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UK Sailmakers Typhoon Series 2021, Races 6 & 7
UK Sailmakers 2021 颱風盃帆船系列第六丶七場比賽
On the rail of Alpha Plus (UK Sailmakers Typhoon Series 2021, Race 7)
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At 0935 on Sunday 8 August 2021, Hebe One, the committee boat, left its berth at HHYC, venturing outside into Port Shelter for the start of Races 6 & 7 of the UK Sailmakers Typhoon Series 2021.
Prior to departure, the Race Officer, Barry Truhol, had briefed his race management team. Then, assisted by his deputy Race Officer, Leslie Anderson, and Assistant Race Officer, Howie Suen, set about determining the lengths of the geometric courses to be sailed, given the predicted wind conditions and out-going tide.
Further out than usual, the anchor of Hebe One was dropped near the western approach to the channel between Bluff and Basalt Islands. There, a 6- to 7-knot southwesterly was flicking between 220 and 250 degrees. Having initially set up the marks for 230 degrees, a major wind shift to 195 degrees meant relaying the marks to 195 degrees. The outer windward mark for the IRC fleet was set at a distance of 1.0 nautical mile and at 0.8nm for the J/80 and HKPN fleets, both with offset marks. A leeward gate was laid in front of the 250-metre start line.
But this all meant an AP flag which, fortuitously, gave more time for the fleet to assemble – critical given the new 4-minute start window.
First off, at 1126 were the 10 IRC A boats on three laps of the long course. Alpha Plus, Ambush, Zannekin, Witchcraft and Xena were closely aligned at the start. Quest brought up the rear on port tack.
Next off, after five minutes, were the eight IRC B boats, on two laps of the long course, with Outrageous, H3O, Nightshift, Juggerknot, Daydream and Kiasu! all running the line. But Outrageous ran out of line and had to circle around to start.
9點35分,會船 1 號離開了白沙灣遊艇會,前往牛尾海,參加 2021年 UK Sailmakers 颱風盃系列賽第 6 & 7 場賽事。
出發前,賽事主任 Barry Truhol 向他的賽事管理團隊做了簡 要介紹。然後,在副賽事主任Leslie Anderson 和助理賽事主 任 Howie Sun 的協助下,根據預測的風況和退潮情況,決定 浮標賽的航行路線。
會船Hebe One 在甕缸洲和火石洲之間的海峽西面拋錨,海 面吹著6到7節的西南風,風向在220到250度之間。初時在 230度方向投下賽標,後來因風向轉變,賽事管理團隊再調 整賽標,放於195度的風向。IRC船隊的上風標記,與船隊距 離1.0海里;J/80級和HKPN級的上風標記與其船隊距離0.8 海里,兩個組別皆有偏移標記。賽事管理團隊在起點前250 米設置了下風閘道。
其後賽事管理團隊揚起 AP 旗幟,參賽隊伍因此多了時間加 快集合。根據現時賽規規定,選手們須於 4 分鐘內啟航。
在11時26分,10艘 IRC A 組船開始三圈長航線的賽事。Alpha Plus、Ambush、Zannekin、Witchcraft 和 Xena 在初時距離 非常接近。 Quest 因左舷搶風,落在後面。
五分鐘後,八艘 IRC B 組船開始兩圈長航線的賽事,Outrageous、 H3O、Nightshift、Juggerknot、Daydream和 Kiasu!都在航 線範圍內,但是 Outrageous 超出航線範圍,不得不返回再 重新開始。




At 1136, the nine IRC C boats followed, also on two laps of the long course, with Arcturus, at the pin-end almost OCS.
The J/80s followed at 1141, with Footloose getting the best start on two laps of the inner course.
Next, it was the turn of the eleven HKPN A boats. Team Michael Li on Baring Asia 1 and Ichiban were both over early and obliged to restart. Baring Asia 1, on their first attempt, failed to clear the line and had to try again, by which time the four-minute start window had closed. Oh dear.
The breeze had swung further south and briefly eased to 3.5 knots when nine HKPN B boats started at 1151. Baby Beluga led off the line.
At the gate, it was the TP52, Alpha Plus, which completed the first lap in front, as it did for the remaining two laps, followed by the other two TP52s, Free Fire and Phoenix.
Several boats left it late to drop their kites at the gate and came unstuck. None more so than Ichiban, while others, including Phoenix, washed theirs. Ding Dong kissed the starboard gate buoy and exonerated itself with a penalty turn.
Meanwhile, the breeze steadily built to 10 knots resulting in all the competitors, other than seven HKPN boats, finishing within the estimated 60 to 90 minutes. The last of the HKPN B boats – La Folia – finished in an elapsed time of 1:59:14.
With the breeze relatively constant between 9 and 11 knots, the course was extended out to 1.3nm for IRC and 1.1nm for the rest, with again three laps for IRC A and two for the rest.
Race 7 for IRC A followed at 1315, with the three TP52s leading the fleet around the track.
The same start sequence followed for the rest of the classes and divisions at five-minute intervals.
Rampage, Nightshift, Kiasu! and H3O were best placed on the line in IRC B, while Rampage 28, Arcturus and Dexter II led off the line in IRC C.
Jelik 7, at 1330, had a strong start in the J/80s before the HKPN A fleet followed, Scintilla leading the charge.
Finally, Baby Beluga and Pepper & Salt were ahead in the HKPN B pack at 1340.
There was plenty of action at both windward marks as well as the downwind gate, testing the sailing skills and seamanship of skippers and crews of the 48 boats on the water.
在11時36分,九艘 IRC C組船跟在後 面,也開始了兩圈長航線,選手之一 Arcturus 差點偷步。在 11 點 41分,J/80 級賽事開始,Footloose兩圈內線的 成績是眾多開局之中最好的。
接下來,輪到11艘HKPN A組的船隻 開始比賽。Michael Li所屬的 Baring Asia 1 與 Ichiban 都於指定時間前 起航,於是不得不重新開始。Baring Asia 1 的第一次嘗試失敗,不得不再 次嘗試,此時已經過了四分鐘內起 航的時間。
11 點 51 分,當九艘 HKPN B組船開始 航行時,風向南吹並短暫地減弱至 3.5 節。船隊 Baby Beluga 領先。
在下風閘道,TP52 組別的 Alpha Plus 在第一圈領先,在剩下的兩圈 中亦領先他人;排在後面的是另外 兩艘TP52,Free Fire 和 Phoenix。
雖然有幾艘船遲了將風帆放於閘 道,最後順利通過。Ichiban、 Phoenix 在清洗自己的風帆。Ding Dong 撞上 右舷閘道的浮標,被罰航行一圈。
與此同時,風速穩步增強至10節。 除七艘HKPN級的船隻外,所有參賽 船隊均在60至90分鐘內完成比賽。 HKPN B組最後一艘船 - La Folia - 全 程用了1分59秒14毫秒完成賽事。
由於風速相對穩定,維持在9到11 節之間,IRC組的航程延長到1.3海 里,其餘組別的航程延長至1.1海 里。IRC A組的航程增至3圈,其餘 組別的航程延長增至2圈。
IRC A 組的第7場比賽隨後於13時15分 開始,三艘TP52組別的船隻 走在前頭。其餘的級別和組 別的賽事以五分鐘的間隔開 展。Rampage、Nightshift、Kiasu! 和 H3O 在 IRC B組保持優勢;Rampage 28、Arcturus 和 Dexter II 則在 IRC C 組保持領先優勢。
13時30分,Jelik 7 在 J-80 級的賽 事中開局強勁,保持領先;之後 HKPN A 組賽事開始後,Scintilla 搶其領先地位。13時40分,Baby Beluga 和 Pepper & Salt 完成 HKPN B組賽事,其戰績領先他人。
在上風標記和下風區都需要這48 艘船隊的選手們付出大量的精力, 互相切磋技藝,一比高下。

Jelik 7 leads Whiskey Jack into the finish (UK Sailmakers Typhoon Series 2021, Race 6)
In IRC A, Alpha Plus took line honours in both races with handicap honours in Race 6 but lost out to Witchcraft for handicap honours in Race 7. Witchcraft finished 2nd on handicap in Race 6 with Free Fire 3rd. Ambush claimed 3rd on handicap in Race 7. Zannekin finished with two 4th places, just five seconds behind Free Fire in Race 6 on corrected time.
Kingsman took the daily double in IRC B’s Race 6 and handicap honours, with Rampage just 15 seconds behind on corrected time 2nd. Nightshift finished 3rd. In Race 7, Nightshift repeated the feat with Rampage again 2nd and Kingsman 3rd on corrected time.
Dexter II claimed line and handicap honours in IRC C’s Race 6 Whiskey Jack 2nd and Blu 3rd. In Race 7, Blu took both honours with Goddess 2nd and Dexter II 3rd. Ding Dong was scored NSC (did not sail the course).
Footloose won both J/80 races with Jelik 7 2nd and Baring Asia 1 3rd in both.
Minnie the Moocher took line honours in HKPN A’s Race 6 but was relegated to 3rd on handicap. The men’s team on LoTech claimed handicap honours with the women’s team on Jibulai 3rd. Just 65 seconds separated the six boats in 3rd to 8th places in a closely fought duel. Jibulai was 1st across the line and scored handicap honours in Race 7, followed by Ichiban and Baring Asia 2.
La Vida Loca took line honours and 2nd place in both of HKPN B’s races. Scrumpy came out on top in Race 6 with Foxzhead 3rd. Patrick Yam’s Baby Beluga claimed handicap honours by five seconds in Race 7 with Scrumpy 3rd.
The day’s thrills were not confined to the sailors. The race management team was most impressed by the sight of FH skinny dipping when diving off the committee boat to retrieve the media RIB, which had not been properly secured and was drifting away!
在 IRC A組的第 6 場賽事中,衝線榮 譽和讓分系統排行榜首位由 Alpha Plus 奪得;讓分系統排行榜第二位則 是 Witchcraft;第三位是 Free Fire; 第四位是 Zannekin,僅落後第三名5 秒。在第 7 場賽事中,Alpha Plus 獲 得衝線榮譽,但讓分系統排行榜首位 則被 Witchcraft 奪去,因此屈居讓分 系統排行榜首第二名;Ambush 是第 三名,第四位是 Zannekin。
Kingsman 在 IRC B組的第 6 場比 賽包攬衝線榮譽和讓分系統排行 榜首位;而 Rampage 在修正賽果 後成績落後首名15 秒,排在第二; Nightshift 排在第三。 在第 7 場比賽 中,Nightshift 排在首位,Rampage 再次獲得第 2 名,Kingsman 在修正 賽果後成績排第 3 名。
Dexter II 在 IRC C組的第 6 場比賽中 包攬衝線榮譽和讓分系統排行榜首 位,Whisky Jack 第二名 和 Blu 第三 名。 在第 7 場比賽中,Blu 包攬衝線 榮譽和讓分系統排行榜首位,獲得了 Goddess 位居第二 和 Dexter II 位居 第三。Ding Dong 沒有起航。
Footloose 贏得了兩場 J-80級比 賽,Jelik 7 獲得第二名,Baring Asia 1 獲得第三名。
Minnie the Moocher 在 HKPN A組的 第 6 場比賽中獲衝線榮譽,但因讓分 系統排行榜排名,總排名跌至第 3。 LoTech 全男隊伍獲得讓分系統排行 榜首位,Jibulai 全女隊伍則位居第 3 。 在一場勢均力敵的決鬥中,排名第 3 至第 8 位的隊伍之間的戰績的差 異僅僅為 65 秒。在第 7 場比賽中, Jibulai 包攬衝線榮譽和讓分系統排 行榜首位,其後是 Ichiban 和 Baring Asia 2。
在 HKPN B組的第 6 場比賽 中,Scrumpy 奪得首位,La Vida Loca 第二兼奪得衝線榮譽,Foxzhead 名 列第三。在第 7 場比賽中, Patrick Yam的 Baby Beluga 以 5 秒的優勢 獲得讓分系統排行榜首位,La Vida Loca 再次位居第二,Scrumpy 獲得 了第三。
刺激場面不僅僅在比賽出現,當天還 發生了一段小插曲,賽事管理團隊目 睹FH奮不顧身地從會船跳下去,試 圖想找回不慎掉入水中的攝影器材, 最終尋獲不果。