Ready to race-icemaker on
by Rob Kothe on 25 Aug 2005
Cruising Division startline at Hamilton Island - 2005 Hahn Premium Race Week Jack Atley
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Sydney sailor Michael Milne’s Jeanneau 52 Jamata leads the Hahn Premium Race Week cruising fleet after four glorious races in the winter sunshine at Hamilton Island for the 90+ boat fleet.
Milne and his crew are enjoying the weather so far. ‘This is our second year at Hamilton Island, but one of our crew has done eight Race Weeks in a row and he reckons today’s race was the best fun of all those years. Of course the win today makes it feel even better.
‘Our cruisers name is Jamata, it loosely translates from the Japanese as 'see you later'
Milne explains ‘its not in the sense of this girl sailing away from the fleet is actually the reverse. We are usually left behind. It’s the air-conditioning, the generator, the television, and the barbecue. Today we had 11.5 knots on the spinnaker run across to Pine Island. Not bad for a fat cruising boat.
‘To be truthful, Jamata is in race configuration this week. Her icemaker in the ‘on’ position.’
Today is Whitehaven Beach Party Day; racing recommences on Friday morning and concludes on Saturday.
Progressive Results Top 30
Series Place Sail No Boat Handicap Series Points R1 R2 R3 R4
1 SYD7 JAMATA 298 24 6 5 12 1
2 6399 LE BATEAU 296 28 1 23 1 3
3 Z50 REX 254 29 2 19 4 4
4 Z43 TUCANA 294 38 15 6 6 11
5 RQ7800 MARISA 267 42 7 2 18 15
6 6408 FOUR BELLS 282 45 22 15 3 5
7 M707 JUST ONE MORE… 317 49 3 35 9 2
8 4760 MORNING MIST 365 51 18 13 11 9
9 6535 IN THE MOOD 236 56 14 31 5 6
10 4725 O.D. 285 56 10 8 14 24
11 M40 4TH DIMENSION 274 57 17 4 20 16
12 4616 FIONA 255 66 29 16 8 13
13 5758 CAMPEADOR 305 88 11 25 34 18
14 1030 MUIR MARINE QLD 295 99 24 30 17 28
15 Z41 LADY ELIZABETH II 345 101 51 32 10
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16 RQ11 HELTER SKELTER 345 104 31 14 36 23
17 5824 TRECENTO 245 106 28 10 33 35
18 1142 SPIRIT 272 111 4 42 23 42
19 1770 SARABANDE 287 111 34 11 30 36
20 6489 STILL DANGEROUS 322 113 56 3 15 39
21 212 NESSIE 411 116 5 36 25 50
22 B59 REDLINE 305 117 38 9 26 44
23 6523 HOLY COW! 230 125 52 22 31 20
24 7321 ALABASTER 240 126 25 20 28 53
25 HI29 SEA GYPSY 330 127 9 DNC101 7 10
26 RQ33 CEILIDH LASS 280 128 12 21 32 63
27 Z46 CHAMAELEON 310 137 27 DNC101 2 7
28 6304 TANDANYA 300 137.5 21 43 40 33.5
29 6654 GUCCI 298 138 32.5 37 35 33.5
30 B76 LA DOLCE VITA 300 140.5 39 47.5 37 17
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