Dave Evans and Ed Powys grab early lead in 49er fleet: 2012 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta
Light winds over the Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay waters welcomed the 49er fleet with open arms. The racing did not start until the wind filled back in over the race course and the fleet had to sit and wait for the breeze. Due to the lack of winds,
the race started a bit late at about 3pm in the afternoon.
Despite the fact that the weather conditions were not supportive, the fleet still managed to complete the scheduled races to formulate the results. Great Britain’s Dave Evans and Ed Powys displayed some classy sailing skills and were able to hit the leading
podium spot of the 49er fleet standings of the 2012 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta.
The British pair claimed two bullets in the first of their regatta run. However, after that the duo tumbled down a bit and finished the next two races on the third podium places which brought them on the commanding lead over other participants.
Another British pair comprising of Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes finished the regatta proceedings on the second podium place with 18 points. Both Morrison and Rhodes started the event with a sixth podium finish but they improved their position in the next
three races and with three fourth finishes, they managed to occupy second place.
1. GBR 1294 Dave EVANS GBRDE18 Ed POWYS GBREP5 1, 1, 3, 3 = 8 Points
2. GBR 1296 Stevie MORRISON GBRSM24 Ben RHODES GBRBR3 6, 4, 4, 4 = 18 Points
3. IRL 10 Ryan SEATON IRLRS8 Matthew MCGOVERN IRLMM49 8, 11, 1, 1 = 21 Points
4. NZL 6 Marcus HANSEN NZLMH9 Josh POREBSKI NZLJP6 7, 6, 1, 7 = 21 Points
5. GBR 112 Dylan FLETCHER GBRDF15 Alain SIGN GBRAS23 2, 2, 13, 6 = 23 Points
6. FIN 280 Lauri LEHTINEN FINLL1 Kalle BASK FINKB1 7, 12, 4, 5 = 28 Points
7. AUT 84 Nico Luca Marc DELLE KARTH AUTND1 Nikolaus Leopold RESCH AUTNR1 4, 7, 2, DNC [20] = 33 Points
8. CRO 113 Pavle KOSTOV CROPK1 Petar CUPAC CROPC1 5, 6, 2, DNC [20] = 33 Points
9. ESP 1220 Federico ALONSO ESPFA1 Arturo ALONSO ESPAA11 1, 3, 11, DNC [20] = 35 Points
10. AUS 1 Nathan OUTTERIDGE AUSNO3 Iain JENSEN AUSIJ1 5, 2, 8, DNC [20] = 35 Points
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