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The
Inaugural Phuket Race Week Date: 16 July 2004 Close racing for 3 classes on the layday and the sharing around of places during the scheduled Race Day 4 today sees the overall positions closing up with only one point separating the leaders in three classes. The introduction of a drop race will also even up the score some what, leaving a few boats within grasp of a series win going into the final Race Day 5 on Saturday. Increased over night storm activity in the region had the yachts starting in a fresh 6 to 8 knot breeze that increased up to 10 knots during the race and provided a spectacular days racing for everybody. In the Racing Class Stuart Harrison's Mumm 30 Panic second win in a row has them tied on points with Scott Duncanson's Phuket 8 Securicor Somtam Express and Keith Moore's Skiff Asia Pla Loma coming in a close third. The final race will be the decider and with numerous position changes taking place through out the races held so far predicting the overall winner is to hard a call. The mixed results so far in the IRC Class has Viroj Nualkhair's Octopussy leading by one point from Mick Kealy's Minx and after John Vause's win today on Ruby Tuesday sharing second place on 12 points. Although the bigger Yendys has led the fleet around the course the changing conditions has not allowed them to get far enough in front to convert their time into better handicap placing's. Stuart Crow's first place on Cinders lifts them to share first place with Al Boone's Blue Moon in the Club Class. John Fenn has consistently taken third spot on Four Winds and Dr Bobby Golding's Forest has rejoined the frey after their initial fiasco and will end up a distant forth. With the leaders scoring a first and second apiece the final last race showdown is also to close to call. Mark Pescott's four wins on Ceberus to date in the Multihull Class gives them an unbeatable lead over the rest. After withdrawing in the first race Chris Sieber's Kilo has scored three second places and shares 2nd spot on 11 points with Mathew and the Phuket youth team on Chimera. Judging by the results so far and after the discard is applied the present placings will probably stand. All eyes will be glued on the top three classes during the grand finale of this inaugural regatta that has managed to draw attention and lift a few eyebrows in high places on how a sailing event should be run. 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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