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Another great day in Roses with conditions very similar to
yesterday 15 knots and good waves. Full results are on the event
website by fleet.
In the Radial Apprentice fleet the Kiwis performed the same as
yesterday with Mark Page smoking the fleet again and 2 Mikes thinking they could
have done better after heading to the wrong top mark on first beat in the 1st
race and Mike Pasco swimming again in the 2nd race. The only problem for
Mark Page is that the while he keeps beating the the fleet by almost a leg the
Dutch sailor who is coming second is managing by combinations of good sailing
and people swimming in front of him to secure 4 second places so Mark only
has a 3 point lead. Mike Pasco (above) is seriously considering sailing
without a mainsheet block as he seemed to go so well yesterday without
one! Mike Knowsley shown below left in a good position at the Top
Mark.
Mike Keeton (above right) had a great first race in the Radial
Masters fleet with a 2nd place and was going well in the 2nd race when he got
pinged by the international jury for a rule 42 penalty on the reach and his
penalty turn, turned into a swim then irons etc etc which can very easily happen
in these winds & waves!
In the Great Grand Master Radial fleet. Sandy Grigg had
a good day with 2 solid results. Tom Speed, who has had to buy a new
tiller and tiller extension at very very expensive prices as his NZ gear
got lost on the journey to Spain, did well in the first race but broke his brand
new extension in the 2nd but still managed a good result. Tony Park did
well and hunted around the course with the rest of his Tamaki mates.
Michael Shields struggled today and the conditions are starting to wear the
fleet down. Jim Quinn had a good 2nd race as he recovers from his knock on
the head suffered yesterday. Mark Miller sailed consistently again
today. Stephen Phillips continues to enjoy himself and managed to get a
score today.
Mike Pasco gybing round the bottom mark
In the Standard Masters fleet Colin Caldwell had
some good upwind speed today getting to the Top Mark in the top 5 both races but
that wave with his name on it keeps hunting him. Wayne Ferguson had a
better day today sailing in his correct age group and fleet. Barry
Cutfield didn't quite reach the heights of his best race yesterday but was happy
with his results.
In the Standard Grand Master fleet Jack Hanson and
Bob Blakey have tried starting at different ends of the line and going off in
different tacks but they still managed to be fighting each other on the last
beat to the finish of each race again today. Both were happy with their
results.
Day 3 has
started with the 1 minutes silence in respect to Standard Fleet Race Committee
member & local Antonio Morales
who died last night in his
sleep. Wind seems a little lighter and the Kiwi team is ready to
go!
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