Close Start & Close Finish

Wednesday Wonders Summer Series 2019-20 Race 16 (5 Feb 2020)

With 23 of the 37 yachts starting within 10 seconds or less of their handicaps; and the fleet

finishing within 16 minutes 53 seconds of the winner, this race had both a close start and a

close finish. For the second week in succession conditions were great for sailing. Seas were

less than a metre, skies were blue and the breeze moved between the south south east and

south and increased as the race progressed to average about 13 knots for the afternoon. Thirty

six of the thirty seven starters completed the race by sailing around the 9.9 nautical mile course

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STAMPEDE (Christopher Gendala), ARABESQUE (Milton Green) and LEBROK (Theo Korbel)

tied for Start of the day with a time of 2 seconds. Leading the race from start to finish was the

Triton 24 DOLPHIN PLAY (John Brennan) to win her first race of the series. FOGGY DEW

(Frank Hilliard & Joe O’Grady) won their first glass of the summer by finishing 2nd followed

across the line by ROLLER COASTER (Geoffrey Simpson) to record her 2nd podium finish of

the series. In her first race of the series the MAT 1245 WHITE NOISE recorded the fastest

elapsed time when she sailed the course in 1:37:33.

For the second successive week the same 3 yachts remain at the top of the aggregate.

LUSCIOUS (Michael Butler) is the leader with 33 points followed by ESPRIT (Garry Anderson)

with 35 points then PEGASUS (Andy & David Lynch) with 38 points. FOGGY DEW enters the

aggregate top ten at number 8 for the first time this series and ROLLER COASTER is back

there in 10th place. Meanwhile both WHITE ONYX (Ben & Katherine Solly) and CASSANDRA of

MELBOURNE (Bob Reeves) slip out of the top ten into 11th and 16th place respectively.

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DOLPHIN PLAY has completed 7 races this summer

and her handicap has been zero for 6 of them. She

received a 1 minute decrease to -1 for this race and

used it to full advantage. She was the first yacht to start

the race 12 minutes ahead of her closest rival. She led

the fleet around SYC 4 for the first time but her lead

was reduced to 5 minutes 20 seconds. DOLPHIN PLAY

sailed the last 3 legs of the course in 1 hour 17

seconds and was first across the finish line at 16:01:14

just 9 seconds ahead of her closest rival. She had

sailed the entire course in 2:32:14 and finished ahead

of WILLARIE (the other Triton 24) by 6 minutes 21

seconds and 14 places. DOLPHIN PLAY moves up

from 44th to 41st in the aggregate.

Since race 14 when she was 29th in the aggregate

FOGGY DEW has been improving her aggregate position

on a regular basis. She started this race from 5th place

only 6 seconds late for her 24 minute handicap. She

completed the first 3 legs of the course in 73 minutes 31

seconds and rounded SYC 4 in 3rd place. FOGGY DEW

completed the last 3 legs of the course in 53 minutes 46

seconds and crossed the finish line at 16:01:23 for her

first podium finish of the series. She has completed 11

races this summer and now has 4 top ten finishes which

have helped her up into 8th in the aggregate.

ROLLER COASTER has completed 10 races, recorded 4 top ten

finishes and has been “on the podium” on two occasions. She

was the 9th yacht to start the race 10 seconds late for her 33

minute handicap. She rounded SYC 4 in 5th place, 11 minutes 58

seconds behind the leader at the time. ROLLER COASTER

sailed the course in 1:58:31 – a time that was better than 5

yachts that had higher handicaps. She was 3rd across the finish

at 16:01:31 only 8 seconds behind FOGGY DEW. The first three

yachts had finished the race within 17 seconds of each other.

ROLLER COASTER hasn’t been in the aggregate top ten since

race 3 but this 3rd place has helped back there in 10th place.

The median start time for the race was 8 seconds.

The best median start for the series is 6 seconds in

race 4. On this occasion 36 yachts all started within

53 seconds of their handicaps with CARPE DIEM

starting 4 seconds too soon and receiving the 5

minute penalty.

This race followed the intent of the pursuit race with the fleet starting 63 minutes 36 seconds

apart with the gap reducing to 30 minutes 34 seconds at SYC 4 and then to 16 minutes 53

seconds at the finish line. The late starters found it difficult to go through the mid fleet with only

1 late starter among

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With the fastest elapsed time of 1:37:33 WHITE

NOISE sailed the course 3 minutes 51 seconds faster

than her closest rival ALEX and 4 minutes 8 seconds

faster than STAMPEDE both of whom have sailed

the fastest elapsed time in previous races. The

median elapsed time for the race was 1:55:40.

Both ARCH DE TRIOMPHE (below) and CARPE DIEM (right)

made starts close to their handicap. The former was only 3

seconds late but unfortunately the latter was 4 seconds too

soon.

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(Clockwise from top left) LUSCIOUS,

ESPRIT & PEGASUS – the aggregate top

three.

(Below) ALEX sailed the course in the 2nd

fastest time and finished 13th.

(Below) A few lasers were out on the water

WW can be quite relaxing (below left) but not all the time (below right).

SALTSHAKER (below left) & CASSANDRA (below right) were 9th &8th at SYC 4 but

finished 5 places apart.

(Left) SECOND NATURE finished

4th and moved into 17th in the

aggregate – her best place this

series.

CONQUEST (left) &

HOT CHIPPS (right)

both moved up the

aggregate to be 6th

and 24th respectively.

Both UPBEAT (Left)

& ALIBI (right) had

their best result of

the series. They

finished 11th & 12th.

(Below) Rounding the last mark & heading for the finish line.

Photos

By

Andy Lynch

Bruce Parry

&

Graham Furness