The day began as usual on the lake with waiting, it seemed as if the sailors would endure another day of Optimist spa day during the German Nationals Optimist Championships. Fortunately, everything turned out differently. The first breeze built up after 90 minutes waiting time.
Sam Stan had a great day finishing 2nd and 7th. The third race he was in 5th when the wind filled in on the course, Stan finished middle of the fleet.
Stan ended the day in 22nd place, while Hannah Horsefield ended the day 169th in a Fleet of 201 sailors.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Caslin 75th in British Nationals
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The sun may have been absent on Tuesday 27th July, at the 49th Volvo Musto Optimist British Nationals, but there was still plenty of great racing at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. The morning breeze of 8 knots increased to around 12 knots by midday, meant each fleet managed once again to complete the six scheduled races in the cloudy conditions. 488 Optimist sailors took the water on the second day of the championship, across the six different fleets.
Rory Caslin is sailing in the VOLVO MUSTO Optimist National Championship - Senior Fleet, Caslin fell four spots from 71st to 75th place in a fleet of 161 sailors. Calslin has 284 points, with a best finish of 11th.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Caslin 71st at British Nationals
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2010 Volvo Musto Optimist British National and Open Championships got off to a near perfect start today with great sailing conditions, a record breaking turnout and even some famous faces around to provide inspiration to the hundreds of young sailors taking part.
Rory Caslin is sailing in the VOLVO MUSTO Optimist National Championship - Senior Fleet, after 12 races Caslin is currently in 71st place in a fleet of 161 sailors. Calslin has 174 points, with a best finish of 11th.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Fitted Dinghy Round Up
Elizabeth II Going Over
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Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Racing took place in the St. George’s Harbor, the days three races were makeup races from May 24th. Contest III with skipper Somers Kempe sailed away in the Heritage Trophy race right from the start. Contest III made the first turn ahead of the fleet and after surviving the tricky part of hoisting the spinnaker they opened an even bigger gap, all this while Challenger II with Martin Siese at the Helm sank after rounding the first mark.
As the race continued, Victory IV with Mark Soares worked to hold off Tim Lynch sailing Elizabeth II, the two boats battled around the third mark separarted by only a few boat lengths but Lynch could not keep the Elizabeth II upright as they turned over and sank in the area of Challenger II. As the two crews remained in the water Contest III sailed away with the victory, their first of three on the day, with Victory IV finishing 2nd.
Heritage Trophy
1. Contest III 2. Victory IV 3. Elizabeth II - Sank 4. Challenger II - Sank
Anniversary Cup
1. Contest III 2. Challenger II 3. Victory IV 4. Elizabeth II
Leon D. Fox Cup
1. Contest III 2. Victory IV 3. Elizabeth II - Sank 4. Challenger II - DNS
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Wollmanns Finish US Nationals
Racing at the 2010 USODA Layline Nationals has concluded with 3 races. The wind became too light to start another set of racing and the sailors were sent in.
Mikey Wollmann lead our Bermuda sailors in 27th place after six races 2nd in White Fleet (11 and under), after he finished the first race of the day in 38th, he then finished 21st before finishing 18th, meanwhile Ceci Wollmann did not have the best day with finishes of 56th, 61st and 50 to fall from 7th to 31st in the standings and finish 8th in the Girls Fleet and Ellie Wollmann ended the Regatta in 48th place with a 51st, 44th and 53rd place finishes.
