It has been weeks, since the Langkawi Regatta was over. It was a good regatta, everyone enjoyed themselves and was happy. But racing is all about result.We came in forth overall, it was the worst result we had in recent years, wind speed was averaging from 17 to 20 knots, with the highest wind speed at 30knots. It was what we had hope for over the years only for the tide to be turned, the crew did not gel as soon as we hope for , and we fail to get to the start line on-time half of the series.
As the Series proceed, we manage to gain more consistency , start on the line, and ahead of lower handicaps boat. We re- gained our competitive edge , although our result did not improve much but we were getting much better corrected times and manage to break in to the top 3 twice.
Baby Tonga 99 Degrees E capitalized on the wind speed, managing 4 bullets, but they were hampered by a torn front sail and had to retire from 2 races . Thus, handing the series title to Skandia.com Endeavour of Whitby.
Full Race Results @ http://www.langkawiregatta.com/
Premier Cruising
| Sail No | Boat | Name | Total | Drop | Score | Place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAS 88 | Skandia.com Endeavour of Whitby | Stuart Williamson (MAS) | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| MAS99 | Baby Tonga 99 Degrees E | Antony Hastings (MAS) | 25 | 7 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||
| JPN 777 | Phoenix | Neils Degenkolw (DEN) | 21 | 3 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||
| MAL2000 | Mata Hari | Vincent Chan (MAS) | 30 | 5 | 25 | 4 | ||||||||
| 28000 | Aquavit V | Helmut Schutte (GER) | 40 | 6 | 34 | 5 | ||||||||
| SIN340 | Rapscallion | Jeff Harris (MAS) | 40 | 6 | 34 | 6 |
Sean
