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Shockwave holds out Black Jack

A thrilling tacking duel in Dent Passage, where many races have been won or lost, played out this afternoon before Shockwave – Club Marine claimed its first line honours victory from five races.

With Black Jack bow down with her big Code 0 flying and closing the gap on Shockwave in the closing miles as the two rounded the northern tip of Hamilton Island, it looked like the 80 footer was going to be relegated to second.

But once the maxi turned the corner into Dent Passage and her huge sails filled with the 12 knot sou’easter, she gathered speed and was able to cover the Peter Harburg skippered pocket rocket Black Jack in an exciting battle to the finish.

Most of the week the two have raced within throwing distance but today the Mark Richard’s skippered Wild Oats X couldn’t hang onto Black Jack, letting them slip through on the first upwind leg which is how the positions on the track remained.

IRC Div1 results Start : 11:00:00 Windward Leeward
Place	Sail No	Boat Name	Elapsd	AHC	HC Cor'd T	Skipper	Score	Fin Tim	ETOrd
3	USA50062	SHOCKWAVE- CLUB MARI	3:14:27	1.536	4:58:40	Andrew Short	3	14:14:27	1
11	52566	BLACK JACK	3:14:45	1.617	5:14:55	Peter Harburg	11	14:14:45	2
12	AUS7001	WILD OATS X	3:19:32	1.59	5:17:16	Robert Oatley	12	14:19:32	3
5	AUS7002	WILD JOE	3:21:31	1.501	5:02:29	Steven David	5	14:21:31	4
4	AUS1836	YENDYS	3:37:52	1.377	5:00:00	Geoffrey Ross	4	14:37:52	5
1	SM5200	COUGAR LL	3:39:02	1.348	4:55:15	Alan Whiteley	1	14:39:02	6
2	52002	QUEST	3:39:32	1.345	4:55:16	Bob Steel	2	14:39:32	7
8	NZL10007	PUSSY GALORE	3:47:14	1.359	5:08:49	Anatole Masfen	8	14:47:14	8
9	8899	QUANTUM RACING	3:49:25	1.355	5:10:52	Raymond Roberts	9	14:49:25	9
6	R50	LIVING DOLL	3:53:02	1.311	5:05:30	Michael Hiatt	6	14:53:02	10
7	SM2008	AUDI CENTRE MELBOURN	3:54:35	1.314	5:08:15	Chris Dare	7	14:54:35	11
10	SM460	XLR8	4:01:09	1.301	5:13:44	Graeme Troon	10	15:01:09	12
13	YC3300	SECRET MENS III	4:03:32	1.311	5:19:16	Geoffrey Boettcher	13	15:03:32	13
DNC	NZL10303	WIRED		1.401		Rob Bassett	15

by Lisa Ratcliff 8:15 AM Wed 27 Aug 2008 GMT

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