Gets Underway

China Coast Regatta got underway yesterday morning in near perfect conditions, with 18-20Kn easterly winds contributing to fast and exciting cruiser racing.

In an eventful race start for the IRC Division A, three boats broached the line before the starting signal and were ruled OCS by Race Officer, Jimmy Farquar. Only Neil Pryde on Hi Fidelity observed the recall, leaving Karl Kwok (Tickled Pink) and Fred Kinmoth (Stella) to finish the race without recording a time.

IRC Line honours were taken by Frank Pong on Jelik in 02:43:29, ahead of Sam Chan’s Ffree Fire (02:57:09) and David Kong’s Hocux Pocux 2 (03:01:27). In the HKPN 22NM island race, Windseeker (John Blay) finished first in a corrected time of 03:38:11.

On corrected time, the results were as follow:

IRC Division 1
YachtSail No.Elapsed TimeCorrected Time
Hi FidelityNeil PrydeHKG 188803:09:2103:46:39
Ffree FireSam ChanHKG 189202:57:0903:59:52
BravoAllen FanHKG 200903:38:0704:01:40

IRC Division B
YachtSail No.Elapsed TimeCorrected Time
LegendeIan WilkinsonHKG 823503:53:1203:58:48
HeatseekerTim StoreyHKG 194503:44:2404:04:49
RampageDenis MaHKG 182203:52:4504:15:48

IRC Performance Cruising
YachtSail No.Elapsed TimeCorrected Time
Hocux Pocux 2David KongIVB 61203:01:2703:47:00
Rhythm StickRobert KnightC186403:36:2903:58:21
KibokoPeter ChurchouseHKG 198703:36:2704:04:35

HKPN
YachtSail No.Elapsed TimeCorrected Time
WindseekerJohn BlayHKG 119803:16:3503:38:11
Kali MbwaSimon BoydeHKG 6104:07:4503:43:00
BewitchedGlenn SmithHKG 185003:25:2603:44:31