It's Bob Oatley's 79th birthday, and he could not have celebrated better than he did on the water today during the second inshore race of the 2007 Giraglia Rolex Cup. Taking first place on Monday 11 in both real and corrected time, the Australians move into the top 3 below Favonius and Magic Carpet after two days of inshore races. In the much disputed IMS Class Group A, Atalanta II lost her first place position to Edimetra VI, who came in 7th in the second race and who is now leading the overall ranking. The lack of wind on the course made navigation difficult for the leaders of Group B. By 17.00 the results were still unknown. The race committee once again announced delays for the start for the Super Maxis and the IMS Class A, after a few moments of hesitation. The first race mark faced the port of Saint-Tropez, a unique set-up which allowed for direct speed comparisons between the maxis and which could not have made the tourists any happier. Magic Carpet Squared welcomed Maud Fontenoy on board, and finished in 3rd place after the day's race and 2nd place overall in the IRC class. Alfa Romeo had a poor start and had to sail perfectly in order to join back up with the leaders finally finishing 2nd for a 4th place overall ranking. Wild Oats almost lost their comfortable advantage when they had a mishap. In the IMS Class Group A, the top three finishers were all French. Unfortunately for Group B, the once strong wind died out after a couple of hours. The provisional leaders of the class find themselves in a delicate situation as the conditions put their top positions in jeopardy.
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