Giles Scott leads Finn class - Day 2 of the Delta Lloyd Regatta

by Robert Deaves, IFA on 29 May 2009
Day two – Thursday 28 May. A dramatic sea change on day two at the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik, Netherlands resulted in some very up and down results for the 63 strong Finn fleet.

One man steering a steady course though is Giles Scott (GBR). After a second and third place today, the young Brit has a seven point lead over second placed Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO).

It proved a very long day on the water for some, but the wind gradually increased from 8 to 15 knots during the day. The first race of the day went to Daniel Birgmark (SWE). This is his first major outing since the Olympics in Qingdao where he finished in a frustrating fourth place, and on the same points as the bronze medalist. Mastering the shifting winds, Birgmark led across the finish line followed by Kljakovic Gaspic and then Scott. Zach Railey (USA) placed fourth to match his fourth in the first race.

Race three changed the landscape somewhat with several new faces at the front. Rafael Trujillo (ESP) took the race win with the ever consistent Scott in second and his team mate Ed Wright (GBR) in third. Wright has so far been the runaway leader of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in the Finn class with top two finishes at the last three regattas.

These results brought Trujillo up to third overnight with Wright climbing to fourth. Railey posted a 18th after choosing the wrong side of the first upwind to drop to fifth while Chris Cook (CAN) placed fourth to jump to sixth. After a fifth and a sixth in the first two races, Dan Slater (NZL) picked up a black flag in race three to drop out of the top 10 to 17th.

The Delta Lloyd Regatta continues through to Sunday 31 May, with the medal race tracked live through the event website.

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Class website: www.finnclass.org
Full results: www.deltalloydregatta.org