Gill hangs in there

Brisk conditions for the second day of racing in Cascais at the Laser SB3 Worlds

The forecast for day 2 of the Laser SB3 Worlds in Cascais allowed the Race Officer the option of using either race area. The decision was made to use Race Area B, to the east of the bay. The wind arrived from the north with a steady 8 to 10 knots for the start of the first race and built throughout the day. By the start of race 3 the wind had swung 20 degrees to the right and increased to 25 knots.

Following an injury to a member of his crew, past Portuguese Olympic sailor Fernando Bello was unable to compete in the 2nd day of the Championships leaving the competition open for the local Portuguese fleet for the coveted spot of 1st Portuguese boat. At the end of Day 2, Filipe Silva and his crew on board Black Bird/Capital Moura lie 8th overall with a 25 point lead over the second Portuguese boat which lies in 10th position. It’s tough and tight at the top of this Championship.

Having lead over night, Craig Burlton suffered a poor first leg during the first race, rounding the windward mark at least three quarters of the way down the fleet. Amazingly, Burlton and crew managed to pick off the fleet and finished the race in 7th position. Ian Sullivan and his crew of Cheeky Monkeys put in a sterling performance in the first race finishing second. This was a great return to the race course for Sullivan having had to return to the dock on day 1 with a damaged spreader and torn mainsail.

Strong performances in race 1 also came from Jerry Hill and Chris Jennings, finishing third and fourth respectively. However, the winner of Race 1 was South African, David Hudson and his Race Ahead crew of Neil Malan, Wadnisile Xayimpi and Jamie Waters with a tremendous lead and awesome down wind boat speed. Mike Budd was OCS in Race 1 and although he discards his 55 point penalty score, he drops from second to fourth overall after six races.

Robert Gullan, helming Pieter Heyn’s Sun Microsystems led Race 2 from a strong start and managed to extend an impressive lead to win with approximately 20 boat lengths to spare. At the end of day 2, Sun Microsystems lies third overall with a score tally of 7, 7, 5, (17), 1, 4. Their boat speed was certainly impressive and crew work appeared impeccable. The wind built throughout the second race and the leeward mark roundings were fruity as gusts of 25 plus knots blew across the course. Early genneker drops benefitted many as other boats struggled to loose the genneker and round the mark.

Race 3 got underway on the second attempt following a well judged general recall. Roger Hudson and Taariq Jacobs had an excellent start and after rounding the windward mark in the top spot, they managed to extend their lead and comfortably won the 3rd race of the day. Race 3 was sailed in 20 to 25 knots of wind and was by far the longest race of the day with the leading boats finishing after 1 hour 50 minutes.

3 Sad Old Blokes managed to hook the mark at the end of their first beat. Correctly Hill did his turn and after losing at least 20 places, he managed to finish the race in 15th position. A fantastic recovery from an ugly mistake.

Credit must be given at the end of day 2 to Sarah Allan and her three person crew; Charlotte Savage, Michael-John Gifford and David Giles. Sarah has posted some really consistent results and should be recognised for her transition in the SB3 class this season. Allan has moved from bow on board Geoff Carveth’s winning team at the 2008 World Championships to owner and helm this year. Currently Allan’s boat, Sailboatspares.com lies 7th overall.

Craig Burlton, Steve ‘AB’ White and Adam Heeley maintain their lead for a second day, but their lead drops from four points to two. The best overall position improvement today has been achieved by Team Solent / Helly Hansen. Having been caught with a black flag in the first race of Day 1 and losing a crew member overboard, Guy Jackson pulled out all the stops, jumping from 28th overall yesterday to 13th overall at the close of play today. Six races have now been completed and a World Championship Series is now in place. Stay tuned for further developments at the Laser SB3 World Championships on Day 3…

Results:

Pos	Boat	Helm	Crew	Nat	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Tot
1	Gill Race Team	Craig Burlton	Adam Healley/Stephen White	GBR	8	2	2	7	2	5	18
2	Spirit of Cape Town	Roger Hudson	Taariq Jacobs/Ashton Sampson/Marlon Jones	RSA	2	1	55	13	3	1	20
3	Sun Microsystems	Robert Gullan	Ben Ainsworth/Pieter Heyn/Maria Stanley	GBR	7	7	5	17	1	4	24
4	Zimmer	Mike Budd	Mark Greaves / Sam Gardner	GBR	1	5	11	55	8	2	27
5	City of Cape Town	David Hudson	Neil Malan/Wandisile Xayimpi/Jamie Waters	RSA	3	6	6	1	12	17	28
6	3 Sad Old Blokes	Jerry Hill	Joe Llewellyn / Paul Kameen	GBR	9	12	1	3	4	15	29
7	Sail Boat Spares.com	Sarah Allan	Charlotte Savage/Michael John Gifford/David Giles	GBR	4	9	10	20	5	3	31
8	Black Bird/Capital Moura	Filipe Silva	Joaquim Moreira / Pedro Costa Alemão	POR	6	4	17	12	9	8	39
9	Rumbleflurg	David Cummins	Ian Schenkel/Chris Cousins	GBR	14	10	8	15	20	14	61
10	Quebramar	Rui Brites	Gonçalo Esteves/Francisco Neto	POR	16	11	9	9	31	19	64
11	Else	Ferdinand Ziegelmayer	Maximilian Ziegelmayer/Sebastien Ziegelmayer	GER	10	14	15	16	10	18	65
12	In Your Pocket	Andrew Oddie	Gareth Edwards / Andy Rice	GBR	5	18	3	36	6	34	66
13	Team Solent Helly Hansen	Guy Jackson	Jorgen Stromquist / James Moore	GBR	55	3	34	18	7	9	71
14	Selden Mast	Chris Jennings	Simon Everest/ Neil Hughston	GBR	15	19	25	4	11	23	72
15	Sponge Bob	Marshall King	Matt Waite / Steven McLean	GBR	41	16	19	10	22	7	74
16		Rui Caldas Barreiro	Diogo Pereira / Gonçalo Cabrita	POR	17	25	7	28	16	11	76
17	Cheeky Monkey	Ian Sullivan	Tom Mallindine / Chris Noble	GBR	18	18	18	2	34	20	77
18	Badger Racing	Paul Lovejoy	Sam Minns/Fredrik Blencke	GBR	20	17	55	6	35	10	88
19	Bettersoft/Cidade Setubal	Luis Santos	Rui Duarte/João Bolina	POR	31	8	55	11	17	21	88
20	Darling Associates	Chris Darling	Alice Darling/Sian McCleave/Alastair Shaw	GBR	44	21	14	14	27	12	88
21	Stenghele	Roberto Caresani	Pietro Negri/Giulia Conti	ITA	12	27	23	21	21	16	93
22	Fishbone	Giovanni Meloni	Massimiliano Pez/Cristian Ferro	ITA	30	24	20	5	37	27	106
23	Bicasco/Cidade Setubal	António Santos	Fernando Faneco/José Miguel Cunha	POR	48	15	13	22	13	48	111
24	Phi!Number	Luca Bacci	Duccio Colombi/Michele Saleri	ITA	19	20	55	19	24	29	111
25	Citta di Numana	Vicenzo Graciotti	Camillo Zucconi/Andrea Trani	ITA	29	36	16	24	30	13	112
26	Manias	José Pedro Dias Pinheiro	Antonio Leal Faria/ Bernardo Dias Pinheiro	POR	25	26	4	31	32	39	118
27	Purple DayDream	João Duarte	Gonçalo Boto/Paulo Lobo/Christian Bayon	POR	22	13	26	55	26	38	125
28		António Mello	João Mello/João Westwood/Lourenço P. Gonçalves	POR	40	55	12	29	19	28	128
29	Hot Pants	Mike Wood	Mike Walker / Ian Martin	GBR	36	40	29	8	23	36	132
30	Pelican Racing	Ash Holmes	Ian Gilmour / Simon Davies	GBR	21	28	35	26	25	37	135
31	Sete	Bernardo Pinto Gonçalves	Carlos Empis / Lourenço Empis/Martim Mello	POR	13	22	36	55	29	40	140
32	Trunk Monkey	Joe Burnie	Doug Peniston/Mike Austen	GBR	23	35	27	23	47	35	143
33		Peter Straton	Francisco Garcia/Miguel Pedro	POR	45	23	55	30	14	32	144
34		Vasco Passanha	Tiago Malhão Pereira/André Caiado	POR	34	30	38	33	18	30	145
35	Trinca Espinhas	Luis Figueiredo	Gonçalo Lacerda/Nuno Rosa Lopes	POR	11	29	30	37	41	45	148
36	Razzmatazz	Sebastian Dohrendorf	Fieda van Belle/Jonathan Griffiths/Frank Geerlings	GER	26	55	22	27	28	49	152
37	Dom Pedro Hotels	José Paulo Ramada	Abilio Amaral / Pedro Riebiro da Cunha	POR	55	34	24	40	39	25	162
38	Coating	Luca Maitan	Luca Zuklic/Manuel Faro	ITA	35	39	40	25	33	31	163
39	Xcellent	John Pollard	Robert Smith/Martin Schwartz	GBR	37	55	55	55	15	6	168
40	ROFF - SAP Consulting	Gonçalo Horta	Hugo Mastbaum / Pedro Rebelo	POR	32	31	33	34	38	43	168
41	Isabella II	Reinhard Schroeder	Stefan Sorgel/Nico Thielemann	GER	39	38	21	45	42	33	173
42	Audi Sunshine Girls	Lauren Calder	Lissa McMillan/Louise Watson/Morgann Stanton	AUS	55	33	28	32	49	41	183
43	Casilda	Duarte Bello	Gonçalo Eusébio /Eduardo VanZeller	POR	27	37	32	38	50	50	184
44	ESRI	Piedade Colaço	Diana Caldeira/Ariana Nunes/Luisa Figueiredo	POR	28	41	55	35	36	44	184
45	Clube Millenium BCP	Vanessa Batista	Telma Miranda/Inês Soares/Mariana Freitas	POR	33	43	18	46	48	46	186
46	Wagop	Michael Quirk	Jordan Spencer / Michael McLean	AUS	55	55	31	41	40	22	189
47	Rumshack Event Management	Roger Hexton	Peter Christie/Christopher Anthony	GBR	42	32	37	43	43	42	196
48	Herdade do Esporão	Diogo Corrêa Mendes	Fernando Passeiro / Duarte Pinto Coelho	POR	46	46	55	42	44	24	202
49	Super Bad	Emmet Ryan	James Budd/Anna Mackenzie/Jonny White	IRL	24	55	55	55	45	26	205
50	Skallywag	James Ford	Rob Day / Nina Day	GBR	43	42	39	39	46	47	209
51	Mergulhão	André Gray	Rodrigo Amaral/Filipe Hogan	POR	47	45	55	44	52	52	240
52	Delta Q	Gonçalo Almeida	João Lino/Daniel Matias/Elisa Matias	POR	49	44	55	47	51	51	242
53	Engexpor	Fernando Bello	António Gois/Francisco Mourão	POR	38	55	55	55	55	55	258
54	Santa Maria	Firmino Morgado	Elísio Lourenço/Luis Rosario	POR	50	47	55	55	55	55	262