Back on track at Radial Worlds

Racing at the Laser Radial Worlds is back on schedule after some races were missed over the first few days.

Despite a late start on the third day due to light, midday winds, the Race Committee re­sailed the race that was abandoned yesterday (R4­Blue) and completed both races scheduled for today (R5 & R6 for both the Yellow & Blue fleets).  Race 4 for yesterday’s Blue fleet started cleanly in a southwesterly breeze of 8 knots and  clearing  skies.  The  wind  filled,  and  clocked  right  about  10  degrees,  before  R5 started cleanly for the Yellow fleet. A general recall, leading to a restart, held back the start of the race for the Blue fleet. Fleet splits were based on results through Race 3, from yesterday.

The wind  continued to build as the  skies  cleared, reaching about 15  knots in the late afternoon. Both fleets completed Race 6, despite several general recalls, although this kept the competitors (and the race committee!) on the water into the early evening.

Today’s results have shuffled the top of the score sheet, and, with five races completed, each competitor can discard one race from the total score. Marit Bouwmeester (NED) has moved to the top, with four wins and the discard of her high  finish  in  the  first  race.  Paige  Railey  (USA)  has  moved  up  into  second.  Her teammate, Erika Reinecke (USA), the previous regatta leader, used her discard for the over­early disqualification from one of today’s races.

Tomorrow (Day 4) is the final day of qualifying races, which determine the split between the Gold and Silver fleets for the remaining three days of the competition.

See the event website for results, photos, and video:
http://www.laserworlds2016.org/index.php/competitors-2/laser-radial-women