SAP 505 World Championship at La Rochelle, France - Day 4
by Mark Angell 26 Jul 2012 07:02 BST
21-27 July 2012
Scorching conditions
Following a lay day yesterday many 505 crews were keen to get back out on the water for day 4 of the SAP 505 World Championships. Crews took advantage of the day off and sampled the sights of La Rochelle and Il De Re. Other 505 crews and event organisers were invited to go sailing onboard with the SAP Extreme 40 race team, who have been sailing from La Rochelle whilst the championship has been on.
Day four started with the sun beating down on La Rochelle and not a breath of wind, the sea breeze steadily built to allow the race team to set a course following a short postponement and run one race. The race saw a 20° wind shift from the start of the first beat and this forced the race team to adjust the course for the second upwind leg.
The fourth day of the SAP 5O5 World Championship was a good day for the French with 4 teams finishing in the top 20! La Rochelle locals Bertrand Loyal and Laurent Nevo had great boat speed and led the fleet around the course with a comfortable lead. They had a great start, making the most of the wind shift and held onto first place for the whole duration of the race.
Hervé de Kergiou and Basil Géron weren't far away until the second windward mark rounding, they were within the top 10. With Philippe Boite and Pierre-Jean Gallo, in the pathfinder boat for this 6th race just behind.
Today will also be remembered for the entrance of the Danish team of Jorgen Bojsen-Moller and Jacib Bojsen-Moler into medal contention. Getting into the mix with the main favorites in this world championship, their entrance causing a slight shift in the top of the table. The top ten currently dominated by the Germans, Americans and the the Danish.
Race 6 Results: (top three)
1. Bertrand LOYAL / Laurent NEVO – FRA 9067
2. Jorgen BOJSEN-MÖLLER / Jacob BOJSEN-MÖLLER – DEN 9062
3. Edward CONRADS / Brian HAINES – USA 9091
Results after Day 4: (top three, 6 races)
1. Christian KELLNER / Martin SCHOELER – GER 9090
2. Jan SAUGMANN / Martin GORGE – DEN 8964
3. Jorgen BOJSEN-MÖLLER / Jacob BOJSEN-MÖLLER – DEN 9062
Racing is set to continue tomorrow 26th July at 13:00 CET, pending weather conditions - To follow all the live regatta action and for more information on the 2012 SAP 5O5 World Championship visit the official website at www.sap505worlds.com/2012