Race report 18: New entries overnight

Last nights tight racing has seen Statsraad Lehmkul (Norway) now take the lead position for the Class A’s.   

Meanwhile, we see three new entries for Class B – which shows it is still anyone’s guess on how the race will develop.  In Class C and D only Sharki (Poland) and Akela (Russia) have maintained their lead positions and Tomidi’s (Belgium) tactics have paid off as she she takes Class D’s third place.

The placings at 05:00UTC/GMT are:

Class A

1st   Tre Kronor af Stockholm (Sweden)

2nd Statsraad Lehmkuhl (Norway)

3rd Christian Radich (Norway) 

Class B

1st Liv (Norway)

2nd Maybe (UK)

3rd Morning Star of Revelation (UK)

Class C

1st Sharki (Poland)

2nd Admiral Dickman (Poland)

3rd Filou (Germany)

Class D

1st Akela (Russia)

2nd Galaxy (Latvia)

3rd Tomidi (Belgium)

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