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11th Singapore Straits Regatta 2005
AsianYachting Race Report 3
Date: 22 January 2005

Changing fortunes on the Sing Straits...
A big turn about in wind conditions, wineglassed spinnakers, premature starters and getting tangled on the windward mark anchor line became the order of the day. The yachts involved in these incidents saw their overall chances dwindle along with the wind strength which caused the first race to be abandoned as the yachts ground to a holt and drifted of down the straits. Fortunately after waiting for a hour the North Easterly reappeared and the 2 scheduled windward/leeward races could be completed. Similar to the floating casino anchored just offshore the racers saw their fortunes either increase or go down the drain.

The extremely close racing between Nick Burns Mandrake and Neil Pryde's Hi-Fidelity continued which is quite a sight to behold as they thread their way between the smaller boats. Just one little crew mistake and the other gains which is what happened to Mandrake as a snappy spinnaker hoist turned into a wineglass and Hi-Fidelity sailed on by. Although the recovery was quick it took the rest of the race to inch back the lead but alas it was not enough and Hi-Fidelity went onto glory. They added a further two wins onto yesterdays two and failing something catastrophic happening they have raped up the series with one race to go.

Class B saw a number of premature starters which did not return and consequently saw their chances go by the wayside. The Sailability team skippered by Jovin Tan racing on Sonar capitalised on these errors and finished up with a 2, 1 to add onto their wins yesterday and take a big lead in the overall standings. Bob Howison's Platu 25 Teko slipped into 2nd spot and Jeremy Muller's Sydney 32 Scallywag maintained 3rd place overall. The biggest losers were Gordon Maxted's Young 88 Shoon Fung Too which held 2nd overall and Mark Jewel's The Dogs 2 for two early starts.

By scoring bullets in every race bar one Tan Sek Tim's Juno has a run away victory in the J24 class. Lee Sea Yean's Jangan Main Main has one first and 4 seconds to secure 2nd spot from Simon Davidson's Jock. These three yachts are by far the best sailed boats of the J24 fleet and deserve their placing's.

In the Cruising Class C, Christopher Nunn's Velera Linda bounced back scoring 2 wins after yesterdays disappointment and Lau Che Gin Jerome's Wysiwyg (What Ya See Is What Ya Get) and Howe Kok Khiong sailing Nepenthe single handed shared the placing's so that all 3 boats are now tied on 9 points going into the final.

The final event is a return passage race to Changi Sailing Club across the busy Singapore Straits. Although some classes have already been decided, if the wind stays in, it could prove exciting and a good test of seamanship to determine the eventual placing's.

Full results and Shu Fen's photos can be found at http://www.straitsregatta.com. SSR 05 Race Reports with photos can be found at: http://asianyachting.com/news/SSR05.htm.