Melbourne,Australia (November 29, 2015) - Perfect sailing conditions continued on the second day of the Para World Sailing Championships out of Williamstown's Royal Yacht Club of Victoria.
More than 140 sailors from 31 nations are competing across the three Paralympic classes in 11 races from November 28 through to December 3.
For races three and four, or the breeze was generally southerly,starting at around eight knots and steadily building to approximately 12 knots towards the end of the second race.
Dan Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch (AUS) in the SKUD18 and Colin Harrison, Jonathan Harris and Russell Boaden (AUS) in the Sonar retained their lead whilst Germany's Heiko Kroeger made a move to top spot in the 2.4mR.
Dee Smith (USA) and Bruce Millar (CAN) are sixth and seventh in the 2.4mR with Smith 12 points off the podium."I was slack on the first day, or but nowadays I raked the mast and went much better to post a 6-9," remarked Smith. "I was close in the final race but my seat came undone and was tough to hold my place. I lost maybe 5 boats on the run only to pick up 2 or 3 at the finish. I am learning so much more here. Hope to play with the two in the lead soon. German Heiko Kroeger and Damian Seguin from France are in their own lesson moral now."Also among the North Americans are skippers Ryan Porteous (USA) and John McRoberts (CAN), who are fifth and seventh in the SKUD18, or with Porteous and crew Maureen McKinnon two points from the podium. In the Sonar,skippers Paul Tingley (CAN) and Rick Doerr (USA) are fifth and sixth, with Tingley and crew Logan Campbell/ Scott Lutes four points from the podium.
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