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As They Stand…

With a light start to day 5 of racing the postponed race 10 took place after a short delay at 14.00.  The wind was holding a steady 9 knots across the course.  The fleet were obviously keen to start the days racing as many pushed the start too early!  After 1 general recall the race finally got off to a foiling start. Brad lead the fleet for the entire race followed by Simon Payne and Scott Babbage.

The wind dropped for race 11 to 7-8 knots and swung right to a heading of 310 degrees. With an average of 11 minutes per lap AMac and Simon again fought for top position with AMac finally pipping him to post

Race 12 once again saw the eager fleet keen to finish a third race for the day causing another general recall. This time the committee replaced P flag with the Black Flag meaning anyone starting before the gun was penalized with an automatic disqualification. Fortunately the sailors choose to sail with caution allowing the race to get off without further hitches. Simon Payne, Mike Lennon and Brad Funk vied for pole position during the dying late afternoon winds with the American leaving the Brits in his wake.

Overall positions after race 12:

  1. Simon Payne
  2. Brad Funk
  3. Andrew McDougall
  4. Arnaud Psarofaghis
  5. Dalton Bergan

Day Two Report

Day Two of PUMA International Moth Worlds got to a late start as a foggy haze and light winds lead to a 30 minute postponement onshore. Today was really a pressure game- those who stayed in the pressure were able to get up on their foils and make gains. The fleet had three races today, bringing the total for the event up to four. Races two and three saw light winds and tough foiling conditions. The breeze filled in a bit for race four, allowing the fleet to really get up and moving. The leader board remains relativity unchanged, with Andrew “Amac” McDougall still in the number one spot. After day two, the top five are:

1. Andrew McDougall (AUS)
2. Michael Lennon (GBR)
3. Brad Funk (USA)
4. Scott Babbage (AUS)
5. Chris Graham (UAE)