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BMW
Royal Langkawi International Regatta 2005
Asian
Yachting Race Report 2- 2nd March
A
time for consolidating...
At
most top class events the early winners are usually the most prepared
and aim to build on their success. Or as they say in the classics
"The rich get richer". This is no different and as Mark
Pryke the Race Officer got the fleet started in a light 5 knot breeze
which increased to 10 knots during the race it was evident that
yesterdays winners had quickly taken a leading role again.
Racing
Class
Defending champion Peter Ahern's YO! made it 3 out of 3
to take a commanding lead over Armin Schmid's DK built Farr 36 SonnenKoenig
and Troy Yaw's all Malaysian crew are making a name for themselves
on Ulumulu. With 3 races left a major catastrophe will
have to happen to stop YO! from winning the Prime Ministers
Cup for a third time.
Premier
Cruising Class
David Lindahl's La Samudra added a further win to their
score and give them a comfortable advantage over Nick Band's consistently
2nd placed Emerald Blue and E.A.J. Van Den Heuvel's Bolero
slipped in third place.
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The closest result today came between Kevin Gillow's Minx
and Greg Coops Abraxas which were separated by a mere minute
after almost 3 hours of racing with Keith Garry's Beaux Esprits
taking 3rd spot. This result gives Kevin Gillow's Minx
a slight advantage with 2 wins but the close competitive nature
of this class will probably see the results oscillating between
them and go down to last race.
Sportsboat
Class
Despite Scott Duncanson's Phuket 8 Securicor Somtam Express
finishing 27 minutes in front after 3 hours of racing, the handicap
system is such that the Royal Malaysian Navy's ageing Platu 25 KDP
II can still get up and win by nearly 4 minutes at the end
of the day. Scott has posed the question "What have I got to
do?" on numerous occasions after completing a horizon job on
the rest fleet. We will see what happens at the end of the regatta.
Racing
Multihulls
Bob Mott's Chameleon added a further win to their tally
to take a commanding lead in this class. Brent Mc Innes's No
Fixed Address claimed 2nd place and has progressively climbed
the leaderboard to fill 2nd spot for the time being. Tunku Nazim's
F31 trimaran ended up in third place today to see himself
in 3rd overall.
Cruising
Multihulls
Christopher Sieber's Kilo rebounded today after a 3rd place
in race 2 to top the leader board for the time being. Joan Foo Mahony's
Sedna claimed 2nd today and Bill Eby's Lighten Up
ended up 3rd but has a slight advantage with a win in race 2 to
lie in 2nd place overall.
Club
Class
Jim Ellis's well sailed Remington added another win to
make it 3 out of 3 to stand firmly at the top the leader board.
Paul Scholten's Pinocchio has progressively got better
after each race to make a claim on second spot in front of Ayahudin
Abd Rahman's Oyster 55 Chantique.
Liveaboard
Class
Regolarita 2 entered by Seadrift Ltd. added a second win
to top the class at this stage. Philip Giles Nom de Plume
managed a 2nd today to lift him up the rankings after a slow start
but William Crump's Fistral 3rd placing keeps them in 3rd
overall and although Jay Jarvis's Blue Jay finished 4th
today maintains a slight edge to stay in 2nd overall. Having the
most entries and juggling the places could be a big determining
factor on the overall placing's at the end of the series.
Classic
Class
Local yacht surveyor Des Kearms immaculate Isobar took
the honours in race 3 by a little over a minute to David Kimpton's
Lady M and the Royal Malaysian Navy's Musytari.
This result lifts Lady M to 1st overall and Isobar
to 2nd with Musytari a close 3rd and all will hinge on
the results of the final 2 races.
Day
3 is a scheduled layday and racing resumes on Friday and finishes
on Saturday with 3 more races for the racing classes and 2 more
for the cruising classes. Although a number of classes have what
appears to be run away winners, anything can happen in yacht racing
and several teams are expected to use the layday to iron out a few
crew drills and be back on the pace when racing resumes.
To
view the web edition with photos click on: http://asianyachting.com/news/RLIR05.htm.
Full
results can be found at: http://www.langkawiregatta.com/.
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