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2005 Western Hemisphere & Orient Championships Cabo Frio, Brazil
Day 3 by Jerelyn Biehl
2005 Western Hemisphere & Orient Championships Cabo Frio, BrazilToday was an exciting day for race fans. The wind was light in the morning, not boding for an exciting day, but the competitors hit the water and created excitement of their own. The temperatures were a little cooler with slightly overcast skies, but with the light breeze, it looked like a great day for a sail! Conditions for the first race were a repeat of the first day, but out of the normal NE. The breeze was about 8-10 with a flatter sea but still the ever-prevalent chop. The RC signaled a W-L course and the sailors were off. The Commette’s were flagged for a violation at the start and immediately had to do a 720. The rest of the fleet banged left and at the top mark Wanderley/Zietemann and Chapchap/Tinoco lead. Shortly behind them were Paradedas, Calabrese/Englehard and Defazio/Medici. At the bottom, Chapchap rounded first and a battle was on for the lead. At the finish it was Chapchap, Wanderley, Paradedas and Calabrese, protesting Chapchap for a weather mark confrontation. The jury will decide their fate. Unfortunately for the Fumagallos, the luff seam on their jib ripped and they were out for the race. The 2nd race of the day looked like an increase in breeze as the sun poked out and temperatures warmed a bit. The RC signaled an Olympic course. After a clean start, the Japanese teams of Koji Ida/Hiromu Yamasaki and Keiichi Sarasawa/Kazuhiro Ito pulled out in front of the fleet to lead the sailors at each mark. The fight for the other top 5 spots proved a constant switching of positions between Paradedas, Despontin/Arrambide, Wanderley/Zietemann and Defazio/Medici. Chapchap/Tinoco found themselves at the back of the fleet and had a hard time moving up giving them 2 bad races in the overall scores. The fleet now has 1 throw-out and if they complete 9 races total, can figure 2 throw-outs. Tomorrow is the lay day with plans to visit Rio, Buzios and the beautiful beaches here in Brazil!
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