After two days of frustration, on day three the racing finally got underway for the RORC Red Funnel Easter Challenge... and it was worth the wait. For Paul & Marie-Claude Heys, racing the J/92s Jack Sparrow, it was a perfect day as they won both races by a comfortable margin to win in IRC 3 Class. “I thought we had a great mix of racing today,” commented Paul. “The first race was all about spotting the big wind shift early on and then trying to keep in clear air amongst a compressed fleet, especially out of the bad air from larger boats. Race two, we managed to get a good start and due to a round the cans course, we managed to stay in clean air for most of the way around. All in all, a great day’s sailing!” This annual Easter weekend regatta is the first on the RORC 2008 calendar. Complete results at http://www.rorc.org.
Friday, March 28, 2008
J/92s Takes Red Funnel Easter Win
After two days of frustration, on day three the racing finally got underway for the RORC Red Funnel Easter Challenge... and it was worth the wait. For Paul & Marie-Claude Heys, racing the J/92s Jack Sparrow, it was a perfect day as they won both races by a comfortable margin to win in IRC 3 Class. “I thought we had a great mix of racing today,” commented Paul. “The first race was all about spotting the big wind shift early on and then trying to keep in clear air amongst a compressed fleet, especially out of the bad air from larger boats. Race two, we managed to get a good start and due to a round the cans course, we managed to stay in clean air for most of the way around. All in all, a great day’s sailing!” This annual Easter weekend regatta is the first on the RORC 2008 calendar. Complete results at http://www.rorc.org.