It was business as usual for Kiwi duo Pete Burling and Blair Tuke who wrapped up their fourth world title at the 49er World Championships with a Gold Fleet race to spare, and ended up winning by a massive 41 points. While the Medal Race was a formality for the victorious Kiwis, there was a very close battle for the silver and bronze. Meanwhile, Irish hopes of a top ten finish at this year's Olympics have been boosted with a highly credible top ten finish by Rio qualified Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern of Belfast Lough who were tenth overall in the 68–boat fleet. See the full results here.
Finished 10th at the 2016 Worlds.. 🤘It's been a great week and we have made some really big improvements.. Lots of...
Posted by Team Seaton & McGovern on Sunday, 14 February 2016
Final top three
49er
1. Peter Burling / Blair Tuke, NZL, 40
2. Nico Luca Marc Delle Karth / Nikolaus Liopold Resch, AUT, 81
3. Dylan Fletcher-Scott / Alain Sign, GBR, 88
49er FX
1. Tamara Echegoyen / Berta Betanzos, ESP, 62
2. Maiken Foght Schutt / Anne-Julie Schutt, DEN, 75
3. Victoria Jurczok / Anika Lorenz, GER, 76