Ulrikkeholm maintains control in Crosshaven

Another day of picture perfect conditions greeted the sailors in Crosshaven, Co Cork yesterday for day two of the 2014 ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship.

Ulrikkeholm maintains control in Crosshaven

Although the wind was a little light to begin with off Cork Harbour, it picked up to a steady 10-12 knots in the afternoon.

For eight straight hours, the top international teams went head to head. A staggering 42 races were sailed in the second day of the round-robin stage. Only the top eight teams were set to progress to tomorrow’s quarter finals so the slightest error aboard the fleet of J80 keelboats would have had dramatic consequences.

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