Alex Taylor, Bryan Mobbs retain lead despite foul conditions at Weymouth: Magic Marine RS500 World
Great Britain’s Alex Taylor and Bryan Mobbs retained their overall lead of RS500 fleet at the end of Day 3 of 2011 Magic Marine RS500 World despite rough weather conditions at Weymouth. The British pair sailed sensibly under such foul rainy conditions and
although they couldn’t win a single race, they still finished on top of the leaderboard with seven points after six races.
The weather conditions were quite challenging on Day 3, as the day started with heavy rains. The black clouds at the start of the day turned into thunder clouds during the race. The shifty wind gusted around 5 to 6 knots over the racing area along with heavy
rain to deter the sailors but they continued their sail and showed a lot of resilience.
Second day followers of GBR team, Netherlands' Barend Hiltermann and Maz Blom clinched both races of the day but couldn’t beat Taylor and Mobbs. However, they are just three points behind the Britons and if they perform consistently well during the event,
they will be a tough competition for the toppers.
Another British pair, Tim Wilkins and Heather Martin, finished third overall with 16 points on the scoreboard. The Brits displayed some superb sail on Day 3 but still they have a long way to go to reach the top of the standings.
The overall RS500 standings at the end of Day 3 are given below:
1. GBR 799 Alex Taylor, Bryan Mobbs 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, (3) = Total Points 10, Net Points 7
2. NED 899 Barend Hiltermann, Max Blom 1, 2, (13), 5, 1, 1 = Total Points 23, Net Points 10
3. GBR 625 Tim Wilkins, Heather Martin (6), 5, 4, 2, 3, 2 = Total Points 22, Net Points 16
4. GBR 536 Mike Saul, Meg Fletcher 4, 3, 2, (9), 9, 4 = Total Points 31, Net Points 22
5. GBR 665 Phillip Highfield, Tamsin Butcher 3, 8, 6 (16), 7, 5 = Total Points 45, Net Points 29
6. HKG 937 Cosmas Grelon, Will Stephens (19), 12, 8, 4, 4, 7 = Total Points 54, Net Points 35
7. GBR 659 Peter Curtis, James Cutis 8, 4, (23), 7, 6, 10 = Total Points 58, Net Points 35
8. SWE 112 Johan Rook, Malin Broberg 5, 10, (19), 10, 5, 6 = Total Points 55, Net Points 36
9. GBR 934 Jon Partridge 10, 6, (18), 12, 8, 12 = 48 Total Points 66, Net Points 48
10. NED 837 Michiel Geerling, Hilde Van Susante 9, 14, 9, 18, (23), 8 = Total Points 81, Net Points 58
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