Three boats contested the Race of Cardinals on Sunday 2 November 2014, sailed in an easterly.
By all reports the over 4 hour race demanded a lot of concentration and was a good test of sailing skill.
| Rank | Boat | Class | HelmName | TCF | Elapsed | Corrected | BCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikalox II | Muira | Rob Smith | 0.89 | 4:16:45 | 3:48:30 | 0.89 |
| 2 | Malgas | L34 | Tony Bailes | 0.95 | 4:11:30 | 3:58:56 | 0.909 |
| 3 | Sewen | RCOD | Charlie Hills | 0.89 | 4:30:17 | 4:00:33 | 0.845 |
Sailing Instructions for the race of the Cardinals 2014:
1. RULES
1.1 The race will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2013-2016.
2. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
2.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located at the ABYC Clubhouse.
3. CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
3.1 Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted before 9h00 on the day it will take effect.
5. THE COURSES
5.1 The diagram below shows the course which is: Harbor Start -> Coega harbor entrance Port Lateral Mark Closest to PE Harbor -> Bell Buoy to Starboard -> Harbor Finish
7. START
7.1 The start line will be between the General Goods terminal and the Ore terminal. The warning signal will be at 10h00
8. THE FINISH
8.1 The finishing line will be between ABYC flag staff and the Green Light on the corner of the Ore berth.
10. SAFETY REGULATIONS
10.1 Check-Out and Check-In Procedures, sign in and out as pet normal, and additionally you must enter you boat name on the day of sailing on the ABYC Sailing board.
10.2 A boat that retires from a race shall notify the race committee as soon as possible.
The Cardinal to Cardinal medium distance race sailed on Sunday 20 October started in what can only be described as fantastic sailing conditions with a light to moderate SW backing to a moderate to fresh SSE as the day progressed.
Malgas & Struan had good starts, however Malgas been under pressure for some time given her refit of new canvas and rigging plus a clean belly, stamped her intentions at the drop of the flag and maintained the lead for the remainder of the race. Sewen & Tikalox 2 where irritating each other for great part of the course, but Tikalox 2 took advantage of poor tacking by Sewen during the homeward leg and lead the way in. Struan lagging in 4th place up to the turning mark after some serious gybing and near “broaching” with a dose of pain issued to the crew across their fingers from sheet burn, managed to haul-in and out sail both Tikalox 2 & Sewen.
The race also demonstrated that sailors do have “intuition”! The Cardinal Buoy off Coega Port entrance unbeknown to us yachties has been taken out of the water, this forced the fleet to head further out and use the Coega Port “Safe Water Mark” as their turning marker.
Results:
Rank – Boat – Class – HelmName – TCF
