Sailing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Lightning

Lightning Class at the 2011 Pan American Games
Venue	Vallarta Yacht Club
Dates	October 17 - October 23
Competitors	21 from 7 nations
Medalists
Alberto González Diego Gonzalez Cristian Herman    Chile   Jody Lutz Derek Gauger Jay Lutz    United States   Claudio Biekarck Marcelo da Silva Gunnar Ficker    Brazil
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The Lightning class competition of the sailing events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara were held from October 17 to October 23 at the Vallarta Yacht Club in Puerto Vallarta. ^[1] The defending champion was the boat from Chile.

Points were assigned based on the finishing position in each race (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.). The points were totaled from the top 9 results of the first 10 races, with lower totals being better. If a sailor was disqualified or did not complete the race, 8 points were assigned for that race (as there were 7 sailors in this competition). The top 5 sailors at that point competed in the final race, with placings counting double for final score. The sailor with the lowest total score won. ^[2]

Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6).

Date	Time	Round
October 17, 2011	13:00	1 and 2 races
October 18, 2011	13:00	3 and 4 races
October 19, 2011	13:00	5 and 6 races
October 21, 2011	13:00	7 and 8 races
October 22, 2011	13:00	9 and 10 races
October 23, 2011	13:18	Medal race

Results

Race M is the medal race in which only the top 5 competitors took part. Each boat can drop its lowest result provided that all ten races are completed. If less than ten races are completed all races will count. Boats cannot drop their result in the medal race. ^[3]

Rank	Athlete	Race											Total Points	Net Points [4]
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M
	Chile Alberto González Diego Gonzalez Cristian Herman	4	2	4	1	(6)	1	2	1	3	2	6	32	26
	United States Jody Lutz Derek Gauger Jay Lutz	1	3	1	(6)	4	2	4	2	2	3	10	38	32
	Brazil Claudio Biekarck Marcelo da Silva Gunnar Ficker	3	1	(7)	2	2	3	5	3	6	1	8	41	34
4	Canada Peter Hall Megan Armitage Chantal Leger	2	6	6	4	3	(7)	3	4	4	4	2	45	38
5	Ecuador Juan Miguel Santos Sebastian Herrera Juan Andres Santos	5	4	3	(7)	5	6	1	5	1	5	4	46	39
6	Argentina Juan Cloos Carlos de Mare Julian de Mare Villar	6	5	2	3	1	4	6	(7)	5	6	–	45	38
7	Mexico Aroldo de Rienzo Gerrit Gentry Kenneth Porter	(7)	7	5	5	7	5	7	6	7	7	–	63	56

References

1. Sailing technical manual Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Notice of Race 2011 Pan American Games Regetta" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
3. "2011 PAN-AMERICAN GAMES REGATTA" (PDF). PASAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
4. "Lightning". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

External links

• Sailing schedule