Royal Southern Match Cup - Day 1
by Graham Nixon 13 Jun 2015 07:59 BST
10-14 June 2015
20 knots, 20 degrees and some great matches
"This is great" said Lucasz Wozinski from Poland, "Twenty knots of wind, sun and clear blue skies. Where I come from it's still 5 degrees, raining and we wonder when Winter will ever end?"
And so, the first day of the Royal Southern Match Cup, the first ever World Match Racing Tour event in the UK, got off to a good start with some of the top guys confirming their status and a few surprises.
PRO Simon Hand with guest RO Bartosz Gruska (POL) got nine flights of the first Round Robin in despite some delays for breakdowns and an injury - fortunately not serious. Ian Williams emerged with five out of five while Matthew Jerwood (AUS) and Redline Racing had a perfect six out of six, even though the skipper and bowman were not on board for the last two races.
Christian Tang (DEN) is going well with four out of five while his compatriot, Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN), currently top of the WMRT Leader board, has some catching up to do. Annabel Vose (GBR) and her all girl crew had some close matches but generally were under-powered for the boisterous winds until lunchtime, but came back with a satisfying win over Philip Bendon (IRL).
Lucasz Wozinski (POL) and Connor Miller (GBR) each have three wins, but there's a long way to go in the double Round Robin before the knock out stages.
Results after Day 1: (win/loss)
1. Matthew Jerwood 6/6
2. Ian Williams 5/5
3. Christian Tang 4/5
4. Lukasz Wosinski 3/5
5. Connor Miller 3/6
6. Philip Bendon 2/5
7. Mark Lees 2/5
8. Joachim Ashenbrenner 1/5
9. Annabel Vose 1/6
10. Matthew Reid 0/6
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