2009/2010 AsianYachting Grand Prix Championship
February 2010 - Update

We like to keep our readers up to speed, by producing monthly AYGP Newsletters and AYGP Updates before and after each of the ten selected regatta/races that score points towards becoming the AY Skipper and Yacht of the Season.

16th Singapore Straits Regatta - It's Evolution Racing by a whisker...
Once again it came down to a final day showdown in the Racing Class. Both crews on Ray Roberts TP52 Evolution Racing and Neil Pryde's Welbourn 52 Hi Fi were pumped up and raring to go. As the two boats surged into the finish line the watch keepers were poised with their fingers on the button. In a cloud of spray Evolution Racing crossed the line and Hi Fi followed 38 seconds latter. In what seemed like an eternity, finally the thumbs up sign came from the Evolution Racing tactician that they have firmly sealed first place in the record books. After putting up a brave fight Neil Pryde's Hi Fi had to settle on second place and Nick Burns / Fred Kinmonth Mills 51 EFG Bank Mandrake managed to slip into third overall and become the 8th skipper and 9th yacht to score points this season.

This result lifts Ray Roberts to take a three point lead over Neil Pryde in the Skipper of the Year award and tied his TP52 Evolution Racing with Hi Fi on 12 points in the Yacht of the Year award. Both Roberts and Pryde have taken a commanding lead in this seasons pointscore and with four events to go, it will take a herculean effort for anyone to topple them. With four events left to run, it could also come down to which regattas the dueling leaders choose to contest from now on in. AY Race Reports & Summary Here. Check out the AYGP Pointscore at: http://asianyachting.com/news/AYGP09-10.htm

2010 Singapore Straits Photo Gallery
The Singapore Straits Regatta - Photo Gallery has been posted online at: http://asianyachting.com/photos/photo.htm?SSR10 As the Christmas Image Giveaway has been extended into the New Year - Click on the above link and go directly to the gallery, then click on individual images to enlarge and browse the slide show. Check out the extensive AY Regatta Photo Library and if you find a photo you like, send us the details under the image and which gallery it came from, then we will send you "Absolutely free" the highest quality resolution images that we have on file. So what are you waiting for? Start clicking the mouse and sending your photo requests to: info@asianyachting.com

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