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16:57 Wednesday 12 Aug 2015 Sue Pelling/CWLQuotes of the day from RS Elite class, Quarter Ton class, and Britannia Cup winners

Quarter Ton – Sam Laidlaw, Aguila

“Racing in the Quarter Ton class is always fantastic. We didn’t have a particularly good start, but some good crew work, particularly from Brett Aaron, who did a good job of spotting the windshifts, really helped us. We had a good second beat, which was where we pulled through in to the lead and then led to the finish.”

RS Elite – Ossie Stewart, More T Vicar

“It was tricky out there today particularly the running start. We had quite a long first run about four nautical miles but as a team we sailed well. The wind was up to 13kts, which made it interesting, and Alice Masterman on spinnaker trim did a brilliant job. Our win today was down to good sail trim and staying slightly further inshore out the tide on the first run.”

Britannia Cup – Adrian Stead (strategist), Bella Mente (Maxi 72)

“We had a great day and I am personally delighted because this is now the second time I’ve won it. The racing was great because it was the first time we’ve sailed against Momo and Jethou, so we had three Mini Maxis lined up today. This is all part of our build-up to the Mini Maxi worlds in Sardinia next month.

“Today’s win was all about getting a good start. We were able to roll Jethou and Momo at the start and that basically gave us the first cross downwind. We then led at the first mark, extended a little bit round the second mark and, when we came round and started to beat against the tide, we were able to push and extend our lead further. From there on it was just a case of sailing well and extending the distance on the next boat.”