Sail Melbourne B14 National & World Championship 2002/2003

Day 2 30.12.02

Races 3& 4 of the Sail Melbourne B14 National Championship were sailed from McCrae YC this morning in an effort to take advantage of the early morning north easterly breeze.

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UK sailors Tim Fells & Dave Cunningham lead to the first mark but let Jono Pank and Shaun Barber through with some slick kite work. Nils Jolliffe/Jon Branch, also from the UK, rounded close behind ahead of the first Aussie boat, Guy & Rhys Bancroft. The Bancrofts, with the benefit of local knowledge, sailed further into shore than most on the first downwind leg & jumped into 2nd at the beginning of the second work. Pank/Barber extended their lead by going to the favoured right hand lay line & the rest of the fleet followed. Final places in the 5-10 knot NE breeze were Pank/Barber (UK) 1st, Bancroft/Bancroft (AUS) 2nd, Fells/Cunningham (UK) 3rd, Jolliffe/Branch (UK) 4th & Nelson/Ramus (UK) 5th.