4:14 AM Fri 26 Feb 2010 GMT
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'Christine Sutherland’s Women on Water - handicap winner in the under 10’s. - Geographe Bay Race Week 2010'
Bernie Kaaks
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It was a tough day for the race committee today. All fleets proceeded on course in a light breeze, which died to nothing within minutes of start time. PRO Trevor Milton wisely decided to blow it up and sent everybody back to the marina to await further instructions.
By noon a light north westerly filled in so the whole process was repeated and this time cruising fleets had a comfortable sail along the West Busselton shoreline while the IRC divisions and sportsboats completed all three scheduled windward/leeward races, which brought them back to shore around 6pm.
A significant wind change just before the third race produced the best sailing breeze of the regatta to date. A south westerly change with gusts in excess of 20 knots made for some interesting sailing.
The IRC Division 1 result is now clear, with The Next Factor completing the program with a perfect score with one race to go, so she will win whether or not she sails tomorrow.
All other divisions are still remarkably close and will need the final race to produce a result. Gary McNally's Grandprix looms as the favourite in IRC division 2, but the competition in this fleet has been intense as all boats fit into a very narrow IRC band. It consists of a number of Bakewell-White 36's, Bull 9000's, Flying Tigers, a Mumm 30 and even the Frers 41 Hitchhiker. Both line honours and handicap results have been shared around.
IRC Division 3 a battle looms between local yachtsman Brad Skeggs in Minds Eye and Michael Finn's S&S 34 Constellation. Minds Eye was the first boat to finish in yesterday's second race, while Constellation failed to make the time limit. With yesterday's third race abandoned, Minds Eye is in a strong position with regard to races she can drop.
The sportsboats continue their fascinating contest. In the absence of InSite Racing, which did not sail today, Kym Nisbet's Bullit scored two line honours wins, while Rum Jungle finished first in the other. Melges 24's won all three races under the sportsboat handicap system also.
Richard Pocock's little trimaran Trinity was quickest of the multihulls today, but it was Ken Mills' tri Vamos which took out the handicap result.
Detailed Results:
IRC Division 1 - Race 8:
1st: The Next Factor Paul Eldrid
second: Southern Star Ray Lynch
3rd & fastest Charlotte John Moore
IRC Division 1 - Race 9:
1st: The Next Factor Paul Eldrid
second & fastest Optimus Prime Trevor Taylor
3rd: Charlotte John Moore
IRC Division 1 - Race 10:
1st: The Next Factor Paul Eldrid
second & fastest Optimus Prime Trevor Taylor
3rd: Jaffa Terry Posma
IRC Division 2 - Race 8:
1st & fastest Grandprix Gary McNally
2nd: R2D2 Gary Rodoreda
3rd: Problem Child Brian Masters/Jonathan Clough
IRC Division 2 - Race 9:
1st & fastest Sitting Bull Murray Howson
2nd: Grandprix Gary McMillan
3rd: Hitchhiker Peter Briggs
IRC Division 2 - Race 10:
1st & fastest Grandprix Gary McNally
2nd: R2D2 Gary Rodoreda
3rd: Problem Child Brian Masters/Jonathan Clough
IRC Division 3 - Race 8:
1st & fastest Phantom Greg Hansen
2nd: Minds Eye Brad Skeggs
3rd: Constellation Mike Finn
IRC Division 3 - Race 9:
1st & fastest Minds Eye Brad Skeggs
2nd: Phantom Greg Hansen
3rd: Constellation Mike Finn
IRC Division 3 - Race 10:
1st: Constellation Mike Finn
2nd & fastest Fairy Tern Laurie Flynn
3rd: Olfrygt Bryan Thurstan/Hamish Maddern
Sportsboats - Race 8:
1st fastest Bullit Kym Nisbet
2nd: Fizz Tim Reger
3rd: Kaito Heath Townsend
Sportsboats - Race 9:
1st fastest Rum Jungle Peter Chappell
2nd: Fizz Tim Reger
3rd: Kaito Heath Townsend
Sportsboats - Race 10:
1st fastest Bullit Kym Nisbet
2nd: Kaito Heath Townsend
3rd: Rum Jungle Peter Chappell
Jib & Main Cruising:
1st: Serenity 2 Stephen Smith
2nd & fastest: Foolish Behaviour Trevor Tennant & James Pearson
3rd: Jacquie Mac Bernie Siddall/ Dennis Neil
Multihull:
1st: Vamos Ken Mills
2nd & fastest Trinity Richard Pocock
3rd Forte Marc Crier
Premier Cruising:
1st: Mean Feat Stephen Keys
2nd: Eagle Rock Gordon McWilliam/Tim Stewart
3rd: Redline Mark Burton
Fastest Eftel David Clifton
Racing Under 10 metres:
1st: Women at Work Christine Sutherland
2nd: XLR8 Conrad Todd
3rd: Classic Attitude Hugh Warner
Fastest The Fox Alan Thomas
by Bernie Kaaks
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