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RACE THREE – Necker Island to Peter Island
Slick spinnaker work carried Chris and Susan Shea’s Oyster 72 Magrathea to the fore in this third race for the Dolphin Sails trophy. Making the most of classic 20 knot trade wind conditions, they were fi rst to hoist a cruising chute, and aſt er surviving a tricky luff from Richard Smith’s Oyster 655 Sotto Vento, soon powered into the lead on what became a challenging 22-mile chase through the islands from Necker down to Peter Island.
Stuart Smith and Barry Cooper’s Oyster 82 Oceana was closest to challenge until over-standing through the narrow channel dividing the Dog Islands to concede second place to Mariusz Koper’s Katharsis II. But this Polish crew also stuttered in the gybing sequences through the Dog Islands and lost their chance to break through Magrathea’s cover too. By the time they had their spinnaker pulling hard again, Magrathea was half way across the Sir Francis Drake Channel to Ginger Island. Koper and his crew clawed back half the distance on the reach behind Cooper and Salt islands, but the Sheas made no mistake in dropping their cruising chute and held their reduced lead on the fi nal two-sail reach to the fi nish off the beautiful resort on Peter Island. Oceana saved her time
on Richard Morgan’s Oyster 655 Blue Destiny to take third place on handicap.
Class 2 honours again went to David and Tamsin Kidwell’s Oyster 435 Twice Eleven, which pipped John McTigue’s Oyster 56 Blue Dreams by just four seconds on corrected time. Stephen and Jean Roth’s Oyster 53 Golden Pearl fi nished third.
Peter Island is one of those unique places that just have to be experienced before you die. 7-star private accommodation, fabulous views towards neighbouring islands and some of the greatest cuisine in the BVIs made it the perfect place for an Oyster rendezvous! Sadly, we were there for just one night before the fl eet took off on the fi nal race back to Nanny Cay.
SPONSORED BY DOLPHIN SAILS
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