Strong line up

China Sea Race's IRC Racing Division up to 15 boats

Tuesday March 23rd 2004, Author: Lindsay Lyons, Location: Australasia
In a reversal of the 2002 entry demographics, this year's China Sea Race will boast a mouthwatering array of 15 big boats in the IRC Racing Division, with the entries in Premier Cruising and HKPN Divisions down 50% on the 21st Race. It's not clear whether this is due to crew being drawn to the elite entrants or to the costs associated with training crew up to the new RORC Category 1 regulations, however all 26 entrants are looking forward to a competitive downhill race.

The Race starts at 1200hrs on Thursday 08th April, in the vicinity of Steep Island (Ching Chau) which lies off the south-eastern tip of Hong Kong's New Territories. Conditions should favour the larger, lighter boats including well-known local entrants Jelik, Jaywalker, and Siren, who will be eyeing up visiting competitors, Australian Maid [Jon Wardill], Maverick II [Brian Petersen], Clariden Karakoa [Ray Ordoveza] and Centennial II [Ernesto Echauz] to see how they fare against the local fleet.

No race is complete without a dark horse or two, and the 2003 Mooloolaba Race PHS winner, Geoff Hill, has left Strewth back home in Australia, choosing instead to put local Farr 40, Time, through her paces over the 565nm race. Robert Knight will also be hoping to spring a few surprises on the way down to Subic Bay with his brand-spanking-new DK46, Drumstick.

The 2004 CSR Race Committee chairman, Neil Pryde, is a past winner of the China Sea Race and will be keen to record a good result, improving Hi Fidelity's position in the Omega Asian Yachting Circuit rankings in the process. Fred Kinmonth and Ray Ordoveza will also be chasing top spot on the podium with Stella Minter Ellison and Clariden Karakoa respectively, Ray Roberts having made a late decision not to enter Hollywood Boulevard into this, the final Circuit event.


IRC Racing Division
Sail No. Boat Name Skipper Design
AUS4100 Australian Maid Jon Wardill Cassidy 55
HKG10795 Blue Juice Will Rawley J120
PHI9999 Centennial II Ernesto Echauz Sydney 46
HKG1998 Drumstick Robert Knight DK46
HKG1892 Ffree Fire Sam Chan ULDB Sled
HKG1888 Hi Fidelity Neil Pryde Bermudian Sloop
HKG1978 Jaywalker Paul Bankowski Ker 11.3
HKG600 Jelik Frank Pong R/P 75
HKG2011 Kam Loong Jack Mallee First 40.7
NZL8660 Maverick II Brian Petersen Elliott 45
HKG818 Outrageous Gerry Daughton Dubois 44
HKG2199 Siren Anthony Day Sayer 13
HKG3815 Stella Minter Ellison Fred Kinmonth Sydney 38
HKG2000 Time Geoff Hill Farr 40
IRC Premier Cruising Division
Sail No. Boat Name Skipper Design
NZL8811 Intrigue of Stornoway Ian Nicolson Warwick 60
CAY8888 Moonblue 2 Peter Churchouse Warwick 64
HKG1985 Shahtoosh Peter Cremers Warwick 55
HKG2018 Polar Star III T C Leung First 47.7
HKG8155 Tui Tai Sandra Stonham Tayana 47
HKPN
Sail No. Boat Name Skipper Design
HKG1850 Bewitched Glenn Smith Catalina 42
HKG1166 Dolphin Six Wong Sum Beneteau 47.3
HKG1983 Lady Luck Ben Barnes Catalina 42
HKG432 Moxie John Lampl Valiant
HKG1198 Windseeker John Blay S&S 36
F37 Zuma Iain MacLeod Mappas 37

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