Fernadez and Martinez on the charge

But Germans maintain lead at 49er Europeans

Day two of qualification at the 49er Europeans in Sicily saw the Peckolt brothers (GER) continue to race consistently and extend their lead. The French and Danish crews had a successful day in pursuit of the Germans at the top of qualification.

Tuesday saw the 49er crews racing further out into the Mediterranean to avoid the shallow water. The 49er fleet was joined on the water by two young optimist sailors, which just served as a reminder of the sheer speed and capabilities that the 49ers possess.

The day's conditions didn't quite live up to the forecast; the wind was increasing from the start at 245 degrees with 8-9 knots and increasing throughout the races to 260 degrees with 11 knots. The 15 knots of wind promised early in the day never arrived. The course was a similar length to Monday, being 0.9 nautical miles and taking 29 minutes to complete. General recalls dominated the starts and the jury boats were kept busy, with all the crews sailing aggressively as the end of qualification approaches.

The winners of the qualification races in day two were shared out amongst the top sailors. The Peckolt brother continued to find form and consistency with three top five results extending their lead at the top. Success in the day's racing though were mainly for the French crew Dyen and Rocheriuex (1,14,1) and the Danish crew Kruger and Dengso (11,2,1).

When asked about his results Kruger said: "In the first race we lost 3 or 4 positions on the finish line, but the last two races we were up at the front and retained our positions for the rest of the race. We had good starts in all three races which I think made the difference."

Another consistent crew today was the Irish brothers Russell and Mark McGovern, picking up two thirds and a fourth.

Russell commenting on their day said: "The wind was perfect, 10-11 knots of wind is the best breeze for us and it was pretty easy to just get brute speed. After yesterday we thought we would take it back a notch and be a bit safer on start. We played it safe and it seemed to pay off today."

After day two at the Seiko 49er European Championships, the experienced sailors are beginning to show the way and sail to expectation. A fair amount of fluctuation mid fleet promises for an exciting day of racing Wednesday, with crews sailing aggressively each vying for a place in the Gold fleet.

	Helm		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Points	Net
1	PECKOLT JAN PETER PECKOLT HANNES	GER 11	1	3	3	2	2	5	16	11
2	MARTINEZ DE LIZARDUY IKER FERNANDEZ XABIER	ESP 10	15	2	1	4	5	2	29	14
3	LA GRAVIERE MORGAN CHRISTIDIS STEPHANE	FRA 7	5	3	3	1	8	11	31	20
4	DYEN EMMANUEL ROCHERIUEX JANN	FRA 16	1	8	10	1	14	1	35	21
5	KRUGER PETR DENGSO ANDER DENNIS	DEN 15	4	13	6	11	2	1	37	24
6	SIBELLO PIETRO SIBELLO GIANFRANCO	ITA 4	12	1	9	5	3	7	37	25
7	CZAJKWSKI MARCIN KIERKOWSKI KRZYSZTOF	POL 17	3	4	4	2	12	17	42	25
8	ALEXANDRE MONTEAU DAMIEN GUILLOU	FRA 992	6	2	DNF	9	4	4	59	25
9	JONAS WARRER MARTIN KIRKETERP	DEN 8	2	10	4	13	6	7	42	29
10	MARCUS BAUR HANNES BAUMANN	GER 26	3	1	22	10	1	17	54	32
11	CAMBELL-JAMES PAUL ASQUITH MARK	GBR 21	6	15	5	3	6	BFD	69	35
12	RODION LUKA GEORGII LEONCHUK	UKR 9	4	7	5	7	12	12	47	35
13	WADLOW TIM RAST CHRISTOPHER	USA 13	16	4	2	9	18	5	54	36
14	LINDBERG JOANAS TORLEN KALLE	SWE 42	5	21	7	12	5	13	63	42
15	MCGOVERN RUSSELL MCGOVERN MATT	IRL 1032	OCS	12	21	3	3	4	77	43
16	SIEBER CRHISTOPH KRUSE CKEMENS	AUT 38	7	16	9	5	20	8	65	45
17	LIMA JORGE AUDRADE FRANCISCO	POR 18	17	11	2	15	10	10	65	48
18	PINK JOHN WHEELER SIMON	GBR 28	11	14	18	14	8	2	67	49
19	ALONSO FEDERICO ALONSO ARTURO	ESP 6	2	13	1	17	17	19	69	50
20	ANGILELLA GIUSEPPE ZUCCHETTI PIETRO	ITA 30	8	17	14	8	20	3	70	50
21	SCHUTTE DAAN STAVENUITER WILCO	NED 39	9	19	17	4	10	11	70	51
22	HANSEN PETER HANSEN SOREN	DEN 33	14	23	8	BFD	4	3	86	52
23	FLORIAN KEMPER MICHAEL KRAUSE	GER 22	22	8	10	7	26	6	79	53
24	BRIESENICK PUDENZ L. MASSMANN MORTEN	GER 45	12	9	11	13	9	BFD	88	54
25	GUNDERSEN CHRISTOPHER BOVIM FRODE	NOR 20	18	19	12	6	11	8	74	55
26	ISHIBASHI AKIRA MAKINO YUKIO	JPN 971	18	31	6	10	7	15	87	56
27	MARTIN IAN MCGRANE BEN	GBR 43	16	12	13	8	17	9	75	58
28	COOK GORDON REMOCKER BEN	CAN 42	10	10	15	12	14	OCS	95	61
29	WICKE GABRIEL JESCHONNEK WOLF	GER 808	13	5	26	17	16	14	91	65
30	EVANS DAVID HOPSON ALEX	GBR 969	11	25	12	11	25	6	90	65
31	TODOROKI KENJIRO TAKAHASHI HKENJI	JPN 37	27	6	23	16	7	15	94	67
32	KOSTOV PAVLE CUPAC PETAR	CRO 954	7	18	11	29	15	18	98	69
33	FLETCHER DYLAN SIGN ALAIN	GBR 33	10	5	20	BFD	19	16	104	70
34	STANCZYK TOMASZ KUZMICKI PAWEL	POL 36	19	24	7	BFD	1	22	107	73
35	RHODES JASON LOWDEN HUNTER	CAN 1020	14	23	8	26	13	16	100	74
36	DIMOU DIONISIS PATENIOTIS MICHAIL	GRE 47	9	11	25	18	BFD	12	109	75
37	D'ORTOLI JULIEN HOFFMAN ULYSSE	FRA 35	17	25	14	20	11	13	100	75
38	LEHTINEN LAURI SOININEN HEIKKI	FIN 840	32	9	20	21	16	10	108	76
39	MEILHAT PAUL BOURDAIS MATHIEU	FRA 31	8	DNF	17	22	13	19	113	79
40	PACHOUMAS ATHANASIOS SIOUZIOS GLYFADA	GRE 37	19	24	15	15	DNF	9	116	82
41	FLEURY CEDRIC CONSTANT EMMANUEL	FRA 800	22	6	19	21	21	23	112	89
42	BONE RICHARD RODWAY CHRISTOPHER	GBR 49	21	21	18	14	25	20	119	94
43	FRICKE LEOPOLD HUBER LORENZ	GER 34	24	14	22	18	18	BFD	130	96
44	PHILLIPS WILL NEWMAN JON	AUS 27	20.6	7	27	23	22	24	123.6	96.6
45	SILVY AXEL DELPECH NOE'	FRA 974	28	26	13	6	24	OCS	131	97
46	JAQUES TRISTAN DAWSON TOM	GBR 872	20	20	21	24	15	OCS	134	100
47	HASTRUP KNUDSEN CLAUS CHRISTIAN IVERSEN	DEN 693	28	15	24	20	BFD	14	135	101
48	KARSTOFT SIMON BAY JONATHAN	DEN 722	25	16	27	25	19	21	133	106
49	IVANKOVI GORAN IVANKOVI IVAN	CRO 959	13	18	19	BFD	23	OCS	141	107
50	POLI DANIELE GRITTI MATTEO	ITA 881	21	17	16	30	29	26	139	109
51	RICHARDS GEORGE TRANCART FLORIAN	FRA 906	20	22	24	27	21	23	137	110
52	MAFFESSOLI LUCA ARCHETTI ALESSANDRO	ITA 866	26	20	31	19	22	24	142	111
53	LOPERFIDO DANIEL BERTOLA NICCOLO'	ITA 645	31	28	29	26	9	21	144	113
54	TOFT NIELSEN EMIL TOFT NIELSEN SIMON	DEN 980	15	27	23	16	DNF	OCS	149	115
55	KUUSI ILMARI GRANQVIST JACOB	FIN 885	29	29	16	19	23	DSQ	150	116
56	MASON RICHARD PEEL TOM	GBR 806	23	30	25	22	27	22	149	119
57	ENIGL JACOB SCHMALZL PAUL	AUT 898	26	22	28	28	28	18	150	122
58	LEWIN OLIVER MUNKER MICHEL	GER 934	25	30	26	31	26	20	158	127
59	HAAVEL TONIS KIVISTIK  LENART	EST 894	23	DNF	28	28	24	25	162	128
60	PSAROFAGHIS ARNAUD PEYROT CYRIL	SUI 1005	24	27	30	23	27	DSQ	165	131
61	PSYLVAN DURING NICLAS	SWE 939	27	26	31	25	29	OCS	172	138
62	BEATTY JOHN HEPBURN ROBERT	GBR 672	30	28	29	24	30	BFD	175	141
63	MIKKEL BONDE CHRISTIAN S.ANDERSON	DEN 282	30	32	30	27	30	25	174	142
64	SPILLANE MARCUS NOLAN ROSS	IRL 691	29	DNF	32	DNF	31	27	187	153
65	MESERITZ ESHED ESHEL BEN	ISR 744	DSQ	29	DNF	32	28	DSQ	191	157
66	MATHIEU MELLOU ANTOILE LE BIDEAU	FRA 718	RAF	33	32	29	31	DNF	193	159