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Best Paralympic race yet at regatta midpoint

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On day three of competition, Paul Francis sailed his best race so far of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, finishing third in race six of the 2.4mR single person keelboat event.

Conditions on day three were light and variable, with racing postponed for a couple hours because there was too little wind, and when it did get underway in the early afternoon, there was only 7-8kn maximum.

Overall standings did not vary much; Paul’s overall standing of 14th stayed as it was yesterday and his NZL Sailing teammates in the two person keelboat sailing event are positioned 9th with five races left. Particularly in the SKUD 18 fleet where Tim Dempsey and Jan Apel are representing NZ, overall points are close and with half of the regatta left, the event outcomes are far from set in stone.

Now that more than five races have been sailed, competitors are able to discard their worst score. Five races remain and both fleets will sail another two races tomorrow starting from 10:00pm NZT (11:00am local time) on Portland Harbour.

 

Day 3: Current Standings after 6 of 11 races

9th – Tim Dempsey and Jan Apel (SKUD 18) - 9, 9, 5, 7, 8, 11

14th - Paul Francis (2.4mR) 14, 10, 14, 12, 14, 3

 

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Header photo of Paul Francis rounding the top mark in front of several other 2.4mR competitors- by IFDS

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For more information please contact

Kristine Lederis

021 871 301

Kristine@yachtingnz.org.nz