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Sail-World.com : Wilson Trophy 2011 - Ferocious day two
Wilson Trophy 2011 - Ferocious day two
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Wilson Trophy 2011 held over 6th, 7th and 8th May 2011, on West Kirby, saw the relentless pace of the racing schedule for the British Open Team Racing Championship continue on the second day, with the first races of the day getting underway shortly after 8am.
Despite the earliness of the hour, the ferocity of the team racing action was undiminished, with the cool morning air echoing to the sound of competitors shouts and umpire’s whistles. With the breeze steadily increasing from 10 knots for the early races up to just short of 20 knots by around 11 o’clock, the call was sensibly made to make the change down to smaller sails.
Overnight leaders, Oxford and Cambridge, the only team to make it through yesterday undefeated, started the second day with a comfortable win over Woonsocket Rockets, but then went on a four race losing streak, falling in quick succession to Dream Team, BUSA Lads, Southampton Male Voice Choir and Buns and Ammo. In contrast West Kirby Hawks put on an impressive display to defeat Wessex Exempt, NYYC Team Extreme, Spinnaker, BUSA Lads and Woonsocket Rockets - leaving them top of the table at midday.
Early in the afternoon though West Kirby Hawks suffered a defeat by Spinnaker after a very tightly fought match. This win for Spinnaker was their third of the day, and further wins against Dream Team, Southampton Male Voice Choir, and Oxford and Cambridge moved them up to second overall with eight wins after 11 rounds. Also on eight wins were BUSA Lads and Buns and Ammo, with Oxford and Cambridge, NYYC Team Extreme, Southampton Male Voice Choir and Royal St. George Knights, all on seven wins, rounding out the top eight at that point.
The battle for the top eight continued to rage throughout the rest of the afternoon with West Kirby Hawks continuing to hold a slender one win advantage over the rest. Behind them the rankings were so tight that as the afternoon wore on the matches became more and more frenetic. By late afternoon however, the standings were becoming a little clearer.
The Hawks were still on top with 12 wins, ahead of second placed Buns and Ammo who had strung together a series of well timed wins (including a defeat of the Hawks) to take them to 11 victories in total. BUSA Lads and NYYC Team Extreme both shared 10 wins with Spinnaker and Wessex Exempt also tied on nine wins. In the fifteenth round of the event, a win for the Hawks over Southampton moved them on to 13, but soon after a key match against NYYC Team Extreme saw the American team eke out a narrow 2,3,4 win, to bring their tally up to 11 wins and move them up to second overall.
When racing ended with the completion of Round 16, the Hawks had moved on to 13 wins and second placed NYYC Team Extreme had also advanced to 12 wins. Buns and Ammo, BUSA Lads, and Spinnaker finished the second day on 11 wins, ahead of Southampton Male Voice Choir on 10 wins. Oxford and Cambridge and Dream Team, completed the top eight, each with nine wins.
With only a few more rounds now likely before the final day’s lunchtime cut off, the clutch of teams all tied on nine wins, Woonsocket Rockets, Ungrateful Colonists, RSGYC Knights, Wessex Exempt, Southampton 1, West Kirby SC and Super Troupers, will know that they need to outperform in the morning to secure a place in the elimination rounds.
Racing at the 2011 Wilson Trophy for the British Open Team Racing Championship comes to a conclusion on Sunday 8th May, with a morning of Swiss League followed by the elimination rounds culminating in a Grand Final between the top two teams.
Wilson Trophy: Website
by Justin Chisholm
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7:10 PM Sat 7 May 2011 GMT
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