There are a total of eleven races scheduled in the regatta, so with eight races completed (with eight DIFFERENT teams winning), there are three races remaining. The race committee is planning on two races today and the finale on Saturday. The forecast for Saturday is for the lightest wind of the week with the best wind in the morning, but dying throughout the day, so it is probably a good thing that there will be only one race to sail. There are no throw-out races...all races count.
There are several key battles shaping up as we get toward the end of the regatta. The obvious one is between the Royal Canadian (RCYC) team and New York YC (NYYC). RCYC took the lead in Race 2 and built a big lead with finishes of 2-1-4-2-4-2 on the first two days. But NYYC gained four points in each of the two races yesterday to close the gap from 13 points to only 5 points, so those two teams will be keeping a close eye on each other. It won't be a surprise if there is a bit of match racing going on, particulary before the start.
There is a big gap to third place, where Newport Harbor has 61 points and will be keeping a close eye on Annapolis YC in fourth with 62 points. Royal Hong Kong, Eastern and Japan are within range of third if either of them string together a couple of good races. There are also several other close groupings of teams with Royal Cork, YC Argentino, Royal Yacht Squadron and RORC all within 5 points vying for 8th overall. Finishing top 10 in this fleet would be quite an accomplishment!
There are several key battles shaping up as we get toward the end of the regatta. The obvious one is between the Royal Canadian (RCYC) team and New York YC (NYYC). RCYC took the lead in Race 2 and built a big lead with finishes of 2-1-4-2-4-2 on the first two days. But NYYC gained four points in each of the two races yesterday to close the gap from 13 points to only 5 points, so those two teams will be keeping a close eye on each other. It won't be a surprise if there is a bit of match racing going on, particulary before the start.
There is a big gap to third place, where Newport Harbor has 61 points and will be keeping a close eye on Annapolis YC in fourth with 62 points. Royal Hong Kong, Eastern and Japan are within range of third if either of them string together a couple of good races. There are also several other close groupings of teams with Royal Cork, YC Argentino, Royal Yacht Squadron and RORC all within 5 points vying for 8th overall. Finishing top 10 in this fleet would be quite an accomplishment!
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