ACYC Club Sailing
Race Report 8 - Sunday July 10
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| Moto Inzi, Minx and Babe off at the start! |
It was a race day to be decided as well as a series to finalize in addition to a practice for some competing in the upcoming
SEA Property Phuket Multihull Championship and
Six Senses Phuket Raceweek regattas. In combination with winds blowing more than 15 knots, Race 8 of the
Victron Energy Series made for an invigorating one.
The eight boats participating saw not only the strong winds, which kept crew on monohulls clambering for the high side and swelling seas at the southwest end of Phuket, which provided for a bumpy ride, strongly contributed to the exhilaration of the day.
The sequence to Race Officer Kathy de Cruz's 12pm start saw the fleet vying for ideal positions with a near crash and bang between Moto Inzi and newcomer to ACYC races, Dreamtime. An adrenaline rush (indeed!) with a nip and tuck allowed both boats to continue the race with the FireFly first off the line followed closely by Babe and Minx.
Moto Inzi led the fleet around the course and finished with line honours, but came second to Niña on corrected time. Ah, the joys of a performance handicapping system!
After an around-the-island race in Cruising, Chetak sailed a superb race finishing first with Iruvai coming in second.
The contest was to be held in Racing with Babe off the line first followed by Minx, Dreamtime and Linda. Would the placings hold true? Nope! Although Babe led the class around the islands and sausage course, damage to her foresail led her to bow out of the race. Linda did not follow the correct course towards the end of the race and was also eliminated from podium standings. The lightweighted father-daughter-duoed Minx of Kevin and Mia Gillow finished second with Dreamtime and her cast of gung ho captainS (
editor's note) and crew, finishing first.
| Boat |
Name |
Place |
| Dreamtime |
Rob Azzopardi |
1 |
| Minx |
Kevin Gillow |
2 |
| Boat |
Name |
Place |
| Chetak |
Jim Kane |
1 |
| Iruvai |
Mark Horwood |
2 |
| Boat |
Name |
Place |
| Niña |
Grenville Fordham |
1 |
| Moto Inzi |
Roger Kingdon |
2 |
| Boat |
Name |
Place |
| Linda |
Jack Christensen |
1 |
| Minx |
Kevin Gillow / Mick Kealy |
2 |
| Babe |
Mark Mizner |
3 |
| Boat |
Name |
Place |
| Chetak |
Jim Kane |
1 |
| Iruvai |
Mark Horwood |
2 |
| Rusalka |
Kevan Perrins |
3 |
| Boat |
Name |
Place |
| Niña |
Bob Mott / Grenville Fordham |
1 |
| Moto Inzi |
Roger Kingdon |
2 |
| Sidewinder |
Alan Carwardine |
3 |
Upcoming sailing events are
SEA Property Phuket Multihull Championship from July 15-17 and
Six Senses Phuket Raceweek from July 20-24. The
Irish Times Series of seven races begins August 21.
See you on the water!
Thanks to Scott Duncanson and Kathy de Cruz for setting the course and getting the fleet around. Cheers to the ACYC crew for their hospitality and for keeping the drinks cold and the providing the buffet.
The full results for the day can be viewed here. Overall results for the series and the performance handicap can be viewed at http://acyc.asiaaustraliatech.com
Photos of this race can be viewed here. Click here for the ACYC Photo Gallery.
For more information on racing and the club, visit www.acyc-phuket.com and see us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/aochalongyachtclub.
See you out on the water!
Text & photos by Leslie Hand
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