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Tornado 2001 World Championships - Day Five


Author: Nigel Cherrie

STYLES AND MAY HOLD THIRD WITH TWO RACES LEFT

Photo: © Peter BentleyTeam Styles & May

With up to two races to sail, Hugh Styles and Adam May are poised to claim RYA Team GBR's first Olympic class medal of the new four year cycle as they hold third place overall at the Tornado World Championships in South Africa after a tense light wind race yesterday afternoon.

In stark contrast to Thursday's testing conditions, the fleet left Richards Bay just after 14.00hrs local time in a fickle 6-knot breeze. Whilst some of the class veterans faltered, Styles and May held their nerve and made some sound tactical decisions to finish second across the line. This moves
them to within one point of second placed double Olympic medallist Mitch Booth (Netherlands), although Sydney Olympic champion Roman Hagara (Austria) can not be discounted as he is a similar single point behind.

Adam May explained the race afterwards: "There was a port bias on the line but there was a lot of tide running so it was hard to get across and there was a large raft of boats there anyway. We bailed out and hit the committee boat end and had a comfortable first beat. When we got close to the
windward mark layline we got knocked (headed by the breeze) so we tacked but then overstood the line so although we were the first round the mark a couple of guys caught up".

Helge Sach (Germany) and Hagara edged past on the downwind leg but Team Styles and May overtook the German on the next upwind leg. Although they couldn't overhaul the Olympic Gold Medallist who built up an unassialable lead, Styles and May held second place for the next three legs to the finish.

RYA Team GBR teammates Rob Wilson and Will Howden asserted themselves as the leaders of the pursing pack to clinch third and are now seventh overall.

"It's tight at the top," added May later "The positions will be decided by the weather. Everyone has their specialist conditions, (Mitch) Booth doesn't like the light stuff and Hagara doesn't like big breezes but we tend to be fairly consistent so we feel quite happy. The top four are well
clear of fifth overall so barring disaster the medals will be decided amongst us".

Final results will be available this afternoon (Saturday 17th February)

Day 5 Race 7 from Team Styles and May

A light wind day for us today with a large swell left over from yesterdays southerly winds. We were held on the beach for about 3 hrs waiting for the large swell left over from yesterday. When we finally got out to the race area the sea was still very large and with little wind it made conditions very tricky.

We got off to a clean start only one boat was over the line, we elected to start on port at the starboard end of the line to head for the inshore side of the course (out of the current), and best option on the start line as the current was washing everyone down on the start line so much it was hard to make it across the line on starboard tack. We sailed a good first leg rounding 1st from 2nd AUT Roman Hagara and 3rd GER Helge Sachs. The downwind was very tricky with very large patches of no wind and the first 3 boats were swallowed by one of these 1/2 way down the leg. Unfortunately we didn't do so well out of it and dropped to 3rd at the next mark. The wind steadied up the next beat and we pulled back a place on the German putting us 2nd and with the wind dying we maintained this position for another lap and into the finish.

SOUTH AFRICA; Richards Bay. Tornado World Championships after five days (seven races, 1 discard):

1, Darren Bundock and John Forbes (Australia)1,1,1,1,8,1,5 - 10pts
2, Mitch Booth and Herbert Derecksen (Netherlands) 2,2,2,2,1,7,OCS- 16pts
3, Hugh Styles and Adam May (Great Britain) 4,3,3,8,3,2,2 - 17pts
Other British placings:
7, Rob Wilson and Will Howden - 38pts
9, Leigh Mcmillan and Jo Hutchinson - 42pts

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• YachtsandYachting.com Tornado Sport Page
  

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Clean Marine IC 45 Winter Series - Regatta 2 Day 1


Author: Sue Warden-Owen

BARLO PLASTICS IC 45 AT CLEAN MARINE WINTER SERIES 2001

The opening day of the second regatta in the Clean Marine IC 45 Winter Series 2001, organized by the Club de Mar Mallorca, saw Barlo Plastics IC 45 continue on form with Adrian Stead (tactician) and his crew securing an impressive run of results over 4 races. In a break from his training
schedule with the OneWorld America's Cup syndicate, Ben Ainslie took the place of Ian Walker, who successfully guest-helmed Barlo Plastics last month to a regatta win at the first event of the three regatta Series.

Racing commenced at 14:00 today in 15 knots of breeze, however the squally conditions on the waters of the Bay of Palma de Mallorca saw the breeze shift between 8 to 24 knots. Exceptionally close racing saw the first 4 boats of the 6-strong fleet finish within 15 seconds of one another on Race
1, with Barlo Plastics claiming their fourth first place of the Clean Marine Winter Series 2001, ahead of Faster K-Yote II and SEB.

Commenting on Barlo Plastics' performance during the second race of the day, skipper Stead said, "The racing was very close all day and on the last leg of the second race, Babbalaas came out planing with 24-25 knots wind, it made for some great sailing, but we managed to hold them off to take second place to SEB, with Babbalaas in third."

Barlo Plastics then returned to the front of the fleet, when Ainslie secured an excellent start to race 3 at the starboard end of the line and they gained an impressive 1Ѕ boat-length lead, which was maintained to the finish. La Casera took second place in race 3, however the Spanish boat
secured victory ahead of Barlo Plastics in the final race of the day, a shorter race with only 2 legs. Barlo Plastics' only British rival in this regatta, Babbalaas, took third.

After a successful 1-2-1-2, Stead enthused, "It's been a brilliant day's sailing with Ben [Ainslie] on helm, Peter Gilmore has trained him well and it's also great to have navigator Stuart Childerley aboard. We're here to do as much racing as possible, so hopefully we can get another four races in
tomorrow." On the helm, Ainslie commented, "I am delighted with my first day on board Barlo Plastics and was especially impressed with the crew work and boat handling - it's always good to come away with such solid results."

Barlo Plastics are in 1st place overall after today's 4 races on 6 points and racing continues tomorrow, Saturday 17th February and Sunday 18th. The final regatta of the Clean Marine Winter Series 2001 is scheduled in Palma next month before the fleet moves north in preparation for the Admiral's Cup.

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• YachtsandYachting.com IC45 Class Page
  
• Event Website
  

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