Morning Preview - Race Day 7
Written by RYA | 04 August 2012
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Day 6 Morning Preview:
Well yesterday was exciting wasn’t it?? But while the excitement start’s building ahead of tomorrow’s Star and Finn medal races, before that there is a whole day of racing to come today.
By the end of today we will know how Ali Young and Paul Goodison in the Laser Radial and Laser will stand as they head into their medal race on Monday, while the Match Race Girls will know who they will meet in next Wednesday’s quarter finals.
The 49ers are enjoying their rest day today seven of the 10 classes in action. After their rest day Bryony Shaw and Nick Dempsey return to action in the RS:X windsurfing.
Meanwhile the 470 Men should get their fifth (and sixth!) races under their belts today meaning that they are able to discard their worst score the regatta so far.
*all times below are scheduled start times
Class: RS:X Men
Sailor: Nick Dempsey
Race 7: 2.30pm (Portland Harbour)
Race 8: 3.20pm (Portland Harbour)
Target Time: 30 minutes
Fact: Nick sits in fourth just two points off silver as they return to action today
Class: RS:X Women
Sailor: Bryony Shaw
Race 7: 12pm (Nothe)
Race 8: 1pm (Nothe)
Target Time: 30 minutes
Fact: Bryony sits seventh looking for two good scores to put pressure on the medals
Class: 470 Men’s (men’s two-person dinghy)
Sailor: Luke Patience / Stuart Bithell
Race 5: 2pm (Weymouth Bay South)
Race 6: 3.30pm (Weymouth Bay South)
Target Time: 60 minutes
Fact: Luke and Stuart are setting the early pace leading after four races
Class: 470 Women’s (women’s two-person dinghy)
Sailor: Hannah Mills / Saskia Clark
Race 3: 2.10pm (Weymouth Bay South)
Race 4: 3.40pm (Weymouth Bay South)
Target Time: 60 minutes
Fact: Hannah and Saskia sit first overall after their opening day of the Games
Class: Laser (men’s one-person dinghy)
Sailor: Paul Goodison
Race 9: 12pm (Weymouth Bay West)
Race 10: 1.30pm (Weymouth Bay West)
Target Time: 60 minutes
Fact: Goodison resumed after rest day with scores of 17th and 12th
Class: Laser Radial (women’s one-person dinghy)
Sailor: Alison Young
Race 9: 12.10pm (Weymouth Bay West)
Race 10: 1.40pm (Weymouth Bay West)
Target Time: 60 minutes
Fact: Ali will be looking for two good scores to put pressure on the medal spots
Class: Elliott 6m (women’s match racing)
Sailor: Lucy Macgregor / Annie Lush / Kate Macgregor
Course: Nothe
Race 10: 2pm v NED (Renee Groeneveld, Annemieke Bes, Marcelien Bos-De Koning)
Race 11: 4pm v USA (Anna Tunnicliffe, Deborah Capozzi, Molly O'Bryan Vandemoer)
Target Time: 18 minutes
Fact: Macgregor’s team are tied in fifth with 55% win ratio
Weather:
Breeze coming from SW from 16-19 knots, cloudy with sunny spells.
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