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Wednesday Night Race 3.1, August 7, 2024

Report by Martin Herbert aboard the Kay D

August 7th and another southeaster that looked like it was fading. FCR set us three choices for marks and I don’t think anyone took the long one. Nicky Arnoldus was skippering on Robyn Hood. The last time I had raced against her she was sailing a 12’ dinghy in the club Round SSI race and she finished just ahead of me, so the race was on.

Ogopogo nailed the start and was gone. Slippery did another port tack start, ducked two boats and was away in clear air. Up the beat, Robyn Hood was grinding down the Kay D, going faster and pointing higher, making your reporter re-trim his sails and hike out harder. An early tack out into stronger wind saved his bacon. Ogopogo, Slippery and Firefly did the medium course (Horda Shoals), while the rest of the fleet did Welbury. The first to turn back was Steller J, rounding Welbury and opting not to hoist on the reach to the Sisters. Then Ogopogo went around Horda and the big red chute blossomed almost immediately. Once past the Sisters, Steller J hoisted as well and the charge to the finish was in full sway.

Slippery, second around Horda, ground down the Kay D, second around Welbury. Firefly, third around Horda, tried to do the same but sailed out of the wind near Walter Bay while trying to avoid an extra gybe. The Kay D finished just as the wind gasped and whispered the rest of the fleet home. The skipper of Kay D managed this shot of Firefly and Robyn Hood just moments after finishing, as the dying wind eased them all home.

Club Handicap Results
Club Finish Corrected Rating for
Rating Boat Skipper Time Time Place Next Race
132 FIREFLY Woolcock 18:41:32 01:41:13 1 126
32 OGOPOGO Faget 18:29:00 01:44:48 2 29
262 ROBYN HOOD Oakes 19:08:38 01:46:55 3 262
126 STELLER J Leitch 18:51:37 01:52:18 4 129
146 KAY D Herbert 18:59:08 01:56:16 5 152
304 BLUEBIRD Mr Ree 19:46:48 02:11:35 6 304
Phrfbc Results
PHRFBC Finish Corrected
Rating Boat Skipper Time Time Place
99 OGOPOGO Faget 18:29:00 01:33:27 1
138 FIREFLY Woolcock 18:41:32 01:40:18 2
205 KAY D Herbert 18:59:08 01:46:49 3
144 STELLER J Leitch 18:51:37 01:49:16 4
205 ROBYN HOOD Oakes 19:08:38 01:55:20 5
205 BLUEBIRD Mr Ree 19:46:48 02:29:33 6

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