4.7s Set To Wrap Up Tomorrow

The Laser 4.7 Worlds are steaming right along over at the St. Francis YC. The boy’s fleets started in light air at noon on a very foggy, gray day. In both races racers clustered at the boat end of the starting line, with so many over early that the fleets were recalled and re-started under black flag. In race seven, Brazilian Andre Serveas led the fleet for the entire race and got the gun. Second place went to Spanish sailor Carlos Rosello and third to another Brazilian, Martin Lowey.  Race eight, again under black flag, saw eight boats called OCS with Juan Kevin Cabrera Gonzalez winning the race. At the end of yesterday, Spain’s Carlos Rosello had taken the lead in the Laser 4.7 Worlds with 15 points. Fellow countryman Francisco Gonzalez is close behind with 17 points and Keiju Okada, of Japan is in third with 33 points.

In the women’s fleet, it seems there is just no getting past Italian Cecilia Zorzi, who with another bullet in her pocket in race seven, is now 31 points ahead of her closest competitor, Norway’s Line Hoest. Italian Camilla Modena finished in second and Milly Bennet of Australia took third. Greek sailor Fakidi finished seventh and is holding third place overall with 39 points. Cumulative scores, including the girls race eight, which at press time is pending protests, are posted at www.sflaserworlds.com.