On the first day there were great sailing conditions, around 10 knots of wind, quite shifty, and not too hot (but still t-shirt sailing). The girls did really well, with Vanda Jowett winning the first race and Marleen Gaillard the second. Mark Lee took the lead after the first day, with a 5th and a 2nd place. But it's close at the top, with number 1 through 5 only 3 points apart.

The second day of the Nations Cup offered the competitors a beautiful day with a stronger (12-14 knots)and even more shifty wind than day 1. Apperantly conditions that Salcombe sailors like as they are all in the top. The girls were still doing wellthough as Vanda again took a race win. The top 6 is only 6 points apart so the battle is still open.  For now Paul Ellis is in the lead.

On the third day of the Nations Cup again 3 races with less sun but more wind. In the constantly changing wind direction and speed there was nowhere to hide. In the tightly packed solofleet lots of battles were fought. Tired after the race, all were happy to reach the shore.

In the course of the day Paul Ellis took a second and two firsts,while Geoff Henstridge finished first, third and second. The last day might be a battle between the two of them, having equal points after 8 races. Or will Alister Moley or Roger Tusingham surprise us all and close the gap between the leaders? Difficult, but not impossible. The answer would come on the last day.  

On day 4 champagne conditions with sunshine, a beautiful sea and 15 knots of wind saw Paul Ellis and Geoff Hestridge battle it out in the final day of the Nations Cup. Even the experienced international judge never saw such a close call. In the end it was Paul Ellis who took the win.

Click here for pictures of the races on day 3 taken by Hervé le Reste
Click here for pictures of the races on day 3 taken by Chris Kasdorp
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Final results Natons Cup 2010

Nr Naam Zeilnr Punten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Paul Ellis 5024 15 2 6 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 Geoff Henstridge 4731 15 3 7 2 11 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 Alister Morley 4747 27 7 3 1 6 5 3 5 3 3 4 4 Roger Tushingham 4953 31 9 4 6 2 2 5 4 5 13 3 5 Vanda Jowett 5102 56 1 8 7 1 14 14 11 4 10 19 6 Rob Wilder 5041 64 8 5 26 8 7 12 8 8 8 12 7 Armand de la Rie 537 67 4 14 12 7 15 11 6 11 11 5 8 Mark Lee 5130 72 5 2 9 4 4 33 10 15 DNF 23 9 Stephen Chiverton 5078 77 6 12 14 9 22 20 2 DNS 4 10 10 Marleen Gaillard 570 85 16 1 17 12 16 22 16 9 6 9 11 Pieter Jelle Jongejans 553 87 21 10 11 5 17 10 15 12 7 18 12 Johan Geenen 547 92 11 OCS 28 10 6 7 18 18 9 13 13 Rob Mosedale 4695 100 20 21 25 17 11 13 9 7 12 11 14 Alastair Raynard 5028 104 24 32 5 21 13 4 13 10 DNC 14 15 Roger Lumby 4783 108 28 18 10 30 9 26 14 6 18 7 16 Bob Taylor 5104 109 19 11 8 19 23 8 25 16 5 26 17 Klaas de Vries 531 121 17 16 19 15 31 15 7 23 15 17 18 Mike Wilky 4772 124 27 17 22 22 10 6 20 DNS 19 8 19 Jonathan Jowett 5102 128 18 15 4 16 19 24 17 22 17 22 20 Jaap Atema 569 128 15 24 21 18 8 17 12 17 21 20 21 Jan Arends 572 128 14 20 27 14 25 16 19 13 16 16 22 Bob Mosedale 4914 148 25 31 30 26 12 9 21 26 14 15 23 Claar van der Does 549 148 10 19 13 20 18 27 23 21 DNC 24 24 Roger Smith 4601 154 12 22 16 28 20 18 29 19 22 25 25 Peter van Santen 560 155 23 23 20 27 30 23 26 14 20 6 26 Tom Langford 4957 162 13 9 29 13 26 21 27 DNS 24 DSQ 27 John Silver 4040 201 34 13 18 25 32 30 30 28 28 29 28 Gerrit Wust 585 202 35 33 24 34 27 19 22 29 27 21 29 David Downs 2132 209 30 34 33 24 24 29 24 20 25 DNS 30 Rob Thonus 236 209 26 29 31 29 21 25 28 24 30 27 31 Anja Koldewijn 559 220 22 26 34 23 34 31 34 30 26 28 32 Andrew Potts 4339 222 33 28 23 33 35 28 31 25 23 31 33 Yme Bosma 555 240 31 25 32 35 33 32 32 27 29 32 34 John Nixon 4235 241 29 27 15 31 28 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 35 Ros Downs 4532 248 32 30 35 32 29 34 33 31 31 30 36 Marc Fluttert 512 274 36 35 36 36 36 35 35 32 32 33