2009 Snipe World Championship Day 2 report

4:00 AM Wed 9 Sep 2009 GMT

Snipe Class International Racing Association

If there was a form guide for the Snipe World Championship, the first two days of competition would have done little to shake the faith of the prognosticators. Despite another day of challenging conditions for the 49 boat fleet, the cream is definitely rising to the top.

With winds more from the south than Monday, and decreasing from 10 knots during the day, the conditions allowed for two races of heads-up sailing where both boat speed and shift playing would prove to be vital tools in the tool box.

At the top of the standings are the reigning continental champions from 2008, with leader Bruno Amorim /Dante Bianchi (BRA) having won the Western Hemisphere Championship in Uruguay and second place Gustavo del Castillo Palop/ Felipe Llinares Pascual (ESP) winning the European Championship on their home turf in Spain.

In third is the Belgium team of Manu Hens/ Enrico Michel, and while they are still seeking their first big class title, the whispers in the crowd are that this could be their event. As for skippers Augie Diaz (USA) and Alexandre Paradeda (BRA) in fourth and fifth respectively, they merely hold between them three of the last four World titles.

The Notice of Race calls for an 11 race schedule, with two races now planned for each day through to Friday, September 11th. Once the sixth race is completed, the fleet will be allowed to discard their worst score. And if nine or more races are completed, two drop races will be permitted.

Preliminary scores after five races (Top 5 of 49)
1. 14 30546 Bruno Amorim /Dante Bianchi (BRA) 4-3-13-1-3, 24
2. 34 29718 Gustavo del Castillo Palop/ Felipe Llinares Pascual (ESP) 5-5-3-9-11, 33
3. 06 30714 Manu Hens/ Enrico Michel (BEL) 15-9 2-10-5, 41
4. 47 30288 Augie Diaz/ Kathleen Tocke (USA) 14-13-1-8-14, 50
5. 09 29821 Alexandre Paradeda/ Gabriel Kieling (BRA) 11-4-26-5-4, 50

Event website: www.snipeworlds2009.com

by Craig Leweck

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