Phuket Kings Cup 2010: no clean sweep in tricky conditions for day one

10:23 AM Mon 6 Dec 2010 GMT

'Free Fire up the inside of Evolution Racing as the Racing Class start Race 1 on Day 1. 2010 Phuket King’s Cup Regatta.' Duncan Worthington Click Here to view large photo

Some you win and some you lose, but for Evolution Racing it was a win, win result in two of their three Phuket King's Cup races. It seemed that for others with the luxury of three races today, getting a grasp on the current, shifty winds and the competition also took its toll as each of them struggled in the first race then strove to the head of the class in races two and three. Ray Robert's Evolution Racing started the first day of King's Cup with a bang. Wanting to prove to his Racing class competition that his boat ...

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