14th SMU-RM Western Circuit Sailing Regatta 2011
AY Race Report 4 & Summary
|
In the Moth Class, James Cole has shown his experience and superior foiling technique on the Mach 2 Ricochet around the course, to win all ten races and become the only boat in the entire fleet to keep a clean score sheet. Three second places today for Paul Runyan's Slingshot lifts him to second overall and relegates Dan Ward's THFC down into third overall.
Final results at: http://www.westerncircuit.com/ Goto AY
Weekend 3 Preview All the 2011-12 AY News, Views and Race Reports can be accessed Here... This WCSR - AY Race Report is proudly sponsored by:
AsianYachting
Ventures Sdn. Bhd. (Co.
No. 627106-T) |
|||||
August
20th: The day started off with
an uncharacteristic light Southerly land breeze, that clocked around to
the South West and ended with a heavy rainstorm descending on the fleet
from the Malaysian side of the Johore Strait. A mixture of courses ranging
from windward/leeward, triangular and passage races were devised to finish
the event. Some Multihull crews lost their bearings and sailed the wrong
course, while others lost their footing and were catapulted over the side
to suffer minor injuries. Depending what courses the classes sailed they
had to contend with different wind direction and strength, which played
a big part in determining the overall outcome. At one stage two converging
boats with spinnakers up sailed past each other within five meters and
kept on going like nothing had happened.
Arch
rivals in the IRC A class Bill Bremner's Ker 32 Foxy Lady V
and Sarab Jeet Singh's Sydney 40 MOD Windsikher split tacks up
the first leg with Foxy Lady V playing the wind shifts slightly
offshore and Windsikher preferring to stay inshore, out of the
current but in lighter airs. As they approached the top mark a welcome
gust came from the land and propelled Windsikher around first
and they charged off down current. Half way up the second leg the breeze
swung 180 degrees turning it into a windward beat and allowing the fleet
to catch up with the leader. By the time the race committee decided to
shorten the race Windsikher crossed first but Foxy Lady V
and Brent Morgans Archambault 35 Men at Work were close
behind to take first and second respectively on handicap and relegated
Windsikher to third. Bill Bremner's Foxy Lady V regained
first overall with one race to go. As the yachts maneuvered between the
tankers and cargo ships at anchorage, the final passage Race 8 turned
into a lottery with the fading wind and strong incoming current hindering
their progress. Once again, Race officer Richard Cai had no option other
that to shorten the race and this time Chris Furness / Guz Wilkinson's
Rikki Tikki Tavi came to the fore in front of Herman Van Den
Wall Bake's Esse 850 IMP. As Foxy Lady V and Windsikher
finished down in fifth and sixth respectively this became their drop race
and Foxy Lady V went on to claim the title on their first outing
in anger on the newly acquired yacht.
As
the passage race last week was abandoned for the IRC B class, the decision
was made to re-run the double scoring non drop able race. This time Dickon
Addis' Esse 850 Roo 2 picked the right path through a minefield
of changing wind to go on and take first and fastest. Simon Piff's Lavranos
34 Rainbow Dream came good to take second place. After rounding
the furthermost channel mark in last spot the overall leader Fidelis Tan's
Platu 25 SMUmad benefited from the incoming storm and under spinnaker
sailed straight down the middle of the course to slip into third spot
and take the overall victory. Gregory Ho's Platu 25
SMUve, held a commanding lead over their SMU counterparts and looked
as if they had the title in the bag but after a long work close to the
coast they missed out on the incoming breeze and got completely rolled
by the whole fleet. Out of sheer frustration they did not finish and dropped
down to fourth overall. This decision allowed Dickon Addis' Roo 2
and Benjamin Mui Jie Min's Cork 1720 Xtra SMUve to jump up into
second and third overall.
All
five J24's raced around the course in close company and changed places
on several occasions but at the end of the day it was John Horsburgh's
Jock that triumphed in both races and went on to secure the title.
Second and third places were distributed between Winfrid Wong Wing On's
Jangan Main Main and Remy Donraadt's Shengli but Goh
Jian Guang's Juno has done enough in earlier races to hold onto
second overall. This move cut short Remy Donraadt's fast advancing Shengli
in third overall and left wondering what could have been if they
competed on the first day.
After
Desmond Seah's Oslon 911 Arbubhen was the only finisher in the
double points, non drop passage race last weekend, they leap froged from
fourth overall onto the top of the table. Today they went out full of
confidence and decimated the fleet in the first race and despite pulling
up in last place in the second race they secured the Club Racer Class
on their first attempt. Previous leader Barry Hayes' Hustler SJ35 Sumatra,
retaliated with second and first places but the damage was already done
and had to settle on second overall. Similar story for Tobias Arnold's
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37 No Alibi and Christopher Nunns Cheoy
Lee Offshore 40 Velera Linda, who traded third places and ended
up third and fourth overall.
Mixed
emotions in the Multihull Class. After four yachts went walkabout on the
wrong course in the double points non drop passage race, this left the
door open for Martin Pickrodt's Nacra Carbon 20 Astro Boy to
take advantage of the early breeze and win the race, plus score third
place in the second race to hold onto second overall. Despite their excursion
in the first race Scott Mc Cook's Corsair 750 The Dash made up
for it by winning the last race but alas were punished heavily and dropped
to fifth overall. At the end of the day the smallest boat in the nine
strong fleet and the run away leader since scoring five wins in a row
Nicolas Gillier / Jeremy Perrier F16 Isdoo second and fourth
today secured them the title by a country mile. Uli Braun's Yabbadabbadoo
came out of no where with third and second places to take over third overall.
DR Michael Chia must be commended at 82 years old can still skipper his
Nacra Carbon 20 Xng Kao Kaochap around the course at break neck
speed and still can pick up the occasional win and podium places.
After
completing nine races it was decided the SB3 Class would have a final
shootout on the double scoring non drop passage race which ended in controversy.
Three boats were disqualified for not rounding a mark which left the way
for the protestor Jonathan Mahony's
bunch on Scumbag to win the race and clamber back into
third overall. Despite being disqualified and having to carry the double
pointscore Nils Razmilovich / Jeremy Chase Glasgow Kiss have
won seven out of nine races and still 10 points clear to go on and clinch
the title. By keeping their nose clean and pulling up in fourth place
today Sean Cox / Bill Lydens Katana
hold onto second overall.
Summary
Analyze
the classes and yachts race by race performance at: 
