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ACYC Club Sailing
Race Report 4 - Sunday May 22

Look way up! Skipper Roger Kingdon checking sail trim on Moto Inzi

Shifting and fickle winds made for both exhiliarating and dull sailing in Race 4 of the Victron Energy Series on Sunday. For the lead boats of the six-member fleet, it was a quick trip around Chalong Bay, however for others stuck in a rut, it was a longer day.

In her first ACYC race of the year, Moto Inzi showed the troops what she's made of and strutted her stuff around the course at a pace that no one else could catch. Is the FireFly just a really fast cat or could it have been the 'rock star' crew on board that consisted of three generations that earned her victory in Multihulls? Owner/Skipper Roger Kingdon enjoyed the assistance and company of his son and three-year old grandson(!!) who was so content with the sail he slept during the heat of the action! Now, how can you beat that? Meanwhile, the 'big boys' on Silk Purse were left to bring up the rear, finishing second in Multihulls for the day.

In Racing, Babe took the lead over Minx and Linda from the start and finished well ahead of them. Minx crossed the line second in that class with Linda crossing well afterwards after having been stuck in a pocket of little wind for a long period of time. With no competition in Cruising, Chetak enjoyed an easy sail to first.

A great day on the water with more to come!

Victron Energy Series Race 4 results:

Racing:

Boat	Name	Place
Babe	Mark Mizner	1
Minx	Kevin Gillow / Mick Kealy	2
Linda	Paddy O'Mahoney	3

Cruising:

Boat	Name	Place
Chetak	Jim Kane	1

Multihull:

Boat	Name	Place
Moto Inzi	Roger Kingdon	1
Silk Purse	Merv Owen	2

Thanks to Race Officer Chandran for 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.

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See you out on the water!

Text & photos by Leslie Hand


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