{"id":19500,"date":"2013-04-30T12:23:24","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T10:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/consistency-wins-the-day-at-algoa-bay-week\/"},"modified":"2013-04-30T12:23:24","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T10:23:24","slug":"consistency-wins-the-day-at-algoa-bay-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/consistency-wins-the-day-at-algoa-bay-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Consistency wins the day at Algoa Bay Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After an appalling two days of no wind and then too much wind ABYC Week finally got underway on Monday 29 April with four races for Fleet 1 and the 505 Fleet and two races for Fleet 2.<\/p>\n

Sailed in a westerly breeze that swung to south west after the second race for Fleet 2 and in a steady breeze that increased from 8 to 14 knots sailors had a long and rewarding day in the flat sea.<\/p>\n

With the 505 fleet somewhat decimated after Saturday\u2019s gale that put paid to a number of boats sailing further in the regatta we had 6 boats contesting the National Championships and four yachts in Fleet 1 for sportboats.<\/p>\n

Fleet 2 \u2013 for the cruising boats \u2013 once again had their course set to a top mark, then they were off to an offset mark off of Shark Rock Pier, to the Bell Buoy, back to the Pier, a return to the Bell Buoy, around the bottom mark for Fleet 1 and to the finish. A nice long course.<\/p>\n

Fleet 1 and the 505\u2032s had to work a little harder as they did the traditional Olympic course of Sausage, Triangle, Sausage, Finish.<\/p>\n

In the 505 fleet, Thomas and Peter Funke showed great consistency in securing three bullets after shrugging off a third in the first race and are currently leading the pack on 6 points. If they keep the momentum up they could finish with a perfect score after the discard at race 5.<\/p>\n

In Fleet 1 Orion Express \u2013 an L26 helmed by Rob Archibald \u2013 is demonstrating that consistency pays off even with a string of second places. Archibald was first in Race 1 and collected 3 second places after that to still lead the fleet on 7 points. The top three are extremely close on 7, 8 and then 9 points.<\/p>\n

Fleet 2 has been further divided into a racer and cruiser fleet and was the subject of extensive protests by sailors who experienced confusion over their designated marks of the course. In their eagerness to go racing fleet 2 scored eight On Course Side starts and disappointment for all eight as they scored maximum points in this low points scoring regatta. In race 2 only three boats of the cruiser fleet started correctly whilst no boats started correctly in the racer fleet.<\/p>\n

Provisional Overall Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n

505 Dinghy<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Thomas and Peter Funke \u2013 6.0<\/li>\n
  2. Kyle Klaas and Robert von Greunewaldt \u2013 9.0<\/li>\n
  3. Richard Hutton Squire and James Largier \u2013 11.0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Sport Boats:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Orion Express (L26) Rob Archibald \u2013 7.0<\/li>\n
    2. Jouster (J27) Richard Rath \u2013 8.0<\/li>\n
    3. Jelly Baby (J27) Sean Wiseman \u2013 9.0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Fleet 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Racer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Seralon II (Peterson 33) Jerome Putter \u2013 9.0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Cruiser:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Sewen (RCOD) Hennie Haasbroek \u2013 3.0<\/li>\n
        2. Tikalox II (Muira) Rob Smith \u2013 13.0<\/li>\n
        3. Watoo (Astove 31) John Tudehope \u2013 14.0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \"Orion\"<\/a><\/p>\n

          Orion, an L26 helmed by Rob Archibald is currently leading Fleet 2 in ABYC week 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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