the top seven in their class.
The day brought more tricky conditions with light winds - too light for any racing on the three outer course areas. All fleets completed at least one race, with the 49ers sailing four.
The weekend of 22-23 August is worth marking on your calendar. The IOM South Island Championship is being held in your area. The Radio Yacht Squadron Nelson has done a great job in organising this event, and will host the event at Easton’s Pond, on the Coastal Highway (between Tasman and Motueka about 6.5 kms from Motueka).
If you're following this year's PIC Coastal Classic from on shore, we're sure you'll be rapt to hear that for the first time ever, you'll be able to watch the start of the race LIVE online at www.coastalclassic.co.nz!
