15th
Singapore Straits Regatta 2009
“Another AY Grand Prix Championship Event”
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15th
Singapore Straits Regatta 2009
“Another AY Grand Prix Championship Event” |
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Glorious
end to a fine regatta...
Neil Pryde and Hi Fi have also won the Sir Thomas Lipton Perpetual Trophy which is a cumulative pointscore over the Raja Muda Regatta, King's Cup and Singapore Straits Regatta each season.
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SSR
09 
In
the Racing Class Neil Pryde's Welbourne 52 Hi Fi capped of a
brilliant regatta with another win, thereby keeping a clean score sheet
with seven wins out of seven races. After plugging away all regatta Fred
Kinmonth / Nick Burns Farr-Mills 51 Fortis Mandrake finally jumped
up into second place today which will no doubt please the crew after all
there hard work. Third place for Ray Roberts DK46 Quantum Racing
has them holding onto second overall but wondering what they have to do
to beat a revitalized Hi Fi at the rest of the Asian regattas.
Fourth place for Bill Bremner / Andy Cocks TP52 Foxy Lady IV
earns them third overall and the crew have gained valuable experience
on racing a TP52 in medium to strong winds. Fred Kinmonth / Nick Burns
Fortis Mandrake take out fourth overall and Sarab Jeet Singh's
Sydney 40 Windsikher in fifth overall are on a steep learning
curve.
Amazingly
in Class B Borstnar Vladimir's J24 Angel has eclipsed everyone
in fine style. Despite having cracked sheets all the way from Batam on
one tack which should favour the bigger boats, it is Borstnar's J24 that
won the day and the regatta with five wins out of seven races. Second
place for Kenn Eyears Nelson 10m Waka Tere is a return to form
and they hold onto third overall. Regatta Chairman Bob Ashman's Dehler
39 Simba made the most of the waterline length to claim third
spot today but finishes down in eighth overall. Richard Ahl / Tim Tan's
J24 Juno slipped a little to fifth place today but has done well
in earlier races to hold onto second place overall.
In
the up and down PY Class, Leslie Fung's husband and wife team onboard
there Hanse 315 Todak 2 have consistently scored podium places
throughout the regatta and today's win firmly plants them on the top of
the podium. Second place for Hellmut Schutte's First 45 Aquavit 5
completes there comeback trail to secure second overall after earlier
disappointments. Third place for John Ramsden / Sharon Fe's Elan 434 Sofa
So Good breaks the overnight tie and earns them third overall. Guz
Wilkinson / Chris Furness Elan 410 Rikki Tikki Tavi ends up in
fourth overall and a very happy crew after a close tussle on there first
outing. Jerome Lau's Bravia 37 WYSIWYG II must be commended for
there mighty act of seamanship and picking up a stranded windsurfer then
returning him safely to shore during the race from Singapore to Batam
earlier in the week. 
Well, we have had it all this week. Beginning with the marina party at
the Volvo village then being involved with the glamorous Volvo Ocean Race
restart, followed by the arrival of the Indonesian President and grand
opening of the newly renovated Nongsa Point Marina. To cap it all off
there has consistently been 15 to 20 knots of wind for the sailors to
enjoy which has made the 15th running of the regatta another success story.
Returning the event to Indonesia after two years break has all the makings
of past glorious years and the new facilities are second to none. Some
doubt exists about future SS regattas in the present economic climate
but with some concentrated effort by the sailing enthusiasts in Singapore
should see the event hopefully continue into the future.
