China Cup Int Regatta 2010 - smoke and mirrors on a grand scale

5:24 PM Sat 30 Oct 2010 GMT

'China Cup International Regatta 2010 - Opening Ceremony, Grand Finale.' Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Team Whiskey Jack started the day with 22 kts across the deck, and the crew all ready to get at it after yesterday's wash-out opener to the China Cup International Regatta 2010. And then, 10 minutes before the start, a split headfoil required emergency maintenance that took rather longer than the time available. Off went the Beneteau 40.7s on a windward-leeward course, off went the HKPN and FE26 divisions, and then off went IRC Racing and Cruising. Sadly, Whiskey Jack scored a DNS. And so to the second race, a big circle course (15 nm) around some of the islands ...

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by Guy Nowell, Sail-World Asia

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