IFDS Blind Sailing Worlds at Seabornia Yacht Club, Japan - Day 2
by Lucy Hodges 27 May 2013 17:45 BST
25 May - 1 June 2013
2013 IFDS Blind Sailing Worlds day 2 © Seabornia Yacht Club
Team GBR have had a solid second day at the IFDS Blind World and International Fleet Racing Championships at Seabornia Yacht Club in Japan.
It was another fine day for GBR on the race course, although the promised repeat of conditions were sadly absent. A postponement greeted the fleet on the race course whilst the light air settled in direction.
Three races were held in generally soft conditions, which ultimately built to a maximum 8 knots by the final race, enabling Team GBR Sharon Grennan B1 helm to pass the overnight leader Japan A and open a two point gap; Japan B lay a further 6 points behind in 3rd.
Lucy Hodges continued to dominate the B2 fleet with an almost perfect score of 4 points for the day. She now has a healthy seven point advantage over New Zealand after discard, with Japan A a further 4 points behind.
The B3 fleet is lead by the impressive New Zealand team followed by GBR's Liam Cattermole whose team successful won a request for redress in the final race due to boat damage. They currently lie 8.8 points behind after being awarded average points for race 7. Japan A are currently lying 4.2 points behind.
The overall team trophy position is also looking good for Team GBR - the current scores following discards are:
GBR - 33.8pts
New Zealand - 43pts
Japan A - 51pts
Tomorrow is a lay day and racing will continue on Wednesday with the promise of more wind which should suit GBR.
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