Royal Bermuda Yacht Club sailor Heath Meyers won all three races on the second day of the Bermuda National and Open Optimist Championship to open up a five-point lead at the top of the leaderboard.
Hosted by Sandys Boat Club and sponsored by Conyers, the Championship Fleet—featuring entries from the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC), Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club (RHADC), Lauderdale Yacht Club, and Ryde School—completed three races on the Great Sound before freshening winds forced race officials to abandon the remainder of the day's schedule.
With seven races now completed across the regatta, sailors were able to discard their worst single score, shaking up the standings heading into the final day.
Meyers took full advantage of the conditions, following up his Race 4 victory at the end of Day One with three consecutive bullets in Races 5, 6, and 7. Dropping his opening third-place finish, the Bermudian moves to eight net points.
Great Britain's Arthur Baker (Ryde School with Upper Chine) remained Meyers' closest challenger. Baker posted finishes of fourth, third, and second on Saturday—discarding the fourth—to sit second overall on 13 points, five adrift of the leader.
Fellow RBYC sailor Rex Henagulph holds third place on 18 points after logging a third and two fourth-place finishes, while dropping his opening Race 1 fourth.
Further down the leaderboard, tight battles have emerged on tie-breaks. RHADC's Jesse Savage and RBYC's Ishmael Dill are locked together on 27 points in fourth and fifth respectively, with Dill surging up the standings after posting second- and third-place finishes in the final two races of the day.
Elaine Jones (RBYC), who claimed a strong runner-up finish in Race 5, and clubmate Aaron Riker are also tied on 35 points in sixth and seventh.
American sailor Marius Garbayo Ante of Lauderdale Yacht Club sits eighth on 41 points, while RBYC's Alfie Jansma rounds out the top nine on 59 points.
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