J/80 World Championship at the Royal Southern Yacht Club

J/80 World Championship at the Royal Southern Yacht Club - Day 2

by Louay Habib 11 Jul 2017 22:03 BST 8-14 July 2017

Day 2 of the J/80 World Championship at the Royal Southern © Louay Habib / Key Yachting

Reigning J/80 World Champion, Rayco Tabares (ESP), stamped his authority on the 2017 J/80 World Championship, with two bullets and a second to open up a commanding lead for the regatta, but it was a game of snakes and ladders for the rest of the fleet.

Simon Moriceau (FRA) has climbed to second place after an 8-3-1 today, and Luke Patience (GBR) put into two great races, but slipped up in the last race to remain in third place. J/80 UK National Champion, Kevin Sproul (GBR), had a shocker dropping eight places after a 19-24-13. 2012 J/80 World Champion, Jose Maria Van Der Ploeg (ESP) had a good day, scoring a 5-2-5 to move up to fourth. Whilst last year's runner up, Eric Brezellec (FRA), was called OCS in Race Four, and slips down to fourteenth.

PRO Stuart Childerley and his team, set three good races, resulting in a highly competitive starts and mark roundings. It was a tough day on the Solent for the 48 competitors in the J/80 World Championship, a low pressure system brought poor visibility and rain for much of the day. With the wind oscillating in speed and direction, making the correct tactical decisions was difficult.

"We had good speed today, especially downwind, and we made the right tactical choices." commented Simon Moriceau. "Today we worked well as a team, and there was good communication. When we were down in the fleet we remained calm, and just concentrated on passing one boat at a time. Coming from Brittany, we are used to this kind of weather; it is not a problem for us."

Jose Maria Van Der Ploeg (ESP) had a great day on the water scoring a 5-2-5 to finish the day in eighth place, which is likely to improve once the discard kicks in tomorrow. Among their crew is the youngest competitor in the championship, Luis Miro, just 12 years old. "Jose Maria is a good friend of my family, I sail Optimist normally, so this is very exciting for me!" smiled Luis. The current French National Champion, Simon Bertheau, scored an impressive 4-6-6 to place fifth.

Day 2 of the J/80 World Championship at the Royal Southern - photo © Louay Habib / Key Yachting

Royal Southern YC Rear Commodore Sailing, Robert Vose, welcomed competitors to the Royal Southern Pier for complimentary food and refreshments, and officiated at the daily prize giving, sponsored by Ocean Rope.

For live updates from the 2017 J/80 World Championship, including video and pictures from the race course: www.facebook.com/J80Worlds2017 For more information visit: www.royal-southern.co.uk

Day 2 of the J/80 World Championship at the Royal Southern - photo © Louay Habib / Key Yachting

Results after day 2:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	owner/Skipper	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	ESP 783	Hotel Princesa Yaiza	Rayco Tabares	2	1	1	1	2	7
2	FRA 1302	ArMen Habitat	Moriceau Simon	11	6	8	3	1	29
3	GBR 948	Ryoko Meka	Luke Patience	5	3	2	5	15	30
4	ESP 1116	HM Hotels (Corinthian)	Javier Chacártegui Cirerol	8	2	3	12	10	35
5	FRA 956	APCC Equipe Jeune (Corinthian)	Bertheau Simon	15	5	4	6	6	36
6	FRA 691	Gan'Ja (Corinthian)	Luc Nadal	17	8	10	4	3	42
7	ESP 1158	Cenyt Hospital Marbella Team (Corinthian)	Pepequin Orbaneja	7	17	6	9	7	46
8	FRA 639	Ecole Navale (Corinthian)	Patrick Bot	6	16	13	7	14	56
9	ESP 1513	VSA Comunicacion	Jose Maria Van Der Ploeg	3	42	5	2	5	57
10	GBR 1360	J.A.T.	Kevin Sproul / Phil Taylor	1	4	18	24	13	60
11	GBR 1363	Betty	Jonathan Powell	4	20	17	8	11	60
12	IRL 1551	Mojo	Patrick O Neill	14	15	19	10	12	70
13	GBR 1414	Slightly Steamy	Nick Haigh	13	11	25	15	9	73
14	FRA 1420	Courrier Junior	Brezellec Eric	10	7	7	OCS	4	77
15	FRA 1289	Dunkerque Voile ‑ White Sails (Corinthian)	Rémy Hurdiel	16	24	11	13	17	81
16	GBR 1530	MockingJay	Chris Body	12	9	29	16	29	95
17	GBR 725	Purple Haze	Shane Armitage / Oliver Dunford	9	14	23	29	24	99
18	NED 838	Led 2 Lease (Corinthian)	Peter Paul de Vries	22	36	12	22	8	100
19	GBR 1305	Jester (Corinthian)	Mike Lewis	19	18	32	11	22	102
20	FRA 1455	J‑Traffic	Launay Thomas	20	12	20	21	32	105
21	GBR 1410	MegStar	James Harrison	23	13	36	18	18	108
22	GBR 511	Emoji (Corinthian)	David Hollingsworth	25	29	28	17	23	122
23	FRA 793	E.Leclerc Tourlaville (Corinthian)	Pierrick Letouzé	26	19	33	20	26	124
24	GBR 743	Swallow	Gordon Craigen	33	27	15	19	35	129
25	GBR 1532	Checkmate (Corinthian)	Ray Mitchell	21	38	30	23	20	132
26	NED 841	BabyJ (Corinthian)	Paul Kersten	27	26	22	30	28	133
27	GBR 1411	No Regrets (Corinthian)	Chris & Hannah Neve	43	10	DSQ	14	19	135
28	GBR 553	Seafire (Corinthian)	Anabelle Body	29	23	31	25	27	135
29	FRA 693	NUMERO J (Corinthian)	Ludovic GILET	24	OCS	26	27	16	142
30	GBR 1262	Boysterous (Corinthian)	Angus Gray‑Stephens	32	25	14	41	31	143
31	FRA 1082	Yacht Concept ‑ CNP (Corinthian)	Rétho Rémi	34	OCS	21	26	21	151
32	GBR 1055	UKSA 3 (Corinthian)	Felix Trattner	41	31	16	31	33	152
33	FRA 420	J'aime voile baie de Morlaix (Corinthian)	Bonafous Elodie	30	21	27	42	41	161
34	FRA 1497	Vitel Sailing Team ‑ CDV 22 (Corinthian)	Capucine VITEL	18	DSQ	9	40	DNC	165
35	GBR 165	Aqua J	Terence O'Neill	35	33	38	28	34	168
36	GBR 901	Wildcat III	Andy Ash‑Vie	31	28	39	32	39	169
37	FRA 651	Startijenn	Claire Montécot	28	22	24	DNF	DNC	172
38	GBR 891	Harley Quinn (Corinthian)	Nigel Skudder	39	37	34	35	37	182
39	GBR 1339	Joyeuse (Corinthian)	Chris Eccles	38	32	40	44	30	184
40	GBR 694	NOW4 (Corinthian)	Rory Cheetham	36	40	37	33	38	184
41	GBR 433	The J Team	Richard White	37	39	41	34	36	187
42	NED 112	Acutronic / J‑String	Edwin Spaans	DNS	DNC	35	37	25	195
43	GBR 751	J‑Wife (Corinthian)	Simon Watson	44	34	42	36	40	196
44	AUS 1927	Will o' the Wisp VI (Corinthian)	Keith Cockburn	42	30	44	39	42	197
45	GBR 605	Jambiya (Corinthian)	Vincent Lattimore	40	41	43	43	43	210
46	GBR 479	Joie de Vivre (Corinthian)	Adam James	45	35	45	38	DNF	212
47	GBR 565	Ninja (Corinthian)	Nicholas Allen	DNC	DNC	46	45	DNC	238
48	GBR 1529	Emoji	Jim White	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	245