Cruiser race 1 One Fathom Bank
Result
1 Blue Angel Skipper jeremy camps crew Rainer,Martin C, James, Heppi.
Adrian
2VG Offshore Skipper Rama Menon crew Luke Robin , Yasid , Charles ,Aqasya
3 Leopad Dream Skipper Jega Mundiary , Kumanan, Agilan,Kugan Faizal
The three competitors set off from the marina with a fierce ebb tide but little
wind ,with nomore wind at the first markthe fleet motored on towards the
lighthouse with excellent visibility visible for miles
Around 10.30 the wind filled in with 7 knots , The Race officer called the boats
into a line and at off we went , reach towards the light house broad enough
for VG offshore and Leopad Dream to hoist spinnakers , Blue angel not least
because she goes faster on a close reach with low wind and on instructions
from navigator Martin kept high and were rewarded by being able to come up
to the light house , some excitement caused by picking up a sea anchor , when
eventually the crew were able to retrieve it it was a wooden weight with a
large piece of fishing net
Very nice sailing conditions if light wind
Blue Angel benefiting from having kept high rounded the light house well
ahead of the other boats who had to tack to round , the light house keeper
called where are you from answer Port Klang question where are you
headed answer Port Klang light house keeper
clearly confused replied EH !
difficult dead run back against the tide not Blue Angels strength but too far
ahead to be caught although VG Offshore with her massive spinnaker and
bringing the wind up caught up a little
The race officer conscious of not wanting to go into the river much less the
marina in the dark decided to finish the the race at the gate , just too far to the
finishing line , as usual the wind then got up and we had an enjoyable sail
towards the river , but we would not have made it in time
The ship a dredger as Martin found out, is a good marker of the river entrance
, flooding tide and lots of water to get us in
All boats came in not far apart as both VG and Leopad Dream motor much
faster than Blue Angel
Rose had arranged for Vladimar and Benny who do the catering at the marina
to produce some truly excellent nasi lemak , which with a few iced beers
created an excellent atmosphere for the usual post race banter
Next race with a course Round the Cans will be different , as it is not so far we
can start later the course provisionally will be Terusan or Tenteran to
starboard South Fairway to starboard and compass set mark up the coast
then back to Terusan ,if time permits we will do 2 rounds
Jeremy Camps
Race Officer