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Flying Fifteen Europeans at Fraglia Vela Riva - Day 3

by Greg Wells 29 Aug 2012 17:54 BST 27-31 August 2012

Again the Ora came in at 12:45 a little later and a little lighter. However, After a 30 minute postponement the orange flag was raised and suddenly the wind increased to 18-20 knots.

Following a clean start the boats which started by the committee boat and tacked came out on top. This pack were led by Greg wells and Richard Rigg followed by Steve Goacher and Phil Evans and the two Simons; Patterson and Thompson. Wells and Goacher pulled clear to take first and second. Alan Bax and Simon Childs surfed past Charles Apthorp to take 3rd.

At the start of race 6 the Ora was still blowing strong and again, despite more port bias, the boats starting near the committee boat came out ahead. Goacher and Evans led the way at the top mark followed by Patterson and Thompson and then Bax and Childs.

As the race progressed the wind eased a little. Goacher extended and Bax moved into second, Gill Browning & Tom Pickles moved up to third. Behind the pack Greg Wells and Richard Rigg were starting to move through the fleet following a poor start and on the approach to the final windward mark Wells passed Browning to move into third. So at the downwind finish it was 1st Goacher, 2nd Bax, 3rd Wells, 4th Hamish Mackay & Andrew Lawson who had sailed a stunning last lap.

More photos can be found here.

Results after Day 3: (six races)

PosSail NoHelm, Crew & ClubR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
1GBR 3920Wells Greg, Rigg Richard, Hayling Island Sailing Club-4112138
2GBR 3821Steve Goacher, Phil Evans, Royal Windermere Yacht Club2-6442113
3IRL 4002Lavery John, david O'Brien, National YC122111-1217
4GBR 3998Alan Bax, Simon Childs, HISC-93633217
5GBR 3957Apthorp Charles, Green Alan, Hayling Island Sailing Club64354-922
6GBR 3788Mackay Hamish, Lawson Andrew, Royal Highland Yacht Club-1610785434
7GBR 3795Patterson Simon, Thompson Simon, Draycote Water Sailing Club71112-216541
8GBR 3955Gill Browning, Tom Pickles, HISC1355-1614643
9GBR 3942Cadwallader Ian, Sweet Dave, Chew Valley Lake SC(dnf)98715847
10GBR 3994Waples Chris, Waples Tom, HISC37-191418749
11GBR 3953Hogben Robert, Glyn Morgan, Bewl Valley Sailing Club Engla8169912(ocs)54
12GBR 3965Osman Anthony, Murphy Andrew, Parkstone Yacht Club141410-1591057
13GBR 3954Waples Justin, Stowe Iain, R.C.Y.C.1012-266131758
14GBR 3905McKee David, Sally McKee, Dovestone SC5-221118161161
15GBR 3820Snewin Philip, Thompson Mark, Royal Windermere Yacht Club128-2117101461
16GBR 3539Hanson John, Selden Helen, Datchet SC1818-241081367
17GBR 3816Tullett Nigel, Tullet Gavin, Royal Windermere1113-2211172072
18GBR 3936Douthwaite Steve, Averley Paul, DRSC-20151512191980
19GBR 3787Brockbank David, Millington Catherine, Key West-2323172271685
20FRA 3961Arnaud Biet, Constant Fabien, YCD17dnf181322-2488,8
21GBR 3914Tattersall Adrian, Parkstone YC211913-28241592
22GBR 3959Goddard Andy, Martland Mal, Dovestone Sailing Club191714-23202292
23GBR 3862Chard Bill, Millington Simon, Chew Valley Lake SC15-242319211896
24ESP 3728Barber David, Barber Hannah, CN Portitxol Mallorca22201624-2525107
25GBR 3939King Athol, Bellis Trevor, Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club252520-262321114
26AUS 3964Lucas Simon, Lucias Aileen, Princess Royal Sailing Club2426-27252623124
27GBR 3765Castle Ian, Barford Neil, Hayling Island S C26212520(dnc)dnc128
28BEL 3885Hachez Veronique, Van Peeterssen Benoit, Sports Nautiques de l'Eau d'He-292828292726138
29FRA 3932Pelegrin Michel, Gouriou Erwan, Yacht Club de Dinard282730-312827140
30BEL 3530Ezékiel Desantoine, Philippe Coweg, SNEH27(dsq)34272928145
31GBR 3826Lyall Tony, Berry John, Welwyn Garden City Sailing Clu303029-323029148
32FRA 3976Jean-Yves Renault, Arnaud PiSSARD, YCD Dinard-322931303130151
33BEL 2233Pletinckx Jean, Martens Pierre-Yves, SNEH333133-343332162
34GBR 3897Apthorp Richard, Apthorp Charles, HISC(dnf)dnc32333231164
35GBR 759Hogg Peter, Oatley Tony, South Cerney Sailimng Club31(dnc)dncdncdncdnc175

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