 As scheduled, Race 3 of the Spring Series got
underway with 15 yachts in light conditions thanks to a brilliant start line
set by our committee boat crew, Tony Lewis & Louise on JB1.
Rockhopper & Wahoo claimed an early bottle of
red with a fast rounding of S1.
Whales, light winds & pouring rain impeded the
fleets progress to the southern mark off Longnose Pt.
Terry Ford's spinnaker, imitating the worlds
biggest protest flag, attracted a frenzied pack of killer whales which followed
him for the rest of the race & in his attempt to avoid them, unwittingly
lead him to winning Div 1 performance handicap.
Doing his utmost to avoid the circling pack, Fuzzy
Logic tacked into a deep dark hole & for the first time in his life, Peter
O'Reilly found himself without any wind!
As the fleet splintered for the long reaching leg,
the wind had built to around 15 knots & the back markers began to catch the
leaders. The smaller yachts of Ross Gilbergs Koala 24 "Jou-bear" & the
Sonata suffered in the building conditions & sqandered their early advantage
with the Koala left out on a limb... Also it was too late for the cats, Sea
Change & Tranquility to catch up, as the early light conditions had put them
too far back.
Peter Cowman, the human mooring minder from Double
Time & Robbo's Cout-a-Tah also did well in the stronger winds.
Towards the end of the race, as the rain & mist
cleared & the whales morphed into dolphins, it was Rockhopper out in
front who was able to see off a late charging Wahoo for overall line
honours.
RESULTS IN FULL:
Div 2
S1 - Rockhopper
Regatta - Rockhopper
PHS - Double Time
Div 1
S1 - Wahoo
Regatta - Jouiance
PHS - Jouisance
Photo is Ken Dryburgh's Rockhopper |
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