The Hebe Haven Yacht Club’s Quest Yachting Typhoon Series 2015 came to a close with a final geometric race on Saturday afternoon, August 22, 2015. The weather was sunny with a better than expected breeze giving competitors an opportunity for an enjoyable sail.
In IRC Division-A, “Jelik”, appearing for only the second time in this year’s series, although not first over the start line, sped three times round the sausage shaped course to be first over the finish in 55mins 45secs but with such a short intricate race she was pushed into 5th place on corrected time. “FreeFire” crossed the line 2nd but had to settle for 4th place.
Zannekin the series leader prior to the race, put in another fine performance to take 1st place EFG Mandrake was 2nd and Ambush 3rd. Zannekin with 5-first place finishes, 2-seconds and 2-thirds took the series title with 9-points well ahead of Ambush and Signal 8 on 21 and 26-points respectively.
In IRC Division-B, the “Lighthorse” to Sea Wolf first place battle continued with “Lighthorse” first over the line and “Sea Wolf” just 30 seconds behind - it was a close title race. “Lighthorse” was pushed into 4th place on corrected time by “Sea Wolf”, “Stella” and “Blackjack” but “Lighthorse” just held on to take the series win with 10-points, 1-point ahead of “Sea Wolf”, her main rival. “Stella” took 3rd place in the series with 22-points.
