Day two started under postponement due to a lack of breeze but soon got under way in about 6kts of breeze. We started the day against Anna Tunnicliffe, leading her off the line towards the left. After working up the wall out of tide she managed to just gain the early lead by a boat length. By the top mark she had extended to two lengths but we reeled her in downwind but not enough to pass by the bottom mark. We sailed the next beat superbly but made a small error at the top where we under laid by half a length and she ran away with he win.
We finished the round off in the late afternoon with 2 more wins( one black flagging the British Nick Cherry in the pre start) and one loss to Swinton.
The team is sailing well and keeping it chilled. The pre starts are generally the most important part of this regatta as you have to be getting out of the current first. We have been winning most starts and sailing smart upwind and learning from the couple of mistakes we have made. Another good day and we should probably qualify 2nd or 3rd so happy with the result so far. Quarter Finals tomorrow so a good sleep for the boys is on the cards!
Event web site for results and media: www.byc.com/Detroitcup
Results:
Skipper Wins
K. Swinton 7
C. Van Tol 3
P.Robertson 8
N. Cherry 3
D. Perry 6
T. Canfield 7
L. Jury 7
R. Corbett 4
S. Barkow 3
N. Hollerbach 8
A. Hollerbach 2
A. Tunnicliffe 8
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