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Heavy weather blasts Lexus Adelaide Port Lincoln

by Event Media/Sail-World on 24 Feb 2008
Preparing to start the race in 25+ with very messy seas - Adelaide Pt Lincoln Race 2008 Maggie Joyce - Mariner Boating Holidays http://www.marinerboating.com.au
Carnage for the 2008 Lexus Adelaide Lincoln Bluewater Classic, with half the fleet retiring and one of line honours favourite dismasted. Grant Wharington’s supermaxi Skandia wins line honours and Brenton Pegler’s new Sydney 36CR Another Planet wins on handicap.

With the pre-race weather forecast on Thursday night suggesting a 20-30 knots south wester skippers were expecting a long slog to the famous South Australian fishing town.

By 1300 on Friday it was becoming apparent that conditions were strengthening. In the startline area in the St Vincent Gulf there were heavy two metre waves (the typically steep local variety) and the starting sequence was delayed by 15 minutes.


Lara III was the first retirement of the race after being hit by fellow RSAYS boat Renegade, skippered by Bob Francis who was competing in his 40th Bluewater Classic.

Many thought that Lara III wouldn’t be the last of the race, however very few expected what the morning would bring. 35 retirements out of a fleet of 68. The carnage started slowly with six boats out of the fleet not surviving until the 1805 sked.

An updated weather forecast informed the fleet of SW winds of 30-35knts and rising seas.


By 2200 boats were starting to drop like flies.

Melbourne orthodontist Martyn Riley’s super fast 50 foot catamaran Raw Nerve attempt at breaking the race record was in tatters after losing her mast in large seas during the early evening.

By Saturday morning day break eight of the nine starters in the Multihull division had retired, leaving Gerald Valk to claim the podium all on his own with his crew on board Timewarp.


A similar scenario had unfolded in the Cruising division with ten of the 12 starters fleeing for cover along the exposed lower York Peninsular. This left Tiki to claim bragging rights ahead of Milou.

After running onto Marion Reef, Here and Now were escorted back in to Edithburgh, whilst taking on water, by the local Sea Rescue. These tireless volunteers deserve our thanks from all for their vigilance over our vast coastline.


Grant Wharington’s super maxi Skandia A worked hard through the night, at times launching through the 3.5 metre swells at over 14 knots, and was forced to drop their headsail completely for an quite some times in an effort to depower the boat. It was certainly an exhilarating ride for retired double premiership Crows Captain Mark Ricciuto who had “an absolute ball”.

“We just weren’t able to get the record this time but we’re still pretty happy with our time given the stiff conditions through the night. I just know how hard it must have been for the smaller guys bashing straight in to that all night long” said Tim Cowen of The Boat Shed.

Skandia crossed the line at 0709 after a little under 16 hrs for the 156 nautical mile race.

Rager, skippered by owner Gary Shanks was second on line honours at 0937, with Nick George in his DK46 Exile crossing the line at 1031 in third place.

Winning this year’s 2008 Lexus Adelaide Lincoln Bluewater Classic on PHS and IRC was Brenton Pegler sailing his brand new Sydney 36 CR Another Planet.

After a record breaking list of retirements, organizers are pleased with the number of competitors bringing their boats by road from Adelaide just in time for Lexus Lincoln Race week.

Caillin Howard and crew on board Sixfish suffered some annoying gear failure. “We only started sailing my new Mumm 30 this season, so it was pretty annoying when a $10 dollar fitting ruins your race. We only lost our leech cord but we decided that if we continued in these conditions we were just going to flog our brand new sail to bits and end up missing out on race week.

'We all agreed that missing Race Week was not an option so we chucked the boat on the back of the car and here we are, just in time for the pub!'

2008 LEXUS BLUEWATER CLASSIC

PHS OVERALL results Start : 15:15:00
Place Sail No Boat Name From Elapsd AHC HC Cor'd T BCH Skipper Class Score Fin Tim ETOrd
1 YC521 ANOTHER PLANET CYCSA 21:52:35 0.890 19:28:12 0.925 B Pegler D1 1.0 01:13:07:35 7
2 SA346 ENCHANTRESS RSAYS 23:02:19 0.850 19:34:58 0.879 J Muirhead D2 2.0 01:14:17:19 15
3 YC360 KINETIC ENERGY CYCSA 22:20:50 0.880 19:39:56 0.906 A Shipp D1 3.0 01:13:35:50 13
4 SA119 SUNBURST RSAYS 23:20:27 0.845 19:43:23 0.867 J Howell D2 4.0 01:14:35:27 17
5 YC5974 TRUE NORTH CYCSA 21:56:03 0.910 19:57:36 0.923 A Saies D1 5.0 01:13:11:03 10
6 YC651 CLOUD IX CYCSA 01:00:05:06 0.830 19:59:26 0.841 A Corletto D2 6.0 01:15:20:06 22
7 SM2004 ANOTHER CHALLENGE SYC 21:52:58 0.915 20:01:22 0.925 J Bannister D1 7.0 01:13:07:58 8
8 5846 AS GOOD AS IT GETS CYCSA 22:00:32 0.910 20:01:41 0.920 R Fidock D1 8.0 01:13:15:32 12
9 L1 AZZURRA PLYC 23:35:27 0.850 20:03:08 0.858 A Puglisi D2 9.0 01:14:50:27 18
10 L320 SLAP&TEAKLE PLYC 23:35:36 0.850 20:03:16 0.858 M Stephens D2 10.0 01:14:50:36 19
11 YC61 MARNICO YC 21:58:20 0.915 20:06:16 0.921 G Footer D1 11.0 01:13:13:20 11
12 YC560 RAGER CYCSA 18:22:43 1.100 20:12:59 1.101 G Shanks D1 12.0 01:09:37:43 2
13 YC46 EXILE CYCSA 19:16:48 1.050 20:14:38 1.050 N George D1 13.0 01:10:31:48 3
14 YC295 LOCOMOTION CYCSA 23:42:07 0.855 20:15:55 0.854 P Hall D1 14.0 01:14:57:07 20
15 4200 SPIRIT OF LEXUS YC 20:28:24 0.990 20:16:07 0.989 M Keough D1 15.0 01:11:43:24 5
16 L53 OCEAN MENTOR PLYC 23:56:15 0.850 20:20:49 0.846 S Turvey D2 16.0 01:15:11:15 21
17 YC717 LIBERATOR CYCSA 01:01:06:22 0.815 20:27:41 0.806 G Catt D2 17.0 01:16:21:22 23
18 8800 FIREBALL CYCSA 23:17:06 0.880 20:29:27 0.869 W Strangways D1 18.0 01:14:32:06 16
19 4826 CARPE DIEM RSAYS 21:54:39 0.940 20:35:46 0.924 C Riggs D1 19.0 01:13:09:39 9
20 SA59 KAOS RSAYS 01:04:23:33 0.730 20:43:36 0.713 P White D2 20.0 01:19:38:33 27
21 YC690 G-WIZZ CYCSA 20:16:04 1.025 20:46:28 0.999 G Patten D1 21.0 01:11:31:04 4
22 YC477 RAPID 1 CYCSA 21:52:26 0.960 20:59:56 0.925 K Finch D1 22.0 01:13:07:26 6
23 YC447 THATS LIFE CYCSA 22:53:44 0.925 21:10:42 0.884 G Manuel D1 23.0 01:14:08:44 14
24 CB22 2 TOP CATS RSAYS 01:01:16:56 0.845 21:21:48 0.801 S Mutton D2 24.0 01:16:31:56 24
25 HI27 SEA HAWK RSAYS 01:03:29:47 0.825 22:41:04 0.736 J Brown D2 25.0 01:18:44:47 26
26 SA303 VICKIJ IV RSAYS 01:02:21:59 0.890 23:27:58 0.768 T McHugh D1 26.0 01:17:36:59 25
27 L7 FRESH PLYC 01:05:12:53 0.850 01:00:49:57 0.693 K Clarke D2 27.0 01:20:27:53 28
28 M10 SKANDIA MYC 15:54:21 1.800 01:04:37:50 1.273 M Pearce D1 28.0 01:07:09:21 1
DNF 112 ARCADIA RSAYS   0.795     P Bogner D2 46.0    
DNF 5077 NAIAD RSAYS   0.795     I Power D2 46.0    
DNF 7883 MARABUNTA RSAYS   0.895     S Bohm D1 46.0    
DNF PF1 HANSON MONKEY PUZZLE PFYC   0.915     P Young D1 46.0    
DNF PF10 OUTRAGEOUS PFYC   0.825     D Cairns D2 46.0    
DNF SA3 JUBILATION RSAYS   0.820     R Smith D2 46.0    
DNF SA29 KAESLER RSAYS   0.920     C Fraser D1 46.0    
DNF SA81 HERE AN NOW RSAYS   0.820     J Mullan D2 46.0    
DNF SA194 LARA III RSAYS   0.825     D Henshall D2 46.0    
DNF SA308 SIX FISH RSAYS   0.890     C Howard D1 46.0    
DNF SA548 ROZINANTE II RSAYS   0.800     J Munch D2 46.0    
DNF SA714 SPELLBOUND RSAYS   0.740     C Gaffney D2 46.0    
DNF SA982 NEW MORNING III RSAYS   0.805     P Vincent D2 46.0    
DNF YC270 PATRICE III CYCSA   0.795     S Wiseman D2 46.0    
DNF YC762 CARIOCA CYCSA   0.770     C Hutton D2 46.0    
DNF YC880 YOUNG EINSTEIN CYCSA   0.775     R Moore D2 46.0    
RAF SA98 RENEGADE RSAYS   0.850     R Francis D2 46.0    
DNC SA881 REPRIEVE RSAYS   0.710     D Barnfield D2 47.0    




43 boats are entered in Lexus Lincoln Race Week which will see crews sail six races over four days around the magnificent Boston Bay.

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