RS100 European Championship - Action continues on day 3

by RS100 Class Association on 1 Aug 2014 Not quite a classic Garda day on day three of the RS100 Europeans, but almost as good. An amendment to the sailing instructions posted last night meant an early start at 11am. The fleet ventured out in a Northerly (Pela) force four and racing started promptly on a trapezoid course under the Western Cliffs.

Whilst Mark Cotgrove slept (not knowing about the early start), Andre Blasse powered upwind and rounded first followed by usual suspect Powell and Hall third. Blasse went for the hyper space button only to find he couldn’t lay the outer loop mark. Powell quickly took control with Hall in hot pursuit.

The second beat saw Blasse and Boyde power past Hall upwind with Powell holding a commanding lead to take the bullet and Blasse and Boyde holding station.

Race 2 saw carnage at the pin end with Cotgrove and Blasse getting involved. Boyde took advantage to power upwind closely followed by Powell and Hall. Blasse closed the gap at the windward mark but downwind Powell overhauled Boyde with Hall maintaining third. The final beat saw Blasse powering upwind to close the gap on Powell but all to no avail as Huw extended downwind, Blasse second and Hall third.

Race 3 saw the Pela wind slowly begin to diminish and Powell, Boyde and Hall were the unlucky trio when the race was abandoned on lap three with the finish a tantalising 400 metres away.

Race 3 revisited: The southerly ORA then settled in very quickly at the top end of a force four. The pin end was favoured with Powell leading at the windmark followed by Cotgrove and Hall. Downwind the cliffs were calling as Powell extended and Zamo, Boyde and Blasse gained significantly with Hall losing out. Positions were maintained until the final run with Powell finishing ahead by a huge margin, Cotgrove second and Hall cleared three boats on the last run to finish third.

Risultati RS100 - / 8,4

 
Punteggi presi in considerazione 1  scarto
 

No	Numero	Nome	Punti	1	2	3	4	5
1	GBR 240	Huw Powell, 8,4, Red Wharf Bay SC	4,0	(1)	1	1	1	1
2	FRA 334	Mark Cotgrove, 8,4	11,0	2	2	(dnf)	5	2
3	GBR 480	Al Hall, 8,4	14,0	4	(7)	4	3	3
4	AUS 511	Andre Blasse, 8,4, Black Rock YC	15,0	5	(10)	2	2	6
5	ITA 429	Alberto Zamo, 8,4, YCRA	16,0	3	4	5	(6)	4
6	GBR 362	Martin Boyde, 8,4, Guernesy YC	18,0	(6)	6	3	4	5
7	SUI 318	Michel Rotach, 8,4, YLSNG	24,0	(11)	3	7	7	7
8	GBR 24	Ian Crossouard, 8,4	32,0	10	8	6	8	(dnf)
9	LTU 506	Paulius Jersovas, 8,4	34,0	8	(dnf)	8	9	9
10	AUS 509	Brett Bowden, 8,4, Royal Brighton YC	35,0	9	9	9	(11)	8
11	AUS 510	David Temby, 8,4, Royal Brighton YC	45,0	13	12	10	10	(dnf)
12	GBR 309	Mostyn Evans, 8,4, Mounts Bay SC	55,0	12	11	(dnf)	dnf	dnf
13	IRL 88	Emmett O'Sullivan, 8,4, Monkstown Bay SC	64,0	(dnf)	dnf	dnf	dnf	dnf
13	ITA 112	Fabrizio Zarantonello, 8,4, A.L.S.Z.V De Blauwe Schuit	64,0	(dnf)	dnf	dnf	dnf	dnf

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