Skandia Geelong Week - Lou Abrahams holds Sydney 38 Division lead

10:16 AM Sat 24 Jan 2009 GMT

'Lou Abrahams (red jacket) directs proceedings from the back of the Sydney 38 Challenge.' Andrea Francolini &copy

After a third place finish, Lou Abrahams and his Challenge crew are hanging by a thread to their Morris Finance Sydney 38 division lead following the 34.3 nautical mile Passage Race, the third race of the series.

Cinquante (Ian Murray, Vic) was triumphant over the other Sydney 38 One Design's today; beating second placed Sierra Chainsaw (Mel Mollison, Vic) by just one minute 25secs over the finish line in a race time of four hours 25min 28secs in the rough and tumble on-the-nose 25 plus knot winds.

Challenge and Abrahams' former yacht, Another Challenge (Chris Lewin) finished next; Abrahams almost five minutes behind the winner, Lewin just short of 11 minutes behind Cinquante.

The rest of the nine-boat fleet trickled in; Hasta La Vista (Ray Sweeney, Qld) leading up the rear, her course time four hours 46min 52sec.

The Sydney 38 divsion continues tomorrow with two windward/leeward races scheduled on Corio Bay in the Royal Geelong Yacht Club hosted event which concludes with a further race on Monday, Australia Day.

Morris Finance - Sydney 38s

Hosted By Royal Geelong Yacht Club

Race 3 (24/01/2009) PROVISIONAL RESULTS

Updated: 24/01/2009 17:16:47

***Elapsed Time results Start : 09:30:00***
Place	Sail No	Boat Name	From	Elapsd	Skipper	Score
1	G5038	CINQUANTE	RGYC	04:25:28	Ian Murray	1.0
2	SM6115	SIERRA CHAINSAW	SYC	04:26:53	Mel Mollison	2.0
3	SM2	CHALLENGE	SYC	04:30:14	Lou Abrahams	3.0
4	G2004	ANOTHER CHALLENGE	RGYC	04:36:14	Chris Lewin	4.0
5	SM6083	SCARLET RUNNER	SYC	04:36:44	Rob Date	5.0
6	SM3800	38 DEGREES SOUTH	SYC	04:39:56	John Chatham	6.0
7	B331	AUDACIOUS	RBYC	04:40:41	Greg Clinnick	7.0
8	SM3838	CLOCKWORK	SYC	04:46:52	G.Mather F.Mcdermott	8.0
9	M2	HASTA LA VISTA	MYC	04:54:04	Ray Sweeney	9.0