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American sailor, Dave FRANZEL from Boston, chalked up another fine win in the first race of the day after winning race one on Monday. He followed that with a fourth in the second race then wobbled slightly in the third race as he posted a seventh. Nevertheless, FRANZEL ended the day leading overall ahead of another American, Peter GALLOWAY with the top British boat, Billy, in third.

The six visiting American teams are showing their skills, occupying four of the top six places but there are still five more races left for the British and European boats to get on terms.

Although FRANZEL is looking strong, so too is current World Champion Steve SHEPSTONE (USA) whose record of a first, second, and third is spoilt only by the OCS he picked up in the first race on Monday. Once the discard comes into play in race six, he could become a major contender for the lead.

After Billy, the next British boat is We're Here, currently in fifth place overall. We're Here is the only boat sailing with five crew, with Anna BAILEY joining her Uncle and Aunt, Graham and Julia, as part of the crew, and enjoying time off school to compete in the World Championship.

Another local boat, Jenny, sailed by 1996 Paralympic gold medallist and current British National Champion, Andy CASSELL had a poor day, with an eighth and two twelfth places, which dropped them down the ranking to seventh overall.

In one race CASSELL was thrown violently into the middle of the cockpit when the spinnaker sheet jammed as the sail was hoisted, causing the boat to broach. CASSELL looked stunned as he lay on his back while the crew attempted to steer and sort out the spinnaker, but he managed to finish the race.

Racing continues on today with two more races scheduled.

Top Ten After Four Races

Pos	Nation	Boat	Helm	Crew	Crew	Crew	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	USA	Spring	David FRANZEL	Todd COOPER	Wade EDWARDS	Gene HINKEL		1	1	4	7	13
2	USA	Fast Forward	Peter GALLOWAY	Jim LINVILLE	Paul STEINBORN	Ched PROETOR		4	7	1	2	14
3	GBR	Billy	Paul BOWEN	Duncan BATES	Shaun KELLETT	Dave THOMPSON		6	5	3	3	17
4	USA	Troll	Greg ANTHONY	Rick MYERS	Tony ALLOTT	Brian HAYES		5	4	7	4	20
5	GBR	We're Here	Graham BAILEY	Julia BAILEY	Dave ROSS	Duncan GRINDLEY	Anna BAILEY	2	2	9	9	22
6	USA	Nefarious	Steve SHEPSTONE	Tom KINNEY	Peter WILSON	Michael LOEB		26	3	2	1	32
7	GBR	Jenny	Andy CASSELL	Rudy JURG	Henry BAGNELL	Simon CLARKE		3	8	12	12	35
8	GBR	El Toro	Paul HAYDEN	Ian HAYDEN	Mark WATSON	Jane BONSER		19	6	8	5	38
9	GBR	Bertie	Simon BARTER	Donald WILKS	James BARTER	Alistair BARTER		13	13	6	11	43
10	USA	Your Mother	Eric SNAVELY	Rick SULLIVAN	Donna FAUST	Jeff SULLIVAN		9	15	10	10	44