Pebble Rebel leads TDN Trans-Tasman Yacht race

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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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