NEW
YEARÕS DAY RACE 2004
Congratulations to all who turned out for todayÕs race, and what a turnout it was, ten boats on a clear dry day with a developing wind from the North. The club calendar calls for a 1030 start for this race but at 1000 there were a few ashen-faced participants parking cars so we delayed to 1045. We were told to be back for 1200 so that we could enjoy lunch with the more sensible members of the club. We chose ÒU62 and homeÓ as the course and all boats were home by 1230.
It was a good start and the wind build as we traveled down the harbour. Lots of wind past Second Sister and I think all boats had a ride that cleared the hangovers. Final Dash rounded the mark first followed by Alacrity and Fandango with a fair gap before the balance of the fleet that was quite well bunched. It was a hard beat back to the finish line with Final Dash taking line honors. Fandango and Alacrity crossed tacks at close quarters on a number of occasions resulting in Alacrity beating out Fandango by 2 seconds according to time but I think it was closer than that. The many spectators in the clubhouse suggested about 12 inches was closer.
As race organizers David and I were delighted so many boats turned out. Is this a foretaste of the season ahead of us? We hope so, its much more fun with a double-digit fleet. As a reminder the next race is the 25TH JAN. WITH A 1000 START. BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED IN THE CLUBHOUSE ABOUT 0845. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!!!
TODAYS RESULTS, TIME ON TIME, DOES NOT COUNT FOR SPRING SERIES
|
BOAT |
SKIPPER |
RTG |
ELAPSED |
CORRECTED |
POINTS |
|
MINKE |
Meek |
252 |
1.36.30 |
1.21.15 |
100 |
|
FINAL DASH |
Wood |
104 |
1.20.20 |
1.23.41 |
90 |
|
ALACRITY |
Jones |
138 |
1.27.34 |
1.26.30 |
80 |
|
FANDANGO |
Phill/Art |
138 |
1.27.37 |
1.26.33 |
70 |
|
SAORSA |
McEwen |
180 |
1.35.07 |
1.28.20 |
60 |
|
SOUL DANCER |
Simpson |
156 |
1.36.32 |
1.32.40 |
50 |
|
WESTWIND |
Andersen |
172 |
1.40.43 |
1.34.37 |
40 |
|
GWAIHR |
Pattinson |
260 |
1.55.00 |
1.35.50 |
30 |
|
AFTERNOON D |
Dashwood |
130 |
1.36.05 |
1.35.05 |
20 |
|
ALMACANTAR |
Greenwood |
179 |
1.47.00 |
1.39.31 |
10 |
Next race, which counts for Spring series, there will be rating adjustments for new racers as advised by David in the December Tell Tales. Looking at todayÕs results this could be very interesting!!!
Bob Jones
ALACRITY.
1st. Jan 2004