RS700 European Championship at Lake Garda - Day 2
by Colin Dacey 24 Jul 2019 07:24 BST
22-26 July 2019
RS700 European Championship at Lake Garda - Day 2 © Jamie Gettings
It was more traditional fare for Day Two of the RS700 International Championship as the competitors prepared for the days racing in sweltering heat and no wind but this is Garda and Ora duly made its appearance providing a warm 18 knot breeze.
Race One:
First to tack off and head to the cliffs were Jerry Wales, Robbie Bell, and Richard Wadsworth with Milan Hajek close by. These four broke clear and had a close race with Robbie gaining the advantage downwind to secure the win with Jerry followed by Richard and Milan.
Race Two:
The wind increased to well over 20 knots for race two which caused plenty of incidents and casualties. Jerry and Milan had a coming together launching their spinnakers which resulted in Milan having a swim. Next was Richard who broke his wing bar then it was Robbie retiring with spinnaker issues. This left the front of the race with chairman Theo Galyerbeing chased hard by Michal Kotek with Colin Dacey in close attendance. Michal was showing some impressive speed in the near survival conditions. The posting of three laps had caught out some competitors but this extra lap was enough for Jerry to catch up from his capsize and hone in on Michal who had a capsize to deny him of victory. So Jerry secured the win, with Theo second, Colin third and Michal recovering well to finish fourth.
The length of the second race gave enough time for repairs to be made as the fleet started the third race of the day. Richard, always keen to try new things, decided to go left away from the cliffs - this has never worked and Richard will attest to this. This left Robbie, Jerry and Milan to fight it out at the front of the fleet. Jerry took his second win of the day and boosted himself to current overall leader. Robbie managed to beat Milan to the post for second place.
After five races Jerry is leading with 6 points, Robbie is on 8 and Milan ison 10 points. So it is all still to play for with eight races to go.
Results after Day 2:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm / Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | GBR 1060 | Jerry Wales / Windsport | 2 | ‑3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | GBR 875 | Robbie Bell / Snettisham Beach SC | 4 | 1 | 1 | ‑16 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | CZE 1065 | Milan Hajek / YCLP | 1 | 2 | 4 | (dnf) | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | GBR 1027 | Colin Dacey / Snettisham Beach SC | 3 | 6 | ‑9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | GBR 1063 | Theo Galyer / HISC | ‑13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | CZE 988 | Michal Kotek / JMJ | 6 | ‑10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | GBR 720 | Richard Wadsworth / Stokes Bay SC | 9 | 5 | 3 | ‑14 | 11 | 28 |
| 8 | GBR 966 | Matt Carter / Lancing SC | ‑22 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| 9 | CZE 1018 | Tomas Vastl / tbc | 5 | ‑11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 10 | GBR 1023 | Ian Nolan / Snettisham Beach SC | 8 | 7 | 11 | ‑15 | 6 | 32 |
| 11 | GBR 1055 | Jonathan Cameron / HISC | 11 | 9 | 7 | ‑17 | 10 | 37 |
| 12 | CZE 905 | Vaiclav Brabec / YC Cere | 14 | 12 | ‑18 | 6 | 13 | 45 |
| 13 | GBR 860 | Jack Napolitano / Snettisham Beach SC | 10 | 14 | 14 | 8 | (dns) | 46 |
| 14 | CZE 951 | Marek Dudak / YC Cere | 16 | ‑18 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 51 |
| 15 | CZE 9881 | Kamil Kotek / JMJ | 17 | (dns) | 12 | 11 | 14 | 54 |
| 16 | CZE 1036 | Jiri Lassig / JMJ | 7 | 15 | 20 | 13 | ‑21 | 55 |
| 17 | CZE 788 | Jiri Kuthan / YC Liskovec | ‑20 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 58 |
| 18 | GBR 982 | Roland Smith / HISC/QMSC | 12 | ‑21 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 |
| 19 | ESP 781 | Michael ten Bokum / Club de Vela Benicasim | 19 | 13 | 17 | (dnf) | 16 | 65 |
| 20 | GBR 914 | Graham Blake / QMSC | 18 | 20 | 19 | (dns) | 15 | 72 |
| 21 | CZE 984 | Kiara Houskova / Sokol Dobrichovice | 15 | 19 | 22 | (dnf) | 20 | 76 |
| 22 | GBR 1046 | Miles Roebuck / Oxford SC | 21 | 17 | 21 | (dnf) | 18 | 77 |
