Hobie 405 Nationals at Holyhead Sailing Club

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Hobie 405 Nationals at Holyhead Sailing Club - Day 2

by Bob Tuckwood 3 Aug 2004 19:50 BST Tuesday 3rd August 2004

A light and shifty wind SouthWest wind together with a 1 knot southerly tide made the racing very challenging, especially the starts, for the 16 junior/youth boats. After the first general recall the black flag was flown which concentrated the minds for the following starts which all got away cleanly.

Race 5:

Will Twemlow and Andy Bath picked the shifts up the centre of the race course to pull out a clear lead after the first lap. He was followed home by 3 Danish competitors.

Race 6:

The wind swung 45deg. for this race and Emile Pettersen and Kennie Nielson made the windward mark first but were overhauled by Sophie White and James Fosket on the downwind leg as they gybed on the shifts down the centre of the course. They kept their lead until the finish. Nick Ward and Tom Wright sailed consistantly well to put in the first of their three 3rd places of the day.

Race 7:

With the wind dropping to a force 1/2 and a slackening tide Will and Andy showed their light wind skills, leading all the way to finish ahead of Sophie and James.

Race 8:

The breeze was filling in on a slack tide during the race and local favorites Huw Humphries & Max Todd won their second race of the Championships and were followed by Sophie & James and Nick & Tom. Wednesday is a lay day and plans are made for trips to Dublin, Snowdonia and for pony trecking. No doubt the wind will be a steady force 4!

Results after day 2:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	Pts
1st	337	Mark Landry	Peter Lang	Denmark	21
2nd	202	Emile Landry Pettersen	Kenni Nielsen	Denmark	26
3rd	362	Sophie White	James Fosket	Burghfield	30
4th	360	William Twemlow	Andy Bath	Notts County	32
5th	287	Nick Ward	Tom Wright	Staunton Harold	33
6th	352	Holly Tuckwood	Rebecca Kilburn	Notts County	34
7th	351	Huw Humphries	Max Todd	Holyhead	36
8th	206	Andreas Eiskjer	Jesper Nors	Denmark	39
9th	340	Loiise Ritter Cristenson	Mia Anderson	Denmark	52
10th	139	Jonathan Knudson	Martin Jenson	Denmark	53