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Pebble Rebel leads TDN Trans-Tasman Yacht race

by Sail-World on 10 Apr 2007
The Bavaria 46 Pebble Rebel senne here, sailing two-handed at the start of the 2006 HSBC Coastal Classic, is leading the 2007 Tasman Yacht Race Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
According to the 1830hrs radio sked the Bavaria 46 Pebble Rebel (Bill Byford/Duthie Lidgard) was leading both single and doublehanded divisions in the Taranaki Daily Nerws Solo and Doublehanded Trans Tasman Yacht Race. She has sailed 393nm since the race start on Saturday.

Second on the water was the singlehanded Big Wave Rider, a 14metre Chamberlain catamaran sailed By Bruce Arms from Queensland.

The Farr 1220, Island Girl (Ian Lillie) was third having sailed 298nm.

 

SINGLE HANDED POSITIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Tuesday 10th April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yacht Name

Race Number

Class

Time

Latitude

Longitude

Course (deg)

Speed (knots)

DTF

DTL

Av Speed (24 hrs)

Distance Sailed(NM)

 

 

Mephisto

33

2

1830

S

E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphina

21

3

1830

36.42S

169.34E

 

 

 

 

 

254.71 

 

 

Sussex Warrior

25

3

1830

37.34S

170.56E

 

 

 

 

 

 171.43

 

 

Gypsy Rose

77

3

1830

38.20S

170.01E

 

 

 

 

 

 193.14

 

 

Big Wave Rider

13

5

1830

35.52S

168.16E

 

 

 

 

 

334.96

 

 

Uncle Arthur

41

3

1830

37.08S

170.47E

 

 

 

 

 

 192.34

 

 

Island Girl

24

2

1830

36.24S

168.43E

 

 

 

 

 

 298.66

 

 

Panther

101

3

1830

36.54S

169.03E

 

 

 

 

 

 269.08

 

 

Xanadu II

19

3

1830

36.42S

169.14E

 

 

 

 

 

 267.95

 

 

Nimbus II

23

4

1830

36.55S

169.82E

 

 

 

 

 

258.28 

 

 

Scoundrel

45

3

1830

36.47S

169.27E

 

 

 

 

 

 256.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOUBLE HANDED POSITIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yacht Name

Race Number

Class

Time

Latitude

Longitude

Course (deg)

Speed (knots)

DTF

DTL

Av Speed (24 hrs)

Distance Sailed(NM)

 

 

Pebble Rebel

14

7

1830

36.08S

166.38E

 

 

 

 

 

 393.17

 

 

Moonrise

07

8

1830

37.26S

169.36E

 

 

 

 

 

 230.07

 

 

Timelord

22

7

1830

36.42S

169.00E

 

 

 

 

 

 277.38

 

 

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