Paralympic Class Medals Awarded Friday; Medal Races on Saturday
MIAMI, Fla. (January 31, 2014) – The three Paralympic class events awarded gold medals on Friday at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami. The 2014 gold medalists are Megan Pascoe (GBR) in the 2.4mR, Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell (GBR) in the SKUD 18, and Bruno Jourdren, Eric Flageul and Nicolas Vimont Vicary (FRA) in the Sonar.
Saturday will be the penultimate day of racing for the Olympic class sailors. Contenders will be forced to elevate their game in the medal race series. Sailors and their crews have had at least a week of acclimating to the light, and at times, unpredictable winds on Biscayne Bay. Only the 49er and 49erFX fleets completed races on Friday. The sailors and Race Committee made valiant attempts to get in racing on a hazy, humid day with light air to no avail.
Saturday’s medal race series includes the top ten ranked sailors in each fleet competing in one race with double points applied. The 49er and 49erFX will conduct a series of three short races worth single points each. Continue reading