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Asian Yachting Race Report 2 - 24th May

Parking lots and great recoveries...
The first race today was almost a repeat of yesterdays race 1 which unfortunately turned into a drifting match. The boats that chose to go left stayed in the wind, as the ones on the right hand side struggled against the tide and a dying land breeze. When the sea breeze materialised it also favoured the left hand side yachts that managed one 1 1/2 laps before race officer David Brookes wisely shortened the course and allowed the competitors to complete the race, be it very slowly. After nearly 2 hours delay, the gradually building northerly strengthened to 8 to 10 knots and with the course relayed a short and quick race 3 followed, much to everyone's delight after a long day in the sun.

Ray Roberts and the Sarawak tribe have the pedal to the metal on Ulumulu as they scored 3 wins from 3 races despite exonerating themselves from a start line penalty in race 3. Toby O'Connell's YO! which fancy's light to medium breezes is skippered by Richard Merriweather this time has stayed up in the leading pack with a 2, 3 today to keep them on pace for for a podium place and with a little improvement possibly the 2004/05 AY Boat of the Year award. Frank Pongs Jelik really showed her pace around the track during the freshening race 3 to end up with 2nd place on handicap and elevate them to 3rd overall after two 4th places in the earlier races.

After some disappointing results in race 1 the hotshots in Class 2 have risen to the occasion. The Singaporean duo of Bill Bremner's Foxy Lady and Jonathon Mahoney's Happy Endings finished with two first places and a 2, 3 respectively to lift Foxy Lady to the top of the leader board. As most of the leading pack have recorded at least one bad result a true indication of their overall placing's will not come clear until the drop race comes into play. Hans Sommers Princess Arietta is doing the best of the Aussie's on the Sunsail Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 35’s. George Snow's reply to a question posed about when was the last time he skippered a 35 footer was "I can't remember although I used to own one many years ago. I'm also not used to seeing such low speeds on the instruments". This does not seem to deter them as they all hit the start line together and in front, showing the true competitive spirit they posses is still with them.

As expected the battle of the Radical 8000's is blossoming in the multihull class. Kim Thomas's smaller rigged Coco Blues rebounded with 2 wins over Pierre Forsans race 1 winner China House to take the overall lead in the class. Francesco Brancaccio's Farrier F24 Vivace has a slight edge over Radab Kanjanavanit bigger F9 and defending champion Cedar Swan who is trailing in 4th spot overall.

A low pressure system pushing out to the south west of Sumatra and another pulling in over northern China is expected to increase the south westerly flow over the next few days and hopefully the return of the wonderful trade winds that seem to have temporarily deserted us.

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