Race 4 of Moth European Championships, Horsens Denmark and the race officer held the fleet on shore in the hope that the wind and waves would die down.

‘Arnaud Psarofaghis’

The wind dropped to sailable conditions and the race started with the Moths screaming upwind lead by current European Champion Arnaud Psarofaghis.

The Swiss was first around the windward mark followed by countryman Jean-Pierre Ziegert. Britain’s Simon Payne and Mike Lennon were next.

Psarofaghis and Payne extended and as he closed the gap Payne pitchpoled on the run and was overtaken by Eelco Boers of Holland.

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