It
was an excruciatingly slow day at the Régates Royales de Cannes
- Trophée Panerai, marked by very light winds. So much that at mid-afternoon
most of the fleet were still out on the water looking for the slightest
puff of air to get to the finish, despite a shortened course.
Aeolus
was not co-operating much today on the Bay of Cannes. A very light wind,
a flimsy 3 to 5 knot-strong south-westerly was all the 80 plus classic
yachts were given to complete a triangular coastal course.
The original
triangle thus became a V-shaped course, with an upwind beat and a downwind
leg sailed under spinnaker. After a nerve-wracking race, patience paid
off for the 23Metre Cambria, that was able to escape
from the rest of the fleet on a shortened course and cross the line,
positioned just off the Saint-Marc, in first. Behind them only the
15 Metre Mariska and a few other, whose patience paid off , who
were able to sail around the first mark.
One
race only
In the Golfe Juan weather conditions were similarly complicated, and the Dragon crews too had to rely on patience, with the Race Committee forced to launch several procedures and have several general recalls before getting a good start, with Estonians on Otium disqualified for being over the line with a black flag.
In the Golfe Juan weather conditions were similarly complicated, and the Dragon crews too had to rely on patience, with the Race Committee forced to launch several procedures and have several general recalls before getting a good start, with Estonians on Otium disqualified for being over the line with a black flag.
The boats hardly moving, the
RC opted to shorten the course. Once again it was a duel between
Russian skipper Annatoly Loginov on Annapurna and UK’s Yvan
Bradbury on Blue Haze, consolidating his overall leadership
after three races, and France’s Alain Lathioor on Révolte.
More races, and discards, will be needed to define the final scoreboard,
but it looks like only the top fifteen boats can aspire to the podium.
The
5.5 and the Tofinou could also race one round today. It was Switzerland
Andreas Dyhk Petersen on Otto to get the 5.5 series’ first
win, while Régates Royales’ veteran Edward Fort on Pippa
also scored a victory in the Tofinou 9.5 class.
Weather
conditions are expected to improve tomorrow, with clearer skies and slightly
stronger winds. For
full results and more content, please visit: www.regatesroyales.com
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