We don’t have the full Southern Straits story, but here’s what we know about Southern Straits 2018. On the long course, the TP 52 The Shadow II (ex Kinetic) Was first to finish, followed shortly by Blue, the Bieker 41. Blue also won the PHRF long course on corrected time, followed by Longboard and Poke and Destroy. Jam won the ORC division on corrected time followed by The Shadow II and Ha a’ Koa (ex Flash). There were 13 finishers on the long course.
The Medium course had a healthy entry list of 42 boats, but 10 retirements. First to finish was Ross MacDonald’s X41 Daia, which also won PHRF-2 followed by a trio of J/109s. The Schock 35 Excalibur won PHRF 3 (and medium course overall) and the J/92 Zaff took PHRF 4.
In the short course the CY 8.0 Incisor took a 6 minute victory over the Dufour 365 Flyaway.
We don’t have lot of details on the race. In the videos, the start was delayed and looked painfully light. But then the wind picked up for a rigorous beat. It’s clear that The Shadow II finished in some light air.
You’ll want to check out the Facebook page Straits Race and the West Vancouver YC web site.
More later. In the meantime, this report from Ultraman II skipper Jason Saunderson tells his boat’s story:
Kurt grew up racing and cruising in the Midwest, and has raced Lasers since the late 1970s. Currently he is a broker at Swiftsure Yachts. He has been Assistant Editor at Sailing Magazine and a short stint as Editor of Northwest Yachting. Through Meadow Point Publishing he handles various marketing duties for smaller local companies. He currently is partners on a C&C 36 which he cruises throughout the Northwest. He’s married to the amazing Abby and is father to Ian and Gabe.
Correction. Incisor took line hours, but the mighty “Silik” C&C 30 won on corrected time!
I believe that was what was meant, but I edited a little bit to clarify. Hope it works –