The actions and drama came from the finals in the Women Match Racing where Renee Groeneveld (NED) and team were up against Silja Lehtinen’s Finnish team.
After Groeneveld (NED) won the first match with a tight finish the wind increased for the second match, a huge gust came and the Dutch boat nose dived, sending the two crew flying overboard. This was the end of the second race for the Dutch who had also ripped their jib. Lehtinen (FIN) won the second match and all was to be played in the last.
The wind had already increased to over 30 knots when the last decisive match started. The Finnish covered the Dutch during the first two laps until the last run when finally the Dutch could move away and went down the run on their own. A powerful gust propelled Groeneveld’s team towards the finish line and allowed them to pass the Finnish mere seconds before the line to claim the Gold medal.
Team Tunnicliffe (USA) defeated Ru Wang’s Chinese team 2-0 in the Petit-Final to win the Bronze.
Final Results:
1- Renee Groeneveld (NED), Annemieke Bes , Mijke Lievens
2- Silja Lehtinen (FIN), Silja Kanerva , Mikaela Wulff
3- Anna Tunnicluffe (USA), Deborah Capozzi , Molly Vandemoer
4- Ru Wang (CHN), Xiao Ni Li, Ting Ting Pan
5- Silvia Roca (ESP), Eva Gonzales , Lara Cacabelos
6- Tamara Echegoyen (ESP), Sofia Toro , Angela Pumariega
7- Ekaterina Skudina (RUS), Elena Oblova , Irina Lotsmanova
8- Trine Julie Abrahamsen (DEN), Ida Hartvig , Laerke Noergaard
9- Genevieve Tulloch (USA), Alice Leonard , Jennifer Chamberlin
10- Katie Spithill (AUS), Jessica Eastwell , Lucinda Whitty
11- Stephanie Hazard (NZL), Jenna Hansen , Susannah Pyatt
12- Anna Kjellberg (SWE), Lotta Harrysson , Malin Källström
13- Vesna Dekleva Paoli (SLO), Katarina Kersevan , lena koter
13- Mandy Mulder (NED), Marja van Helden , Merel Witteveen
13- Olivia Price (AUS), Nina Curtis , Rayshele Martin
16- Rita Gonçalves (POR), Mariana Lobato , Diana Neves
17- Julie Bossard (FRA), Pauline Chalaux, Nolwenn COMBEAUX
18- Juliana Mota (BRA), Marina Jardim , Larissa Juk
18- Jinnie Gordon (CAN), Crystle Numan , Laurel Gordon-Taylor
