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Laser SB3 World Championships in Cascais, Portugal - Day 2

by Katie Ashworth 1 Sep 2009 20:56 BST 31 August - 4 September 2009

The forecast for Day 2 of the Laser SB3 Worlds in Cascais allowed the Race Officer the option of using either race area. The decision was made to use Race Area B, to the east of the bay. The wind arrived from the north with a steady 8 to 10 knots for the start of the 1st Race and built throughout the day. By the start of Race 3 the wind had swung 20 degrees to the right and increased to 25 knots.

Following an injury to a member of his crew, past Portuguese Olympic sailor Fernando Bello was unable to compete in the 2nd day of the Championships leaving the competition open for the local Portuguese fleet for the coveted spot of 1st Portuguese boat. At the end of Day 2, Filipe Silva and his crew on board Black Bird/Capital Moura lie 8th overall with a 25 point lead over the 2nd Portuguese boat who lies in 10th position. It’s tough and tight at the top of this Championship.

Having lead over night, Craig Burlton suffered a poor 1st leg during the 1st Race, rounding the windward mark at least three quarters of the way down the fleet. Amazingly, Burlton and crew managed to pick off the fleet and finished the race in 7th position. Ian Sullivan and his crew of Cheeky Monkey’s put in a sterling performance in the first race finishing 2nd. This was a great return to the race course for Sullivan having had to return to the dock on Day 1 with a damaged spreader and torn mainsail.

Strong performances in Race 1 also came from Jerry Hill and Chris Jennings, finishing 3rd and 4th respectively. However, the winner of Race 1 was South African, David Hudson and his Race Ahead crew of Neil Malan, Wadnisile Xayimpi and Jamie Waters with a tremendous lead and awesome down wind boat speed. Mike Budd was OCS in Race 1 and although he discards his 55 point penalty score, he drops from 2nd to 4th overall after 6 races.

Robert Gullan, helming Pieter Heyn’s Sun Microsystems lead Race 2 from a strong start and managed to extend an impressive lead to win with approximately 20 boat lengths to spare. At the end of Day 2, Sun Microsystems lies 3rd overall with a score tally of 7, 7, 5, (17), 1, 4. Their boat speed was certainly impressive and crew work appeared impeccable. The wind built throughout the 2nd race and the leeward mark rounding’s were fruity as gusts of 25 plus knots blew across the course. Early genneker drops benefitted many as other boats struggled to loose the genneker and round the mark.

Race 3 got underway on the 2nd attempt following a well judged general recall. Roger Hudson and Taariq Jacobs had an excellent start and after rounding the windward mark in the top spot, they managed to extend their lead and comfortably won the 3rd race of the day. Race 3 was sailed in 20 to 25 knots of wind and was by far the longest race of the day with the leading boats finishing after 1 hour 50 minutes.

3 Sad Old Blokes managed to hook the mark at the end of their first beat. Correctly Hill did his turn and after loosing at least 20 places, he managed to finish the race in 15th position. A fantastic recovery from an ugly mistake.

Credit must be given at the end of Day 2 to Sarah Allan and her 3 person crew; Charlotte Savage, Michael-John Gifford and David Giles. Sarah has posted some really consistent results and should be recognised for her transition in the SB3 class this season. Allan has moved from bow on board Geoff Carveth’s winning team at the 2008 World Championships to owner and helm this year. Currently Allan’s boat, Sailboatspares.com lies 7th overall.

Craig Burlton, Steve ‘AB’ White and Adam Heeley maintain their lead for a 2nd day, but their lead drops from 4 points to 2. The best overall position improvement today has been achieved by Team Solent / Helly Hansen. Having been caught with a black flag in the first race of Day 1 and loosing a crew member overboard, Guy Jackson pulled out all the stops on Day 2, jumping from 28th overall on Day 1 to 13th overall on Day 2. 6 Races have now been completed and a World Championship Series is now in place. Stay tuned for further developments at the Laser SB3 World Championships on Day 3…

Results after Day 2:

PosSail NoBoat NameNatHelmCrewR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
13042Gill Race TeamGBRCraig BurltonAdam Healley/Stephen White82272518
23469Spirit of Cape TownRSARoger HudsonTaariq Jacobs/Ashton Sampson/Marlon Jones2155133120
33047Sun MicrosystemsGBRRobert GullanBen Ainsworth/Pieter Heyn/Maria Stanley775171424
43475ZimmerGBRMike BuddMark Greaves / Sam Gardner1511558227
53451City of Cape TownRSADavid HudsonNeil Malan/Wandisile Xayimpi/Jamie Waters3661121728
634653 Sad Old BlokesGBRJerry HillJoe Llewellyn / Paul Kameen9121341529
73575Sail Boat Spares.comGBRSarah AllanCharlotte Savage/Michael John Gifford/David Giles4910205331
83558Black Bird/Capital MouraPORFilipe SilvaJoaquim Moreira / Pedro Costa Alemão6417129839
93032RumbleflurgGBRDavid CumminsIan Schenkel/Chris Cousins1410815201461
103115QuebramarPORRui BritesGonçalo Esteves/Francisco Neto161199311964
113401ElseGERFerdinand ZiegelmayerMaximilian Ziegelmayer/Sebastien Ziegelmayer10141516101865
123462In Your PocketGBRAndrew OddieGareth Edwards / Andy Rice51833763466
133152Team Solent Helly HansenGBRGuy JacksonJorgen Stromquist / James Moore55334187971
143311Selden MastGBRChris JenningsSimon Everest/ Neil Hughston1519254112372
153014Sponge BobGBRMarshall KingMatt Waite / Steven McLean4116191022774
163506 PORRui Caldas BarreiroDiogo Pereira / Gonçalo Cabrita1725729161176
173038Cheeky MonkeyGBRIan SullivanTom Mallindine / Chris Noble1818182342077
183082Badger RacingGBRPaul LovejoySam Minns/Fredrik Blencke2017556351088
193083Bettersoft/Cidade SetubalPORLuis SantosRui Duarte/João Bolina3185511172188
203027Darling AssociatesGBRChris DarlingAlice Darling/Sian McCleave/Alastair Shaw44211414271288
213491StengheleITARoberto CaresaniPietro Negri/Giulia Conti12272321211693
223155FishboneITAGiovanni MeloniMassimiliano Pez/Cristian Ferro30242053727106
233256Bicasco/Cidade SetubalPORAntónio SantosFernando Faneco/José Miguel Cunha481513221348111
243187Phi!NumberITALuca BacciDuccio Colombi/Michele Saleri192055192429111
253543Citta di NumanaITAVicenzo GraciottiCamillo Zucconi/Andrea Trani293616243013112
263090Purple DayDreamPORJoão DuarteGonçalo Boto/Paulo Lobo/Christian Bayon221326262638113
273420ManiasPORJosé Pedro Dias PinheiroAntonio Leal Faria/ Bernardo Dias Pinheiro25264323239119
283203 PORAntónio MelloJoão Mello/João Westwood/Lourenço P. Gonçalves405512301928129
293177Hot PantsGBRMike WoodMike Walker / Ian Martin36402982336132
303379Pelican RacingGBRAsh HolmesIan Gilmour / Simon Davies212835272537136
313523SetePORBernardo Pinto GonçalvesCarlos Empis / Lourenço Empis/Martim Mello132236552940140
323209Trunk MonkeyGBRJoe BurnieDoug Peniston/Mike Austen233527234735143
333581 PORPeter StratonFrancisco Garcia/Miguel Pedro452355311432145
343505 PORVasco PassanhaTiago Malhão Pereira/André Caiado343038341830146
353438Trinca EspinhasPORLuis FigueiredoGonçalo Lacerda/Nuno Rosa Lopes112930384145149
363295RazzmatazzGERSebastian DohrendorfFieda van Belle/Jonathan Griffiths/Frank Geerlings265522282849153
373105Dom Pedro HotelsPORJosé Paulo RamadaAbilio Amaral / Pedro Riebiro da Cunha553424413925163
383333CoatingITALuca MaitanLuca Zuklic/Manuel Faro353940253331163
393048XcellentGBRJohn PollardRobert Smith/Martin Schwartz37555555156168
403111ROFF - SAP ConsultingPORGonçalo HortaHugo Mastbaum / Pedro Rebelo323133353843169
413563Isabella IIGERReinhard SchroederStefan Sorgel/Nico Thielemann393821464233173
423150Audi Sunshine GirlsAUSLauren CalderLissa McMillan/Louise Watson/Morgann Stanton553328334941184
433101CasildaPORDuarte BelloGonçalo Eusébio /Eduardo VanZeller273732395050185
443103ESRIPORPiedade ColaçoDiana Caldeira/Ariana Nunes/Luisa Figueiredo284155363644185
453114Clube Millenium BCPPORVanessa BatistaTelma Miranda/Inês Soares/Mariana Freitas334318474846187
463139WagopAUSMichael QuirkJordan Spencer / Michael McLean555531424022190
473055Rumshack Event ManagementGBRRoger HextonPeter Christie/Christopher Anthony423237444342196
483411Herdade do EsporãoPORDiogo Corrêa MendesFernando Passeiro / Duarte Pinto Coelho464655434424203
493093Super BadIRLEmmet RyanJames Budd/Anna Mackenzie/Jonny White245555554526205
503077SkallywagGBRJames FordRob Day / Nina Day434239404647210
513092MergulhãoPORAndré GrayRodrigo Amaral/Filipe Hogan474555455252241
523124Delta QPORGonçalo AlmeidaJoão Lino/Daniel Matias/Elisa Matias494455485151243
533525EngexporPORFernando BelloAntónio Gois/Francisco Mourão385555555555258
543521Santa MariaPORFirmino MorgadoElísio Lourenço/Luis Rosario504755555555262

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