2014 Trefo Princesa Sofia Day 2 Highlights

For the 1,130 sailors from 55 nations the second day of racing meant do or die as the places for the final series of racing were decided. Racing got off to a late start in the afternoon with a light morning breeze ensuring Palma Bay resembled a shiny pane of glass. When the first race got underway after 14:00 local time a moderate 5 knot breeze that picked up to 10 knots saw the light wind specialists continue their strong early form. Racing in the one Paralympic and ten Olympic events concluded at 19:30.
Franck Cammas and Sophie de Turckheim (FRA) held on to their lead in the Nacra 17 with a steady race day. After five races the French pair have a two point lead over compatriots Billy Besson and Marie Riou and Great Britain’s Ben Saxton and Hannah Diamond who are tied on 11 points. On his day Cammas said, “We weren’t sailing as well as yesterday in terms of speed but in the end we finished sixth and second so not so bad. It was very tricky because there were lots of shifts and we waited a long time for enough wind to race. In the end it was two good races on the trapeze.” With stronger breeze forecast for the remainder of the week Cammas and de Turckheim made the most of their favoured conditions early on and with gold fleet racing starting on Wednesday things will only get tougher, “We are for sure very happy to lead. We are better in the light wind and I think tomorrow and the next days will be different so I think it’s good to take more points now. The game will be completely different with the breeze coming in from the west later this week. “What is interesting in this class is that the level of many sailors is very high and the fight is always interesting and exciting for us. We will see in the different conditions how Billy Besson and [Darren] Bundock get on because they know the Nacra very well and we have to improve in these conditions.
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