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Sailing - 29. January 2014.

Tight Tactical Racing The Name Of The Game In Miami


Tight tactical racing was the name of the game on the second day of ISAF
Sailing World Cup Miami as light breeze tested the patience and nerves
of the 580 sailors from 50 nations.
 
Sailors and their coaches made the most of morning down time for the
second consecutive day, as the breeze refused to cooperate early on
Biscayne Bay.
 
The AP flags began to drop around the five sailing venues in Miami
between 14:00 and 15:00 local time. Race Committees prepared to fit in
one race each during the afternoon session. The local breeze on the bay
hit 4 knots by late afternoon, giving the committee hope that racing was
possible.
 
Whilst the sun was out, the breeze came in slowly allowing one race per
fleet apart from the RS:X and Nacra 17 fleets that managed to squeeze in
two.
 
**Women's RS:X**
 
Italy's Flavia Tartaglini showed great technique and physical prowess to
remain consistent in the Women's RS:X notching up the best score line of
the day.
 
Tartaglini won the third race after a tight battle with Brazil's
Patricia Freitas. The Brazilian worked her way up to the fleet, reducing
a 30 second deficit to four seconds. With just metres separating the
front pair Tartaglini stayed strong to cross the line ahead of her
Brazilian rival.
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Bryony Shaw (GBR) picked up the second race victory, finishing well
ahead of Tartaglini but the Italian was pleased with how things went,
"I**t was pretty tough with light conditions between 4 and 7 knots. I am
pretty happy with the day.**

**"You need a lot of physical training and just time on the water in
these conditions. There's lots of pumping but you need good technique so
it's a combination between pumping and going out on the water when it's
really light.
 
"Sometimes you don't want to go out in the light wind but you need to,
to train on your technique.”**
 
The Italian and British sailors are locked on four points apiece at the
top of the leader board with plenty of race action to come.
 
Brazil's Freitas currently occupies the final podium spot.
 

**Laser Radial**
 
Race 3 in the Laser Radial fleet was dominated by the Peruvians. Paloma
Schmidt finished first and Caterina Romero placed third. Current leader
Paige Railey (USA) was second. Schmidt was just seventh around the first
mark, but she used a strong first leeward run to take the lead for good.
 
** "It was very shifty out there,”** said Schmidt.**"I had a hard
time deciding which way to go before the race, but I knew I had to get
to an edge of the course for pressure. During the start sequence, I saw
more pressure on the right so I lined up near the boat. Although I had a
bad start, I was able to tack out to the right and recover by getting to
that side. It was all about boat speed and having a free lane all the
time.”**
 
**Women's 470**
 
Getting off to a great start in Race 3 was Barbara Cornudella and Sara
Lopez Ravetllat (ESP). The Spanish duo had a lead through each of the
first four marks before Sophie Weguelin and Eilidh McIntyre took over
and won the race by three second in an exciting dash to the finish line
on the downwind stretch Placing second was Camille Lecointre and Helene
Defrance (FRA).
 
Anne Haeger and Briana Provancha (USA) finished third, while Cornudellas
and Ravetllat dropped to fourth.


**Nacra 17**

Thomas Zajac and Tanja Frank (AUT) continue to show their strength in
the Nacra 17 with a steady display. Two second places ensure they open
up a five point lead over Ben Saxton and Hannah Diamond (GBR).
 
Luke Ramsay and Nikola Girke (CAN) secured their first win in Miami in
the opening race to move up to third overall. The days other race win
went the way of Iker Martinez and Tara Pacheco (ESP). The Spaniards are
sixth in the 31-boat fleet.
 
**49erFX**
 
Italy's Giulia Conti and Francesca Clapcich moved into the 49erFX lead
after they won the day's sole race.
 
The pair led the 34-boat fleet from the off, maintaining a good distance
between themselves and overnight leaders Noora Ruskola and Camilla
Cedercreutz (FIN). The Finnish pair attempted to chip away at the
Italians but it was not to be as Conti and Clapcich maintained their
bright start that hasn't seen them drop out of the top three.
 
Ruskola and Cedercreutz dropped down to second with Jena Hansen and
Katja Salskov-Iversen (DEN) in third.
 

**Paralympic Events**

Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell (GBR) remain perfect in the SKUD18
and hold three race wins out of three races.

The American team of Alphonsus Doerr, Hugh Freund and Timothy Angle lead
the way in the Sonar but face pressure from France's Bruno Jourdren,
Eric Flageul and Nicolas Vimont Vicary. The French trio took the one
bullet of the day and sit just a point off of the leaders.

Megan Pascoe (GBR) continued her bright start in the 2.4mR and has
steadily progressed in the three races. In Race 1 she came through in
third, Race 2 in second and Race 3 in third. Canada's Allan Leibel holds
the same scores and is tied on three points with Pascoe at the top of
the leader board.


There is some optimism that the breeze will be sufficient on Wednesday
and Thursday. Wednesday's forecast predicts 7 to 9 knots in the morning
out of the south.

Rain showers are expected to move through in the
afternoon and possibly make for unstable breeze. Temperatures are
expected to reach the high 70s.
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