DBYC Results: Disney Islands Regatta
This new event, sponsored by and routing around Hong Kong Disneyland, went off without a hitch - right up to the Black Rain Storm warning, and the black rain storm that immediately preceded it!
We did manage the first of the two planned races, though, with Wizard taking first place just 10 minutes ahead of Atmosphere. Xakanaxa, the Pickles & Huggins’ new and surprisingly fast Bavaria 42, then beat Shockwave for third place by 11 secs on corrected time. The heavens opened after that.
The coal-black CB that blew through also explains the number of DNF’s, as the back-markers were caught with sparklers going off all around them!
Skellum elected to withdraw and motor home, and crewman Stephan Kottek was lowering the outboard when a near-miss zapped him through the engine - you can see the singed hair-do even today. Yellow Bolero probably did the sensible thing, dropping sail and anchor to wait it out. The rest of the fleet struggled to finish in heavy rain, with winds gusting from squall to squat. And back again. Hardy bunch, the DBYC.
Start 1: The calm before the storm.
So these hardies parked-up, then kicked-back and dried out in the Marina Club Bilge Bar for a long lunch and even longer prize-giving, courtesy of our many sponsors. In fact, given the cancellation of prizes for Race 2 and Overall, everyone took something home for Race 1 - even the DNF’s!
Our thanks to Race Officer, Bevin Brakespeare and his team, aboard Outsider, William Wright on his Whaler safety-boat and all the volunteers on the Race Committee. Also to our many sponsors for their generous contribution to the heap of prizes: Disneyland Hong Kong, Igors Group (Stormies, Boathouse, Wildfire), Jaspas, McSorley’s Ale House, the Beer Bay, Solid Rock Cafe, and, of course, the Discovery Bay Marina Club. Thanks to you all.
Mickey says, “Here are the results...”
| Place | Boat | Type | DBPN | Finished | Elapsed | Corrected | | 1 | Wizard | IMX38 | 809 | 12:41:20 | 02:06:20 | 02:36:10 | | 2 | Atmosphere | Fast cat | 597 | 12:14:15 | 01:39:15 | 02:46:15 | | 3 | Xakanaxa | Bavaria 42 | 965 | 13:40:15 | 03:05:15 | 03:11:58 | | 4 | Shockwave | Hunter F1 | 1105 | 14:07:20 | 03:32:20 | 03:12:09 | | 5 | Rosemary | Erikson Sloop | 1010 | 14:02:57 | 03:27:57 | 03:25:53 | | 6= | Kolwezi | Oceanis 461 | 860 | DNF | | | | 6= | Little Sunshine | Maxi 77 | 1130 | DNF | | | | 6= | Skellum | Ruffian | 1063 | DNF | | | | 6= | Thea | Oceanis 411 | 910 | DNF | | | | 6= | Yellow Bolero | Bolero 24 | 1150 | DNF | | |
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