Audi China Coast Regatta - Long and trying day 2
by RHKYC Media on 12 Oct 2014
China Coast Regatta 2014 RHKYC/Guy Nowell
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It was a long and trying day for the Race Officer at today’s Audi China Coast Regatta, with a dearth of breeze in the Lamma patch forcing Inge Strompf-Jepsen to seek out a course in Tai Tam Bay, where 8-10kts of northerly was on offer. With a limited race area available, Strompf-Jepsen set a geometric course with a windward mark at 1nm for Racer 0 and IRC Premier and 0.7nm for Racer One and Two, IRC Cruiser and HKPN.
During the first start sequence, Xena and Clove Hitch made contact in the final minute, resulting in the retirement of both boats from the day’s proceedings. The second start was reserved for IRC Racer One and Two with a different three-lap course configuration, leaving HKPN and IRC Cruiser to take the last start.
After some fiercely competitive racing with boats using both sides of the race course to maximum effect, OneSails Racing emerged victorious in Racer Zero, while Island Fling took the honours in Racer Two and Mojito in Racer Three. DEAII corrected out to a win in HKPN, while Lady Butterfly kept a clean sheet in IRC Cruiser.
With a heavy schedule to get through and a threat of dying breeze, Strompf-Jepsen elected to start the Cruising fleets on their islands course, sending them out to TCS1 and Two before returning via Sung Kong island for a finish at Beaufort. The course was then reset for a windward / leeward for the Racer divisions, resulting wins for Team Beau Geste, EFG Bank Mandrake 2 and Whiskey Jack before the fleets were sent on a short islands course in 10kts of breeze to finish the day.
In the start sequence for Racer One and Two, a start line fracas between Island Fling and Ambush was to end up in the protest room after racing but did not affect boat of the day, EFG Bank Mandrake 2, who recorded her second win of the series after a two hour race to draw within one point of Island Fling. OneSails Racing also recorded another win, to put them within one point of Team Beau Geste in the overall standings.
In spite of shortening the course at Sung Kong, the breeze dropped to under 4kts and it was a fight to get the final boats home. Andiamo stuck to her guns to finish in the dark and claim a result, only 12 minutes before her cut-off.
Dexter 2 leads the Racer Two division after consistent performances throughout, while Mojito, lying third, took another bullet and win on corrected time to draw within two points of Whiskey Jack. In Premier, Lighthorse recorded another two wins for the day to top the standings, while Wicked leads HKPN and Lady Butterfly leads IRC Cruising.
IRC 0 Class
Sailed: 5, Discards: 0, To count: 5, Rating system: IRC, Entries: 4, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank
|
Fleet
|
Sail Number
|
Boat Name
|
Class
|
Owner / Skipper
|
Rating
|
Race 1
|
Race 2
|
Race 3
11 October 2014
|
Race 4
|
Race 5
|
Total
|
Nett
|
1st
|
|
IVB 1997
|
Team Beau Geste
|
IRC 0
|
Karl Kwok
|
1.393
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
3.0
|
9.0
|
9.0
|
2nd
|
|
AUS 8898
|
OneSails Racing
|
IRC 0
|
Ray Roberts
|
1.359
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
3rd
|
|
HKG 2283
|
FreeFire
|
IRC 0
|
Sam Chan
|
1.375
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
4.0
|
3.0
|
2.0
|
12.0
|
12.0
|
4th
|
|
HKG 600
|
Jelik
|
IRC 0
|
Frank Pong
|
1.521
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
3.0
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
19.0
|
19.0
|
IRC 1 Class
Sailed: 5, Discards: 0, To count: 5, Rating system: IRC, Entries: 9, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank
|
Fleet
|
Sail Number
|
Boat Name
|
Class
|
Owner / Skipper
|
Rating
|
Race 1
|
Race 2
|
Race 3
11 October 2014
|
Race 4
|
Race 5
|
Total
|
Nett
|
1st
|
|
HKG 2248
|
Island Fling
|
IRC 1
|
P.F. Winkelmann
|
1.225
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
6.0
|
3.0
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
2nd
|
HKK
|
HKG 2282
|
EFG Bank Mandrake 2
|
IRC 1
|
Anthony Day
|
1.144
|
3.0
|
4.0
|
5.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
3rd
|
HKK
|
HKG 2163
|
EFG Bank Mandrake 3
|
IRC 1
|
Kinmonth / Burns
|
1.179
|
4.0
|
1.0
|
6.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
15.0
|
15.0
|
4th
|
|
HKG 2291
|
Elektra
|
IRC 1
|
Marcel Liedts
|
1.178
|
2.0
|
7.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
7.0
|
22.0
|
22.0
|
5th
|
HKK
|
HKG 2300
|
Signal 8
|
IRC 1
|
McWilliam/ Pender/ Jacobs/ Hanning/ Kendal
|
1.197
|
7.0
|
8.0
|
2.0
|
5.0
|
4.0
|
26.0
|
26.0
|
6th
|
HKK
|
HKG 2208
|
Ambush
|
IRC 1
|
Isler / Taylor
|
1.157
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
4.0
|
8.0
|
6.0
|
28.0
|
28.0
|
7th
|
HKK
|
HKG 2213
|
Ramrod
|
IRC 1
|
New East Ocean International / Olivier Decamps
|
1.176
|
8.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IRC 2 Class
Sailed: 5, Discards: 0, To count: 5, Rating system: IRC, Entries: 9, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank
|
Fleet
|
Sail Number
|
Boat Name
|
Class
|
Owner / Skipper
|
Rating
|
Race 1
|
Race 2
|
Race 3
11 October 2014
|
Race 4
|
Race 5
|
Total
|
Nett
|
1st
|
|
HKG 1832
|
Dexter II
|
IRC 2
|
Lowell Chang
|
1.034
|
3.0
|
2.0
|
5.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
2nd
|
HKK
|
HKG 2102
|
Whiskey Jack
|
IRC 2
|
Nick Southward
|
1.031
|
2.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
1.0
|
7.0
|
16.0
|
16.0
|
3rd
|
|
HKG 1281
|
Mojito
|
IRC 2
|
Simon Blore
|
1.098
|
4.0
|
8.0
|
1.0
|
4.0
|
1.0
|
18.0
|
18.0
|
4th
|
|
HKG 1995
|
Talkinghead
|
IRC 2
|
Tonny Chung
|
1.029
|
1.0
|
5.0
|
2.0
|
5.0
|
6.0
|
19.0
|
19.0
|
5th
|
|
HKG 1822
|
Rampage
|
IRC 2
|
Denis Ma
|
1.077
|
6.0
|
1.0
|
7.0
|
6.0
|
3.0
|
23.0
|
23.0
|
6th
|
|
HKG 2298
|
Sell Side Dream
|
IRC 2
|
Simon Powell
|
1.095
|
5.0
|
7.0
|
4.0
|
3.0
|
4.0
|
23.0
|
23.0
|
7th
|
|
HKG 2138
|
Stella
|
IRC 2
|
Roland Buser
|
1.097
|
7.0
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
8.0
|
5.0
|
32.0
|
32.0
|
8th
|
|
HKG 2047
|
Avant Garde
|
IRC 2
|
Joshua Cole
|
1.092
|
9.0
|
4.0
|
9.0
|
9.0
|
8.0
|
39.0
|
39.0
|
9th
|
HKK
|
HKG 2119
|
Andiamo
|
IRC 2
|
John Woo
|
1.033
|
8.0
|
9.0
|
8.0
|
7.0
|
9.0
|
41.0
|
41.0
|
IRC Premier Class
Sailed: 3, Discards: 0, To count: 3, Rating system: IRC, Entries: 4, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank
|
Fleet
|
Sail Number
|
Boat Name
|
Class
|
Owner / Skipper
|
Rating
|
Race 1
|
Race 2
|
Race 3
11 October 2014
|
Total
|
Nett
|
1st
|
|
HKG 2333
|
Lighthorse
|
IRC Premier
|
Shawn Kang
|
1.14
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
2nd
|
|
CAY 8888
|
Moonblue 2
|
IRC Premier
|
Peter Churchouse
|
1.224
|
3.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
3rd
|
|
HKG 2260
|
Xena
|
IRC Premier
|
Peter Forsythe / Jing Lee
|
1.209
|
1.0
|
5.0 DNS
|
5.0 DNC
|
11.0
|
11.0
|
4th
|
|
HKG 2211
|
Clove Hitch
|
IRC Premier
|
C.L.Yu
|
1.121
|
4.0
|
5.0 DNS
|
5.0 DNC
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
IRC Cruiser Class
Sailed: 3, Discards: 0, To count: 3, Rating system: IRC, Entries: 4, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank
|
Fleet
|
Sail Number
|
Boat Name
|
Class
|
Owner / Skipper
|
Rating
|
Race 1
|
Race 2
|
Race 3
11 October 2014
|
Total
|
Nett
|
1st
|
|
HKG 2234
|
Lady Butterfly
|
IRC Cruiser
|
J C Broyelle
|
0.996
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
2nd
|
|
HKG 2186
|
Goddess
|
IRC Cruiser
|
Maiyo Hood
|
0.992
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
3rd
|
|
CHN 55009
|
China Cup No.9
|
IRC Cruiser
|
CCIR / Dean Peng
|
1.065
|
3.0
|
4.0
|
3.0
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
4th
|
|
HKG 2368
|
HTrip
|
IRC Cruiser
|
Li Jian
|
1.078
|
4.0
|
3.0
|
4.0
|
11.0
|
11.0
|
HKPN Class
Sailed: 3, Discards: 0, To count: 3, Rating system: PY, Entries: 9, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank
|
Fleet
|
Sail Number
|
Boat Name
|
Class
|
Owner / Skipper
|
Rating
|
Race 1
|
Race 2
|
Race 3
11 October 2014
|
Total
|
Nett
|
1st
|
|
HKG 2171
|
Wicked
|
HKPN
|
DSC Coporate Services Ltd / DS Cheung
|
946
|
2.0
|
3.0
|
1.0
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
2nd
|
|
HKG 2107
|
Darling
|
HKPN
|
Dean Chisholm
|
1028
|
1.0
|
4.0
|
3.0
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
3rd
|
|
HKG 1010
|
DEA II
|
HKPN
|
Louie Tan / Howie Suen
|
1065
|
3.0
|
1.0
|
4.0
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
4th
|
|
HKG 2136
|
Kiasu
|
HKPN
|
Seah Chin Yew / Herman Wong
|
876
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
5th
|
|
HKG 2318
|
TT
|
HKPN
|
Zenghu
|
922
|
5.0
|
7.0
|
5.0
|
17.0
|
17.0
|
6th
|
|
HKG 2117
|
Aya
|
HKPN
|
Philippe Cotillon
|
917
|
6.0
|
5.0
|
7.0
|
18.0
|
18.0
|
7th
|
|
HKG 2090
|
Red Kite
|
HKPN
|
Guillaume du Cheyron
|
1030
|
10.0 DNS
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
22.0
|
22.0
|
8th
|
|
HKG 2356
|
Barracuda
|
HKPN
|
Deng Fan
|
1049
|
7.0
|
8.0
|
10.0 DNF
|
25.0
|
25.0
|
9th
|
|
HKG 1632
|
HeartBeat
|
HKPN
|
Dennis Dakin
|
913
|
10.0 DNS
|
10.0 DNS
|
10.0 DNS
|
30.0
|
30.0
|
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