#aquecerio – A light south easterly wind caused problems for Ireland's overnight Laser Radial leader Annalise Murphy at Aquece Rio, the first Olympic test event, yesterday in Brazil. The National Yacht Club (NYC) sailor admits to making 'a mess' of the race due to a seond lap error. She struggled in the typical Guanabara Bay airs and posted a 20th place finish. As a result, the Irish Olympic star drops to seventh. Race victor Erika Reineke (USA) moves up to sixth.
One of Annalise's arch rivals Evi Van Acker (BEL) moves to the top after a second place in Race six, the only race of the day for the Radial fleet. Van Acker leads Tuula Tenkanen (FIN) by one point whilst Anne Marie Rindom (DEN) is third, two points off Tenkanen.
Leader up the halfway stage of the competition, a practice for the Olympic regatta itself in two year's time, Annalise made the following comment (via facebook) about yesterday's single race: '...I was going well for most of the first lap but made a complete mess of the second lap so ended up not so hot by the finish. 3 races tomorrow on another race course inside the bay which should be fun!'
Rio was plagued with light winds across the five race areas making life difficult for the race committees and the sailors. A light south easterly breeze was present with all fleets.
Racing resumes at 12:00 today. The Finn Medal Race will commence first on the Pão de Açucar race area and will be followed by the Nacra 17 at 12:50, the 49er at 13:45 and the 49erFX at 15:00
The remaining fleets will start at 12:00 inside Guanabara Bay.
Full results here
