Sporting Digest: Sailing

MEDINA COWES WEEK (Island Sailing Club): Class 1 (The Britannia Cup and Rocking Chair Trophy): 1 K Millar (Crackerjack). Class 2: 1 N Lykiardopulo (Aera). Class 3: 1 P Bainbridge (Sky Hunter). Class 4: 1 P Parker (Prime Cut). Class 5: 1 S King and D Wilks (Burhou). Class 6: 1 M Brown (Quartasia). Mumm 36: 1 C Valtukini (Vaporetto-Polti). Sigma 38: 1 B van Bilderbeek (Solent Plexus). Sigma 33: 1 C Ash (The Business). Contessa 32: 1 R Macgregor (Blue Contessa II). SCOD: 1 T & D Rooke (Tio Pepe); Sonata: 1 C Brigg & J Froy (Cadenzza). J24: 1 C Stobart-Hook (Virjin on the Ridiculous). Etchells 22: 1 I Ratnage (Water Rat). Dragon: 1 M Payne (Riff Raff). Daring: 1 P Porter & G Peckham (Dauntless). Squib: 1 S Wright (Wipeout). Sunbeam: 1 B Sampson (Comedy). Swallow: 1 C Body & S Millar (Echo). Mermaid: 1 N and R Dobbs (Bluebell). Redwing: 1 V Stratton (Red Gaunlett). Flying Fifteen: 1 R and J Mander (Funny Feeling). XOD: 1 W McNeill & A Tredrea (Vanity). Victory: 1 J Lear (Zinnia).

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (La Rochelle, Fr): MEN: 470 (after three races): 1 M Castro and M Casciola (Arg) 14.00; 2 K Yamada and S Saito (Japan) 16.00; 3 J Merricks and I Walker (GB) 18.00. Laser (after four races): 1 B Fransesco (It) 14.00; 2 R Scheidt (Bra) 25.00; 3 M Littlejohn (GB) 28.00. Hobie 16 (after five races): 1 E Figueroa and C Malatrasi (PR) 9.00; 2 S Ferry and L Alison (SA) 17.00; 3 B Doods and S Arnold (SA) 20.00. J24 (after four races): 1 P Ahlbey (Swe) 12.00; 2 M Gravare (Swe) 14.00; 3 S Jardine (GB) 22.00.

WOMEN: 470 (after five races): 1 T Zabell and B Via Dufresne (Sp) 9.00pts; 2 R Taran and N Hapanovich (Ukr) 28.00; 3 L Leon and V Mainemare (Sp) 28.00. Laser Radial (after three races): 1 K Roug (Den) 8.00; 2 D Nicole Brennan (US) 8.00; 3 D O Jensen (Den) 9.00. Hobie 16: 1 K Ireland and V Tanner (Aus) 6.00; 2 B Klaase and M Brache (SA) 9.00; 3 L Holman and J Herald (SA) 21.00. J22 (after two races) 1 C Briand (Fr) 3.00; 2 A Waring (NZ) 10.00; 3 N Woehren (Ger) 13.00.

420 WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Plymouth): First race: 1 47213 (U Gal, Isr); 2 47766 (I Jameson, GB); 3 47893 (G Mahe, Fr). Second race (subject to Protest): 1 45188 (K Ingouf, Fr); 2 47889 (M Turnbull, Aus); 3 46897 (C Corbella, Sp). GB: 16 46875 (C Neill, GB).