Day 3. Fowey – Plymouth
The morning looked promising, with a strong breeze and
another cooked breakfast to gird our loins, but as the start
got closer the breeze dropped off to a disappointing strength
that meant it was going to be a close, tense race, with
everything to play for. Pandemonium was disadvantaged with
the lack of kite; this time it was the turn of Backlash II to lay
down the gauntlet.
Another great start saw Drama Queen lead the multihulls
out, despite the local sailing club using the pin end as a finish line, with anxiety apparent onboard Drama Queen as
course marker in the final minute, and soon it was a game her crew lived up to their boat’s name, timing the difference
of cat and mouse, crossing in and out of the tug and tow between DQ and Backlash to check the lead was enough.
that was running at the same speed through the middle of The klaxon sounded at the line and we knew it had been
the fleet, effectively pinning everyone to the coast. Drama close.
Queen got good speed and crossed very close in front of the
tug, allowing us to head out to sea. Backlash II took a much Drama Queen took the second win of the event, giving us 4
deeper course and a more direct route to Plymouth, worrying points overall and the event; a successful first outing for the
the crew of Drama Queen. Trinnian made a few comebacks racer/cruiser.
before dropping behind, leaving the battle to Backlash II and
Drama Queen, who rigged a makeshift barber hauler for the See you next year on the start line...
kite to gain more depth downwind.
Drama Queen's co-skippers were Simon and Matt Baker, she
Squirming through the 15 knot breeze, the distance between was designed by Darren Newton of Dazcat and was built by
the multihulls fluctuated and it really wasn’t over until the Multimarine.
Overall results
Place Sail No Boat Owner Club Hcap Ply/Fal Fal/Fow Fow/Ply Gr Pts Nt Pts
2May 3May 4May
1 725 DRAMA QUEEN Simon Baker SSC 1.175 1 2 1 4 4
2 82 PANDEMONIUM Jonathon Nichols RWYC 1.313 2 1 4 7 7
3 685 BACKLASH II Tony Purser RYA 1.158 3 3 2 8 8
4 39 TRINIAN Julian Dimmock RWYC 1.320 4 4 3 11 11
5 1224 SUPER ROSE Michael Butterfield RWYC 1.020 6 5 7 18 18
Drama Queen is a Dazcat 1150
Backlash is a Schionning 1160
Super Rose is an Apache
More details from:
Pandemonium is a Nigel Irens 40' tri, originally called 'It 82'
www.dazcat.co.uk
Trinnian is a Farrier F25C
www.multimarine.co.uk
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