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Bi-Monthly Trophy Race
The 4th BTR on 10 July 2021 had a start with heavy downpour all morning. The rain eventually stopped right at the 2pm mark and just in time for the race to begin.
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The race started off at 2pm sharp with 8 participating boats on the starting point on time. The race started off in light winds of 3-6 knots throughout the race course. However, immediately after the boats rounded the turn around point, the wind dropped to almost near 0 knots. Scarlett O' Hara barely made it to the finishing line with 40 seconds to spare. The rest of the fleet was unfortunately scored with a TimeLimit Expire (TLE).
It was unfortunate that winds ceased in the middle of the race and left a lot of boats on stand-by. Bravo Zulu to all sailors who pushed on to try and reach the finish line! Thank you for being as optimistic as us even though we are faced with the wet weather and on-off winds.
July race results 1st Scarlett O’Hara TLE Innis Free TLE Millenium 2 TLE Piccanini TLE Chope TLE Zephyr TLE SB 20
TLE OLaDy
The September BTR started out with a strong fleet of 9 participating boats, with 3 visiting boats (Mystic River, Rumbottle, TODAK 2 and Zephyr).
The day started out with a good constant breeze of 8-12 knots, which allowed the race committee to run a slightly longer course than usual. The 9 sailors managed to sail down the Singapore Straits in shifty and gusty offshore wind, which made it super challenging for all the boats. In the end, our Competent Crew Course participants on the SB20 managed to win the race at the helm, followed by Mystic River closely behind in 2nd.
We look forward to seeing everyone's participation in the next and final race of our BTR for this year on 06 November 2021. Make sure you mark your calendars for this folks as it will determine the overall winner of our Bi-Monthly Trophy Race 2021 series! Happy sailing everyone!
September race results 1st SB 20 2nd Mystic River 3rd Innis Free 4th Piccanini 5th Millennium 2 6th Rumbottle 7th Todak 2 8th Zephyr 9th OLaDy
Photo Credits: BTR participant and member Scottz Lip. Photo Credits: BTR participant and member Scottz Lip.
