Dragon Australasian Championship Heat 2 - 'Puff' the Dragon winner
by Bernie Kaaks on 4 Jan 2010
Puff crosses the finish line to take his second win from two starts Bernie Kaaks
Richard Lynn on ‘Puff' made it two in row today with an all the way win in Race 2 of the Prince Philip Cup, the Dragons' Australasian Championship, held at the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club in Perth, Western Australia.
Reading the shifts well on a course which favoured the south side all day, he found upwind speed that gave him control of the race and consolidated on downwind legs of the four lap event. The breeze started at about 10 knots from the south west and increased through the afternoon to 15 to 18 knots at the end perfect conditions for the Dragon fleet.
Second today was Tony Lynn sailing ‘Red Baron' and third was Russia's Mikhail Muratov who worked hard to overcome an average start. Andrew Foulkes had ‘Snapdragon' in second place early but was over run in the second half of the race to finish fourth. Windward mark roundings were interesting early, with a number of near misses and at least one solid collision but the leaders were always clear of trouble.
Prince Philip Cup - Results after 2 races:
| Pos'n |
Bow No |
Boat Details |
Skipper/Crew |
Total |
Nett |
02/01/10
1 |
03/01/10
2 |
| 1 |
20 |
AUS191 Puff |
Richard Lynn |
0 |
0 |
0( 1) |
0( 1) |
| 2 |
15 |
AUS177 Snapdragon |
Andrew Foulkes |
16 |
16 |
8( 4) |
8( 4) |
| 3 |
29 |
RUS98 Murka 12 |
Mikhail Muratov |
17.4 |
17.4 |
11.7( 6) |
5.7( 3) |
| 4 |
28 |
RUS89 Murka 11 |
Olga White |
19.7 |
19.7 |
5.7( 3) |
14( 8) |
| 5 |
16 |
AUS181 Red Baron |
Tony Lynn |
20 |
20 |
17( 11) |
3( 2) |
| 6 |
25 |
AUS207 Indulgence |
Rob Campbell |
23 |
23 |
3( 2) |
20( 14) |
| 7 |
26 |
AUS209 Baikal |
Wolf Breit |
30 |
30 |
13( 7) |
17( 11) |
| 8 |
22 |
AUS198 Whim |
Gordon Ingate |
31 |
31 |
18( 12) |
13( 7) |
| 9 |
19 |
AUS190 Seajoy |
Rob Perrin |
31.7 |
31.7 |
20( 14) |
11.7( 6) |
| 10 |
17 |
AUS188 Sassafrass |
Sandy Anderson |
32 |
32 |
22( 16) |
10( 5) |
| 11 |
27 |
AUS210 Linnea |
Andrew Crisp |
33 |
33 |
15( 9) |
18( 12) |
| 12 |
21 |
AUS197 Gazelle XIV |
Geoff Black |
38 |
38 |
10( 5) |
28( 22) |
| 13 |
03 |
AUS109 Aeolus |
Peter Bowman |
38 |
38 |
19( 13) |
19( 13) |
| 14 |
07 |
NZL11 Gazelle VIII |
Scott Palmer |
39 |
39 |
14( 8) |
25( 19) |
| 15 |
18 |
AUS189 Sidewinder |
Carl Ryves |
39 |
39 |
16( 10) |
23( 17) |
| 16 |
08 |
AUS156 Canewdon Witch |
Trish Ford |
43 |
43 |
28( 22) |
15( 9) |
| 17 |
10 |
AUS160 Achernar |
John Anderson |
45 |
45 |
29( 23) |
16( 10) |
| 18 |
11 |
AUS170 Icefyre |
Ron Packer |
45 |
45 |
21( 15) |
24( 18) |
| 19 |
24 |
AUS201 Wizzadry |
Andrew York |
47 |
47 |
25( 19) |
22( 16) |
| 20 |
23 |
AUS199 Allegra |
Geoff Totterdell |
50 |
50 |
24( 18) |
26( 20) |
| 21 |
04 |
AUS144 Hotspur |
Ken Stevenson |
51 |
51 |
30( 24) |
21( 15) |
| 22 |
06 |
AUS154 Merum |
Ray Chatfield |
55 |
55 |
23( 17) |
32( 26) |
| 23 |
12 |
AUS173 Solveig |
Andrew Locke |
57 |
57 |
27( 21) |
30( 24) |
| 24 |
30 |
AUS152 Georgia |
Colin Harrison |
59 |
59 |
26( 20) |
33( 27) |
| 25 |
14 |
AUS176 Amazing Grace |
Tony Moody |
59 |
59 |
32( 26) |
27( 21) |
| 26 |
05 |
AUS147 Gilt Dragon |
Ian Malley |
60 |
60 |
31( 25) |
29( 23) |
| 27 |
09 |
AUS157 Charisma |
Steve Cole |
67 |
67 |
36(DNS) |
31( 25) |
| 28 |
01 |
AUS055 Gustel XI |
Simon Carroll |
67 |
67 |
33( 27) |
34( 28) |
| 29 |
02 |
AUS078 Slaghoken III |
Craig Readhead |
69 |
69 |
34( 28) |
35( 29) |
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