2015 Finn Gold Cup – Tricky day two
by Cora Zillich on 25 Nov 2015
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Racing for the 2015 Finn Gold Cup, the Finn Class World Championship, continued off Takapuna in New Zeland as the fleet took to the water for day two of the six day regatta.
It was a mixed day with several weather changes during the day including some light rain, but the wind also remained light under both black clouds and blue skies. The wind was never particularly strong, topping out at around eight to nine knots, but after the arrival of some dark clouds and rain towards the end of the race, the wind dropped out to three to five knots and in the end only one race was possible.
Both Australian Sailing crews had a tough day in the office with Australian Sailing Squad’s Oliver Tweddell dropping from tenth into 19th place overall after posting a 39th in 76-boat fleet. Team mate Jake Lilley (QLD) struggled as well, posting a 45th in today’s racing, which sees him in 38th overall after a total of three races.
After the finish of the first race the fleet waited afloat for conditions to improve enough to be able to start race four, but an hour later the Race Committee sent the fleet ashore for the day.
Three races are now scheduled for Thursday to try and catch up with the programme.
Racing at the Finn Gold Cup runs from Tuesday 24 to Sunday 29 November with ten races scheduled until Saturday 28 November, with the medal race and final race on Sunday 29 November.
Australia secured country qualification for the Finn class for Rio 2016 at last year’s ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain. But who will be representing Australia in the class is yet to be decided. With selection still ongoing the Finn World Cup will be an important event for the current world number two Jake Lilley and world number six Oliver Tweddell.
Lilley and Tweddell are coached by Australian Sailing’s Finn Coach and American Olympic silver medallist John Bertrand.
2015 Finn Gold Cup results (as of 25 November 24)
- Oliver Tweddell (VIC/VIS/SYC/SSBC) – ASS: 17, 12, 39 – 19th
- Jake Lilley (QLD/QAS/RQYS) – ASS: 56, 2, 45 – 38th
Other Australian, non AST/ASS entries:
- Joseph McMillan (WSC): 54, 56, 56 – 58th
- Ian McKillorp (PAYC): 64, 60, 47 – 60th
- John Condie (Yarra Bay): 68, 64, 60 – 66th
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