The Swan One Design Worlds got underway in some style today with three races for each competing class delivering dramatic and exhilarating racing in brisk conditions off Valencia, Spain.



Following storms overnight the ClubSwan Racing fleet had to contend with a steady but shifting breeze that increased during the afternoon from 12-13 knots up to 20 knots amid two-metre waves, setting a true test for the crews who are a mix of amateur and professional sailors.


With tight racing the order of the day around windward-leeward courses, smart tactical calls could make all the difference to the final outcome of any given race.


When the spray settled it was perhaps appropriate that the ClubSwan 42 class was led by two yachts representing Spain for the first time this year. Nadir topped the class, with owner Pedro Vaquer helming her to two race wins in a 1-3-1 scoreline ahead of Jose Maria Meseguer's Pez De Abril, four points behind.


Equally closely contested, the 16-strong ClubSwan 50 class produced three different winners across the day.
The Leonardo Ferragamo helmed Cuordileone ended the day's racing in pole position posting results of 3-3-1, a point ahead of defending class World Champion Marcus Brennecke's Hatari who won the first race.

Meanwhile the first day leader in the highly-competitive ClubSwan 36 fleet was also the one that had travelled the furthest to be in Valencia – Mamao all the way from Brazil.


A 1-2-3 scoreline saw her finish two points ahead of the hard-charging British yacht Black Seal, which won the Swan Sardinia Challenge back in June, with Richard Thompson's crew taking the last two race victories.


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