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Fireball World Championship 2016 at Mossel Bay Yacht and Boat Club - Day 2

by Cormac Bradley 13 Dec 2016 06:45 GMT 4-16 December 2016

The big breeze of Day 1 was still around for the second day of the Fireball Worlds in Mossel Bay, South Africa. The Facebook site for the regatta reports that the fleet launched into a stiff south-westerly accompanied by a swell from the east.

The Swiss combination of Mermod & Moser (SUI 14799) led at the first weather mark, followed closely by the British combination of Gillard & Anderton (GBR15127), Schulz and Lidgett (AUS 15113) and the South African combination of Yogi Divaris & Ferdinand Holm (RSA 14910).

By the next rounding of the weather mark normal order had been restored with Gillard & Anderton leading and Schulz & Lidgett up to second. After this first race the fleet were taken ashore as the wind was showing no sign of abating though there was a more favourable forecast for the afternoon.

At 16:00 the fleet was called out again for a second race in 10 – 14 knots. This time Gillard & Anderton led from start to finish, with Yogi Divaris & Ferdinand Holm second, Mermod & Moser third and Schulz & Lidgett fourth. The leading crews were able to fly spinnakers on the top reach but the chasing pack either sailed high initially and then set bag or two-sailed the reach.

Joe Jospe and Tom Egli (CAN 15024) on the right hand side, with Ben Schulz and Jack Lidgett on the left hand side on day 2 of the Fireball Worlds in South Africa - photo © Stuart Parker
Joe Jospe and Tom Egli (CAN 15024) on the right hand side, with Ben Schulz and Jack Lidgett on the left hand side on day 2 of the Fireball Worlds in South Africa - photo © Stuart Parker

Ben Schulz: "Day 2 was wilder than yesterday. Sailed the runs flat on the wire with no kite for a second place finish! They gave us a two-hour break then sent us out again in 20 knots to reach the start area in zero knots. Finally sailed in a building breeze in with way too upright a rake; struggling in for fourth. The programme is for three races tomorrow."

Ben Schulz and Jack Lidgett (AUS 15113) on day 2 of the Fireball Worlds in South Africa - photo © Stuart Parker
Ben Schulz and Jack Lidgett (AUS 15113) on day 2 of the Fireball Worlds in South Africa - photo © Stuart Parker

Results after Day 2:

PosNatSail NoHelmCrewR1R2R3Pts
1stGBR15127Gillard ThomasAnderton Richard1113
2ndSUI14799Mermod ClaudeMoser Ruedi2338
3rdAUS15113Schulz BenLidgett Jack3249
4thRSA14910Divaris YogiHolm Ferdinand84214
5thKEN14535Bush AlastairCarroll David48618
6thGBR14791Watsone HughChesney Steve57820
7thCZE15109Koranva Johana NapravnikovaNapravnik Jakub105722
8thRSA14422Provoyeur JjMacrobert Ian9AGF1133
9thGBR14941Scott DerianScott Andy7DNC538
10thRSA14901Laing DaveChrisAGFAGF1440
11thRSA14904Parker AnthonyParker DianeDNF61345
12thCZE14864Veit MartinKrejtza FilipDNF10945
13thGBR15102Scarth MartynJohnson ThomasAGF9DNC48
14thSUI14859Haerdi‑Landerer ChristinaLanderer CedricDNFAGF1051
15thFRA14793Lidgett ScotNouel Jean‑FrancoisDNF111552
16thRSA14321Statt CundleLaing RoryAGFAGFDNC56
17thCAN15024Jospe JoeEgli Tom6DNCDNC58
18thRSA14411De Engel JayNel DewetDNFDNC1264
19thGBR14872Newson BarbaraNewson GuyDNCDNC1668
20thSUI15063Erne MiannePoulson ClayDNFDNC1769
21stRSA15047Allers NikolaiAllers FlorianDNFDNCAGF71
22ndFRA11059Hernandez DenisHernandez EstebanDNCDNCDNC78
22ndRSA14723Watkins ImogenWatkins IanDNFDNCDNC78
22ndRSA14299Parker RichardParker GrantDNCDNCDNC78
22ndNAM14415Sturm FridolfAllers PascalDNFDNCDNC78

For more information on the event visit the official web site at www.fireballworlds2016.co.za or the facebook page.

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