2000 Kenwood Cup - Day Two
by Susan McKeag 2 Aug 2000 09:35 BST
TROPICAL STORM DANIEL DEPARTS HAWAIIAN SHORES BUT TAKES TRADE WINDS TOO
WHOLE FLEET STRUGGLES IN LIGHT AIRS AND ANOTHER RACE IS ABANDONED AUSTRALIA TAKE EARLY LEAD IN TEAM EVENT
Honolulu, Hawaii
Once again the Kenwood Cup has come up against unusual weather. Usually
known for reliable trade winds the deep waters off Honolulu were flat calm
today with barely a breath of wind. Race 1 of the 10-race series for the
Hawaii International Offshore Series was scheduled to start at 1100 this
morning (Tuesday) but up went the red and white Postponement flag while
Race Director Ken Morrison and his team searched for a consistent breeze.
Almost 2 hours later at 1250 Class A finally got underway but it was to be
a slow and frustrating business. Winds ranged from just three to eight
knots and shifted with irritating frequency. Race 2, the scheduled
windward/leeward race, had to be abandoned as it became clear that Race 1
was going to be a long and drawn out affair. Everybody here has a theory
about the weather conditions and a prediction about when normal service
will be resumed. The most scientific says that we are experiencing the
remnants of Tropical Storm Daniel, effectively blocking off the Trade
Winds, and the weather center advises that "a situation like that would
normally last for 24-36 hours".
Line honors today went to Neil Whiston's Beneteau 40.7 Fruit Machine
followed 3 minutes later by brother Simon in the matching yacht Smile, both
sailing for the Australian team. With team mate Yendys 12th over the line
it was enough to put Australia ahead after the first day in the team event
for the Kenwood Cup.
However, the fluky, shifting conditions were to come back to haunt the
Race Committee at the end of the days once the fleet was ashore. Requests
for redress were lodged against the Race Committee over the position of the
windward mark by Puff from the J105 racing in Class E, Esmeralda, Bumble
Bee 5, Air New Zealand High 5 in Class A and G'Net in Glass B. The Jury
will sit later tonight and so the results remain HIGHLY PROVISIONAL.
Racing continues tomorrow with a triangle race and windward/leeward race
sponsored by United Airlines.
Kenwood Cup 2000 Provisional Results Summary:
Race 1:
Class A:
1 Sea Hawk Farr 47 Naohiko Sera NZL
2 Big Apple III Farr 45 Hideo Matsuda NZL
3 Yendys Farr 49 Geoffrey Ross AUS
4 Bumblebee 5 Sydney 62 John Kahlbetzer AUS
5 Air NZ High 5 Farr 47 Mick Cookson NZL
6 Esmeralda Farr 50 Makoto Uematsu USA
7 Andiamo Davidson 55 Andrew Taylor NZL
Class B:
1 G'Net Farr ILC 40 Shizue Kanbe JPN
2 Karasu Judel/Vrolijk Yasuo Nanamori JPN
3 Cha-Ching Sydney 41 Scooter Simmons USA
4 Maupiti Farr 39 Hiroshi Yamagishi JPN
5 Glama! Sydney 41 Seth Radow USA
6 Tower Lidgard 45 Daisuke Kimura JPN
7 Liberté Expres Beneteau 47 Yasumasa Kawamura JPN
Class C:
1 Zamboni Farr 40 OD Doug Taylor USA
2 Orion Farr 40 OD Philippe Kahn USA
3 Samba Pa Ti Farr 40 OD John Kilroy Jr. USA
4 Foundation Farr 40 OD Masato Fujumaki JPN
Class D:
1 Fruit Machine Beneteau 40.7 Neil Whiston AUS
2 Smile Beneteau 40.7 Simon Whiston AUS
3 Matador Aerodyne 38 Jason Khoury USA
4 Mojo Rising Beneteau 40.7 Clayton Craigie AUS
5 Bondi Tram Frers 41 John Haig USA
Class E:
1 Charade J105 Thomas Coates USA
2 Jose Cuervo J105 Sam Hock USA
3 Irrational Again J105 Jaren Leet USA
4 Puff J105 Chris Brown GBR
5 Juxtapose J105 Tom Thayer USA
6 Tiburon J105 Steve Stroub USA
Kenwood Cup Teams after Race 1:
1 Australia 44 points
2 USA White 33
3 New Zealand 32
4 Japan 27
5 USA Red 25
6 USA Blue 9
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