Volvo

“It was a bit of a frustrating day. The race committee looked to be struggling to set a start line, with quite a lot port bias after a couple of recalls. Most of the fleet were over but I was one that was caught. Probably fifty percent of the fleet were over. I’m a bit frustrated by that. The current had swung and it was taking everybody over the line, it was hard with so much bias to stay behind it almost.

The second race I was a bit hesitant, but I got up to about 20th at the windward mark and then get involved with a French guy on the second beat. I tacked reasonably close when I tacked beneath him and he just pulled his bow down to make sure we touched, it was probably 50:50 but when you have spent your discard in the first race then there is not much you can.

I feel like I let myself down a bit in the first race, getting over, but I was one of the ones who were picked out. I am bit down with that and in the second race was a bit hesitant and did not get the most out of it.

I think I have to go home, have a good dinner and go to bed and not think about and come back afresh. But it will be pretty hard from here on in, but I’ll just keep pushing.”

Laser Results

1 T Slingsby (AUS) 1,8, (29), 3,1,1,5,1, (BFD), 8, 28pts

2 A Maloney (NZL) 2,(22),4,10,2,11,3,4,(20),5, 41pts

3 N Thompson (GBR) 2,3,(25),6,(9),7,9,8,4,2, 41pts

4 P Kontides (CYP) 4,3,(21),4,5,(27),1,1,10,15, 43pts

5 P Goodison (GBR) 3,1,9,4,3,7,(15),7,(BFD),17, 51pts

http://www.laserworlds2010.co.uk/laserworlds/standard/results.htm

Photo credit Paul Wyeth

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