A strong week from Shahar Zubari (ISR) saw him take gold in the Men’s RS:X. Ricardo Santos (BRA) sealed silver whilst Hong Kong’s Michael Cheng picked up his first ISAF Sailing World Cup podium finish. photo by ISAF media Library
Date: Monday 21 October 2013 – ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao offered a fascinating finale as the inaugural event in China and the first World Cup regatta of the 2013-14 series concluded.
Men’s 470
Lucas Calabrese and Juan de la Fuente (ARG) held their overnight lead to claim gold ahead of Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic (CRO). Paul Snow Hansen and Dan Willcox (NZL) took bronze.
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Women’s 470
Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie’s (NZL) strong week ended up with gold in the Women’s 470. China’s Hui Feng and Lizhu Huang came through in second with Qian Fu and Liyun Liu (CHN) in third.
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Laser Radial
Dongshuang Zhang (CHN) forced Tatiana Drozdovskaya (BLR) to the back of the fleet in the Laser Radial Medal Race as she claimed gold on her home waters ensuring the Belarusian stayed in silver. France’s Mathilde de Kerangat rounded off the podium.
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Laser
Tonci Stipanovic (CRO) had gold wrapped up ahead of the Medal Race. Pavlos Kontides (CYP) kept second whilst Kacper Zieminski (POL) won bronze.
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Men’s RS:X
A strong week from Shahar Zubari (ISR) saw him take gold in the Men’s RS:X. Ricardo Santos (BRA) sealed silver whilst Hong Kong’s Michael Cheng picked up his first ISAF Sailing World Cup podium finish.
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Women’s RS:X
Home favourite Peina Chen (CHN) kept strong in the Women’s RS:X Medal Race to win gold. Making it a Chinese 1-2 was Jiahui Wu as she relegated Maayan Davidovich (ISR) to second on the final day.
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ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne will welcome sailors for the second regatta of the 2013-14 series from 1-8 December 2013.
Results
Full results from ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao are available here: http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/results/index.php
