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Day Two.
Day two of the IOM World Championships in Gladstone, Australia, was almost a repeat of day 1. Again, racing was delayed for several hours as the PRO waited for the breeze to move out of the west to north quadrant. At that angle, the wind is offshore, and it is impossible to set a course where the sailors can see along the start/finish line.
Finally, once the wind shifted, it came from the North and hit the low teens, the middle of A rig for the competitors. As the day went on, the wind climbed to the top of the A rig range and very marginal B rig. When at top of the range for the A rig, the IOM loves to drive the nose down on a run, particularly if a gust hits and you are going slow. The B rig experiment was unsuccessful for all bar Chuck Millican. The US sailor was well placed on the line when starting, with a big gust hitting right as the gun went, allowing him to step away from the fleet and then hang on till the end of the heat.
Overall, at the front of the fleet, there were several big movers. After five races with one drop counting, Zvonko Jelacic became the overall leader, posting 2 seconds and third. After a perfect day yesterday, Ian Vickers dropped to second with an 11, 9 and 1. Alexis Carre was also consistent, now sitting third overall. The other big mover up there was Australia's Sean Wallis. He dropped his 37 from yesterday and posted a 7,1 and 4, moving him to fourth overall. Unfortunately, there was a big downward slide for the defending champion, Olivier Cohen. He dropped to the B fleet and missed climbing out of it by a quarter of a boat length. His score for the day included 13, 18 and 21. And he is now sitting thirteenth overall, clear evidence of how tough it is in this fleet.
Again today, the action was intense. Sailing the IOM, the best are lightning quick with their reactions, but the risks are high, and there are many incidents throughout the fleet. It is excellent to watch. All of the racing is live streamed, and you can view it on Youtube.
The link for the stream and results are all available at https://www.iomworlds.com/
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