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420, 29er, Laser Radial, SL16, RS:X - ISAF Youth World Championship 2014 - Tavira POR - Day 3


Only a light wind prevailed on the third day of the ISAF Youths Worlds in Portugal, too light for the windsurfers. All other classes sailed the scheduled two races.
Diogo Pereira/Manuel Macedo POR took the overall leads in the 420 Boys with two race wins, but with a 4 points' backlog, Ibuki Koizumi/Kotaro Matsuo JPN and Mohammad Faizal Norizan/Ahmad Syukri Abdul Aziz MAS at 7 points are still in the race for the title in the four races left. Maxime Bachelin/Philippe Pittet SUI are now on rank 9. A leader change happened also in the 420 Girls, where Silvia Mas-Depares/Marta Davila ESP, day ranks 1 and 2, have now an advance on of 10 points on Theres Dahnke/Birte Winkel GER. Nadja Horwitz/Carmina Malsch CHI remain on the 3rd place. Salomé Rouiller/Louise Thilo SUI progressed slightly on rank 22. Brice Yrieix/Loïc Fischer FRA extended their lead in the 29ers on 18 points. Quinn Wilson/Riley Gibbs USA and Markus Somerville/Isaac McHardie NZL occupy the ranks 2 and 3. A preliminary decision also in the SL-16-catamarans in favor of Louis Flamant/Charles Dorange FRA who extended their lead with two more bullets on 15 points. Jordi and Ruben Booth ESP and Kim Vidal/Antonio Lopes BRA follow on the ranks 2 and 3. The RS:X-windsurfers did not compete. Yael Paz ISR in the Boys and Stefanyia Elfutina RUS in the Girls are the actual firsts in the overall rankings. Spain remains on top of the Nations' rankings ahead of France and Israel.
All results, the daily report and the video of the day.

 Moth - World Championship 2014 - Hayling Island GBR

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Couach delivers 50-meter superyacht "Belongers"


French yacht builder Couach is proud to announce the delivery of their second 50-meter superyacht "Belongers". With the 49.90-meter superyacht satisfying sea trials well, she has now been handed over. Of course, cast your mind back and you will remember that the first hull in the 5000 FLY series was "La Pellegrina". Belongers has an interior by Metrica with accommodation for twelve in five suites. The ten crew members have housing in five cabins as well.
Couach builds performance motoryachts and Belongers certainly can stretch her legs. Her top speed is 28-knots, impressive for a near 50-meter superyacht. She is powered by twin 5,230 horsepower marine engines and her cruise speed is still a fast 24-knots. One of the main differences between the two yachts in the series is on the interior. The owner of Belongers specifically demanded an as-quiet-as-possible interior, particularly in the cabins. To meet this demand, Couach fitted Belongers with Silentcab and VRS (Vibration Reduced System) technology. Basically, the technology tries to isolate the suites from the source of vibrations, i.e, engines and gen sets. Another difference is the owner requested an extension to the upper deck, to accommodate a table for 14 guests. Also, the forward sundeck is fully glassed-in. 

For more information:

CHANTIER NAVAL COUACH 
RUE DE L'YSER 
33470 GUJAN-MESTRAS
Couach Chantier Yachts

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