Newport, R.I. — A delayed start to wait for wind today still yielded two more windward-leeward inshore races at the 2024 ORC World Championship held at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court. With five inshore races completed, the scorelines now have one discard applied, resulting in even closer points margins on the leaderboard in some classes.
Racing in the short 1-hour courses was once again extremely close, with some new winners emerging in the race results. Class 0 is still being dominated by Victor Wild’s TP52 Fox 2.0, but in Race 6 they fell to 4th place behind David Team’s TP52 Vesper in first, followed by Andrew Berdon’s TP 52 Summer Storm having their best race yet in second by 26 seconds, and only 2 seconds back Jon Desmond’s Pac 52 Final Final in third. Behind Fox are four boats tied on points for second.
Similarly, Austin & Gwen Fragomen’s Botin 44 Interlodge IV continues to dominate Class A with a 9-point lead, even with a 3rd place in the first race today that was 46 seconds behind race winner Tio Loco, Henry Brauer’s first race win on his Club Swan 42, and 35 seconds behind Don Thinschmidt’s Ker 43 Abracadabra (above, USA 4304).
“We’re pretty pleased with things so far,” said Abracadabra tactician Brad Boston. “We have a new rig we’re getting used to, new sails, and not much time in the boat as a team compared to our rivals, so we feel like we’re improving every day.”
More information on the entries, race documents, scoring, media resources and more may be found on the event website at https://nyyc.org/2024-orc-world-championship.
Text: Dobbs Davis
Photos: Paul Todd / Outside Images
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