Here is a report from Glen Ashby from the 2007 A Class Europeans Los Alcazares, Spain. Notice all of the Flyer 2's in the top spots! Our current container should clear in a few days, so you'll be seeing a few more Flyer 2's on the water here in the states shortly.

Day 2 Racing
Light day of racing 3 to 8knts

Two Races
Race 1

Race 1 had two attempts to commence racing with unsettled winds causing the committee to re set the course. On the third attempt a clear start was made by the fleet.

100metres out from start saw the whole fleet tacking on to port to lay to the top mark in a big left hand shift. Three quarters of the way up the leg the breeze filled from the right after a rain cloud passed and the right then payed as the guys from the left struggled there way through the middle of the course to get to the new breeze. The new breeze from the right caused a few headaches for a number of the top sailors who were on the left of the course. However there were to be plenty of shifts to follow which allowed for some big gains and losses to be made both up and down wind.
First to the top mark was Glenn Ashby (AUS) followed closely by Arno Terra (NED) overlapped and Scott Anderson (AUS), with a tight bunch of sailors not far behind.
Murray Philpot (NZL) “ My highlight was battling the race out with Piet Saaberg throughout the course”
Bands of shifty pressure continued through out the remainder of the race and the light conditions tested all.
After sailing some good shifts both up and down wind Glenn Ashby broke away to have a good win followed by Scott Anderson (AUS) who passed Arno Terra (NED) on the last downwind leg to the finish. Paolo Penco (ITA) and Manolo Calavia) sailed well to finish in the top 5.
Race 2
A clear start again saw the fleet get away in 8kts with an oscillating breeze of about 12degrees. Glenn Ashby starting at the committee boat had a good start and managed to take the first shift going through the favored middle. However it was Scott Anderson who came from the pin end and crossed Ashby by a boat length 2/3 the way up the first work. With a fantastic lay first to the top mark Scott Anderson (AUS), Glenn Ashby (AUS) and David Brewer (AUS) with a good lead on the next group.
Palo Penco (ITA) moved through the fleet to go round the top mark in fifth.
Stevie Brewin had a fantastic downwind and made a move on the top leaders by going from seventh to first round the bottom mark with buoy room on the rounding.
The remainder of the race was battled out for first place between the three Australians of Ashby, Brewin and Anderson. On the last beat Ashby pasted Brewin to have a slender lead at the top mark though Brewin managed to overtake Ashby on the finish line and won by a length.
Sjoerd Hoekstra (NED) “ Very difficult day if you over stood it was very extremely hard to get good speed. I have tried very hard to not have any premature starts within the last six races”
Forecast for tomorrow is for 15kts and 30degrees which should make for some exciting racing without the drysuit!

1 AUS 1 GLENN ASHBY (Ashby Sails / Gel-Tek)
2 AUS 902 SCOTT ANDERSON (Ashby Sails)
3 ESP 11 MANUEL CALAVIA (Ashby Sails / Gel-Tek)
4 AUS 767 STEVEN BREWIN
5 NED 3 HOEKSTRA SJOERD (Ashby Sails)
6 ITA 3 PAOLO PENCO
7 ITA 2 EUGENIO CALABRIA
8 AUS 908 DAVID BREWER (Ashby Sails/Gel-Tek)
9 ESP 42 MARIANO MARTINEZ PINA (Ashby Sails)
10 NED 95 ROELAND WENTHOLT
11 ESP 13 ANTONIO GADEA SERRA (Ashby Sails/Gel-Tek)

Any of you U.S. guys that want a Flyer 2 for the Worlds in Florida. Let me know ASAP. We can have another container here by the middle August. We need 5 more boats to fill the container, It's all or nothing so talk to your friends about a group order.

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