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The winners of the 2013 GAES Christmas Race in 49er class were French sailors Julien D\'Ortoli and Noe Delpeche who had an excellent performance and won the Medal Race. Finnish team Lauri Lehtinen and Kalle Bask and Beijing Olympic champion, Danish Jonas Warrer together with Peter Orster took second and third place on the podium respectively.Denmark climbed to first and third place on the podium in FX with teams Lin Ea Cenholt and Anders and Jena Mai Hansen and Katja Steen respectively. Second place was for team from Germany skippered by Phillip Müller.

Exciting racing in the Laser Radial Men in which Mon Cañellas won in extremis with just one point over Spanish competitor Héctor Domínguez who was second. Third place overall was for Polish sailor Jerzy Bajko.

A tight battle as assured today in the 470 Men with two teams tied before the start of the Medal Race. Spanish team Onán Barreiros and Juan Curbelo proved their experience and claimed final victory in the GAES Christmas Race and won over the Class Junior World champions Jordi Xammar and Joan Herp that were second.

The current class World silver medallists Pierre Leboucher and Nicolas Le Berre ended up third overall.Great Britain took the title in the 420 class with team Max Clapp and Joseph Burns (Izzy) at the top of the leader board and Spanish sailors Paula Barceló and Margarita Alba (EBE-Bauhaus-CN Arenal/CMSAP) with an outstanding performance claimed second overall. The podium was completed by Polish sailors Ewa Romaniuk and Kaarzyna Goralska.The 38th edition of the GAES Palamós Christmas Race came to an end today with the prize giving ceremony at 16.00h at the beach venue tent. Fair winds and a great 2014 sailing season for everyone!

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