2015 International Cadet World Championships - Day 2

by Peter Campbell on 4 Aug 2015 International Cadet World championships – Three straight wins by a British crew on day two on Italy’s Lake Garda have forced the Tasmanian crew of Sam Abel and Hugo Allison down from first to second overall after six races.

However, four Australian crews remain in the top ten of the 58-boat fleet and a fifth crew 13th overall.

Abel and Alison, from Hobart’s Sandy Bay Sailing Club, still sailed exceptionally well, with a 2-6-4 score on day two, but instead of being one point ahead they are now five points behind the GBR crew of Jamie Harris and Bettine Harris.

The weather on Lake Garda has been a very steady 15-18 knots and conditions look good for the remaining six races, two each day planned for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, with Wednesday a reserve day. Temperatures are around 35º C which means that breezes are likely to be stronger as the week goes on.

All but two of the seven Australian crews fell back slightly on the leader board, the exceptions being Angus Price and Archer Ibbott from Sandy Bay Sailing Club and Dominic Randall and Ella Purnell from Royal Geelong Yacht Club.

Price and Ibbott began the day with a 25th (their first discard) but followed this with a 10th and a second to move up from eighth overall to fifth at the end of day two.

Randall and Purnell recovered from the setbacks on day one to finish fifth in race six overnight. This lifted them three placings to 22nd in overall standings.

In sixth place are Marty Hood and Jack O’Donnell from Port Lincoln Yacht Club who placed 27-11-7. In revised results from day one, Hood and O’Donnell moved from third to second place in race one of the championship following the disqualification of the provisionally second placed Ukrainian crew.

The fourth Australian crew in the top ten are Julian Sasson and Mischa Suda from Sandringham Yacht Club who are 10th overall following placings over 24-3-17 overnight,

Sandy Bay sailors William and Laura Cooper began day two with a 10th place but followed this with two 25th places to drop down from eighth to 13th in overall standings.

In 17th place are Oliver Manton and Benjamin Garner from Royal Geelong Yacht Club who placed 28-30-21 on day two.