| Philippines. Cheeky Russian introduces latest yachting fashion for bare boat sailing; the G-string |
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| Friday, 21 April 2006 | |
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Capt. Marty Rijkuris: After an hour delay the racers got away on the windward/leeward program for the day. It must be said that the Russians are getting a bit cheeky. Skipper Mikhailov Ahexey on his Farr 43 Carrera chooses to helm the boat wearing nothing but a tight G-string. Despite this they have lead the Performance Handicap Class by the proverbial mile to pick up another win and was noticed back on the dock with bright red cheeks after a full day in the hot sun. Although it seems to be two races in one with the Russians out in the lead and the rest of the fleet battling it out down the order Edwin Almeda's Yamaha 36 Manta posted second place and Japanese Seiji Kawakami on the X-99 Fast Exit in third. Watching two 75 footers jockeying for position amongst four fifty footers at the start line is quite a sight to behold. Pierre Mas's America's Cup experience helped Frank Pong's Jelik get the upper hand as they kept a close cover on Boracay and match raced around the course tacking and gybing in ballet fashion. Further back the fifty footers battled it out and kept each other company to eventually come to the fore on handicap placing's over their bigger counterparts. North Sails Steve Benjamin helming Ray Ordoveza's Excel 53 Karakoa scored two wins to climb up to the top of the leaderboard. Yesterdays winner Judes Echauz's Sydney 46 Centennial helmed by Jamie Wilmot had to settle on two second placing's that keeps them in the running. Frank Pong's Jelik claimed third spot in race two and Robert Knight's Drumstick scored third in race three to share the placing's around. It was a similar case in the IRC Cruiser Racer Class with George Hackett's Jo de Ros adding two further wins onto his race one victory to take a commanding overall lead after three races. The remaining placing's were shared around with Claudio Altura's J 35 Vivaldi taking second place in race two and Klaas Huijies Sydney 36 Sandoway filling second place in race three. Allan Burrell's Farr 1104 stayed in the hunt with a third place in race two and Claudio Altura's Vivaldi had a good day scoring third place in race three. Two protests have been lodged by Robert Knight's Drumstick in the racing class that may affect the outcome of today's races and the overall standings. Racing continues tomorrow with a further passage or point to point race before another round of windward/leeward races on the final day. More on the President's Cup can be found at: http://www.manilayachtclub.org/prescup/ www.asianyachting.com |
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