Laser - Master European Championship 2011 - Douarnenez FRA - Day 4

After three days with moderate winds, the conditions changed substantially with a 20 kn breeze and the corresponding Atlantic waves. In both rankings, the English have taken the lead: In the Lasers Radial, Stephen Cockerill GBR is on top after 7 races 4 points ahead of Alessio Marinelli ITA (race 8, last heat of the day, was not yet included in the overall rankings this morning). Jean-Christophe Leydet FRA follows on rank 3 with a 25 points' backlog. 88 Radials sailing.
The new leader in the Lasers Standard is Alan Davis GBR, but the chasers are not far behind. Benoît Messemaeker FRA, Michael Nissen GER, Thomas Müller GER and Carlos Echevarri ESP are within a 2-6 points' deficit (last race not yet included). 72 Standards sailing. The report of the day (f) (PDF).