Laser World Championships - A shuffle of the leaderboard

10:44 PM Sat 22 Aug 2009 GMT

'2009 Laser Worlds Halifax startline' Matias Capizzano &copy Click Here to view large photo

2009 Nautel Laser World Championships Day 3. With four races competed (allowing for one drop), there's more shuffling at the top of the fleet.

Nick Thompson of Great Britain remains in first; Tonci Stipanovic of Croatia in second; country mate Milan Vujasinovic has moved to third; Australian Tom Slingsby, the 2007 and 2008 World champion has jumped to fourth; and Austrian Andreas Geritzer has dropped to fifth. Olympic gold medalist Paul Goodison of Great Britain has moved back to sixth.

As racing continued on the third day of the 2009 Nautel Laser World Championships in Nova Scotia, conditions on St. Margaret's Bay were near perfect for the 169 athletes from 51 countries; sunny skies and the winds were blowing 16 to 18 knots (31 to 35 kilometres per hour).

It was deja vu for sailors in the blue fleet this morning. They resailed their one and only race from yesterday. The decision was made after a volley of protests following yesterday's racing.

After three races were completed, there was a significant shift in standings at the 2009 Laser World Championships.

Today's rerun of yesterday's race by the blue fleet put Nick Thompson of Great Britain in first, dropped Tonci Stipanovic of Croatia to second and moved Olympic gold medalist Paul Goodison of Great Britain into third. Austria's Andreas Geritzer was in fourth and Karol Porozynski fifth.

The final decision will be made later today, but it is likely racing will be cancelled tomorrow in anticipation of Hurricane Bill, which is forecast to brush Nova Scotia on Sunday night.

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by Event Media