Two more races were completed on the third day of racing in Singapore. The boys were the first to start, and once again 2 laps of a windward /leeward course, in variable and shifty winds. [more]Race 5 was started in 12 knots, with occasional stronger gusts. It was another good day for Rafic Mayan (ISR), with a 2nd and a 4th, who remains top of the overall. A very mixed set of results from Kieran Martin (GBR) with a 1st and a 10th! However the stand out sailor was Michal Cheng (HKG) with a 1st and a 3rd, moving him into silver medal position in overall rankings.
In the girls fleet Neomi Cohen (ISR) had a day to forget, recording a 6th and OCS. Many girls fell foul at the start of race 6 – with 7 being flagged OCS. Local girl Audrey Yong did put in a consistant performance to bring her up to 2nd in the rankings. However sailor of the day was Siripon Kaewduang-Ngam (THA) with a 1st and 2nd to put her top of the girls fleet.
The top 5 positions in each race today were:
Race 5 boys- GBR, ISR, HKG, ARG, FRA.
Race 6 boys- HKG, FRA, KOR, ISR, RUS.
Race 5 girls- ITA, THA, BLR, SIN, ARG.
Race 6 girls- THA, SIN, POL, ESP, FRA.
The top 3 in each fleet after 6 races:
Boys- ISR (10pts), HKG (13pts), GBR (15pts)
Girls- THA (14pts), SIN (15pts) , ISR (17pts)
