12 footers at the Vintage Yachting Games 2018 Copenhagen - Day 3
by Vincent Delany 21 Sep 2018 06:13 BST
16-22 September 2018
Mark Delany in Cora on day 3 of the Vintage Yachting Games in Copehagen © George Miller
On Thursday four races were held for the 12 Foot Dinghy Class as there is a large storm heading towards Copenhagen, which may create unsailable conditions for small boats.
Having won all of the races except for his discarded race, Wim Bleeker from Holland has show his complete superiority over the rest of the fleet. Behind Wim, the leaderboard has been given a huge reshuffle, partly as a result of the discarded race kicking in. Sipke Schuurmans overall position was risen from 12th to 4th place, and Jaap van Hasselt has dropped from 5th to 12th, but despite that, the Dutch are still maintaining a stranglehold on the top seven places.
A significant issue on Thursday was the wind, which was very strong when the dinghies launched. As a result some helmsmen did not like the conditions, and in the interests of safety, returned to port. However, for the others who persisted, on reaching the race area off Skovshoved Havn about 4km from their base the wind direction changed, and the wind dropped progressively to a gentle 5-8 knots. Thus, some boats only competed in the afternoon races. The PRO does not expect that it will be possible to race on Friday.
Results after Day 3:
| Pos | Helm | Sail No | Boat Name | No. of crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
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| 1 | Wm. Bleeker | NED 869 | Trupial | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jurri Rooyackers | NED 673 | Lotje | 1 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Hans Reyers | NED 411 | Kaagbaby | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 10 | 3 | 24.7 |
| 4 | Sipke Schuurmans | NED 830 | Geintzje | 2 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 44.4 |
| 5 | Bert Hamminga | NED 824 | Oranjetipje | 1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 47.1 |
| 6 | Pieter Bleeker | NED 888 | Bruin Blauwtje | 1 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 11.7 | 14 | 49.7 |
| 7 | Lambertus Hamminga | NED 831 | Eliert | 1 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 11.7 | 59.7 |
| 8 | Mark Delany | IRL 8 | Cora | 1 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 5.7 | 17 | 13 | 64.7 |
| 9 | Nicky Arnoldus | CAN 340 | Duikelaartje | 1 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 66 |
| 10 | Rifat Edin | TUR 874 | Turkish Delight | 1 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 79 |
| 11 | George Miller | IRL 11 | Pixie | 2 | 15 | 11.7 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 85.7 |
| 12 | Jaap van Hasselt | FRA 588 | Papoose | 1 | 11.7 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 104.7 |
| 13 | Leen van Willingen | NED 848 | Proud | 1 | 19 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 107 |
| 14 | Ed van Cortenberghe | NED 414 | Vlerk | 1 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 118 |
| 15 | Doug Branson | GBR 49 | English Rose | 1 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 124 |
| 16 | Dirk Stolp | H 112 | Anneke | 1 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 125 |
| 17 | Elena Romana Gasenzer | GER 223 | Melodie | 1 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 126 |
| 18 | Harm Ploeger | H 278 | Pinokkio | 1 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 127 |
| 19 | Yoichi Komori | JPN 675 | Chuchubi | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 130 |