Sailing: Day Two J105 Invitational Regatta
The second day of the Bermuda J105 Invitational Regatta, sponsored by XL, took place yesterday [Nov 21] and saw five races completed in a stiff North Westerly breeze.
The opening race of the day was in 13-15 knots with the International Skippers in charge, majority of the fleet picked the southerly side of the course to good effect. The opening race went to Morning Glory skippered by Jason Owen, with the boat continuing to lead the overall.
Race 4 saw Bermuda Skippers sailing the boats, a battle between Moring Glory skippered by Jon Corless and Chequemate skippered by Pete Bromby for the two lap race, with Bromby taking the win in a close finish.
Race 5 put the International Sailors back skippering and saw the fleet split, with Sadiiqi sailed by Richard Mitchele taking the left side of the course and the bulk of the fleet middle to right. With the left paying handsomely, Sadiiqi took her second win of the competition from Passion sailed by Bill Lakenmacher, who was having a very consistent day.
Bermuda Skippers took over once again for Race 6 and the Breeze had shifted a little to the South and built to 16-18 knots. Both Morning Glory and Sadiiqi showed solid upwind speed, keeping them ahead of the fracas at the first windward mark as the rest of the fleet converged. At the end of the race Morning Glory took the win from Sadiiqi, with Yabsta picking up some penalty points.
In the seventh race Sadiiqi led after the first lap, but Yabsta had a better leeward rounding and took the lead on the second upwind, and then kept a comfortable lead to the finish from Sadiiqi and a hard charging Passion, making up a number of places.
