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19 July 2010
Race Update F16 Euro Challenge Day 1
Location: AVAL-CDV Centro Vela Alto Lario - Gravedona, Lake Como, Italy
Race 1.
Race one of the F16 Euro Challenge on Lake Como got underway in the building
southerly breeze which started off in 8knots and steadily build to 14knots
by the end of the first lap.
The fleet came out of the start and headed for the eastern shore except one
lone Italian boat (local) that went hard right and led the fleet easily
around the first mark. This set the trend for the rest of the day with more
pressure on the western shore.
The battle in the front was between Sojasun Carolijn Brouwer and Liz
Wardley with superior down wind speed and Froukje Feenstra and Darren
Bundock. Both boats cleared from the rest of the fleet as the breeze
increased in a intense battle with less than a boat length separating the
two at each mark rounding. Brouwer/Wardley gained the upper hand claiming
buoy room on the last mark to the finish.
Race 2.
The breeze had set in at a constant 15knots with the fight for the right
hand side saw the young guns come to the fore with the battle between the
youngest team, Jason Waterhouse/Lisa Darmanin and Thijs Visser/Diemer
Feenstra. Froukje Fenstra chasing 3rd. Waterhouse showed great upwind speed
to breakaway leaving the battle for second in the Feenstra family until
Froukje and Bundy capcised just meters from the finish.
Race 3.
Race 3 saw the Sicouri sisters led to the first mark after great tactics
timing the layline to perfection and squeezing around in first only to have
problems to hoist the spinnaker and handing over the lead to Thijs Visser
but it was Jason Waterhouse that was on the charge after being 5th around
the first mark to take the lead on the final downwind to the finish.
Jason Waterhouse AUS ³We are really enjoying the boat and are adapting
quickly, it just smokes downwind in the flat water. Glamour sailing
conditions²
Froukje Feenstra NED ³I was so pleased after the first race to battle it out
all the way to the finish with Carolijn and Liz, it was so close.² I am now
getting called the capcise kid after two capcises today. The first one right
on the finish but I really wanted to beat my brother for second.
Darren Bundock AUS ³ I had so much fun out there today, Just perfect sailing
conditions with the building southerly breeze and very close racing. I am
amazed at how hard these kids are pushing the boats and getting the most out
of the them.
Top 10 Results after day 1
2B Sailing
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