Rio Test Event 2014: Besson-Riou 1st..Again.
Images Billy Besson FB, Alex Ferro – Rio 2016 & ISAF. Yet another win for the Billy & marie, not much to add, I just hope they can repeat in 2016.
Bundy and Nina with a good second after several 3rds. The French team secured the title with a 3rd in the medal race and the Australians ended 6th. The Aussies will have some pressure with Waterhouse & Darmanin for the Aussie spot. Besson-Riou will breath thin air too with Cammas fighting the french one.
The Medal race was won by the Arg-Sui sailor Matias Buhler & Nathalie Brugger. Matias stop racing for Argentina on the lack of support.
The British team was the only to put 2 boats in the top ten , 3r & 5th overall.
Next big event Santander Worlds in September that will define 10 slots for Rio 2016.
In the 49er 3 A-Class & Americas Cup sailors were present in the podium with NZ Blair-Tuke first and Outteridge-Jensen in 2nd.
ISAF report at sailing.org/news/38352.php
– 49er Full Results at aquecerio.com/resultados/49er.htm
– Nacra 17 Full Results at aquecerio.com/resultados/nacra.htm
| 1 | FRA1 | Billy Besson | Marie Riou | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | (12.5) | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 37.5 | 25.0 |
| 2 | AUS64 | Darren Bundock | Nina Curtis | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | (15.0) | 8.0 | 12.0 | 51.0 | 36.0 |
| 3 | GBR076 | Pippa Wilson | John Gimson | (9.0) | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 51.0 | 42.0 |
| 4 | NED244 | Mandy Mulder | Coen de Koning | 4.0 | 6.0 | (10.0) | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 54.0 | 44.0 |
| 5 | GBR181 | Ben Saxton | Hannah Diamond | (6.0) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 44.0 |
| 6 | NZL222 | Gemma Jones | Jason Saunders | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | (7.0) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 54.0 | 47.0 |
| 7 | AUT240 | Thomas Zajac | Tamja Frank | 2.0 | 9.0 | (13.0) | 1.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 68.0 | 55.0 |
| 8 | SUI220 | Matias Bühler | Nathalie Brugger | 13.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | (17.0) | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 83.0 | 66.0 |
| 9 | AUS53 | Euan McNicol | Lucinda Whitty | 7.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 17.5 | 6.0 | (18.0) | 3.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 84.5 | 66.5 |
| 10 | FRA077 | Franck Cammas | Sophie de Turckheim | 5.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | (12.0) | 10.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 85.0 | 73.0 |
