Friday, 17 August 2007
3pm Update: Sidney Wins Division
Sidney, Sailing Logics final boat in the fleet arrived today at 1136 BST in 1st place of IRC Class 1 Division A with a great welcome from all the rest of the crews. The Sidney team has done a fantastic job to complete the race despite having been plagued with sail problems throughout. Some of the crew onboard were amazed it was even possible to sail the length of the Celtic Sea with just a tri sail and either a No1 or No4 jib to choose from and still win their division. But with only two other boats left in the upper half of IRC Class 1 victory is theirs.
Here at Sailing Logic we feel this a very just outcome. Sidney has had a harder journey than most during the four RORC warm up races to the Rolex Fastnet Race. Some of the problems that were met resulted in the team not completing two of them. However, they have worked hard and it has all come together. Their determination to successfully round the Fastnet Rock and return to Plymouth safe and sound having achieved their goal is crystal clear. It is for this reason that the cheers they received from the dock were perhaps a little more heartfelt. We are all very proud of them.
271 boats started the Rolex Fastnet Race this year and just 51 carried on racing, the rest falling casualty to the weather conditions at the start of the race. Of those 51, 10 are still to finish. Ghost and Lutine the other two boats still racing in Sidney’s Class Division rounded the rock this lunchtime. We wish them all well for their return trip from the rock.
posted by Sailing Logic at 3:43 PM
