Peggy takes the lead

Strong Brit showing on day two of the J24 Europeans in France

The J24 Europeans had another successful day on the water yesterday with a further three races sailed in the waters of southern Brittany. The wind was in the south for the start of the day and cloud and drizzle accompanied 18-20 knots. The sky cleared during the fourth race and a large shift into the south west was the result.

Things got tough on the third race with the race committee deciding to replace the India flag with the black flag after the first general recall. Seven of the 31 boats were subsequently disqualified.

Hitch-hiker, leader on the first day was unable to hold onto pole and slipped to sixth with 8, 19, 14. A new leader has appeared in Jon Powell’s Peggy adding a 2, 3, 6 for a total score of 23 points – four ahead of Ian Southworth and Hedgehog.

Another three races are planned for Wednesday and a discard will come into play after six races are completed. The championship concludes on Friday.

			Pts	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5
1	GBR 4268	PEGGY	23	4	8	2	3	6
		POWELL Jon
2	GBR 4177	HEDGEHOG	27	1	2	5	17	2
		SOUTHWORTH Ian
3	GBR 4223	TEAM GUL	33	9	13	1	2	8
		WATSON Gavin
4	GBR 4247	SERCO DEFENCE	35	7	11	3	7	7
		ALASTAIR Clarke
5	NED 62	UGS J/SPOT	40	14	12	4	6	4
		KOK Ivo
6	GBR 4242	HITCH HIKER	44	2	1	8	19	14
		ELLIS David
7	BRA 37	BRUSCHETTA	48	8	3	BFD	1	1
		SANTACRUZ Mauricio
8	GER 5266	ROTOMAN	62	5	10	BFD	9	3
		KRÜSS Hauke
9	GER 5281	UNITED 5	65	6	9	6	DSQ	9
		KÄHLER Jan
10	ITA 460	BOTTA DRITTA	72	3	6	17	11	DSQ
		DI FRAIA Pasquale