Sigma 33 Europeans at the Royal Irish Yacht Club - Day 2

by David Branigan 17 Jun 2003 23:38 BST

Goodbody takes narrow lead after three-way tie-break in Alfa Romeo Sigma Europeans

Photos © David Branigan

With a flukey southerly breeze refusing to co-operate, Principal Race Officer Jack Roy was obliged to send the 46 boat fleet ashore in day two of the Alfa Romeo Sigma European Championship on Dublin Bay this afternoon. Earlier, race three of the series saw the leader group consolidate their positions with local Tim Goodbody edge ahead on the points tie-break after a three-way joint first place.

Previous overnight leader Ben Richards on Lucent is joined Kevin Aitken's The White Tub while Race three winner Alan Milton on Pepsi is also moving into contention and tomorrow should see the single discard come into play, thus creating further pressures at the front end of the fleet.

Tomorrow will see a full three race back to back programme get underway one hour earlier than normal. Near gale conditions forecast overnight could yet add to the endurance test and create a fresh set of obstacles, especially for those boats anxious to maintain positions ahead of the Gold/Silver fleet split.

One such entry is Cork sailor Neil Love on War Dance who was disqualified from Race 2 on Monday following an incident that resulted in a collision with Alan Chapple's Starshine Challenger. One War Dance crew member received hospital treatment for an injury sustained in the incident while Chapple received redress in a delayed Protest hearing that took place this evening.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Sail No	Boat Name	Bow No	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	4633	White Mischief	33	8	1	2	11
2	4547	Lucent	38	3	2	6	11
3	4294	The White Tub	36	2	4	5	11
4	633	Pepsi	1	1	13	1	15
5	4815	Rupert	16	5	3	13	21
6	5294	Princess Jalina	15	6	8	15	29
7	4364	Popje	24	9	17	4	30
8	4267	Showtime	46	16	5	9	30
9	4426	Carmen	8	17	11	7	35
10	4579	Oxygen	39	15	15	8	38
11	4345	Razzmatazz	6	11	20	11	42
12	4539	Wardance	28	4	27	12	43
13	4500	Fandango	12	14	7	22	43
14	2112	Boojum	20	10	6	28	44
15	1685	Rajah	19	7	28	10	45
16	1661	Nod's New Car	18	24	24	3	51
17	971	Leeuwin	2	12	18	21	51
18	4602	Scaramouche	40	13	10	29	52
19	4281	Pippa IV	22	23	12	19	54
20	4353	Blues	7	28	14	14	56
21	4804	Shillelagh	34	19	9	30	58
22	4578	Archatron	30	21	32	17	70
23	4466	Scoline	11	29	21	23	73
24	4313	Cariad	5	25	23	25	73
25	4534	Gwili Two	13	18	19	41	78
26	1233	Matico	17	33	22	26	81
27	4584	Retribution	14	raf	16	20	83
28	4412	Miss Behavin	43	30	38	16	84
29	4349	Blue Peregrine	23	27	25	33	85
30	4206	Powder Monkey	21	20	35	31	86
31	1688	Pastiche	45	37	36	18	91
32	4464	Springer	44	38	30	24	92
33	4593	Scorcher	53	32	33	27	92
34	16010	Dear Buoy	42	26	29	39	94
35	4589	Prospero of Hamble	31	35	26	38	99
36	4434	Tahoe	9	36	31	35	102
37	4503	Shadowfax	37	34	34	36	104
38	4999	Moonshine	35	22	dsq	32	105
39	4443	Meltime	41	31	37	44	112
40	4295	Starshine Challenger	4	39	dns	34	120
41	4571	Flyover	29	40	39	42	121
42	4415	Dilemma	25	41	40	43	124
43	4474	Easy Rider	59	42	dns	40	129
44	4435	Upstart	26	43	dsq	37	131
45	4284	Muskoka	3	dns	dns	dns	141
45	4444	Insider	10	dns	dns	dns	141