The day dawned with some high clouds and higher humidity. There was enough heat to kill the peler and generate the Ora but only about 10 knots at 1.30 when the postponed race was started.
Those that started near the pin end and tacked onto port benefitted from a 10 degree lift and it looked certain that a group of boats led by Charles Apthorp/Alan Green would lead at the windward mark. However, towards the top end of the course the wind veered and Greg Wells/Richard Rigg and David and Sally McKee came in from the middle right to round 1st and 3rd respectively with Apthorp sandwiched between.
Most boats did a gybe set onto the run but halfway down the wind shifted back to the south east and increased to 15 knots. Steve Goacher/Phil Evans and Anthony Osman/Andrew Murphy gained from this to move into 3rd and 4th behind Wells and Apthorp. The McKees were one of many boats to be caught out by this violent change.
Up the next beat the wind once again veered at the top of the cause which allowed Wells to extend and in a dying breeze crossed the downwind finish comfortably ahead. Apthorp was 2nd and Goacher 3rd. Shortly after the last boat finished the wind disappeared and despite an effort to start a 2nd race the race officer abandoned racing at 4.30.
Going into the final day Wells/Rigg hold a 7 point lead over Goacher/Evans. 3 races are scheduled with a 2nd discard kicking in after 9 races.
| Pos | Sail No | Helm, Crew & Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | GBR 3920 | Wells Greg, Rigg Richard, Hayling Island Sailing Club | -4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | GBR 3821 | Steve Goacher, Phil Evans, Royal Windermere Yacht Club | 2 | -6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | GBR 3957 | Apthorp Charles, Green Alan, Hayling Island Sailing Club | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -9 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | GBR 3998 | Alan Bax, Simon Childs, HISC | -9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 | IRL 4002 | Lavery John, david O'Brien, National YC | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -17 | 29 |
| 6 | GBR 3788 | Mackay Hamish, Lawson Andrew, Royal Highland Yacht Club | -16 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 47 |
| 7 | GBR 3955 | Gill Browning, Tom Pickles, HISC | 13 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 6 | -18 | 59 |
| 8 | GBR 3965 | Osman Anthony, Murphy Andrew, Parkstone Yacht Club | 14 | 14 | 10 | -15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 61 |
| 9 | GBR 3795 | Patterson Simon, Thompson Simon, Draycote Water Sailing Club | 7 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 5 | -22 | 62 |
| 10 | GBR 3994 | Waples Chris, Waples Tom, HISC | 3 | 7 | -19 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 63 |
| 11 | GBR 3953 | Hogben Robert, Glyn Morgan, Bewl Valley Sailing Club Engla | 8 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 12 | (ocs) | 9 | 63 |
| 12 | GBR 3954 | Waples Justin, Stowe Iain, R.C.Y.C. | 10 | 12 | -26 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 64 |
| 13 | GBR 3905 | McKee David, Sally McKee, Dovestone SC | 5 | -22 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 66 |
| 14 | GBR 3942 | Cadwallader Ian, Sweet Dave, Chew Valley Lake SC | (dnf) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 68 |
| 15 | GBR 3820 | Snewin Philip, Thompson Mark, Royal Windermere Yacht Club | 12 | 8 | -21 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 71 |
| 16 | GBR 3816 | Tullett Nigel, Tullet Gavin, Royal Windermere | 11 | 13 | -22 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 79 |
| 17 | GBR 3539 | Hanson John, Selden Helen, Datchet SC | 18 | 18 | -24 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 91 |
| 18 | GBR 3936 | Douthwaite Steve, Averley Paul, DRSC | -20 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 99 |
| 19 | GBR 3787 | Brockbank David, Millington Catherine, Key West | -23 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 100 |
| 20 | GBR 3959 | Goddard Andy, Martland Mal, Dovestone Sailing Club | 19 | 17 | 14 | -23 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 104 |
| 21 | GBR 3862 | Chard Bill, Millington Simon, Chew Valley Lake SC | 15 | -24 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 107 |
| 22 | GBR 3914 | Tattersall Adrian, Parkstone YC | 21 | 19 | 13 | -28 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 108 |
| 23 | FRA 3961 | Arnaud Biet, Constant Fabien, YCD | 17 | dnf | 18 | 13 | 22 | -24 | 20 | 109 |
| 24 | ESP 3728 | Barber David, Barber Hannah, CN Portitxol Mallorca | 22 | 20 | 16 | 24 | -25 | 25 | 25 | 132 |
| 25 | GBR 3939 | King Athol, Bellis Trevor, Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club | 25 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 21 | -30 | 140 |
| 26 | AUS 3964 | Lucas Simon, Lucias Aileen, Princess Royal Sailing Club | 24 | 26 | -27 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 147 |
| 27 | GBR 3765 | Castle Ian, Barford Neil, Hayling Island S C | 26 | 21 | 25 | 20 | (dnc) | dnc | 28 | 156 |
| 28 | BEL 3885 | Hachez Veronique, Van Peeterssen Benoit, Sports Nautiques de l'Eau d'He | -29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 164 |
| 29 | FRA 3932 | Pelegrin Michel, Gouriou Erwan, Yacht Club de Dinard | 28 | 27 | 30 | -31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 167 |
| 30 | BEL 3530 | Ezékiel Desantoine, Philippe Coweg, SNEH | 27 | (dsq) | 34 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 174 |
| 31 | GBR 3826 | Lyall Tony, Berry John, Welwyn Garden City Sailing Clu | 30 | 30 | 29 | -32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 179 |
| 32 | FRA 3976 | Jean-Yves Renault, Arnaud PiSSARD, YCD Dinard | -32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 183 |
| 33 | BEL 2233 | Pletinckx Jean, Martens Pierre-Yves, SNEH | 33 | 31 | 33 | -34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 196 |
| 34 | GBR 3897 | Apthorp Richard, Apthorp Charles, HISC | (dnf) | dnc | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 197 |
| 35 | GBR 759 | Hogg Peter, Oatley Tony, South Cerney Sailimng Club | 31 | (dnc) | dnc | dnc | dnc | dnc | dnc | 211 |