Only one race

The Contender fleet saw very light winds on day two of their World Championships

Very light winds today, Thursday, meant only one race was sailed on the Foxtrot course at the Contender World Championships in Kingston.

The fleet eventually got away in light winds with the wind shifting at times up to 90 degrees. A busy start line saw a couple of sailors get OCSs on the score sheet.

Christoph Homeier, Christoph Engel, Ethan Bixby and Marco Versari led at the top mark with Marcus Hamilton, the defending World Champion back in ninth place with Soren Andreasen from Denmark behind him. On the second windward leg with the wind shifting as much as the first Marcus used his lotto ticket to choose which way to go and came round the top mark in second position which he held onto down the run to the finish with Max Billerbeck in third and Soren in fourth. Oliver Brandt was first over the finish line but was unfortunately one of the boats over at the start along with Soren giving Marcus the win.

Christoph Homeier leads the series at the end of day two after putting a fourth in today.

So it's all to play for as we wait for day three of the 2008 World Championships!