Asean Regatta Race Report 2

by Captain Marty on 5 Nov 2001 To make up for the postponed races on day 1 the Race Committee decided to hold 3 windward/leeward races instead of the
passage race scheduled on day 2. The racing got underway at 11:35 after a short delay as the ominous black thunder clouds
passed to the north leaving the competitors with a light north westerly to start with. The leaders suffered a similar fate as day
1 when the breeze faded in the middle of the course allowing the fleet to bunch up again on the first downwind leg.

Mark Jewell's Reflex 28 The Dogs having the lowest handicap in the fleet made it two wins in a row. After a short becalmed
period a freshening 12 to 15 knot easterly breeze surprisingly sprung up which lasted for the whole afternoon. The
sailors showed great delight as the yachts speed increased and they could sail the remaining 2 races based on their true
performance.

Hannes Waimer's DK42 a Reichel Pugh IRC/IRM 42 has found some more speed to win races 3 and 4 from Keith Moore's
fast finishing new Farr 40 One Design Pla Loma which was built in Hannes DK factory down the coast in Malacca, less than
a hours drive away. Peter Ahern's Yo!, a Murray Burns Dovell 50 has taken most of the line honours awards and holds 4th
spot amongst the close scoring leaders.

A battle is being played out further down the fleet between the two Beneteau yachts. Andrew Findlay's 45.5S Impiana has
clearly had the better of Martin Axe's bigger 52 footer Yendys. The strong outgoing tide up to 3 knots across the start line
had many competitors on the course side or over the line early and the eager DK Mumm 30 crew where caught twice but
failed to return. The mainsail on Ken Kerr's Sydney 36 Hai Min which won the inaugural regatta last year completely blew out
forcing them to retire and dashed their chances of repeating the boats success.

The final day of racing Chris Kelly the sturdy looking race officer hopes to complete a further 3 windward/leeward races which
will eventually decide the outcome of this years Asean Regatta 2001.
Ends