Results / Fat Face RS Eurocup La Societe des Regates Rochelaises, La Rochelle, France - 24/07/2005
Practice race report:
The practice race got under way, the clouds cleared to reveal sunshine
with 20 knots of breeze with a rolling sea. The race got under way
promptly at 16.30pm. The majority of the fleet started at the committee
boat end and got away cleanly. Pete Greenhalge one of the race favourites
was well in the second row and tacked off right, within the first one
hundred meters. Jerry Wales also followed and went hard right Steve
Butcher went hard left. With the roaring tide there was obviously going
to be a favoured side. The wind ward mark was over a mile away, with the
majority of the fleet going left, Greenhalge crossed them with a
comfortable lead followed by Wales. Greenhalge never looked back and
extended his lead to win; showing that his hard training over the summer
is beginning to pay off. But some say it�s bad luck to win the practice
race before a major event, we shall see! With his exceptional boat
handling Wales came 2nd. Butcher sailed a solid race and was third
followed by a tussle between Dave Cummings and John Heissig with Cummings
crossing the line first.
1st Pete Greenhalge GBR
2nd Jerry Wales GBR
3rd Steve Butcher GBR
4th Dave Cummings GBR
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