Eve McMahon (HYC) lies in 15th place following the completion of Friday’s racing.
The light winds that have plagued the Olympic race officers continued to disrupt the Women’s Dinghy (ILCA 6) schedule.
While Thursday’s postponed race 2 was completed along with race 3, race four was abandoned mid-race as the breeze fell away.
Race 2 (postponed from Thursday), started just before 11:30 on the Frioul course in a 10 knot south-south-west breeze. Three time medallist Marit Bouwmeester (NED) led the race from mark 1 to the finish with Monika Mikkola (FIN) in 2nd and Line Flem Hoest (NOR) making it a Scandinavian clean sweep in 3rd place. McMahon rounded mark 1 in 18th place but lost three places on the subsequent legs to finish in 21st place
Race 3, down to 6 knots at the start, saw McMahon recover from 23rd at Mark 1 to 16th at the finish. The dying breeze by then suggesting another postponement to Saturday. The light winds didn’t seem to phase Bouwmeester, who added a 2nd to lie 1st overall with scores of 4,1,2.
With only two sailors having single figure discards, a high-scoring regatta is likely. McMahon is only 3 points out of medal race contention. Saturday’s stronger wind forecast will be welcomed.
Bouwmeester is the only sailor to score in the top five in all three races so far. The Rio gold medallist has mastered the Marseille wind early, but is only two points clear of France’s Louise Cervera who sits in second.
Cervera had an uncharacteristically off opening race today, finishing 24th, but she recovered well to take fourth in the subsequent race.
Finland’s Monika Mikkola, who was 18th after the opening day of action, rallied well to pick up second and fifth on the water today, propelling her up to third overall.
Results are here
Explainer:
Medals for the Women’s Dinghy (ILCA 6) will be decided by the cumulative results of the 40-strong fleet over 10 races. The boat with the lowest total will rank first.
Athletes will be able to discard their worst finishing position after they’ve completed three races.
At the end of the Opening Series, the top ten boats in the fleet will qualify for the Medal Race, which is worth double points. The score in the Medal Race cannot be discarded. The sailor with the smallest overall points total will win gold.