Brazil's Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze sealed a last gasp gold in the 49erFX. Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL) stylishly sealed gold in the 49er winning the Medal Race whilst a fight for silver and bronze played out behind them.
The Laser and Laser Radial Medal Race places were decided on big Wednesday as a beating breeze was present early on in the day at the Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships.
It was a tough fifth day of racing for all of the fleets at the Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships with a challenging up and down wind playing havoc across the seven race courses.
Only the 49er yellow fleet were able to get racing in on the fourth day at the Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships as light, teasing winds played havoc across the seven race courses.
The 470, 49er, 49erFX, Finn, Nacra 17 and RS:X fleets were all scheduled for racing early on in the day with the Laser (silver and bronze fleets) and Laser Radial (silver fleet) penned in later in the afternoon.
The Men's and Women's 470 fleets took to the Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships race course on the third day with testing conditions on the race track.
Meanwhile the Rio 2016 Olympic Laser spots were snapped up and we caught up with a few happy qualifiers who can now focus on World Championship glory.
It was the calm before the storm at the Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships with sailors fine tuning their boats and gearing up for the biggest event of the year.
Wrap up highlights from the Laser Radial Boys and Girls fleets. Joel Rodriguez and Martina Reino made it a double Spanish victory in the Laser Radial fleets.
Wrap up highlights from the RS:X Boys and Girls fleets. Yael Paz (ISR) triumphed in the RS:X Boys fleet whilst Russia's Stefaniya Elfutina came out on top in the girls fleet.
Wrap up highlights from the 420 Boys and Girls fleet. Silvia Mas and Marta Davila (ESP) took the girls honours whilst Singapore's Yia Jia Loh and Jonathan Yeo claimed the boys title.
Wrap up highlights from the 29er fleet. Brice Yrieix and Loic Fischer Guillou (FRA) took a deserved title in the 29er following a winner take all final race against America's Quinn Wilson and Riley Gibbs
After a struggle to set the line square to the shifting wind, the fleet got off two more races at the 2014 J/24 World Championship hosted by Sail Newport.
Lelystad Match Race- Alpari World Match Racing Tour 2014
25 Sep 14
The top three teams in the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT) were the only teams to keep a perfect score on day one of the inaugural Dutch Match Cup in Lelystad. Ian Williams, Taylor Canfield and Mathieu Richard all returned from the opening salvo of Qualifying with a 3-0 scoreline. However, not all the Tour Card holders got to grips with the Maxfun25 keelboats straight away, with Bjorn Hansen failing to get off the mark in his three matches.
Morning fog delayed the start of the Buddy Melges Challenge for a while, but as the racing went on in Sheboygan, USA, Anne-Claire Le Berre of France showed her great light wind skills. After day one of the event she stays alone at the top as the undefeated sailor after flawless racing.
A string of Olympic, World and Continental Champions have confirmed attendance for the ISAF Sailing World Cup Final, scheduled for 26-30 November in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The official competition of the 2014 KIA Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup ran right down to the wire as competitors endured a nail biting wait on the last day, which eventually saw the final of the single elimination completed in almost complete darkness, such was the race against time to gain a result for the fifth successive year.