Fifty-three teams are still racing in IRC Three, with 30 retirements. The leading boats are now past the Lizard and heading into the remote Celtic Sea; 170 miles away is the Fastnet Lighthouse. Using the new time sector analysis provided by www.SailRaceHQ.com, accurate analysis of the IRC standings is now available at the touch of a button.
Sun Fast 3200 Cora (GBR) raced doublehanded by Tim Goodhew and Kelvin Matthews lead IRC Three at the Lizard, both on the water and after time correction. Gautier Normand’s A35 Locmalo (FRA) was the second in class to round the Lizard, followed by a pack of boats rounding almost in unison: Disko Trooper – Contender Sailcloth (AUS), Benoit Rousselin’s JPK 1010 Delnic, and Romain Gibon’s JPK 1010 Les P'tits Doudous en Duo (FRA).
Locmalo is ranked second in IRC Three, 2 hours and 38 minutes behind Cora after time correction. In third is Les P'tits Doudous en Duo, just 21 minutes behind Locmalo after IRC time correction.
Tim Goodhew contacted the media team just before midnight Sunday:
“We have had a great second day. At Start Point it went a bit light, 10-15 knots, so we have now shaken out both of our reefs and we are on our biggest jib.
“At The Lizard, the conditions were light and fluky and it was hard to keep our momentum. We have the Code Zero up and we are aiming towards the Runnel Stone Mark. We are expecting more breeze as we enter the Celtic Sea. All is well, and we are looking forward to an exciting ride up to the Fastnet Lighthouse.”
Australian doublehanded team of Jules Hall and Jan Scholten on J/99 Disko Trooper – Contender Sailcloth have slipped in the rankings down to eighth © Paul Wyeth/www.pwpictures.com
The Australian doublehanded team of Jules Hall and Jan Scholten on J/99 Disko Trooper – Contender Sailcloth have slipped in the rankings down to eighth. Jules Scholten explained why:
“We had a very challenging second night; it wasn’t windy - quite the opposite. We got around Land’s End and the tide was with us which was great. We took the Northern Exit and into the tide. We went into Kynance Cove and it was gold! We got a huge positive tide of 3.5 knots, but as we left the cove there was zero wind and we parked for an hour and a half, watching the tracker as boats passed us - we lost about four miles on the boats we were with! We finally got out of the hole and we are now off again in the northerly that we expected. We have about 25 knots of wind, so we have one reef in and the No4 jib. We are not even half way yet, so we have plenty of time to catch up…and it’s on!”
