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Day 4 Race Report
2009 Newport 6mR World Cup
1900hrs
NEWPORT, RI (Sept. 11, 2009) - Today, rainsqualls and limited visibility added to the strong northeast wind, which, at times gusted up to 22 knots, during the 6mR World Cup on Narragansett Bay. Two races were run for both the Modern and Classic Divisions, starting in the vicinity of Gould Island, the course was comprised of four 1.5nm legs set at 065 degrees.
In the Classics Division, Titia (GBR-22) won both races of the day (5 and 6 of the series) co-skippered by Andy Postle and Andy Prince. In the first race, Postle credited “a clean start, getting good lanes, keeping it simple and favoring the right side of the course” with their success.
Titia was able to pull ahead by staying on the outside at the second weather mark rounding and led the fleet downwind to the finish. Eric Jespersen’s Gallant (KC-10) came second with Peter Koljonen-Astrand’s Fridolin (FIN-12), finishing third. Of the second race of the day, Prince, Titia’s winning co-skipper said “we were buried at the committee boat end at the start but were able to break through and get out to the right side of the course, where we stayed until we got to the layline. By the first mark rounding we had a 6- boat length lead, which we were able to extend on the first run. During the second beat a rain squall came through but when we emerged from the rain and fog we saw the finish and were happy to head for home.”
The overall scores for the Classic Division to date show Eric Jesperson’s Gallant (KC-10) in first place with 12 points, followed by Postle/Pope’s Titia (GBR-22) with 16 points and Peter Kolijonen-Astrand’s Fridolin (FIN-12) with 18 points.
In the Modern Division’s first race of the day (protests pending), Sophie II (SWE-132) skippered by Hugo Stenbeck was first across the finish line followed by Arunga (US-118) sailed by Bob Cadranell with Patric Fredell’s May Be XIV (SWE-115) coming in third.
Jonas Haggabom, Sophie II’s tactician said: “Our boat really likes these conditions and we are very happy with our speed. We keep it simple by minimizing maneuvers, which minimizes mistakes. We had a good start at the pin end while most of the fleet chose the committee boat side of the line. We held our starting tack out to the layline and were among the first three boats to the weather mark. By the first downwind mark we were well ahead and continued to extend our lead for the last two legs and onward to the finish. We are very proud of Hugo (Stenbeck) as this is his first time helming in an international regatta.”
The second race of the day for the Modern Division (7th of the series) was dominated by the “Roberts.” It was Bob Cadranell’s Arunga (USA-118) who prevailed, followed by Robert Leigh-Wood’s Lyonesse (GBR-90) with Rob Gray’s Scoundrel (GBR-96) taking third. Arunga’s Cadranell said: “Happily we were at speed and on the line, at the gun. We were able to find a lane and tack over to the on the favored right-hand of the course. We only tacked once, on a header, and were able to lay the weather mark. From there we were in the lead and able to hold on to repeat our right-side strategy for the second upwind and downwind legs to the finish.”
Again, pending protest results at press time, the overall scores in the Modern Division have Sophie II (SWE-132) in first place with 14 points, Scoundrel (GBR-96) in second with 16 points and Arunga (USA-118) in third position with 19 points.
Saturday’s forecast calls for light east-northeastly winds from 5-10 knots to bookend the series conditions and wrap up the regatta.
Day 3 Race Report
2009 Newport 6mR World Cup
1900hrs
NEWPORT, RI (Sept. 10, 2009) - Strong breeze and current met the 6mR World Cup fleet again today, which kept the racing inside Narragansett Bay just north of Gould Island. For the second and third races of the day the course was shorted to 1.2 nm leg. Three races were completed in the Modern Division while the Classics completed two.
In the third race of the series for the Modern Division, Scoundrel (GBR-96) won, followed by Patric Fredell’s Maybe XIV (SWE-115) with Lyonesse (GBR-90) helmed by Robert Leigh-Wood close behind in third place.
Scoundrel (GRR-96) skipper Rob Gray said: “The wind was quite shifty, we saw approximately 30 degree shifts at speeds of 17-19 knots. We were able to take advantage by flying our heavy jib and following the shifts closely.”
In the fourth race of the series, Fredell’s Maybe XIV (SWE-115) took line honors ahead of Bob Cadranell’s Arunga (US-118) and Stephen Murray’s Conch Fritters (BAH-1).
“Sail selection was key today” said Maybe XIV’s skipper Patric Fredell, although the prediction was for stronger wind to come, we didn’t see it and were happy to have changed out to our medium jib which worked well when the wind abated to 11-13 knots.”
In the fifth race Sophie II (SWE-132) helmed by Hugo Stenbeck got the bullet followed by Lyonesse (GBR-90) and Mirko Capka’s Philippia (Ger-60).
Sophie II’s crew Cam Lewis said,” We used our medium-heavy sails today and were neck and neck with Goose(US-81) for the first part of the race, but they had an equipment failure at the bottom mark which allowed us to pull ahead and stay ahead.”
After 5 races the standings for the Modern division show: Sophie II (SWE-132) in first place with 14 points, Scoundrel (GBR-96) just one point behind with 15 and May Be XIV (SWE-115) in the third position with 19 points.
In the Classics Division a mixed bag of results indicate an extremely competitive fleet. Saskia II (KC-19) won the third race of the series in the Classic Division. Skipper, Don Martin said, “We were rewarded today by playing the shifts and the ebbing side of the current.” Erik Tingleff Larsen’s Great Dane (DEN-65) took second with Peter Hofmann’s Goose third to cross the finish line. In the fourth race of the Classics division series Great Dane (DEN-65) got the bullet; crew Mads Christensen of Copenhagen, Denmark said: “We like sailing in shifty wind, we are used to it in Denmark. We started more aggressively today and sailed a bit lower than the fleet with great boat speed. Erik (Tingleff Larsen) designed the boat with a larger “J” measurement so that we are able to carry larger headsails.” Postle and Pope’s Titia (GBR-22) placed second and the Peter Koljonen-Astrand’s Fridolin (FIN-12) finished third.
After three days of sailing with four races completed the overall standings in the Classic Division show Eric Jespersen’s Gallant (KC-10) in the lead with 13 points, Erik Tigleff Larsen’s Great Dane (DEN-65) has 16 points and Don Martin’s Saskia II rounds out the top three with 18 points.
Continued heavy NNE wind is predicted for Friday’s racing, which will likely keep the fleet racing inside Narragansett Bay again tomorrow.
Day 2 Race Report
2009 Newport 6mR World Cup
1900hrs
NEWPORT, RI (Sept. 9, 2009) - Today's weather tested the metal (and wood) of competitors in the second day of racing of the 2009 Newport 6mR World Cup. The northerly brought wind speeds averaging 18-22 knots with gusts of up to 25 knots toward the late afternoon. After a short postponement to allow the ebbing current to settle the rough sea state, a 6 nm course was set northwest of Gould Island.
In the Modern Division it was Scoundrel's (GBR-96) day, skippered by Rob Gray who said, "We had a great start, we only tacked three times and gybed twice for the entire race. Lots of extra maneuvers bring mistakes, which we wanted to avoid today."
Tuesday's winner, Sophie II (SWE-132) helmed by Hugo Stenbeck took second with Patric Fredell's May BE XIV (SWE-114) finishing third. After two days of racing Scoundrel and Sophie II are tied in first place with 3 points, followed by May Be XIV with 9 points and Finnegan (US-123) and Arunga (US-118) with 10 points each.
Owing to magnificent boat handling on the challenging final downwind leg with a building breeze Gallant (KC-10) skippered by Eric Jespersen won the Classic Division. Postle and Pope's Titia (GBR-22) took second place with TP Kolijonen-Astrand's Fridolin (FIN-12) coming in third today. Today's win places Gallant first overall in the division with 4 points; Totem (US-51), Goose (US-81) and Saskia II (KC-19) share a three-way tie for second with 9 points each.
The strong northerly breeze is forecast to continue for tomorrow's races.
Day 1 Race Report
2009 Newport 6mR World Cup
1900hrs
NEWPORT, RI (Sept. 9, 2009) - The 6 Metres got off to a slow start today on the first day of the 2009 Six Metre International World Cup. The initial race was abandoned after a northerly breeze died out. By mid-afternoon, however, a light southerly breeze filled in and enabled the Classic and Modern classes to complete their first race of the five-day series.
A fleet of approximately 30 spectator and support boats were on hand to watch the thirty-four yachts from 11 countries sail the windward/leeward course. The Modern and Classic Classes had separate starts.
In the Modern Division Sophie II (SWE-132) skippered by Hugo Stenbeck won the race by picking off Scoundrel (GBR-96) helmed by Rob Gray at the finish. Andy Parker’s Finnegan (US-123) took third in the only race of the day.
In the Classic Division, relative sailing newcomer, Jesse Smith of Jamestown, RI took first place in his first World Cup competition sailing with his local crew onboard Totem (US-51). It was a good day for the North Americans as second place went to Peter Hofmann’s Goose (US-81) and Gallant (KC-10), helmed by Eric Jespersen took third.
Heavier breeze will be welcomed tomorrow, as competitors who have traveled and brought boats from three other continents, chomp for more races. The Race Commmittee will decide early whether to send the fleet to the alternate course North of Newport Bridge to keep the fleet racing inside Narragansett Bay.
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