Princess Sofia Regatta - Day 2

Action from the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma © Nico Martinez / www.nicomartinez.com

Action from the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma © Nico Martinez / www.nicomartinez.com

Great Britain lead in two classes at Princess Sofia Regatta

The wind blew in Great Britain’s favour today at the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma and after day two, RYA Team GBR lead in two of the Olympic sailing classes and has a podium position in one other.

In the 8-15 knot breezes, Laser sailor Paul Goodison posted race wins in three races and despite being scored as ‘on course side’ (which he is seeking redress for) in the first race of the day, he maintains the overall lead in the class by two points from the 2003 world champion Gustavo Lima from Portugal. Team mate and training partner Mark Howard also sailed a good day in his group and despite a scoring error in race four which should get reinstated, is lying in third place overall.

After an unsuccessful day yesterday waiting for the wind, the 470 classes managed three races today and team GBR sailors Nic Asher and Elliot Willis were quick off the mark. Scoring two fifth places and then winning the final race sees the young pairing take an early lead in the class by two points from French sailors Pallu De La Barriere and Chappellier Aymeric.

In the high performance 49er class Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes, who were training partners to Olympic bronze medallists Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks, put in a good start to the regatta and after three races have just six points, which places them second overall and on even scoring with Marcin Czaykowski and Krzysztof Kierkowsky of Poland.

Olympic gold medallist Sarah Ayton, who is finding her feet at the back of the boat helming her first regatta in the Yngling, found form in the final race of the day to score her first race win with team mates Annie Lush and Lisa MacDonald. This result, added to the seventh and tenth that they scored, places them sixth overall just behind team mates Lizzie Edwards, Rachel Howe and Lucy Burn. The Russian team of Ekaterina Skoudina, Diana Krutskikh and Tatiana Larsteva currently lead the class after four races.

Other notable performances include; Charlotte Dobson leading the British charge in the Laser radial class, lying sixth overall; Ed Wright is currently placed fifth in the Finn class; Rob Wilson and Mark Bulkeley are currently placed seventh overall and lead team mates Leigh McMillan and Will Howden by two points in the Tornado class.

Racing continues through until Friday 25 March. Further details on the regatta and full results can be found at www.trofeoprincesasofia.org

Provisional Results after day 2:

Laser
1, Paul Goodison, GBR (1,(OCS),1,1,1) 4 pts
2, Gustavo Lima, POR (3,1,(DNC),1,1) 6 pts
3, Mark Howard, GBR (1,2,1,(DNC),3) 7 pts
Other GBR
5, Mark Powell ((8),6,2,2,4) 14 pts
6, Andy Brooks (5,7,(9),5,2) 19 pts
7, Giles Scott ((15),6,7,3,5) 21 pts
11, Keir Clarke (9,7,6,2,(18)) 24 pts
13, Nick Thompson (11,3,(12),6,5) 25 pts
23, Charles Baillie Strong (8,(20),9,10,15) 42 pts
25, Andrew Commander (12,(17),5,16,11) 44 pts
26, Stephen Powell ((22),10,17,8,9) 44 pts

Laser Radial
1, Paige Railey, USA (1,1,(7),2,1) 5 pts
2, Wiebke Schroder, GER (3,3,1,3,(11)) 10 pts
3, Karin Soderstrom, SWE ((18),4,12,1,2) 19 pts
GBR
6, Charlotte Dobson (4,(16),6,11,6) 27 pts
7, Penny Mountford (2,(18),8,13,7) 30 pts
12, Andre Brewster (16,(19),10,6,4) 36 pts
14, Colette Blair (13,11,(15),14,9) 47 pts
16, Lizzie Vickers ((26),25,14,4,14) 57 pts
18, Laura Baldwin (19,9,17,19,16) 61 pts

Yngling
1, Ekaterina Skoudina/Diana Krutskikh/Tatiana Larsteva, RUS (4,2,1,2) 9pts
2, Monica Azon/Graciela Pisonero/Sandra Azon, ESP (1,1,5,9) 16 pts
3, Anne Le Helley/Marion Deplanque/Catherine Lepesant, FRA (6,4,3,5) 18 pts
GBR
5, Lizzie Edwards/Rachel Howe/Lucy Burn (7,3,9,6) 25 pts
6, Sarah Ayton/Annie Lush/Lisa MacDonald (2,8,10,1) 26 pts
9, Dom Lindsey/Diana Shanks/Fleur Oswald (3,10,6,11) 30 pts

Tornado
1, Guichard Yann/Alexandre Guyader, FRA (5,6,3,11) 25 pts
2, Fernando Echavarri/Anton Paz Blanco, ESP (2,21,1,2) 26 pts
3, Darren Bundock/Aaron Worrall, AUS (1,18,7,4) 30 pts
GBR
7, Rob Wilson/Mark Bulkeley (6,9,15,9) 39 pts
8, Leigh McMillan/Will Howden (8,20,8,5) 41 pts
13, Andrew Walsh/Edd Barney (15,7,19,12) 53 pts
17, Hugh Styles/Graham Vials (14,13,23,10) 60 pts
27, Jonathan Hutchcroft/Marcus Lynch (22,26,26,23) 97 pts
33, Leo Farrow/Joffan Garcka (31,DNC,DNC,28) 127 pts

49er
1, Marcin Czaykowski/Krzysztof Kierkowsky, POL (4,1,1) 6 pts
2, Stevie Morrison/Ben Rhodes, GBR (1,3,2) 6 pts
3, Peter Hansen/Lillebror Hansen, DEN (4,2,2) 8 pts
Other GBR
11, John Pink/Alex Hopson (1,17,4) 22 pts
14, Dave Evans/Rick Peacock (7,16,4) 27 pts
15, Ben Mcgrane/John Clegg (6,17,5) 28 pts
18, Steve Wilson/Tom Dawson (9,12,10) 31 pts
29, Tom Smedley/Phil Kennard (13,13,13) 39 pts
37, John Wilson/James Barker (20,20,11) 51 pts

Finn
1, Emilios Papathasiou, GRE (4,1) 5 pts
2, Jonas Hoegh-Christensen, DEN (1,5) 6 pts
3, Gasper Vincec, SLO (3,4) 7 pts
GBR
5, Ed Wright (10,6) 16 pts
13, Chris Brittle (19,7) 26 pts
14, Matt Howard (17,9) 26 pts
19, Ed Greig (28,14) 42 pts
20, Mark Andrews (15,27) 42 pts

470 Women
1, Stefanie Rothweiler/Vivien Kussatz, GER (1,3,1) 5 pts
2, Sylvia Volg/Carolina Flatscher, AUT (7,1,2) 10 pts
3, Camille Lecointre/Gwendolyn Lemaitre, FRA (2,4,5) 11 pts
GBR
9, Christina Bassadone/Saskia Clark (11,2,15) 28 pts
12, Pippa Wilson/Sheena Craig (13,9,14) 36 pts
14, Lucy Macgregor/Julia Scott (19,14,11) 44 pts
21, Melissa Heppell/Rebecca Marriot (14,25,21) 60 pts

470 Men
1, Nic Asher/Elliot Willis, GBR (5,5,1) 11 pts
2, Pallu De La Barriere/Chappellier Aymeric, FRA (1,6,6) 13 pts
3, Dreano Ronan/Floch Ronan, FRA (4,7,4) 15 pts
Other GBR
14, Luke Patience/Chris Grube (27,16,9) 52 pts
16, Callum Macdonald/Stuart Bithell (25,9,24) 58 pts
20, Jonny Mcgovern/Tom Mapplebeck (26,18,20) 64 pts
24, John Gimson/Dave Steed (41,17,21) 79 pts
41, Tristan Jaques/Alain Sign (40,37,30)