V5 first home in Fusion White Island Race

by Sail-World on 30 Nov 2008 The Andrews designed TP52, V5 (Simon Hull), was the first of the Premier division to finish the Fusion White Island Race organised by the Royal Akarana Yacht Club.

The reports from www.rayc.org.nz are as follows:

Sunday 30 November

0720 Wishbone is close to Cape Barrier, reporting no wind in the Colville Channel. Sunstone is still expected to be first back, but her ETA is now 10:25am.

1555 Sunstone, Open Country and Waikiwi II all finished now. V5 just called in, a couple of miles off A buoy, will be finished approximately 1 hour.

1835 Wishbone just crossed the finish line. Also finished is Mako II, Starlight Express - with a spectacular blown out spinnaker not far from the line, Ran Tan, V5 and Ragtime. All finishing with a great tail wind.

Saturday 29 November

2045 Cosmic Cruz has retired from the race

1930 V5 has rounded White Island, Starlight Express and Ran Tan II are close to White Island now, with Starlight Express 100m ahead. Nevenka and Whitebait have retired from the race. The first finishers are expected to be Sunstone and Waikiwi II at around 6:30am tomorrow, with V5 expected to be the first of the Premier Division finishers early tomorrow afternoon.

0700 Island Girl has withdrawn and is motoring to Tauranga. The rest of the Corinthian fleet have rounded White Island and are returning, heading towards the Premier fleet who are past Cuvier Island. Ragtime reported 20kt winds from the SSE.

Friday 28 November

2340hrs Starlight Express reports - Just rounding Channel Island, 12 knots wind on the nose, V5 has a good jump on us, Ragtime approx half mile in front; Ran Tan approx 1 mile behind

2320hrs Waikiwi II round White Island, having caught up Wishbone.

1840hrs - the Premier Division are under way. See here for photos of the start. Due to atmospheric conditions the position reports for the evening radio sched were not received.

0800hrs - second radio sched in this morning. Wishbone passed Channel Island at approx 1700hrs last night, said it had lightened off a lot during the day, but was filling in again by the 1830 sched.

Waikiwi II is the frontrunner so far in the Corinthian Division, and most have passed Cuvier Island. Latest positions from this mornings sched.

Finishing order

Name	Start	Finish time	Elapsed
Sunstone	Thu 27 Nov 19:35	Sun 30 Nov 10:52:28	63:17:28
Open Country	Thu 27 Nov 19:35	Sun 30 Nov 14:42:43	67:07:43
Waikiwi II	Thu 27 Nov 19:35	Sun 30 Nov 15:37:22	68:02:22
V5	Fri 28 Nov 18:35	Sun 30 Nov 16:36:59	46:01:59
Ragtime	Fri 28 Nov 18:35	Sun 30 Nov 17:21:51	46:46:51
Ran Tan II	Fri 28 Nov 18:35	Sun 30 Nov 17:24:23	46:49:23
Starlight Express	Fri 28 Nov 18:35	Sun 30 Nov 18:08:46	47:33:46
Mako II	Thu 27 Nov 19:35	Sun 30 Nov 18:18:22	70:43:22
Wishbone	Thu 27 Nov 09:00	Sun 30 Nov 18:30:54	81:30:54
Foreign Exchange	Fri 28 Nov 18:35	Mon 01 Dec 19:06:44	72:31:44
Cosmic Cruz			DNF
Island Girl			DNF
Nevenka			DNF
Pacific Sundance			DNS
Waka			DNS
Whitebait			DNF

(Foreign  Exchange's time is projected)

Projected PHRF Overall Results

Pos	Name	H/C	Corrected
1.	Starlight Express	0.975	46:22:25
2.	Sunstone	0.740	46:50:07
3.	Open Country	0.730	49:00:13
4.	V5	1.100	50:38:10
5.	Ran Tan II	1.090	51:02:13
6.	Wishbone	0.630	51:21:16
7.	Mako II	0.760	53:44:57
8.	Waikiwi II	0.790	53:45:04
9.	Ragtime	1.150	53:47:52
10.	Foreign Exchange	0.840	60:55:27
	Cosmic Cruz	0.865	DNF
	Island Girl	0.79	DNF
	Nevenka	0.74	DNF
	Pacific Sundance	0.805	DNS
	Waka	0.83	DNS
	Whitebait	0.835	DNF

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Projected ORC Overall Results

Pos	Name	H/C	Corrected
1.	Foreign Exchange	0.795	55:13:13
	Whitebait	0.827 / 84	DNF

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Projected IRC Overall Results

Pos	Name	H/C	Corrected
1.	Sunstone	0.937	59:18:13
2.	Ragtime	1.291	60:23:38
3.	Open Country	0.965	64:46:44
	Cosmic Cruz	1.134	DNF
	Pacific Sundance	1.053	DNS

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Projected PHRF Premier Results

Pos	Name	H/C	Corrected
1.	Starlight Express	0.975	46:22:25
2.	V5	1.100	50:38:10
3.	Ran Tan II	1.090	51:02:13
4.	Ragtime	1.150	53:47:52
5.	Foreign Exchange	0.840	60:55:27
	Cosmic Cruz	0.865	DNF
	Pacific Sundance	0.805	DNS
	Waka	0.83	DNS
	Whitebait	0.835	DNF

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Projected PHRF Corinthian Results

Pos	Name	H/C	Corrected
1.	Sunstone	0.740	46:50:07
2.	Open Country	0.730	49:00:13
3.	Mako II	0.760	53:44:57
4.	Waikiwi II	0.790	53:45:04
	Island Girl	0.79	DNF
	Nevenka	0.74	DNF

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Projected PHRF Shorthanded Results

Pos	Name	H/C	Corrected
1.	Sunstone	0.740	46:50:07
2.	Wishbone	0.630	51:21:16
	Island Girl	0.79	DNF
	Nevenka	0.74	DNF
	Waka	0.83	DNS
	Whitebait	0.835	DNF

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Projected PHRF JOG Results

Pos	Name	H/C	Corrected
1.	Wishbone	0.630	51:21:16