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Inaugural Phuket Race Week Date: 14 July 2004 After another lengthy delay a windward/leeward course was eventually laid for race 3 which got under way in 5 knots of breeze and a passing rain shower causing some concern whether to go left or right. Initially the ones that went right got dumped but managed to come back on the downwind leg to close back up on the leaders. After the first lap the breeze settled back into the SW and stayed around 5 knots enabling the yachts to complete another lap before Race Officer John McLennan called it a day. Stuart Harrison's Panic came to the fore over the 3 Phuket 8's who jostled for position throughout the race with Scott Duncanson's Securicor Somtam Express recovering from an initial setback to take second and Keith Moore's Skiff Asia Pla Loma eventually third. Mick Kealy's Minx capped off his race 2 victory with another bullet for race 3 to take the overall lead in the IRC class. John Vause's Ruby Tuesday got an early jump on the fleet but had to settle for second and Viroj Nualkhair's Octopussy held onto 3rd place despite the early lottery like conditions. Al Boone on Blue Moon turned the tables on Stuart Crow's Cinders in race 2 leaving John Fenn on Four Winds with two thirds. Mark Pescott's Ceberus picked up their second win of the series and Chris Sieber's Kilo returned to the frey with a second place after yesterdays retirement leaving Mathew and the Phuket youth team on Chimera in third place. Final results can be found at: http://www.phuketraceweek.com/results.htm Race report by Capt. Marty Rijkuris of Asian Yachting.
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