AY Race Reports 2002 - 03 News & Views
2002
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2002 - 03 AY Race Reports - News & Views articles
Hollywood
Boulevard 1st up win
Last but not least on the 2002/03
AY Season Thailand's
Koh Samui Int Regatta did
not dissapoint. Strong wind, wild downwind rides, ripped sails, dismastings,
numerous capsizes, shredded spinnakers, close racing and finishes, just to
mention a few. Press
releases and Race Reports can
be browsed at....
The 2 Handed Tasaki Melbourne to Osaka Cup 2003 fleet started off Portsea Pier in Melbourne Australia and 29 days and almost 5000nm later, skipper Brian Petersen and crew John Bankart on Maverick II are the first to cross the finish line. Go to roundup at....
It's
Karakoa's 2003 President’s Cup
SUBIC Bay, Philippines — Ray Ordovesa's Karakoa
kept its perfect record intact, winning first place yet again to make
it a six-race sweep in the Open Division at the close of the 11th President’s
Cup Regatta. Full report and photos http://www.manilayachtclub.com/
See what happened with the on again - off again 2003 San Fernando Race and News on the 8 Clippers that eventually headed for Batam, Indonesia Click here...
Peter
Ahern's Yo!
with a hatrick at inaugural Royal
Langkawi Regatta 2003
The inaugural Royal
Langkawi International Regatta saw the islands on fire with
a fusion of coloured sails with over 60 yachts contesting The Prime Minister's Challenge Trophy and
the cruising classes the RLYC Commodore's Cup. Go to
Press Releases and Race Reports Click
Here...
AROUND ALONE - Victory to Stamm
Go to Complete Around Alone Summary...
31st
America's Cup & Louis Vuitton
Cup
Go to America's Cup Summary
Winds over 40 knots, surfing down east of Mindoro at 17 knots, swinging beach party, this was the inaugural Standard Insurance Manila to Boracay Race 2003, organized by Manila Yacht Club. Go to Race Report..
The Phang Nga Bay Regatta is held annually over Chinese New Year among the stunning karsts of Phang Nga Bay and Krabi in Thailand which has a strong focus on fun and is one of the most popular sailing events in the region for cruising yachts and visitors to Phuket. Go to 2003 Race Report and Results....
The inaugural ANDAMAN SEA RALLY is a ROARING SUCCESS Go to Report...
Karakoa
bags the Singapore
Straits 2003
This years Volvo SSR will go down as one of the
windiest regattas ever to be raced in SE Asian waters. It has taken
nine years to coincide the regatta dates with the unpredictable NE
Monsoon winds that can amazingly transform this event into hard slogs
to windward, fast 2 sail reaches and wild planning downwind slides.
AY Race
Reports and photos Click
here...
Jelik
Lost to the sea
About 2:00pm on Dec 19th Frank Pong's almighty 77ft yacht Jelik
was sailing on delivery from Port Dickson, Malaysia to the Philippines
when she lost her keel and capsized about 400 nm from Manila. One
Brit and all 6 regular Philippino crew members had only moments to get
out/off the boat and climb up on the upturned hull.
More at.....
2002
Phuket Kings Cup - It's Yo!
this time
Having
a 2 point advantage going into the final race Yo! held on to
take the overall title by one point from Linklaters Mandrake and
a fast finishing Hi-Fidelity climbing up into third spot.
Press Releases and Race Reports
at: PKCR
2002
12th
Raja Muda Int. Regatta 2002
- This year it's Stella
The 2002
RMIR champion is Warwick
Downes and his crew on the Sydney
38 Stella with 4
seconds and one first. Amir Zohri's Gotcha Lagi! hung onto second
place for a consecutive year and Frank Pong's big performance on the windward/leewards
displaced Dato Razif's Piccolo to forth place overall in the
racing classes. Stella also took out racing A and Gotcha
Lagi! racing class B. Press Releases and Race
Reports at: RMIR
2002
3rd
Asean Regatta 2002 - It's Yo!
Peter
Ahern's Yo!
added 2 further second places to his consistent tally to leap frog
Ray Roberts on Luna Nuova the overnight leader who could
only manage a 4th and 6th today to take overall 1st and 2nd places respectively.
Ten of the fastest racing yachts and some of the
best sailing teams that Australia, Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong
could muster took
to the waters of Admiral Marina Port Dickson. Go
to Race Reports for the Asean
Regatta 2002...
2002
Hong Kong to Hainan Race
Even though he didnt break the race record, Frank
Pong is happy that Jelik has finally claimed
not only line honours
over the 330nm course, but the Hainan
Race 2002 title on corrected time. Full story and Race Reports
Click
here...
2002
China Coast Regatta
Fred Kinmonth's Sydney
38 Stella showed they will again be a major force on the
Asian Yachting Regatta's this year with a convincing 4 wins and a second
to clinch the 2002 title. She was the winner in 2000 and runner up last
year. More
on the CCR http://www.chinacoastraceweek.com
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