Sailing: Smith & Kempe Continue In France
The third day of racing concluded with only one race per fleet at the 2022 EurILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy in Hyeres, France, with Bermuda’s Sebastian Kempe and Benn Smith competing.
Races were supposed to start at 12:00 in both courses, but strong winds of +25 knots during the morning made the race committee to postpone the action.
Overnight leader Michael Beckett won his third race in a row and consolidated his leadership in the ILCA 7 fleet with 5 points, Elliot Hanson is in second place with 8 points, and Pavlos Kontides is tied for third with 13 points with Hermann Tomasgaard.
In a fleet of 169, Kempe came off the water in 105th, with 121 net points, while Smith is 117th, with 135 net points.
Kempe finished the lone race of the day 32nd, while Smith crossed the line 22nd.
