Coutts Quarter Ton Cup 2010 - Day 2: Anchor Challenge snatches lead

2:15 AM Wed 16 Jun 2010 GMT

'Roy Dickson (NZL) at the helm of Enigma, Day 2 Coutts Quarter Ton Cup, Cowes, Isle of Wight' Fiona Brown &copy Click Here to view large photo

Day two of the Coutts Quarter Ton Cup, hosted by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Cowes, brought some of the most challenging conditions the Solent can deliver - and as any Solent sailor will tell you, that's saying something. With a rapidly shifting and gusting wind from the North East quarter fluctuating in strength from single figures up towards 20 knots, plus a strong spring tide which changed direction in the middle of racing the 35 competing boats had their work cut out. 'The cream of the tacticians certainly rose to the top today!' Quarter Ton Class Secretary and skipper ...

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by Fiona Brown