Ian Williams (GBR) and Paolo Cian (ITA) showed the way at the St. Moritz Match Race on Wednesday.

Williams sailed to a perfect 5-0 record in winning his group Round Robin while Cian was close behind, claiming his group with a 4-1 scoreline.

It was an ideal day for racing in St. Moritz, with bright, sunny skies, warm temperatures and a tricky, gusty breeze, making for challenging racing. A large crowd gathered along the shoreline of Lake St. Moritz, congregating at the grandstand built over the water, just meters from the starting line, enjoying live commentary about the racing.

The 12 teams were split into two groups of six, with each group scheduled to sail a full Round Robin on Wednesday. The top three from each group have qualified for the quarterfinals, with the bottom half of each group, the remaining six teams, will now try their luck in the Repechage on Thursday.

These six will sail a further Round Robin, with the top two advancing to the Quarter Finals Along with a full day for the sailors, the Umpires were certainly kept busy on Wednesday, with over a dozen penalties handed out over the 30 matches – just about one in every other race.

Groupe A

Flight 1 : Schuemann bat Simoncelli - Williams bat Neugodnikov - Col bat Hestbaek

Flight 2 : Schuemann bat Neugodnikov - Col bat Simoncelli - Williams bat Hestbaek

Flight 3 : Col bat Neugodnikov - Hestbaek bat Simoncelli - Williams bat Schuemann

Flight 4 : Neugodnikov bat Hestbaek - Col bat Schuemann - Williams bat Simoncelli

Flight 5 : Schuemann bat Hestbaek - Neugodnikov bat Simoncelli - Williams bat Col

Groupe B

Flight 1 : Monnin bat Renker - Richard bat Lindberg - Cian bat Mendelblatt

Flight 2 : Lindberg bat Renker - Cian bat Monnin - Mendelblatt bat Richard

Flight 3 : Cian bat Lindberg - Monnin bat Mendelbaltt - Renker bat Richard

Flight 4 : Mendelblatt bat Lindberg - Renker bat Cian - Monnin bat Richard

Flight 5 : Mendelbatt bat Renker - Lindberg bat Monnin - Cian bat Richard