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WILLIAMS MOVES INTO LEAD AT ELBA
Thursday, July 13, 2006 -
Ian Williams (left) keeps a sharp eye on Peter Gilmour in a match he would win. (World Tour/Guido Cantini photo)
WILLIAMS MOVES INTO LEAD AT ELBA
Elba Island, Italy: On the strength of an unbeaten day, Ian Williams has
moved into the lead at the Locman Cup – Elba Island, the eighth and final
stage of the 2005-’06 World Match Racing Tour season.
Williams (GBR), skipper of Williams Sail Racing, went 4-0 on the day to
run his record to 7-1. He’s tied with Peter Gilmour (AUS), PST, on wins,
but gained the tiebreak advantage when he beat Gilmour head-to-head in the
next-to-last flight of the first round.
The day started slowly, with racing not getting underway until after 2:00
pm. Principal Race Officer Peter Reggio postponed this morning rather than
racing in the light easterly winds that frustrated competitors yesterday.
He decided to wait for the afternoon seabreeze to fill, and it was a good
decision.
When the wind filled from the west it was between 12 and 15 knots. By the
end of the day, around 6:00 pm, it was blowing 15 to 18 knots with gusts
up to 20 knots.
The Williams-Gilmour match wasn’t the highlight of the day. The best match
featured Williams against Dunn, two young match-racers who have been
steadily improving from regatta to regatta. Sailed in the blustery wind,
it was a doozy, with a couple of broaches and a lead change.
The 100,000E (approximately $125,000) event runs through Sunday. The
winner will be awarded the Locman Cup and the top team will be awarded the
Elba Cup. -- Sean McNeill
Provisional Standings (After 10 of 20 scheduled flights)
1. Ian Williams (GBR) Williams Sail Racing, 7-1
2. Peter Gilmour (AUS) PST, 7-1
3. Cameron Dunn (NZL) Mascalzone Latino – Capitalia, 5-3
4. Staffan Lindberg (FIN) Alandia Sailing Team, 4.5-3
5. Ian Ainslie (RSA) Team Shosholoza, 4-4
6. Thierry Peponnet (FRA) Areva Challenge, 2-6
7. Pierre Mas (FRA) China Team, 1-7
8. Giovanni Segnini (ITA) Locman Sailing Team, 0-7
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