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Results for the round robins can be found at the website warrenjonesregatta.org.au. In flight 6 the wind built to a strong 20+ knots in the race area off RFBYC and we saw a number of oops including a massive collision between Boidin and Tiller as well as a bowl out by Chapman.

Mains have been reefed for the start of Flight 7. Boidin having already been given the black flag for his collision with Tiller in Flt 6 has smashed into his opponent in Flt 7 which is interesting for those who say to treat your boat like you treat your women.

A bit of a break between Flights 7 and the start of Flight 8 due to repairs. Skip Lissiman and Andy Feathers are filling the airways in the meantime.

Racing now underway for day 2 of the Warren Jones off RFBYC with around 8-10knts of SE pressure. Expecting to build to over 20knts during the day. Sailing is up to flight 9 of round robin 1.

Commentary is online @ warrenjonesregatta.org.au and locally on 106.5FM.

RR1 Flight 9
Robertson v Langford: Robertson wins comfortably.
Nicholas v Chapman: As a result of a mistake on the number of laps to be sailed Nicholas has gained a comfortable lead.
Brown v Reece: Brown has smashed Reece.
Corbett v Boidin; Corbett beats the danish smasher.

RR1 Flight 10
Nicholas v Reece: Nicholas is the winner.
Tiller v Corbett: Tiller with his Red spinnaker has narrowly beaten Corbett.

Gilmour v Chapman: GIlmour takes the win over chapman.

RR1 Flight 11
Seabreeze is now in well and truly shifting right as we look up the course to blackwall reach.
Corbett v Chapman: Corbett wins
Nicholas v Tiller:
Gilmour v Brown: Brown had some spinnaker issues that allowed Gilmout to take the win.
GIbbs v Reece: Gibbs by a substantial margin.

At the end of 11 flights the win to race percentage is as follows;
Robertson: 100%
Tiller: 85%
Gilmour: 75%
Nicholas: 56%
Langford: 50%
Corbett: 44%
Gibbs: 42%
Brown: 25%
Reece: 25%
Chapman: 22%
Boidin: 7%

RR1 Flight 12
Gibbs v Brown
Brown leads across the finish, Gibbs having to turn around to wash off a penalty.

Gilmour v Boidin
Gilmour holds the lead through the race.

Reece v Robertson
Robertson wins by almost a lap.

RR1 Flight 13
The wind has increased to over 25knts and these little girls are flying downwind.
Boidin v Reece
Boidin held a strong lead around the first top mark of the 2 lap course, however he has a penalty against him. Boidin does a massive chinese in the 2nd downwind and has lost against Reece.
Gibbs v Nicholas
Gibbs has a commanding lead at the bottom mark first round after a screamer downwind.
Gibbs holds this lead on the second slide and takes the win.
Robertson v Tiller
Tiller has a screaming 2nd downwind to take a win.

We currently have wind gusting over 30knts and the race control have put up the AP over H flag combination, sending competitors ashore pending further notice. I would say that with wind as consistent as it is presently further racing today is unlikely.

Is that because the Kiwis are thumping the Aussies again? Thought you would be used to that by now

Kiwis are doing okay, yes but Robertson is not undefeated.

Racing for the rest of the day has been cancelled with winds reaching 40+ of Rotto. Racing has been moved an hour forward tomorrow to make up for the delay. The decision has been made by the RO's that RR1 will be completed and only 8 flights of RR2 will be completed tomorrow in order to seed competitors for the semi's starting on thurs.

Kyle Langford had a bit of a set back today his fellow crewmember and brother Mark dislocating his knee in between races. Langford has substituted a local EFYC sailor in his stead.

Catcha tomorrow.

livingledge wrote:
Is that because the Kiwis are thumping the Aussies again? Thought you would be used to that by now

It aint over till its over, 'breathing fossil'

Round robin 1 is all over.
in flight 14, Robertson beat Corbett, Langford beat Brown, Gibbs beat Boidin and Tiller beat Chapman.

Therefore going into the shortened Round Robin 2 the win to race percentages are
ROBERTSON 90
GIBBS 50
CORBETT 40
LANGFORD 45
BOIDIN 5
TILLER 90
NICHOLAS 50
CHAPMAN 20
REECE 30
BROWN 30
GILMOUR 80

So Tiller is ahead with Robertson 2nd and Gilmour 3rd.

Round Robin 2 is about to get under way. A bit of a delay following changes to the wind direction.

RR2
Flight 1
Brown v Chapman: Local boy Tristan brown takes the wind.Corbett v Nicholas: Nicholas takes the win.
Robertson v Boidin: Robertson takes the win comfortably.
Gibbs v Langford: Langford had a fucked up 2nd hoist got a penalty on him and was left for dead by Gibbs.

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