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| Xena and Pine Pacific, the two X-55s in Asia. Race Two, Day Three. We won this one by 26 seconds. Photo: courtesy Richard Dobbs on Titania of Cowes (a Swan 68) |
Well, it's come down to a match race for us, between the two X-55s in the Premier division: Xena and Pine Pacific. Titania, the Swan 68 is gone, with basically a lock on first, for the second year running: a combination of their great sailing, and boat speed, particularly on a reach in 10+ knots.
The record so far between us and Pine is three wins to them and two to us. So Pine and Xena are battling for second, with them two points in front of us at the moment, with 2 or maybe 3 races to go.
Yesterday, close and exciting racing: two different geometric courses for the day. The second, and longer one was us match-racing Pine all the way round, them in front at time, us at, others, till we able to take advantage of a mistake by Pine after the top mark, nudge past them and finish 26 seconds in front, corrected time, at the end of nearly two hours.Fine day's sailing, with fresh breeze all day.
We'll need to be on top of our game, and also get a touch of luck, to prevail in the next few days.
And now for some Bucket (aka "Jude") piccies from lay-day go-karting, today, at the local circuit in Phuket:
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| Jude says: "it's all a lie.. G was first, but I was last!" |
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| Magnus (on Walalawa), Bicky, G, MC, ?, TC, Bucket, Biggus |
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| Bucket and Jing, with "those shoes", post crew dinner. |
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