Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove have withdrawn their protest for a UFD penalty made against them in today's important Lanzarote International Regatta, the final Olympic Qualification event for the European 49er fleet.
As Afloat reported earlier, Dickson and Waddilove did file a protest seeking redress in the second race, claiming they were incorrectly identified as being over the line. However, when they appeared in front of the jury this afternoon it was to withdraw the protests, so the results stand.
Three of the seven countries seeking the one available Olympic slot have qualified for the gold fleet.
Belgium is in ninth place, while Italy has boats in 15th, 18th and 19th places. The top 25 boats from the qualifying series will compete in the gold fleet finals, carrying forward their scores from the qualifying rounds.
The real battle begins tomorrow, Wednesday, with three races scheduled, followed by three on Thursday and a 10 boat medal race on Friday.
The Olympic qualifying positions are as follows:
- 3 IRL Dickson/Waddilove 31pts
- 9 BEL Lefebvre/Pelsmaekers 56pts
- 10 IRL Seaton/Guilfoyle 58pts
- 15 ITA Ferrarese/Togni 65pts
- 18 ITA Anessi/Gamba 71pts
- 19 ITA Crivelli/Chiste 73pts
Full results here