TridentUK Cadet Nationals at Royal Torbay Yacht Club - Day 2
by David Elliott 15 Aug 2012 08:40 BST
12-17 August 2012
Lighter winds prevailed over Torbay for the second day of the 2012 TridentUK Cadet Nationals. The fleet launched into a southerly F2 which had backed through almost 90 degrees by the end of racing and successful reading of the shifts paid dividends. The first discard kicked in with the second of the day’s three races.
Race 4 was away at the first attempt. Annie Knott & Ellie Wootton from Waldringfield in 8432 Trident led at the windward from Fishers Green pairing Jamie Proffitt & Tom Collyer in 8846 No Fear, overnight leaders Nick Sutton & Joshua Bennett from Corinthian Otters in 8844 Nasty Tern, Matthew Shorrock & Ryan Wilkinson from Frensham Pond in 8352 Master Mariner, Matthew Currell & Theo Smith from Parkstone in 8997 Executrix and Waldringfield’s Sam Yale & Harry Chatterton in 9369. There was little change in the top boats until the third beat when a major wind shift propelled Belgium’s Seppe Greeve & Cedric Boven in 8519 Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster to the head of the fleet; a position which they held at the finish. Annie & Ellie were second, with Nick & Josh, third.
High level cloud signalled changing conditions as Race 5 got under away. Matthew & Theo led up the beat and rounded the windward in first place. Frensham Pond teams Jack Wilson & Jim Brooker in 735 Pintail and Jack Hardie & Archie Somers in 8513 Di Maggio were second and third respectively, with Seppe & Cedric fourth and Waldringfield’s Emma & Joshua White in 9876 Zest, fifth. With the cloud base dropping and the wind picking up, Jack & Archie took the lead on the final beat and led at the finish from Matthew & Ryan and Seppe & Cedric, with fourth place going to Hattie Ayre & Cally Terkelsen from Stone in 8420 Tantrum.
By the start of the sixth and final race of the day, the wind had an easterly feel to it. Away once again at the first attempt, Seppe & Cedric led up the beat and maintained their grip at the head of the fleet throughout the race. Fishers Green/King George/Alton Water pairing Alex Corby & Robert Keen in 9000 White Stuff finished in second place, with Frensham Pond’s Ben Shorrock & Beatrice Sexton in 8441 It Takes Two, third.
Seppe Greeve & Cedric Boven and Nick Sutton & Joshua Bennett both have 13 points at the end of the second day, with the Belgian team leading on countback. Matthew Shorrock & Ryan Wilkinson are third with 25 points, one point ahead of Alex Corby & Robert Keen. Leading the Silver Fleet are Ben Shorrock & Beatrice Sexton, with local team Esme & Eliza Jones in 8440 Black Otter in second. The Bronze Fleet is headed by Reece & Lewis Lane from South Cerney in 9382 Exe-celerator. Fishers Green/King George pairing Lucy Corby & Jade McCarthy sailing 9152 Sci-Fi are five points behind them in second.
Gold & Silver Fleet results
Bronze Fleet results
Wednesday is a lay day. Four further races are scheduled, with another discard kicking in with the tenth and final race.