Two full house over a pair - Melbourne to King Island (M2KI)

10:43 AM Sat 7 Mar 2009 GMT

'Kings for a day! - M2KI' John Curnow

'Extasea' has taken line honours in the 2009 melbourne to king island (M2KI). She was 21 minutes ahead of 'Ninety Seven', with a further five minutes to 'Isuzu Marine'.

The two fully crewed boats are the Kings for the day. I feel it's a little sexist to be making that remark, so in deference to the girls there's one Queen for a day on 'Extasea' and two Queens on 'Ninety Seven'.

Other finishers to date include 'Spirit of Downunder', 'Bombora', 'Jazz Player' and 'Chikara Outlaw'. It's not over until the last boat is home and that looks like being 'Ingenue', presently.

For IRC 'Extasea', 'Bombora' and 'Ninety Seven' should fend off the smaller boats as the breeze abates a little, while in AMS it looks like 'Isuzu Marine', the 'Spirit of Downunder' and then 'Extasea'.

For PHC, where things can still change, it is 'Spirit', 'Ninety Seven' and then in third 'Bombora'. Well done to all in marvellous conditions, even if it did get colder as daylight drew to a close and with it all the whitecaps as well.

Many, many thanks to John Hiscock and the team from KIBC. Without Wendy, Carol, Ian and Michael, we would not have eaten so well and so often and without Glen in the crash boat bringing everyone in to the quay efficiently, all the finishing crews would not be enjoying the wonderful hot pea and ham soup and yet more steak sandwiches. No. We are not sick of them yet. I'll get a photo of one if they last long enough for such, but don't count on it!

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