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Sail for Gold Regatta - Full day 2 of racing at the WPNSA + Video

by Matt Carter on 4 Jun 2014
Lucy MACGREGOR and Andrew WALSH, Nacra17 - 2014 Sail for Gold Regatta, day 2 Paul Wyeth / RYA http://www.rya.org.uk
On day two of the Sail for Gold Regatta, the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy welcomed similar conditions to that of day one as some of the world’s best Olympic and Paralympic sailors enjoyed another full day of racing at the Olympic sailing venue.

Racing kicked off, as scheduled, at 10:30am for the Finn, Nacra 17, 470, 2.4mR and Sonar who completed the scheduled three races, while the RS:X, 49ers and 49erFX had the afternoon slot with a south westerly 10 – 15 knots allowing the full complement of races to take place.

Lucy Macgregor and Andrew Walsh held on to their lead in the Nacra 17 with a solid race day.

After seven races the British Sailing Team duo have a two point lead over compatriots Pippa Wilson and John Gimson who hold on to second and sit two points off the top spot, while Ben Saxton and Hannah Diamond leapfrogged Tom Phipps and Zennor Pascoe into third.

With a 2-2-3 for today’s efforts, the London 2012 Olympian Macgregor was pleased with their performance on day two of this five day regatta: 'We did enough to stay in the lead today which is good. It was tricky racing again so never a moment to relax really as it was always pretty full on.'

Former Tornado Olympic campaigner and Extreme 40 racer Andrew Walsh, who teamed up with Macgregor last autumn, added: 'One of our main goals from this week and for this year really as we are a new team is to work on our communication and decision making around the race course and I think so far these two days have been the perfect, shifty, hard mental racing which has enabled us to work on those goals.'

'With the World Championships and key events coming up quite quickly we are working on a number of things in preparation for that, including our technique and other bits and pieces with the boat which will hopefully stand us in good stead for the summer regattas, but obviously it would be great to do as well as we can here as it’s always nice to come away from a regatta with a good result.'


The British Sailing Team Sonar trio of John Robertson-Hannah Stodel-Steve Thomas displayed another dominant performance as they matched yesterday’s results with a further three race wins.

Sitting on six points they are seven clear of Andy Cassell-Tom Abbey-Chris Olden as they look to upgrade their Delta Lloyd silver on Weymouth and Portland home waters.

'Today was another good day for us, we started well in two of the races but had a bad start in the other where we ended up last, however we managed to pull it back and were able to just get past Andy Cassell and his team towards the end of the race which was fortunate for us.

'We have been working quite a lot on our speed at the last few events in Hyeres and in Medemblik and we feel as though we are a lot quicker which is good – we are definitely on track and going in the right direction.'

Andy Cassell, who won gold when the Sonar class was a demonstration event at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games, posted three seconds today to sit in second place overall, with Robertson chuffed to be up against the Atlanta medallist.

'Andy [Cassell] is an awesome sailor, I have been sailing against him since 95/96 after he won gold in Atlanta and to have him here this week is brilliant, not just for the event but for the whole Paralympic squad and the sport of sailing as a whole. He is providing us with some good competition so I’m looking forward to the next three days.'

Robertson confirms that this year’s Sail for Gold is an important regatta as they build momentum towards the IFDS World Championships in Canada (15-24 August).

'With the fleet this week consisting of five GBR boats there is a chance we could switch off and become complacent if you like so it’s important that we still work hard, follow our processes and treat every race the same. If we win then this will be our forth Sail for Gold title which will be a great boost in the build-up to Canada.'


Helena Lucas continued to display excellent consistency in the 2.4mR fleet as the Paralympic champion cemented her position at the top of the leaderboard with a 1-2-2. Australia’s Matt Bugg remains in second with a 4-3-1 with Great Britain’s Megan Pascoe hot on his heels in third.

Luke Patience and Elliott Willis continued their march towards their second consecutive EUROSAF Champions Cup medal, with an unblemished scorecard of seven race wins.

'With the tricky conditions today all we really did was attack the start hard and really tried to make the first gain and then from there things kind of flowed and we were sailing with a bit of flair – so all in all a great day with three race wins,' said Patience.

With a combined 470 fleet at this week regatta, the London 2012 Olympic silver medallist admits to it not being as easy as it sounds.

'It’s not easy out there, we are fighting up the first beats to try and get our space but we are sailing well. Racing against the girls is a different kettle of fish, they are very smooth and there is more finesse in what they do whereas sometimes the boys just muscle through things so this gives you get a different perspective of how the fleet moves. With the fact the girls have more finesse you often find that it highlights the erratic changes that we might be doing so it’s quite nice to build some finesse into our sailing.'

ISAF Sailing World Cup silver medallists Sophie Weguelin and Eilidh McIntyre remain in second after adding a 3-2-2 to their scorecard whilst Anna Burnett and Flora Stewart have moved up from fifth to third with a 2-4-3.


'It was a tricky day with some shifty breeze off the shore but I am pretty happy with how today went,' said Giles Scott of his two race wins and a third in the heavyweight Finn class.

The British Sailing Team star is on track to maintain his unbeaten run since returning to full-time Olympic classes sailing in September, and holds a five point lead over Mark Andrews who took first place in today’s second race of the day. Andrew Mills holds onto his overnight position of third.

'With this event more of a process regatta and the Worlds and Test event coming up I am pretty happy with where I am at. I still feel there is a lot to be worked on but the season has gone well so far and hopefully it will continue to follow suit.'

With the breeze expected to build for tomorrow’s racing, Scott admits he is looking forward to a change of pace at the halfway stage of the regatta: 'We have got 25 knots forecast for tomorrow afternoon so it will make a nice change for sure – it should be quite fresh and interesting and will certainly mix it up a little so it should be good.'


Olympic windsurfers Nick Dempsey and Bryony Shaw both had flawless days in their respective fleets with three race wins each. Tom Squires has jumped into second with a 2-4-2 for today’s efforts while Kieran Martin has slipped into third in the 9.5m rig. Spanish windsurfer Blanca Manchon sits in second behind Shaw in the 8.5m rig while British Sailing Team Podium Squad sailor Izzy Hamilton currently sits third after six races.


The high performance skiff fleets both completed four races out in Weymouth Bay with David Evans and Ed Powys taking control in the 49er class. The British Sailing Team duo posted a steady 2-2-1 to move them up from third to first. Nic Asher and Fynn Sterritt remain in second by four points, adding a race win to their scorecard in today’s second race of the day while Stevie Morrison and Chris Grube move into third despite suffering a broken jib halyard in the final race of the day.


The Dutch duo Annemiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz continue to rule the roost in the 49erFX event adding a dependable 2-1-3 to their tally, giving them a slender two point cushion over Kate Macgregor and Katrina Best who have moved up two places into second. Frances Peters and Nicola Groves ended their day with a race win, leaving them in third overall.





RS:X 9.5

Pos

Nation

Helm

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

Nett

1

GBR1

Nick DEMPSEY

1.0

(2.0)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

5

2

GBR931

Tom SQUIRES

(7.0)

4.0

3.0

2.0

4.0

2.0

15

3

GBR926

Kieran MARTIN

2.0

1.0

2.0

5.0

6.0

(7.0)

16

4

GBR41

Alistair MASTERS

3.0

3.0

4.0

(6.0)

3.0

5.0

18

5

NED216

Matthijs VAN'T HOFF

6.0

(9.0)

6.0

4.0

2.0

4.0

22

6

GBR49

Joe BENNETT

5.0

(7.0)

5.0

7.0

5.0

3.0

25

7

GBR748

Max BUSHELL

4.0

6.0

7.0

(9.0)

7.0

6.0

30

8

OMA1

Waleed AL-KINDI

(10.0)

8.0

8.0

10.0

8.0

8.0

42

9

GBR17

Connor BAINBRIDGE

8.0

10.0

9.0

3.0

(RET [15.0])

DNC [15.0]

45

10

GBR983

Matthew BARTON

9.0

5.0

(11.0)

11.0

10.0

10.0

45

11

GBR178

Brian WILSON

11.0

11.0

10.0

(12.0)

11.0

11.0

54

12

GBR749

Robert YORK

(DNC [15.0])

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

8.0

9.0

9.0

56

13

CHI1

Eduardo HERMAN KRETSCHMER

(DNC [15.0])

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

75

13

GBR60

Sam SILLS

(DNC [15.0])

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

75

 

RS:X 8.5

Pos

Nation

Helm

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

Nett

1

GBR94

Bryony SHAW

(1.0)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

5

2

ESP1

Blanca MANCHON

(4.0)

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

11

3

GBR30

Isobel HAMILTON

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

(5.0)

2.0

13

4

GBR980

Lewis MAY

3.0

(6.0)

4.0

4.0

3.0

4.0

18

5

GBR961

Emma WILSON

5.0

(7.0)

5.0

5.0

4.0

5.0

24

6

GBR466

Cameron COGHILL

6.0

5.0

(7.0)

7.0

6.0

6.0

30

7

GBR703

Noelle FINCH

(8.0)

4.0

6.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

32

8

GBR719

Emma LABOURNE

(DNC [10.0])

DNC [10.0]

DNC [10.0]

6.0

8.0

8.0

42

9

GBR889

Natalie MCWILLIAMS

7.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

(DNC [10.0])

DNC [10.0]

42

 

2.4mR

Pos

Nation

Helm

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

Nett

1

GBR75

Helena LUCAS

1.0

(3.0)

3.0

1.0

1.0

2.0

2.0

10

2

AUS36

Matt BUGG

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

(4.0)

3.0

1.0

13

3

GBR141

Megan PASCOE

3.0

1.0

1.0

(6.0)

5.0

1.0

3.0

14

4

GBR88

Martin WHITTINGHAM-JONES

4.0

4.0

4.0

2.0

(6.0)

5.0

5.0

24

5

GBR3

Will STREET

5.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

2.0

(7.0)

4.0

28

6

GBR135

Niki BIRRELL

(8.0)

8.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

4.0

8.0

32

7

MAS22

Mustafah JUNELL

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

7.0

(11.0)

9.0

45

8

MAS33

Al-Mustakim MATRIN

6.0

9.0

(10.0)

7.0

9.0

9.0

7.0

47

9

GBR142

Carol DUGDALE

(11.0)

5.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

6.0

11.0

48

10

GBR113

John BROOKER

9.0

(11.0)

8.0

11.0

10.0

8.0

6.0

52

11

MAS55

Azmi ANI

(12.0)

10.0

11.0

10.0

11.0

10.0

10.0

62

12

GBR36

Peter GREGORY

10.0

(12.0)

12.0

12.0

12.0

12.0

12.0

70

13

GBR54

Andrew FARROW

(RET [14.0])

13.0

DNC [14.0]

13.0

DNC [14.0]

DNC [14.0]

DNC [14.0]

82

 

Sonar

Pos

Nation

Helm

Crew

Crew

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

Nett

1

GBR1

John ROBERTSON

Hannah STODEL

Stephen THOMAS

(1.0)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

6

2

GBR737

Andy CASSELL

Tom ABREY

Chris OGDEN

3.0

(4.0)

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

13

3

GBR2

Adam PARRY

Jonny STEPHENSON

Liam CATTERMOLE

(4.0)

2.0

3.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

18

4

GBR11

Sally DUGDALE

Ed SUCKLING

David HAWKINS

2.0

(5.0)

4.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

24

5

GBR747

Craig WOOD

Steven PALMER

Luke SINNOTT

(5.0)

3.0

5.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

5.0

25

 

470

Pos

Nation

Helm

Crew

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

Nett

1

GBR863

Luke PATIENCE

Elliot WILLIS

(1.0)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

6

2

GBR321

Sophie WEGUELIN

Eilidh MCINTYRE

2.0

(4.0)

3.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

14

3

GBR853

Anna BURNET

Flora STEWART

5.0

5.0

(6.0)

3.0

2.0

4.0

3.0

22

4

GBR838

Jess LAVERY

Megan BRICKWOOD

4.0

3.0

2.0

(6.0)

6.0

5.0

5.0

25

5

GBR826

Tom KINVER

Hugh BRAYSHAW

3.0

(6.0)

5.06

4.0

5.0

6.0

4.0

27

6

GBR828

Robert GULLAN

Tim LINSELL

6.0

(7.0)

4.0

5.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

35

7

GBR865

Amy SEABRIGHT

Anna CARPENTER

(OCS [11.0])

2.0

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

4.0

3.0

DNC [11.0]

42

8

GBR849

Joanna FREEMAN

Katie TOMSETT

(DNC [11.0])

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

66

8

GBR843

Mike WOOD

David KOHLER

(DNC [11.0])

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

66

8

GBR118

Hannah MILLS

Saskia CLARK

(DNC [11.0])

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

66

 

49er

Pos

Nation

Helm

Crew

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

Nett

1

GBR98

David EVANS

Edward POWYS

3.0

3.0

(4.0)

3.0

2.0

2.0

1.0

14

2

GBR114

Nic ASHER

Fynn STERRITT

(6.0)

2.0

2.0

6.0

4.0

1.0

3.0

18

3

GBR77

Stephen MORRISON

Chris GRUBE

2.0

5.0

6.0

2.0

3.0

5.0

(RET [16.0])

23

4

JPN81

Yukio MAKINO

Kenji TAKAHASHI

1.0

1.0

5.0

4.0

6.0

(7.0)

7.0

24

5

GBR4

Dylan FLETCHER

Alain SIGN

4.0

(7.0)

7.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

2.0

27

6

GBR10

John PINK

Stuart BITHELL

7.0

4.0

1.0

(11.0)

10.0

3.0

4.0

29

7

GBR848

Alex TOBUTT

Stuart APPLEBY

(DNC [16.0])

6.0

3.0

10.0

11.0

6.0

6.0

42

8

BEL11

Yannick LEFÈBVRE

Matthieu JANSSENS

9.0

10.0

11.0

(12.0)

1.0

11.0

5.0

47

9

GBR600

Rory HUNTER

Neil HUNTER

10.0

(11.0)

9.0

1.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

47

10

GBR360

Jack HAWKINS

Chris THOMAS

5.0

9.0

(10.0)

7.0

9.0

8.0

9.0

47

11

SUI111

Simon HISCOCKS

Lucien CUJEAN

(11.0)

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

10.0

8.0

50

12

GBR321

Chris Taylor

Dominick Burke

8.0

(13.0)

13.0

9.0

12.0

12.0

10.0

64

13

BRA137

Rodrigo MONTEIRO

Jucyan OKRETIC

12.0

12.0

12.0

13.0

13.0

(RET [16.0])

RET [16.0]

78

14

GBR118

Henry LLOYD WILLIAMS

Samuel BATTEN

(DNC [16.0])

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

96

14

GBR999

James PETERS

Edward FITZGERALD

(DNC [16.0])

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

96

 

49erFX

Pos

Nation

Helm

Crew

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

Nett

1

NED110

Annemiek BEKKERING

Annette DUETZ

1.0

1.0

(3.0)

3.0

2.0

1.0

3.0

11

2

GBR99

Kate MACGREGOR

Katrina BEST

4.0

(6.0)

1.0

2.0

1.0

3.0

2.0

13

3

GBR121

Frances PETERS

Nicola GROVES

3.0

3.0

2.0

(RET [9.0])

5.0

4.0

1.0

18

4

GBR17

Charlotte DOBSON

Sophie AINSWORTH

2.0

2.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

(8.0)

6.0

21

5

NED999

Lars VAN STEKELENBORG

Floris VAN DE WERKEN

5.0

8.0

7.0

1.0

4.0

2.0

(OCS [9.0])

27

6

IRL997

Andrea BREWSTER

Saskia TIDEY

(7.0)

4.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

30

7

NED666

Jolbert VAN DIJK

Josca HUMMEL

6.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

(7.0)

6.0

4.0

33

8

GBR196

Victoria PAYNE

Katie TOMSETT

(8.0)

7.0

8.0

7.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

44

 

Finn

Pos

Nation

Helm

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

Nett

1

GBR41

Giles SCOTT

1.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

(3.0)

1.0

7

2

GBR88

Mark ANDREWS

2.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

(5.0)

1.0

3.0

12

3

GBR85

Andrew MILLS

3.0

(5.0)

3.0

2.0

2.0

4.0

2.0

16

4

GBR91

Ben CORNISH

4.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

(6.0)

2.0

5.0

23

5

GBR29

Peter MCCOY

(6.0)

4.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

6.0

6.0

28

6

GBR18

James HADDEN

5.0

(6.0)

6.0

6.0

4.0

5.0

4.0

30

7

GBR11

Edward WRIGHT

(DNC [8.0])

DNC [8.0]

DNC [8.0]

DNC [8.0]

DNC [8.0]

DNC [8.0]

DNC [8.0]

48

 

Nacra 17

Pos

Nation

Helm

Crew

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

Nett

1

GBR42

Lucy MACGREGOR

Andrew WALSH

2.0

(3.0)

1.0

1.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

11

2

GBR76

Pippa WILSON

John GIMSON

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

1.0

(4.0)

13

3

GBR181

Ben SAXTON

Hannah DIAMOND

1.0

1.0

4.0

3.0

(5.0)

4.0

1.0

14

4

GBR182

Tom PHIPPS

Zennor PASCOE

4.0

5.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

(6.0)

2.0

22

5

GBR120

Rupert WHITE

Nicola BONIFACE

6.0

4.0

(7.0)

5.0

1.0

3.0

5.0

24

6

GBR152

Alicia CLIFFORD

Thomas BRUTON

5.0

6.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

(8.0)

35

7

NOR196

Nicholas Fadler MARTINSEN

Martine Steller MORTENSEN

(10.0)

7.0

10.0

7.0

7.0

5.0

6.0

42

8

JPN249

Hiroki GOTO

Wakako TABATA

8.0

9.0

6.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

(10.0)

48

9

USA123

Stephanie HUDSON

Ian ANDREWES

7.0

(10.0)

8.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

7.0

52

10

GBR119

Tim CARTER

Abby ZAMBINSKI

(9.0)

8.0

9.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

52


Racing is scheduled to start at 10.30am tomorrow (Wednesday 3 June) with a 15-25 knot forecast in store.

The Sail for Gold Regatta, organised by the RYA and the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, is part of the four-stage 2014 EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup Event website
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Developed in collaboration with a handful of top sailors from the class The six packs have been developed in collaboration with a handful of top sailors from the Topper class over the last few seasons and the result is a selection of high-performance, easy-to-install packs which will help elevate your boat's performance.
Posted today at 11:25 am
Entry list grows ahead of Superyacht Cup Palma
New entries sign up for the Mallorcan festival of sail from 19 to 22 June With just two months to go to the start of Superyacht Cup Palma 2024 anticipation is growing as new entries sign up for the Mallorcan festival of sail from 19 to 22 June.
Posted today at 10:46 am
Sail Port Stephens Passage Series Day 3
Getting into the groove toward sailing perfection By day three in regattas the cobwebs have been shaken-off, the crew dynamics are coming together and the muscle memory of putting-in an optimum tack or bear-away set should be kicking in.
Posted today at 12:51 am
More flexible? More durable? More comfortable?
Next Gen FlexForce offer the ultimate in versatility, comfort, durability and stretch Our Next Gen FlexForce wetsuit tops and long johns offer the ultimate in versatility, comfort, durability and stretch.
Posted on 17 Apr
2024 World Match Racing Tour season kicks off
The Ficker Cup Regatta racing starts Friday The 2024 World Match Racing Tour kicks off this week in Long Beach, California with 17 teams and over 100 of the world's top match racing sailors competing across back-to-back events.
Posted on 17 Apr
RS Venture Connect to carry Olympic Flame
Mare Inseme, an inclusive sailing association in Corsica, has been selected for the torch relay Mare Inseme, an inclusive sailing association in Corsica, has been selected to carry the Paris 2024 Olympic flame during the torch relay in the build up to the Olympic Games.
Posted on 17 Apr
Cup Spy Apr 16: Radical Swiss AC75 revealed
Alinghi Red Bull Racing was revealed in daylight - showing some very unique design features Alinghi Red Bull Racing was revealed in daylight on Tuesday in Barcelona - showing some very unique design features - and looking to leapfrog the other design teams, and make a two generation advance in AC75 design.
Posted on 17 Apr
Cup Spy April 16: Luna Rossa revealed
The first tow-run reached a boat speed of 20 knots before turning around for a second run The first tow-run reached a boat speed of 20 knots before turning around and proceeding with the second one at 25 knots and finally increasing to 30 knots.
Posted on 17 Apr
Who better than a J owner to talk about a J?
Chatting with Denis R., currently the owner of a J/99 and soon to be of a J/112E We asked some questions to Denis R., currently the owner of a J/99 and soon to be of a J/112E. He shares his feelings about why he chose the J/99 and why he is staying in the family with his next boat, the J/112E.
Posted on 17 Apr
Zhik Combined High Schools Championships Day 2
Two races held after a 2 hour delay waiting for the wind Day 2 of the Zhik Combined High Schools Sailing Championship saw competitors stranded on the shore as the forecast for breeze failed to materialise. After a two hour postponement, race officials were able to set a course in the light and variable breeze.
Posted on 17 Apr