Edmond de Rothschild Spring Regatta - Overall
by RHKYC 15 May 2016 16:34 BST
14-15 May 2016
An uninspiring overnight forecast from both Hong Kong Observatory and WindGuru, promising thunder, lightning, rain and no breeze, may have contributed to the lessening of the fleet to 73 boats for second day of the Edmond de Rothschild Spring Regatta but, as is so often the case in Hong Kong, the reality was far removed from the predictions.
Initial conditions encouraged Race officer Charlie Manzoni to set a quick race for all fleets, in order to satisfy the regatta requirements. At 1100hrs, in 4 to 6kts of south easterly, the Impala fleet was the first start of nine to go off without any delays, with only Madame K failing to return when called over.
With all boats finishing within an hour of their start and the breeze holding steady, Manzoni lost no time in launching the start sequence for the third and final race of the regatta. During the sequence the wind started to build, settling at 10-12kts and swinging +/- 10 degrees from the course axis, with the Etchells class the only one to seriously test the pin end of the line with Gunga Din going over five seconds ahead of the gun, followed by Easy Tiger and Shrub. All exonerated themselves but probably cost themselves a place on the podium in the process.
The surprise conditions resulted in a rather early finish to the regatta and, with no protests to be heard, a lively prizegiving ensued, with trophies presented by Managing Director of Edmond de Rothschild, Humbert Garreau de Labarre.
Overall Results: (top three in each class)
| Pos | Boat Name | Helm | Pts |
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| Dragon |
|---|
| 1st | Zephyr | Tam Nguyen | 3 |
| 2nd | Shiva | Virgile Bertand | 8 |
| 3rd | Maiden Hong Kong | Christophe Delorme | 11 |
| Etchells |
|---|
| 1st | Quest | Fred Kinmonth | 7 |
| 2nd | Conspiracy | James Polson | 9 |
| 3rd | Freelance | Willem van Walt Meijer | 11 |
| Flying Fifteen |
|---|
| 1st | Tomffoolery | Tom Sheppard | 5 |
| 2nd | Tchaikoffsky | Howard / Michael | 6 |
| 3rd | Full Power | Sam Chan | 8 |
| Impala |
|---|
| 1st | Taxi | Dennis Chien | 6 |
| 2nd | Impala 1 | Gaston Chan / Mike Burrell | 8 |
| 3rd | Boss Hogg | Bob Yu | 12 |
| J/80 |
|---|
| 1st | Sea Biscuit | David Fan | 6 |
| 2nd | Footloose | Henry Wong | 6 |
| 3rd | Unknown Pleasure | Richard Johnston | 7 |
| Pandora |
|---|
| 1st | Panopae | Joseph Wong | 6 |
| 2nd | Panache | Albert Yung | 7 |
| 3rd | Solstice | CHAIR Kui Wang | 9 |
| Ruffian |
|---|
| 1st | Schannuleke | Erwin van der Berge | 6 |
| 2nd | Victory 9 | Li Fook Hing | 9 |
| 3rd | Bandolero | Simon Soo | 11 |
| Sportsboats |
|---|
| 1st | R2B2 | Dion Houghton | 3 |
| 2nd | Merlin | Steve Bourne | 7 |
| 3rd | San Long | Johan Leven / Sheridan Teasel | 8 |
| Big Boat Div 1 |
|---|
| 1st | Signal 8 | Jamie McWilliam | 3 |
| 2nd | Straight Up | Mark Whitehead | 7 |
| 3rd | Kiasu | Herman Wong | 8 |
| Big Boat Div 2 |
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| 1st | Talkinghead | C H Mak | 3 |
| 2nd | Calamansi | Rob Berkley | 6 |
| 3rd | Gambit | Keith Mowser | 13 |
| Big Boat Div 3 |
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| 1st | XT | XD Li / CM Cheng | 3 |
| 2nd | G A | Arthur Ho | 8 |
| 3rd | No One Else | Ng Wing Hung | 10 |