Yacht race double

Press, 31 March 1980, Page 22

Yacht race double

The second division yacht, Spirit of Pelorous Jack (Barry Edwards), gained a line honours and handicap double during the Banks Peninsula Cruising Club’s race from Lyttelton to Pigeon Bay. It also Jed the fleet back to Lyttelton in the return event. Freedom Machine (Gavin and Colin Cooke) was fastest in both first division races over a course which also included a mark off South Brighton. On corrected times, Alchemy (Owen Baron), in the first division, and the second division craft, Rainbow 111 (Brent Cameron), were the most successful, with a first and second placing each. Conditions were light and from the north-east for the outward event, contrasting with the fresh southerly which prevailed when 1

, the fleets retraced their courses. - Record entries were recorded in : both divisions. Results: — : First division —to Pigeon Bay — line honours, Freedom i Machine (G. and C. Cooke); handicap. Alchemy (O. Baron) 1, . Chantal (D. Dalton) 2, Janna (J. Bridson) 3. To Lyttelton — line honours, Freedom Machine; ’ handicap,,Cadence (W, Moore) 1, Alchemy 2, Natural Magic (C. Collins and 1. Atkinson) 3. Second division — to Pigeon Bay — line honours, Spirit of . Pelorous Jack (B. Edwards); , handicap, Spirit of Pelorous Jack ■ 1, Rainbow 111 (B. Cameron) 2. Apiti (F. Campbell) 3. To i Lyttelton — line honours. Spirit I of Pelorous Jack; handicap. Rainbow 111 1, Apiti 2, Valencia i (K. Paterson) 3.