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Heaven Can Wait- One Lap Dash results

by Helen Hopcroft on 29 Sep 2007
Melges 24 Kaito arriving late - 2007 Heaven Can Wait 24 hour yacht race Helen Hopcroft
The winners of the Heaven Can Wait ‘One Lap Dash’ were announced at a ceremony at Mannering Park Yacht Club tonight. The Melges 24 Kaito was the winner, closely followed by the Thompson 7 Team GUE and Woof an Elliott 7.
RAFFERTYS HEAVEN CAN WAIT ONE LAP DASH Official Staters 29/9/07
BOAT SAIL NUMBER TCF   START TIME FINISH TIME SAILING TIME MINUTES SAILING CORRECTED TIME
            H M S    
"OSBHeaven can Wait" Y780   0.822   12:00 PM DNF       0.00 0.00
"High Spirits" RL 24      0.765 DK 12:00 PM         0.00 0.00
"High Spirits" RL 24      0.725 SK 12:00 PM DNF       0.00 0.00
"Blarney" Castle 650   0.725   12:00 PM   5 52 47 352.78 255.77 10
"Mischief" Castle 550   0.675   12:00 PM   5 58 55 358.92 242.27 8
"Woof" Elliott 7   0.835   12:00 PM   4 33 7 273.12 228.05 3
"Moondance" Jarcat 6.2   0.667   12:00 PM         0.00 0.00
"Katrina" Careel 18   0.611   12:00 PM   6 14 37 374.62 228.89 4
"Southern Cross" Ross 780   0.795   12:00 PM   5 46 37 346.62 275.56 13
"OD 18 foot skiff League" TBA   1.045   12:00 PM DNF       0.00 0.00
"F18" TBA   1.023   12:00 PM         0.00 0.00
"T870" TBA   0.960   12:00 PM         0.00 0.00  
"Maserati" MASRM 920   0.840   12:00 PM   4 36 46 276.77 232.48 6
"Team G.U.E" T7   0.895   12:00 PM   4 9 27 249.45 223.26 2
"Rush" T8   0.950   12:00 PM   4 3 16 243.27 231.10 5
"TBA" Young 770   0.838   12:00 PM DNF       0.00 0.00
"Gone too Farr" Farr 7500   0.720   12:00 PM   5 55 36 355.60 256.03 11
"Kaito" Melges 24   0.890   12:00 PM   4 8 59 248.98 221.60 1
"Stealthy"   0.990   12:00 PM   4 1 39 241.65 239.23 7
"SRB" JS38   0.891   12:00 PM   4 43 53 283.88 252.94 9
"Lyric" Carter 33   0.732   12:00 PM   6 6 8 366.13 268.01 12
Note : Team G.U.E and Stealthy have entered both the 1 Lap Dash and 24-hour.
 

Melges builder Heath Walters was thrilled with Kaito's success, especially after the boat's late start. Most of the Heaven Can Wait fleet had already crossed the Raffertys Resort start line when Kaito was spotted rapidly approaching. Kaito came racing in under spinnaker and managed to carry it across the start line until forced to tack when she got close to the eastern shore. She crossed the line at least 30 seconds behind the last boat in the fleet.

Heath Walters receiving the One Lap Dash trophy after Kaito’s win - 2007 Heaven Can Wait 24 hour yacht race © Helen Hopcroft
Heath Walters receiving the One Lap Dash trophy after Kaito’s win - 2007 Heaven Can Wait 24 hour yacht race © Helen Hopcroft



Heath Walters received a model cannon as a trophy.

Skipper Jim Walsh was similarly pleased with the success of his sportsboat Woof. He joked that he had asked his dog to come up with a name for his boat, then gave a lovely speech thanking Mannering Park Yacht Club for hosting the race. He commented that small suburban clubs like MPYC are made of people rather than bricks and mortar, and applauded the herculean efforts of race organiser Shaun Lewicki. Walsh said that the One Lap Dash was a great event for sportsboats and he would be bringing his boat back next year.

Skipper Jim Walsh (centre) with crew members Ed Blackman and Michael Kennedy - 2007 Heaven Can Wait 24 hour yacht race © Helen Hopcroft
Skipper Jim Walsh (centre) with crew members Ed Blackman and Michael Kennedy - 2007 Heaven Can Wait 24 hour yacht race © Helen Hopcroft





Team GUE was still out racing as part of the 24 hour course so were unable to attend the presentation.



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MPYC Commodore Andy Whitbourne (right) and previous Commodore Mike Lewicki - 2007 Heaven Can Wait 24 hour yacht race © Helen Hopcroft
MPYC Commodore Andy Whitbourne (right) and previous Commodore Mike Lewicki - 2007 Heaven Can Wait 24 hour yacht race © Helen Hopcroft




Mike and Anne Lewicki (race organiser Shaun Lewicki’s parents) - 2007 Heaven Can Wait 24 hour yacht race © Helen Hopcroft
Mike and Anne Lewicki (race organiser Shaun Lewicki’s parents) - 2007 Heaven Can Wait 24 hour yacht race © Helen Hopcroft

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