The Delta Lloyd Regatta 2011 Medemblik

25.05.2011 Delta Lloyd day two - Ed Wright in control Lighter conditions on day two at the Delta Lloyd Regatta at Medemblik brought race wins for Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) and Ed Wright (GBR). While Wright now has a small lead at the top from second placed Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO), Zbogar has climbed four places into third. In complete contrast to day one, the second day at the Delta Lloyd Regatta – leg five of the 201 ISAF Sailing World Cup - opened with postponements for two hours because of too little wind. The Finns were again scheduled to start in the afternoon, which meant another late finish. By the time the Finns races were started, the wind was blowing a steady 8 knots south-westerly, but with big shifts across the course area. Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) took the lead in race three to record a nice win from Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO) and Dan Slater (NZL). Zbogar, who has two Olympic medals in the Laser class behind him, is competing against long time Finn sailor Gasper Vincec (SLO) for the Slovenian place on the start line in 2012, and the two are often neck and neck in each regatta. Zbogar ended up with a 1, 6 for the day while Vincec scored a 6, 4 and the pair ended the day with just two points separating them, this time in Zbogar's favour. Meanwhile, Slater, who is relatively unopposed for the New Zealand place, picked up a second black flag in the series in race four. He also picked up a black flag in yesterday's opening race.