Brazil clinch two golds as Hempel World Cup Series Genoa concludes

Brazil snapped up two gold medals on the final day of the Hempel World Cup Series event in Genoa, Italy with Hungarian, Danish and Kiwi sailors claiming the remaining gold medals. The overnight leaders in the Laser and Laser Radial were overthrown as Hungary’s Jonatan Vadnai and Denmark’s Anne-Marie Rindom conquered. New Zealand’s Paul Snow-Hansen and Daniel Willcox also dislodged the overnight leaders in the Men’s 470 to seal their first World Cup title together. Genoa was hit with light winds all week long and Sunday’s action was no different. The wind was up and down for much of the day and although there were some delays, a veering north westerly 5-9 knot breeze ensured all five Medal Races were completed.

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