Contender EM: Day 3

“There were light wind conditions today, which was certainly favorable for the lightweight sailors,” said Jan Prockat, race director of the Contender European Championships, when asked about the third day of the Contender European Championships. In any case, Max Billerbeck, reigning Contender World Champion, was in top form today. After a 13th and a ninth place on the opening day on Tuesday, a third, a first and a second place followed, after a day's compulsory break due to calm. As a result, Billerbeck climbed from seventh place to second place in the ranking. The Dane Jesper Armbrust remains in the overall lead on the third day of the Contender European Championship with a five-point lead over Max Billebeck. The 2013 world champion, Soren Dulong Andreasen, follows in third place. Christian Krupp and Christoph Homeier (2006 European champions) are tied for fourth and fifth place. OK dinghy world champion André Budzin from Schwerin, who is starting in the Contender for the first time, is in 24th place.