Byte C11 World Championship Day Three

11:13 AM Thu 27 Aug 2009 GMT

'Starting sequence for the second start of Race 8 under the Black flag - Byte CII Class World Championships' Byte World Championships 2009

Byte C11 World Championship day three report. The event is being held in Canada.

The Kingston thermal arrived but it did not wait for its usual 1:00 pm appearance. By the start of Race 7, winds were in the 14 -16 knot range and the RC set a double sausage for the race. The fleet got away on the first start with Ian Barrows ISV again down at the pin.

With the wind came a dramatic change in the leader board. At the end of the first sausage, defending champ Jon Emmett GBR had a huge lead over all but Brazilian sailor Michael Louzada and it looked like a replay of some of their races in Weymouth in 2008. Jon turned over at the start of the run and while swimming, Michael passed him but, Jon had regained the lead by the bottom mark.

A full round later, again at the bottom mark before coming across to the finish line, the positions were the same but Michael whittled down Jon's lead a little - but not enough!

Races 9 and 10 were also won by Jon Emmett giving him four for four on the day. Right behind him was Michael Louzada BRA who had a 2,2,2,8 (after a capsize while in second place). These two sit in fifth and sixth overall.

Jon Emmett, amongst the heaviest in the regatta, was sailing with more twist in his sail than even the lightest sailors in the fleet. Perhaps there is a message here for the lightweights! Flat is fast, (and a lot more comfortable!)

Najwa Jumali SIN2 comes in 5th - Byte CII Class World Championships - Byte World Championships 2009

Jeremiah Yeo SIN11 finishes 3rd with his best race of the series - Byte CII Class World Championships - Byte World Championships 2009

Byte CII Class World Championships - Byte World Championships 2009

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PROVISIONAL RESULTS

CORK OCR - Regatta 2009 - Byte CII Worlds Class Results, LOWPOINT Scoring System

Data as of Wednesday 26 August 2009 at 4:36 pm - Subject to Protest

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