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2006
LASER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Jeju, Korea |
Laser Master Worlds 20 - 30 September 2006
Report: Day
2
Best race so far.
Only one race was completed at the Jeju Laser World Masters Championship today after the fleet were held ashore waiting for the wind to settle. The wait was worthwhile when finally a 12 knot south easterly filled in after the wind had previously visited 75% of the compass!
Andre Martinie from the Dominican Republic led the standard fleet at the first mark but was rolled by Brett Beyer on the downwind. Beyer was not challenged again in spite of a good second windward leg from leading master, Mark Bear USA, who climbed from sixth to second only to fade to fourth behind Orlando Gledhill GBR and Giles Grigg NZL.
Steve Cockerill GBR moved into the overall lead in the Radial fleet after a scoring his third consecutive second place this time behind Mark Page NZL. Cockerill had to work hard for his second place with a strong first downwind that pulled him up to fourth leaving him to take the remaining two places on the next two laps.
In the Great Grand Master fleet(over 65 years)Peter Seidenberg CAN, once again led the largest fleet across the finish line and also scored a creditable fourth place in the overall line honours.