Gianmarco Piovanetti maintains lead in RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup
Gianmarco Piovanetti solidified his lead on day two of the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup in the Great Sound on Thursday.
The Puerto Rican sailor won three of the four races contested in blustery conditions to stretch his advantage from two to 20 points after discarding his worst score to date (sixth) in the opening race of the 13-race series.
Moving up to second was Mariana Pinto, of Portugal, who finished second among the female sailors and 28th overall at this year’s International Optimist World Championships in Spain in June.
Also on the move was Denmark’s Frederick Hastrup, who jumped six spots from ninth to third, a farther point adrift of the leader.
The lead among the local fleet swapped hands with Nina Gotfredsen replacing national champion Miguel Power at the summit.
RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup off to exciting start
Puerto Rico’s Gianmarco Piovanetti and American Minx Anthony topped the fleets after the opening day of the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup on Wednesday.
Piovanetti was the most consistent male sailor as he posted a 6-3-1-3 record to seize the overall lead of the regatta. Switzerland’s Edward Hirsch sits two points adrift in second followed by Anthony a farther point back in third.
Bermuda champion Miguel Power and Nina Gotfredsen top the local fleets in fifth and 15th respectively after the opening four races of the 13-race series
Dede Cooper, the regatta chair, summed up the first day as a success.
‘“It was a great first day. Winds were shifty and 16-18 knots in choppy seas,“ she said.
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