The breeze reached 12-14 knots, which was enough for great planing upwind and down most of the time. We noticed more changes in pressure than direction during the race.
The first two reaches were great, by the time of the second triangle, the first reach was tighter and the second broader.
I have not seen the results yet, but here are the provisional first twenty in race 2....There is at least one protest.
It is quite hot here in Townsville, with daily temperatures of 32 or more (90 degrees F) and quite humid. It is more comfortable on the water.
1. GBR 8521 Paul Towers/Dan Johnson
2. AUS 8548 Hugh Stodart/Andrew Baher
3. AUS 8619 Chris Nicholson/Darren Nicholson
4. USA 8266 Howard Hamlin/Cam Lewis
5. GBR 8510 Ian Barker/Dan Cripps
6. SWE 8475 Krister Bergstrom/Martin Westerdahl
7. AUS 8524 Les Nathansan/Patrick Meehan
8. SWE 7343 Kalle Nilsson/Michael Ahrbom
9. GBR 8481 Jeremy Robinson/Bill Masterman
10. AUS 8559 Alex Higgins/Dan Wilsdon
11. AUS 8617 Greg Searant/Kane Sinclair
12. AUS 8618 Dean Blatchford/Jayson Field
13. USA 7771 Jeff Miller/Mike Martin
14. AUS 8454 Brett Whitbread/Jamie Pirret
15. AUS 8585 Malcolm Page/Carter Jackson
16. AUS 7982 Adrian Finglass/Shane Illidge
17. DEN 8498 Jorgen Schoenherr/Charles Spence
18. SWE 8551 Dietrich Scheder/Johan Arvedson
19. GBR 8552 Mark Upton-Brown/Nigel Vooght
20. AUS 8606 Norm Rydge/Geoff Lange
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