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French women on the move
At around 1pm, the fleet set off towards the exit of the Olympic Marina. The light thermal was a long time coming, but a dozen or so knots were finally established in the southern harbor. The water came out of its torpor and lifted a very light chop from the southeast.
Sarah Steyaert and Charline Picon confirmed their excellent form in these conditions. After an opening heat of 8, they finished the next two races at 2 e they finished just two points behind their rivals. This excellent day puts them 10 points clear at the top of the overall standings, ahead of the Dutch and Italians.
This bodes well for the future, as Sarah Steyaert confirms:
"It was a beautiful day. We had a bit more chop and wind today. We had a few mishaps, including a spinnaker hoist on the first race. We finished 8th, which was good, because it wasn't a bad race. After that, in the easing wind, we had two good races."
A trickier day for world champions Erwan Fisher and Clément Péquin in the 49er. Conditions were very unstable on their round, and the overall ranking was somewhat upset. The New Zealanders, renowned for their ease in calm conditions, took the lead, followed by the Irish and the Spanish. Erwan and Clément finish the day in 7th place e place in a ranking that is not set in stone, as Clément confirms:
"It was a day of light airs, quite similar to yesterday. The conditions were very changeable and wearing. We're hoping that tomorrow there will be more wind and we'll be able to spread our legs. Today, the races went smoothly and there was less waiting than yesterday. We're staying focused, as we're less than halfway through the championship if we take the final into account, so a lot can still happen."
A historic first for Nicolas Goyard
In the iQfoil category, with the wind finally coming out of its Marseilles siesta, the men were able to run one heat, while the women had three starts.
For this historic first, Nicolas Goyard made his mark and won this first Olympic race run on a foil board.
On the women's round, Hélène Noesmen did not enjoy the same success as her compatriot, coming in 16th e place on the first day of racing.
For the public, the arrival of iQFoil on the Olympic stage brings incredible excitement to the water, as confirmed by Barnabé, a young spectator following the races from the Fan Zone:
" In 8 knots of wind, the boards climb to 22 knots. It's really an incredible spectacle. Everything's going so fast, you can't see everything from the seawall, so we're happy to have the tracking apps and the giant screen broadcasting the race
