Defending champion at the St. Moritz Match Race, Paolo Cian, picked up right where he left off last year, winning four of his five Group B Round Robin matches to lead the group and advance directly to the Quarter Finals.
Joining him in the Quarter Finals is Eric Monnin (SUI) along with Cameron Dunn (NZL), who is substituting for Mark Mendelblatt. Both Dunn and Monnin sailed to 3-2 records in the Round Robin.
That leaves Staffan Lindberg (FIN) and Matthias Renker (SUI), both on 2-3 records along with Mathieu Richard (FRA) to hope for better results in the Repechage.
The later afternoon breeze was shifty and gusty, proving a tough test for the Group B sailors.