Difficult day all round…
By AsianYachting MultiMedia
29th April 2018: The full scope of conditions, from dead calm for a few hours, to squally rain storms, 90 degree wind shift blowing off the first race, and eventually settling down to a fading Southerly. Kept the race committee busy relaying courses and a long day on the water for the sailors. PRO Simon James sent the IRC Classes on a long passage race and managed to complete two races for the One-Design Platu 25 Class, contesting the Coronation Cup. Almost 200 dinghies, Optimists, radio controlled boats, kite boards for the first time and launching the S\V14 for people with disabilities with display sailing, took place in a festival of sail, despite the conditions at Ocean Marina Yacht Club. Goto AY Photo Gallery

Rain delays the start of the regatta…
By AsianYachting MultiMedia
28th April 2018: Waking up to the sound of thunder, lightning and rain, is very demoralizing for sailors to approach the days proceedings. As the radar displayed a widespread pattern, the AP flag was hoisted ashore and left sailors looking out to sea and hoping for a break in the weather. PRO Simon James and the race team were on station and just after 1100 the AP was lowered and sailors headed out wearing wet weather gear, into the drizzling rain. The saving grace was an 8 to 10 knot Northerly that got Race 1 underway and completed but an approaching storm cell signaled no further racing today.