Sunny, windy and very choppy, the adjectives that best describe the second day of Burnham Week 2024.
The dinghies had another hourglass shaped course for three more races, with the Race Officer trying to get a better vantage point for the onlookers on the town’s quay.
The Laser/ILCA day was dominated by James Hutton-Penman with three wins, attributed in no small part to him being the only one that finished the day with no capsize, placing him clearly in the overnight lead.
He did not finish the day dry, as he had to quickly jump into the water to salvage one of the lasers left unsupervised.
He is followed by Duncan De Boltz, who scored three 2nds today and Corinthian Otter Nathan Flynn, with a 4th, a 3rd and a 5th.
The Dinghy Fast Handicap overnight leaders are Flynn and Niamh Davies, whose sailing on their Merlin Rocket, with a top speed of nearly 20 kts, netted them two 2nds and a 3rd.
Yet, the incontestable winners of the day are juniors Noah Mathers and Rory Luddington, who sailed their RS Feva XL to two wins and a 4th, placing them on a well deserved 2nd position overnight, while Jo Tribe and Marcus Collingbourne, RS200, with two 3rds and a 2nd, sit on 3rd.
Unfortunately for the RS Tera fleet, the gusty conditions decimated the fleet in the first race and to add insult to the injury, no sailor sailed the proper course.
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