China Coast 2015: a tale of three breezes

Day One: TIA = "This Is Asia".... easy, fluky breezes.
Day Two: moderate to building breezes.
Day Three: 20-30 knot breezes, lumpy seas, as the "Strong NE Monsoon" warning kicked in. A bit wild and wooly.  Some damage to boat(s) but none to Xena crew, thank Allah.
Overall results in Premier Divison: 1 Xena; 2 Moonblue 2; 3 Lighthorse.
Thanks to those who sent photos in.  Best, Forse.

Shiny bottom, 9 Oct, in contrast to....

...  the keel on day of race wash, 7 Oct

Crew Boss, Grunta, and Iris

Bowman Westie, hard at work....

Boat Manager, Noel

Day One, 9 Oct. Winners on the day.

Whooska! End Day Three: Dubes, Forse, Grunta, Iris, Trini,
Glyn, Andrew, Jules, Ken, Westie, Zoe, Peer

Ken, Andrew, Noel, Grant, Iris

Evening, Day Three, 11 Oct: Noel, Ken, Grunta, Iris

Nibblies, Kellett Island, 11 October: Westie, Trini, Noel, Ken, Grunt, Iris, Forse

Kellett.  Westie, Trini, Andrew

The requisite food fote...

Glyn, Dubes, Peer

1st in Premier Division, 11 October, Kellett Island, RHKYC.
Westie, Keno, Peer, Glyn, Iris, Grunta, Forse, Jules, Zoe, Dubes, Trini

Glyn and glass

Keno and glass

Ragamuffin 100', on practice day, 8 Oct, Hong Kong Island South.
Taken by mate, Mike, on his Island Gypsy.  Sent to Rags
crew, who put it on their Facebook.  Rags took, as expected,
Line Honours.  Also race record, of 42 hours.