2015 RS Feva Crown Cup – Day 2

by RS Sailing on 22 Jun 2015 2015 RS Feva Crown Cup – A chilly and damp start to the day in Lake Lipno saw very little wind and the race committee made the wise decision to hold on shore until a more stable breeze filled in. The sailors seemed undeterred by the rain and cold and appeared to make the most of every second spent on shore, playing on the grass by the water’s edge.

Before long temperatures began to rise, the rain began to clear and a lovely westerly began to develop. Race three got underway in a building breeze with intermittent gusts coming down the course. Sailors had to work hard to spot the pressure and fight to be the first to reach it! Jack Lewis and Lucas Marshall (GBR) fought their way to the front after a tricky first beat to take the bullet ahead of Jaroslav Cermak and Petr Kostal (CZE). Teammates Jakub Dobry and Tereza Dobra followed closely in third.

Similar conditions in race four saw no change in the top two with the British team, Lewis/Marshall leading Cermak/Kostal (CZE) around the course. This time the Czech girls, Lucie Keblova and Aneta Palenickova took the third spot.

The wind started to fill in more consistently for race five, Sailors were able to gain more speed, especially on the downwind leg meaning they had to adopt a different technique. Lewis/Marshall (GBR)were un-phased and took their third bullet of the day. Meanwhile Dobry/Dobra (CZE) followed in second, with Lithuanian team, Simonas Jersovas and Vejas Strelciunas slotting in a third.

A day of many parts, the wind had dropped in time for the final start but pulses of breeze funnelled down the course meaning there were big gains and losses to be made. Dobry/Dobra continued there good form and managed to break Lucas/Marshall’s winning streak to take the gun. The British boys were not far behind, and Jersovas/Strelciunas (LTU) took another third position. Meanwhile Russion team, Anna Rusetskaya and Linda Lantsewski took fifth position in the race.

Lewis/Marshall lead going into the final day with a five point buffer, while locals Dobry/Dobra narrowly hold off teammates Cermak/Kostal for second place. Lithuanian team, Simonas/Strelciunas are hot on their heels in fourth. Four more races are scheduled tomorrow and there’s a different forecast. Will the Czech teams knock the British boys off the top spot?