Prince still leads

After day 2 of the Setanta Dragon European Championship in Kinsale, Ireland

Fresher conditions off the Old Head of Kinsale this afternoon saw several class household names to fore following race two of the Setanta Dragon European Championship.

HRH Prince Frederik of Denmark scored a third place to retain his overall lead of the event with a 12-point margin at the front of a Danish dominated front pack.

Yesterday saw Louis Urvois score a 31st place in race one so today's race win was a welcome boost for the French skipper who moves into ninth overall, taking over from former Olympian Fred Imhoff whose second place today places him second overall.

Class master Poul Richard Hoj-Jensen also displayed his mettle with a fifth place bringing the double-Olympic Gold medalist from tenth to fifth overnight.

Meanwhile the Irish fleet had a less than hoped for performance today. Although Ward Woods produced a perfect start and went on to score an eighth place, a 38th from Monday still leaves the Dublin skipper 23rd overall.

Former national champion Andrew Craig had a 24th place and slipped down from fifth to tenth overnight on an otherwise poor day for the top home fleet crews.

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Results:

Pos	Sail No	Boat	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	Tot
1	DEN336	Nanoq	Frederik	Lars Hendriksen, Kasper Harsberg	0	5.7	5.7
2	NED247	Danish Joker	Fred Imhoff	Richard van Rij, Rudy den Outer	15	3	18
3	DEN266	My Way	Berg Frank	Soren Kaestel, Rasmus Rapfod	8	13	21
4	GER980	Bahati	Marcus Brennecke	Markus Wieser, Thomas Auracher	3	19	22
5	GBR680	Danish Blue	Poul Hoj-Jensen	Claus Hoj-Jensen, Wolfgang Rappel	16	10	26
6	DEN341	Malou	Peter Holm	Maria Holm, Bo Selko	20	8	28
7	SUI288	Hanseatic Lloyd	Vincent Hoesch	Horro Kniffka, Bernd Faber	5.7	28	33.7
8	FRA305	Dirastac'h	Yann Kersale	Munier Franck, Tanguy Ravach	23	12	34.7
9	FRA300	Ar Youleg	Louis Urvois	Gwen Chapalain, Sebastien Magnen	37	0	37
10	IRL175	Chimaera	Andrew Craig	Edward Peel, Aidan O'Connell	10	30	40
11	SWE311	Deja Vu	Olrog Thomas	Peter Christensson, Thomas Wilton	27	15	42
12	USA310	Clairevoyant	Ted Sawyer	Martin Payne, Will Willett	14	34	48
13	NED316	Escapade	Pieter Heerema	Dolf Peet, Florian Fendt	31	17	48
14	IRL174	Rigmarole	John Ross-Murphy	Ailbe Millerick, Con Murphy	13	37	49.5
15	GER983	Sinewave	Thomas Muller	Mario Wagner, Bjorn Oesterreich	36	16	52
16	DEN340	Lil	Peter Warer	Frank Eriksen, Lars Bo Povlsen	25	27	52
17	IRL139	King Rat	Garry Treacy	Paul Maguire, Aidan Tarbett	12	41	52.7
18	IRL176	Phantom	Neil Hegarty	Peter Bowring, David Williams	32	21	53
19	GER970	Montana	Peter Koch	David Dirk, Ingo Hermann	29	24	53
20	IRL168	Tatsu	Cameron Good	Harry Lewis, Simon Furney	38	18	56
21	GBR660	Aimee	Julia Bailey	Graham Bailey, David Heritage	18	39	57
22	IRL171	Diva	Richard Goodbody	Rick Johnson, John Veale	26	31	57
23	IRL161	Jessica	Ward Woods	Brian Mathews, Mark Pettitt	44	14	58
24	IRL142	Cloud	Clare Hogan	Tom Hogan, Mel Collins	24	35	59
25	FIN50	OTT	Tom Rindell	Mini Jaatinen, Kim Konttinen	22	38	60
26	GBR675	Water Rat	Ian Ratnage	Jono Ratnage, Vincent Slevin	34	26	60
27	FRA330	Ar Maout	Claudia Urvois	Vincent Saleau, Pierre Canevet	28	32	60
28	IRL172	Kin	Simon Brien	Ruan O'Tiarniagh, David Gomes	41	22	63
29	NED309	Furie	Gus de Groot	P van Reeuwijk, Thiery van Vierssen	40	23	63
30	SWE321	Maria	Tom Lofstedt	Martin Alsen, Martin Larsson	19	45	64
31	SWE314	Lea	Gutta Johansson	Dan Walker, P-O Soderberg	21	43	64
32	GER968	Chi	Michael Schattan	Christian Paucksch, Peter Andra	17	49	66
33	IRL164	TBB	James Matthews	Rob Jacob, David Good	33	33	66
34	IRL162	Puca	Jay Bourke	Ben Mulligan, Norman McDonnell	30	40	70
35	GBR682	Ecstatic	Eric Williams	Nigel Young, Jamie Lea	53	20	73
36	GBR684	Hand of Fortune	Mike Holms	James Holms, Alex Burnett	48	25	73
37	IRL150	Eve	Matthias Hellstern	Sally Ann Tucker, Fergal O'Hanlon	39	42	81
38	IRL173	Electra	Peter O'Reilly	Francis Rhatigan, Eddie Tingle	45	37	81.5
39	AUS156	Canewdon Witch	Trish Ford	Andrew Twine, Chris Foulkes	55	29	84
40	IRL166	Whisper	Mick Cotter	Don O'Dowd, Prof O'Connell	43	47	90
41	GBR602	Chaotic	Willie Jordan	Matt Armstrong, Jonathan Fletcher	46	46	92
42	GBR572	Quicksilver ll	Rob Campbell	Matt Walker, Ian Gray	35	58	93
43	IRL169	Christianna	Olaf Sorensen	Shawn Kingston, Anthony O'Neill	49	44	93
44	SWE315	Minc	Sputte Baltscheffsky	Stefan Haskel, Jacob Wallenberg	42	53	95
45	IRL159	Deemin	Don Donoghue	Peter Dee, Matt Minch	47	50	97
46	IRL136	Lucky Lucky	Tim Pearson	Denis Bergin, Matt Kennedy	51	48	99
47	JPN46	Heigh-Ho	Bocci Aoyama	Takahiro Ohyama, Masami Kimura	50	55	105
48	GBR614	Sapphire	Neil Payne	Jon Mortimer, David Ross	54	51	105
49	IRL154	Setanta	Pat Murphy	Daniel Murphy, Sean Murphy	52	54	106
50	GBR633	Fel Lins Flirtation	Ron James	Julia James, Derek Gibbon	57	52	109
51	GER965	Bunny	Max Glas	Dominik Glas, Wolfgang Steuer	56	56	112