Sail-World.com : Wild Joe takes Pittwater line honours

News Home

Text Only News

Marine Business News

Powerboat-World

World Cruising

2008-09 Volvo Race

Sail-World.com : Wild Joe takes Pittwater line honours

Wild Joe takes Pittwater line honours

Steven David's Wild Joe crossed the Pittwater finish line between West Head and Barrenjoey at 8:11:12 , to take line honours in the Pittwater to Pittwater via Port Stephens and Botany Bay race.

The elapsed time for the 210nm race was 20hrs 11mins 12 secs.

Soon after crossing the line Steven David told Sail-World ‘We are happy to take the win. We have another race record but we don’t want to defend it.

‘We had a fast start in the north easter and we held that all the way to Port Stephens, 10-11 knots average we saw 14 a couple of times but that was it, then it was pretty fluky.

‘When we rounded Boondelbah Island we had a light wind, still a north easter around nine knots. We were able to set a spinnaker and held that until we were abeam of Pittwater.

‘Then under the influence of the land breeze we two-sail reached down to Botany Bay.

‘We entered Botany Bay at 5am under a seven knot westerly; it was quiet there, no planes. There was a pilot vessel coming out and a container vessel waiting to go in.

‘We had a good run back up to Pittwater with around 10 knots of breeze for most of the way.

‘We were off Manly when we saw Spirit of Queensland heading south.

‘We’ve never finished a race in Pittwater. We can't get the boat over the bar so she is on an anchor in Refuge Bay and we are on a powerboat back to the Club.

'It was disappointing not to going to Coffs Harbour, we always enjoy it but we support the decision make by organisers.

'We were here to race and we were not going to pull out.’

Spirit of Queensland is expected to finish within the next hour.

Sked Report Day 2 Pittwater to Pittwater - Click Here to view large photo

by Rob Kothe 11:19 PM Wed 2 Jan 2008 GMT

Click here for printer friendly version
Click here to send us feedback or comments about this story.
If you want to send this story to a friend, please use link below
http://www.sail-world.com/USA/Wild-Joe-takes-Pittwater-line-honours/40495

Click on thumbnails to enlarge and find more photos:

Click for further information on
2008 Pittwater to Coffs Race

Related News Stories:

06 Jan 2008	Le Billet Defends Her IRC Crown
04 Jan 2008	Wild Joe wins double - Pittwater to Pittwater
04 Jan 2008	Handicap Results for Pittwater to Pittwater Race
03 Jan 2008	Pittwater to Pittwater - five yachts now finished
03 Jan 2008	Pittwater to Pittwater race win for Wild Joe
03 Jan 2008	Provisional Division Placings in Pittwater Race
03 Jan 2008	Fifteen boats now back at the RPAYC
03 Jan 2008	Wild Joe leads Pittwater to Pittwater
02 Jan 2008	Wild Joe leads Pittwater to Pittwater
02 Jan 2008	Pittwater to......Pittwater