B14 Worlds at Yacht Club de Carnac

B14 Worlds at Yacht Club de Carnac - Day 2

by Célia Mas-Delfault 13 Jul 2010 22:36 BST 12-16 July 2010

Race 3 started in a fresh 15 knots sousou west with the majority of the fleet electing to start and hang onto Starboard tack. GBR787 broke a carbon wing shortly after the start and returned to the shore. A small break away group took the right hand side from the start and proved to have correctly chosen to chase a rain cloud. The leading 3 at the first mark were Aus 778, Aus 370 and Aus779. The downwind saw little change but the next upwind saw the main pack catching some of the leading boats. At the next windward mark GBR777, GBR 773 and GBR772 were closing in the leaders. Aus778 and Aus 370 still led at the bottom mark for the seconf time. The next work saw the closing pack moving closer and a slight course change with the windward marks being moved more westerly. The wind prssure started to die and became patchy down. The leaders at the last windward mark were Aus 778, Aus370 and Aus 374, having made up much ground. The last downwind saw the wind continue to die and become patchy, the chsing bunch chose to go mainly left , with the leaders taking the middle line. GBR 775 chose the right hand line and improved to take a 3rd from Aus374. Aus 778 won, with Aus370 second and GBR775 3rd.

Race 4 started after a long wait under Ap as the wind moved further west, dropped in intensity and then moved back to a similar direction to race 1. First rounding sasw GBR 785 first, GBR 763 second and GBR 773 thrid. The fleet separated taking both left and right sides with no chnges at the bottom mark. The next work saw Aus778 making ground through the fleet. The Next windward mark saw GBR785 in the lead, GBR 763 followed GBR773 third. The next work saw several moves : 778 moved into second and Aus 373 making up ground into third place. The wind continued to deteriorate and become patchy. Making way on starboard tack was becoming difficult with lumpy seas remaining from the earlier fresh breeze. The last run saw most of the action of the day with the leaders changing place near the finish line with Aus 778 overtaking GBR 785 in the final metres. Aus 373 took 3rd for the day with a close and loud group closing in at the finish. Aus 778 won, GBR 785 second and Aus 373 third.

The overall leaders after day 2 are Aus 778, GBR 785 and Aus 373.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	AUS 778	BANCROFT Guy	GRACE David	1	3	1	1	3
2	785	HAYES David	BELL Richie	3	1	7	2	6
3	AUS 7	CUNNINGHAM Scott	WALKER Jason	5	2	9	3	10
4	773	CRAIG Nick	JOHNSON Matt	7	4	6	4	14
5	GBR 758	HARRISON Tim	RATCLIFFE Jonny	2	10	4	OCS	16
6	370	CUNNINGHAM IAN	CUNNINGHAM David	9	13	2	5	16
7	GBR 775	BINES Chris	GIBBONS Dave	8	14	3	8	19
8	AUS 374	LORIMER David	HEALE Rafael	6	11	5	9	20
9	784	BARNES Mark	SMITH Paul	4	6	13	14	23
10	772	WATTS Mark	BISHOP Chris	11	8	11	7	26
11	GBR 777	DOBRIJEVIC David	ELTRINGHAM Philipp	14	7	8	12	27
12	763	DAVIS Alan	BARSLEY DALE Toby	12	12	10	6	28
13	779	BOYLE Kelvin	MACDONALD Michael	15	19	12	11	38
14	AUS 780	REYNOLDS Richard	MC MILLAN Lissa	13	9	18	17	39
15	AUS 376	HUNT Sophie	PAYNE Andrew	23	15	15	13	43
16	764	BLACKMORS Tony	JONAS Charlotte	19	22	19	10	48
17	768	MC GRATH Will	REECE Harry	18	16	14	20	48
18	GBR 787	FELLS Tim	RAMUS Andy	10	5	DNF	DNF	55
19	GBR 767	BOSWIJK Rod	BINNEY Sharon	21	18	25	16	55
20	GBR 672	HOLLINGSWORTH Steve	MURPHY Chris	17	17	21	27	55
21	GBR 786	BROWN Géraldine	FERMOR Leaky	16	DNF	24	18	58
22	733	TRIFFITT Rhys	REYNOLDS JONES Simon	22	21	20	19	60
23	GBR 646	CRISPIN Taylor	GUY Harrill	DNS	29	16	21	66
24	GBR 757	MURRAY Phil	RUTHEFORD Kevin	20	24	22	DNF	66
25	FRA 739	CADRE Alain	CADRE Francois	25	20	23	OCS	68
26	AUS 356	WATSON Daniel	MC KENDRICK Ailie	24	23	27	22	69
27	769	COWIN Daniel	HOLLANDS Daniel	DNF	DNS	17	15	72
28	GBR 774	SHERRATT Kathy	BENNET Rachel	27	32	26	23	76
29	751	GENDRON Cedric	GENDRON Gael	29	25	28	25	78
30	FRA 737	DUCHASTENIER Walter	PERIE Jean baptiste	34	27	29	24	80
31	656	HOLMAN Elliot	NASH Elisabeth Jane	26	26	33	29	81
32	766	PRICE Barry	STORER Alistair	28	31	30	26	84
33	AUS 355	MITCHELL Stephen	VAN GALEN Amy	30	28	31	28	86
34	FRA 616	LE CORGUILLE Philippe	SUDRIE Erwann	DPI	34	32	30	96
35	647	FOURNIER Bruno	MEZIERES Eric	32	35	DNF	31	98
36	FRA 743	DUCARROIR Christophe	FRABOULET Cedric	33	30	DNF	DNF	103
37	FRA 717	LECAM Sebastien	LE CAM Sophie	31	33	DNF	DNS	104
38	AUS 368	WALDON Geoff	PONGRATZ Nicole	DNS	36	DNS	DNS	116
39	742	RAYNES Carl	RAYNES Guy	DNF	37	DNF	DNS	117