Guadeloupe to Antigua Race - Aussies rule

by Louay Habib on 26 Apr 2014 Guadeloupe to Antigua Race -Twenty-one yachts entered the race from north of Deshaies, Guadeloupe to English Harbour, Antigua. T he ocean race of approximately 42 miles is the traditional feeder race for Antigua Sailing Week. A warm easterly breeze of about 15 knots shifting slightly to the south with a moderate sea state produced champagne conditions for the fleet.

Rob Date, Australian RP52, Scarlet Runner crossed the finish line beneath Fort Charlotte, Antigua, taking line honours and completing the race in an elapsed time of just over three and a half hours.

'Our goal before the start was to try and get ahead of Spirit of Adventure and get home before them,' commented Rob Date. 'It was a good shake out for the crew; we had a bit of a problem with our Code Zero, which we sorted out but it was all good practice. Tomorrow, we will be racing in the race around Antigua and this boat suits longer courses rather than the shorter ones, so we are keen to get out there.'

Scarlet Runner has sailed to Antigua all the way from Melbourne Australia, covering approximately 18,000 miles. Rowan 'Disco' Leaper has sailed the whole way on Scarlet Runner. 'I haven't been counting the miles and this isn't the end. We have only completed halfway; we will also be sailing back at least as far as Hawaii. This is the first time any of the crew has been to Antigua Sailing Week. We have heard heaps of good stuff about it over the years from mates who have done it before. Friends have compared it to Hamilton Island Race Week which has similar conditions, the only big difference is that the beer's cheaper than in Oz!'

Scarlet Runner was also declared winner on corrected time at the prize giving. Stephen C Schmidt's American Santa Cruz 70, California Hotel Too was second by just five minutes on corrected time. Alex Johnstone's Grenadian Oceanis 461, Bluewater-Sailing-Grenada was third after a close battle with Hans Lammers', Frolic and William Baggett's Allana.

Six Bareboats had a cracking race which was won by Max Katinov's Cayenne. Herbert Muenzel's KH+P Sea You Later was second with Fred Rampey's L'oiseau des Iles in third place.

Racing continues tomorrow, Saturday, April 25 with the stand-alone Yachting World Round Antigua Race. Forty-eight yachts have entered the race around the island. Antigua Sailing Week's programme of racing starts Sunday, April 27 with the first warning signal not before 10.00 a.m. local time.

Complete Results:

 

CSA Monohull series results					Fri 25 Apr
			CSA	Score	Race 1
1st	Scarlet Runner Sm11 Robert Date Reichel Pugh		1.200 asy 98% (2014)	1 1	1
2nd	Hotel California too 7016 Stephen C Schmidt Santa Cruz 70 CR		1.039 jib 164% (2014)	2 2	2
3rd	Bluewater-Sailing-Grenada 2904 Alex Johnstone Oceanis 461		0.835 jib 110% (2013)	3 3	3
4th	Frolic NA 5 Hans Lammers Luders Naval Academy Yawl		0.803 sec 92% (2014)	4 4	4
5th	Allana 44 William Baggett Cat Ketch		0.810 jib 100% (2014)	5 5	5
6th	Blue Fin GBR 9999 Rodney Dodd Jeanneau 54 DS		0.936 jib 139% (2014)	6 6	6
7th	Voilactus ANT 1865 Eduardo Lentz Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 44		0.854 jib 136% (2014)	7 7	7
8th	Spirit of Adventure BOW 41 Derek Hatfield Volvo 60		1.220 jib 170% (2014)	8 8	8
=9th	J-aguar-www.caribbeanraces.com NM 2477 Ben Jelic custom j 120		0.964 asy 133% (2014)	13 13	13 DNS
=9th	Wild Devil - www.caribbeanraces.com NM 1993 Ben Jelic Customised Kiwi 35		0.925 asy 103% (2014)	13 13	13 DNS
=9th	Vanilla -- Jenni Louise Pearce Jeanneau 54DS		0.904 jib 137% (2012)	13 13	13 DNS
=9th	ALBACOR 5 FRA 43501 Jean Louis Pezin Grand Soleil 39		0.896 jib 105% (2014)	13 13	13 DNS

 

Multihull series results					Fri 25 Apr
			TCF	Score	Race 1
1st	Teora 14 Maas Hanen Outremer		2.000	2 2	2 DNS

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CSA Bareboat series results					Fri 25 Apr
			CSA	Score	Race 1
1st	Cayenne BOW 220 Max Katinov Dufour 44		0.878 jib 127% (2014)	1 1	1
2nd	KH+P Sea You Later BOW 217 Herbert Muenzel Dufour 455		0.868 jib 132% (2014)	2 2	2
3rd	L'oiseau des Iles BOW 216 Fred Rampey DUFOUR 455		0.868 jib 132% (2014)	3 3	3
4th	Let me go BOW 188 Pieter Crul Dufour 455		0.862 jib 132% (2014)	4 4	4
5th	Moonlight -- Alessandro Maniero bavaria		0.901 spi 151% (2014)	5 5	5
6th	sai sai- kiriacoulis charter BOW 173 ben jelic dufour455		0.860 jib 130% (2014)	6 6	6
7th	Fermi BOW 76 David Phillips Sun Odyssey 509		0.000 % (0)	8 8	8 DNC