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Olympic Sailing Heroes To Open PSP Southampton Boat Show

posted 4 months ago

Britain’s sailing stars have returned from Qingdao with the best Olympic medal haul for over a century and National Boat Shows (NBS) is thrilled to announce that the PSP Southampton Boat Show, in association with ITV Meridian, will be opened on 12th September by these Olympic sailing heroes.

Gold medal winners Ben Ainslie, Paul Goodison, Iain Percy, Andrew Simpson, Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson, who are part of Skandia Team GBR, will arrive, with their fellow Olympic team members, at the Show with Mike Golding on his yacht ECOVER 3 at 10am. They will then make their way to the Main Stage – powered by Fairline, at 11am to officially open the Show and begin the celebrations for this very special 40th year. Skandia Team GBR is the British Sailing Team in the Olympic and Paralympic classes and is managed by the RYA (Royal Yachting Association).

All 11 boats and 18 sailors who went to Qingdao qualified for their respective medal races and came home with a total medal count of four gold, one silver and one bronze. The silver medal was brought home by Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield in the men’s 470 and the bronze went to Bryony Shaw for the women’s RS:X windsurfing.

Standing alongside the modern day Olympic heroes at the opening of the Show, will be boating legends and television personalities from the past 40 years. Representing the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s, the stars will be celebrating the Show’s illustrious forty years history; since it was first started by Norman Kemish back in 1969.

The who’s who line up of past, present and modern day sailing will include Dame Ellen MacArthur – arguably one of the most well known sailors in the world – who will be flying the flag for boating in the 00s.

Stepping back a few years and representing the 90s will be legendary eight-time World Powerboat Champion Steve Curtis MBE. Steve’s illustrious career arguably spans a number of decades, but it was his 1998 win that saw him clinch his third title as throttleman on Spirit Of Norway, which proved to be a defining point in his powerboat career.

Fans of the popular 80s television series Howard’s Way, will delight in a personal appearance from stalwart character Kate O’Mara, who played Laura Wilde, and who added a touch of glamour as well as drama to boating.

In the 70s, the late Sir Peter Blake completed the prestigious Whitbread Round the World Race instantly making him a national hero in his native New Zealand. Lady Pippa Blake, his widow, will be attending the Show in his honour after Sir Peter’s tragic and untimely death in 2001.

There could be nobody more suitable than sailing legend Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, to represent the 60s – a decade that saw him undertake his first solo navigation of the world, which turned out to be the first of many epic adventures for Sir Robin!

As part of the opening celebrations The Main Stage – Powered by Fairline, will feature a retro-style fashion show with live music from 80s tribute group Infantasia.

Book your tickets

To book tickets for the opening of the Show and get your chance to see the gold medal winning sailors in the flesh, simply call the ticket hotline on 0844 209 0333 or book online at www.southamptonboatshow.com. Also visit the website for the latest updates on features and attractions and all the information you’ll need to plan your day.

The PSP Southampton Boat Show is your Show, come and make the most of it!

Congratulations Paul Goodison!

posted 4 months ago

Sailing Networks would like to congratulate one of our featured bloggers Paul Goodison ion his spectacular gold medal, sailing his Laser, at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Qingdao.

Four-time European champion Goodison, who finished fourth on his Olympic debut at Athens 2004, lead the fleet by 18 points going into the final day’s race, meaning as long as the Brit did not finish 10th and last in the race and second-placed Swede Rasmus Myrgren win it, the Olympic crown would be Goodison’s. Despite the light winds, Goodison ensured that Rasmus Myrgren was sailed to the back of the fleet at the start and kept him there throughout the race, denying Myrgren any chance of reaching the front and threatening his gold. Goodison finished the race in ninth and Myrgren in tenth place for Goodison to be crowned Olympic champion with 63 points, eight points ahead of silver medalist Vasilij Zbogar from Slovenia with Italian Diego Romero taking the bronze medal.

A fantastic effort by Paul capping a superb run of success by Team GBR – well done to everyone involved from all at Sailing Networks.

Goodie takes Gold in Palma

posted 9 months ago

Three-times European Laser Champion sailor, Paul Goodison has proved once again he is the man to beat at the Beijing Olympics after beating the world’s best Laser sailors at the Princess Sophia Regatta, Palma. After seven days of competitive racing he went on to win the 107-boat Laser fleet.

After spending time out of action recovering from a broken wrist, Paul has been happy to have regained his winning form:

“The Princess Sofia Regatta attracted over 100 of the best Lasers sailors so it was a very competitive event. Luckily my wrist seemed to hold up well. I had a horrible cold though so I am really pleased I have won this event, it gives me even more confidence to go into the Olympics!”

Paul has had a gruelling two weeks fitness and weight loss training in Palma prior to this regatta. To get ready for the lighter winds in China this summer, Paul needs to lose a total of 10 kilos. His training schedule involves cycling, gym strength work and training on the water to hone his skills.

”In Palma there are sea breezes in the afternoon and the water is nice and warm which is always a bonus!! The training has been varied – racing, tuning, round marking general tactic work and debriefing / coaching. The weight loss isn’t quite as hard as the last Olympics because this time I have a bit longer to lose the weight.”

Paul is briefly back in the UK for a few days, before he heads back to Palma again tomorrow to continue his Olympic training.

Paul blows the rust away in Melbourne

posted 11 months ago

Reigning laser sailing European champion Paul Goodison has made a winning return to championship racing at the Asia Pacific Championship held during the Sail Melbourne Regatta in Australia 14 – 19 Jan 2008.

Despite a three month layoff due to a broken wrist Paul managed to beat the worlds leading laser sailors to claim the title. Paul got off to a brilliant start on the first day of racing finishing third and first. The lack of race practice showed on the second day with Paul sliding down the leader board into 11th place. Undeterred by the results, he came back fighting and finished in the top three of the next four races and went into the deciding day’s medal race in second place overall, on equal points with world champion Tom Slingsby (AUS). On the final Paul showed his class finishing second in the medal race with nearest rival Slingsby behind in seventh place, meaning the Asia Pacific Championship title was secure.

Paul was pleased with the result “It’s been quite a surprise to be competing so well so soon, I am still pretty poor at the boat handling as my wrist is a little restricted due to wearing a brace whilst racing and I’m suffering a little bit from lack of fitness in the boat but I have really enjoyed the racing and it’s great to be back in the boat again, the rust seems to be falling off bit by bit”

Sailing out of Royal Brighton Yacht Club the Asia Pacific Championships is a crucial event for sailors looking for preparation ahead of the Laser Worlds held in Terrigal Australia (5 – 13 Feb 08). With just five days sailing before the event, Paul has definitely shown he is one of the men to beat in Beijing this summer. Goodison who won the Olympic test event in Qingdao China last year is a light air specialist and with average conditions looking anything but gusty a medal is a real prospect

Skandia Team GBR today won two further Gold medals taking total medal haul to 5 Gold and 1 Silver at the 2007 Olympic Test Event in Qingdao, China

posted about 1 year ago

In an incredibly close finish, Paul Goodison won Gold in the men’s singlehanded Laser class by three seconds, to give Skandia Team GBR, the British sailing team preparing for the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, their fourth Gold medal at the 2007 Olympic Test Event. Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson also won Gold in the highly competitive Yngling class finishing nine points ahead of the Dutch team in second place.

Today’s two Gold medals bring Skandia Team GBR’s medal haul to 5 Gold and 1 Silver at the Olympic Test Event, with the remaining Golds won yesterday by Ben Ainslie, Bryony Shaw and Stevie Morrison & Ben Rhodes yesterday, and a Silver by Nick Rogers & Joe Glanfield.

The 2007 Olympic Test Event in Qingdao, China, is seen as a major indicator in the sailor selection process for the British team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Golden end for Team Draper-Hiscocks and Shaw

posted about 1 year ago

British sailors won five medals in five classes on the final day of the French Olympic Sailing Week in Hyeres on Friday (27 April), with gold going to World Champions Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks in the 49er class, and windsurfer Bryony Shaw.

After predominantly light wind conditions earlier in the week, the French Rivera resort saw its second consecutive day of 12-15 knot conditions for the final and decisive day of racing at this Grade 1 regatta.

Athens bronze medallists Draper and Hiscocks helped ensure a golden end to the week for Skandia Team GBR, clinching the regatta win after a nail-biting final race in which they trailed the rest of the pack heavily, eventually finishing the race in eighth place. It was enough to see them hold on to their overnight lead by four points and broke break their jinx of the Hyeres regatta being the only Grade 1 event they’ve never won a medal at.

“We were pretty slow upwind today – we didn’t quite get our rig tuning right so that didn’t help,” Draper explained.

“We were pretty disappointed with that race, but of course still really pleased to have won. We had a bad first day to our regatta, but kept on believing throughout that we could do it and surpassed our goal for the event which was to finish in the top five.”

John Pink and Simon Wheeler notched up a fourth race win of the week in the medal race today to end their superb run this week in fourth place overall, while European Champions Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes end the regatta in sixth.

In the RS:X women’s windsurfing discipline, Bryony Shaw went into the last day in first place and finished her regatta in the best possible shape. She was second behind nearest rival Blanca Manchon of Spain heading into the first windward mark, but then took control and was leading by the time she hit the first leeward gate. She won the race by a comfortable margin to hand her the regatta win with a 10 point buffer over Manchon.

John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Stephen Thomas secured silver in the Paralympic Sonar class with a third from their final fleet race, while Helena Lucas sailed a solid last race in the 2.4mR class, only to discover she was judged to have crossed the startline early – she took the bronze, with Megan Pascoe finishing sixth overall.

Yngling crew Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson continued their lucrative run as a crew adding a bronze medal and a fourth straight podium finish to their silver medals at the recent Princes Sofia Trophy in Palma, the Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta in January and a bronze at the Skandia RYA Sail for Gold Regatta last October.

The Skandia Team GBR sailors went into today’s race in the silver medal position, but the USA boat, skippered by Sally Barkow, got the better of them early on in the final showdown to cross the finish line first, with Ayton, Webb and Wilson in second. The two crews were then on equal points in the results table, but Barkow’s superior position in the medal race was the deciding factor.

Victoria Rawlinson, Emma Rawlinson and Sue Monson – 11th hour recruits to the medal race after the disqualification of Shirley Robertson, Annie Lush and Lucy Macgregor last night – finished ninth overall in the Yngling event.

In the Finn class, Ed Wright was unable to pull himself back into the podium spots today – he needed to finish ahead of New Zealander Dan Slater, but after a premature start he had to re-cross the start line and only managed to recover to eighth place, while Slater finished in seventh. Giles Scott had a notable fourth in his first Grade 1 medal race to finish ninth overall.

Two sets of penalty turns for Paul Goodison in the Laser final ended his chances of a podium position – he finished tenth overall, while Nick Dempsey was involved in a battle royal with Brazilian Ricardo Santos in the RS:X men’s medal race with the two sailors evenly matched until Dempsey raced to one of the wrong marks. He finished the final in second, which pulled him up to seventh overall after a disappointing start to the week.

Skandia Team GBR medallists
Gold
Chris Draper-Simon Hiscocks (49er)
Bryony Shaw (RS:X women)

Silver
John Robertson-Hannah Stodel-Stephen Thomas (Sonar)

Bronze
Sarah Ayton-Sarah Webb-Pippa Wilson (Yngling)
Helena Lucas (2.4mR)

For results and information from the regatta, visithttp://www.skandiateamgbr.com/events/hyeresreg/

Bigger breezes shake up day three in Palma

posted about 1 year ago

British sailors made the most of improved conditions on day three of the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma on Tuesday, with Shirley Robertson, Annie Lush and Lucy Macgregor advancing to second place overall in the Yngling event.

With three days of the regatta still left to run, Robertson’s team are currently the best placed British crew, with a second, fifth and a discardable 22 from the women’s keelboat fleet’s three races of the day.

“It was another challenging day in Palma Bay,” said Robertson. “The wind shifts were making sailing difficult and many a position was lost and gained out there.

“But we had two good results which we’re really happy about, and are hoping that for the rest of the week we have improved conditions.”

Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson, lying in ninth place at the close of racing on Tuesday, finished ahead of Robertson in the first race of the day but were adjudged to have crossed the start line early.

Nick Dempsey, defending champion in the RS:X men’s event, enjoyed a 3,6,6 from the windsurfing fleet’s three races and is poised just outside of the top three, with opponents from Ukraine, Israel and Spain all tied on 19 points and just one point ahead of Skandia Team GBR’s European Champion.

Bryony Shaw and Lucy Horwood are in 14th and 27th positions after four races in the women’s RS:X event, while Britain’s Laser Radial sailors made gains in the bright and breezy conditions on Tuesday. Charlotte Dobson is currently in tenth place, with Lizzie Vickers and Penny Clark just behind in 12th and 13th respectively.

Skandia Team GBR’s 49er sailors took advantage of wind speeds of up to 18 knots in Palma Bay today, with World Champions Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks posting a race win and a third from their two races to see them into seventh place, and European Champions Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes also enjoying a race win, followed by 9,5 to round off their three-race day and put them in eighth place just one point behind their teammates.

In the Tornado class, also contesting their European Championships here in Palma, Leigh McMillan and Will Howden’s good run so far took a knock today when they were forced to retire from the day’s racing after Howden sustained some ligament damage to his foot after being hit by Spanish rivals Fernando Echavarri and Anton Paz, currently in second place overall – the British pair filed a protest over the incident.

In the 470 men’s event, development squad sailors Luke Patience and Chris Grube are still the top British crew, posting another third in their opening race of the day, followed by a 12,16 which sees them in eighth overall, but on equal points with French, Greek and Japanese crews in fifth, sixth and seventh.

Athens silver medallists Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield are up to 21st, with 12,8,3 to show from their three races today, but still confident of making their way further up the leaderboard.

“We’re not where we would want to be at the moment,” admitted Glanfield. “We’ve been pretty inconsistent over the past few days, but then most others have been as well.

“We need to start a bit better for the gold fleet races and then hopefully we’ll be able to get back into it. Things aren’t going massively wrong, so there’s no reason we can’t get back up to the front ready for the medal race on Friday.”

Christina Bassadone and Saskia Clark are in twelfth place after day three in the 470 women’s event, Paul Goodison is eighth in the Laser class, while Matt Howard is currently top British sailor in the Finn fleet in 15th place, followed by Ed Greig in 16th. European Champion Ed Wright, Junior World Champion Mark Andrews and Giles Scott were all caught for premature starts in the first race of the day, but the overall standings should shake up when the discard comes in after the first race on Wednesday.

Racing at the Princess Sofia Trophy runs through until Friday 6 April. For results and regatta information visit www.skandiateamgbr.com/events/princsoftrop

Laser Midwinters East - Comfortable Win for Goodison while Tunnicliffe Pips Railey to the Title

posted about 1 year ago

The ISAF Grade 1 Laser Midwinters East came down to a final race shoot out in Florida as Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) got the better of team mate and rival Paige Railey (USA) to take the Laser Radial title on countback. In the Laser fleet, world #1 Paul Goodison (GBR) secured a more comfortable victory with a double bullet finish.

Tunnicliffe and 2006 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Railey had been a class apart in their respective qualifying fleets, winning nine of the ten races between them to both move into the gold fleet on a perfect four points.

In the 88 strong Laser fleet, Brits Nick Thompson and Goodison led after the qualifying series, and from there the world #1 took control. Goodison took three bullets from the five gold fleet races to score victory by ten points. Thompson was less consistent and slipped back to third place overall, as Bernard Luttmer (CAN) moved up to take second. Victory in the 19 strong Laser 4.7 fleet went to Cameron Hall (USA). Daivd Alfonso (PUR) was second, with Alex Anderson (IVB) third.
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ISAF,

Top five Lasers:
1. Paul Goodison, GBR, 19 points
2. Bernard Luttmer, CAN, 29
3. Nick Thompson, GBR, 31
4. Andrew Campbell, USA, 31
5. Brad Funk, USA, 34

Top five Radial Class:
1. Anna Tunnicliffe, USA, 15
2. Paige Railey, USA, 15
3. Gintare Volungeviciute, LTU, 19
4. Lisa Ross, CAN, 38
5. Keamia Rasa, CAN, 71

Seventeen British boats through to Miami medal races

posted about 1 year ago

The penultimate day of racing at the Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta (22-27 January) saw seventeen British boats across ten classes qualify for Saturday’s final medal races. Eight Skandia Team GBR crews are in medal-winning positions heading into the final day of this Grade 1 regatta, with Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield and Bryony Shaw consolidating their leads in the 470 men’s and women’s RS:X categories, and Leigh McMillan and Will Howden moving to the top of the Tornado leaderboard ahead of Australian World Champions Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby after Friday’s racing.

Athens silver medalists Rogers and Glanfield take a 19 point lead into the final medal race on Saturday, recording 7,20,7 from their three races of the day, and will be joined in the medal race, featuring the top ten boats in a double-points scoring final showdown, by teammates and World Champions Nic Asher and Elliot Willis, currently in eighth place.

Bryony Shaw picked up her first race win of the regatta to see her extend her lead to four points in the women’s RS:X class, while Tornado sailors McMillan and Howden posted two solid seconds in Biscayne Bay’s 12 knot conditions to put them into first place and assured of at least a silver providing they sail a clean race tomorrow. “It feels great to be in this position,” said Howden. “We have really struggled over the last few regattas for no apparent reason, and it’s easy to get your head down. We came here with no real expectations, just wanting to feel like our program was moving forward again. “We haven’t changed a thing since the Worlds,” he continued. “I think this just shows how tight and hard this fleet is to compete in consistently at the top which is our short-term goal. Bundy [Darren Bundock] is really good in the medal races so we will have to be on top of our game tomorrow.”

Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson will also have to be on the top of their game if they’re to come out on top in the Yngling event. ‘Team Mirabaud’ sailed a solid 4,2,1 from today’s three races, but their closest rivals, the American team skippered by Sally Barkow, had an even better 2,1,2 to see them take the lead by two points over the British boat so the Yngling medal race will see an nail-biting showdown between the two crews.

The 49er leaderboard remains delicately balanced, with Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes still within reach of some silverware. Currently in fifth place, they’re just five points off the second placed boat of USA’s Tim Wadlow and Christopher Rast, while in the men’s RS:X class, third placed Nick Dempsey is on equal points with the Joao Rodrigues heading into tomorrow’s medal race.

In the single-handed events, Paul Goodison is currently fifth in the Laser class, Ed Wright and Ed Greig have made in through to the Finn medal race in seventh and ninth places respectively, and Charlotte Dobson and Lizzie Vickers will fly the Skandia Team GBR flag in the Laser Radial class. Christina Bassadone and Saskia Clark head into the women’s 470 medal race in sixth place, while the Star class will be the only one without British interest as the new crew of Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson were unable to make the cut.

While there’s still everything to play for in the Olympic disciplines, there was a dramatic conclusion to the regatta for Sonar sailors John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Stephen Thomas. With no medal races scheduled for the three Paralympic classes, Friday’s final fleet races determined the overall regatta winners. Robertson, Stodel and Thomas were overnight leaders in the Sonar class, but were left under pressure from their teammates and training partners Dan Parsons, Tom Pygall and Guy Draper heading into the final race. In an attempt to aggressively match race Parsons’ team out of contention in the last race, the two-time IFDS World Champions Robertson, Stodel and Thomas inadvertently broke Rule 22, which prohibits a boat from altering its course to interfere with another boat sailing a different leg. On learning of their mistake, Robertson’s team confessed to the jury and were subsequently disqualified from the two races of the final day. They finished the regatta with bronze, after starting the day in the gold medal position. “The guys have never been in the situation before where they’ve had to win a race through any other means than just sailing as fast as they can,” said Skandia Team GBR Sonar coach Mark Rushall. “It was a training regatta for them here, so learning was the most important thing for the team – they’ve certainly learnt a lot!”

Megan Pascoe and Helena Lucas secured silver and bronze medals respectively in the 2.4mR Paralympic class, behind able-bodied sailor and five time 2.4mR Open World Champion Stellan Berlin of Sweden. For 20-year-old Pascoe, it was her best result to date, and “a brilliant way to start the year”. Allan Smith and Jackie Gay finished in fifth place in only their second event in the new SKUD-18 class.

Skandia Team GBR medal race contenders:

470 men – Nick Rogers-Joe Glanfield; Nic Asher-Elliot Willis
470 women – Christina Bassadone-Saskia Clark
49er – Stevie Morrison-Ben Rhodes; Paul Campbell James-Mark Asquith Finn – Ed Wright; Ed Greig
Laser – Paul Goodison Laser Radial – Charlotte Dobson; Lizzie Vickers
RS:X women – Bryony Shaw; Lucy Horwood
RS:X men – Nick Dempsey Tornado – Leigh McMillan-Will Howden; Rob Wilson-Mark Bulkeley
Yngling – Sarah Ayton-Sarah Webb-Pippa Wilson; Victoria Rawlinson-Emma Rawlinson-Sue Monson

For the full results and information, visithttp://www.skandiateamgbr.com

Contrasting conditions challenge Miami sailors

posted about 1 year ago

Tuesday’s second day of the Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta saw a marked change of conditions, and mixed fortunes for the British sailors in the hunt for medals.

The steady 12-15 knot breezes which greeted competitors on Monday’s first day of racing were replaced with shifty and light conditions on Tuesday (23 January), with winds hovering around the 6 knot mark following a postponement to the start of racing until the early afternoon.

British sailors currently occupy nine top three spots across the 14 Olympic and Paralympic classes competing at Biscayne Bay, with four days of racing still to go.

Windsurfer Bryony Shaw, Athens 470 silver medallists Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield, and 2.4mR Paralympic sailor Megan Pascoe currently top their respective results tables, while British Sonar crew Dan Parsons, Tom Pygall and Guy Draper – tuning partners to Skandia Team GBR’s Paralympic campaigners John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Stephen Thomas – lead their teammates by one point at the top of the Sonar leaderboard.

Pascoe and her 2.4mR compatriot and world silver medallist Helena Lucas occupy the top two positions in the 2.4mR results table, with Lucas describing Tuesday as “tricky – a real head out of the boat day”.

Bryony Shaw took at step toward the defence of the RS:X women’s crown from the 2006 event thanks to a fourth from the windsurfing fleet’s only race of the day, while an 11th in the sole 470 men’s race was enough for Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield to hold on to the top spot, ahead of Spaniards Gustavo Martinez and Dimas Wood.

After a strong start in the breeze on Monday, Skandia Team GBR’s 49er European Champions Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes got to grips with the lighter conditions today, posting a first from the only race once the eager fleet had finally been released from the shore.

“We’re really happy with today’s race,” said the 28-year-old Morrison afterwards. “It was a bit on the light side after yesterday’s champagne racing, but we’re pleased with how we adjusted out techniques to cope with the change in conditions.

“But my legs didn’t enjoy all the crouching, that’s for sure!”

Morrison and Rhodes are now in second place overall, just one point behind the series leaders Tim Wadlow and Christopher Rast and with Italy’s Sibello brothers and Spanish Olympic Champions Iker Martinez and Xavier Fernandez right behind them.

The world number two Yngling trio of Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson are currently in third, following a 6,5 from their two races of the day, while windsurfer Nick Dempsey is in fourth place, on equal points with the third ranked Przeymslaw Miarczynski of Poland, after crossing 13th in the men’s RS:X fleet’s only race of the day. SKUD-18 Paralympic sailors Allan Smith and Jackie Gay are poised in third place – they were adjudged to have had a premature start to their first of three races, before going on to post a 7,4.

Development squad sailor Ed Greig, in 13th place, is still the top Brit in the Finn class, although European Champion Ed Wright had a better second day with results of 8,3 moving him inside the top 20 after suffering gear failure yesterday.

Paul Goodison struggled with the shifts in the Laser fleet, while Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson got off to a strong start in the Star class and showed good speed upwind before being caught by a wind shift and left with no opportunity to pass back – they finished ninth.

Lizzie Vickers in the Laser Radial and 470 women Christina Bassadone and Saskia Clark sit in seventh position in their respective classes, while the Tornado leaderboard remains unchanged from Monday as the catamaran sailors saw no racing today due to the light winds. Leigh McMillan and Will Howden are the top British crew, in fifth place after two races.

Racing at the Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta runs through until Saturday 27 January.

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