Paralympic racing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland came to a close with the final two races taking place across the three classes.
It was a good day for Great Britain’s sailors who took a host of medals, including two golds, on home waters. Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell in the SKUD18 and Helena Lucas in the 2.4mR won gold for Great Britain while Australian crew Colin Harrison, Jonathan Harris and Russell Boaden took the gold on offer in the Sonar.
The gold medal in the SKUD18 went to Great Britain’s Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell who finished in style with double bullets on the final day of sailing in the Paralympic class.
Going into the final day the British duo were tied on points with Italy’s Marco Gualandris and Marta Zanetti, but in home waters the Britons triumphed with a strong rally to finish the regatta.
Birrell said, “We knew whoever had the best day would take the gold medal, so it was all or nothing, and luckily we managed, between the three of us with our coach Marcus as well, to get the boat on the right set-up today and we seemed to have reasonably good pace.”
Zanetti added, “Today was very difficult because there was more wind and more chop, and we don’t do well in these conditions. The day before yesterday we were faster and near the British team but they were very fast today.”
Another set of home sailors, Will Street and Megan Pascoe (GBR), took a second and third place to finish the regatta in the bronze medal position.
Top Three
1 – Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell (GBR) – 6
2 – Marco Gualandris and Marta Zanetti (ITA) – 8
3 – Will Street and Megan Pascoe (GBR) – 14
2.4mR
In the 2.4mR Helena Lucas (GBR) made it a clean sweep with six wins from six races and ended five points ahead of Italy’s Antonio Squizzato in silver medal position.
Taking control all week, Lucas adds another gold medal in Weymouth and Portland, a venue even she admits is starting to become a ‘lucky’ one for her, “I love coming back to Weymouth and Portland and it is definitely my second home. The waters out there are so familiar and it does bring back really amazing memories of London 2012. It’s my lucky venue.”
Always one step behind Lucas with six second places, Squizzato said, “[Helena] Lucas is a very good sailor. She is very fast and doesn’t do many mistakes and that difference in speed is important.”
On his week he said, “I had a good regatta but I made some mistakes. Like today I didn’t tack so good. But I have something to look at and do better.”
Tied on 19 points was John Brooker (GBR) and Al Mastakim Matrin (MAS) with the Briton taking the bronze medal on count back.
1 – Helena Lucas (GBR) – 5
2 – Antonio Squizzato (ITA) – 10
3 – John Brooker (GBR) – 19
Sonar
The Sonar was won by the Australian crew of Colin Harrison, Jonathan Harris and Russell Boaden who even had the luxury of knowing they had taken gold before the last race of the competition following a bullet in the fifth race.
Despite this, the Australian’s finished on a high with yet another bullet in the last taking four in total for the regatta. Even though the win was in the bag the crew knew it was a great opportunity when they were sailing well and they could take advantage of the good times. Harrison said, “Every race is a valuable opportunity to find ways of making the boat go faster and an opportunity for the crew to work through any situations that may come along, so it was a good opportunity to do that.”
On the win Harrison said, “It is very satisfying. It has been a very tough event with strong winds and the light day yesterday, but we have enjoyed racing again in Weymouth.
“Since 2012 it’s been a bit of a drought for us here so it was nice to come up with a good result.”
Finishing in silver was Great Britain’s John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steve Thomas who took two second placed finishes to cement their overall second place. The British crew finished the regatta on 11 points.
Completing the medal list in bronze is Ireland’s John Twomey, Austin O’Carroll and Ian Costelloe after Norwegian crew Aleksander Wang-Hansen, Marie Solberg and Per Eugen Kristiansen were disqualified from the final race.
Top Three
1 – Colin Harrison, Jonathan Harris and Russell Boaden (AUS) – 6
2 – John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steve (GBR) – 11
3 – John Twomey, Austin O’Carroll and Ian Costelloe (IRL) – 15
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From 11:00 BST to 15:30 BST (10:00 UTC to 14:30 UTC) on Sunday 14 June, live Medal Races from ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland will be broadcast worldwide on YouTube.
In addition, the Medal Races will be live on ESPN3 in the USA, BBC Red Button and online in Great Britain, Sky in New Zealand and Neo Sports in India.
It was a frustrating day for the competitors at ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland with a mischievous breeze dancing across the British waters.
Constantly changing, a sailable breeze never truly materialised. The Race Committee team on the Men’s 470 and Men’s RS:X race courses managed to get one race apiece away but the remaining classes were left frustrated with no racing.
The young French team of Guillaume Pirouelle and Valentin Sipan managed to take the Men’s 470 race victory with an astute performance. They took the lead from the off and at one point had opened up a lead in excess of two minutes.
A chasing pack closed the gap and passed the French team but they held on tight to seal the bullet. “It was quite light and shifty,” explained Pirouelle. “We didn’t know what would happen but we managed to get a few things right. We had quite a good start. We tacked immediately to take a right shift and after that we stayed focus on the race.
“It’s quite complicated for us because it’s only our third year in the 470. It’s a big event for us as well because we’re racing against the big sailors and we have to sail well at all times.”
Taking a bullet in a fleet that features the world’s leading Men’s 470 sailors such as Mat Belcher and Will Ryan (AUS), Luke Patience and Elliot Willis (GBR) and Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic (CRO) does not come around that often.
Pirouelle was pleased to finish ahead of them but knows there are a lot of hours of hard work ahead to reach their level, “It’s amazing to see them and sail with them. They are very good and I hope we will be like them in the next few years. Tomorrow I think it will be more windy. We are quite good in strong wind. We have to sail fast and we will see what happens in the different conditions.”
The French team sit 16th overall and just ten points off the Medal Race positions. Three Men’s 470 are scheduled for Saturday 13 June with plenty of points to play for.
New Zealand’s Paul Snow Hansen and Daniel Willcox followed behind the French pair by 38 seconds to take second and remain in the hunt for top honours. They sit second, nine points off leaders Stu McNay and Dave Hughes (USA).
Those around them used up their drop but for the Kiwis, a disastrous result on the third day of competition could have dented their chances as Willcox explained following a large bite of a fully loaded chicken wrap after racing, “The first race of the regatta we were black flagged so since then we used our discard up and have had to keep our consistency and keep some good results under our belt. We’ve managed to do that and we look to do that going forward as well.”
The Kiwis worked their way up the fleet throughout the race, moving up the ranks from 12th to second. Willcox continued, “It was a pretty tricky race and very changeable from the start to finish. We kind of had a trend to the right, like the forecast model said and we had to deal with the right shift with the pressure as well.
“We did a pretty good job. There were lots of snakes and ladders throughout the race so we were keeping our boat point towards the mark and doing the simple things right and it paid off quite well so we’re happy.”
Americans McNay and Hughes recorded a 17th, which they use as their drop. They continue to lead on nine points followed by the Kiwis on 16 and Mat Belcher and Will Ryan on 20.
Nick Dempsey (GBR) took the bullet in the Men’s RS:X race and as a result moves up to top spot. Tom Squires drops down from first overall to second following a sixth, which he discards.
Mattia Camboni (ITA) retains third overall but Brazil’s Ricardo Santos remains hot on his heels and is just two points off.
Three Men’s RS:X races are scheduled for the penultimate day of competition.
The action is scheduled to commence at 10:30 local time on Saturday 13 June for the penultimate day of the competition.
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The first day of racing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland sprung a few surprises with an uncommon north eastern breeze testing the fleet.
Ranging from 10-15 knots, the breeze coupled with glorious British sunshine, resulted in some exceptional racing on the 2012 Olympic waters.
The stakes have been described as high by the competitors competing in Great Britain and rightly so with internal Rio qualification battles on-going, ISAF Sailing World Cup honours, a share of the prize fund and Abu Dhabi Final spots up for grab.
Racing commenced at 11:00 local time and wrapped up early evening with the ten Olympic, three Paralympic and Kiteboarding events completing their race schedule.
ISAF SAILING WORLD CUP
Laser
New Zealand’s Andy Maloney came out with intent in the Laser, taking the day one lead with a strong performance as he explained, “We had good breeze between 10 and 15 knots. It was pretty shifty on the course but I had good pace and played the shifts and managed to come away with a first and second which is pretty solid. It was a good day.”
The Road to Rio is a hard one and as well as international threats, Maloney also has to contend with domestic rivals on his journey. With the likes of his compatriots Sam Meech, Mike Bullot and Thomas Saunders all capable of challenging for medals, Maloney feels no internal pressure, “It’s good for us and the Australians to have a good squad and we’re all pushing each other hard.
“It’s exciting more than anything now in the Laser because it’s coming down to the final part of the cycle so it’s crunch time now.”
Yachting New Zealand named six crews for the Olympic Test Event on 18 May – see release here – . And as stated, will consider nominations the Laser following the World Cup Weymouth and Portland. A good performance by Maloney could go a long way for selection with Bullot in 15th, Saunders 20th and Sam Meech 21st after the opening day.
Nick Thompson (GBR) was not far off of Maloney’s pace, finishing behind him in both races to sit in second.
London 2012 Olympic silver medallist Pavlos Kontides (CYP) was almost as strong in Weymouth and Portland’s conditions as he did so well three years prior. A seventh and a fourth puts him third overall but he’s got his eye on the top, “I’m satisfied with my performance and races today but there’s still a long way to go and I hope to move up. Having 40 top guys with this new ISAF World Cup, the stakes are high.
“You have to push to the end and every race counts. You can win this event without winning any races. Consistency will prove vital in the end.”
The day’s remaining race win went the way of Jesper Stalheim (SWE) who is fourth overall.
Laser Radial
The last time Marit Bouwmeester (NED), Evi Van Acker (BEL) and Annalise Murphy (IRL) competed against each other at Weymouth and Portland they were locked in a battle for Olympic medals.
Fast forward three years and they’re fighting it out again at the ISAF Sailing World Cup.
Marit Bouwmeester (NED) was assertive on the race course, winning both races by a comfortable margin. The Dutch sailor, who won silver at London 2012, sits atop the pile with Evi Van Acker, London 2012 bronze medallist, trailing on five points following a 3-2 scoreline.
Murphy came through in second in the opening race and followed it up with a sixth in Race 2. She is third on eight points.
Great Britain’s Alison Young sits fourth on 13 points.
On the face of the 49er results it would be quick to assume that leaders Lukasz Przybytek and Pawel Kolodzinski (POL) were the stand out performers of the day. However, regattas aren’t won on the first they. It takes a consistent performance across five days of racing to come out on top and the most consistent team of the day were the first placed John Pink and Stu Bithell (GBR).
The pair recorded a 8-3-9 scoreline and were the only team to record three single digit scores. “On the first day of the regatta it’s always nice to start well and we’re thrilled to bits with three top tens. We’re fifth overall which is great and tomorrow brings another challenge because it’s going to be windy and we’ll be pushing on and hopefully get into that top three.
“It’s a great fleet, the top boats in the world are here and no one is really missing. It’s great that everyone is competing in the ISAF Sailing World Cup.”
Bithell won silver in the Men’s 470 at London 2012 and on his home waters he knows what the venue is all about, “You could argue that I know Weymouth fairly well,” he said with a smile. “I’ve lived here for some years now, did the Olympic Games here and is there a home advantage,” he pondered, “yes there probably is but incidentally we don’t always get the wind direction we had today.”
The Polish crew lead on seven points with Pink and Bithell four points off the leaders. Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (AUS) and Dylan Fletcher and Alain Sign (GBR) are tied on 8 points in second and third.
Maiken Foght Schutt and Anne-Julie Schutt (DEN) lead the way in the 49erFX on three points following scores of 6-2-1. Alex Maloney and Molly Meech (NZL) follow in second place on six points.
Sarah Steyaert and Aude Compan (FRA), Tamara Echegoyen and Berta Betanzos (ESP) and Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze (BRA) are tied on seven points from third to fifth.
Men’s and Women’s RS:X
It’s a British 1-2 in the Men’s RS:X and Women’s RS:X. Nick Dempsey and Tom Squires are locked on three points apiece in the men’s whilst Isobel Hamilton leads Bryony Shaw by a single point in the women’s.
From three races Dempsey and Squires took a race victory each with the third place Mattia Camboni (ITA) taking the other.
“We had nice racing, very close,” exclaimed Dempsey. “Tom and I are quicker than the fleet. Our training’s gone really well and we’re starting to sail well. It’s nice and quite good fun racing.”
The pair train together on a daily basis which has helped them in the build-up to the regatta as Dempsey explained, “It’s nice having a competitive training partner. When we train we know we’re training against one of the fastest people in the world.
“You never have to compensate. If you’re beating Tom then you know you’re going fast. That is what we’ve always missed having with our training partners so it’s brilliant news.”
“It’s nice and quite good fun racing Tom.”
In the Women’s RS:X, Hamilton enjoyed a solid day on the water, staying at the front of the pack notching up a 6-2-2 scoreline. “It was definitely my best first day at a World Cup so far,” said the smiling Hamilton, “I would love to be able to hold on to first for the whole week.
“It was really good racing and it’s really nice to be racing at home. Weymouth is a fantastic venue and it’s really great to be back here.”
Shaw is a point off of Hamitlon after her 4-1-4 with London 2012 Olympic silver medallist Tuuli Petaja-Siren third overall. The day’s race wins went to Joanna Sterling (AUS), Shaw and Ingrid Puusta (EST).
Andrew Murdoch (NZL) opened his Weymouth and Portland account with a strong display in the Finn, notching up a 3-2 to lead the 24-boat fleet.
Murdoch, a 2012 OIympian in the Laser, used his experience to full effect at the front of the fleet. He has opened up a four point lead over Jonathan Lobert (FRA).
Giles Scott (GBR) took the opening race victory of the day and followed it up with a 12th. He is third overall. The remaining race victory went the way of Josh Junior (NZL) who is sixth overall but just three points off the third placed Scott.
Men’s and Women’s 470
It’s like London 2012 repeated in the Women’s 470 with the gold and silver medallists occupying the spots they claimed three years ago.
Gold medallists Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie (NZL) dominated the day by taking both bullets whilst silver Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark (GBR) were forced to look at the back of the Kiwi boat in both races as they settled for two seconds.
Tina Mrak and Veronika Macarol (SLO) sit in third after the opening two races following a 4-3.
In the Men’s 470, Stu McNay and David Hughes (USA) have a tasty six point lead over World #1 Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis (GRE). A fourth and a second gives them the lead at the early stage but with their experience, they won’t be getting carried away.
Victories on the day went to the Greeks and Ferdinand Gerz and Oliver Szymanski (GER) who are sixth overall.
Nacra 17
As of 19:20 local time Thomas Zajac and Tanja Frank (AUT) lead the way in the Nacra 17. However, many of the competitors sailed the wrong course in Race 1 with Race Committee protests and vice versa. A handful of protests remain open that may result in further amendments.
As it stands the Austrians top the pile on four points followed by Matias Buhler and Nathalie Brugger (SUI) and Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (AUS).
Paralympic Events
London 2012 Paralympic gold medallist Helena Lucas (GBR) began her World Cup campaign with intent. Double bullets give her a two point lead over Antonio Squizzato (ITA) who finished directly behind the Briton in both of the days races.
Malaysia’s Al Mustakim Matrin sits in third overall.
In the SKUD18, Marco Gualandris and Marta Zanetti (ITA) and Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell (GBR) are level on three points.
The Italian and British teams shared the top two places on the day, taking a bullet and a second apiece.
Will Street and Megan Pascoe (GBR) are third overall.
It is tight at the top in the Sonar with four crews locked on five points.
Norway’s Aleksander Wang-Hansen, Marie Solberg and Per Eugen Kristiansen took the opening bullet of the day and followed it up by a fourth.
John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steve Thomas (GBR) took the second bullet of the day but like the Norwegians also count a fourth.
Colin Harrison, Jonathan Harris and Russell Boaden (AUS) and John Twomey, Austrin O’Carroll and Ian Costelloe (IRL) notched up a second and a third each and are also tied with the Norwegian and Irish crews.
Racing resumes at 11:00 local time on Thursday 11 July with some great race action on the cards.
The eyes of the sailing world will be back on Weymouth and Portland with Olympic medallists returning to the venue of the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition for ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland.
Weymouth and Portland, the fourth of six ISAF Sailing World Cup regattas in 2015, will welcome sailors across ten Olympic and three Paralympic events in Great Britain from 8-14 June 2015.
ISAF Sailing World Cup glory, a share of the €78,000 prize fund and Abu Dhabi final spots are on offer with racing commencing on 10 June culminating in the live Medal Races on Sunday 14 June.
The world’s top 30 sailors from the 27 April 2015 ISAF World Sailing Rankings release were invited to Weymouth and Portland with the remaining receiving their spot at the qualification event, the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik, the Netherlands.
The Laser Radial – ISAF
Laser
Pavlos Kontides (CYP) made history at the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition by becoming the first athlete from Cyprus to claim an Olympic medal. With gold medallist Tom Slingsby (AUS) concentrating on the America’s Cup and Rasmus Myrgren (SWE) stepping away from the boat, Kontides is the only returning Olympic Laser medallist in Weymouth and Portland.
“The best sporting moments of my life are obviously from Weymouth,” explained a nostalgic Cypriot. “Scoring two bullets on the second day of the Olympics, holding the yellow jersey mid-way through and finally, glory for myself, my family, my team and my country’s first ever Olympic medal.
“[Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland] is a perfect opportunity for me to visit the same place where it all happened. It will just always feel special to me and a strong bond will exist due to the memories.
“Of course I do remember a lot of rainy days as well during my preparation there,” he said with a winking face on his email response.
Kontides will form part of an exceptional fleet of 40 strong Laser sailors in Weymouth and Portland. The 40-boat invitational fleets were introduced at World Cup Hyères and proved an immediate hit as Kontides explained, “This type of racing is challenging and exciting with no mistakes allowed.
“The start and opening of the race are even more important as recovery opportunities are less frequent due to the high level of the fleet and evenness in speed. Consistency is always key for a good result.
“Competition will definitely be tough and together with the conditions Weymouth is known for, hiking, strong changing current and a big swell will provide the sailors with fascinating racing.”
The Laser is one of the most hotly contested Olympic fleets at the moment with a number of competitors consistently fighting for top honours. But what does it take to succeed? “Sailing is a sport which depends on many different parameters,” explained Kontides. “Consistency is a must for success as you have to perform well in all kinds of conditions.
“In doing so you have to start good, sail fast and smart with low risk and finish every race as best as possible. You can always win a regatta without even winning an individual race.”
Matt Wearm (AUS) recently won the Delta Lloyd Regatta by taking just a single race win from nine races. Consistency is certainly king in the Laser and Wearn comes into Weymouth and Portland eager to continue his good form, “The win in Medemblik has prepared me well for Weymouth. It gives me a great deal of confidence that I have the ability to be on the top of the podium.
“It was also great to be so consistent in the tricky conditions against some tough opponents.
“The Laser fleet as always is extremely competitive. It feels that you can go to any event around the world and you can expect to be racing the world’s best. The depth in the fleet is incredible to that anyone from the top 20 in the world has the ability to win regattas.
“I feel Weymouth will be no exception to this and that it’s going to be another incredibly tight regatta between the top few guys in the world. It is definitely now becoming the time where everyone wants to assert their dominance going in to the last year before the [Olympic] Games.”
World #1 Tom Burton (AUS) heads into Weymouth in good form having won World Cup Hyères whilst Tonci Stipanovic (CRO), Nick Thompson (GBR) and Philipp Buhl (GER) will all make the journey to Weymouth and Portland well prepared.
ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami, Laser—Herman-Tomasgaard
Laser Radial
The Laser Radial Medal Race at London 2012 saw a four way shoot out for the medals between Lijia Xu (CHN), Marit Bouwmeester (NED), Evi Van Acker (BEL) and Annalise Murphy (IRL).
Xu went on to win gold and has since stepped away from the Laser Radial. Meanwhile silver medallist Bouwmeester, bronze medallist Van Acker and the fourth place Murphy all return to the waters for ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland.
“I have fond memories of Weymouth. [It was] a dream come true to become an Olympian in 2012,” commented Bouwmeester. “It will be my first time back in the UK since 2012. I am very excited and looking forward to the nice waves in the bay.”
Van Acker is also of a similar mind set in advance of competition, “I have great memories of Weymouth. The conditions during the Olympics were fantastic with good winds and sunshine every day. I’m looking very much forward going back to the Olympic venue.
“Winning an Olympic medal was something truly exceptional. My team and I worked so hard for it. My friends and family were cheering for us on the mountain [the Nothe]. It was a dream come true, although I still feel like I could have done better.”
The level of the competition at the ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta has the potential to be higher than the Olympic Sailing Competition with multiple entrants per nation possible. The qualification system ensures the best of the best are in the 40 boat fleet, something Bouwmeester enjoys, “In my opinion this concept is the way forward.
“It’s nice to have the big fleet qualifying events and then the high level World Cup events. It’s nice to race with all the good girls in one fleet, just like the Olympics.”
Van Acker added, “Racing in a 40 boat fleet in Hyères was definitely exciting. It’s different in many ways, but good fun and good practice for the Olympics. Pressure is on from day one without a qualifying series and with only the top sailors competing.
“I expect fierce competition in Weymouth. The Laser Radial is a very competitive class and there is always a good battle going on between the girls. We are coming closer to the test event in Rio, many national trials are going on so everyone wants to perform at their best.”
Ireland’s Murphy missed out on an Olympic medal by just four points over the third placed Van Acker but looks back fondly on the venue, “I have a lot of great memories from Weymouth as I first competed there in the ISAF Youth Worlds in 2006. I like coming to Weymouth as it is so close to home for me and because I have spent so much time there everything is very familiar.”
Murphy, like Bouwmeester and Van Acker, also pointed out the positives of the elite level competition, “It was really exciting racing with the top 40 boats in Hyères and it brings in a whole new dynamic to Olympic racing. If you make a small mistake you’re most likely going to get punished for it as everyone is so close.
“I think you have to work extremely hard to succeed in the Laser Radial right now, everyone is extremely professional and if you’re not giving it 100% it is very easy to get left behind.”
Belgium’s Van Acker will be the one to beat in Weymouth and Portland. Over the last 15 months she has finished on the podium at every ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta she’s competed at, winning gold at the 2014 and 2015 Hyères editions and the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final.
Aiming to halt her run, alongside Murphy and Bouwmeester, will be Hyères bronze medallist Josefin Olsson (SWE), World #1 Alison Young (GBR) and World #3 Anne-Marie Rindom (DEN).
Host nation favourites Nick Dempsey (GBR) and Bryony Shaw (GBR) will be leading contenders in the Men’s and Women’s RS:X.
Shaw, the current World #1 in the Women’s RS:X, took gold at ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami at the turn of the year following victory at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, UAE in 2014. A seventh followed at World Cup Hyères but she’ll be out to make amends on her home waters.
Joining Shaw in the fleet will be former World #1 Flavia Tartaglini (ITA) and British rival Isobel Hamilton (GBR).
In the Men’s RS:X, Dempsey will be the spearhead and the man to beat. Dempsey took silver on Weymouth and Portland’s waters at London 2012 and knows the surroundings better than most. He will be joined by a strong pack of Men’s RS:X racers that includes Brazil’s Ricardo Santos, China’s Aichen Wang and Hong Kong’s Michael Cheng.
A high level of competition is also on the cards for the Nacra 17, Men’s and Women’s 470, 49er, 49erFX, Finn and Paralympic events. A further preview will follow on Wednesday 3 June.
Racing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland commences on Wednesday 10 June. Medal Races on Sunday 14 June will bring the regatta to a close.
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