John Marc triumphs in Frostbite Series

SOUTHERN CAPE NEWS - The second round of the pre-season Frostbite Series took place at the George Lakes Yacht Club on Sunday in good sailing conditions. All three races could be completed.

The Vonk brothers, James on a Tera Pro and Sean on an Optimist, dominated the junior fleet races. James was able to finish his races far ahead of Sean, however class handicap ratings gave all three race wins to the Optimist. James was leading this series from last Sunday, but the day's races gave the overall series win to Sean Vonk.

In the senior fleet David and Mandy Laing, on a Fireball, extended a good lead over the rest. A starting problem in race three put them back for a while, before being able to resume their customary fleet lead.

Hans Delport, on a Hobie 14, struggled in the lighter wind and was only able to finish ahead of the Lasers in the stronger wind of race three. There was close racing amongst the Lasers, closely pursued by the Sonnet of John Marc and Joy Olivier.

Malcolm Osborne had a good lead in race one with Henry Paine and Jenna Lammers catching up. A the finish of this race, Jenna was able to finish a scant second ahead of Henry, before capsizing on the finish line. The Olivier Sonnet finished ahead of these two, taking the overall race win.

Henry Paine took the lead in race two with Osborne close behind. The latter was able to pass at the end of the next beat and to hold Paine at bay to the finish. Osborne was able to stay ahead in race three, with Paine finishing just ahead of the Sonnet.

The Sonnet was the winner of this race on handicap.

Overall, for the Frostbite series in the senior fleet, the winner is John Marc Olivier. Paine and Osborne tied on points for 2nd place, but sailing's tie break gave the win to Osborne.