Day five of the Dragon Gold Cup 2021 by Yanmar in Marstrand, the second day of racing, produced perfect sailing conditions that allowed races three and four of the six race series to be completed.
For Russia’s Anatoly Loginov it was a day of mixed emotions. Sailing with his long-standing team of Alexander Shalagin and Vadim Statsenko he showed the fleet a clean pair of heels in both races, but a black flag disqualification in the opening race of the no discard series means he now lies eighteenth in the overall standings with little chance of a podium finish.
After the terrible weather earlier in the week, Marstrand is now truly turning on the charm for the competitors at the Dragon Gold Cup 2021 by Yanmar. Day five of the regatta, the second day of racing, produced perfect champagne sailing conditions that allowed races three and four of the six race series to be completed.
Overnight leader Pieter Heerema of the Netherlands tightened his grip on the championship by adding fifth and third places to his scorecard giving him a comfortable, but by no means unassailable, eleven-point delta on his nearest rival.
The regatta concludes on Friday 20 September with two races schedule for the final day with the first warning signal at 10:00 and no warning signal to be made after 15:30.
Overall Top Ten After Four Races:
1st – NED412 – Troika – Pieter Heerema – 1, 2, 5, 3 = 11
2nd – GER16 – Ingrid – Dirk Pramann – 5, 4, 11, 2 = 22
3rd – POR89 – Pedro Andrade – Petti Portugal – 2, 6, 8, 7 = 23
4th – RUS76 – Dmitry Samokhin – Rocknrolla – 4, 13, 3, 4 = 24
5th – TUR1212 – Andy Beadsworth – Provezza Dragon – 3, 7, 7, 9 = 26
6th – AUS551 – Torvar Mirsky – YeahNah – 7, 9, 10, 6 = 32
7th – SWE401 – Martin Pålsson – Nono – 14, 11, 9, 10 = 44
8th – DEN410 – Jens Christensen – Out of Bounce – 6, 19, 4, 18 = 47
9th – JPN56 – Sam Gilmour – YRed – 13, 25, 2, 12 = 52
10th – SWE345 – Jan Secher – Miss Behaviour – 8, 27, 20, 5 = 60
Corinthian Top Five After Four Races:
1st – SWE401 – Martin Pålsson – Nono – 2, 3, 2, 2 = 9
2nd – BEL80 – Ben Van Cauwenbergh – FL4T OUT – 4, 8, 11, 1 = 24
3rd – DEN266 – Frank Berg – My Way – 12, 1, 5, 6 = 24
4th – GER1180 – Benjamin Morgen – Rosie – 1, 2, 17 10 = 30
5th – DEN322 – Søren Mortensen – Grace – 17, 10, 7, 3 = 37
