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Race 4
Friday 24th february saw the start of Race 4.
Back by popular demand was the ’Round the Islands’ course, which might not have been the best choice for some teams as the racing conditions proved to be more challenging than usual.
’Yesterday’ , crewed by Jon and Ingela, took line honours and then went to their usual position of mixing it up at the back of the fleet, whilst ’Doris’, crewed by Lasse Lars and Sussssssssss, and ’Tricky’, crewed by Thomas and Ingela (the other Ingela!) fought for the lead.
’Adventura’, crewed by Jan Erik and Birgitta, and ’Stars and Stripes’, being single-handed by Tom Boelke, were competing hard in the middle of the pack, and all boats were hot on the heels of the race leaders.
’Doris’ took the lead, taking the outer route around ’First Island’, and managing to survive being almost dismasted by an errant wooden dice! ’Tricky’ having read the sea state and weather brilliantly, opted for the more challenging inside route, and managed to successfully come out ahead of ’Doris’. ’Adventura’, ’Yesterday’ and ’Stars and Stripes’ following closely behind, all taking the safer, outside route.
Very close sailing along the narrows to ’Goddammit Island’ saw ’Tricky’ edge in front, while ’Doris’, due to some navigational cock-ups, ended up sitting fast on the lee shore and being overtaken by a very fast ’Stars and Stripes’, who moved into 2nd place, closely followed by ’Adventura’ and ’Yesterday’. To add insult to injury, ’Doris’ have to cope with a man-overboard incident, which adds to their frustration and a radical course change sees them bringing up the back of the fleet. ’Tricky’ manage to hold their slim lead, whilst the rest of the fleet jockey and swap the remaining places, with ’Doris’ taking a far more leisurely pace at the back, and at one point seeming to have stopped for a swim, BBQ, and some sunbathing!!
Rounding the ’Naturist Island’, ’Tricky’ manage to hold their lead, but only just … at times only ahead by one boat length. At the cross-over, chaos ensues over who has right of way and once the fleet had untangled itself, ’Tricky’ was still out in front, being hotly persued by ’Stars and Stripes’, ’Adventura’, Yesterday’ and lastly … ’Doris’, who seem to have realised they were in a race and not on an Eskadasailing trip, and started pushing hard to catch up the rest of the fleet.
’Stars and Stripes’ takes the lead with a grinning Tom at the helm, but right behind is ’Tricky’, who are not giving up the fight to beat him over the line.
A problem with a sump almost costs ’Stars and Stripes’ the race, but with a scream of victory, Tom Boelke crosses the line first. ’Tricky’ at this point decides that now is the perfect time to stop and let the crew take a swim, so that they drift over the finish line in 2nd place!
’Doris’ battles through the fleet, trying to get a podium finish, but ’Adventura’ holds them off for a well deserved 3rd place, having had some serious problems to overcome throughout the entire race. ’Yesterday’ slips over the line in their usual 4th place, with ’Doris’ unfortunately, after such a hurculean effort to catch the fleet up, crawling over the line in 5th place …. never again will they be so knowledgeable about seamanship!!
The remaining teams that have been competing previously have all had problems that have stopped them from attending but everything is still wide open for the final race
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The date for the final race will be announced on this site soon, keep your eyes open, and even if you dont compete, you are more than welcome to come and support the racing teams.
Race 4 Results
- Stares and Stripes Tom Boelke 6points
- Tricky Thomas and Ingela 5points
- Adventura Jan Erik and Birgitta 4points
- Yesterday Jon and Ingela 3points
- Doris LasseLars o Sussssssssssssssss 2points
Overall Standings after 4 Races.
- Ardanza Kerstin o Åke 16points
- Mercy Viveca o Bosse 13points
- Yesterday Jon o Ingela 11points
Tricky Thomas o Ingela 11points
Stars and Stripes Tom Boelke 11points
Windsong Karin o Gunnar 5points
Rainbow Jörgen o Marina 5points
Charmaya LarsÅke 4points
Adventura JanErik o Birgitte 4points
Doris LasseLars o Sussssssssssssss 2points