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REBECCA HINDEN
"Our best conditions were around dusk when we jibed onto port, got a few more knots of breeze, and the swell lined up behind us," reports Rebecca Hinden, skipper of the Express 27 'Bombora', competing in the Spinnaker Cup. "It was a magical couple hours with a super-bright full moon ahead and beautiful surfing conditions." Left to right: Zac Judkins, Scott Davidson, Jack Peurach.
the radio was calm, but you could hear a crackle in it, which was of great concern. The boat calling mayday reported a crewmember with a major head injury, who was in need of immediate medical assistance. It was a true reality check and an uneasy feeling knowing someone needed help but knowing that, under these conditions, there was nothing we could do for this crewmember. Details were sketchy for us at the time, but reports show that the USCG dispatched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for air evacuation and a C-27 fixed-wing for radio support due to the long distance from shore. (See June 4's 'Lectronic Latitude.) We raced through the night, jibed at the Cortes Bank mark and headed to San Diego. The wind lightened as the sun came up, and the seas died down. We finished mid-afternoon in the same light, warm air we'd started in. Lucky Duck took first in our division, but it was a somber win due to the injuries on the other boats, and everyone was just happy to have survived the night. — mike reed SPINNAKER CUP, SFYC/MPYC, 5/26-27 DIVISION D — 1) Prospector, Mills 68, Shelter Island Transatlantic Partners; 2) Catapult, SC70, Joel Ronning; 3) Buona Sera, SC70, Edward Marez. (7 boats) DIVISION E — 1) Outsider, Azzura 310,
Greg Nelsen; 2) Mad Men, J/111, Jeff Thorpe; 3) Six Brothers, Columbia C32, Chris Kramer. (10 boats) DIVISION F — 1) Loca Motion, Express 37, Mark Chaffey; 2) Bombora, Express 27, Rebecca Hinden; 3) Javelin, J/105, Sergei Podshivalov. (11 boats) DIVISION G — 1) Escapade, Sabre 402, Nick Sands; 2) Highlander, Cal 40, Robert Horton; 3) Angelique, Columbia 57, Andy Kurtz. (6 boats) DIVISION J — 1) Fired Up!, Express 27, John Morrison; 2) Loose Cannon, Express 27, Andrew Goodman; 3) Envolée, Figaro 2, Nathalie Criou. (4 boats) DIVISION K — 1) Chim Chim, Gunboat 62, John Gallagher. (1 boat) DIVISION M — 1) Lucky Duck, SC52, Dave MacEwen; 2) Horizon, SC50, John Shulze; 3) Oaxaca, SC50, Michael Moradzadeh. (7 boats) COASTAL CUP, EYC/MPYC/SBYC, 5/28-30 ORCA E — 1) Chim Chim. (1 boat) PHRF A — 1) Prospector. (3 boats) PHRF C — 1) Horizon; 2) Lucky Duck; 3) Deception, SC50, Bill Helvestine. (6 boats) PHRF D — 1) Astra, Farr 40, Simon Phillips; 2) Numbers, Taylor 49, Ivan Batanov. (3 boats) SOCAL 300, SBYC/SDYC, 5/31-6-2 ORCA — 1) Chim Chim; 2) Mighty Merloe, ORMA 60, HL Enloe. (2 boats) ORR-A — 1) Pyewacket, Andrews 70, Roy Disney; 2) Prospector; 3) Destroyer, TP52, Jim Bailey. (4 boats) ORR-B — 1) Cipango, Andrews 56, Shawn Bennett; 2) Carbon Footprint, Rogers 46, James
Devling; 3) Fast Exit, Andrews 40, John Raymont. (8 boats) ORR-C — 1) Lucky Duck; 2) Prevail, SC52, Bill Guilfoyle; 3) Deception. (5 boats) ORRez-D — 1) Pakala, Express 37, Joe Barry; 2) Sonrisa, Beneteau First 36.7, Wai Wan Mok; 3) Macondo, Beneteau First 47.7, Mike Sudo. (3 boats) OVERALL — 1) Cipango; 2) Pyewacket; 3) Lucky Duck; 4) Prevail; 5) Prospector. (20 boats) CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE RACE WEEK, 5/26-6/2 ORCA — 1) Chim Chim. (1 boat) ORR-A — 1) Prospector; 2) Astra; 3) Numbers. (3 boats) ORR-B — 1) Lucky Duck; 2) Deception; 3) Horizon. (5 boats) OVERALL — 1) Lucky Duck; 2) Prospector;
For more racing news, subscribe to 'Lectronic Latitude online at www.latitude38.com June's racing stories included: • Singlehanded Farallones & TransPac • Medevacs in SoCal 300 • Hydrofoil Pro Tour • Atlantic Cup • San Luis YC Racing • Race to Alaska • FAST USA at TISC • New Race Crew Orientation Course • More Delta Ditch Run & Lipton Cup • Previews of July races, Trans-Tahoe, the YRA Roundtable, and more.