Please select your home edition
Edition
Leaderboard brokerage

Finn World Masters at PuntAla, Tuscany, Italy - Day 2

by Robert Deaves 12 Jun 2024 05:24 BST 7-14 June 2024

World No. 1 Laurent Hay has taken the lead at the 2024 Finn World Masters at PuntAla Camp & Resort in Italy after two more races on Day 2 brings the championship to the halfway stage. He is on equal points with Martijn van Muyden, with Nanno Schuttrups down to third.

After a short delay on the beach to wait for the wind the fleet was sent out in a building breeze and scorching hot sunshine.

On the South course area, Red and Green groups had the best conditions of the day as well as the shortest day. Defending Masters Champion, Filipe Silva led his group from start to finish and followed that up with a third, after a challenging day on Monday, while Hay picked up a second race win ahead of van Muyden. In the second race, European Masters champion, Peter Peet took the win in Red while van Muyden turned the tables to win Green group ahead of Hay, keeping it very close at the top.

The North course area, with Yellow and Blue groups, proved to be a challenging and long day with the boats not back on the beach until early evening. An unstable wind, multiple recalls and many black flags delayed start after start, such that in the final race the breeze was starting to die and made for a long race and a long sail home. Roberto Benamati took both wins in the Blue group while the Yellow group belonged to the Dutch with wins for Thierry van Vierssen and Bas de Waal.

Silva said of the day, "It was good, I came back after a disappointing first day of the championship. I am more confident for tomorrow, hopefully we will have good winds, to deliver another race. Conditions were great, we had 12 knots and two races, everything went well. This is my first time in Puntala, the place is beautiful and obviously the company, with the other Finn sailors, is great."

Finland's Ville Valtonen is in 49th after two top tens today. "We had a nice day today. It was breezier than yesterday. I was here in 2011 and this is what I was looking forward to. I think I had two top ten results so I am happy with that. The fleet is very competitive, I've been around for over ten years and it's getting more and more competitive, people are getting better. Nothing is to be taken for granted."

Just one race is scheduled for Wednesday, at 13.30, after the Annual Masters Meeting in the morning and the famous Masters dinner in the evening. Four races remain in the championship which concludes on Friday.

More photos on flickr here

Related Articles

2025 Finn Gold Cup in Cascais overall
Deniss Karpak becomes the first ever Estonian winner Today in Cascais, Portugal, Deniss Karpak became the first ever Estonian winner of the Finn Gold Cup, after no more races were possible on the final day, Saturday. Posted on 6 Sep
2025 Finn Gold Cup in Cascais day 4
Deniss Karpak extends his lead with one day to go Deniss Karpak has extended his lead to 17 points at the 2025 Finn Gold Cup in Cascais, with a 3, 1. He was only bettered by defending champion Oskari Muhonen, from Finland, now in third, who scored a 1,2. Italy's Arkadii Kistanov is in 2nd after a 2,5. Posted on 5 Sep
2025 Finn Gold Cup in Cascais day 3
Muhonen dominates third day but Karpak leads again Deniss Karpak from Estonia is the back in the lead at the 2025 Finn Gold Cup after three windy races were completed in Cascais, Portugal on Thursday. The race wins went to Oskari Muhonen, from Finland and Karpak. Posted on 4 Sep
2025 Finn Gold Cup in Cascais day 2
Laurent Hay leads Finn Gold Cup after second day of light winds in Cascais Laurent Hay, from France, is the new leader at the 2025 Finn Gold Cup after two more races were completed in Cascais, Portugal, on Wednesday. Posted on 4 Sep
2025 Finn Gold Cup in Cascais day 1
Deniss Karpak wins the only race of the day Two-time Finn class Olympian Deniss Karpak from Estonia is leading the 2025 Finn Gold Cup, after winning the only race on the opening day in Cascais, Portugal. Posted on 3 Sep
2025 Finn Gold Cup in Cascais Practice Race
Epic conditions heralds opening Cascais is turning out to be a Finn sailor's dream. Since the fleet arrived here, they have been treated to exceptional conditions, with solid winds, hot sunshine, warm air and huge waves. There is an air of epicness on the way in Cascais. Posted on 2 Sep
Finn Northern Championship at West Riding Preview
The Finn Top Dogs return to the club on 13th & 14th September The Finn Top Dogs Return! Hosted by Guy Cokill the Championship Open 2025 returns to the club on Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th September '25. Posted on 31 Aug
Legendary stories from the Finn Gold Cup
It has been 18 years since the event was last held in Cascais, Portugal It has been 18 years since the Finn Gold Cup was last held in Cascais, Portugal. In 2007, Spain's Rafa Trujillo clinched his only Finn Gold Cup win after a thrilling medal race off the beach following an epic week of racing. Posted on 30 Aug
Finn Gold Cup makes welcome returns to Cascais
Almost 90 entries from 20 nations are set for the event Fifty-five years ago, in 1970, the Finn Gold Cup was held in Cascais, Portugal. It remains to this day the largest ever Finn Gold Cup with 160 competitors from 34 nations. Posted on 26 Aug
Sailing's Lost Olympic Dream
Honouring the 1980 Yachting Team In an era where politics overshadowed sport, the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow became a defining moment of sacrifice for many Australian athletes, including the 12 sailors who were selected to represent their country but never got the chance to compete. Posted on 30 Jul