Phuket King's Cup 2010: nervous wait for wind on last day of series

12:11 AM Fri 10 Dec 2010 GMT

'On the lookout. ARO George McReady. Phuket King’s Cup 2010.' Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

It will be a nervous, long wait out on the water today for 107 boats competing in the Phuket King's Cup with the breeze forecasted not to settle until mid-afternoon on the last day of racing in the series. Out of the ten classes in the regatta, seven don't have clear-cut results making today's race performance critical to the final series results. Those classes are Racing, IRC2, Premier, Bareboat Charter, Cruising, Multihull and Modern Classic. Looking out right now on the waters off Kata Beach, it is like a sheet of glass with anchored boats pointing every direction The weather ...

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